This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Grassing. The exposing of linen cloth in fields to the influence of air, moisture and sunlight for the purpose of bleaching.
 
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