Mediterranean Table Linen

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Flax, also known as common flax or line, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. Textiles made from flax are known in English as linen and are traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its seeds are known as flaxseed or linseed and its oil is known as linseed oil. In addition to referring to the plant, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. The plant species is known only as a cultivated plant and appears to have been domesticated just once from the wild species Linum bienne, called pale flax. The plants called "flax" in New Zealand are, by contrast, members of the genus Phormium.

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Article title : Flax
"made from flax are known in English as linen and are traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its seeds are known as flaxseed or..."
Article title : 1550–1600 in European fashion
"rectangular lengths of linen; in northern Europe the smock skimmed the body and was widened with triangular gores, while in Mediterranean countries smocks were..."
Article title : Shroud of Turin
"also known as the Holy Shroud (Italian: Sacra Sindone), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a naked man. Because..."
Article title : Capri
"discussions about measures to limit day-tripper numbers. The international luxury linen brand 100% Capri originated on the island. During the latter half of the..."
Article title : Lavandula
"the Mediterranean, with an affinity for maritime breezes. Lavender is found on the Iberian Peninsula and around the entirety of the Mediterranean coastline..."
Article title : Ancient Carthage
"Carthaginian Empire, a major power that dominated the western half of the Mediterranean Sea. Carthage was settled around 814 BC by merchants from Tyre, a leading..."
Article title : Clothing in ancient Rome
"byssus produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam. Pliny the Elder describes the production of linen from flax and hemp. After harvesting, the..."
Article title : Teetotalism
"unfermented juice of the grape shall be used. The "fair white linen cloth" is merely a table covering that is appropriate for this central sacrament of the..."
Article title : Common linnet
"seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made. In 1758, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus included the common..."
Article title : Iberian Peninsula
"produced manufactured goods, such as sigillata pottery, colourless glass, linen garments. Rural products included fish and fish sauce (garum), and dry crops..."

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