grass cloth

or grass·cloth

noun

a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.
Also called Canton linen, China grass cloth.

Origin of grass cloth

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby grass cloth

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Example sentences from the Web for canton linen

British Dictionary definitions for canton linen

grass cloth

noun

a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp