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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ozenbrigs. [e.m.E. osenbreges (1545), osenbrigs (1669), pl., ossenbrydge (1554–5), sing., etc.] Coarse linen originally made in Osnabrück in North Germany. —1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 321.
Linning cloth called … ozenbrigs
