The name Holland cloth, or simply Holland can refer to one of two types of fabric: * a plainwoven or dull-finish

linen Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent, and it dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Lin ...

used as furniture covering * a

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

or linen fabric made more or less opaque by a glazed or unglazed finish (the Holland finish) First documented in English in 1427, the name originally applied to any fine, plainwoven linens imported from Europe, and particularly from the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. Holland cloth is used for window shades, insulation, labels and tags, sign cloth, etc.

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