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Archangel2|ˈɑːkeɪndʒəl|
Name of a district of European Russia and its chief town, used attrib. in Archangel mat, a bast mat used by horticulturists as a protective covering for plants, garden frames, etc.
1854F. & A. Dickson's (of Chester) Catal., Mats, large Archangel. 1909Daily Chron. 9 Mar. 7/5 The plants being covered..with what are known as Archangel mats. 1954A. G. L. Hellyer Encycl. Garden Work 15/1 Archangel mats..were much used in gardens for covering frames or tender plants in winter. Nowadays they are seldom seen. |