Irish bleach
now rare
noun
Linen which has been bleached in Ireland, reputed to have a particularly bright, white finish; (also) the process by which such linen is bleached, in which the cloth is subjected to a cycle of boiling in lye, followed by grassing.
Origin
Mid 18th century.
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