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What is this ancient Egyptian material called "maklalu"?
I read this passage in a book,
"A coloured linen maklalu-material, for one royal dress for the king. A total of 12 linen garments...”
It was a gift from Queen Nefertari of Egypt to the Queen of ...
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Did ancient peoples apply starch to clothing?
Source: See p 6 of 10 of the PDFs, first leftward para.
Beware that p 6 of the PDF is labelled as p 18 on the document itself.
The English name of starch, as well as its equivalent
in German, Stärke, ...
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