plastic bags

Mon Jul 16 19:23:59 UTC 2001

At 15:25 +0100 16-07-01, Ralph Cleminson wrote:
>What on earth is a mat-bag?

According to the OED, which quotes _1856 Faulkner Dict. Comm. Terms_,
"Mat-bags, are formed of the leaves of the date and other palm trees,
and are extensively used in Bombay and many parts of India for
packing goods".
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