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"ref": "1953, Ira Levin, chapter 11, in A Kiss Before Dying, New York: Pyramid, published 1964, page 46",
"text": "In one white-gloved hand she held a purse, in the other, a small valise covered in tan airplane cloth with wide red stripes.",
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"A closely-woven mercerized linen or cotton fabric, originally used for airplane wings, but later for garments such as sportswear and uniforms, and light luggage."
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