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.... from cannabis and Latin word for hemp . . . All flax canvas is essentially of double warp; for it is invariably intended to withstand some pressure or rough usage. In structure it is similar to jute tarpaulin, bagging tarpaulin, and canvas from an ascending series of cloth, so far as fineness is concerned, although the finest tarpaulins are finer than some of the lower confusions. The cloth may b....