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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lemster Ore

Fine wool, of which Leominster carpets are made.

A bank of moss,
Spongy and swelling, and far more
Soft, than the finest Lemster ore.

Herrick: Oberon's Palace.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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