Members of poor peasant families spun or wove cloth and linens at home for scant remuneration in an attempt to supplement meager family income.

贫穷农民家庭的成员在家纺织布和亚麻以挣得很少的报酬，弥补微薄的家庭收入。

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Special short grey biohazard incineration bins will be used for instruments, supplies, garbage and linens.

专门的矮灰色焚化箱用于器械、辅助材料、垃圾和亚麻织物。

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The Hygiene Council also warns it can be packed with bacteria such as e. coli from clothing, towels and linens.

卫生理事会警告说，其中可能还有来自衣服、毛巾和床单上的大肠杆菌等细菌。

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The hotels use energy-saving lights and appliances, buy local wine and produce for their restaurants, compost organic waste, donate old linens and towels to charities, and use an energy-efficient, "green" local laundry.

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Lab coats, scrub suits, uniforms, gowns, gloves and linens are all known to be breeding grounds for harmful microbes.

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Also helping: the exodus of competitors like Circuit City and Linens N' Things.

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Heller's great-great-grandmother Caroline Winder McGavock tore up clothing and linens to bandage the wounded at Carnton Plantation, her nearby home.

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