Hemp Quote by Ambrose Bierce
“LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp."”
About This Quote
Source Dictionary: The Devil’s Dictionary, 1906
A sarcastic definition of linen, mocking the wasteful nature of hemp production.
In simple terms: A humorous, critical definition of linen.
Question wasteful practices.
Themes
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Type
When to use this quote
- writing satire
- teaching language
- environmental activism
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What modern products waste resources similarly?
- How can satire expose inefficiency?
May be obscure to modern readers.