In Sept 2016, the State Assembly of the US state of California announced it had made a choice for the official 'fabric' of the state. Though tracing the origins of its name to a French city, the fabric has a legendary association with California's history. Which fabric?
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Denim. The word originates from the city of Nimes in France, but has associations with miners in California's Gold Rush.
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