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LISLE |
Cotton yarn |
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TWIST |
A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. |
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LEA |
A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120
yards; a lay. |
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SPINDLE |
A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards;
in linen yarn, 14,400 yards. |
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TOILINETTE |
A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the
warp of cotton and silk, -- used for waistcoats. |
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MULE |
A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also
jenny and mule-jenny. |
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REEL |
A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and
hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for
worsted, thirty inches. |
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GINGHAM |
A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or
checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished
from printed cotton or prints. |