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Winder :: Winder (n.) An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like..

Ticking :: Ticking (n.) A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken..

Ferret :: Ferret (n.) A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting..

Thickset :: Thickset (n.) A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen..

Cotton :: Cotton (n.) The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below..

Open :: Open (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers..

Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..

Quilt :: Quilt (n.) Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover..

Jaconet :: "Jaconet (n.) A thin cotton fabric, between and muslin, used for dresses, neckcloths, etc..

Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine..

Army Worm :: Army worm () A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm..

Variety :: Variety (n.) A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks..

Scutcher :: Scutcher (n.) An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards..

Bafta :: Bafta (n.) A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export..

Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties..

Freight :: Freight (n.) That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight..

Wad :: Wad (v. t.) To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak..

Roving :: Roving (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2..

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