cotton

• Scanty wages in strange coins, dribbled out to factory workers in Russian cotton mills. —  Gossamer 1915
• The lint, removed from the row of saws by a revolving brush, passes between rollers and is delivered from the machine in the form of a lap or bat This machine is responsible for much of the "nep" (or knots) found in American cotton, which is caused when the machine is overcharged. —  Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades
• No whip was to be found Before they returned, they stopped a moment at the cotton landing, and Caleb shewed Dwight that the cotton was all made of little bubbles. —  Caleb in the Country
• But if the cotton were allowed to fluff out, it would take up four or five times this room Guided by Sam and Grace, Bunny and his sister were taken to the cotton gin and baling place. —  Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South
• "[1] Before the final battle a red hot ball set fire to the cotton, thereby endangering the gunpowder, and the cotton was removed, leaving only an earth embankment about five feet high, with a ditch in front to protect the Americans 1] A similar remark has been incorrectly attributed to Jackson The British troops, about 7000 in number, disembarked at Lake Borgne, after capturing an American flotilla which had been sent to prevent the landing. —  The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country

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