| 单词 | long-staple |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong-staple long-staple adj. (of cotton, wool, etc.) consisting of long fibres. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [adjective] > with long or short staple long-staple1587 short staple1802 short-stapled1834 1587 L. Mascall First Bk. Cattell sig. Aa3v The common rules to buy are these, when his wooll is white, faire, and long staple, and plaine. 1691 ‘Well-wisher to Trade’ Reasons Decay Clothing-trade 2 A sort of short Wool,..which the Wool-Combers separate from the long staple Wool. 1749 London Mag. July 370/2 The long staple wool fit for combing. 1843 Knickerbocker 21 39 It is here that the most valuable product of our country, the long staple cotton, is raised. 1912 Automobile Dealer & Repairer Nov. 79/1 (advt.) American Tire Protectors are made of strong, long-staple fabric. 2011 J. C. Giesen Boll Weevil Blues iv. 81 The Fine Spinners had bought the vast Mississippi acreage to produce long-staple Egyptian cotton. < as lemmas |
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