Texn.1
/tɛks/, U.S. /tɛks/ U.S. colloquial.
(A nickname for) a Texan.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > specific state > states
Marylander1640
Rhode Islander1665
Jerseyman1679
Pennsylvanian1685
Carolinian1705
Georgian1732
Marylandian1750
Jersey blue1758
Californian1762
Louisianian1775
Mississippian1775
Acadian1776
Vermonteer1778
Kentuckian1779
Vermontese1783
Indianian1784
Cohee1786
Kentuck1789
Virginian1797
Michiganian1813
Michigan1814
Tennessean1815
Ohioan1818
Illinoian1819
Ohian1819
Missourian1820
buckeye1823
Vermonter1825
Hoosier1826
red horse1833
sucker1833
wolverine1833
puke1834
corn-cracker1835
Texian1835
Alaskan1836
Texan1837
Michigander1838
Oregonian1838
Rackensack1839
Arkansian1844
badger1844
Bay Stater1845
Lone Star Stater1845
Oregonese1845
tar-boiler1845
weasel1845
web foot1845
Alabaman1846
Iowanc1848
Arkansan1851
Minnesotian1851
Washingtonian1852
Minnesotan1854
Nebraskan1854
Kansian1855
Utahan1855
Floridan1856
fly-up-the-creek1857
Dakotian1861
Coloradan1862
Coloradian1862
Texican1863
Coloradoan1864
tarheel1864
Cajun1868
Kansan1868
Montanian1869
Floridian1870
mudcat1872
New Jerseyan1872
Arkansawyer1874
longhorn1876
Mainer1879
New Jerseyite1885
prune picker1892
Hawaiian1893
Oklahoman1894
Tex1909
blue hen's chicken1921
Tejano1925
Geechee1926
Arkie1927
sooner1930
wyomingite1930
New Mexican1940
Okie1948
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Tex, an abbreviation (a) of Texas; (b) of Texan.
1943 R. Vance They made me Leatherneck vii. 29 Call the aborigines ‘Tex’ and they seem to think that at least you acknowledge Texas to be in the Union and its name well circulated.
1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express x. 140 I could tell you were interested in poetry, Tex.
1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express x. 14 That Tex is a real fun guy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
texn.2
/tɛks/, U.S. /tɛks/ A unit of weight used to estimate the fineness of fibres and yarns.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units for other specific commodities
mount1532
pint1599
stand1675
stand1729
mark1731
draught1859
tex1953
1953 Textile Research Jrnl. 23 947/1 The Textile Institute recommends the tex and the British Rayon and Synthetic Fibers Federation prefers the grex.
1956 Rev. Textile Progress VIII. 258 A universal system for yarn count in all fibres has been adopted... The system, based on units of grammes per kilometre, is applicable to all types of yarn and is known as the Tex System.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. iii. 135 This is known as the Tex system and by this the count of a yarn or any other length of fibres in bundle form..is the number of grams which 1,000 metres of the yarn weigh.
1973 Materials & Technol. VI. 263 Silk is a relatively strong fibre, having a tenacity which lies between 3·5 and 4·5 g/denier (31·5 and 40·5 g/tex).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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