| 单词 | upland cotton |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupland cotton c. Growing upon high ground; belonging to species growing or developed on high ground. upland cotton, a class of short-stapled cotton. Also (of minerals, etc.), found on high ground. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > that grow in cold environments or at high altitude uplandish1545 upland1639 alpestrine1787 alpestral1852 nival1884 microthermal1901 microthermic1903 microtherm1964 the world > the earth > minerals > [adjective] > found on high ground upland1796 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun] > with short staple short staple1802 upland cotton1832 upland1858 short-silk1870 1639 T. de Gray Compl. Horseman ii. xviii. 309 Fine upland Hay (which was cut about Midsummer). 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) at Pasture The best Sort of Upland Hay Seeds, taken from the cleanest Pastures. 1789 T. Wright Meth. Watering Meadows (1790) 43 The hay of watered meadows is by no means equal in value to upland hay. 179. P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. (at cited word) Upland willow. The red willow. 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 173 Upland Argillaceous Iron Ore. 1832 J. R. McCulloch Dict. Commerce 409 The upland or bowed Georgia cotton forms the..best portion of the short stapled class. 1833 G. B. Wood & F. Bache Dispensatory U.S.A. (1865) 710 Rhus glabrum.., called variously smooth sumach, Pennsylvania sumach, and upland sumach. 1858 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation 436/1 The upland cotton is a different species from the sea-island. 1894 Yellow Book I. 189 Where the upland hay..stretched thirstily up to the clouds. < as lemmas |
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