单词 | pima cotton |
释义 | Pima cotton in American English US a tough, strong, smooth, long-staple cotton grown in the SW U.S. Word origin after Pima County, Ariz.Pima cotton in American Englishnoun (often lc) a variety of fine cotton developed from Egyptian cotton, produced in the southwestern U.S., used chiefly in the manufacture of shirts, ties, etc Also called: Pima Word origin [1935–40, Amer.; after Pima Co., Arizona]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, blitz, fluorocarbon, roomette, unit trust |
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