- Compressing Cotton
- COMPRESSING COTTONSame as Baling.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Compressing Cotton
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cotton press — noun 1. : a press for baling ginned cotton 2. : a building where cotton is baled * * * a press for baling cotton. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * cotton press noun A press for compressing cotton into bales • • • Main Entry: ↑cotton … Useful english dictionary
compress — compressible, adj. compressibly, adv. compressingly, adv. v. /keuhm pres /; n. /kom pres/, v.t. 1. to press together; force into less space. 2. to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales. 3. to condense, shorten, or abbreviate … Universalium
William Freret — (1804 June 14, 1864) was Mayor of New Orleans from May 10, 1840 to Apr. 4, 1842, and again from Feb. 27, 1843 to May 12, 1844.He was born in New Orleans, of mixed English and French descent: his father was an English merchant who settled in New… … Wikipedia
compress — com•press v. [[t]kəmˈprɛs[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒm prɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to press or squeeze together; force into less space 2) to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales[/ex] 3) cvb to condense, shorten, or abbreviate: The book was… … From formal English to slang
com|press — «verb. kuhm PREHS; noun. KOM prehs», verb, noun. –v.t. to squeeze together; make smaller by pressure; condense: »Cotton is compressed into bales. Figurative. Can you compress the story into a few short sentences? SYNONYM(S): constrict, compact.… … Useful english dictionary
Bramah press — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydraulic press — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrostatic — Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrostatic balance — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrostatic bed — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hydrostatic bellows — Hydrostatic Hy dro*stat ic, Hydrostatical Hy dro*stat ic*al, a. [Hydro , 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See {Static}.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
