Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Cotton — For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). Cotton Hi … Wikipedia
cotton plant — noun erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers • Syn: ↑cotton • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑tree cotton, ↑Gossypium arboreum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pima cotton — noun see pima II * * * (often l.c.) 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. [1935 40, Amer.; after Pima Co., Arizona] * *… … Useful english dictionary
Pima cotton — (often l.c.) 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. [1935 40, Amer.; after Pima Co., Arizona] * * * … Universalium
Pima cotton — Pi′ma cot′ton n. pln tex (often l.c.) a variety of smooth, strong fibered cotton developed from Egyptian cotton and grown in the southwestern U.S • Etymology: 1935–40, amer.; after Pima Co., Arizona … From formal English to slang
pima cotton — noun Etymology: Pima County, Arizona Date: 1925 a cotton that produces fiber of exceptional strength and firmness and that was developed in the southwestern United States by selection and breeding of Egyptian cottons … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gossypium barbadense — South American Cotton Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosper … Wikipedia
Pi|ma — Pi|ma1 «PEE muh», noun, or Pima cotton, 1. a cotton, originally raised in Arizona by crossing native and Egyptian cotton, used in rainwear, tires, and shirt and other fine fabrics. 2. a strong, smooth fabric made of this cotton. ╂[< Pima, a… … Useful english dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… … Universalium
