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Gassing :: Gassing (n.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing.

Doffer :: Doffer (n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards..

Guncotton :: Guncotton () See under Gun.

Jean :: Jean (n.) A twilled cotton cloth.

Card :: Card (n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back..

Waste :: Waste (v.) That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc..

Nitrocellulose :: Nitrocellulose (n.) See Gun cotton, under Gun..

Swanskin :: Swans-down (n.) A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin..

Nascal :: Nascal (n.) A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used..

Wad :: Wad (v. t.) To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton..

Cotton :: Cotton (n.) Cloth made of cotton.

Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton..

Terry :: Terry (n.) A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings..

Haik :: Haik (n.) A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment.

Cotton :: Cotton (v. i.) To go on prosperously; to succeed.

Press :: Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes..

Cottonous :: Cottonous (a.) Resembling cotton.

Cantoon :: Cantoon (n.) A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other.

Chintz :: Chintz (n.) Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed..

Chekmak :: Chekmak (n.) A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven..

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