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Egyptian cotton [2 records]

Record 1 2002-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

Fine, top quality cotton originally from the Nile region. A type of extra long staple cotton fibre. Average fibre length 38-44 mm.; lustrous, natural colour; to be bleached.

CONT

Egyptian cotton ... Used for thread and fine fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fibre Crops
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

Each type of cotton tends to produce a characteristic quality fiber ... Egyptian ... long-staple [cottons] have relatively fine [diameter] and [are] long and silky.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes textiles
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
  • Industria algodonera
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