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  • 1Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… …

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  • 2Linen — is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum . Linen is labor intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather. It is superior to… …

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  • 3Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …

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  • 4Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 5Normandy, Surrey — Coordinates: 51°15′27″N 0°39′20″W / 51.2576°N 0.6556°W / 51.2576; 0.6556 …

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  • 6Creed Bratton (character) — Creed Bratton Creed Bratton as his fictional self First appearance Pilot Created by …

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  • 7Lithuania — Lithuanic /lith ooh an ik/, adj., n. /lith ooh ay nee euh/, n. a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918 40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 3,635,932; 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Cap.:… …

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  • 8Refrigeration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refrigeration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refrigeration refrigeration infrigidation reduction of temperature Sgm: N 1 cooling cooling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 congelation congelation conglaciation| Sgm: N 1 ice ice …

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  • 9Northern Ireland — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Northern Ireland (disambiguation). Northern Ireland Tuaisceart Éireann Norlin Airlann …

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  • 10Courland — This article is about the historical and cultural region of Kurzeme. For other uses, see Kurzeme. Coat of arms of Courland Details Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme …

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