textile manufacture
91mohair — /moh hair /, n. 1. the coat or fleece of an Angora goat. 2. a fabric made of yarn from this fleece, in a plain weave for draperies and in a pile weave for upholstery. 3. a garment made of this fabric. [1560 70; var. (by folk etym.) of earlier… …
92oil — oilless, adj. oillessness, n. oillike, adj. /oyl/, n. 1. any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming …
93Yorkshire — /yawrk shear, sheuhr/, n. 1. Also called York, Yorks /yawrks/. a former county in N England, now part of Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cleveland, and Durham. 2. one of an English breed of white hogs having erect ears. * * * I… …
94Lanarkshire — ▪ former county, Scotland, United Kingdom also called Lanark historic county of south central Scotland, roughly coinciding with the basin of the River Clyde. It is bounded to the south by the historic county of Dumfriesshire, to the east… …
95Spandex — fiber Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. It is strong, but less durable than natural Latex, its major non synthetic competitor. It is a polyurethane polyurea copolymer that was co invented in 1959 by… …
96Salford — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption=Salford Quays london distance= convert|164|mi|km|0|abbr=on SE latitude= 53.4830 longitude= 2.2931 official name= Salford population= 72,750 (2001 Census) population density= Pop… …
97Failsworth — infobox UK place country = England map type= Greater Manchester official name= Failsworth latitude= 53.510282 longitude= 2.157593 population= 20,555 (2001 Census) metropolitan borough= Oldham metropolitan county= Greater Manchester region= North… …
98Milnrow — Coordinates: 53°36′36″N 2°06′40″W / 53.6101°N 2.1111°W / 53.6101; 2.1111 …
99Wamsutta Company — Wamsutta Company, also known as Wamsutta Mills, was located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a port known for its whaling ships. The company was named for Wamsutta, the son of an Native American chief who negotiated an early alliance with the… …
100Bury — infobox UK place country = England latitude = 53.593 longitude = 2.298 official name = Bury metropolitan county = Greater Manchester population = 60,718 metropolitan borough = Bury region = North West England constituency westminster = Bury North …
