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Значения термина sea island cotton на английском

Small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers.

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        Extra-long staple cotton cultivated on the barrier islands of South Carolina and Georgia, especially by the late 18th century.

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                Использование термина sea island cotton на английском
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                Gulf cotton occupies a position between upland and sea island cotton.
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                Sea Island Cotton grows best on a light, sandy soil holding only five per cent.
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                Sea island cotton is used chiefly for fine laces, thread and knit goods and for the finest lawns and muslins.
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                TENTS-Thereis nothing better for material than the light waterproof Sea Island cotton of American manufacture, made under the trade name of waterproof silk.
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                Its nature is not unlike that of the celebrated Sea Island cotton, possessing an equally fine texture, and, if anything, more of a silky fibre.
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                Amount of Sea Island cotton annually used 1,600,000 lbs., value L120,000; this is manufactured into yarn, weighing 1,000,000 lbs., value L500,000.
                On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures