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11 Cards in this Set
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Bale
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a large closely pressed package of bound material and usually wrapped and weighing 500 pounds
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Combing
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A process used to makes the fibers go in the same direction to twist the cotton, wool or mohair into yarn.
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Cotton Gin
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A machine that separates the seeds, hulls and foreign material from cotton.
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Ginning
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The process of removing the seeds from the cotton.
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Meats or Kernels
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These are located inside the cottonseed and are crushed for oil.
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Mill
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A building or buildings with machinery for manufacturing
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Lint
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A fibrous coat of thick hairs on cotton seeds that yields the cotton staple
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Cottonseed Oil
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A pale yellow fatty oil obtained from cottonseed and used chiefly in salad and cooking oils
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Staple
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A textile fiber of relatively short length that when spun and twisted forms a yarn.
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Thread
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A group of fibers formed by spinning and twisting together to form continuous strand.
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Linters
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The short fuzz on cottonseed that provides cellulose for making many different products.
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