grey cloth

collocation in English

meaningsofgreyandcloth

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grey
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪ/us
/ɡreɪ/
of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofgreyandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrey cloth

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It included the words "where cottongreyclothcan be recognised".
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That is why we are importinggreyclothand converting it into sheets in this country.
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In those seven years the imports ofgreycloth, mostly for re-export after processing, were between 140 million and 340 million square yards.
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Let us, therefore, get away from the image of hunger marchers and grey people with a grey outlook, grey faces and ingreyclothcaps.
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These calculations have been made in regard to white shirting, prints, andgreycloth.
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Forms have been sent out to thegreyclothimporters which are being completed on a voluntary basis.
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Total imports of cottongreyclothhave fluctuated over recent years.
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First, these imports can, for the purpose of clarity, be taken as being whollygreycloth.
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So this levy, designed to protect the spinners and producers of what is calledgreyclothor unbleached cotton, is completely unnecessary and counter-productive.
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The demand for allocations from the quota which includes woven cottongreyclothexceeds the quota limit.
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I want now to refer to the question of cottongreycloth.
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It means that just over 1,714 million square yards of cottongreyclothare required for the industry of this country.
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The finisher also does not own thegreycloththat he processes.
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One of these has been the importation ofgreyclothfor finishing in this country.
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Total imports ofgreycloththis year do not seem to be abnormal compared with other years since the war.
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The third point was about the imports ofgreyclothand the excess capacity in the finishing end of the trade.
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Broadly speaking, they cover imports of cotton yarns,greycloth, finished cloths and made-up goods.
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Why are textile distributors forced to go abroad to buygreyclothto turn into sheetings?
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It is a minimum specific duty of 3½ annas on that class ofgreycloth.
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Imports this year have included considerable quantities of canvas for the defence programme which is appreciably dearer than thegreyclothnormally imported.
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