woollen cloth

collocation in English

meaningsofwoollenandcloth

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woollen
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊl.ən/us
/ˈwʊl.ən/
made ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofwoollenandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ulnage was an official measurement of inspection for quality ofwoollencloth.
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Until the middle of the last century its principal industry was weavingwoollenclothand silk.
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Every piece ofwoollenclothwhich sells at less than £2 a yard will pay increased taxation.
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There has always been a very considerable degree of trade both ways inwoollenclothand other textiles.
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Why do we engage in international trade in hollow-ware or inwoollencloth?
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Although the traditionalwoollenclothwas very good and of high quality, we need to provide some of the things that people want to buy.
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Its serious balance of payments problems have hindered efforts to reduce its high tariffs on goods such aswoollencloth.
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I wish to speak about textiles because the manufacture of heavywoollenclothis, or was, the staple industry of my constituency.
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For wool the figure is 176.6—and these are yarn: cotton cloth is 97; andwoollencloth159.
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I am the head of a large firm ofwoollenclothmanufacturers.
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Let me give figures of imports and exports ofwoollenclothinto and out of this country during the last fifteen years.
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We admitted that we had found it almost impossible to devise a definition which would make it possible to distinguish between worsted andwoollencloth.
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I have been engaged in the manufacture ofwoollenclothfor many years.
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Is he then in favour of this interference with private enterprises, including that of the manufacture ofwoollenclothto be made into uniforms?
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They were highly skilled and literate workers responsible for putting a fine quality hand finish on localwoollencloth.
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In 1911 our total imports were 2,500,000 yards ofwoollencloth, while our total exports for 1910 were 95,300,000.
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It cannot be said, simply because there is a popular view of nylon, that fundamentally it can improve allwoollenclothto that extent.
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If we takewoollencloth, every piece ofwoollenclothwhich is priced at £2 a yard and over, a fairly expensive price, will enjoy reduced taxation.
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In 1937, 300,000 square yards ofwoollenclothwere sent out; in 1949, nearly two million, but in 1951, the figure had fallen to 350,000 square yards.
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Ours iswoollencloth, not cotton.
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