cotton cloth

collocation in English

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofcottonandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Forcottoncloth, we combined two approaches to get the terminal year forecast.
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The largest and most modern mills, those that producedcottoncloth, hired mostly men.
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Part of thecottonclothconsisted of fine muslin, which earned high piece rates around that time.
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The production and distribution of cloth, particularlycottoncloth, also requires further study.
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The molded pot is smoothed by hand with water and set aside on an oldcottonclothon a long wooden board.
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Since 1950cottonclothand yarn production have collapsed at between 37 and 60 per cent per decade.
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One of them used a tick drag comprised of 12 flannel strips, the other a 1 m2cottoncloth.
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The aluminium scaffolding had been previously covered by a blackcottonclothto reduce stray light from the various lamps.
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Beeswax andcottonclothremained the most important products for export.
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All imports ofcottonclothfrom foreign countries pay import duty.
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Expenditure, amounting to £16,185,000 was incurred on utilitycottonclothproduction from 1944 but this was to reduce the cost of cotton goods to the public.
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Nearly half the total export trade incottonclothfrom this country was lost between 1913 and 1929.
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What about the consumers ofcottoncloth, or the consumers of finished steel?
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The following table shows exports of cotton yarn and ofcottonclothas a percentage of production during the periods shown.
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That is against a total production in this country of about 2,300 million square yards ofcottoncloth.
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Information on consumption ofcottonclothis not collected.
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Cottonclothis for the most part bought from manufacturers by merchants.
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It is as if we were still trying to export greycottoncloth, which we rightly had to give up several years ago.
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Think of what that means in terms of the domestic production ofcottoncloth.
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The reduction in the price of raw cotton has already been reflected in a considerable fall in the wholesale price ofcottoncloth.
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