cotton thread

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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thread
noun
uk
/θred/us
/θred/
(a length of) a very ...
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(Definition ofcottonandthreadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Household 1 women evidently made their owncottonthreadand may also have exchanged some of that thread for items from other households.
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Eggs in positions where pins are unsuitable, for example, on maize silk, are marked by pieces ofcottonthreadof the appropriate colour.
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First, we thread-marked all endocarps by drilling a 1-mm hole through the distal end, and tying 20 cm ofcottonthreadto it.
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Long staple cotton is, if my technical informers are correct, necessary for producing that form ofcottonthreadwhich is necessary in turn for the production of artificial silk.
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The goods include diesel chassis for buses, spares for motor vehicles, office machinery, gramophone record blanks and materials and gramophone equipment, musical instruments, hand tools andcottonthread.
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They tradedcottonthread, hunting dogs and feather crowns mainly for tools.
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Formerly, these garments were woven by ladies using home-spuncottonthread.
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Suitable linen thread is no longer available so todaycottonthreadis used.
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She developed as well the technique of weaving fromcottonthread.
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They made hammocks of both sisal and industrialcottonthread.
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The ribbons' edges are sewn with needles andcottonthreadlater, with nylon thread.
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Now lace is often made withcottonthread, although linen and silk threads are still available.
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A frame is assembled within which a lattice work ofcottonthreadis made.
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It used whitecottonthreadon white cotton fabric, and predominantly floral motifs.
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Polyester blend threads are colorfast and have superior durability as compared tocottonthread.
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Koniakw laces are handmade by crochetingcottonthread, using motifs inspired by nature.
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