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1 Border Leicester Wool
The wool obtained from this cross is classed as of 44's to 48's quality, and is of firm and curly character, and demi-lustre. The cross is between the Leicester and Cheviot and has now become a definite breed in South Scotland and the wool is known as " North."Dictionary of the English textile terms > Border Leicester Wool
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2 Leicester Wool
Good English wool with a very lustrous, light and long staple, spinning 40's to 44's yarns. The weight of a fleece is 7-lb. to 10-lb. and it is used for such fabrics as Sicilians and linings. It is the choicest of British long wools, and averages 10-in. staple (see also Border Leicester) -
3 Half-Bred Wools
A term applied to wools produced Joy breeding from two types of pure bred sheep. North - This is a cross between Border Leicester and Cheviot. It is by far the most important and valuable and is usually classed as demi-lustre wool. It has a 6-in. staple and spins 46's quality. South Ireland- - Similar in quality and length to North wools, it is clean, but not so nice in handle. Scotch Cross is between Leicester and Blackfaced, and between Cheviot and Black-faced. It is inferior in quality. Other well-known crosses are: - Down-Cheviot, Leicester-Down, Down-North, Leicester-North. These are, however, never used for breeding. Lambs or hoggs are fed and slaughtered as they reach condition for the butcher, hence these wools are chiefly from skins. Very good half-breds are also grown in Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Derbyshire and Warwickshire. Eastern Counties' half-breds are very good hosiery types, but are heavier, not so attractive, and have more grey fibres. -
4 British Wools
These are classified as: - (1) Lustres; (2) Demi-lustres; (3) Downs; (4) Special wools; (5) Half-breds. They are divisible into two chief sorts - long wools and short wools. The long wools include the Lustre and Demi-lustre wools, and the short wools comprise Down wools and Special wools. Lustre Wools are Lincoln, Leicester, Notts and Yorkshire. Demi-lustre Wools are Border Leicester, Cotswold, Romney Marsh, Roscommon, Wensleydale and Devon. Short Wools include the Down Wools, Special Wools and Half-breds. Down Wools are Southdown, Shropshire Down, Suffolk Down, Oxford, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset Downs. Special Wools are Cheviot, Herdwick, Blackfaced, Welsh and Shetland. Half-bred Wools are North, Scotch Cross, South Ireland and others. There are also the " Skin Wools," which are comprised of wool removed from the skins of slaughtered sheep (see skin wools). A description of each type of wool is given under its name. -
5 Demi-Lustre Wools
These are all included in the "Long wool "class and comprise: - Border, Leicester, Cotswold, Romney Marsh, Roscommon, Wensleydale and Devon wools (see under each name) -
6 North Wool
A valuable variety obtained from the Border-Leicester sheep. -
7 лейстерская извитая шерсть
Textile: Leicester border wool (44-48-го качества)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лейстерская извитая шерсть
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8 Best North Wool
Wool from cross-bred sheep and is of a quality equal to some of the Down wools. The crosses are Cheviot, Border and Leicester.
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