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1 cotton
I ['kotn] noun1) (a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.) bómull2) (the yarn or cloth made from this: a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; ( also adjective) a cotton shirt.) bómull•- cottonwool II ['kotn] -
2 cotton on
verb (to understand: He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).) skilja, átta sig á -
3 cotton candy
((American) candy floss.) sykurflos -
4 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) bómull -
5 bale
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6 candy floss
( American cotton candy) (flavoured sugar spun into a fluffy ball on the end of a stick.) sykurflos -
7 cargo
plural - cargoes; noun(a load of goods carried by a ship etc: a cargo of cotton.) farmur -
8 denim
['denim]noun, adjective((of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.) skáofinn grófur baðmullardúkur, dením- denims -
9 linen
['linin]1) (( also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc: This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets.) lín, hör, léreft2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) lín, tau; rúmfatnaður -
10 lint
[lint]1) (linen in the form of a soft fluffy material for putting over wounds.) línskaf2) (very small pieces of fluff from cotton etc.) ló -
11 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) markaður2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) markaður2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) setja á markað- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
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12 muslin
noun, adjective((of) a type of fine soft cotton cloth.) mússulín -
13 plantation
[plæn-]1) (a place that has been planted with trees.) ekra2) (a piece of land or estate for growing certain crops, especially cotton, sugar, rubber, tea and tobacco: He owned a rubber plantation in Malaysia.) plantekra -
14 raw
[ro:]1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) hrár2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) hrá-3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) sem er með fleiður/sár4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) óreyndur•- rawness- a raw deal
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15 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) spóla, rúlla, hjól2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) ræll2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) skjögra; snarsnúast- reel in- reel off -
16 sock
[sok] I noun(a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.)II 1. verb(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw).2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) -
17 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snarsnúa(st)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinna2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snarsnúningur2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) ökuferð, bíltúr•- spinner- spin-drier
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18 stiffen
verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) gera (e-ð) stíft; stífna -
19 T
[ti:](a light shirt of knitted cotton etc with short sleeves.) stuttermabolur -
20 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) þráður, tvinni2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) skrúfgangur3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) samhengi, þráður2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) þræða2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) þræða sig áfram•
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