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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.) βαμβάκι2) (the yarn or cloth made from this: a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; ( also adjective) a cotton shirt.) βαμβάκι, βαμβακερός•- cottonwool II ['kotn] -
2 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.) βαμβάκι -
3 muslin
noun, adjective((of) a type of fine soft cotton cloth.) μουσελίνα -
4 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). δίνω γροθιά2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) χτύπημα,γροθιά -
5 yarn
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6 bale
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7 cargo
plural - cargoes; noun(a load of goods carried by a ship etc: a cargo of cotton.) φορτίο -
8 denim
['denim]noun, adjective((of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.) χοντρό,βαμβακερό ύφασμα,τζην- 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.) λινό(ς)2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) είδη προικός, ασπρόρουχα -
10 lint
[lint]1) (linen in the form of a soft fluffy material for putting over wounds.) ξαντό, γάζα2) (very small pieces of fluff from cotton etc.) χνούδι -
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.) αγορά2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) αγορά2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) πουλώ,διοχετεύω στην αγορά- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
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12 plantation
[plæn-]1) (a place that has been planted with trees.) φυτεία2) (a piece of land or estate for growing certain crops, especially cotton, sugar, rubber, tea and tobacco: He owned a rubber plantation in Malaysia.) φυτεία -
13 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.) καρούλι, μπομπίνα2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) ζωηρός χορός2. 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.)- reel in- reel off -
14 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.) περιστρέφω/-ομαι,στριφογυρίζω/στρίβω(νόμισμα)/γυρίζω απότομα2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) κλώθω,γνέφω2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) περιστροφή,στριφογύρισμα,περιδίνηση2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο•- spinner- spin-drier
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15 T
[ti:](a light shirt of knitted cotton etc with short sleeves.) μακό μπλουζάκι -
16 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) κλωστή, νήμα2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) βόλτες βίδας3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) νήμα, ειρμός2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) βελονιάζω2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) περνώ, διασχίζω• -
17 wick
[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) φιτίλι
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