solid reputation

1 solid, firm, strong, brick-and-mortar.

2 solid, punchy, sound, convincing.

3 solid, honest, irreproachable.

1 solid, solid object, trimensional.

2 solid, non-liquid.

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► adjetivo

1 (fuerte) solid, strong; (firme) firm

2 figurado (color) fast

3 figurado (principios etc) sound

► nombre masculino sólido

1 solid

► nombre masculino

1 solid

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1. ADJ

1) [objeto] (=compacto) solid; (=duro) hard

2) (Téc) (=firme) solidly made; (=bien construido) well built; [zapatos] stout, strong; [color] fast

3) (=seguro) [argumento] solid, sound; [base, principio] sound

SM solid

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <estado/alimentos> solid

b) <muro/edificio> solid; < base> solid, firm; <mueble/zapatos> solid, sturdy

c) < terreno> solid, hard

d) < color> fast

2)

a) <argumento/razonamiento> solid, sound; <preparación/principios> sound

b) < empresa> sound; < relación> steady, strong

a) (Fís, Mat) solid

b) sólidos masculino plural (Med) solids (pl)

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= robust, firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], solid, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], stalwart, rock solid, well-founded, articulated.

Ex. Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.

Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex. In the past decade or so, much stalwart work has been done in order to provide non-textbook reading material for primary school children.

Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

Ex. No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex. The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social.

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* alimentos sólidos = solid food.

* combustible sólido = solid fuel.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.

* partícula sólida = solid particle.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* residuos sólidos = solid waste.

* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.

* sólido lácteo = milk solid.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <estado/alimentos> solid

b) <muro/edificio> solid; < base> solid, firm; <mueble/zapatos> solid, sturdy

c) < terreno> solid, hard

d) < color> fast

2)

a) <argumento/razonamiento> solid, sound; <preparación/principios> sound

b) < empresa> sound; < relación> steady, strong

a) (Fís, Mat) solid

b) sólidos masculino plural (Med) solids (pl)

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1 ‹estado/alimentos› solid

2 ‹muro/edificio› solid; ‹base› solid, firm, secure; ‹mueble/zapatos› solid, solidly made, sturdy

3 ‹terreno› solid, hard

4 ‹color› fast

1 ‹argumento/razonamiento› solid, sound; ‹conocimientos/preparación/principios› sound

2 ‹empresa› sound; ‹relación› steady, strong

un empresario de sólido prestigio a businessman with a solid reputation

una sólida experiencia profesional sound professional experience

1 ( Fís, Mat) solid

2 sólidos mpl ( Med) solids (pl)

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el participio

◊ suele venir una vez a la semana she usually comes once a week;

a) ‹argumento/razonamiento› solid, sound;

b) ‹ empresa› sound;

a) (Fís, Mat) solid

◊ sólidos sustantivo masculino plural (Med) solids (pl)

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♦ adj

1. [cuerpo] solid;

un cuerpo sólido a solid

2. [relación] strong

3. [fundamento] firm;

4. [color] fast

♦ nm

solid

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I adj solid; fig: conclusion sound

II m FÍS solid

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sólido, -da adj

1) : solid, firm

2) : sturdy, well-made

3) : sound, well-founded

♦ sólidamente adv

sólido nm

: solid

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sólido adj solid

1) General subject: (плохая) a good (bad) record, credit, fair name, honor, honour

2) Mathematics: high reputation

3) Law: good reputation

4) Economy: good standing

5) Patents: goodwill, goodwill (напр. товарного знака)

6) Mass media: congenial image

7) Business: good character

8) EBRD: good repute, solid reputation, solid track record

1) General subject: well-founded reputation, solid reputation

2) Economy: established reputation

3) Mass media: lasting image

1) General subject: well-founded reputation, powerful reputation

2) Economy: solid reputation

3) EBRD: good repute

1 solvency.

2 reliability.

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► nombre femenino

1 FINANZAS solvency

2 (pago) settlement

3 (fiabilidad) reliability; (reputación) good reputation

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1) (Econ) (=estado) solvency; (=acción) settlement, payment

2) (=fiabilidad) reliability

3) (=reputación) solid reputation

4) (=aptitud) ability, competence

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femenino (Fin) solvency

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= solvency, credit rating, credit standing.

Ex. This article deals with measures of liquidity and solvency and describes how to establish standards against which a company's financial ratios can be compared.

Ex. This document provides risk analysis for 97 highly indebted countries and generates their credit ratings from a financial and political standpoint.

Ex. The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.

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* solvencia financiera = credit standing.

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femenino (Fin) solvency

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1 ( Fin) solvency

2 (fiabilidad) reliability

nadie duda de su solvencia moral nobody doubts his good character o his trustworthiness

3 (mérito) ability

un músico de reconocida solvencia a great musician, a musician of note ( frml)

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solvencia nf

1. [económica] solvency

2. [fiabilidad] reliability

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1 COM solvency

2 de profesional reliability

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solvencia nf

1) : solvency

2) : settling, payment (of debts)

3) : reliability

solvencia moral: trustworthiness

1) General subject: solid reputation (АД)

2) Jargon: name

solid

( robusto) sturdy

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solido agg.

1 (fis., mat.) solid: (fis.) corpi solidi, solid bodies; (mat.) angolo solido, solid angle // rifiuti solidi urbani, solid (household) waste

2 ( stabile) solid, stable: costruzione solida, solid construction; fondamenta solide, solid foundations; governo solido, (estens.) stable government

3 ( di colori) fast

4 (fig.) ( saldo) sound: argomento solido, sound argument; reputazione solida, sound reputation; una persona con una solida cultura, a person with a broad culture; una solida posizione economica, a sound economic position

5 (fig.) ( degno di fiducia) reliable, solid: ditta solida, reliable firm

◆ s.m.

1 (fis., mat.) solid: (fis.) i solidi e i liquidi, solids and liquids; (mat.) il cubo è un solido, a cube is a solid

2 (dir.) in solido, jointly and severally: obbligarsi in solido, to bind oneself jointly and severally.

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1. agg

1) (non liquido) solid

2) (robusto: oggetto, muscoli, fede) firm, strong, (gambe, muri) sturdy, sound, (nervi, salute) sound, strong, (amicizia, matrimonio) sound, solid, (società) reliable, sound

2. sm

Mat solid

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1) [corpo, alimento, combustibile, figura] solid

2) (resistente) [muri, costruzione] solid, sound; [veicolo, scarpe] strong; [ fondamenta] firm, secure, sound; [ colore] fast; fig. [amicizia, unione] solid, strong, durable; [ argomento] solid, sound, strong

3) (affidabile) [impresa, industria] firm, sound, reliable; [ economia] firm, robust; [ reputazione] sound

4) in solido dir. [ obbligarsi] jointly and severally; [ creditori] joint and several

sostantivo maschile mat. fis. solid

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solido

/'sɔlido/

I aggettivo

 1 [corpo, alimento, combustibile, figura] solid; allo stato solido in a solid state

 2 (resistente) [muri, costruzione] solid, sound; [veicolo, scarpe] strong; [ fondamenta] firm, secure, sound; [ colore] fast; fig. [amicizia, unione] solid, strong, durable; [ argomento] solid, sound, strong; una -a base grammaticale a solid grounding in grammar; su -e basi on a firm footing

 3 (affidabile) [impresa, industria] firm, sound, reliable; [ economia] firm, robust; [ reputazione] sound

 4 in solido dir. [ obbligarsi] jointly and severally; [ creditori] joint and several

II sostantivo maschile

 mat. fis. solid.

solide [sɔlid]

1. adjective

   a. ( = non liquide) solid

   b. ( = robuste) solid ; [économie] strong

• c'est du solide (inf) [meuble] it's solid stuff

• être solide sur ses jambes to be steady on one's legs

• solide comme un roc as solid as a rock

   c. ( = sérieux) solid ; [argument, formation, culture, connaissances, raisons] sound

• ces raisonnements ne reposent sur rien de solide these arguments have no solid foundation

• leur couple, c'est du solide (inf) they have a solid relationship

   d. ( = vigoureux) [personne, jambes] sturdy ; [santé, cœur] sound

• il faut avoir les nerfs solides you need strong nerves

   e. (intensif) [coup de poing] hefty (inf) ; [revenus] substantial

• il a un solide appétit or coup de fourchette (inf) he has a hearty appetite

2. masculine noun

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1) ( consistant) solid

2) ( résistant) [maison, amitié, lien] solid; [chaussures, sac] sturdy; [lien, fixation, lame, mécanisme] strong; [position, base] firm

3) ( vigoureux) [personne, constitution] strong; [poignée de main] firm; [cœur, poumons] strong, sound

4) ( sérieux) [affaire, connaissances, expérience, raisons] sound; [garanties] firm; [qualités] solid; [partenaire] dependable

5) ( substantiel) hearty

nom masculin

1) Mathématique, Physique solid

2) ( fiable)

3) ( consistant)

4) ( durable)

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1. adj

1) (non liquide) solid

2) (= robuste) (mur, maison, meuble) solid, sturdy, (personne) robust, sturdy

3) (moralement) strong

4) (connaissances, arguments) sound

2. nm

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solide

A adj

1 ( consistant) [état, corps, aliment, carburant] solid;

2 ( résistant) [maison, échafaudage, amitié, lien, union] solid; [chaussures, sac] sturdy; [lien, fixation, lame, mécanisme] strong; [position, base] firm; la chaise/l'étagère n'est pas très solide the chair/the shelf is a bit rickety; être solide au poste to be dependable at work;

3 ( vigoureux) [personne, constitution] strong; [poignée de main] firm; [cœur, poumons] strong, sound; être solide sur ses jambes lit, fig to be steady on one's legs; elle a les nerfs solides she's got nerves of steel; avoir la tête solide fig to have one's head screwed on; ma tête n'est plus très solide my mind is going a bit; il a un solide coup de fourchette hum he likes his food;

4 ( sérieux) [affaire, connaissances, expérience, raisons] sound; [garanties] firm; [qualités] solid; [partenaire] dependable; elle a une solide formation en informatique she's had a sound training in computer science; ton rapport n'est pas assez solide your report isn't very convincing; il a une solide réputation d'agressivité/de raseur○ he has a reputation for being aggressive/for being a bore;

5 ( substantiel) hearty; un solide appétit hum a hearty appetite; un solide petit déjeuner a hearty breakfast.

B nm

1 Math, Phys solid;

2 ( fiable) ce qu'il te dit, c'est du solide what he says is sound, you can believe what he says; ce secteur, c'est du solide that industry is solid;

3 ( consistant) manger du solide to eat solids; marcher sur du solide to walk on firm ground;

4 ( durable) les meubles anciens, c'est du solide antique furniture is solidly built.

[sɔlid] adjectif

1. [résistant - meubles, matériel] solid, sturdy, strong ; [ - papier] tough, strong ; [ - vêtements] hard-wearing ; [ - bâtiment] solid, strong ; [ - verrou, nœud] secure

peu solide [chaise, pont] rickety

2. [établi, stable - formation, culture, technique] sound ; [ - entreprise] well-established ; [ - institution, argument] solid, sound ; [ - professionnalisme, réputation] solid ; [ - bases] sound, firm ; [ - amitié] firm, enduring ; [ - foi] firm, staunch ; [ - principes, qualités] staunch, sound, sterling (modificateur) ; [ - monnaie] strong, firm

3. [robuste - personne, membre] sturdy, robust ; [ - santé] sound

4. (familier) (avant le nom) (familier) [substantiel] substantial, solid

5. [non liquide - aliments, corps, état] solid

6. TEXTILES [tissu] resistant

[teinture] fast

7. MATHÉMATIQUES solid

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[sɔlid] nom masculin

1. [ce qui est robuste]

2. [sol ferme] solid ground

3. [aliments solides] solids, solid food

4. MATHÉMATIQUES & PHYSIQUE solid

1 to reinforce.

2 to consolidate.

3 to secure, to make secure, to reinforce, to ensure.

Elsa afianza las velas Elsa secures the sails.

4 to bail, to give a guarantee for, to give guarantee for, to bond.

Ricardo afianzó al preso Richard bailed the prisoner.

5 to base, to found.

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Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sujetar) to strengthen, reinforce

2 figurado to support, back

■ afianzaron el régimen they supported the regime

3 (dar fianza) to stand bail for

► verbo pronominal afianzarse

1 (estabilizarse) to steady oneself

2 (convencerse) to become surer, become more convinced

■ se afianzó en sus convicciones he became more convinced that he was right

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1. VT

1) (=reforzar) to strengthen, secure; (=sostener) to support, prop up; (fig) (=apoyar) to support, back

2) (Com) (=avalar) to guarantee, vouch for; (=ser fiador) to stand surety for

afianzarse

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verbo transitivo <posición/postura> to consolidate

afianzarse v pron prestigio/sistema to become consolidated

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= consolidate, entrench, strengthen, solidify, firm up, place + Nombre + on a secure footing, place + Nombre + on a firmer footing, secure.

Ex. We've eliminated the editorial proof section and consolidated that operation in the MARC verification group, so we're hoping that's going to improve the quality.

Ex. This attitude serves to sanction and entrench methods detrimental to the quality of our catalogs.

Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex. Libraries need to solidify around their new formats to integrate them fully with the mission and services.

Ex. 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

Ex. The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.

Ex. Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

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* afianzar el dominio sobre = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* afianzarse = gain + a foothold, establish + strong positions, find + Posesivo + feet, find + Posesivo + footing.

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verbo transitivo <posición/postura> to consolidate

afianzarse v pron prestigio/sistema to become consolidated

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afianzar [A4 ]

‹prestigio/relación› to consolidate

para afianzar su posición en la empresa to consolidate her position in the firm

las tareas sirven para afianzar lo explicado en clase the purpose of the homework is to reinforce o consolidate what has been taught in class

esta novela lo ha afianzado como escritor this novel has consolidated his reputation as a writer

afianzó un pie en la cornisa he got a firm foothold on the ledge

«prestigio/sistema» to consolidate itself, to become consolidated

se fue afianzando cada vez más en esa convicción he became more and more convinced of it

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♦ vt

1. [construcción] to reinforce;

afianzaron los cimientos they reinforced the foundations

2. [posición] to make secure;

afianzó el pie en el escalón he steadied his foot on the step;

la empresa ha afianzado su liderazgo en el sector the company has consolidated its market leadership;

el tratado afianza las relaciones entre los dos países the treaty consolidates relations between the two countries

♦ See also the pronominal verb afianzarse

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v/t fig

strengthen

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afianzar {21} vt

1) : to secure, to strengthen

2) : to guarantee, to vouch for

♦ See also the reflexive verb afianzarse

1) kind; good

2) разг good, solid ['sa:lɪd]

•

- будьте добры...!

durable; solid, firm; strong, strongly built / constructed

• good money

• good name

• good nature

• good references

• good reputation

• good repute

• solid name

• credence

• good money

• good name

• good nature

• good references

• good relations

• good reputation

• good repute

• good reviews

• good sport

• good standing

• good step

• prestige

• renown

• reputability

• solid name

good name, solid name, good reputation, stock.

SUBJECT AREA: Electricity, Railways and locomotives

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Page graduated from Harvard in 1832 and subsequently attended Boston Medical School. He began to practise in Salem and also engaged in experimental research in electricity, discovering the improvement effected by substituting bundles of iron wire for solid bars in induction coils. He also created a device which he termed a Dynamic Multiplier, the prototype of the auto-transformer. Following a period in medical practice in Virginia, in 1841 he became one of the first two principal examiners in the United States Patent Office. He also held the Chair of Chemistry and Pharmacy at Columbian College, later George Washington University, between 1844 and 1849.

A prolific inventor, Page completed several large electric motors in which reciprocating action was converted to rotary motion, and invested an extravagant sum of public money in a foredoomed effort to develop a 10-ton electric locomotive powered by primary batteries. This was unsuccessfully demonstrated in April 1851 on the Washington-Baltimore railway and seriously damaged his reputation. Page approached Thomas Davenport with an offer of partnership, but Davenport refused.

After leaving the Patent Office in 1852 he became a patentee himself and advocated the reform of the patent procedures. Page returned to the Patent Office in 1861, and later persuaded Congress to pass a special Act permitting him to patent the induction coil. This was the cause, after his death, of protracted and widely publicized litigation.

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SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Photography, film and optics, Public utilities

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While he was attending the Military School at Mannheim, Reichenbach drew attention to himself due to the mathematical instruments that he had designed. On the recommendation of Count Rumford in Munich, the Bavarian government financed a two-year stay in Britain so that Reichenbach could become acquainted with modern mechanical engineering. He returned to Mannheim in 1793, and during the Napoleonic Wars he was involved in the manufacture of arms. In Munich, where he was in the service of the Bavarian state from 1796, he started producing precision instruments in his own time. His basic invention was the design of a dividing machine for circles, produced at the end of the eighteenth century. The astronomic and geodetic instruments he produced excelled all the others for their precision. His telescopes in particular, being perfect in use and of solid construction, soon brought him an international reputation. They were manufactured at the MathematicMechanical Institute, which he had jointly founded with Joseph Utzschneider and Joseph Liebherr in 1804 and which became a renowned training establishment. The glasses and lenses were produced by Joseph Fraunhofer who joined the company in 1807.

In the same year he was put in charge of the technical reorganization of the salt-works at Reichenhall. After he had finished the brine-transport line from Reichenhall to Traunstein in 1810, he started on the one from Berchtesgaden to Reichenhall which was an extremely difficult task because of the mountainous area that had to be crossed. As water was the only source of energy available he decided to use water-column engines for pumping the brine in the pipes of both lines. Such devices had been in use for pumping purposes in different mining areas since the middle of the eighteenth century. Reichenbach knew about the one constructed by Joseph Karl Hell in Slovakia, which in principle had just been a simple piston-pump driven by water which did not work satisfactorily. Instead he constructed a really effective double-action water-column engine; this was a short time after Richard Trevithick had constructed a similar machine in England. For the second line he improved the system and built a single-action pump. All the parts of it were made of metal, which made them easy to produce, and the pumps proved to be extremely reliable, working for over 100 years.

At the official opening of the line in 1817 the Bavarian king rewarded him generously. He remained in the state's service, becoming head of the department for roads and waterways in 1820, and he contributed to the development of Bavarian industry as well as the public infrastructure in many ways as a result of his mechanical skill and his innovative engineering mind.

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SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building, Textiles

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Titus Salt arrived in Bradford with his father, who was a wool merchant in the town, in 1822. He soon set up his own company and it was there that he experimented with the textile worsted. Alpaca wool comes from an animal of the camel family that resembles the llama, and flocks of domesticated breeds of the animal had been raised in the high Andes since the days of the Incas. The wool was introduced into Europe via Spain and, later, Germany and France. The first attempts to spin and weave the yarn in England were made in 1808, but despite experimentation over the years the material was difficult to work. It was in 1836 that Salt evolved his method of utilizing a cotton warp with part alpaca weft. The method proved a great success and Bradford gained a reputation as a manufacturing centre for alpaca wool, exporting both yarn and cloth in quantity, especially to the USA. By 1850 Salt, who owned six mills, was Bradford's biggest employer and was certainly its richest citizen. He decided to move out of the city and built a new mill works, the architects of which were Lockwood and Mawson, on the banks of the River Aire a few miles from the city. Around the works, between 1851 and 1871, he built houses, a hospital, library, church, institute and almshouses for his workers. The buildings were solid, good-standard structures of local stone and the houses were pleasantly situated, with their amenities making them seem palaces compared to the slums in which other Bradford textile workers lived at the time. The collection of buildings was the first example in Britain of a "model new town", and was, indeed still is, a remarkable prototype of its kind. Apart from being a philanthropist and social reformer, Salt was also concerned with taking advantage of the technical developments of his time. His mill works, which eventually covered ten acres of land, was of fashionably Italianate architectural style (its chimney even a copy of the campanile of the Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa in Venice), although its structure was of iron framing. The weaving shed held 1,200 looms and had capacity for 3,000 workers, who produced 30,000 yards of cloth per day. Water from the river was used to produce steam to power the matchinery used in the manufacturing processes of scouring, dyeing and finishing. For the export of goods, the nearby Leeds-Liverpool Canal linked the works to Britain's chief ports, and the Midland Railway (an extension of the LeedsBradford line which opened in 1846) was of great use for the same purpose.

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