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  2. Lint (material) - Wikipedia

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    The accumulation of lint during clothes cleaning can be reduced with the use of a fabric softener, which reduces the amount of static electricity on clothing surfaces and therefore prevents the lint from sticking to the clothes. [22] Dryer lint, which collects on the lint screen of a clothes dryer, is highly flammable and therefore presents a ...

  3. Microfiber - Wikipedia

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    Microfiber cloths are also used to clean photographic lenses as they absorb oily matter without being abrasive or leaving a residue, and are sold by major manufacturers such as Sinar, ZEISS, Nikon and Canon. Small microfiber cleaning cloths are commonly sold for cleaning computer screens, cameras, phones and eyeglasses. Cloth for cleaning glasses

  4. Swiffer - Wikipedia

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    The wet cloths are for mopping and they have scrubbing strips which are for scrubbing tough dried-on greases. The dry type is for sweeping fine dirt, dust, hair, lint, and more. Originally, only the dry cloths were available, and was branded simply as "Swiffer" since it was the only product. Wet cloths for mopping were introduced in 2001.

  5. Screwfix - Wikipedia

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    Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc , which also owns B&Q , and is listed on the London Stock Exchange .

  6. Dry cleaning - Wikipedia

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    A dry-cleaner in East Germany, 1975. Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water.Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar, as opposed to water which is a polar solvent).

  7. Wrinkle-resistant fabric - Wikipedia

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    A durable press finish makes them dimensionally stable and crease-free. The finishing includes chemical finishing as well as mechanical finishing. [1] Wrinkle-resistant finishes were developed in the early 20th century as a way to deal with fabrics derived from cotton, rayon, and linen, which were found to wrinkle easily and retain the wrinkles.

  8. Lint - Wikipedia

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    Drew Lint (born 1987), Canadian director and screenwriter Royce Lint (1921–2006), American baseball player Tim Armstrong (b. 1965), nicknamed Lint, a punk rock musician, known from Operation Ivy, Rancid, and Transplants

  9. 1930–1945 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    According to dress historian Jayne Shrimpton: "Committed to ensuring the fair distribution of scarce but essential resources, namely food, clothing, and furniture, the government introduced a comprehensive rationing scheme based on allocation of coupons - a system deriving, ironically, from the German rationing plan devised in November 1930." [4]