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2. Jersey (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Jersey is a weft knit fabric that is knitted on a single set of needles with all loops meshing in the same direction. [13] By and large, it is knitted in plain stitch. [14] It is also called plain. [13] On the other hand, the double jersey is knit using two sets of needles, does not curl at the edges (when cut) and has a more stable structure. [14]

3. Bed sheet - Wikipedia

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   In the US and Canada, sheets are often sold in a four-piece set consisting of a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillowcases. In China, a four-piece set consists of a duvet cover, two pillowcases and either a fitted or flat sheet. Fitted sheets are gaining popularity due to their ease of use. Use of good quality elastic make fitted sheets ...

4. Lakshmi Mills - Wikipedia

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   The management along with R.Venkataswamy family set up the viscose staple yarn production unit South India Viscose with technology license from SNIA Viscosa of Milan, Italy . Lakshmi Mills manufactures 100% combed cotton yarns in NE 50s to NE 120s, polyester cotton blended yarns in NE 40s to NE 100s.

5. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Cotton was at first a small-scale crop in the South. Cotton farming boomed following the improvement of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney. [59] It was 50 times more productive at removing the seeds than with a roller. Soon, large cotton plantations, based on slave labor, expanded in the richest lands from the Carolinas westward to Texas.

6. Manchester - Wikipedia

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   Significant quantities of cotton began to be used after about 1600, firstly in linen and cotton fustians, but by around 1750 pure cotton fabrics were being produced and cotton had overtaken wool in importance. [23] The Irwell and Mersey were made navigable by 1736, opening a route from Manchester to the sea docks on the Mersey.

7. Modern great power - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. List of great powers from the early modern period to the post-Cold War era Great powers are often recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council. A great power is a nation, state or empire that, through its economic, political and military strength ...