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wool
wool Soft, generally white, brown or black animal fibre that forms the fleece of sheep. Wool is also the name of the yarns and textiles made from the fibres after spinning, dyeing and weaving. The fibres, composed chiefly of
keratin, are treated to remove a fat called lanolin, which is used in some ointments.
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Wool checkoff OK with Congress, Clinton but not with retailers and Australians.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 11/3/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...S. producers of sheep products, including wool and meat, has succeeded in getting their checkoff...program will include assessments on imported wool garments, yarn and top, but not raw wool. This checkoff plan, reported here earlier...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Wool price falls 10% but it's still the highest in Europe.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/30/2006; 700+ words
; ...be the saviour of the struggling Welsh wool industry, according to Frank Langrish, chairman of the British Wool Marketing Board. On a visit to the board...Powys, Mr Langrish said the benefits of wool as a natural, hard-wearing sustainable...
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WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND BEGINS NEXT CHAPTER.
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 7/24/2000; 700+ words
; ...commissioned by the New Zealand Wool Board, Wools of New Zealand is poised...practices of the New Zealand Wool Board and Wools of New Zealand and propose...directly and streamline the wool selling system. The use of Wools of New Zealand's and Merino...
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WOOL WAGING A COMEBACK; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES BRING THE FIBER BACK IN FAVOR IN OUTDOORS INDUSTRY.(Clothing industry )
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 3/31/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Woolen Mills has been in the wool business for 140 years. "Other...The two things that have helped wool, he says, are its machine washability and the finer-gauge, soft wools. Blended with synthetics, wool can become even more desirable...
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Wool prices soar to 2-year high.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 7/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; Wool fiber is experiencing its largest price jump in the past two years. The...affect fall '98 retail prices of suits, sport coats, trousers and other wool apparel. Wool prices increased somewhat in '96 and rapidly since the Australian wool...
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Wool's glory days over
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 10/26/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Farmers national meat and wool section chairman Edward Orr. Wools of NZ staff and board...The whole idea of wool promotion is great but Wools of NZ won't achieve...substantially more New Zealand wool. But why would you bother when Wools of New Zealand operate...
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Aussie wool prices unchanged as auction reopened this week. (Australian wool prices)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 1/13/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...reflected in the Australian wool market. These wools are known as the cardings...these less expensive wools as well as some Australian...used to produce soft fine wool fabrics on the woolen...amount of these short wools were purchased from the...
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Wools of NZ bullish on Fernmark future
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/31/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...of the New Zealand wool clip will be sold...branded product, if Wools of New Zealand targets...percentage of New Zealand wool in their product...programme for apparel, Wools of NZ had licensed...said. A coup for Wools of NZ was agreement...Harrods to install a wool centre in its ...
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Wool bureau to double promotion for 1983-84.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 2/15/1984; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- The Wool Bureau, Inc., is doubling its promotional...from 1982-83 in an effort to increase wool's market share. No figures on expenditures...managing director of the International Wool Secretariat, said at a Wednesday morning...
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 "Antioch Review (IL)")
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Wool words Here's a primer on one of winter's favorite fabrics
Newspaper article from: Antioch Review (IL); 1/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; Winter is wool weather: Wool sweaters, wool scarves, wool jackets...number, the thinner the fiber. Worsted wool also is lighter and can be appropriate...knit. Used mostly for higher quality wools, this is a knit made from panels shaped...
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Wool
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...cells. In natural-colored wool, these cells contain melanin...for the natural crimp unique to wool fiber. Rarely found in fine wools, the medulla comprises a series...that provide air spaces, giving wool its thermal insulation value...
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Wool Growing and Manufacture
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
WOOL GROWING AND MANUFACTURE WOOL GROWING AND MANUFACTURE. English, Dutch, and Swedish settlers...their economy, particularly in the North. Household manufacture of wool was widespread; cards, spinning wheels, and looms were standard...
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wool
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
wool fiber made from the fleece of the domestic sheep . Composition and Characteristics Wool consists of the cortex, overlapping scales...resulting from the molecular structure of wool and resiliency from its crimp make wool fabrics...
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Steel Wool
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Steel Wool Background Steel wool is the name given to fine metal wire that are bundled together to...and turned into pads that are easily held in the hand. These steel wool pads are used for a variety of purposes, but primarily as an abrasive...
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SIC 3296 Mineral Wool
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3296 MINERAL WOOL This category includes companies that make mineral wool and mineral wool insulation products made of such siliceous materials as rock, slag, glass, or combinations of these. Companies that primarily make asbestos insulation...
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