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lamb's wool Old English drink made by pouring hot ale over pulped roasted apples and adding sugar and spices.
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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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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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 "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 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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 "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 biopolishing process scratches the itch factor.
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...press cotton and permanent creases in wool trousers in the 1960s comes an exciting...biopolishing method that makes scratchy wool feel silky smooth. Not only does it remove the itch factor, it also bleaches the wool to a high level of whiteness and alters...
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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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Why wool still works.(Archery Aisle)(as an outdoor clothing material)(Column)
Magazine article from: Shooting Industry; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...who wear the same wool garment." Advances...heavy, 30-ounce wools originally used in...garments, to lightweight wools with the same desirable...Bernstine says. "Wool is finally becoming...released from the wool. That's what causes...these lighter-weight wools has opened doors for...
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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
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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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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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 3296MINERAL 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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