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- 3. an apparatus using mechanical power and having several part,each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.
- 5. a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing.
- 7. engine an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.
- 11. a type of cloth or woven fabric.
- 14. physical work.
- 15. Kay’s Flying Shuttle a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, that could be mechanized allowing for automatic machine looms
- 17. a cloth produced by weaving or knitting textile fibres.
- 18. a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand-spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.
- 19. the act of making something by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing m
- 20. jenny early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton
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- 1. spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
- 2. Cottage Industry A term referring to tasks for home-workers who engaged in household manufacturing
- 4. a device that works by itself with little or no direct human control.
- 6. loom a mechanized loom that used water to speed up the weaving process
- 8. steam engine used to improve the efficiency of steam engines considerably because they could be smaller and use less coal
- 9. frame a spinning machine powered by water that produced a cotton yarn suitable for warp
- 10. Factory System A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labour.
- 12. a device used to weave cloth and tapestry
- 13. the making of articles on a large scale using machinery
- 16. a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue mineral substance, or textile is formed
- 18. mule a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres