seed-wool
Definition
- Noun:
- Cotton in its raw, unprocessed state: "seed-wool" refers to cotton fiber that has not yet been separated from the seeds of the cotton plant. It is the raw material harvested from the cotton plant, containing both the fluffy fiber and the hard seeds embedded within it.
Usage Examples
- (The raw cotton with seeds was kept in bags for processing.)
- (The unprocessed cotton requires cleaning to separate the fiber from the seeds.)
Advanced Usage
"ginning seed-wool": the process of mechanically separating cotton fibers from the seeds.
- The invention of the cotton gin made it much faster to process seed-wool. (The machine sped up the removal of seeds from raw cotton.)
"seed-wool quality": the grade or condition of raw cotton based on fiber length, cleanliness, and seed content.
- High-quality seed-wool produces longer, stronger fibers for textile manufacturing. (Better raw cotton yields superior material for cloth.)
Variants and Related Words
Seed cotton (n): another term for seed-wool; raw cotton containing seeds.
- Seed cotton is often sold by weight, including both fiber and seeds. (The raw material is traded before processing.)
Cottonseed (n): the seed of the cotton plant, separated from the fiber during ginning.
- Cottonseed is used to produce oil and animal feed. (The removed seeds have industrial uses.)
Synonyms
- Raw cotton: unprocessed cotton fiber with seeds still attached.
- Uncleaned cotton: cotton that has not been ginned or processed.
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