having a short fibre, a commercial term applied to cotton of an inferior grade, also known as ‘upland cotton’; also absol.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > cotton > [noun] > with short staple (4) short staple1802 having a short fibre, a commercial term applied to cotton of an inferior grade, also known as ‘upland cotton’; also absol. upland cotton1832 Growing upon high ground; belonging to species growing or developed on high ground. upland cotton, a class of short-stapled cotton. Also (of… upland1858 elliptical in plural. Upland cotton. (Cf. B. 2c.) short-silk1870 cotton having a short staple. |
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