cottoneern.
/kɒt(ə)ˈnɪə/ rare.
A cotton-manufacturer or worker; a cotton-spinner. In 17th cent. applied to the makers of ‘Kendal cotton’.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > manufacture of fabric from specific materials > manufacture of wool or woollen based fabrics > one who > specific
fewtrer?a1500
felter1605
cottoneer1615
bay-maker1708
buriller1837
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > [noun] > cotton manufacturer or worker
cottoneer1843
lint-head1933
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > one who > spins cotton
cotton-spinner1805
cotton-worker1826
cottoneer1843
1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 189 (title of poem) To all true-bred Northerne Sparks, of the generous society of the Cottoneers.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 539 The false fleeting Association of these Lancashire Cottoneers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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