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  • 41plush´like´ — plush «pluhsh», noun, adjective. –n. a fabric, such as silk, cotton, wool, or rayon, like velvet but thicker and softer. –adj. Informal. luxurious; expensive: »plush surroundings. ╂[< French pluche, short for peluche (literally) hairy fabric… …

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  • 42tin´sel|like´ — tin|sel «TIHN suhl», noun, adjective, verb, seled, sel|ling or (especially British) selled, sel|ling. –n. 1. glittering copper, brass, or some other metal, in thin shee, strips, or threads. Tinsel is used to trim Christmas trees. 2. Figurative.… …

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  • 43toy´like´ — toy «toy», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. something for a child to play with; plaything. Dolls are toys; so are small wagons, colored rubber balls, and wooden building blocks. 2. Figurative. a thing that has little value or importance: »a toy, a… …

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  • 44Excelsior (wood wool) — Excelsior is a wood product made of fibers from the Aspen tree, used in packaging, cushioning, stuffing of stuffed animals, and for the cooling pads in home evaporative cooling systems known as swamp coolers.Excelsior, dyed green, makes an annual …

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  • 45Liker — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… …

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  • 46Likest — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… …

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  • 47woolly — wool|ly1 BrE wooly [ˈwuli] adj AmE 1.) made of or feeling like wool ▪ a woolly hat 2.) not showing clear thinking = ↑vague ▪ He gave a rather woolly argument. >woolliness n [U] woolly 2 …

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  • 48wooly — wool|y [ wuli ] adjective 1. ) made of or feeling like wool 2. ) confused and not clear …

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  • 49Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… …

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  • 50Textile — For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). Fabric redirects here. For other uses, see Fabric (disambiguation). Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan …

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