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cotton mills

cotton mills is the plural of cotton mill.

Meaning of cotton mill

Noun

cotton mill (plural cotton mills)

  1. A building housing spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from raw cotton.
    • Oldham is a typical Lancashire former mill town, with the town and its surrounding area once dominated by the cotton manufacturing industry. A number of the large cotton mills still stand in the area, although most are now either in use for other purposes, or stand empty and derelict.2019 October 23, Andy Coward, “New acclaim for Oldham Loop”, in Rail, page 58

Questions about cotton mills

What is cotton mills the plural of?
Cotton mills is the plural of cotton mill.

Words near cotton mills in the dictionary

  1. cotton gins
  2. cotton grass
  3. cotton lavender
  4. cotton mice
  5. cotton mill
  6. cotton mills
  7. cotton mouse
  8. cotton on
  9. cotton on to
  10. cotton onto
  11. cotton pad

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