Cotton Yarn Gasser 1) A person who worked in the "gas-room" where raw cotton was de-fumigated 2) A person who applied gas to finished cotton threads to smooth them Coucher

Cotton Yarn Gasser: de-fumigated raw cotton prior to use in the textile industry. Raw cotton from India was fumigated with methyl bromide to preserve it from pests. Cotyler: alternate spelling …

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maker of a part of a spinning machine by which the yarn is guided to the reels. HOTPRESSER. worker in paper or textile industries where product was pressed between glazed boards and …

a gasser (yarn) q.v. specially engaged in burning off surface hairs of worsted yarns in a gas flame (genapping). gofferer, gopherer, gophering hand passes lace, frilling, or other material through …

Galloon is used in the trim of military and police uniforms, ecclesiastical dress, and as trim on textiles, drapery, and upholstery. Overseer / foreman - from mid 18c. Made gas by heating …

winds yarn from big spools on to warper's beam, in readiness for yam dresser q.v.; places spools in upright frame, or bank; guides yarns through a series of reeds, or combs, which keep them …

Gasser: See Cotton Yarn Gasser: UK Occupation: gästgivare: innkeeper: Swedish: Gastric ulcer: A break or tear in the tissue lining the stomach: Scot.Dise 1855: Gastritis: Chronic or acute …

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