Lexicographical Neighbors of Twofolds
Literary usage of Twofolds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cotton Spinning by Thomas Thornley (1907)
"A. The twiner is very largely used for the doubling and twisting together of
twofolds, and occasionally for higher doublings. This machine is to all intents ..."
2. The Natural and Civil History of Vermont by Samuel Williams (1809)
"After ranking abatement upon this list of £".1116 8 Ofor the twofolds, a tax was
voted of two pence half penny, upon the pound ; amounting to£*.3371 14 0. ..."
3. The Structure of the Cotton Fibre in Its Relation to Technical Applications by Frederic Hungerford Bowman (1908)
"... qualities were all produced from the same roving and cotton as the 2/50-s,
mid the Egyptian twofolds from the same rovings and cotton as the 2/90's. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Oordoo and English by Joseph T. Thompson (1838)
"... vn To hold out a flag of truce, to offer to surrender (a fort). Dop'irta, adj.
Double, of twofolds. ..."
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