Bradford system

proper noun

A traditional means of assessing the fineness of wool, by estimating how many 560-yard (512 m) hanks of single-strand yarn could be made by a good spinner from a pound (0.45 kg) of "top" (cleaned combed wool with the fibres all parallel).

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proper nounthe Bradford system
  1. A traditional means of assessing the fineness of wool, by estimating how many 560-yard (512 m) hanks of single-strand yarn could be made by a good spinner from a pound (0.45 kg) of "top" (cleaned combed wool with the fibres all parallel).
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