Short Fibers Combed From Long Ones Crossword Clue

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	noun • A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer.
	50%	3		Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
	noun • an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
	37%	6		Often made from combed cotton fibers
	noun • a cotton fabric with a satiny finish

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New York Times05 Oct 1992	Down 24
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1	Fibers combed from wool New York Times - 18 Apr 1981	New York Times / 18 Apr 1981
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3	Often made from combed cotton fibers
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5	Short fibres or knots combed out of wool/silk staple before spinning Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 13 May 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 13 May 2023
6	Short textile fibers New York Times - 08 Mar 1987	New York Times / 08 Mar 1987
7	Yarn that has been combed to align the fibers