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What is "Sea Island Cotton" - Definition & Explanation
Last Updated on: 04-Jan-2023 (1 year, 4 months, 12 days ago)
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Sea Island Cotton
A cotton with especially long silky fiber. The very finest and most expensive cotton, in very limited supply, with a fiber length greater than 1 1/2".
Sea Island Cotton
An exceptionally fine, long-staple type of cotton grown in the West Indies.

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