cotton mill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton mill
First recorded in 1785–95
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It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Opened in the 1800s on the banks of the River Medlock, the building started life as a cotton mill, known as Medlock Mill.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Early one morning, she spoke to a weary cotton mill worker who explained that she and her husband worked opposite shifts to care for their mentally ill daughter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Young Henry then went to work in a cotton mill.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
Grandpa had sense enough to know the reason Hosie hadn’t graduated was that he worked a lot at the cotton mill and couldn’t get to school regular.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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