cotton mill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton mill
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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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
At 13, he worked in an Allegheny cotton mill, changing bobbins 6 days a week, 12 hours a day.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Three years later, when his father got a job at a cotton mill, his family moved, and in 1971 Thornton moved to the Washington area.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Over by the cotton mill, I would see men drawing a map in the street with a stick to show where they had bought some new land for cotton.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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