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French system

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noun

  1. a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.


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Under the French system, the president traditionally appoints a prime minister who is able to command a majority in the National Assembly.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

Adapting from the centralised French system to Germany’s federal setup was just the first among many obstacles that tested the flexibility of the platform.

From BBC May 30, 2024

“I had given up on the French system completely,” she said in a telephone interview.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2020

The French system, meanwhile, is already covering 8 million people — a third of the country’s private sector workers.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2020

The French system of intensive cultivation as practised on hot beds of manure round Paris is practically unknown at present.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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