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Meaning of Bradford system | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A traditional means of assessing the fineness of wool, by estimating how many 560-yard (512 m) hanks of single-strand yarn could be made by a good spinner from a pound (0.45 kg) of "top" (cleaned combed wool with the fibres all parallel).

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Bradford West Gwillimbury Bradford-on-Avon Bradford-on-Tone Bradford's law Bradfordian Bradham

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