Short-staple cotton differed from the long-staple variety in two ways: 1. It's bolls contained seeds that were much more difficult to extract by hand 2. It could be grown almost anywhere south of Virginia and Kentucky--the main requirement was a guarantee of two hundred frost-free days. Long-staple cotton requires a more semitropical area such as on the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia.
Staple fibers are short fibers, typically measuring a few inches in length, and are commonly used in the production of spun yarns. They provide a softer, bulkier texture and are often made from materials like cotton or wool. In contrast, filament fibers are long, continuous strands, often produced from synthetic materials like polyester or nylon. Filament fibers create smoother, stronger fabrics and are typically used in applications where durability and a sleek appearance are important.
Depending on context the meanings of both are complex. However, as a generality (for this answer):-Short is a comparative term in respect to the dimension "length" - a short time, a short person, shorts (i.e. short trousers).Small is a comparative term in respect to "volume" - a small portion, a small animal, a small difference.
general idea is more like a short synopsis or paraphrase. when theme refers to what the peice portrays
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There is a somewhat subtle difference in meaning between the two words in that the thing that is "readily" available for instance, is not necessarily "easily" attainable. That is, there might be plenty of things available, but difficult to attain, whereas something which is easily attainable might be in short supply, but not hard to get at. Knowledge, for instance, is readily available, but not always easily come by.
Long-staple cotton is for better-quality fabrics. Short-staple cotton is for cheap garments, sheets, blankets and a mass of other goods for which there was a limtless market in 1861. The South was growing short-staple cotton.
smooth cotton and rough cotton Long staple & short staple
Going back to the 1700's--Short-staple cotton differed from the long-staple variety in two important ways: 1. It's bolls contained seeds that were much more difficult to extract by hand and 2. it could be grown almost anywhere south of Virginia and Kentucky- the main requirement was a guarantee of two hundred frost-free days.
cotton gin
It is suitable for mass-produced items like blankets.
1793
The ability to produce short-staple cotton Virginia, but removing seeds from the cotton bolls was so labor intensive that growing short-staple cotton was only marginally profitable. That situation changed after Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. With the seed extraction problem solved, short-staple cotton became the South's major industry. Cotton became king.
cotton gin
The cotton-gin. A simple device for separating the seed from the lint. It enormously speeded the production of short-staple cotton.
The cotton gin made it profitable to grow short staple cotton across the South. Previously, it had only been profitable to grow long staple cotton on the seal islands.
A staple fibre is a short fibre A filament fibre is a long fibre it has nothing to do with being man made or natural
In American history, it is a new product that overshadowed all else (Tobacco, sugar, rice, long-staple cotton) economies when the all else economies decline around 1820's. A heartier and coarser strain of cotton that could grow successfully in a variety of climates and soils, short-staple cotton was harder to process than long-staple variety because its seeds were diff. to remove from the fiber.