Halching. The entanglement of the coils of yarn at a cop nose.
Hank. A length of 840 yards of yarn.
Lap. A rolled fleece of cotton.
Lea. One seventh of a complete hank.
Lead. The excess of the revolution of a bobbin, flyer, or traveller over each other.
Licking. The adhesion of cotton fibres to any surface.
Lift. The extent of the traverse of a guide eye or bobbin.
Motes. Fragments of broken seed or leaf.
Neps. Small knots or tangles of fibres.
Nose. The extreme upper point of a cop.