BS 984:1990

Dry - A term used to describe an item with has little or no water present

Dry - A term used in wine making to describe the lack of sugar (sweetness)

knitting - A method for turning thread or yarn into cloth using a series of loops called stitches.

weight - A measure of the force applied on an object by gravity. Measured metric in grams and kilos or imperial in lbs and oz

Weight - a measurement of how heavy an object appears due to the pull of gravity. For example the weight of an object on planet earth will be different to the weight of the object on the moon

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