weaving industry; textile industry

engagement in something

be engaged in, pursue, follow

many years

(used with negatives) for a long time

many years / a long lifespan

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

work, task, business: the job at hand / profession, business, trade: what one does to earn a living / studies, scholarship (the act of being a scholar), the arts