Textiles

Textiles

Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.

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glacé

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A lustrous, glossy effect imparted to fabrics by finishing.

glass fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is glass (FTC definition). In the continuous filament process, glass marbles are melted in an electric furnace and the ...

grosgrain

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A heavy fabric with prominent ribs, grosgrain has a dressy appearance and is used in ribbons, vestments, and ceremonial cloths.

gripper looms

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Shuttleless looms. These looms employ a projectile with a jaw that grips the end of the filling yarn during the insertion of the pick.

geogrid

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Manufactured polymer constructions characterized by large openings made by one of the following methods: (1) coating woven or knit products to form a grid; (2) welding oriented ...

geomembrane protection fabrics

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fabric systems used in the construction of landfills to protect the membrane liner from puncture and installation damage. The fabric may be installed on one or both sides of the ...