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Textiles
Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.
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cover
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. The degree of evenness of thread spacing. 2. The degree to which underlying structure is concealed by the surface material, as in carpets, the degree to which pile covers ...
clarity
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. In general, the optical property of being clear. 2. In acetate manufacture, a measure of the appearance of dope solutions, indicating the quality of the acetylation mixture. ...
curing
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. In finishing fabrics, the process by which resins or plastics are set in or on textile materials, usually by heating. 2. In rubber processing, vulcanization. It is ...
cylinder
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. In carding, a large cast iron shell, with an outer diameter of 40 to 45 inches, completely covered with card clothing on the surface. The shell is mounted rigidly on a shaft ...
cut staple
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. An inferior cotton fiber that was accidentally cut because it was too damp during ginning. 2. A term sometimes used to denote staple of manufactured fibers.
convolution
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. An irregular spiral or twisted condition characteristic of mature cotton fiber. It is visible under a microscopic. The finer fibers are generally more twisted than the coarser ...
composite
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
1. An article or substance of two or more constituents, generally, with reinforcing elements dispersed in a matrix or continuous phase. 2. Hard or soft constructions in which the ...
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