Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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overcut

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A staple fiber that is longer than nominal length. Usually, the length is a multiple of 2, 3, or more times the nominal length. An overcut is caused by the failure of filaments to be cut to the ...

overspraying

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term sometimes used to describe the application, by spraying, of a fiber lubricant to staple fibers during opening and blending.

ortho

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A chemical prefix, usually abbreviated o, signifying that two substituents appear in adjacent positions on a benzene ring.

A coarse cotton or polyester/cotton fabric, often partly of waste fiber, in a plain weave, medium to heavy in weight, that looks like crash. Unbleached osnaburg is used for grain and cement sacks, ...

ottoman

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Heavy, large, filling rib yarns, often of cotton, wool, or waste yarn, covered in their entirety by silk or manufactured fiber warp yarns, characterized this fabric used for women’s wear and coats.