Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long chain aromatic polymer having recurrent imidazole groups as an integral part of the polymer chain. (FTC definition). The polymer ...

polyamide

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A synthetic polymer and the fibers made from it in which the simple chemical compounds used for its production are linked together by amide linkages (-NH-CO-).

plying

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Twisting together two or more singles yarns or ply yarns to form, respectively, ply yarn or cord.

Plyfil®

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A proprietary system of making two-fold long-and-short staple yarns by using ultra¬high drafting. The slightly twisted ends produced are not useable yarns but are well suited for subsequent ...

pirn barré

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A fabric defect consisting of crosswise bars caused by unequal shrinkage of the filling yarn from different points on the original yarn package.

pitch

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In pile floor covering, the average number of pile ends per inch in the fillingwise direction.

plain weave

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

One of the three fundamental weaves: plain, satin, and twill. Each filling yarn passes successively over and under each warp yarn, alternating each row.