Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
crinoline — noun Etymology: French, from Italian crinolino, from crino horsehair (from Latin crinis hair) + lino flax, linen, from Latin linum more at crest Date: 1830 1. an open weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
buckram — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bukeram, from Anglo French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) Date: 15th century 1. a stiff finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Double cloth — Dove and Rose jacquard woven silk and wool double cloth furnishing textile, designed by William Morris in 1879.[1] Double cloth or double weave (also doublecloth, double cloth) is a kind of woven … Wikipedia
MA-1 bomber jacket — The MA 1 bomber jacket (also known as the MA 1 flight jacket) was first developed in the mid 1950s. The MA 1 and its predecessor, the B 15 Flight Jacket, were needed at that time because the emergence of the jet age created new requirements for… … Wikipedia
Gladys Carmagnola — Infobox artist bgcolour = silver name = Gladys Carmagnola de Medina imagesize = caption = Gladys Carmagnola birthname = birthdate = January 2 1939 location = Guarambaré, Paraguay deathdate = deathplace = nationality = Paraguayan field = Poet… … Wikipedia
Dref Friction Spinning — Friction Spinning or Dref Spinning is a textile technology that allows very heavy count yarns and technical core wrapped yarns to be manufactured. These are most commonly used in mop yarns, flame retardants and high tech fancy yarns such as… … Wikipedia
buckram — /buk reuhm/, n., v., buckramed, buckraming. n. 1. a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc. 2. stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality. v.t. 3. to strengthen with buckram. 4. Archaic. to give a false appearance of… … Universalium
haircloth — /hair klawth , kloth /, n. cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc. Also called cilice. [1490 1500; HAIR + CLOTH] * * * … Universalium
clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called apparel and allied industries, garment industries, or soft goods industries, factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… … Universalium
buckram — buck•ram [[t]ˈbʌk rəm[/t]] n. 1) tex a stiffly sized fabric of cotton, linen, hemp, hair, or the like, used for interlinings, book bindings, etc 2) stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality 3) tex to strengthen with buckram 4) archaic … From formal English to slang
