A Kind Of Jackets, Worn As An Outer Garment. The Emperor Jehangir Described It In His Memoirs As "a Coat They Wear Over A Qaba. Its Length Is From The Waist Down To Below The Thighs, And It Has No Sleeves. It Is Fastened In Fror4t With Buttons."

(1) A Fibrous Surface, Produced On A Fabric Or Felt, In Which Part Of The Fibre Is Raised From The Basic Structure., Note: Originally Nap And Pile Were Used Synonymously, But The Present Trend Of Using The Two Terms For Different Concepts Is To Be Encouraged As Providing A Means Of Differentiation And Avoidance Of Confusion. (2) A Local Variation, Used In The Flax-processing Industry, Of Nep. (3) In Raw Cotton, Matted Clumps Of Fibres Which Are Entangled More Loosely Than Those In Neps

Refers To The Color Of The Fiber As Found In Nature, I.e. Unbleached And Undyed. Linen And Linen Blends Are Often Sold In Their Natural Brown Color.

In The Process Of Drawing Synthetic Filaments Or Films, The Relatively Short Length Over Which A Reduction In Cross-sectional Area Occurs As A Result Of Stretching Beyond A Critical Value., Note: Commercial Drawing Processes For Man-made Fibres And Films Do Not Necessarily Involve The Formation Of A Neck.

Term Used From The 17th Century Until Ca. 1840 To Describe Either A Cravat, Stock, Kerchief Or Bandanna Worn Around The Neck.

A Method Of Making Lace By Buttonhole Stitches Using An Embroidery Needle And Thread On A Heavy Paper Base.

A Small Knot Of Entangled Fibres. (in The Case Of Cotton It Usually Comprises Dead Or Immature Cotton Hairs.)

A Yarn In Which The Incidence Of Nep Occurs At A Relatively High Level And So Constitutes A Fault., Note: Neppy Yarns Are Sometimes Used Purposely As Decoration.

Raw-silk Filaments Or Strands That Have Been Processed Into Yams By Twisting And Folding Or Both. Also Descriptive Of Fabrics Produced From Nett Silk.

Phormium Tenax - An Indigenous New Zealand Plant And The Fibre Obtained From Its Leaves Is Sometimes Called New Zealand Flax Or Hemp, Although Now Grown In Other Countries.

Worn In Bed Or In The 16th To 18th Centuries Informally Within The House. Those Worn By Men Were Often Exquisitely Embroidered.

A Lightweight, Smooth, Plain Weave, Open Mesh Fabric. It Is Usually Of Synthetic Fiber. Used For Evening Wear, Curtains, Lingerie.

The Line Or Area Of Contact Or Proximity Between Two Contiguous Surfaces That Move So As To Compress And/or Control The Velocity Of Textile Material Passed Between Them.

One Of A Pair Of Rollers Intended To Run With Their Cylindrical Surfaces In Contact Or Separated Yarn Or Other Textile Material., Note: The Two Rollers Are Intended To Have The Same Surface Speed And One Normally Drives Other By Frictional Contact.

In General, A Textile Structure Made Directly From Fibre Rather Than Yarn. Fabrics Are Normally Made From Extruded Continuous Filaments Or From Fibre Webs Or Batts Strengthened By Bonding Using Various Techniques: These Include Adhesive Bonding, Mechanical Interlocking By Needling Or Fluid Jet Entanglement, Thermal Bonding And Stitch Bonding., Note: Opinions Vary As To The Range Of Fabrics To Be Classified As Nonwoven. The Controversial Areas Are: (i) Wet-laid Fabrics, Containing Wood Pulp, In Which The Boundary With Paper Is Not Clear, (ii) Stitch-bonded Fabrics, Which Contain Some Yarn For Bonding Purposes; (iii) Needled Fabrics Containing Reinforcing Fabric.

Textile Fabric Composed Of A Web Or Batt Of Fibres Containing Heat-sensitive Material, Bonded By The Application Of Heat, With Or Without Pressure. The Heat-sensitive Materials May Be In The Form Of Fibres, Bicomponent Fibres Or Powders.

A General Term That Refers To A Fabric That Is Not Basic Or Common, I.e. One That Has Unusual Or Special Effects In The Yarn, Weave, Coloring Or Finishing.

A Plain Weave, Lightweight, Sheer Fabric Of High Quality Usually Found In Black Or White. May Be Made Of Wool Silk Cotton Or Synthetics. Named For It's Original Use By Religious Orders .

A Term Used To Describe Manufactured Fibres Containing At Least 85% Of A Long-chain Polymer Of 1,1-dichloroethene (vinylidene Dinitrile) Where The Vinylidene Dinitrile Content Is No Less Than Every Other Unit In The Polymer Chain.