Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Napping

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A finishing process that raises the surface fibres of a fabric by means of passage over rapidly revolving cylinders covered with metal points or teasel burrs. Outing, flannel, and wool broadcloth ...

Naphthalene

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A solid aromatic hydrocarbon (C 10 H 8 ) derived from coal tar. Naphthalene is used as moth flakes and as the basis of certain dye components.

Any single filament of a manufactured fiber, usually of a denier higher than 14. Instead of a group of filaments being extruded through a spinneret to form a yarn, monofilaments generally are spun ...

Monk’s cloth

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A rough, substantial, rather bulky fabric made of very coarse yarn in a 4¬and-4 or similar basket-weave construction.

Moleskin

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A heavy sateen-weave fabric made with heavy, soft-spun filling yarns. The fabric is sheared and napped to produce a suede effect.

Moisture-free weight

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. The constant weight of a specimen obtained by drying at a temperature of 105°C in a current of desiccated air. 2. The weight of a dry substance calculated from an independent determination of ...

Moiré

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A wavy or watered effect on a textile fabric, especially a corded fabric of silk, rayon, or one of the manufactured fibers. Moiré is produced by passing the fabric between engraved cylinders which ...