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| cloth |
material woven of spun threads of cotton, wool, nylon, or the like; fabric. [1/3 definitions] |
| corduroy |
a fabric, usu. cotton, with cords or cut pile woven in to form lengthwise ribs. [1/6 definitions] |
| crash2 |
a coarsely woven fabric made of irregular or rough yarn. |
| damask |
a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. [1/6 definitions] |
| dhurrie |
a flat Indian rug coarsely woven of cotton or wool. |
| dimity |
a sheer fabric, usu. of cotton, woven with a fine stripe or check of heavier thread. |
| doeskin |
any of several soft, smooth, closely woven fabrics such as wool flannel. [1/2 definitions] |
| dotted swiss |
a crisp cotton fabric with woven or embroidered dots, used for blouses and curtains. |
| double-knit |
a fabric, usu. synthetic, knit on a machine with two sets of needles so that, as the two single-knit fabrics are produced, they are also woven together to form a double thickness. [1/2 definitions] |
| dyed-in-the-wool |
dyed prior to being woven. [1/2 definitions] |
| faille |
a woven fabric with shallow, transverse ribbing, made of silk or other soft material. |
| fascinator |
a light scarf, usu. woven or crocheted, worn about a woman's head and neck. [1/2 definitions] |
| felt2 |
a non-woven fabric made of matted, compressed animal fibers, another matted fabric resembling it, or an article made of it. [1/6 definitions] |
| filling |
the threads of a fabric that have been woven horizontally by the movement of the shuttle. [1/4 definitions] |
| foulard |
a soft, thin, woven or twill fabric of silk, rayon, or cotton, usu. with a small print design. [1/2 definitions] |
| gaberdine |
a long, loose, coarsely woven coat worn by Jewish men in the Middle Ages. [1/2 definitions] |
| grosgrain |
a heavy material woven from silk or rayon and featuring crosswise or horizontal ribbing. [1/2 definitions] |
| hair |
cloth woven from the hair of an animal such as the llama, alpaca, or camel. [1/4 definitions] |
| haircloth |
a stiff fabric of animal hairs, esp. horsehair woven with cotton, and used for upholstery and interlining. |
| handwoven |
woven by hand, as a basket, or woven on a handloom. |
| Harris Tweed |
trademark for a hand-woven woolen tweed made in the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland. |
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