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FABRIC |
Woven cloth |
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WEB |
A whole piece of linen cloth as woven. |
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SILK |
Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named
material. |
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KERSEY |
A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from
wool of long staple. |
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SELVEDGE |
The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to
prevent raveling. |
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TWO-PLY |
Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two
sets of warp thread and two of weft. |
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BLANCARD |
A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of
which is partly blanches before it is woven. |
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MARBRINUS |
A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble;
-- much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. |
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CANVAS |
A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for
working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted work. |
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LIST |
A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth,
particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a
strip of cloth; a fillet. |
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CHECK |
A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten
of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth
having such a figure. |
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TOWELING |
Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long
pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel
lengths with borders, etc. |
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GINGHAM |
A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or
checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished
from printed cotton or prints. |
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CLOTH |
A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as
in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen,
adapted to be... |
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TINSEL |
... especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven
into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or
... |
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BEAM |
...ch weavers
wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is
rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the ot... |