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| Kairi |
A Green Mango.
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| Kairi Buti |
A Floral Motif In Indian Textile Design, Based
On The Form Of A Green Mango With A Light Curve At The Tip.
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| Kalabatton |
Silver-gilt
Thread, Used In Embroidery.
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| Kalgha |
A Popular Motif
In Indian Textile Design, Broadly Cypress-shaped And Curving To One
Sides At The Top; Crest.
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| Kali |
Gore
Wedge-shaped, Triangular Piece Of Cloth.
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| Kalidar
Ghagra |
Ghaghra (q.v.)
Made Up Of Many Gored Pieces And Thus Flared In Early Sanskrit
Literature.
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| Kanjari |
Blouse Like
Garment, Worn A Little Long In Front And Generally Backless, Held
Together With Tie-cords, With No Shaped Parts Like Cups. From
Sanskrit Kanchuki.
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| Kantop |
Literally,
't0pi, Worn Around The Ears'. This Kind Of Cap Covers The Ears And
The Back Of The Neck To Protect These Parts From Excessive Heat And
Cold.
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| Kapadu |
Cloth Used To
Cover The Breasts. In Rajasthan And Gujarat A Simple Choli-blouse Is
Sometimes Referred To By This Name.
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| Kapok |
A Unicellular
Seed Hair Obtained From The Fruit Pods Of The Kapok Tree Eriodendron
Anfractuosum ( Formerly Known As Ceiba Pentranda)., Note. The Fibre
Is Also Called Ceba, Ceiba, Java Cotton Silk Cotton, Silk Floss Etc.
Indian Kapok Comes From Bombax Malabaricum.
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| Karchobi
Work |
Work Similar To
Zardozi (q.v.) In Which Gold Or Silver Metal Threads Are Sewn On To
Satin Or Velvet With Metallic Threads To Yield The Effect Of True
Embroidery.
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| Kasnis |
Tie-cords Or
Strings Used For Tightening.
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| Katoris |
Cups; The Word
Is Used To Describe Breast-cups As In A Choli (q.v.) Or Angia
(q.v.).
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| Keba |
See Cocoon
Stripping
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| Kemp |
A Coarse Animal
Fibre With A Wide Lattice-type Medulla That Is Shed From The Skin At
Least Once A Year; It Is Often Shorter Than Other Fibres Of The
Fleece, Has A Long Tapering Tip, And, When Completely Shed, Tapers
Sharply Towards The Root End.
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| Kenaf |
The Fibre
Obtained From The Bast Layer Of The Plant Hibiscus Cannabinus., Note
1.. Kenaf Is Commonly Known As Mesta In India., Note2: Being Similar
To Jute In Many Of Its Properties, Kenaf Is Used Either As An
Alternative To, Or In Admixture With, Jute.
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| Kersey |
A Fulled, Woven
Fabric, Generally Of Wool Or A Wool Blend, With A Fine Lustrous Nap.
Used For Overcoats.
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| Kibisu |
See Frisons
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| Kilotex |
A Unit Of The
Tex System.
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| Kimkhab |
Silk Fabric
Brocaded With Silver And Gold. The Metal Thread Used For Brocading
Is Made From A Fine Strand Of Flattened Metal Wound Over A Core Of
Silk, Using Yellow Silk Under Gold, And White Silk Under Silver.
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| Kneeing |
An Unstable
Condition Arising In Melt-spinning Wherein The Extrudate Forms An
Inflexion On Leaving The Spinneret Instead Of Drawing Down Directly
From The Orifice. The Molten Filament Thus Has A Knee-like Shape
Just Below The Orifice.
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| Knit |
To Form A
Fabric By The Intermeshing Of Loops Of Yarn.
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| Knitwear |
A Term Applied
In The Generic Sense To All Knitted Outer Garments Except Stockings
And Socks.
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| Kodel |
A Brand Of
Polyester, Trademark Of The Eastman Chemical Company.
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| Kontush,
Later Contouche |
Generously Cut
Caftan-shaped Mantle Worn In Poland. The Term Passed To Germany And
The Nordic Countries Where It Referred To Women's Gowns, Robes
Volantes Or Gowns À La Francaise Worn In The 18th Century.
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| Kurdi |
A Jacket Or
Coat Meant For Outerwear. The Garment Popular Under This Name In
Persia Was Known In India As A Nadiji (q.v.).
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| Kurta |
Variously
Described In The Dictionaries As "a Tunic, Waist Coat, Jacket,
Shirt", The Kurta Became Popular In The 18th And 19th Centuries
Essentially As A Slightly Loose-fitting Garment For Outer Wear,
Often With A Round Neck, Of Knee-length Or Even Longer, With
Side-slits At The Hem And Generally Flared Skirt. It Acquired Great
Elegance As A Garment In Centers Like Lucknow And Hyderabad.
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| Kurti |
A Shirt-like
Garment, With Most Of The Features Of A Kurta (q.v.), But Often Worn
A Little Shorter. When Worn By Women, It Is Defined As 'a Short
Bodice Reaching To The Hips, With Very Short, If Any, Sleeves, Open
Under The Throat.'
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| Kv, Kw
Values |
Measures Of The
Filterability Of Viscose Expressed In Terms Of Either Volume, Kv Or
Weight, Kw.
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