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| Kairi | A Green Mango. |
| Kairi Buti |
A Floral Motif In Indian Textile Design, Based On
The Form Of A Green Mango With A Light Curve At The Tip. |
| Kalabatton | Silver-gilt Thread, Used In
Embroidery. |
| Kalgha | A Popular Motif In Indian Textile
Design, Broadly Cypress-shaped And Curving To One Sides At The Top;
Crest. |
| Kali | Gore Wedge-shaped, Triangular Piece
Of Cloth. |
| Kalidar Ghagra | Ghaghra (q.v.) Made Up Of Many Gored
Pieces And Thus Flared In Early Sanskrit Literature. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kapadu | Cloth Used To Cover The Breasts. In
Rajasthan And Gujarat A Simple Choli-blouse Is Sometimes Referred To By
This Name. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kasnis | Tie-cords Or Strings Used For
Tightening. |
| Katoris | Cups; The Word Is Used To Describe
Breast-cups As In A Choli (q.v.) Or Angia (q.v.). |
| Keba | See Cocoon Stripping |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kersey | A Fulled, Woven Fabric, Generally Of
Wool Or A Wool Blend, With A Fine Lustrous Nap. Used For Overcoats. |
| Kibisu | See Frisons |
| Kilotex | A Unit Of The Tex System. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Knit | To Form A Fabric By The Intermeshing
Of Loops Of Yarn. |
| Knitwear | A Term Applied In The Generic Sense
To All Knitted Outer Garments Except Stockings And Socks. |
| Kodel | A Brand Of Polyester, Trademark Of
The Eastman Chemical Company. |
| 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. |
| 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.). |
| 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. |
| 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.' |
| Kv, Kw Values | Measures Of The Filterability Of
Viscose Expressed In Terms Of Either Volume, Kv Or Weight, Kw. |