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| Nadiri |
A Kind Of
Jackets, Worn As An Outer Garment. The Emperor Jehangir Described It
In His Memoirs As "a Coat They Wear Over A Qaba. Its Length Is
From The Waist Down To Below The Thighs, And It Has No Sleeves. It
Is Fastened In Fror4t With Buttons."
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| Nainsook |
A Fine, Light,
Plain-woven Cotton Fabric With A Soft Finish.
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| Nainsook |
A Lightweight,
Plain Weave Cotton Fabric . Used For Lingerie, Baby Clothes.
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| Name |
Glossary
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| Nap |
(1) A Fibrous
Surface, Produced On A Fabric Or Felt, In Which Part Of The Fibre Is
Raised From The Basic Structure., Note: Originally Nap And Pile Were
Used Synonymously, But The Present Trend Of Using The Two Terms For
Different Concepts Is To Be Encouraged As Providing A Means Of
Differentiation And Avoidance Of Confusion. (2) A Local Variation,
Used In The Flax-processing Industry, Of Nep. (3) In Raw Cotton,
Matted Clumps Of Fibres Which Are Entangled More Loosely Than Those
In Neps
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| Napped |
See Brushed/
Napped.
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| Naqsha |
Pattern;
Scheme.
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| Nastaliq |
One Of The Many
Scripts In Which Persian Characters Can Be Written.
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| Natio |
A Kind Of Cap
Popular In Gujarat And Rajasthan. It Consists Generally Of A Woven
Piece And Headband, With A Long Flap, Which Hangs At The Back To
Cover The Neck.
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| Natural |
Refers To The
Color Of The Fiber As Found In Nature, I.e. Unbleached And Undyed.
Linen And Linen Blends Are Often Sold In Their Natural Brown Color.
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| Natural &
Color |
Refers To Yarn
Dye Fabrics Which Combine Natural Yarns And Colored Yarns In The
Design.
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Natural And
Overprint
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Refers To
Printing Done On A Natural Ground. |
| Natural
Flax |
Scutched Flax
Produced From Deseeded Straw Without Any Intermediate Treatment Such
As Retting.
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| Nautical |
Refers To
Motifs With A Nautical Or Maritime Theme.
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| Navel |
In Rotor
Spinning A Device, Aligned On The Axis Of The Rotor, Through Which
The Yarn Is Withdrawn.
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| Neck |
In The Process
Of Drawing Synthetic Filaments Or Films, The Relatively Short Length
Over Which A Reduction In Cross-sectional Area Occurs As A Result Of
Stretching Beyond A Critical Value., Note: Commercial Drawing
Processes For Man-made Fibres And Films Do Not Necessarily Involve
The Formation Of A Neck.
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| Neckcloth |
Term Used From
The 17th Century Until Ca. 1840 To Describe Either A Cravat, Stock,
Kerchief Or Bandanna Worn Around The Neck.
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Necking
(synthetic Fibres)
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The Sudden
Reduction In Diameter That May Occur When An Undrawn Filament Is
Stretched. |
| Needled |
A Type Of
Nonwoven In Which The Fibers Are Entangled And Mechanically Bonded
By Needle Punching.
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| Needlepoint
Lace |
A Method Of
Making Lace By Buttonhole Stitches Using An Embroidery Needle And
Thread On A Heavy Paper Base.
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| Negligée
Cap |
18th Century
Term For A Cap Worn Within The House And Also Informally.
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| Nep |
A Small Knot Of
Entangled Fibres. (in The Case Of Cotton It Usually Comprises Dead
Or Immature Cotton Hairs.)
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| Nep |
Small Knots Of
Fiber Embedded In The Yarn. May Be Intentional Or Unintentional.
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| Neppy Yarn. |
A Yarn In Which
The Incidence Of Nep Occurs At A Relatively High Level And So
Constitutes A Fault., Note: Neppy Yarns Are Sometimes Used Purposely
As Decoration.
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| Nett Silk |
Raw-silk
Filaments Or Strands That Have Been Processed Into Yams By Twisting
And Folding Or Both. Also Descriptive Of Fabrics Produced From Nett
Silk.
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Neutral-dyeing
Acid Dye
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An Acid Dye
That From A Neutral Bath Has Useful Substantivity For Wool, Silk Or
Polyamide. |
| New Zealand
Flax |
Phormium Tenax
- An Indigenous New Zealand Plant And The Fibre Obtained From Its
Leaves Is Sometimes Called New Zealand Flax Or Hemp, Although Now
Grown In Other Countries.
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| Nightcap |
Worn In Bed Or
In The 16th To 18th Centuries Informally Within The House. Those
Worn By Men Were Often Exquisitely Embroidered.
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| Nimainimatana |
A Kind Of
Tunic, A Modified Version Of The Kurta (q.v.), Generally Made Of
Fine Material.
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| Ninon |
A Lightweight,
Smooth, Plain Weave, Open Mesh Fabric. It Is Usually Of Synthetic
Fiber. Used For Evening Wear, Curtains, Lingerie.
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| Nip |
The Line Or
Area Of Contact Or Proximity Between Two Contiguous Surfaces That
Move So As To Compress And/or Control The Velocity Of Textile
Material Passed Between Them.
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| Nip Roller |
One Of A Pair
Of Rollers Intended To Run With Their Cylindrical Surfaces In
Contact Or Separated Yarn Or Other Textile Material., Note: The Two
Rollers Are Intended To Have The Same Surface Speed And One Normally
Drives Other By Frictional Contact.
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| No Wale
Corduroy |
A Corduroy With
A Short All Over Cut Pile And Thus No Visible Wale.
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| Noil (wool) |
The Shorter
Fibres Separated From The Longer Fibres In Combing.
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| Noil;
Bourette (silk) |
The Fibres
Extracted During Silk Dressing Or That Are Too Short For Producing
Spun Silk. These Fibres Usually Spun On The Condenser System To
Produce What Are Known As Silk Noil Yarns.
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| Non-ionic
Dye |
A Dye That Does
Not Dissociate Electrolytically In Aqueous Solution.
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| Nonwoven
Fabric |
In General, A
Textile Structure Made Directly From Fibre Rather Than Yarn. Fabrics
Are Normally Made From Extruded Continuous Filaments Or From Fibre
Webs Or Batts Strengthened By Bonding Using Various Techniques:
These Include Adhesive Bonding, Mechanical Interlocking By Needling
Or Fluid Jet Entanglement, Thermal Bonding And Stitch Bonding.,
Note: Opinions Vary As To The Range Of Fabrics To Be Classified As
Nonwoven. The Controversial Areas Are: (i) Wet-laid Fabrics,
Containing Wood Pulp, In Which The Boundary With Paper Is Not Clear,
(ii) Stitch-bonded Fabrics, Which Contain Some Yarn For Bonding
Purposes; (iii) Needled Fabrics Containing Reinforcing Fabric.
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| Nonwoven
Fabric Thermally-bonded |
Textile Fabric
Composed Of A Web Or Batt Of Fibres Containing Heat-sensitive
Material, Bonded By The Application Of Heat, With Or Without
Pressure. The Heat-sensitive Materials May Be In The Form Of Fibres,
Bicomponent Fibres Or Powders.
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| Nottingham
Lace |
A Wide Machine
Made Lace. Originally Made In Nottingham England.
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| Novelty |
A General Term
That Refers To A Fabric That Is Not Basic Or Common, I.e. One That
Has Unusual Or Special Effects In The Yarn, Weave, Coloring Or
Finishing.
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| Number Of
Yarn |
See Count
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| Nun's
Veiling |
A Plain Weave,
Lightweight, Sheer Fabric Of High Quality Usually Found In Black Or
White. May Be Made Of Wool Silk Cotton Or Synthetics. Named For It's
Original Use By Religious Orders .
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Nylon
(synthetic Fibre) (generic Name)
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See Polyamide
(synthetic Fibre) |
| Nytril
(fibre) (US) |
A Term Used To
Describe Manufactured Fibres Containing At Least 85% Of A Long-chain
Polymer Of 1,1-dichloroethene (vinylidene Dinitrile) Where The
Vinylidene Dinitrile Content Is No Less Than Every Other Unit In The
Polymer Chain.
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