This page gathers the 442 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Textiles”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 5: from “dobby” to “leakguard”.
- dobby noun A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
- doff verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- dome noun A press stud or snap fastener.
- double knitting noun A form of knitting in which two fabrics (connected or not) are knitted simultaneously with two yarns on one pair of needles.
- double-pointed needle noun a knitting needle with points at both ends; used in sets of four or five to knit narrower tubes than possible with a circular needle
- drape noun The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- drawboy noun A boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
- dress noun An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the…
- drop noun Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- dropbox noun An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom.
- ear noun The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
- ease noun Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
- end noun A single warp thread.
- entrelac noun A knitting technique used to create a textured diamond pattern, comprising interconnected squares on two different orientations.
- eor adv Every other row; every other round.
- everlasting noun Synonym of lasting (“(uncountable) a durable, plain, woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes…
- extra extra extra large adj That is extra extra extra large (the manufactured size).
- extra extra extra small adj That is extra extra extra small (the manufactured size).
- extra extra large adj That is extra extra large (the manufactured size).
- extra extra small adj That is extra extra small (the manufactured size).
- extra large adj That is extra large (the manufactured size).
- extra small adj That is extra small (the manufactured size).
- eyelash yarn noun A type of novelty yarn consisting of a thread base, with several long strands spaced at even intervals that jut out at an angle from the…
- facing noun Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
- Fair Isle noun A traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours.
- feed dog noun On a sewing machine, the toothed mechanism that uses a forward, down, back, and up motion against the presser foot to advance the fabric…
- fell verb To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
- felled seam noun A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which…
- fiber noun A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.
- filament noun A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
- fill noun The weft yarn.
- finger shield noun A thimble.
- fitting noun An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
- flank noun Either of the two pockets located on the seat of a pair of pants.
- flatlock noun A style of stitching that creates a seam where the seam allowance lies flat to the garment instead of hanging loose from it.
- fleeceware noun Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated.
- float noun A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- flotation collar noun A shirt collar construction method where the interlining is cut to match the collar shape and stitched around the edges to shirt fabric.
- flounce noun A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
- flouncy adj Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and…
- flutter noun The flow and feel of a garment or outfit, particularly a woman's dress or gown, which moves or appears likely to move in a graceful and…
- fly noun A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
- foot noun The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
- formal noun An evening gown.
- French cut adj Designed to reveal the thigh, usually of women's underpants.
- French seam noun A seam that is sewn by first stitching with wrong sides together, then stitching with right sides together so that the unfinished edges are…
- frogging noun The act of intentionally unravelling part of a work.
- full-length adj Covering the full height of the body.
- fully fashioned adj Of knitwear: shaped during the knitting process by increasing or decreasing the number of wales.
- garter stitch noun the most basic form of welting, produced in the round by knitting and purling alternate rows, or in the flat by knitting (or purling) every…
- gather verb To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
- gatherer noun An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
- gauge noun The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
- gauging noun A shirring.
- gimp verb Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping…
- gimped adj Adorned with gimp (decorative trim); edged or embroidered.
- godet noun A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to lengthen the free edge, and to make a garment roomier and to add a wavy…
- goring noun A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.
- grade verb To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned…
- greige adj Of clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
- griff noun An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
- half-mast noun An unfashionably short length of a pair of trousers.
- handle noun The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- harness noun The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised…
- hat noun A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and…
- heading noun The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
- heald noun Heddle.
- heather noun The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
- heathered adj Having flecks produced by interwoven yarns of mixed colours.
- heck noun An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
- heckle verb To prepare (flax) for spinning, using special combs called hackles.
- Hedebo noun Any of various forms of whitework embroidery that originated in the heathland region of Zealand, Denmark, in the 1760s.
- helmet noun A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- hem noun The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
- herringbone noun Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
- hi-vis adj High-visibility.
- high-visibility adj Made of a reflective or fluorescent material that can be easily seen.
- hiplet noun A type of pantyhose with a waistband above the hip.
- honeycomb quilt noun A quilt made of many hexagonal pieces of fabric to create a design based on the structure of a bee's honeycomb.
- Hong Kong finish noun A technique for finishing a seam where the raw edges of the fabric are bound with another fabric, usually with bias tape or silk; a bound…
- in the round prep_phrase Done with circular needles, so as to create tubes of fabric.
- increase noun The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
- increasing noun An increase.
- intarsia noun A knitted design resembling a mosaic.
- Italian noun Ellipsis of Italian cloth.
- jigger noun A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
- jigman noun One who dyes cloth with a jigger.
- k noun Abbreviation of knit.
- Kitchener stitch noun A common method for the grafting of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in an end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
- knife pleat noun A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat…
- knit cap noun A soft, head-hugging cap usually without a specified front or back, barring those with designs or logos
- knockoff noun A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
- knop noun A tuft or overthickened bunch of looped or twisted yarn
- l adj Initialism of large (of the manufactured size).
- large adj That is large (the manufactured size).
- lasting noun In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes.
- lathe noun The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft.
- lavaliere noun A pussy bow.
- lazy Kate noun In spinning, a device used to hold one or more spools or bobbins in place while the yarn on them is manipulated.
- leakguard noun On a diaper or menstrual pad, a tight barrier around the legs, usually a gusset made from firm waterproof or stay-dry materials, that…