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A selection of nouns from the Textile industry, with special focus on borrowed words, extracted by @Documentalista from OED
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The List
AGLETA tag attached to the end of a lace, originally of metal and now also of plastic, intended primarily to make it easier to thread through the eyelet holes, but also developed as an ornament.ARRASA hanging screen of this material formerly placedā¦ARROWstitch: In needlework, crochet, etc.) any of various stitches used to form a series or pattern of arrow shapes or chevronsATLASA silk-satin manufactured in the East.BAIZEA curtain, table-cover, etc. of baize.BATIKThe Javanese art and method (introduced intoā¦BILLYA term applied to various machines⦠= billy-goatā¦BOTEHA motif in the shape of a curved droplet, used inā¦BRAKEA toothed instrument for braking flax or hemp.BRAWLāA blue and white striped cloth manufactured inā¦BREDEAnything plaited, entwined, or interwoven; aā¦BRIDEIn plural. Delicate threads connecting the patterns in certain kinds of lace.BROAD CLOTHIn early use: any woollen cloth woven in strips of double width ⦠more generally, a densely woven woollen cloth of high quality.CAFFAA rich silk cloth, apparently similar to damaskā¦CARDEA type of fabric (probably linen or muslin) used for canopies, curtains, linings, etc.CHINEA fabric, esp. a silk, whose pattern is createdā¦CHINOA cotton twill cloth, usually khaki in colourā¦CLOTHA name given, in the most general sense, to everyā¦CLOTH (of) GOLDs GOLDYa tissue consisting of threads, wires or strips of gold, generally interwoven with silk or wool; also applied to gilded cloth; cloth of silver, a cloth similarly woven with silver.CRAPEAny of various light, thin fabrics, often havingā¦CRASHA coarse kind of linen, used for towels, etc.CREPEAny of various light, thin fabrics, often havingā¦CRESTSome kind of linen cloth.DENIMA name originally given to a kind of serge; nowā¦FIBROChiefly with capital initial. A brand name for: aā¦FILETA ribbon, string, or narrow band of any material used for binding the hair, or worn round the head to keep the headdress in position, or simply for ornament.FITCHIn basket-making, a kind of plait in which twoā¦FLEURIn names of artificial silk materials, as fleur de chine, fleur de soie (also fleursoie).FLOCKplural. A material consisting of the coarse tuftsā¦FLOSSThe rough silk which envelops the cocoon of theā¦FOULEA type of light pressed woollen fabric; (hence)ā¦FUGALA centrifugal machine for drying wool.GAUZEA very thin, transparent fabric of silk, linenā¦GIMPSSilk, worsted, or cotton twist with a cord orā¦GODETA triangular panel of material inserted into theā¦GREEN LYRESIn medieval England: a type of green cloth from Lier in Brabant.GRIFFA frame composed of horizontal bars employed pattern-weaving. Also griff-frame.GUNNYA coarse material used chiefly for sacking andā¦HEALDHeddle In plural, The small cords (or, wires) through which the warp is passed in a loom after going through the reed, and by means of which the warp threads are separated into two sets so as to allow the passage of the shuttle bearing the weft.HONANDesignating a type of plain-weave pongee silk originally manufactured in Henan. Chiefly in form Honan. Henan silk,HURDSUsually with plural agreement. The coarser partsā¦INKLEA kind of linen tape, formerly much used for various uses. Of inferior quality to ribbonISTLEA valuable fibre obtained (in Mexico and CentralAmerica) from Bromelia sylvestris and species of Agave, as A. ixtli, and used for cordage, nets, carpets, etc.JEANSWith plural agreement. Garments made of heavyā¦JUTESThe fibre obtained from the bark of the plantsā¦KANGAA type of cotton fabric printed with designs inā¦KENTEIn full, kente cloth. In Ghana, a bandedā¦KHADIIndian home-spun cotton cloth.KHAKIDust-coloured; dull brownish yellow, drab.KIKOIA long piece of woven cloth with a fringed edgeā¦KNOCKA bundle of heckled flax.LACCYElastic. Also occasionally: an elastic bandā¦LACETA flat braided tape; esp. a braid used to formā¦LACISEmbroidery. A lace created by embroideringā¦LAWNSA kind of fine linen, resembling cambric; pluralā¦LEASEThe crossing of the warp-threads in a loom; theā¦LENOSA kind of cotton gauze, used for caps, veilsā¦LESOSA type of cotton fabric printed with designs inā¦LIMBOA South African name for a kind of coarse calico.LINENCloth woven from flax.LINGOIn various types of loom: a small weightā¦LISLEUsed attributively in Lisle glove, Lisle laceā¦LISSEA kind of silk gauze.LODENA heavy waterproof woollen cloth. Usedā¦LOVATDesignating a type of tweed or a garment made ofā¦LUNGIA loin cloth. Also, the material of which this isā¦LYCRAA proprietary name of an elastic polyurethaneā¦MADGEA lead hammer covered with strong woollen clothā¦MAUNDA basket made of wicker or other woven materialā¦MODALA type of rayon fibre made mainly from beechwood pulp, used to make clothing and household linenMOIREOf silk: having a rippled, lustrous finishā¦MOMIEMore fully momie cloth. A commercial name forā¦MOREEUsually in plural (sometimes with singularā¦NINONA lightweight fabric, made in a plain weave fromā¦NYLONAny of various synthetic thermoplastic polymersā¦OAKUMOriginally: the coarse woody fibres (hurds or tow) separated from the finer fibres of flax or hemp; (also) ā clippings, trimmings, shreds (obsolete). Later (also): esp. loosely twisted fibres obtained chiefly by untwisting and picking old hemp rope;OMBREA fabric woven, dyed, or printed in colour tonesā¦ORRISIn full orris lace. Ornamental braid or lacing ofā¦PADOUA kind of silk tape or ribbon.PANNEA soft, lustrous silk or rayon fabric with aā¦PASHMThe soft underfur of Tibetan goats (of whichā¦PATTUA woollen fabric typically made of the coarseā¦PEARL= purl, n.¹ I.1, I.2, III.5.PETIT POINTA small delicate embroidery stitch; spec. =ā¦PHOTAA cotton fabric originally produced in Indiaā¦PICOTAny of a series of small loops of twisted threadā¦PIQUEOf fabric, a garment, a style of sewing, etcā¦PIUMAA type of light fabric.PLAIDPLEATA fold of cloth or drapery; (now) esp. any of aā¦PLUSHA rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or otherā¦POINT COUPELacework in which sections of the net ground areā¦POULT= poult-de-soie, n. Also: a similar fabricā¦PREEMA type of comb used for loosening or freeing yarnā¦PUNTO(Also more fully punto a maglia quadra) a type ofā¦QUILTA bed covering consisting of two joined pieces ofā¦RAVELA tangle, a knot; a tangled mass, a cluster. Alsoā¦RAYONAny of the class of fibres and filaments made from regenerated cellulose. Also: fabric made from such fibres, used for clothing, furnishings, and surgical and industrial items; also called artificial silk.ROLAGA roll of carded wool ready for spinning.ROWANA roll of wool, carded and ready for spinning; =ā¦RUBANA ribbon. In later use only in French-speakingā¦RUCHEA frill or pleat of fabric used to trim a garmentā¦RUMALa. A thin, usually patterned silk or cottonā¦SATINA silk fabric with a smooth, glossy surface onā¦SATIN LISSEA type of cotton fabric having a satin-likeā¦SCARFA broad band of silk or other material, worn (chiefly by soldiers or officials) either diagonally across the body from one shoulder to the opposite hip, or round the waisSCRAWA frame upon which textile fabrics are hung toā¦SERGEA woollen fabric, the nature of which hasā¦SHIRRElastic webbing; also, the elastic thread used inā¦SHIVEPaper-making. A dark particle in finished paperā¦SHOTSA āshotā silken or other fabric.SHOVEThe woody core of flax or hemp. Also, a fragmentā¦SHUTEThe weft. (Cf. shoot, n.¹ 4.)SILKS SILKYThe cloth or textile fabric woven or made fromā¦SKEINA quantity of thread or yarn, wound to a certainā¦SLAYSAn instrument used in weaving to beat up theā¦SLIPEA certain quality of skin-wool.SNAILchenille, n.SPECKA patch or piece of leather used in the making orā¦SPOOLAny cylinder on which cord, wire, tape, etc., isā¦SPRATIn the manufacture of linen: particles of woodyā¦SPRITIn the manufacture of linen: particles of woodyā¦STADESome textile fabric.STEEKA stitch in sewing or knitting. Also inā¦SULUSIn Fiji: a length of cotton cloth wrapped aboutā¦SUPERHigh quality wool; a product made of this. Cfā¦SURAHA soft twilled silk fabric used for women`sā¦TABINApparently the same asTABBY, A general term for a silk taffeta, apparently originally striped, but afterwards applied also to silks of uniform colour waved or watered.TAMINA thin woollen cloth: = stamin, n. Alsoā¦TAMMYA fine worsted cloth of good quality, often withā¦TAPETA piece of figured cloth used as a hangingā¦TAPISA cloth worked with artistic designs in colours, used as a curtain, tablecloth, carpet, or the like.TEASETo separate or pull apart the fibres of (wool, flax, etc.) in preparation for spinning; to comb or card. In extended use: to open out or pull (something) apart; to shred.TERRYThe loop raised in pile-weaving (pile, n.ā¶ I.1)ā¦THRUMA short piece of waste thread or yarn (including the unwoven ends of the warp...odds and ends of thread; also, a short or loose end of thread projecting from the surface of a woven fabric; a tuft, tassel, or fringe of threads at the edge of a piece of clothTOILEAny of various cotton or linen fabrics, used espā¦TOILE CHINEA light linen-like cloth originally made in Chinaā¦TRIPEAn imitation velvet of wool or threadā¦TULLEA fine silk bobbin-net used for women's dressesā¦TWEEDA coarse, hard-wearing woollen fabric originallyā¦TWILLA woven fabric characterized by parallel diagonalā¦TWINEThread or string composed of two or more yarns orā¦VOILEA thin semi-transparent cotton or woollenā¦WEAVETo form or fabricate (a stuff or material) by interlacing yarns or other filaments of a particular substance in a continuous web;WEFTSThe threads that cross from side to side of a web, at right angles to the warp threads with which they are interlacedWHARE= wharrow, n.grooved pulley in a spinning wheelWHORLgen. A convolution, coil, curl, āwreathāYARNSOriginally, spun fibre, as of cotton, silk, woolā¦