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  • 21A-2 jacket — The Type A 2 leather flight jacket is one of the most classic and immediately recognizable articles of military clothing ever designed. It is most closely associated with World War II U.S. Army pilots, who often decorated their jackets with… …

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  • 22anthraquinone dye — Chem. any of the class of dyes derived from anthraquinone, used for dyeing textiles, esp. cotton, rayon, and silk. * * * ▪ pigment       any of a group of organic dyes having molecular structures based upon that of anthraquinone. The group is… …

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  • 23alpaca — /ælˈpækə / (say al pakuh) noun 1. a domesticated South American ruminant, Lama pacos, raised for its long, soft, silky hair or wool, thought to be descended from the guanaco. 2. the hair. 3. a fabric made of it. 4. a glossy, wiry, commonly black… …

  • 24Triboelectric effect — Triboelectric series: Most positively charged + Air Human skin Leather Rabbit s fur Glass Quartz Mica Human hair …

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  • 25Celanese — /sel euh neez , sel euh neez /, Trademark. a brand name for an acetate rayon yarn or fabric. * * * …

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  • 26cottonseed — /kot n seed /, n., pl. cottonseeds, (esp. collectively) cottonseed. the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil. [1785 95; COTTON + SEED] * * * ▪ seed       seed of the cotton plant, important commercially for its oil and other products.… …

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  • 27satin — satinlike, adj. /sat n/, n. 1. a fabric in a warp effect or filling effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture. 2. See satin weave. 3. a dress or other garment of satin: She wore …

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  • 28silesia — /si lee zheuh, sheuh, suy /, n. a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings. [1665 70; named after SILESIA] * * * Polish Śla̢sk German Schlesien Historic region, east central Europe. It now… …

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  • 29velvet — /vel vit/, n. 1. a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut. 2. something likened to the fabric velvet, as …

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  • 30satin — sat•in [[t]ˈsæt n[/t]] n. 1) tex a fabric, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, constructed in a satin weave and often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture 2) a garment of satin 3) of or like satin; smooth; glossy 4) made of or covered …

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