quality of fabric
11mockado — inferior quality woollen fabric Fabric and Cloth …
12Royal Festival Hall — [ [http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/generalinformation/about.asp?subpage=buildings RFH.co.uk] ] The hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain by Holland, Hannen Cubitts for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951. When… …
13Haute couture — (French for high sewing or high dressmaking ; pronounced|oːt kuˈty) refers to the creation of exclusive custom fitted fashions. It originally referred to Englishman Charles Frederick Worth s work, produced in Paris in the mid nineteenth century.… …
14zephyr — /zef euhr/, n. 1. a gentle, mild breeze. 2. (cap.) Literary. the west wind. 3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc. [bef. 1000 for def. 2; ME < L zephyrus < Gk zéphyros the west wind; r. ME zeferus, zephirus, OE… …
15parramatta — [ˌparə matə] (also paramatta) noun a fine quality twill fabric with a weft of worsted and a warp of cotton or silk. Origin C19: named after Parramatta in Australia, site of a prison whose inmates manufactured this cloth …
16zephyr — zeph•yr [[t]ˈzɛf ər[/t]] n. 1) mer a gentle, mild breeze 2) (often cap.) Literary. the west wind 3) tex any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric or yarn • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME zeferus, zephirus, OE zefferus < L zephyrus < …
17duffel — fabric of thick, low quality woolen cloth Fabric and Cloth …
18textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
19Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …
20Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… …
