textiles
91industrial textiles — Смотри Ткани технические …
92centrifugal box — Textiles. a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder. Also called …
93drawing frame — Textiles. a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands …
94drop box — Textiles. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling. [1855 60] * * * …
95harness eye — Textiles. the eyelet on a heddle or on harness cords. Cf. mail2 (def. 3). * * * …
96intermediate card — Textiles. a card used in the carding process to transfer sliver from the breaker card to the finisher card. * * * …
97wash goods — textiles that will not fade or become weakened by washing. * * * …
98whip roll — Textiles. a roller, located at the back of a loom, that guides the warp ends as they come up from the warp beam on their way to the harness. [1860 65] * * * …
99plain stitch — ▪ textiles also called Jersey Stitch, Flat Stitch, or Stockinette Stitch, basic knitting stitch in which each loop is drawn through other loops to the right side of the fabric. The loops form vertical rows, or wales, on the fabric face,… …
100specialty hair fibre — ▪ textiles any of the textile fibres obtained from certain animals of the goat and camel families, rarer than the more commonly used fibres and valued for such desirable properties as fine diameter, natural lustre, and ability to impart… …
