Specialist dictionary

Textiles and fashion

Fabric, textiles, garments, fashion design and decorative surface techniques.

Core vocabulary

120 featured terms

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Clothnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitranspa…

Designnoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Embroiderynoun

decorative needlework

Fabricnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitranspa…

Fancyworknoun

decorative needlework

Fashionnoun

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the chara…

Figurenoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Garmentnoun

an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

Knitnoun

a fabric made by knitting

Knittingnoun

creating knitted wear

Mannernoun

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the chara…

Materialnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitranspa…

Modenoun

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the chara…

Patternnoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Stylenoun

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the chara…

Textilenoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitranspa…

Tissueverb

create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"

Waynoun

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the chara…

Weaveverb

create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"

Weavingnoun

creating fabric

Acrylicnoun

a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile

Alpacanoun

a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool

Baggingnoun

coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

Baizenoun

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

Batistenoun

a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses

Beltingnoun

the material of which belts are made

Bombazinenoun

a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments"

Braidverb

make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"

Breechclothnoun

a garment that provides covering for the loins

Broadclothnoun

a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib

Broadclothnoun

a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish

Brocadenoun

thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

Brocadeverb

weave a design into (textiles)

Buckramnoun

a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

Buntingnoun

a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.

Caliconoun

coarse cloth with a bright print

Cambricnoun

a finely woven white linen

Camletnoun

a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair

Camletnoun

a garment made of camlet fabric

Canopynoun

the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

Canton flannelnoun

a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side

Canvasnoun

a heavy, closely woven fabric

Canvassnoun

a heavy, closely woven fabric

Cashmerenoun

a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

Cereclothnoun

a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud

Challisnoun

a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)

Chenillenoun

a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads

Chintznoun

a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

Coatingnoun

a heavy fabric suitable for coats

Cobwebnoun

a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

Cordnoun

a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

Corduroynoun

a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

Cottonnoun

fabric woven from cotton fibers

Crapenoun

a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

Crepenoun

a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

Cretonnenoun

an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies

Crewelworknoun

embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn

Crinolinenoun

a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

Cross-stitchnoun

embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other

Cutworknoun

embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away

Damascenenoun

a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel

Damasknoun

a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it

Decalcomanianoun

either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

Denimnoun

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

Devicenoun

any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

Diapernoun

a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

Diapernoun

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

Dimitynoun

a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains

Doeskinnoun

a fine smooth soft woolen fabric

Drapenoun

the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"

Draperynoun

cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

Ducknoun

a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

Duffelnoun

a coarse heavy woolen fabric

Dufflenoun

a coarse heavy woolen fabric

Dungareenoun

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

Elasticnoun

a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

Emblemnoun

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

Eyeletnoun

fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.

Fagotingnoun

embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches

Faillenoun

a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton

Feltnoun

a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

Fibernoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Fibrenoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Fitnoun

the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

Flannelnoun

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

Fleecenoun

a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

formnoun

a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"

Foulardnoun

a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

Friezenoun

a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

Furnoun

a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur

Fustiannoun

a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Gabardinenoun

a firm durable fabric with a twill weave

Ginghamnoun

a clothing fabric in a plaid weave

Gownnoun

protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

Grogramnoun

a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum

Grosgrainnoun

a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

Haiknoun

an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa

Hairnoun

cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

Hairclothnoun

cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

Hemstitchnoun

embroidery similar to drawnwork

Herringbonenoun

a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

Herringbonenoun

a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other wa…

Homespunnoun

a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home

Horsehairnoun

a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery

Hosenoun

man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet

Idiomnoun

the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"

Ironingnoun

garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"

Jaconetnoun

a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages

Jacquardnoun

a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

Jeannoun

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

Jerseynoun

a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

Jumpernoun

a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

Lacenoun

a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

Laceverb

do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

Laceverb

make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"

Lamenoun

a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"

Laundrynoun

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

Leatherettenoun

fabric made to look like leather

Leggingnoun

a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)

Linennoun

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant