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| Thin, hair-like strands that are basic units used to make fabrics and textile products. |
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| Uninterrupted threads of textile fibers that are ready to be turned into fabrics. |
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| Textile fibers made from plants or animals |
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| A very long, fine, continuous thread. |
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| Fibers created by manufacturing process of any substancethat is not a fiber. |
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| A unit of measurement used to identify the thickness or diameter of a fiber. |
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| A synthetic textile process in which solid raw materials are dissolved by chemicals or melted with heat to form a thick liquid that is extruded, or forced out, through tiny holes of a device called a "spinneret" to create long fibers. |
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| Fabric that has gone through all the necessary finishing processes and is ready to be used in the manufacturing of garments. |
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| Woven fabrics that are composed of two sets of yarns with one set running the length and the other set running crosswise. |
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| Knitted fabrics made from only one set of yarns that run in the same direction. |
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