carded wool

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• Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

• carded — I. adjective Etymology: from past participle of card (I) : prepared by the action of a card or carding machine carded wool II. adjective Etymology: from past participle of …   Useful english dictionary

• carded — adj. prepared for spinning (of wool or cotton); listed on a card (score card, etc.); asked to show an identity card (Slang) kɑːd n. thin and flat object; playing card; postcard; expansion card, circuit board that expands a computer s… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cashmere wool — Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, and sometimes known as Pashmina, is a fiber obtained from the Cashmere goat. The word cashmere derives from an archaic spelling of Kashmir . Cashmere wool is fine in texture, and it is also strong …   Wikipedia

• woolen — /wool euhn/, n. 1. any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted. 2. woolens, wool cloth or clothing. adj. 3. made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth. 4. of or pertaining to wool …   Universalium

• woolen — wool•en [[t]ˈwʊl ən[/t]] n. 1) tex any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted 2) tex woolens, wool cloth or clothing 3) tex made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth[/ex] 4) tex …   From formal English to slang

• Carding — is the processing of brushing raw or washed fibers to prepare them as textiles. A large variety of fibers can be carded, anything from dog hair, to llama, to soy fiber (a fiber made from soy beans), [Soy fiber was first introduced in yarns by… …   Wikipedia

• Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… …   Wikipedia

• Cowichan knitting — Cowichan sweater redirects here. For other uses, see Cowichan. A couple display their themed Cowichan sweaters outside the Butter Church at Cowichan Bay, 1985. Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting developed by the Cowichan people of… …   Wikipedia

• spp — abbrev. species (pl. of SPECIES) * * * Also ṣpṣp and ṣwp. To press down, cover, overlay. a. sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa, sofa, from Aramaic ṣippā, absolute form of ṣippətā …   Universalium

• ṣpp — Definition: Also ṣpṣp and ṣwp. To press down, cover, overlay. a. sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa, sofa, from Aramaic ṣippā, absolute form of ṣippǝtā, a mat, perhaps akin to ṣippā, ṣuppā, carded wool; b. Sufi, from Arabic ṣūfī, (man) of wool, from ṣūf,… …   The American Heritage dictionary of the English language