fineness of yarn

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• denier — I. noun Date: 15th century one who denies < deniers of the truth > II. noun Etymology: Middle English denere, from Anglo French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• denier — denier1 [ dɛnɪə] noun 1》 a unit by which the fineness of yarn is measured, equal to the weight in grams of 9,000 metres of the yarn. 2》 a former French coin equal to one twelfth of a sou. Origin ME (in sense 2): via OFr. from L. denarius (see… …   English new terms dictionary

• denier — ► NOUN ▪ a unit by which the fineness of yarn is measured, equal to the weight in grams of 9,000 metres of the yarn. ORIGIN originally denoting a French small coin: from Latin denarius …   English terms dictionary

• count — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com + putare to consider Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Units of textile measurement — Textile is measured in various units, such as: the denier and tex (linear mass density of fibres), super S (fineness of wool fiber), worst count, and yield (the inverse of denier and tex). Yarn is spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing …   Wikipedia

• textile — /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 …   Universalium

• Gauge (knitting) — In knitting, the word Gauge , technical abbreviation GG, refers to Knitting Machines fineness size (not to the proportion, thickness or fineness of the finished knitted artifact, its stitch wideness or row length/depth). Indeed Gauge is the unit… …   Wikipedia

• thread — threader, n. threadless, adj. threadlike, adj. /thred/, n. 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted filaments or fibers of… …   Universalium

• Spinning mule — A pair of Condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles, being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Brothers …   Wikipedia

• rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …   Universalium

• Moxon Huddersfield — Coordinates: 53°33′40″N 1°48′43″W / 53.561°N 1.812°W / 53.561; 1.812 …   Wikipedia