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S: (n) net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

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S: (n) fabric, cloth, material, textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers) "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

S: (n) aba (a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair)
S: (n) acrylic (a synthetic fabric)
S: (n) Aertex (a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear)
S: (n) alpaca (a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool)
S: (n) baize (a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables)
S: (n) basket weave (a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket)
S: (n) batik (a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted)
S: (n) batiste (a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses)
S: (n) belting (the material of which belts are made)
S: (n) bombazine (a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted) "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments"
S: (n) boucle (a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect)
S: (n) broadcloth (a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib)
S: (n) broadcloth (a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish)
S: (n) brocade (thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern)
S: (n) buckram (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing)
S: (n) bunting (a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.)
S: (n) calico (coarse cloth with a bright print)
S: (n) cambric (a finely woven white linen)
S: (n) camel's hair, camelhair (a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel)
S: (n) camlet (a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair)
S: (n) camouflage, camo (fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background)
S: (n) canopy (the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air)
S: (n) canvas, canvass (a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents))
S: (n) cashmere (a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat)
S: (n) cerecloth (a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud)
S: (n) challis (a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed))
S: (n) chambray (a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp)

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S: (n) chenille (a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads)
S: (n) chiffon (a sheer fabric of silk or rayon)
S: (n) chino (a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms)
S: (n) chintz (a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric)
S: (n) coating (a heavy fabric suitable for coats)
S: (n) cobweb (a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider)
S: (n) cord, corduroy (a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton)
S: (n) cotton (fabric woven from cotton fibers)
S: (n) cotton flannel, Canton flannel (a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side)
S: (n) crepe, crape (a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface)
S: (n) cretonne (an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies)
S: (n) crinoline (a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing)
S: (n) damask (a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it)
S: (n) denim, dungaree, jean (a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric)
S: (n) diamante (fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones)
S: (n) diaper (a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures)
S: (n) dimity (a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains)
S: (n) doeskin (a fine smooth soft woolen fabric)
S: (n) drapery (cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds)
S: (n) duck (a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents)
S: (n) duffel, duffle (a coarse heavy woolen fabric)

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S: (n) elastic (a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material)
S: (n) etamine, etamin (a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.)
S: (n) faille (a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton)
S: (n) felt (a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers)
S: (n) fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber (a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth)
S: (n) flannel (a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing)
S: (n) flannelette (a cotton fabric imitating flannel)
S: (n) fleece (a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing)
S: (n) foulard (a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design))
S: (n) frieze (a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap)
S: (n) fustian (a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap)
S: (n) gabardine (a firm durable fabric with a twill weave)
S: (n) georgette (a thin silk dress material)
S: (n) gingham (a clothing fabric in a plaid weave)
S: (n) grogram (a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum)
S: (n) grosgrain (a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs)
S: (n) haircloth, hair (cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments)
S: (n) herringbone (a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern)
S: (n) homespun (a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home)
S: (n) hopsacking, hopsack (a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing)
S: (n) horsehair (a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery)
S: (n) jaconet (a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages)
S: (n) jacquard (a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom)
S: (n) khadi, khaddar (a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India)
S: (n) khaki (a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms)
S: (n) knit (a fabric made by knitting)
S: (n) lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
S: (n) lame (a fabric interwoven with threads of metal) "she wore a gold lame dress"
S: (n) leatherette, imitation leather (fabric made to look like leather)
S: (n) linen (a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant)
S: (n) linsey-woolsey (a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof)
S: (n) lint (cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds)
S: (n) lisle (a fabric woven with lisle thread)
S: (n) mackinaw (a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design)
S: (n) mackintosh, macintosh (a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric)
S: (n) madras (a light patterned cotton cloth)
S: (n) marseille (strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads)
S: (n) metallic (a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal)
S: (n) mohair (fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat)
S: (n) moire, watered-silk (silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern)
S: (n) moleskin (a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap)
S: (n) monk's cloth (a heavy cloth in basket weave)
S: (n) moquette (a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)
S: (n) moreen (a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains)
S: (n) motley (a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England)
S: (n) mousseline de sole (a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon)
S: (n) muslin (plain-woven cotton fabric)
S: (n) nankeen (a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color)
S: (n) net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)
S: (n) ninon (a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon)
S: (n) nylon (a synthetic fabric)
S: (n) oilcloth (cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin)
S: (n) olive drab (a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms)
S: (n) organza (a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy)
S: (n) paisley (a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes)
S: (n) panting, trousering (any fabric used to make trousers)
S: (n) pepper-and-salt (a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark)
S: (n) percale (a fine closely woven cotton fabric)
S: (n) permanent press, durable press (a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape)
S: (n) piece of cloth, piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)
S: (n) pilot cloth (a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc)
S: (n) pinstripe (a fabric with very thin stripes)
S: (n) pique (tightly woven fabric with raised cords)
S: (n) plush (a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet)

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S: (n) polyester (any of a large class of synthetic fabrics)
S: (n) pongee (a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation))
S: (n) poplin (a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery)
S: (n) print (a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers))
S: (n) quilting (a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric)
S: (n) rayon (a synthetic silklike fabric)
S: (n) rep, repp (a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs)
S: (n) sackcloth (a coarse cloth resembling sacking)
S: (n) sacking, bagging (coarse fabric used for bags or sacks)
S: (n) sailcloth (a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents)
S: (n) samite (a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages)
S: (n) sateen (a cotton fabric with a satiny finish)
S: (n) satin (a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back)
S: (n) satinet, satinette (a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber)
S: (n) screening (fabric of metal or plastic mesh)
S: (n) scrim (a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater)
S: (n) seersucker (a light puckered fabric (usually striped))
S: (n) serge (a twilled woolen fabric)

S: (n) shag (a fabric with long coarse nap) "he bought a shag rug"
S: (n) shantung (a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation))
S: (n) sharkskin (a smooth crisp fabric)
S: (n) sheeting (fabric from which bed sheets are made)
S: (n) shirting (any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts)

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S: (n) shirttail (fabric forming the tail of a shirt)
S: (n) silesia (a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings)
S: (n) silk (a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae)
S: (n) spandex (an elastic synthetic fabric)
S: (n) sponge cloth (any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave))

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S: (n) stammel (a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red)
S: (n) suede cloth, suede (a fabric made to resemble suede leather)
S: (n) suiting (a fabric used for suits)
S: (n) swan's down (soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes)
S: (n) taffeta (a crisp smooth lustrous fabric)
S: (n) tammy (plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains)
S: (n) tapa, tappa (a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark)

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S: (n) tapestry, tapis (a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery)
S: (n) tartan, plaid (a cloth having a crisscross design)
S: (n) terry, terry cloth, terrycloth (a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes)
S: (n) ticking (a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers)
S: (n) toweling, towelling (any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels)
S: (n) tweed (thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland)
S: (n) twill (a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs)
S: (n) upholstery material (the fabric used in upholstering)
S: (n) Velcro (nylon fabric used as a fastening)
S: (n) velour, velours (heavy fabric that resembles velvet)
S: (n) velvet (a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back)
S: (n) velveteen (a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet)

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S: (n) fabric, cloth, material, textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers) "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

S: (n) vicuna (a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna)
S: (n) Viyella (a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool)
S: (n) voile (a light semitransparent fabric)
S: (n) wash-and-wear (a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing)
S: (n) waterproof (any fabric impervious to water)
S: (n) web (a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven))
S: (n) webbing (a strong fabric woven in strips)
S: (n) whipcord (a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib)
S: (n) wincey (a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas)

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S: (n) wire cloth (fabric woven of metallic wire)
S: (n) wool, woolen, woollen (a fabric made from the hair of sheep)
S: (n) worsted ((144) )
S: (n) yoke (fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)
S: (n) pina cloth (a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers)

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