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Damask:
- a figured woven fabric in which the design is created by the use of satin and sateen weaves.
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Deacetylating:
- the removal of acetyl groups from a polymer.
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Decitex:
- a unit of the tex system. A measure of linear density; the weight in grams of 10,000 metres of yarn.
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Decitex per filament (dpf):
- the average decitex of each filament in a multifilament yarn.
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Decortication (flax):
- the process of removing woody outer layers from the stem of the flax plant to yield flax fibres.
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Délavé:
- a fabric with a washed effect.
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Delocalisation:
- The geographical move of a production unit to a low cost country. (Note that the term is increasingly being used to describe all forms of shifts in production, including foreign sourcing and subcontracting.)
Last referenced in: Profiles of French Technical Textiles Companies (Technical Textile Markets Issue 10)
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Dendrimer:
- a synthetic polymer with a tree-like branching structure.
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Denier:
- a measure of linear density; the weight in grams of 9,000 metres of yarn.
Last referenced in: Compression garments for enhanced performance (Performance Apparel Markets Issue 23)
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Denim:
- a 3/1 warp-faced twill fabric made from a yarn-dyed warp and an undyed weft yarn. Traditionally, the warp yarn was indigo-dyed.
Last referenced in: Apparel business update (Global Apparel Markets Issue 2)
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