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Gaberdine: a firmly woven, warp-faced twill cloth.

Garnett machine: a type of carding machine, equipped with rollers and cylinders covered with metallic teeth, which is used to open up hard and soft waste textile products with a view to recycling them.

Garnetting: a technique for opening up hard and soft waste textile products with a view to recycling them (see also garnett machine).

Gatt: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a multinational trade organisation established in 1947 and based in Geneva, Switzerland. Gatt was superseded by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995. Last referenced in: Editorial: Thinking the Unthinkable: Will the Textile and Apparel Quota Phase-Out Be Postponed? (Textile Outlook International Issue 109)

Gauge: the number of needles per unit length (usually 1 inch) along a needle bed or needle bar or flat knitting machine. For circular knitting machines, the unit length is the circumference of the needle cylinder.

Gauze: a lightweight open texture fabric produced in a plain weave or a simple leno weave.

Gel blocking: a phenomenon that occurs when the swelling of a superabsorbent polymer blocks the passage of fluid into the centre of a fabric, thereby reducing the absorption capacity.

Gel coat: a surface coating of polyester resin, either coloured or clear, providing cosmetic enhancement or weatherability to a fibreglass laminate.

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP): a system of tariff preferences operated by developed countries. The EU’s scheme, introduced in 1971, was designed to foster the development of developing countries by granting them easier access to the EU market. Beneficiary countries granted GSP treatment were not required to contribute anything in return. Last referenced in: The EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP): Impact on Textile and Clothing Trade (Textile Outlook International Issue 137)

Geogrid: a form of geotextile which is a relatively stiff, mat-like material with open spaces in a rib structure. Last referenced in: Geotextiles: A Growing Market for Technical Textiles (Technical Textile Markets Issue 49)