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Kaftan:
- an oriental garment consisting of a long under-tunic tied at the waist by a girdle.
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Kelim:
- Turkish carpets with stylised geometric patterns.
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Kemp:
- coarse, white, dead animal-hair mixed with animal fibre which shows up in a finished yarn or fabric as a lighter colour.
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KGy:
- the Système International (SI) unit for radiation absorbed dose (J/kg). The absorbed dose refers to the amount of energy per unit mass of a substance, which is applied during irradiation by ionising radiation. In the field of radiation applications it is
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Knit-deknit:
- a texturing process in which yarns are knitted on a single-end circular knitting machine, the knitted tubular yarns set in steam, and the knitted yarns subsequently unravelled by "deknitting" and winding on a winding machine.
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Knitted fabric:
- a fabric produced by intermeshing loops from one or more yarns, fibres, filaments or other elements.
Last referenced in: Textiles and Clothing in Sri Lanka: Profiles of Five Companies (Textile Outlook International Issue 133)
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Knitted geotextile:
- a geotextile produced by intermeshing loops from one or more yarns, fibres, filaments or other elements.
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Knop:
- a "bunch" of fibres appearing along the length of a yarn, giving a spot effect.
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KPa (kiloPascal):
- the pressure produced by a force of 1,000 Newtons applied, uniformly distributed, over an area of 1 m2. (Used in textile testing as a measure of bursting pressure; 1 kPa = 6.89 lbf/inch2.)
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Ksi:
- kilopounds per square inch (a unit of stress).
Last referenced in: Apparel business update (Global Apparel Markets Issue 2)
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