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Maceration:
- softening or sogginess of tissues owing to retention of excessive moisture.
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Macramé:
- knotted threadwork.
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Madras check:
- a colour-woven cotton fabric designed in colourful checks and usually associated with typical cotton checks from Madras in India.
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Maguey (Agave americana):
- (also known as the Century Plant) an agave originally from Mexico but now cultivated worldwide. The leaves of the plant yield fibres, known as pita, which are suitable for making rope, matting and coarse cloth. They are also used for the embroidery of leather in a technique known as piteado.
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Mako cotton:
- Very fine cotton spun from extra long staple Egyptian fibre.
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Maltinté:
- a yarn that is dyed unevenly to achieve an artificial aged effect.
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Manila, manila help:
- see abaca.
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Man-in-Simulant Test (MIST):
- a test which determines whether materials that are breathable can be used to reduce heat stress to emergency responders—such as law enforcement personnel—who might use these ensembles over a longer duration in low challenge exposures and non-IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health) atmospheres.
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Man-made fibre:
- a fibre which is manufactured rather than occurring naturally. Man-made fibres can be further divided into: cellulosic or artificial fibres, which are made from naturally occurring polymers such as wood pulp; and synthetic fibres, which are made from chemically derived polymers.
Last referenced in: Global Trends in Fibre Prices, Production and Consumption (Textile Outlook International Issue 137)
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Man-made fibres:
- fibres which are manufactured and which do not occur in nature. The term man-made fibres is also used to refer to man-made filament yarns.
Last referenced in: Global Trends in Fibre Prices, Production and Consumption (Textile Outlook International Issue 137)
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