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rizado (Esp.); plooi (in materiaal) (Ned); | rizado (Esp.); plooi (in materiaal) (Ned); | ||
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* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990 | * Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 7 July 2022
Description
A measurement of the waviness in wool or synthetic fibers. Crimp is expressed as a percentage of the fiber's natural length versus its extended, but unstretched, length.
Synonyms and Related Terms
rizado (Esp.); plooi (in materiaal) (Ned);
Resources and Citations
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985