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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Alpaca

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fiber produced by the alpaca animal of South America

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Angora

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the fiber of the Angora rabbit

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3
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Bast fiber

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a fiber the grows in the stem and root of a plant

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Cashmere

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fiber produced by the cashmere goat

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Cellulose

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a complex sugar molecule that makes up cellulosic fibers

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Cellulosic fibers

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fibers made from cellulose, a complex sugar molecule

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Conventional cotton

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cotton grown and processed using modern farming and production methods and intensive use of agricultural and processing chemicals

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Convolutions

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the cotton fiber’s characteristic ribbon-like twist

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Cotton

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a commonly used seed fiber from the cotton plant

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Cottonize

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to cut a fiber from the cotton plant

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Dupioni silk

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silk that develops when two silkworms spin one cocoon together

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Egyptian cotton

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a type of extra long-staple cotton fiber

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Felting

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a unique interlocking property of wool fibers related to its surface scales

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Flax

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the fiber removed from the flax plant

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Green cotton

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cotton fabric that has been washed with mild, natural-bred soap, but has not been bleached or treated with other chemicals, except possibly natural dyes

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Hemp

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a bas fiber produced by the hemp plant

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Hygroscopic

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fibers that absorb moisture without feeling wet

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Lamb’s wool

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a fine and soft wool from animals less than 7 months old

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Leaf fiber

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a fiber that is removed from the veins or ribs of a plant’s leaf

20
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Line

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long coded flax fibers

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Linen

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yarn, fabric, and textile products made from flax fibers

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Llama

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fiber produced by the llama animal from south america

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Mohair

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fiber removed from the angora goat

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Momme

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the weight of silk fabric;one momma sighs 3.75 grams

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Naturally colored cotton

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cotton fibers that are grown in a color other than off-white or beige

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Natural animal fibers

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fibers produced by plants or insects that are made of complex natural chemicals

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Natural bicomponent fiber

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the cortex of wool contains two cell types that react differently to moisture and temperature

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Natural plant fibers

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fibers naturally produced by plants

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Organic cotton

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cotton that meets state certified standards for land where organic farming practices have been used for at least three years

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Pima cotton

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a type of extra long-staple cotton fiber

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Ramie

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fiber that comes from a tad perennial, fast-growing shrub from the nettle family

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Recycled wool

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fabric made from scraps of new woven or felted fabrics

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Scales

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the dense outer layer of most wool fibers

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Sea Island cotton

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a type of extra long-staple cotton fiber

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Seed fiber

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a fiber that grows within a pod or boll from developing seeds

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Sericin

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a water-soluble protective gum covering the silk fiber when it is produced by the silk moth larvae

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Sericulture

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the production of cultivated silk

38
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Silk

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fiber produced by the larvae of the silk moth

39
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Supima cotton

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a type of extra long-staple cotton fiber

40
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Tow

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short flax fibers

41
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Transition cotton

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cotton produced on land where organic farming is practiced, but for less than the three-year minimum

42
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Tussah silk

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a common type of wild silk

43
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Virgin wool

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wool that has never before been processed

44
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Wild silk

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silk produced by silk moths in the wild

45
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Wool

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a natural animal fiber produced by sheep, goats, camel, alpaca, llama, vicuna, and related animals; new wool or wool fibers reclaimed from knit scraps, broken thread, and noils

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