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Kairi |
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Green Mango.
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Buti |
A
Floral Motif In Indian Textile Design, Based On The Form Of A Green
Mango With A Light Curve At The Tip.
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| Kalabatton |
Silver-gilt
Thread, Used In Embroidery.
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| Kalgha |
A
Popular Motif In Indian Textile Design, Broadly Cypress-shaped And
Curving To One Sides At The Top; Crest.
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| Kali |
Gore
Wedge-shaped, Triangular Piece Of Cloth.
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| Kalidar
Ghagra |
Ghaghra
(q.v.) Made Up Of Many Gored Pieces And Thus Flared In Early
Sanskrit Literature.
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| Kanjari |
Blouse
Like Garment, Worn A Little Long In Front And Generally Backless,
Held Together With Tie-cords, With No Shaped Parts Like Cups. From
Sanskrit Kanchuki.
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| Kantop |
Literally,
't0pi, Worn Around The Ears'. This Kind Of Cap Covers The Ears And
The Back Of The Neck To Protect These Parts From Excessive Heat And
Cold.
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| Kapadu |
Cloth
Used To Cover The Breasts. In Rajasthan And Gujarat A Simple Choli-blouse
Is Sometimes Referred To By This Name.
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| Kapok |
A
Unicellular Seed Hair Obtained From The Fruit Pods Of The Kapok Tree
Eriodendron Anfractuosum ( Formerly Known As Ceiba Pentranda).,
Note. The Fibre Is Also Called Ceba, Ceiba, Java Cotton Silk Cotton,
Silk Floss Etc. Indian Kapok Comes From Bombax Malabaricum.
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| Karchobi
Work |
Work
Similar To Zardozi (q.v.) In Which Gold Or Silver Metal Threads Are
Sewn On To Satin Or Velvet With Metallic Threads To Yield The Effect
Of True Embroidery.
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| Kasnis |
Tie-cords
Or Strings Used For Tightening.
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| Katoris |
Cups;
The Word Is Used To Describe Breast-cups As In A Choli (q.v.) Or
Angia (q.v.).
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| Keba |
See
Cocoon Stripping
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| Kemp |
A
Coarse Animal Fibre With A Wide Lattice-type Medulla That Is Shed
From The Skin At Least Once A Year; It Is Often Shorter Than Other
Fibres Of The Fleece, Has A Long Tapering Tip, And, When Completely
Shed, Tapers Sharply Towards The Root End.
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| Kenaf |
The
Fibre Obtained From The Bast Layer Of The Plant Hibiscus Cannabinus.,
Note 1.. Kenaf Is Commonly Known As Mesta In India., Note2: Being
Similar To Jute In Many Of Its Properties, Kenaf Is Used Either As
An Alternative To, Or In Admixture With, Jute.
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| Kersey |
A
Fulled, Woven Fabric, Generally Of Wool Or A Wool Blend, With A Fine
Lustrous Nap. Used For Overcoats.
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| Kibisu |
See
Frisons
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| Kilotex |
A
Unit Of The Tex System.
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| Kimkhab |
Silk
Fabric Brocaded With Silver And Gold. The Metal Thread Used For
Brocading Is Made From A Fine Strand Of Flattened Metal Wound Over A
Core Of Silk, Using Yellow Silk Under Gold, And White Silk Under
Silver.
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| Kneeing |
An
Unstable Condition Arising In Melt-spinning Wherein The Extrudate
Forms An Inflexion On Leaving The Spinneret Instead Of Drawing Down
Directly From The Orifice. The Molten Filament Thus Has A Knee-like
Shape Just Below The Orifice.
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| Knit |
To
Form A Fabric By The Intermeshing Of Loops Of Yarn.
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| Knitwear |
A
Term Applied In The Generic Sense To All Knitted Outer Garments
Except Stockings And Socks.
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| Kodel |
A
Brand Of Polyester, Trademark Of The Eastman Chemical Company.
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| Kontush,
Later Contouche |
Generously
Cut Caftan-shaped Mantle Worn In Poland. The Term Passed To Germany
And The Nordic Countries Where It Referred To Women's Gowns, Robes
Volantes Or Gowns À La Francaise Worn In The 18th Century.
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| Kurdi |
A
Jacket Or Coat Meant For Outerwear. The Garment Popular Under This
Name In Persia Was Known In India As A Nadiji (q.v.).
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| Kurta |
Variously
Described In The Dictionaries As "a Tunic, Waist Coat, Jacket,
Shirt", The Kurta Became Popular In The 18th And 19th Centuries
Essentially As A Slightly Loose-fitting Garment For Outer Wear,
Often With A Round Neck, Of Knee-length Or Even Longer, With
Side-slits At The Hem And Generally Flared Skirt. It Acquired Great
Elegance As A Garment In Centers Like Lucknow And Hyderabad.
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| Kurti |
A
Shirt-like Garment, With Most Of The Features Of A Kurta (q.v.), But
Often Worn A Little Shorter. When Worn By Women, It Is Defined As 'a
Short Bodice Reaching To The Hips, With Very Short, If Any, Sleeves,
Open Under The Throat.'
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| Kv,
Kw Values |
Measures
Of The Filterability Of Viscose Expressed In Terms Of Either Volume,
Kv Or Weight, Kw.
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