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2. Terrycloth - Wikipedia

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   Terrycloth, terry cloth, terry cotton, terry towelling, terry, terry towel, Turkish towelling (formerly), or simply towelling is a fabric woven with many protruding loops of thread which can absorb large amounts of water. It can be manufactured by weaving or knitting.

3. Christy (towel manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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   While travelling in Istanbul, he saw an example of the looped pile fabric that is known today as terry towelling, but which was initially known as the 'Turkish towel'. [2] The company found a method of weaving the looped pile fabric on an industrial scale using a machine designed by one of their employees Samuel Holt, [3] who patented the ...

4. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Cotton duck (from Dutch: doek, "linen canvas"), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas, is a heavy, plain woven cotton fabric. Duck canvas is more tightly woven than plain canvas . There is also linen duck, which is less often used.

5. Huckaback fabric - Wikipedia

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   Blended Huck towels are made by keeping warp in cotton and weft in linen. Huckaback [6] is a weave in which the weft yarns are of a relatively lower count, and they are loosely twisted (softly spun), making a floating and absorbing weave. [2]

6. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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7. Pile (textile) - Wikipedia

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   Pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, consisting of upright loops or strands of yarn. [1] Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels . [2] The word is derived from Latin pilus for "hair". [3]