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  2. Stocking - Wikipedia

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    Also known as half-stockings, trouser socks, or socks. Matte: Stockings which have a dull or non-lustre finish. Mock seam: A false seam sewn into the back of a seamless stocking. Nude heel: Stockings without reinforcement in the heel area. Opaque: Stockings made of yarn which give them a heavier appearance (usually 40 denier or greater).

  3. Sock - Wikipedia

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    A hand-knitted sock Argyle socks. A sock is a piece of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle or some part of the calf. Some types of shoes or boots are typically worn over socks. In ancient times, socks were made from leather or matted animal hair. In the late 16th century, machine-knit socks were first produced.

  4. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  5. List of sock manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of sock manufacturers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  6. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 11 January 2025, at 20:40 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Calico is a type of fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. Also refers to a type of printing. Cambric Cambric is a lightweight cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework. Camel's hair Camel's hair is a natural fiber from the camel. Camel hair can produce a variety of different coarseness of yarn.

  8. 'I need a grippy sock vacation': Breaking down the Gen ... - AOL

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    Pamela Rutledge, media psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center, tells Yahoo Life, “It's really, to me, problematic when something like ‘grippy socks vacation ...

  9. Textile - Wikipedia

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    The related words "fabric" [11] and "cloth" [20] and "material" are often used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and dressmaking) as synonyms for textile. However, there are subtle differences in these terms in specialized usage. Material is an extremely broad term basically meaning consisting of matter, and requires context to be ...