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2. Ticking - Wikipedia

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   Ticking is a type of cloth, traditionally a tightly-woven cotton or linen textile. [1] It is traditionally used to cover tick mattresses and bed pillows. [2] The tight weave makes it more durable and hinders the stuffing (straw, chaff, hair, down feathers, etc.) from poking through the fabric.

3. Rexine - Wikipedia

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   Red rexine cushions on the benches - I could swear they used to be red plush at one time." [ 4 ] The use of rexine in a railway carriage contributed to the rapid spread of fire on the 15:48 West Riding express from King's Cross near Huntingdon on 14 July 1951.

4. Facing (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and tailoring, facing is a small piece of fabric, separate or a part of the garment fabric itself, used to finish the fabric edges. This is distinguished from hemming which simply folds the edge over; facing is (or appears to be) a more substantial layer of additional fabric added to the edges of the garment. The facing adds addition ...

5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   Interfacing is a common term for a variety of materials used on the unseen or "wrong" side of fabrics in sewing. Interfacings support the fashion fabric ("shell fabric") of the garment and may be selected to change the hang of the fabric in some portions of the garment; for instance, a shirt collar has an interior stiffening from interfacing.

6. Neoprene - Wikipedia

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   Neoprene's burn point is around 260 °C (500 °F). [21] In its native state, neoprene is a very pliable rubber-like material with insulating properties similar to rubber or other solid plastics. Neoprene foam is used in many applications and is produced in either closed-cell or open-cell form.

7. US appeals court halts enforcement of anti-money laundering law

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   (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court has halted enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the U.S ...