Of cloth, ribbon, etc.: Narrow. Obsolete.

Covered or thickened with flock.

(esp. in the weaving of tapestry) warp that is vertical rather than horizontal; a method of weaving employing a vertical warp; frequently attributive…

Of a textile fabric: Woven with warp-threads of one colour and weft-threads of another, so that the fabric (usually silk) changes in tint when viewed…

Of cloth: Made by plaiting. rare.

= double-faced, adj. 1b. Also as n., a fabric so finished.

Textiles. Of yarn or cloth: having thinly spaced fibres prominently projecting from the surface; spec. (English regional (Somerset)) having the nap…

Full of loops; characterized by loops.

transferred. Of fabrics: (see quot. 1904).

Designating a textile, etc., formed by having several threads or webs twisted together. Also: designating paper, laminate, etc., comprising several…