noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cotton cloth/fabric
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cotton cloth from India
curtain fabric/material (= for making curtains )
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I need to go to town to buy some curtain fabric.
fabric softener
synthetic fibres/materials/fabrics
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fine
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Some collections are using fine knitted fabrics for jackets, which have traditionally been made from woven fabrics.
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They were clearly mass-produced in permanent kilns using a finer fabric and were a far more standardised product.
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A tumour had manifested itself. Fine fabric had been scarred.
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Narrow double-stitched hem is suitable for fine lightweight fabrics to finish off single-sided frills.
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It was made of a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her smooth, flawless skin.
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The new wing with its harmonising fine materials and fabrics create a stylish ambience.
furnishing
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Among the synthetic fibres used in furnishing fabrics are nylon, polyester and acrylic.
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Additionally the full range from Marvic Textiles is now available from Sloane Avenue providing an exceptionally comprehensive selection of furnishing fabric .
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They supply the trade with top quality woven and printed furnishing fabrics and proudly display the Royal Warrant.
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In addition, they are flame-resistant, making them most suitable for furnishing fabrics .
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Its main use in furnishing fabrics is as linen union, a hard-wearing fabric.
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It has good insulating qualities, and is used in furnishing fabrics mixed with other fibres.
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Alternatively, use standard furnishing fabric and match it up to other furnishings in the room.
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Most standard furnishing fabrics can also be stuck to the wall - paste the wall, not the fabric.
knitted
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Some collections are using fine knitted fabrics for jackets, which have traditionally been made from woven fabrics.
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Stem stitch which would be fine on cloth tends to get hidden on knitted fabric .
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It ensures that the design and colours are accurately reproduced in your knitted fabric .
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It would be difficult to imagine a knitted fabric that is not included, but then that was Susanna's intention.
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Nylon yarn was made there for a time along with Cellophane packaging film, carpets and circular knitted fabrics .
natural
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Many items boast natural fabrics and a vast array of colours to choose from.
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Originally, they sold back-to-the-land products such as apparel in natural fabrics and wood-burning stoves.
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It may be pricey but it will never date. Natural fabrics , particularly wool, are always favourites.
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It's the strongest natural fabric and can stand very high temperatures and be machine washed.
outer
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You will need the same amount of lining as outer curtain fabric , less allowance for pattern matching.
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Lay out the outer fabric flat with the wrong side up and lay buckram on top with the bump sandwiched in between.
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Tack, then machine the lining to the outer fabric along these marked lines to form lath channel.
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Materials: Pertex inner with Snugpak's own Paratex outer fabric .
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Lining Cut the lining as for the outer fabric and join the widths together in the same way.
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Machine along both edges of the tape through the lining and the outer fabric .
social
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We do not want fossilised museum pieces of countryside but communities with jobs and a living, dynamic and healthy social fabric .
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But there it was under the social fabric , the raw wound.
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The virtuous person participated in virtuous actions within the social fabric .
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With basic needs in increasingly short supply, the social fabric of Cairo is showing signs of fraying.
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Nurses in that sector have to cope with the effects on their patients of poor housing conditions and a deteriorating social fabric .
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With the destruction of our social fabric , science will be broken into a million pieces.
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They were relatively non-partisan and pursued policies which would least disturb the social fabric .
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Yet the social fabric seemed to unravel further.
soft
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Place a small towel or a piece of lint or soft fabric on top of the water.
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The finer the threads, the higher the count and the softer the fabric will be.
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New concepts Playtex Super Look Secrets bodyshaper offers all the control of a corset in a soft , stretchy fabric .
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We were immobile on the velvet cushions, my legs sticking out, jacket and skirt velvet enveloped by soft fabric .
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They will add a sumptuous air to your curtains, particularly when made up in soft , supple fabrics which drape beautifully.
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He took hold of the collar of Lucien's shirt and pulled hard so that the soft fabric ripped like parchment.
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It is well worth experimenting with a cheap soft fabric , such as mull.
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They were arguing about who had the softest fabric and I was called in as arbitrator.
synthetic
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Use fine thread; silk thread with silk fabrics , and synthetic thread with synthetic fabrics.
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Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity.
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All synthetic fabrics , plastics, chipboard, plywood, foam rubber and other man-made materials are excluded from the oasis.
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Viscose: A synthetic fabric normally made from wood fibres.
very
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The looks, the comfort, the smoothness of systems, the very fabric of ultimate sailing endures.
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Hannah clearly possesses a unique quality which gives her a remarkable perspective of the very fabric of Baldersdale.
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Pool controls the very fabric of this station.
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The Bishop felt his very fabric rotted by soft living.
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Temporal turbulence stretches the very fabric of reality and folds it back on itself.
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How dared he question her integrity, the very fabric her entire being was built around?
whole
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They are instruments for national survival and should be woven into the whole fabric of the primary school curriculum.
woven
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Aimed at the hotel and brewery market Victoriana is a new range of jacquard woven fabric by Sekers.
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The woven fabric will have a surface pattern similar to that shown in Fig 1.
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High quality, tightly woven fabric is used, with Hood's renowned soft finish for easy handling and long life.
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Some collections are using fine knitted fabrics for jackets, which have traditionally been made from woven fabrics.
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Conversely a loosely woven fabric would not be successful for a Roman blind, which requires a firm, stable fabric.
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Not quite so easily found just yet, but proving popular, are linen-Lycra mixes, often in knitwear rather than woven fabrics .
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Versatec: A densely woven fabric made from highly breathable superfine fibres.
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Always remember to return them to non-working position after completing the woven fabric .
■ NOUN
cotton
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Folkweave A loosely-woven cotton fabric , using coarse yarn, often with stripes.
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Plain-weave polyester and cotton fabrics are also used as linings.
curtain
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Doors that swing inwards present the problem of curtain fabric interfering with the operation of the doors.
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It is now necessary to spread your half pattern to fit the width of the curtain fabric as shown in fig. 50b.
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You will need the same amount of lining as outer curtain fabric , less allowance for pattern matching.
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Attaching interlining Lay curtain fabric out flat with wrong side uppermost.
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They'd murder each other over the choice of curtain fabric if they could get away with it.
silk
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Use fine thread; silk thread with silk fabrics , and synthetic thread with synthetic fabrics.
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Some silk fabrics will drape beautifully while others have a light, crisp appearance.
■ VERB
cover
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Or make one using a headboard kit from Cover Up and cover it with fabric .
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Slabs of dough lay covered under a gauzy fabric , waiting to be pummeled and mauled by Mrs Bay.
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Wallpaper them or cover them with fabric: felt, hessian, sacking, lining fabric or printed cotton.
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It was a cylindrical object, covered with fabric that had been roughly wound about it.
cut
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Never cut off the excess fabric across the corner or you will not be able to let the curtain down.
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Making up Cut the fabric and lining to the measurements plus turnings.
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Making up Cut the blind fabric with side, top and bottom turnings.
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You will need to cut all fabric drops to the total length measurement as at the centre of the window.
make
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Any cloths used on the table could be made from the same fabric as the main room curtains or upholstery.
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His father was a tailor in Como, and young Antonio made his first fabric design at age 12.
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Choose a colour from the existing design or a contrast colour if the fabric is plain. Make fabric tiebacks to match.
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Yet the simple stories contrast with the ingenious manipulation which makes up the fabric of the farce itself.
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Some collections are using fine knitted fabrics for jackets, which have traditionally been made from woven fabrics.
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Acrylic fibres are made into fabric which is soft and warm, and consequently has similar characteristics to wool.
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Epics, surely, make up the fabric of a climbing memory.
produce
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This produces a particularly firm fabric .
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It is also possible to produce deeper, ruched fabrics by slipping for more rows.
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Hand and power looms producing reproduction fabrics .
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The combination of tuck and slip produces a more textured fabric in which the design shows more clearly.
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By 1865, over 130 lace making factories were producing this delicate fabric on machines powered by the abundance of local coal.
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Evaporite sediments have a yet higher diagenetic potential than modern carbonate sediments, producing a near-metamorphic fabric .
tear
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The rain pounded so hard it sounded like tearing fabric .
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Nationalistic isolation tears apart the fabric of humanity.
use
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Martin uses balloon fabric , as it does not crease as easily as spinnaker ripstop.
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I also wanted to use great fabrics in small lots, to make a few select pieces.
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Some collections are using fine knitted fabrics for jackets, which have traditionally been made from woven fabrics.
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Do check therefore that you use fabric that will not shrink.
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You achieve it by using more fluid fabrics and gentler construction.
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Alternatively, you can select one of the iron-on transfer designs - these can be used on most fabrics .
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They were clearly mass-produced in permanent kilns using a finer fabric and were a far more standardised product.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I want to buy some fabric to make a skirt.
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Man-made fabrics such as polyester are easy to wash and iron.
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Rayon is used extensively to make furnishing fabrics.
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special fabric for Christmas decorations
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The company creates fabrics for jackets and coats.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, a base spokesman acknowledged the cooler ban did not prohibit knapsacks, soft-sided fabric coolers or wagons.
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His father was a tailor in Como, and young Antonio made his first fabric design at age 12.
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In 1996, wardrobe shine will come from other sources, such as fabric coatings.
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Lamps, decorative objects, rugs, wall coverings and fabrics are only a few of the most commonly licensed home furnishings.
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Notch out fabric on inner curves to reduce bulk and enable the fabric to lie flat.
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Use lining fabrics for economy, trimmed with pattern border or edged with braid.
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We'd dearly love to grab squares of iridescent fabric and twist them into fabulously flattering Jerry Hallesque wraps.
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Within minutes of being tossed out, the soaking fabrics became stiff boards.