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Apparent opening size (geotextiles):
- a property of geotextiles which indicates the approximate diameter of the largest particle which would effectively pass through the geotextile.
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Appliqué:
- a pattern constructed by applying one fabric on top of another.
Last referenced in: New Technologies and Techniques for Garment Decoration (Textile Outlook International Issue 158)
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Aramid:
- the generic name for a special group of synthetic fibres (aromatic polyamide) having high strength; examples are "Kevlar" and "Twaron".
Last referenced in: Statistics: fibre consumption for technical textiles in Japan, 1st quarter 2014 (Technical Textile Markets Issue 96)
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Areal weight:
- a term commonly used in the nonwovens and composites industries to denote the mass per unit area of a single ply of dry reinforcement fabric.
Last referenced in: Editorial: innovations in composites for technical textiles (Technical Textile Markets Issue 96)
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Arran:
- a traditional style of fishermen's cable-knit sweaters.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Yarn Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 (Textile Outlook International Issue 159)
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Art silk:
- artificial silk, usually made from cellulosic fibres such as viscose rayon.
Last referenced in: Prospects for the Textile and Clothing Industry in India (Textile Outlook International Issue 156)
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Article XIX:
- an article describing a measure available to a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which enables it to protect its market from import surges (see also product-specific safeguard, safeguard, textile safeguard).
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Artificial fibres:
- see cellulosic fibres.
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)
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Asean:
- Association of South East Asian Nations-Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Last referenced in: Global trends in fibre prices, production and consumption (Textile Outlook International Issue 169)
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Asphalt retention (geotextiles):
- a measure of the amount of asphalt cement that can be held within the pores of a paving geotextile.
Last referenced in: Markets for geosynthetic products and profiles of five leading manufacturers (Technical Textile Markets Issue 92)
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