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Bourette:
a silk noil fabric made from short fibre (silk waste) with a textured surface.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Yarn Fairs for Spring/Summer 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 161)

Bowl:
one of a pair of large rollers forming a nip.

Braided yarn:
intertwined yarn containing two or more strands.
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Breaking extension:
the percentage extension at maximum load.

Breaking strength (geotextiles):
the ultimate tensile strength of a geotextile per unit width.
Last referenced in: Markets for geosynthetic products and profiles of five leading manufacturers (Technical Textile Markets Issue 92)

Breathability:
the ability of a fabric, coating or laminate to transfer water vapour from one of its surfaces through the material to the other surface. See also moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR).
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Brocade:
usually a jacquard woven fabric in which the figure is developed by floating the warp threads, the weft threads, or both, and interlacing them in a more or less irregular order.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2014/15 (Textile Outlook International Issue 166)

Brocatelle:
a heavy figured cloth in which the pattern is created by warp threads in a satin weave.

Brushed fabrics:
fabrics which have undergone a brushing process to produce a napped surface. Brushed fabrics usually have a soft, slightly weathered, broken-in feel.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2014/15 (Textile Outlook International Issue 166)

Brushing:
a finishing process for woven or knitted fabrics in which brushes or other abrading elements are used to raise a nap (a fuzzy or downy surface).
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2014/15 (Textile Outlook International Issue 166)

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