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Continuous strand roving (glass):
- a bundle of glass filaments which are fed through a chopper gun during the spray-up process.
Last referenced in: A strong future for carbon, glass, synthetic and natural fibre textiles in composites (Technical Textile Markets Issue 96)
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Conversationals:
- printed patterns using depictions of people and recognisable objects.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European fabric fairs for spring/summer 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 162)
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Copolymer:
- a polymer in which there are two or more repeat units.
Last referenced in: Waterproof breathable fabrics: demand for comfort is driving innovation (Performance Apparel Markets Issue 46)
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Cord:
- a term used to describe the way in which textile strands have been twisted, such as in cabled or plied yarns.
Last referenced in: World markets for textile machinery: part 2 -- fabric manufacture, September-October 2008 (Textile Outlook International Issue 137)
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Cordelette:
- a yarn in which the fibre is wound like a cord.
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Corduroy:
- a cut weft pile fabric in which the cut fibres form a surface of cords or ribs in the warp direction.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 (Textile Outlook International Issue 160)
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Core-spun yarn:
- a yarn consisting of an inner core yarn surrounded by staple fibres. A corespun yarn combines the strength and/or elongation of the core thread and the characteristics of the staple fibres which form the surface. A yarn comprising a central core of yarns around which another yarn of a different composition is wrapped. An example is elastane fibre enclosed in cotton.
Last referenced in: Survey of the European Yarn Fairs for Spring/Summer 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 161)
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Core-twisted yarn:
- a yarn produced by combining one fibre or filament with another during a twisting process.
Last referenced in: Stretch fibres and fabrics: reaching new levels of comfort (Performance Apparel Markets Issue 38)
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Count:
- a measure of linear density. (See also decitex, denier, tex.)
Last referenced in: Global trends in fibre prices, production and consumption, September-October 2008 (Textile Outlook International Issue 137)
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Countervailing duty:
- an extra duty imposed on an imported product by an importing country (or group of countries, as in the case of the EU) to compensate for subsidies deemed to be illegal which are given to the manufacturer of the product in the exporting country.
Last referenced in: World textile and apparel trade and production trends: the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, November 2009 (Textile Outlook International Issue 142)
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