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OBM:
original brand manufacturing. See also original design manufacturing (ODM) and original equipment manufacturing (OEM).
Last referenced in: Prospects for the textile and clothing industry in Taiwan, July 2011 (Textile Outlook International Issue 151)

Occlusive:
a covering (eg wound dressing) to protect and/or heal a moist wound.

ODM:
original design manufacturing. See also original brand manufacturing (OBM) and original equipment manufacturing (OEM).
Last referenced in: Prospects for the textile and garment industry in Vietnam, December 2012 (Textile Outlook International Issue 159)

OEM:
original equipment manufacturer. In the automotive supply chain, OEMs are vehicle manufacturers.
Last referenced in: A strong future for carbon, glass, synthetic and natural fibre textiles in composites (Technical Textile Markets Issue 96)

Offshore processing:
see outward processing.
Last referenced in: Prospects for the textile and clothing industry in China (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Oiling:
see finish oil.
Last referenced in: Developments in medical textiles, 3rd quarter 2013 (Technical Textile Markets Issue 94)

Oleophilic:
a propensity to absorb oil.
Last referenced in: Innovations in Technical Textiles (Technical Textile Markets Issue 76)

Ombré:
a term used to describe fabrics with a dyed, printed or woven design in which the colour is graduated from light to dark and often into stripes of varying shades.
Last referenced in: Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014 (Textile Outlook International Issue 168)

Ondé:
a fabric with a waved effect produced by calendering or weaving.

OPA:
outward processing arrangements.
Last referenced in: Trade and trade policy: leading clothing suppliers to the EU (Global Apparel Markets Issue 3)

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