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dacron (tm) used for a synthetic polyester textile fiber.

dalmatic  a wide-sleeved overgarment with slit sides

damask  (1) a grayish red.    (2)  Linen, silk, rayon, cotton, synthetics, wool, worsteds.  Figured on Jacquard loom.  a) Single damask table cloths: construction. Thread count is usually around 200. b) Double damask has an 8 shaft satin construction with usually twice as many filling yarns as warp yarns. This gives a much greater distinctness to the pattern. Thread count ranges from 165 to 400.

dashiki  a usually brightly colored loose-fitting pullover garment

daylight  a type of light used in a commercial light box to simulate natural daylight. The correct technical definition is as follows: Daylight is a light source providing a color temperature of 6500+/-200 K at an illumination of 90 to 120 ft/candles. This source is typically provided by four filtered 750 W Tungsten Halogen lamps.

décolletage a décolleté dress, namely a strapless dress or one with a plunging neckline

deerskin a garment of deerskin, namely leather made from the skin of a deer

deerstalker  a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and at the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down

denier a unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk, based on a standard mass per length  of 1 gram per 9,000 meters of yarn.

denim name derived from French "serge de Nimes". Originally had dark blue, brown or dark grey warp with a white or gray filling giving a mottled look and used only for work clothes.  A firm durable twilled usually cotton fabric woven with colored warp and white filling threads.  Twill - right hand - may be L2/1 or L3/1.

derby a man's stiff felt hat with dome-shaped crown and narrow brim

designers  are people with a desire to create. They combine practical knowledge with artistic ability to turn abstract ideas into formal designs for the clothes that we wear, the living and office space that we inhabit, and the merchandise that we buy.

dhoti   draped garment for the lower trunk and legs, common throughout India, mostly for men. Wrapped around the waist, tucked or knotted like a sarong (or bath towel) .

dhurrie  a thick flat-woven cotton cloth made in India.

diadem crown; specifically, a royal headband

diaper  a fabric with a distinctive pattern; a rich silk fabric; a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths or towels. 

dickey an article of clothing worn to fill in the neckline, as a man's separate or detachable shirtfront

dimity  plain weave with a crosswise or lengthwise spaced rib or crossbar effect; made of cotton.  A thin sheer with corded spaced stripes that could be single, double or triple grouping.  Made of combed yarn and is 36" wide. 

dinner jacket  a jacket for formal evening wear

dirndl  a dress with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt; a full skirt with a tight waistband

disguise  apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's

dishabille [Archaic] negligee

dishcloth a cloth for washing dishes.

diving suit a waterproof suit with a removable helmet worn by a diver who is supplied with air pumped through a tube

djellaba a long loose garment with full sleeves and a hood

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dobby a fabric made with a dobby, namely a loom with an attachment for weaving small figures.

doeskin  wool and also rayon.   Very smooth, lustrous surface made with a slight short nap very close and compact weave to look like fine leather.  Weave not visible because of napping.  Very high quality wool used. 

dog collar [Slang] clerical collar; a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace

domestics Term used to refer to bedding (sheets, comforters etc), towels, linens and other "soft goods".

domett flannel  Also spelled domet.     Plain or twill weave; cotton.  Generally made in white.  Has a longer nap than on flannelette.  Soft filling yarns of medium or light weight are used to obtain the nap. 

domino a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume; a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume

donegal  wool - also in rayon and cottons.  Mostly plain weave but some in twill.  Originally a homespun woven by the peasants in Donegal, Ireland. 

donkey jacket  [British] a jacket of heavy material worn especially by laborers

dotted Swiss  plain weave cotton for ground with a swivel, lappet or flocked dot.  A sheer light muslin ornamented with evenly spaced raised dots.  Placed regularly or irregularly on a semi-sheer usually crisp fabric which may or may not be permanent.  First made on hand looms in Switzerland.  

double-face Satin  yarn woven with two warps and one filling, to simulate a double satin construction.  Has satin on both sides.   Cotton filling is often used in cheaper qualities.

double knit  a knitted fabric (cotton, wool, worsted, silk, rayon, and synthetics) made with a double set of needles to produce a double thickness of fabric with each thickness joined by interlocking stitches.  An article of clothing made of double knit fabric, namely a fabric knitted to produce a double thickness.  A two faced cloth, either face may be utilized as the right side. 

doublet a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance

doupion (douppioni)    silk yarns made from the cocoon of two silk worms that have nested together.   In spinning, the double strand is not separated so the yarn is uneven and irregular with a large diameter in places.  Fabric is of silk made in a plain weave. 

drop needle  a knit fabric characterized by a vertical lines within the cloth. This knit is manufactured by "dropping" a needle from the knitting cylinder.

dunce cap  a conical cap formerly used as a punishment for slow learners at school [Also called, dunce's cap]

dungaree clothes made usually of blue denim

duvetyn(e) good quality wool.    If made in cotton, is usually called suede cloth.  Close weave, brushed, singed, and sheared to conceal the weave.  Has a smooth plush appearance resembling a compact velvet. 

drab  a light olive brown.  Any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color.

drawer  [Plural] an article of clothing, as underwear, for the lower body

dreadnought the cloth used for a dreadnought garment, namely a warm garment of thick cloth.  A warm garment of thick cloth

dress  an outer garment, as for a woman or girl, usually consisting of a one-piece bodice and skirt

dressing gown  a robe worn especially while dressing or resting

dress shirt  a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress; broadly, a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie

dress uniform  a uniform for formal wear.

drill  a durable cotton twilled fabric.  Twill. Left-hand twill. From top left to lower right. L2/1 or L3/1.  Closer, flatter wales that gabardine.  Medium weight and course yarns are used.  Also made in some other weights.  Some left in the grey but can be bleached or dyed.  When dyed a khaki color it is known by that name.

drip-dry  a drip-dry garment

drop stitch construction is generally used on jersey and rib fabrics for either fabric design or for the separation of rib fabric pieces. Used in knit shirts and dress fabrics.

drugget a wool or partly wool fabric formerly used for clothing.

dry suit  a close-fitting air-insulated waterproof suit for divers

duchess an 8-12 shaft satin.  It is a dress fabric.  Very fine yarns are used, particularly in the warp with more ends/inch than picks.  The material is string, has a high luster, and texture, and it is firm. Usually 36" wide. 

duck  generally made of Cotton; originally made in linen.  Also called canvas.  Name originated in 18th Century when canvas sails from Britain bore the trademark symbol - a duck.  Very closely woven and heavy. it is the most durable fabric made.  There are many kinds of duck but the heavier weighs are called canvas. 

duffel  a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap.

duffel coat  a heavy usually woolen medium-length coat with toggle fasteners and a hood

dun  a variable color averaging a nearly neutral slightly brownish dark gray.

dungaree  a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns, specif. blue denim.

dupion (type of silk) has a moderately crisp drape and falls into wide cones. The Indian Dupion has a particularly luminous quality and a great deal of body.

duster a lightweight overgarment to protect clothing from dust; a dress-length housecoat

duvetyn a smooth lustrous velvety fabric.