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lab dip  a solid color fabric dyed to match a given color standard.

lace  an openwork usually figured fabric made of thread or yarn and used for trimmings, household coverings, and garments.

lacha  a long skirt and tunic combination along with a chunni makes up a complete set, from India.

lake  carmine, or a vivid red.

lame french for "trimmed with leaves of gold or silver".   Silk or any textile fiber in which metallic threads are used in the warp or the filling.

lambrequin  a scarf used to cover a knight's helmet

lamé a brocaded clothing fabric made from any of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threads often of gold or silver.

larrigan  an oil-tanned moccasin with a leg often reaching the knee

lasting  a sturdy cotton or worsted cloth used especially in shoes and luggage.

latchet  a narrow leather strap, thong, or lace that fastens a shoe or sandal on the foot

laurel  a crown of laurel

lavalava  a rectangular cloth of cotton print worn like a kilt or skirt in Polynesia and especially in Samoa

lavender  a variable color averaging a pale purple.

lawn  cotton plain weave. Word derived from Laon, a city in France, where linen lawn was manufactured extensively.  Light weight, sheer, soft, washable.  It is crispier than voile but not as crisp as organdy. 

leaden  dull gray.

lederhosen  leather shorts often with suspenders worn especially in Bavaria

legging  a covering, as of leather or cloth, for the leg, usually used in plural; also, tights

leghorn  a hat made of leghorn straw, namely a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat

leg warmer  a usually knitted covering for the leg

lei  a wreath or necklace usually of flowers or leaves

leisure suit  a suit consisting of a shirt jacket and matching trousers for informal wear

lemon  of the color lemon yellow.

lemon yellow a brilliant greenish yellow color.

lengha  a long full skirt , from India.

lengha/choli  a long skirt and blouse combination along with a 'chunni' makes up a complete set.  Traditional garment from India.

leno  a fabric made with leno weave, namely an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and thereby lock the filling yarn in position.

leotard  a close-fitting one-piece garment worn especially by dancers, acrobats, and aerialists; also tights .

liberty cap  a close-fitting conical cap used as a symbol of liberty by French revolutionists and in the US before 1800

lid  [slang] hat

life jacket   a life preserver in the form of a buoyant vest

life vest   life jacket

ligne  refers to a button's size. The word ligne, is a French word that became the standard reference used by German button manufacturers in the early eighteenth century. Ligne is the internationally recognized standard.

lilac a variable color averaging a moderate purple.

linen a cloth made from flax and noted for its strength, coolness, and luster.

lingerie   women's intimate apparel

linsey-woolsey a coarse sturdy fabric of wool linen or cotton.

liripipe   tippet, scarf

lisle a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of long-staple cotton.

liver a grayish reddish brown (also called liver brown and liver maroon).

liverish  resembling liver especially in color.

livery   the distinctive clothing or badge formerly worn by the retainers of a person of rank; servant's uniform; distinctive dress.

livid  reddish.

Loafer (tm)   :  Used for a low step-in shoe

lockram  a coarse plain-woven linen formerly used in England.

loden  a variable color averaging a dull grayish green.  A thick woolen cloth used for outer clothing.

loincloth  a cloth worn about the loins often as the sole article of clothing in warm climates

long johns  long underwear

long staple cotton  the staple is the length of the cotton fiber, and longer fiber length results in the finer, smoother yarn that is used to weave high quality fabrics.

loom  A loom is a machine or device for weaving thread or yarn into textiles. Looms can range from very small hand-held frames, to large free-standing hand looms, to huge automatic mechanical devices.  In practice, the basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads.

loop fold (label)  finishing should be employed if a label is to be installed by sewing across the top edge only.  By doubling the fabric, loop folded labels allow for the application of designs or lettering on two sides.  The back surface of a loop folded label is commonly used for fiber composition and washing instructions which eliminates the need for 2 labels (care label & garment label).

lounger  an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure use

lounge suit   [chiefly british] business suit

loungewear  informal clothing usually designed to be worn at home

LTL  Less Than Load - this term is generally utilized in the transportation industry.  Referring to freight that does not completely fill a shipping container.

Lurex (tm) used for metallic yarn or thread.

lurid  any of several light or med grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange.

luster a fabric with cotton warp and filling of wool, mohair, or alpaca (chiefly british).

luteous  yellow tinged w/ green or brown.

lutestring a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons.

lyart  streaked w/ gray; gray (ch. Scottish).

Lycra (tm) used for a spandex synthetic fiber.

Lyocell is produced from cellulose, the main material in plant cells, and constitutes a new fiber for clothing, hygiene, medical and technical applications.