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tabby  a plain silk taffeta especially with moiré finish; also, a plain-woven fabric.  

tabard a short loose-fitting sleeveless or short-sleeved coat or cape, as a tunic ; a woman's sleeveless outer garment often with side slits

table linen linen (as tablecloths and napkins) for the table.

tack button jeans button, that usually comes in 27L diameter. 

taffeta  silk, rayon, synthetics.  Usually plain with a fine cross rib.  A cloth supposed to have originated in Iran (Persia) and was called "taftah" (a fine silk fabric) - (in 16th century, became a luxury for women's wear).  
Faille Taffeta : Made with a crosswise rib weave. 
Paper Taffeta : Plain weave, very light in weight and treated to give a crisp, paper-like finish.  
Shot Taffeta : Usually plain weave, woven with one color in the warp and another color in the filling, which gives the fabric an iridescent look.
Tissue Taffeta : Plain weave, very light weight and transparent.  
Warp-print Taffeta : Usually a plain weave, the warp yarns are printed before the filling is inserted.

tailcoat a coat with tails, especially a man's full-dress coat with two long tapering skirts at the back.

tallith a fringed shawl worn over the head or shoulders by Jewish men .

tam-o'-shanter a Scottish woolen cap with a tight headband, wide flat circular crown, and usually a pompon in the center

tamarind kernel powder (TKP) is produced out of Tamarind Seeds.  It is available in natural and de-oiled form.  It has two primary uses in the Textile Industry:  1. Sizing : It is an ideal for sizing material and is extensively used for sizing in textile industry . 2. Thickener : One of the biggest uses of this is as a textile thickener.  

tan  a variable color that is a light yellowish brown.   Plural tense: tan-colored articles of clothing

tangerine  a moderate to strong orange color

tank abbreviated use of the word tank top; a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening. 

tank suit a one-piece bathing suit with usually wide shoulder straps.

tank top a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening.

tapa  a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns.

tape a narrow woven fabric.

tapestry  a heavy hand-woven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs.

tap pants a loose-fitting woman's undergarment of a style similar to shorts formerly worn for tap dancing

tarlatan a sheer cotton fabric in open plain weave usually heavily sized for stiffness.

tasse one of a series of overlapping metal plates in a suit of armor that form a short skirt below the waist

tarboosh a red hat similar to the fez worn especially by Muslim men

tartan  a twilled woolen fabric with a tartan design, namely a plaid textile design of Scottish origin consisting of stripes of varying width and color usually patterned to designate a distinctive clan; also, a fabric with tartan design.

tattersall a fabric woven or printed in a tattersall pattern, namely a pattern of colored lines forming squares of solid background.                       

tatting  a delicate handmade lace formed usually by looping and knotting with a single cotton thread and a small shuttle.

taupe  a brownish gray.

tawny  a brownish orange to light brown.

tea gown a semiformal fancy gown in graceful flowing lines worn especially for afternoon entertaining at home

teal  teal blue.

teal blue  a variable color averaging a dark greenish-blue.

teddy a woman's one-piece undergarment, or chemise

tefillin the phylacteries worn by Jews

tencel (tm)  is the brand name for a fiber called lyocell. Lyocell is a cellulose fiber made from wood through a proprietary production process.

ten-gallon hat cowboy hat

tennies tennis shoes, sneakers

tennis shoe a lightweight usually low-cut sneaker. 

terai a wide-brimmed double felt sun hat worn especially in subtropical regions

terra-cotta  brownish orange.

terry  an absorbent fabric with loops forming the pile; also called terry cloth.

terry cloth  pile, also jacquard and dobby combined with pile.  Either all over loops on both sides of the fabric or patterned loops on both sides.  Formed with an extra warp yarn. 

textile  a woven or knit cloth.  The term is used generically to define many various fabrics.  The word is some times used to define the entire industry. 

textured yarn  a general classification for continuous filament man - made fiber yarn which have been treated to give them hand and appearance which is different from the untreated yarn and / or stretchy.

thong a sandal held on the foot by a thong fitting between the toes and connected to a strap across the top or around the sides of the foot.  Also, a version of underwear or swimwear.

thread  a slender, strong strand or cord, especially one designed for sewing or other needle work. Most threads are made by plying and twisting yarns. A wide variety of thread types is in use today e.g. spun cotton and spun polyester, core-spun cotton with a polyester filament core, polyester or nylon filaments (often bonded) , and monofilament threads.

thread count measured by adding the number of warp ends per inch and filling picks per square inch in the woven fabric. The higher the number, the more dense the yarns are packed together.

throw a woman's scarf or light wrap.

tiara a three-tiered crown worn by the pope; a jeweled or flowered headband for formal wear by women

ticking a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow.

tie neckwear

tie silk  a silk fabric of firm resilient pliable texture for neckties and for blouses and accessories.

tiffany  a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings; a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (as cheesecloth).

tights a skintight garment covering the body from the neck or the waist down; panty hose

tiking  cotton; usually twill (L2/1 or L3/1), some jacquard, satin, and dobby. Very tightly woven with more warp than filling yarns.

tile hat, especially a high silk hat.

tin hat a metal helmet

tinted denim / dirty denim  denim that is woven with indigo and khaki/yellow fibers instead of indigo and white; creates a "dirty" look to the denim.

tippet a shoulder cape of fur or cloth often with hanging ends; a long black scarf worn over a robe .

tissue  a fine lightweight often sheer fabric.

titfer hat

titian of a brownish orange color.

toboggan a knit hat worn to keep the head warm in cold temperatures.

toile  any of many plain or simple twill weave fabrics especially linen.

toile de Jouy  a fabric printed in toile de Jouy, namely an 18th century French scenic pattern usually printed on cotton, linen, or silk in one color on a light ground.

toga the loose outer garment worn by citizens of ancient Rome; also, a similar loose wrap or a professional, official, or academic gown

top a garment worn on the upper body

top boot a high boot often with light-colored leather bands around the upper part

topcoat a lightweight overcoat

topee a lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of pith or cork

top hat a tall-crowned hat usually of beaver or silk. 

topknot an ornament, as a knot of ribbons or a pompom, forming a headdress or worn as part of a coiffure; a crest of feathers or tuft of hair on the top of the head

topper silk hat; opera hat; a woman's usually short and loose-fitting lightweight outer coat

Top-Sider (tm)  Used for a low casual shoe having a rubber sole

toque a woman's small hat without a brim made in any of various soft close-fitting shapes

torchon  a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge.

tow  yarn or cloth made of tow, namely a short or broken fiber (as of flax, hemp, or synthetic material) that is used especially for yarn, twine, or stuffing.

toweling  a cotton or linen fabric often used for making towels.

toy [scottish] a linen or wool headdress depending to the shoulders once worn by old women.

tracking : The information given to monitor progress of a particular shipment to its destination. UPS, FedEx and most freight companies will assign a number to your shipment. This number will show various details of your delivery such as the date to expect arrival.

tracksuit a suit of clothing consisting usually of a jacket and pants that is often worn by athletes when working out / exercising.

trench trench coat

trench coat a waterproof overcoat with a removable lining; a double-breasted raincoat with deep pockets, wide belt, and straps on the shoulders

trews pant, especially tight-fitting trousers usually of tartan; close-cut tartan shorts worn under the kilt in Highland dress

triacetate  a man-made fiber produced from cellulose triacetate in the forms of filament yarn, staple and tow.

tricolette  a usually silk or rayon knitted fabric used especially for women's clothing.

tricorne cocked hat

tricot  a plain warp-knitted fabric (as of nylon, wool, rayon, silk, or cotton) with a close inelastic knit and used especially in clothing (as underwear); a twilled clothing fabric of wool with fine warp ribs or of wool and cotton with fine weft ribs. Used for underwear, sportswear, bathing suits, gloves.

tricotine  a sturdy suiting woven of tightly twisted yarns in a double twill.  Has a double twill rib on the face of the cloth.  

trilby a soft felt hat with indented crown

triple sheers   heavier and flatter than sheers.    Almost opaque.  Many are made from "Bemberg", which wears, drapes, and washes well. 

tropical worsteds  100% worsted.    If just called tropical, it can be made up in any fiber or blends of wool and a synthetic.  The yarns are very tightly twisted and woven to permit a free circulation of air.  

trouser pant

trunk  men's' shorts worn chiefly for sports

trunk hose short full breeches reaching halfway down the thigh (old).

T-shirt a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt; also, an outer shirt of similar design

tube an article of clothing shaped like a tube, as tube top or tube socks

tuille one of the hinged plates before the thigh in plate armor

tulle  a sheer often stiffened silk, rayon, cotton or nylon net used chiefly for veils or ballet costumes.  Derived name from Tulle, France.  First made by machine in 1768.  Has a hexagonal mesh and is stiff. 

tunic a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome  ; a short overskirt; a hip-length or longer blouse or jacket

tunicle a short vestment worn at ceremonies

tuque a warm knitted usually pointed stocking cap

turban a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia.

turquoise a variable color averaging a light greenish blue.

turquoise blue a light greenish blue that is paler and slightly bluer than average turquoise.

turquoise green a light bluish green.

turtleneck a high close-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters; a sweater with a turtleneck

tussah  silk or silk fabric from the brownish fiber produced by larvae of some saturnid moths (as Antheraea paphia).  Usually plain but also in twill.  Made from wild or uncultivated silkworms. 

tutu a short projecting skirt worn by a ballerina

tuxedo a single-breasted or double-breasted usually black or blackish blue jacket; formal evening clothes for men

tweed   tweed clothing, specifically, a tweed suit, where tweed is a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats.   A rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats.  It is the Scotch name for twill and originated along the banks of the Tweed river, which separates England from Scotland.  Wool, also cotton, rayon, silk, linen, and synthetics.   Twill weave.

twill  a fabric with a twill weave, namely a textile weave in which the filling threads pass over one and under two or more warp threads to give an appearance of diagonal lines.

twill weave  is similar to a satin weave in the sense that the loom is floating the warp or weft yarns over yarns of the opposite direction, but with a twill the yarn is only passing over two of the opposite yarns. A twill is distinctive by the diagonal lines that appear in the fabric. A twill weave, like a satin weave, usually results in a softer fabric than a plain weave.

twinset a combination of a matching pullover and cardigan worn together

twist  the number of turns about its axis per unit of length of a yarn or other textile strand.

twisting  the process of combining filaments into yarn by twisting them together or combining two or more parallel single yarn (spun or filament) into piled yarns or cords. Cables are made by twisting piled yarns or cords.

two-piece a garment, as a bathing suit, that is two-piece

tyrolean hat a head covering marked by soft often green felt, a narrow brim and pointed crown, and an ornamental feather