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cloth

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Generally, textile that is woven, felted, knit, pounded, or otherwise made into a flat piece. For textile in the form of continuous strands made from filaments of fiber by reeling, spinning, twisting, or throwing, see "yarn."

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Textile fabrics

fabric

cloths

fabrics

tissu

Gewebekunde

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