pilling
present participle ofpill
pill
verb[I]
USuk/pɪl/us/pɪl/(UKbobble)If apieceofclothingormaterialpills, itdevelopssmallballsofthreadsonitssurface.
Textiles: general words
- baize
- Bargello
- bias
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier
- fibre
- multifilament
- nap
- padding
- pile
- pill
- reweave
- suiting
- swatch
- textile
- the weft
- webbed
- yarn
Examplesofpilling
pilling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The textile industry dividespillinginto four stages: fuzz formation, entanglement, growth, and wear-off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sheep fiber is thicker than alpaca fiber, making it more durable and less susceptible topilling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fabrics are soft, warm and resilient but are prone topillingand matting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Significantpillingand groundwork is already done, he said.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The finer the wool, the softer it is, while coarser grades are more durable and less prone topilling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other fibers and fabrics are designed to minimizepilling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other functions are improvements of iron glide during ironing, increased resistance to stains, and reduction of wrinkling andpilling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Manufacturers may use environmentally unfriendly or chemical treatments to overcome the natural reluctance of the fiber to take dye and to overcome its naturalpillingtendency.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the textile industry, severity ofpillingis objectively evaluated using five parameters: pill number, the mean area of pilling; the total area of pilling; contrast, and density.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pillingis a surface defect of textiles caused by wear, and is considered unsightly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pillingcan seriously compromise a textile's acceptability for consumers, and is the focus of significant industry research.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Linen is relatively easy to take care of, since it resists dirt and stains, has no lint orpillingtendency, and can be dry-cleaned, machine-washed or steamed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The field camps were under 12 to 15 feet of water for around seven hours, resulting in soil erosion and damage to staff quarters, generators and bamboopilling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pillingnormally happens on the parts of clothing that receive the most abrasion in day-to-day wear, such as the collar, cuffs, and around the thighs and rear on trousers.
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- distressed-property
- distressing
- distressing event
- distressingly
- distressing situation
- distress selling
- distress-selling
- distress signal
- distress-signal
- distributable
- distributable profit
- distributable-profit
- distributable reserve
- distributable-reserve
- distributable surplus
- distributable-surplus
- distribute
- distributed
- distributed application
- distributed architecture
- distributed cognition
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