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What is "Handkerchief" - Definition & Explanation
Handkerchief
Same as linen cambric. Sometimes called linen lawn orlinen batiste.Plainweave, often corded.

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a) To allow textile materials (raw materials, fibres, slivers, yarns and fabrics) to come to hygroscopic equilibrium with the surrounding atmosphere, or with the standard atmosphere for testing...

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