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  2. Cloth of gold - Wikipedia

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    Most modern metallic fabrics made in the West are known as lamé. Cloth of gold is a familiar name occasionally applied to the venomous Conus textile species of cone shell. [9] Tilsent is a luxurious silken cloth interwoven with flattened threads of gold or silver. [10]

  3. Bufferbloat - Wikipedia

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    Bufferbloat is the undesirable latency that comes from a router or other network equipment buffering too many data packets. Bufferbloat can also cause packet delay variation (also known as jitter), as well as reduce the overall network throughput .

  4. Tissue (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the weft is made of gold lace and the silk warp is doubled in both the heddles and reed, resulting in a heavier fabric than usual. [17] [18] Brocades on Tissue sarees are woven using silk yarn for the body and feature exquisite zari patterns on the pallu, which is the border of the sari. [19] Kanchipuram is a well-known hub for ...

  5. Lamé (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Gold-lamé and emerald royal boudoir gown from the film Cleopatra. Lamé (/ l ɑː ˈ m eɪ / lah-MAY; French:) is a type of fabric woven or knit [1] with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch.

  6. Dave Täht - Wikipedia

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    Known for Co-Founder of the Bufferbloat Project Dave Täht (born August 11, 1965) is an American network engineer , musician, lecturer, asteroid exploration advocate, and Internet activist.

  7. Kimkhwab - Wikipedia

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    Kimkhwab (Kim-Khwab, kamkhāb, ḳamkhwāb, Kimkhwab, Hiranya, puspapata) is an ancient Indian brocade art of weaving ornate cloth with gold, silver, and silk yarns. Kinkhwab is a silk damasked cloth with an art of zar-baft (making cloth of gold), [1] The weave produces beautiful floral designs that appear embroidered on the surface of the fabric. it was also known as puspapata or cloth with ...

  8. Oilskin - Wikipedia

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    Modern oilskins may be made of flexible PVC-coated synthetic fabric, [1] while advanced materials for extreme conditions such as yacht racing may be used. [ citation needed ] Also known as "foul weather gear", contemporary oilskins include such innovations as DWR-coated nylon on their low end [ 2 ] and Gore-Tex and other proprietary waterproof ...

  9. Slub (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Slubbed or slubby fabric is woven from slubby yarn (yarn with a very variable diameter). Both high and low slubbiness may be sought. Slubs in spun fibers may be produced deliberately by varying spinning tension (see Novelty yarns#Slub). They are also produced when short, staple fibers are spun into a single yarn. Slubs may be valued or ...