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2. Shower-curtain effect - Wikipedia

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   The shower-curtain effect in physics describes the phenomenon of a shower curtain being blown inward when a shower is running. The problem of identifying the cause of this effect has been featured in Scientific American magazine, with several theories given to explain the phenomenon but no definite conclusion.

3. Textile - Wikipedia

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   Shower curtains. [4] Medical textile ... [77] [78] Union or Union fabrics is the 19th century term for blended fabrics. ... Sheer fabric: Sheer curtains, Lingerie ...

4. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. [1] A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theatre that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop/background.

5. Sheer fabric - Wikipedia

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   Sheer fabric for clothing offers very little in the way of warmth for the wearer, and for this reason is commonly worn in hot weather. It offers relatively low sun protection . Though sheer stockings have been popular since the 1920s, and have been used in women's nightwear for some time, [ 1 ] the use of sheer fabrics in other clothing has ...

6. Theater drapes and stage curtains - Wikipedia

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   The safety curtain or fire curtain is used to separate the stage from the audience in case of a fire onstage. It may be made of heavy fireproofed fabric or solid steel sheet. Some were made of asbestos cloth. After several deadly theater fires in the early 1900s, safety systems were developed to isolate the stage, direct smoke away from the ...

7. Bathrobe - Wikipedia

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   Bathrobes can be categorized by the weave of their fabric: Flannel: Flannel is a soft woven fabric, made from loosely spun yarn, usually cotton or wool. Terrycloth: Terrycloth is a pile fabric, usually woven of cotton, with uncut loops on both sides, used for bath towels and robes. The longer and denser the loops are, the more absorbent the ...