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  2. Gossamer fabric - Wikipedia

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    Detail of pleated gown made of gossamer. Still from the film The Queen of Sheba (1921) with actress Betty Blythe in a gossamer top. Gossamer fabric is a thin, sheer woven fabric. The structure of the fabric is similar to a gauze. It is usually made of silk, cotton, or wool. The fabric may be coated with rubber to make it waterproof. [1] [2] [3]

  3. Ballooning (spider) - Wikipedia

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    Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields. A 2018 study concluded that electric fields provide enough force to lift ...

  4. Spider silk - Wikipedia

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    Indian Summer by Józef Chełmoński (1875, National Museum in Warsaw) depicts a peasant woman with a thread of gossamer in her hand. Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders . Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey, to entangle and restrain prey before biting, to transmit ...

  5. File:EUR 2004-2231.pdf - Wikipedia

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  6. Unified Thread Standard - Wikipedia

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    The standard designation for a UTS thread is a number indicating the nominal (major) diameter of the thread, followed by the pitch measured in threads per inch.For diameters smaller than ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ inch, the diameter is indicated by an integer number defined in the standard; for all other diameters, the inch figure is given.

  7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The chain thread is the carrier in which the coloured striking thread is woven. In this way, a colourful pattern or image is created. Most weavers use a naturally based chain thread made out of linen or wool. The striking threads can be made out of silk, wool, gold or silver, but can also be made out of any form of textile. tarlatan

  8. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    The shank length is not always the same at the thread length, which is the case if the insert has a threadless portion (sub-shank) Tenon designates the thread length; Shoulder designates the barrel diameter in front of the thread portion; Unless otherwise mentioned, right hand threads are assumed. Left hand threads are designated "LH".

  9. Acme thread form - Wikipedia

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