LexiTopic: Textiles & Needlecrafts

The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 176 words that are used in 194 different ways related to Textiles and Needlecrafts in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon. The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
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Words Related to TEXTILES & NEEDLECRAFTS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
ACETATEACRYLICALLIGATORALPACAANGORABAFFLEBAFFLEDBANDBATIKBATTINGBEAMBEIGEBELTLINEBOBBINBOBBLEBODICEBODYBOLTBONDEDBONEBONEDBONINGBOTTOMBRAIDBUCKBUFFBUFFSBUNTINGBURL
BUTTONBUTTONEDBUTTONINGCALFCALICOCAMELCARDCARDINGCHECKCHENILLECHIFFONCHINCHILLACHINOCHINTZCLEW*CLOTHCOATTAILCOLLARCOMBCORDCOTTONCOTTONYCOUCHCOUCHEDCOUCHINGCOUNTCRIMPCRIMPINGCUFF
CUFFEDCUTTLEDARNDARNINGDARTDENIMDIMITYDRABDRAPINGDRILLDUCKDUFFELDUFFLEEPAULETEYELETFACINGFELLFELLEDFELLINGFELTFILETFILLINGFILMYFITTEDFITTINGFLANNELFLAXFLEECEFLEECY
FLOATYFLOCKFLOSSFLOUNCEFOLDFOLDEDFOLDINGFOOTFORMFORMICFRAYFRILLFRILLYFRINGINGFULLFULLGAGEGIMPGINGHAMGINNEDGINNINGGLACEGLAZEGLAZYHACKLEHAIRHANDHANDLEHANDLED
HANGHANGINGHANKHARDHEMMEDHEMMINGHIDEHOOKHOOKEDJEANJENNYKAPOKKENTEKHAKIKNEEKNITKNITLACELACYLAMBLAMELAWNLIGHTWEIGHTLINELINEDLINENLININGLINTLINTY LIZARD
LOFTLOFTYLOOMLOOPLOOPINGMINKMOCHAMORDANTMOROCCOMOTLEYMULEMULLNANKEENNAPPEDNAPPINGNAPPY*NARROWNEATNEATENNEATENEDNEATLYNECKLINENEEDLENEEDLEDNOTIONNYLON OILCLOTHORGANZAOTTOMANOOZE
Words Related to TEXTILES & NEEDLECRAFTS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Dressmaking and TailoringEmbroidery, Lace, Tapestry, Weaving, etc.Fabric FinishingFabric TypesLeather and FurNotionsSewing and MendingWords about Fabrics and TextilesYarns, Threads, and Fibers
Dressmaking and Tailoring
BAND: a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothingBELTLINE: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the waistlineBODICE: the upper part of a woman's dressBODY: clothing: the part of a garment covering the trunk or torso (e.g., the body of a wet suit)BONE: a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset); also, to provide (a garment) with staysBONED: a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset); also, to provide (a garment) with staysCOATTAIL: the rear flap of a man's coat, or coattails plural: the skirts of a dress coat, cutaway, or frock coatCOLLAR: a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garmentCUFF: something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist; or the turned-back hem of a trouser leg; also, a wide braceletCUFFED: having something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist; or the turned-back hem of a trouser legDART: a stitched tapering fold in a garmentEPAULET: an ornamental strip or loop sewn across the shoulder of a dress or coatFACING: a lining at the edge especially of a garment; also material for facingFITTED: shaped for a precise fit, especially: shaped to conform to the lines of the bodyFITTING: a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or alteredFLOUNCE: a strip of fabric attached by one edge; also: a wide ruffle; also, to trim with flouncesFOLD: to become doubled or pleated, as fabric; or a part doubled or laid over another part: pleat; also, a crease made by foldingFORM: a supporting frame model of the human figure or part (such as the torso) of the human figure usually used for displaying apparel; also, a proportioned and often adjustable model for fitting clothesFRILL: a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothingFRILLY: having frillsFRINGING: to furnish or adorn with a fringe, or to serve as a fringe for: to borderFULL: having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts; or to make full in sewingHANG: to adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to hang evenly and at a proper height; also, to fit or fall from the figure in easy linesHANGING: to adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to hang evenly and at a proper height; also, to fit or fall from the figure in easy linesHEMMED: to make a hem in sewing, or to finish with a hem (a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down)HEMMING: to make a hem in sewing, or to finish with a hem (a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down)KNEE: the part of a garment covering the kneeLINE: to cover the inner surface of (line a cloak with silk)LINED: to cover the inner surface of (line a cloak with silk)LINING: to cover the inner surface of (line a cloak with silk); the act or process of providing something with a lining; material that lines or that is used to line especially the inner surface of something (such as a garment) NECKLINE: the line of the neck opening of a garment
Embroidery, Lace, Tapestry, Weaving, etc.
BEAM: in weaving: a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp is woundCOUCH: to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervalsCOUCHED: to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervalsCOUCHING: to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervalsEYELET: a small hole … used for decoration (as in embroidery) FILET: a lace with a square mesh and geometric designsFILLING: the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric; also: yarn for the shuttleHOOK: to make (something, such as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hookHOOKED: to make (something, such as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hookLOOM: a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth
Fabric Finishing
BOTTOM: textiles: a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeingCUTTLE: to fold (cloth) in pleats after it has been finishedDRAPING: to arrange in flowing lines or foldsFOLDED: to become doubled or pleated, as fabricFOLDING: to become doubled or pleated, as fabricFORMIC: M-W has only the open compounds formic acid (a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid acid CH2O2 found especially in ants and in many plants and used chiefly in dyeing and finishing textiles) and formic aldehyde (formaldehyde)FULL: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressingGLACE: glacé: made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface (e.g., glacé silk)GLAZE: a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finishGLAZY: having the appearance or suggestive of a glaze: resembling a glazeHARD: of fabrics: having a smooth close napless finishMORDANT: a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a substance by combining with the dye to form an insoluble compound; also, acting as a mordant (as in dyeing); also, to treat with a mordant OILCLOTH: cloth treated with oil or paint and used for table and shelf coverings
Fabric Types
ACETATE: a textile fiber made from cellulose acetateACRYLIC: textile made from acrylic fiberALPACA: wool of the alpaca, or a thin cloth made of or containing this wool, or a rayon or cotton imitation of this clothBATIK: a fabric printed by an Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles by coating with wax the parts not to be dyedBEIGE: cloth made of natural undyed woolBUNTING: a lightweight loosely woven fabric used chiefly for flags and festive decorations; also, flags, or decorations especially in the colors of the national flagCALICO: cotton cloth imported from India; British: a plain white cotton fabric that is heavier than muslin; any of various cheap cotton fabrics with figured patterns; from Calicut, IndiaCAMEL: synonym for camel hair, a cloth made of camel hair or a mixture of camel hair and wool usually light tan and of soft silky texture; also, leather made from the skin of a camelCHECK: a fabric woven or printed with squares that resembles a checkerboardCHENILLE: a wool, cotton, silk, or rayon yarn with protruding pile; also, a pile-face fabric with a filling of this yarn; also, an imitation of chenille yarn or fabricCHIFFON: a sheer fabric especially of silk or (adj.) resembling chiffonCHINCHILLA: a heavy twilled woolen coatingCHINO: a usually khaki cotton or synthetic-fiber twill of the type used for military uniformsCHINTZ: a printed calico from India; or a usually glazed printed cotton fabricCLOTH: a pliable material made usually by weaving, felting, or knitting natural or synthetic fibers and filamentsCORD: a rib like a cord on a textile, or a fabric made with such ribsCOTTON: fabric made of cotton or yarn spun from cottonDENIM: a firm durable twilled usually cotton fabric woven with colored warp and white filling threads; from French (serge) de Nîmes serge of Nîmes, FranceDIMITY: a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripesDRAB: any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color (“dressed in drabs”)DRILL: a durable cotton twilled fabricDUCK: a durable closely woven usually cotton fabric; or ducks (plural): light clothes and especially trousers made of duckDUFFEL: a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap, from the Dutch duffel, from Duffel, BelgiumDUFFLE: M-W: variant of duffel, a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap, from the Dutch duffel, from Duffel, BelgiumFELT: a cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure; or a firm woven cloth of wool or cotton heavily napped and shrunkFLANNEL: a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface, or a napped cotton fabric of soft yarns simulating the texture of wool flannel, or a stout cotton fabric usually napped on one sideFLEECE: a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothingGINGHAM: a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weaveHAIR: haircloth, any of various stiff wiry fabrics especially of horsehair or camel hair used for upholstery or for stiffening in garmentsJEAN: a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes; short for jean fustian, from Middle English Gene Genoa, Italy + fustianKENTE: kente cloth, colorfully patterned cloth traditionally woven by hand in GhanaKHAKI: a light yellowish-brown cloth made usually of cotton or woolKNIT: a knit fabric, or made from a knit, a fabric formed by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles: made from a knitted fabricLACE: an openwork usually figured fabric made of thread or yarn and used for trimmings, household coverings, and entire garmentsLACY: resembling or consisting of laceLAME: lamé: a brocaded clothing fabric made from any of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threadsLAWN: a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric; Middle English lawne, laund, probably from Laon, FranceLIGHTWEIGHT: having less than average weight (lightweight fabrics)LINEN: cloth made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness, and lusterLINT: a soft fleecy material made from linen usually by scrapingMOTLEY: a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuriesMULL: a soft fine sheer fabric of cotton, silk, or rayonNANKEEN: a durable brownish yellow cotton fabric originally loomed by hand in China, from Nanking (Nanjing), ChinaNYLON: any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets and used especially in textiles and plastics OILCLOTH: cloth treated with oil or paint and used for table and shelf coveringsORGANZA: a sheer dress fabric (as of silk or nylon) resembling organdy (a very fine transparent muslin with a stiff finish); probably alteration of Lorganza, a trademarkOTTOMAN: a heavy clothing fabric characterized by pronounced crosswise ribs; from French, probably from Italian ottomano, from Arabic ʽothmānī, from ʽOthmān Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire
Leather and Fur
ALLIGATOR: leather made from alligator hideBUCK: buckskin, such as used for making garments, shoes, etc.BUFF: a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied; to give a velvety surface to (leather)BUFFS: a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied; to give a velvety surface to (leather)CALF: the hide of the domestic calf, especially: calfskinCRIMP: a pressed shape in leather; also, to form (leather) into a desired shapeCRIMPING: a pressed shape in leather; also, to form (leather) into a desired shapeHIDE: the skin of an animal whether raw or prepared for use —used especially of large heavy skinsLAMB: lambskinLIZARD: leather made from lizard skinMINK: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brownMOCHA: a pliable suede-finished glove leather from African sheepskins; named for Mocha, YemenMOROCCO: a fine leather from goatskin tanned with sumac, from Morocco, Africa OOZE: a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather
Notions
BAND: a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dressBOBBIN: a cotton cord formerly used by dressmakers for pipingBOBBLE: a small ball of fabric, especially one in a series used on an edgingBONING: to provide (a garment) with staysBRAID: a cord or ribbon having usually three or more component strands forming a regular diagonal pattern down its length; especially: a narrow fabric of intertwined threads used especially for trimmingBUTTON: a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop; also, to furnish or decorate with buttons also; also, to have buttons for fasteningBUTTONED: a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop; also, to furnish or decorate with buttons also; also, to have buttons for fasteningBUTTONING: a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop; also, to furnish or decorate with buttons also; also, to have buttons for fasteningCLEW*: a ball of thread, yarn, or cordFLOSS: soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroideryGIMP: an ornamental flat braid or round cord used as a trimmingLACE: an ornamental braid for trimming coats or uniformsLOOP: a fold of cord or ribbon serving as an ornamentNEEDLE: a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread at one end and that is used for sewing; any of various devices for carrying thread and making stitches (as in crocheting or knitting); also, to sew or pierce with or as if with a needle; to sew, to embroiderNEEDLED: a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread at one end and that is used for sewing; any of various devices for carrying thread and making stitches (as in crocheting or knitting); also, to sew or pierce with or as if with a needle; to sew, to embroiderNOTION: notions plural: small useful items: sundries (found the thread she wanted among the shop's notions)
Sewing and Mending
BAFFLE: e.g., in a quilt or sleeping bagBAFFLED: “baffled construction” of a quilt or sleeping bagBATTING: layers or sheets of raw cotton or wool or of synthetic fibrous material used for lining quilts or for stuffing or packagingDARN: to mend with interlacing stitches or to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitchesDARNING: to mend with interlacing stitches or to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitchesFELL: to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong sideFELLED: to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong sideFELLING: to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong sideFOOT: a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feedNEATEN: to finish (something, such as a piece of sewing) carefullyNEATENED: to finish (something, such as a piece of sewing) carefully
Words about Fabric and Textiles
BOLT: a roll of cloth of specified lengthBONDED: composed of two or more layers of the same or different fabrics held together by an adhesiveBURL: a knot or lump in thread or clothCOTTONY: resembling cotton in appearance or characterCOUNT: the number of threads per square inch in a clothCOUNT: the number of threads per square inch in a clothFILMY: of, resembling, or composed of film: gauzy (filmy draperies)FLEECY: covered with, made of, or resembling fleeceFLOATY: tending to float: buoyant; also, light and billowyFRAY: to wear (something, such as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing: to separate the threads at the edge ofGAGE: less common spelling of gauge: the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit widthHAND: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather)HANDLE: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather)HANDLED: the feel of or tactile reaction to something (such as silk or leather); also, to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the handLOFT: the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (such as goose down)LOFTY: having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers (lofty flannel)NAPPED: to raise a nap on (fabric or leather) (a nap is a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surface, as on a fabric)NAPPING: to raise a nap on (fabric or leather) (a nap is a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surface, as on a fabric)NAPPY*: having a hairy, fuzzy, or downy surfaceNARROW: of a textile: woven in widths usually less than 18 inches (46 centimeters)NEAT: free from irregularity: smooth (neat silk)NEATLY: free from irregularity: smooth (neat silk)
Yarns, Threads, and Fibers
ACETATE: a textile fiber made from cellulose acetateALPACA: wool of the alpaca, or a thin cloth made of or containing this wool, or a rayon or cotton imitation of this clothANGORA: the hair of the Angora rabbit or Angora goat, or a yarn of Angora rabbit hair used especially for knitting. (In the names of animals -- Angora cat, Angora rabbit, Angora goat – the adjective is proper.) From Ankara (historically known as Angora), in present-day Turkey.BOBBIN: a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound (as in a sewing machine), or any of various small round devices on which threads are wound for working handmade laceBRAID: to make from braids (braid a rug); to form (three or more strands) into a braid; to ornament especially with ribbon or braidCARD: (verb) to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (fibers) by the use of cards preparatory to spinning. Also, noun: an instrument or machine for carding fibers that consists usually of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back, or an implement for raising a nap on clothCARDING: to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (fibers) by the use of cards preparatory to spinningCHENILLE: a wool, cotton, silk, or rayon yarn with protruding pile; also, a pile-face fabric with a filling of this yarn; also, an imitation of chenille yarn or fabricCOMB: any of several toothed devices used in handling or ordering textile fibersCORD: a rib like a cord on a textile, or a fabric made with such ribsCOUNT: a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it producesCRIMP: a succession of waves (as in wool fiber); also, to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibersCRIMPING: a succession of waves (as in wool fiber); also, to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibersFLAX: the fiber of the flax plant especially when prepared for spinningFLOCK: a tuft of wool or cotton fiber, or woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses, or very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metalGINNED: to separate (cotton fiber) from seeds and waste materialGINNING: to separate (cotton fiber) from seeds and waste materialHACKLE: a comb or board with long metal teeth for dressing flax, hemp, or juteHANK: a coil or loop, specifically: a coiled or looped bundle (as of yarn) usually containing a definite yardageHARD: of yarns: firmly and closely twistedJENNY: an early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton; from Jenny, nickname for JaneKAPOK: a mass of silky fibers that surrounds the seeds of the kapok tree and are used especially as a filling for mattresses, pillows, life preservers, and sleeping bags and as insulationKNIT: to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles, or to make knitted fabrics or objects; also, the knit stitch (a basic knitting stitch)LINEN: thread or yarn spun from flaxLINT: fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabricLINTY: fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabricLOOP: to join (two courses of loops) in knittingLOOPING: to join (two courses of loops) in knittingMULE: a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops (a cop is a cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or roving wound on a quill or tube)NYLON: any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets and used especially in textiles and plastics
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