Textile Industry Vocabulary

noun Clothing or garments in general.

verb Not applicable

adjective Not applicable

adverb Not applicable

pronoun Not applicable

preposition Not applicable

conjunction Not applicable

interjection Not applicable

article Not applicable

• The company specializes in producing high-quality apparel for men and women.
• I love shopping for new apparel to update my wardrobe.
• Check out this dope apparel I just copped from the mall.
• His words were like a finely tailored piece of apparel, perfectly crafted to make an impact.

noun clothing items or articles of clothing

• The tailor specializes in creating custom garments for his clients.
• I love shopping for new garments to add to my wardrobe.
• Check out these sick garments I just copped at the thrift store.
• The artist used colorful language to paint vivid pictures with his words, like garments for the mind.

adjective moderately good, but not excellent

adverb to a moderate extent

• The company reported a middling performance in the last quarter.
• I would say the movie was just middling, nothing extraordinary.
• The party was pretty middling, nothing to write home about.
• His skills in basketball are middling at best, he needs to practice more.

noun There is no noun form of 'shorn'.

verb past participle of shear, meaning to cut off the hair or wool from

adjective having had the hair or wool cut or clipped off

• The sheep's wool was shorn by the skilled shearer.
• I finally got my hair shorn after months of growth.
• He got his beard shorn at the barber shop.
• Her dreams of success were shorn by the harsh reality of the situation.

noun clothes or apparel

• The store specializes in high-quality wearing apparel for business professionals.
• I need to buy some new wearing apparel for the party this weekend.
• Check out this cool wearing apparel I found at the thrift store.
• Her wearing apparel reflected her personality and unique sense of style.

noun A sewing competition where contestants showcase their sewing skills and creativity.

• The annual sewing bee competition brings together talented seamstresses from all over the country.
• I'm thinking of joining the sewing bee at the community center, it sounds like a fun way to meet new people.
• My grandma is the queen bee of the sewing bee group in our neighborhood.
• The sewing bee of ideas among the team members led to a creative solution for the project.

adjective not capable of being absorbed or soaked up

• Nonabsorbable sutures are often used in surgeries where long-term wound support is needed.
• You'll need to get nonabsorbable stitches for that cut so they last longer.
• Make sure they use the nonabsorbable stuff for your stitches, it's stronger.
• His nonabsorbable attitude towards change made it difficult for the team to progress.