MIL-STD-1491
Broken filaments
(See "whiskering").
Broken yarn
Self-descriptive.
Burrs
Seed fragments with bristles projecting
from them.
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(See "Selvage defect ).
Cockled fabric
Distorted, shriveled, wavy, ridgy fabric
or fabric that will not lie flat when
laid on the cutting table.
Crack marks
Open random streaks in any direction
extending partly or entirely along or
across the fabric.
Crease
A set line or mark usually made by fold-
ing and/or pressing.
Cut fabric
A slit made with a sharp edged object.
Dirt
Any unclean or soiling matter such as
mud, dust, trash, etc.
Drop ply
A yarn containing fewer plies than
normally used in the fabric.
Drop stitch
An unknitted stitch.
Dropped stitches
Recurrent unknitted stitches in one or
more wales within a length of a knitted
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fabric (see "Run ).
Dye stain
An area of shade difference or dye dis-
coloration in the fabric.
Dye streak
A dye stain extending as an irregular
stripe in the fabric.
Float
A place in the fabric where a yarn
extends unbound over the yarns with which
it should be interlaced. (Frequently
referred to as miss-knit).
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