patt
nounManufacturing
Abbreviation of pattern.
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PDA
nounManufacturing
Initialism of production data acquisition.
pecker
Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill
penstaff
nounManufacturing
An upright plug for the drain of a mash tun.
perch
nounManufacturing
A frame used to examine cloth.
percher
nounManufacturing
An inspector of cloth before finishing.
perching
nounManufacturing
Inspection of cloth before finishing.
petite
adjectiveManufacturing
Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
pfb
verbManufacturing
To purl into front and back of same stitch.
phosphine
nounManufacturing
Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
physical twin
nounManufacturing
The physical counterpart to a digital twin; usually, the latter was created to model it.
pick-at-will
adjectiveManufacturing
Of or relating to a kind of loom with several shuttle boxes, allowing various colours of yarn to be combined as desired.
picker
nounManufacturing
The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
piecen
verbManufacturing
To join broken threads or ends in spinning.
pilled
adjectiveManufacturing
Of woven fabric: having formed small matted balls of fiber.
pin
nounManufacturing
A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
piping
nounManufacturing
An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
piqué
nounManufacturing
A kind of corded or ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
plaid
nounManufacturing
A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
plain-woven
adjectiveManufacturing
Woven with the most basic textile weave, called plain weave.
plank-sheer
The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
platten
verbManufacturing
To flatten and make into sheets or plates.
plying
nounManufacturing
An arrangement of strands or plies.
PM
nounManufacturing
Initialism of place marker.
polynose
adjectiveManufacturing
Pertaining to a modification of viscose fibers in which the cellulose is copolymerized.
polypin
nounManufacturing
A plastic version of the kind of brewery cask called a pin (equal to half a firkin), popular in homebrewing and the off-trade (deliveries for home consumption).
popcorn
nounManufacturing
A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
ppi
nounManufacturing
Initialism of picks per inch
PPT
nounManufacturing
Initialism of parts per trillion.
preboard
verbManufacturing
To set the shape of (a garment, especially a stocking) by heating on a form or board before dyeing.
predraft
verbManufacturing
To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning.
prefade
verbManufacturing
To give (clothing, etc.) a faded appearance at the time of manufacture.
press box
nounManufacturing
In a cotton gin, the box in which lint is compacted by a tramper.
printcloth
nounManufacturing
Cloth with a printed pattern.
process
nounManufacturing
The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
process tomography
nounManufacturing
Tomographic imaging of processes, especially industrial.
product code
nounManufacturing
A unique identifier assigned to a manufactured or finished product to distinguish it for marketing, sales, inventory or tracking purposes.
psso
verbManufacturing
Initialism of pass slipstitch over.
purl
verbManufacturing
To use or create a purl stitch or stitches.
purse-string
adjectiveManufacturing
Something that is formed, drawn, or closed in the manner of a traditional drawstring purse.
QR
nounManufacturing
Initialism of quick response.
racetracking
nounManufacturing
The situation where material is not correctly aligned with the edge of a mold, leaving an empty channel.
radium
A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance.
ragi
nounManufacturing
A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
rah-rah
nounManufacturing
Ellipsis of rah-rah skirt.
ramline
nounManufacturing
A line made from a cord or thread, used to get a straight middle line, or from stern to stern during the building a vessel.
rebeam
verbManufacturing
To transfer (material) from one beam to another by winding.
redwork
nounManufacturing
A form of embroidery done in red thread rather than black.
regenerated
adjectiveManufacturing
Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.
reoperate
verbManufacturing
to bring back (something) into operation.
rep
nounManufacturing
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
repeater
nounManufacturing
In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.
respot
nounManufacturing
The final welding on a manufactured item.
rework
nounManufacturing
Taking unsaleable food and using it in the manufacture of other food.
RH
nounManufacturing
Initialism of right hand.
rib
nounManufacturing
A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
ribband
nounManufacturing
A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.
rig
verbManufacturing
To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
ripple
nounManufacturing
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
roll-to-roll
adjectiveManufacturing
Involving the use of a continuous roll of substrate material that is fed through various processing steps such as printing, coating, or etching.