Textiles and Their Uses
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
p
t
e
r
Any of numerous synthetic resins
2.
s
k
A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
3.
r
o
s
e
A garment designed for or relating to ___ (plural)
4.
a
c
c
Polymerized from ___
5.
p
l
i
Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into
6.
s
e
Leather with a napped surface
7.
j
e
r
A person who jumps
9.
i
s
c
A cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
10.
u
a
l
Someone regarded as certain to succeed
11.
s
r
A garment worn on the upper half of the body
12.
o
l
A fabric made from the hair of sheep
13.
e
r
l
e
A kind of polyester fabric
15.
c
o
t
Soft silky fibers from ___ plants in their raw state
16.
i
n
A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
17.
k
i
t
To tie or link together
18.
v
s
A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
19.
o
n
A thermoplastic polyamide
20.
l
e
r
An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
21.
e
n
Made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
22.
s
o
Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot