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• aba go
  a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair
  
• acrylic go
  a synthetic fabric
  
• Aertex go
  a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear
  
• alpaca go
  a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
  
• baize go
  a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt
  
• basket weave go
  a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket
  
• batik go
  a dyed fabric
  
• batiste go
  a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric
  
• belting go
  the material of which belts are made
  
• bombazine go
  a twilled fabric used for dresses
  
• boucle go
  a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect
  
• broadcloth go
  a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
  
• broadcloth go
  a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
  
• brocade go
  thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
  
• buckram go
  a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue
  
• bunting go
  a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
  
• calico go
  coarse cloth with a bright print
  
• cambric go
  a finely woven white linen
  
• camel's hair, camelhair go
  a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
  
• camlet go
  a fabric of Asian origin
  
• camouflage, camo go
  fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan
  
• canopy go
  the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
  
• canvas, canvass go
  a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
  
• cashmere go
  a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
  
• cerecloth go
  a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud
  
• challis go
  a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
  
• chambray go
  a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
  
• chenille go
  a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord
  
• chiffon go
  a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
  
• chino go
  a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms
  
• chintz go
  a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
  
• coating go
  a heavy fabric suitable for coats
  
• cobweb go
  a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
  
• cord, corduroy go
  a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs
  
• cotton go
  fabric woven from cotton fibers
  
• cotton flannel, Canton flannel go
  a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side
  
• crepe, crape go
  a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
  
• cretonne go
  an unglazed heavy fabric
  
• crinoline go
  a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
  
• damask go
  a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
  
• denim, dungaree, jean go
  a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
  
• diamante go
  fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones
  
• diaper go
  a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
  
• dimity go
  a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern
  
• doeskin go
  a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
  
• drapery go
  cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
  
• duck go
  a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave
  
• duffel, duffle go
  a coarse heavy woolen fabric
  
• elastic go
  a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
  
• etamine, etamin go
  a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh
  
• faille go
  a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
  
• felt go
  a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
  
• fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber go
  a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
  
• flannel go
  a soft light woolen fabric
  
• flannelette go
  a cotton fabric imitating flannel
  
• fleece go
  a soft bulky fabric with deep pile
  
• foulard go
  a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)
  
• frieze go
  a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
  
• fustian go
  a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
  
• gabardine go
  a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
  
• georgette go
  a thin silk dress material
  
• gingham go
  a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
  
• grogram go
  a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum
  
• grosgrain go
  a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
  
• hair, haircloth go
  cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair
  
• herringbone go
  a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
  
• homespun go
  a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
  
• hopsacking, hopsack go
  a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen
  
• horsehair go
  a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses
  
• jaconet go
  a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish
  
• jacquard go
  a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
  
• khadi, khaddar go
  a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India
  
• khaki go
  a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
  
• knit go
  a fabric made by knitting
  
• lace go
  a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
  
• lame go
  a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
  
• leatherette, imitation leather go
  fabric made to look like leather
  
• linen go
  a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  
• linsey-woolsey go
  a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof
  
• lint go
  cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side
  
• lisle go
  a fabric woven with lisle thread
  
• mackinaw go
  a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
  
• macintosh, mackintosh go
  a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
  
• madras go
  a light patterned cotton cloth
  
• marseille go
  strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern
  
• metallic go
  a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal
  
• mohair go
  fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
  
• moire, watered-silk go
  silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
  
• moleskin go
  a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
  
• monk's cloth go
  a heavy cloth in basket weave
  
• moquette go
  a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery
  
• moreen go
  a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains
  
• motley go
  a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
  
• mousseline de sole go
  a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon
  
• muslin go
  plain-woven cotton fabric
  
• nankeen go
  a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color
  
• mesh, meshing, net, network, meshwork go
  an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
  
• ninon go
  a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
  
• nylon go
  a synthetic fabric
  
• oilcloth go
  cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
  
• olive drab go
  a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms
  
• organza go
  a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy
  
• paisley go
  a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
  
• panting, trousering go
  any fabric used to make trousers
  
• pepper-and-salt go
  a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
  
• percale go
  a fine closely woven cotton fabric
  
• permanent press, durable press go
  a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
  
• piece of cloth, piece of material go
  a separate part consisting of fabric
  
• pilot cloth go
  a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc
  
• pinstripe go
  a fabric with very thin stripes
  
• pique go
  tightly woven fabric with raised cords
  
• plush go
  a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
  
• polyester go
  any of a large class of synthetic fabrics
  
• pongee go
  a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation)
  
• poplin go
  a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
  
• print go
  a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
  
• quilting go
  a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
  
• rayon go
  a synthetic silklike fabric
  
• rep, repp go
  a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
  
• sackcloth go
  a coarse cloth resembling sacking
  
• sacking, bagging go
  coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
  
• sailcloth go
  a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents
  
• samite go
  a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads)
  
• sateen go
  a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
  
• satin go
  a smooth fabric of silk or rayon
  
• satinet, satinette go
  a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber
  
• screening go
  fabric of metal or plastic mesh
  
• scrim go
  a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
  
• seersucker go
  a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
  
• serge go
  a twilled woolen fabric
  
• shag go
  a fabric with long coarse nap
  
• shantung go
  a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
  
• sharkskin go
  a smooth crisp fabric
  
• sheeting go
  fabric from which bed sheets are made
  
• shirting go
  any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts
  
• shirttail go
  fabric forming the tail of a shirt
  
• silesia go
  a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric
  
• silk go
  a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
  
• spandex go
  an elastic synthetic fabric
  
• sponge cloth go
  any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave)
  
• stammel go
  a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red
  
• suede cloth, suede go
  a fabric made to resemble suede leather
  
• suiting go
  a fabric used for suits
  
• swan's down go
  soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
  
• taffeta go
  a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
  
• tammy go
  plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
  
• tapa, tappa go
  a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
  
• tapestry, tapis go
  a heavy textile with a woven design
  
• tartan, plaid go
  a cloth having a crisscross design
  
• terry, terry cloth, terrycloth go
  a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides
  
• ticking go
  a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
  
• toweling, towelling go
  any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
  
• tweed go
  thick woolen fabric used for clothing
  
• twill go
  a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
  
• upholstery material go
  the fabric used in upholstering
  
• Velcro go
  nylon fabric used as a fastening
  
• velour, velours go
  heavy fabric that resembles velvet
  
• velvet go
  a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
  
• velveteen go
  a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
  
• vicuna go
  a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
  
• Viyella go
  a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool
  
• voile go
  a light semitransparent fabric
  
• wash-and-wear go
  a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing
  
• waterproof go
  any fabric impervious to water
  
• web go
  a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
  
• webbing go
  a strong fabric woven in strips
  
• whipcord go
  a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
  
• wincey go
  a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas
  
• wire cloth go
  fabric woven of metallic wire
  
• wool, woolen, woollen go
  a fabric made from the hair of sheep
  
• worsted go
  a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap
  
• yoke go
  fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
  
• pina cloth go
  a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers