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Knotted pile

Scope note

Pile produced not by knotting, but by wrapping supplementary weft strands around the warp and then cutting them, so that they stand out above the ground of the textile.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000227845

Broader Terms used

pile (textile component)

Term used for

knotted-pile
pile, knotted

Created

13yrs ago

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