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Glossary

What is Weight (fabric)?

How heavy a fabric is for its area, commonly stated in ounces per square yard (oz) for denim and in GSM for many other fabrics.

This term in other languages

Arabicوزن القماش
FrenchPoids du tissu
TurkishKumaş ağırlığı

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What makes denim different: twill weave, indigo dye and weight

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