Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry. Francesca Sterlacci and Joanne Arbuckle.
man-made — adj. Not of natural origin; prepared or made by humans; artificial; of substances, made by chemical reaction rather than extracted from a natural source; as, man made fibers; man made gems. Opposed to {natural}. Syn: semisynthetic, synthetic.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man-made — adjective not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially man made fibers synthetic leather • Syn: ↑semisynthetic, ↑synthetic • Similar to: ↑artificial, ↑unreal … Useful english dictionary
man-made — adjective Date: 1615 manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings; specifically synthetic < man made fibers > … New Collegiate Dictionary
man-made — /man mayd /, adj. 1. produced, formed, or made by humans. 2. produced artificially; not resulting from natural processes. 3. Textiles. a. (of a fiber) manufactured synthetically from a cellulosic or noncellulosic base; produced chemically. b. (of … Universalium
fibre, man-made — Introduction fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man made fibres are spun and woven into a huge number of consumer and industrial products, including… … Universalium
-made — [ meıd ] suffix used with some adjectives and nouns to make adjectives describing where or how something was created, or who created it: an American made guitar man made fibers custom made draperies … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Music Man (company) — Music Man Stingray in Trans Gold finish, 2001 model Music Man is an American guitar, and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
End man — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiber — For other uses, see Fiber (disambiguation). A bundle of optical fibers Fiber (also spelled fibre) is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. They are very important in… … Wikipedia
Oberbruch Industry Park — (German: Industriepark Oberbruch), is a former 110 ha large site of Akzo Nobel in Heinsberg, the most western district in Germany near the Dutch border. Founded in 1891 as a location for fiber technologies and birth place of the German rayon and… … Wikipedia
