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Martindale

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003545

A unit of measurement indicating the abrasion resistance of a textile fabric, determined by a standardized testing method. It quantifies the number of rubs a fabric can withstand before showing signs of wear, such as thread breakage or pilling. A Martindale rating of 20,000 rubs is generally considered suitable for general domestic upholstery.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003545
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTextile production
TranslationsGerman: Martindale; Spanish: Martindale; French: Martindale
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A unit of measurement indicating the abrasion resistance of a textile fabric, determined by a standardized testing method. It quantifies the number of rubs a fabric can withstand before showing signs of wear, such as thread breakage or pilling. A Martindale rating of 20,000 rubs is generally considered suitable for general domestic upholstery.",
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Martindale",
    "es": "Martindale",
    "fr": "Martindale"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/martindale/"
}

Record 3,851 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.