The textile fibres; their physical, microscopical, and chemical properties (1904)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 76
iameter of cow-hair varies from 0.084 to 0.179 ^^^^- andthe length from 1^-5 cm. The fibres occur in a variety of colors,including white, red, brown, and black. In its microscopicappearance the surface of the fibre is rather lustreless; the endsare very irregular, being blunt and divided. The… … Fig. 21.—Camels Hair (X500). Showing one fibre colored and opaque, with no evidence of structure beyond astriated surface; and a second fibre with well-defined medullary cells. occurrence. Cow-hair (including also calf-hair) nearly alwaysshows the hair-root, as the fibres are removed from the…
Textile fibers
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