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non-woven fabric; non-woven cloth
A fabric made by bonding or felting fibers together rather than weaving them. Used in surgical masks, wet wipes, cleaning cloths, filters, and disposable products.
不織布のマスクをつけている。
I'm wearing a non-woven fabric mask.
ウェットティッシュは不織布でできている。
Wet wipes are made of non-woven fabric.
不織布マスクは布マスクより飛沫を防ぐ効果が高いとされている。
Non-woven masks are said to be more effective at blocking droplets than cloth masks.
Composed of 不 (not) + 織 (weave) + 布 (cloth). Literally "non-woven cloth". Became a familiar everyday word in Japan through coverage of mask materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不織布マスク: non-woven fabric mask
- 不織布のシート: non-woven sheet
- 不織布製: made of non-woven fabric
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 織物: woven fabric — the contrasting category, made by interlacing threads on a loom
- 布: cloth, fabric — generic term that includes both woven and non-woven types