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nonwoven

nonwoven adjective: not woven.

Adjective

nonwoven (not comparable)

  1. Not woven.

Noun

nonwoven (plural nonwovens)

  1. Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.

Forms of nonwoven

Adjective
alternative formnon-woven
Noun
pluralnonwovens

Origin of nonwoven

From non- + woven.

Questions about nonwoven

What does nonwoven mean?
Nonwoven means not woven.
What part of speech is nonwoven?
Nonwoven can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonwoven in the dictionary

  1. nonworld
  2. nonworlds
  3. nonworship
  4. nonworthwhile
  5. nonwounded
  6. nonwoven
  7. nonwovens
  8. nonwrapped
  9. nonwrinkled
  10. nonwritable
  11. nonwriteable

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