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Drill (fabric)
Sturdy warp-faced left-hand twill cotton fabric
Sturdy warp-faced left-hand twill cotton fabric
Drill is stout, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave. |access-date = 28 March 2010 |url-status = usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100316024339/http://www.fabrics-manufacturers.com/drill.html |archive-date = 16 March 2010
Use in clothing
Light weight drill is used in clothing items such as shirts, safari jackets, blouses, and some types of sports clothing. | access-date=28 March 2010 | access-date=28 March 2010
The most common use of drill in uniforms and casual wear is in the form of khaki drill. Learning from this practice, British troops took to dyeing their white drill uniforms to obtain more serviceable campaign clothing; this practice became widespread during the crisis of the Indian Mutiny. Initially, improvised dyes produced clothing that ranged in shade from lavender grey to earth brown, although all were referred to as "khaki". In the mid-1880s, standardised cotton drill uniforms were produced using a colourfast mineral dye of the shade now recognised universally as khaki. The fabric soon became a popular material for military uniforms, and in the United States following World War II, as veterans returned to college campuses, it became popular in casual dress as well. | access-date=28 March 2010
Other uses
Drill is a versatile fabric that has been used in a variety of applications. Boat sail drill is a lightweight, unbleached drill used to make sails for sailing craft. | access-date=28 March 2010 | access-date=28 March 2010 | access-date=28 March 2010 | access-date=29 March 2010 | access-date=29 March 2010
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