Composition

How it is used

Composition appears on care labels, fabric spec sheets, product pages and customs documents. In the EU, fibre composition labelling is required by law, and the fibres are listed from the highest percentage to the lowest. Also called fibre content.

Example sentences

1. The composition on the label says 95% cotton, 5% elastane, but the test report shows 3% elastane.

2. Please send the exact composition and weight for each fabric.

Common collocations

• fibre composition
• fabric composition
• composition label
• check the composition

Related terms

• fibreA very thin, long strand of natural or man-made material that is spun into yarn to make fabric, such as cotton, wool, polyester or viscose.
• fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
• GSMGrams per square metre: the standard measure of how heavy a fabric is, for example a 180 gsm T-shirt jersey.
• elastaneA synthetic fibre that can stretch to several times its length and spring back, added in small amounts to fabrics to give stretch and recovery.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• composition · Graphic Design
• composition · Photography
• composition · Art & Art History

More terms: Fibres & Fabrics

• cotton
• polyester
• woven
• knit
• denim
• jersey
• viscose
• linen
• wool
• silk