FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS

**Definition:** This place covers:

Apparatuses and methods for finishing, dressing, tentering or stretching of textile fabrics

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Treating textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours -> D06B - Chemical bleaching, dry-cleaning or washing fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics -> D06L - Dyeing or printing textiles -> D06P - Decorating textiles -> D06Q - Machines and apparatus for drying fabrics, fibres, yarns, or other materials in long lengths, with progressive movement -> F26B13/00

**Glossary:** - Textile fabrics: include yarns in warp or sheet form and nonwovens