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tow

coarse, broken fibers, removed during processing of bast fibers, used as padding, ropemaking, or to make short-staple yarns
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tow

Summary

tow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tow is a type of bast fibre[2].
  • tow is used for spinning[3].
  • tow is used for oakum[4].
  • tow is used for padding[5].
  • tow is used for ropemaking[6].
  • tow's described by source is recorded as Vocabulary of Technical Terms: Fabric[7].
  • tow's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • tow's different from is recorded as tow[9].
  • tow's by-product of is recorded as heckling[10].
  • tow's by-product of is recorded as scutching[11].
  • tow's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q57899268', 'amount': '+3481'}[12].
  • tow's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q57899268', 'amount': '+2447'}[13].

Body

Definition and Type

tow is a type of bast fibre[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include spinning[3], oakum[4], padding[5], and ropemaking[6].

Why It Matters

tow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[1] tow has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] tow is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    By-product of → heckling, scutching
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → bast fibre
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541457105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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