Glossary of Terms
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute - an agency that establishes standards for processes used by industry.
- Ball & Tape Fastener: A strap used to snug the fit of a full leather glove at the wrist.
- Band Top: Refers to aband of material used as a cuff on a glove.
- Belly Leather: Leather from the belly portion of an animal hide. Used often in full leather gloves.
- Binding: Narrow material used to bind the cuff on gloves such as drivers and red lined jerseys.
- CE: Critical Environments - the more accepted term used to dercribe clean manufacturing environments.
- Clute Style: A glove sewn with seams on the back of the glove at every finger and straight thumb.
- Cut N Sewn: Fabrics like canvas, jersey, or leather are cut using a pattern into components and sewn together to make a glove.
- Denim: An economical single layer fabric used in some leather palm gloves.
- Dipped Gloves: Unsupported glvoes are manufactured by dipping a ceramic mold directly into a polymer.
- Driver's Gloves: A slip-on style, full leather glove.
- Fleece Lining: Soft, cotton material used for additional warmth and to reduce abrasive chafing in leather gloves.
- Foam Lining: Polyurethane layer, generally covered by fleece or flocked lined with nylon. Provides good lining for warmth.
- Gauntlet Cuff: A 4 to 4.5" wide band of bonded material sewn to a glove as a cuff. Designed for quick removal, if necessary.
- Gunn Pattern: Features fully wrapped leather index fingers and thumbs, leather fingertips, leather knuckle strap, wing thumb design, shirred elastic back and continuous pull. Usually generousely sized.
- Heel or Continuous Pull: Extended leather portion of a short cuff or gauntlet leather palm glove. Reduces wear at the seam of cuff caused while pulling glove on.
- Keystone Thumb: Type of inset thumb on full leather glove patterns. Provides additional wear and greater comfort.
- Knit-Wrist: Band of elasticized material sewn as a cuff on gloves. Holds the glove in place securely.
- Knuckle Strap: Band of leather across the back of a glove covering the knuckle area to procide additional bump and protection.
- Lining: Inner materials to provide added warmth or comfort.
- Nap: In fabric gloves, the loose ends of woven fibers that appear fluffy. Nap-out on chore gloves, nap-in on cotton flannel styles.
- Pile Lining: Bulky, acrylic material used for extra warmth in gloves.
- Plasticized Cuff: Waterproof adhesive laminatd between two layers of fabric.
- Reversible: Almost always made from Jersey material. Single seam used around the entire periphery of the glove and a seperate cuff is sown on as the last step. Reversible styling enables the wearer to wear the glove on either hand.
- Rubberized: A term used to describe the bonding of material layers in a glove cuff by the use of rubber cement.
- Safety Cuff: A 2 to 2.5" wide band of bonded material sewn to a glove as a cuff. Safety cuff gloves are designed to be removed quickly if needed.
- Shoulder Split: Suede leather taken from the side of the cow, noted for its strength and durability.
- Shirred Wrist: Elastic band sewn into the wrist area on the back of a glove to snug the fit.
- Side Split: Suede leather taken from the side of the cow. Usually more durable and thick than shoulder split.
- Slip-on Style: Glove with no cuff. Drivers gloves are examples of slip-on styling.
- Starched Cuff: Two layers of fabric laminated and stiffened with starch used as a band of safety cuff.
- Straight Thumb: A glove thumb that normally lies straight with the index finger. Common to most fabric gloves and driver's gloves.
- String Knits: Fabric gloves or sleeves fabricated using a machine to knit the product in one piece rather than sweing pieces of material together.
- Supported Gloves: Chemical resistant gloves manufactured using a shell or lining.
- Thermal: Refers to a lining. A material woven to trap air and insulate against cold.
- Top Grain: The outside layer of animal hide with the hair having been chemically removed.
- Unsupported Glove: Gloves manufactured without a fabric lining.
- Welder's Glove: Gloves specially made to repel and resist welding sparks. Lined to protect against heat. Usually full leather with gauntlet type cuff.
- Wing Thumb: Glove construction that angles the thumb diagonally across the palm. Frequently found in leather palm gloves.
