(under subclass 167) Method or apparatus wherein application of the gaseous or liquid medium effects elimination or disintegration of a portion of a component member of the thread interlaced textile structure.
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164, for removal of a transitory thread component to produce an ornamental or surface textured effect in a sewn textile fabric.
170, for removal of a transitory thread component to divide or open a thread-interlaced textile fabric other than by fluid contact.
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8, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers,
114.6, for processes of treating a textile product with a liquid to destroy or to remove some of the fibers to produce an ornamental effect and subclass 140, for processes of removing impurities from textiles by destruction thereof. 156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
625, for processes of etching or dissolving in general.