adjective. Made by a process not involving weaving. Used of textiles.

noun. Material or a fabric made by a process not involving weaving.

adjective. Not woven

noun. Any of various fabriclike materials made from long fibres bonded together by chemical or mechanical processes.

"Mr. Zucker told The Wall Street Journal in 1999 that he was set to revolutionize the textile industry with Miratec, a "nonwoven" fabric created in a process involving water jets and lasers."

covin