A narrow band or braid used as trimming and commonly made of lace, metallic thread, or embroidery.

镶边，装饰带一种用来装饰的狭窄带子或辫子，通常用花边、金银线或刺绣做成。

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The clothes glistened and glittered because they were either covered in crystals and paillettes or embroidered with metallic thread.

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E-textiles have been around for centuries (think metallic thread) but now that computers have become the size of a pack of gum, affordable and easily programmable, and a new 3D Printer comes on the market daily, fashion tech is starting to catch on and more and more widespread.

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He said stores should check the quality of the paper and printing, as well as the metallic security thread and watermark.

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