指單一或複合的連續線，由纖維細絲經繅絲、紡線、搓捻或搓絲所製成。

紗線(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
sha hsien (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
shā xiàn (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
sha xian (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
yarn(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
garen(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
fil(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,N)
hilo(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依形式區分之材料>
....................<依物理形式區分之材料>
........................<纖維和纖維製品>
............................<依製品區分之纖維>
................................<紡織材料>
....................................<依形式區分之紡織材料>
........................................紗線

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依形式區分之材料>
....................<依物理形式區分之材料>
........................<纖維和纖維製品>
............................<依製品區分之纖維>
................................繩 (纖維製品)
....................................紗線

distinguished from....

布料

英文....	Continuous strands, either single or compound, made from filaments of fiber by reeling, spinning, twisting, or throwing.
荷蘭語....	Continue draad, enkelvoudig of samengesteld, gemaakt van fijne vezels door afwikkelen (zijde), spinnen of twisten. Gebruik 'draad' wanneer de context niet uitsluitend textielmaterialen betreft. Gebruik 'koord' voor hetzelfde materiaal, maar dan dikker.
西班牙語....	Hilo continuo, único o compuesto, hecho de filamentos de fibra mediante devanado, hilado en rueca, trenzado o torcido.

紗線............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 2029
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 December 27, 2010
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 March 19, 2012
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 2090
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 March 19, 2012
yarn............	[VP]
.................	Cootner, Arthr D. Jenkins Collection, Vol. 1 (1981) 193
.................	CIETA, Vocabulary of Technical Terms: Fabrics, 2d ed., (1964) 59
.................	Emery, Primary Structure of Fabrics (1966) 12
.................	Linton, Modern Textile and Apparel Dictionary (1973) 676
.................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.................	Wingate, Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, 6th ed. (1979) 682
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1986) 895
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
.................	Clabburn, Needleworker's Dictionary (1976) 286
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Burnham, Warp and Weft (1980) 192
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
garen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
fil............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
hilo............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Elsevier Textile Dictionary (1979) 384
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
.................	Diehl, e.a, Textiellexicon (1991)

Getty AAT: 300014252 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300014252
聯合目錄： 紗線 、sha hsien 、shā xiàn 、sha xian 、yarn 、garen 、fil 、hilo