Moquette

The pile's upright fibres form a flexible, durable, non-rigid surface[1] with a distinctive velvet-like feel.

Traditional moquette weave fabrics are made today from a wool nylon face with an interwoven cotton backing, and are ideally suited to applications such as public transport.

Named after the French word for carpet, its standard width was a Flemish ell of 27 inches.

In 1932–33, the United States Army Air Corps contracted for cold-weather leather flight suits lined with moquette, apparently as an economy substitute for sheepskin.

[citation needed] Due to its durability, moquette is used as public transit seat coverings in many countries.

A Transport for London moquette seat covering in the 2011 Barman design, named after Christian Barman , who commissioned the first moquettes for the London Underground in 1936.
Moquette seat coverings on the Victoria Line of the London Underground