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notions [2 records]

Record 1 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Notions
DEF

Small, useful articles, such as pins, needles, thread, tape, etc.

OBS

Those small articles can be found in one department of a store or in a haberdashery.

OBS

haberdashery: The articles sold by a haberdasher (a dealer in small articles, such as buttons, needles, and trimmings).

OBS

notions: Term used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Mercerie
DEF

Ensemble de marchandises destinées à la couture, aux travaux d'aiguille.

OBS

articles de mercerie : Terme prenant la marque du pluriel dans ce contexte, mais pouvant également être employé au singulier. Exemples d'articles de mercerie : aiguilles, fils, boutons, rubans, fermetures éclair, dentelles, broderies, etc.

Key term(s)
  • article de mercerie

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Notions
OBS

The general term to describe the profession or trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Mercerie
DEF

Terme général pour désigner la profession, le domaine, le commerce de la mercerie.

OBS

mercerie : Ensemble de marchandises destinées à la couture, aux travaux d'aiguille. La personne qui fait le commerce de la mercerie est appelée mercier ou mercière.

OBS

Articles de mercerie : aiguilles, fils, boutons, rubans, fermetures éclair, dentelles, broderies, etc.

Spanish

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