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velvet leather [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
DEF

Type of suede leather with a fine, velvet-like nap produced usually on the grain side.

DEF

Sometimes (in Germany and U.K. always) restricted to leather from unsplit skin, or grain split, with a nap produced by abrading the grain surface, in contrast to suede leather produced by abrading the flesh surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
DEF

Peau dont la surface à utiliser a été finie avec un velouté semblable au velours [...], par ponçage.

CONT

En France, la peau velours est finie sur chair, à l'exception du Mocho, du Nubuck et du Doeskin qui sont finis sur fleur.

Key term(s)
  • veau velours
  • chèvre velours
  • agneau velours

Spanish

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