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BLANCHISSERIE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bleachwork
1, record 1, English, bleachwork
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chief industrial concerns carried on in and around these towns are bleachworks and calico-printing establishments. ... Bleaching in this county dates back to the middle of last century. Operations were then carried on in the open air, the cloth being spread on fields adjoining the White Cart and the Espedair. 1, record 1, English, - bleachwork
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- blanchisserie
1, record 1, French, blanchisserie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Usine où l'on procède au blanchiment de la toile. 1, record 1, French, - blanchisserie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laundry Work
- Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
- Service Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- laundry
1, record 2, English, laundry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- launderette 2, record 2, English, launderette
see observation
- laundromat 2, record 2, English, laundromat
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A commercial establishment where laundering is done. 1, record 2, English, - laundry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formerly trademark names, laundromat and launderette usually refer to a self-operated laundry. 3, record 2, English, - laundry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Blanchissage
- Teinturerie
- Entreprises de services
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- blanchisserie
1, record 2, French, blanchisserie
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- laverie 2, record 2, French, laverie
see observation, feminine noun
- buanderie 3, record 2, French, buanderie
avoid, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magasin où le linge sale déposé par le client est rendu lavé (blanchi) et, souvent repassé. 4, record 2, French, - blanchisserie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une laverie est une] blanchisserie équipée de machines à laver, où le linge de chaque client est traité séparément, parfois par le client lui-même [on parle alors de] laverie automatique. 5, record 2, French, - blanchisserie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une buanderie n'est pas un établissement commercial. Une buanderie est le lieu dans une maison où on lave le linge. Un établissement commercial où un certain nombre de clients font laver leur linge est une blanchisserie. Un établissement commercial où l'on va soi-même laver son linge est une laverie. Les noms «buanderette» et «lavanderie» donnés aux laveries au Canada sont des barbarismes. [...] Comme synonymes de laverie, on peut employer les expressions lavoir automatique et blanchisserie de libre-service. 6, record 2, French, - blanchisserie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comme la source DADIF, la plupart des grands dictionnaires courants réservent le nom de «laverie» à des établissements commerciaux où l'on porte son linge pour le faire laver, «laverie automatique» désignant l'endroit où on lave soi-même son linge; le terme «buanderie» désigne, lui, le lieu consacré au lavage du linge dans une maison. Cependant dans l'usage, on remarque que certains ouvrages ordinairement dignes de foi ne suivent pas nécessairement ces règles. 7, record 2, French, - blanchisserie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
buanderie [...] Au Canada, synonyme de «blanchisserie». 8, record 2, French, - blanchisserie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lavado de la ropa
- Tintorerías
- Sector de servicios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lavandería
1, record 2, Spanish, lavander%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Establecimiento industrial donde se lava la ropa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lavander%C3%ADa
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