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MACHINE SURFILER [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

A three needle sewing machine that sews thread through and around the edge of fabric to prevent raveling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
OBS

Les machines les plus fréquemment rencontrées [dans l'industrie du vêtement] sont : les machines plates [...]; les machines à points invisibles [...] les machines à boutonnières, à arrêts, à fourreaux, à surfiler, à rabattre la doublure [...]

OBS

surfilage : Action de surfiler un bord d'étoffe coupé, pour l'empêcher de s'effilocher.

Spanish

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