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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
DEF

Term generally applied in the United States to denote the skins of South American hair sheep and gloving and shoe upper leather made therefrom, but also applied to the skins of similar hair sheep from other regions, e.g. East and West Africa, and leathers made therefrom. The leather may be finished on the flesh side for suede or on the grain side, which is fine and smooth resembling that of kid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
DEF

Terme généralement employé aux États-Unis pour indiquer les peaux de moutons lainés d'Amérique du Sud et les peaux à dessus de chaussures et à ganterie provenant de ces sortes. Également utilisé pour les peaux de semblables moutons à poils de chèvres provenant d'autres régions, par exemple d'Afrique Occidentale ou Orientale et les peaux finies en provenant. La peau peut être finie sur chair pour le suède ou sur fleur, celle-ci étant fine et lisse, ressemblant à celle du chevreau.

Spanish

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