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BURNING OUT [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A method of printing to obtain a raised design on a sheer ground.

CONT

The design is applied with a special chemical onto a fabric woven of pairs of threads of different fibers. One of the fibers is then destroyed locally by chemical action. Burn-out printing is often used on velvet.

Key term(s)
  • burn out printing
  • burnt out printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Chimie
DEF

Méthode d'impression permettant d'obtenir un dessin en relief sur un fond diaphane.

CONT

Le dessin est appliqué à l'aide d'un produit chimique spécial sur un tissu réalisé avec deux paires de fils. L'impression par dévorage est souvent utilisée sur le velours.

OBS

dévorage : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Silviculture
DEF

Generally, setting fire - with more or less regulation - to areas carrying unwanted vegetation - such as rough grass, and other fuels, for example slash when clearing ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Feu allumé pour éliminer les matières combustibles non brûlées à divers endroits à l'intérieur de la ligne de suppression ou des ilôts résiduels.

Spanish

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