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CAMELS HAIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Hair obtained from camels. Wool-like in texture, its natural color varies from light tan to brownish black. This underhair of the camel is lustrous and extremely soft, and used, either by itself or combined with wool, for coats, suits, sweaters, some blankets and oriental rugs.

OBS

camel hair: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
  • Nomenclature des tissus
CONT

Le poil de chameau tombe au printemps, à ce moment il est détaché de l'animal par un peignage; un chameau produit 7 kg de poils par an de couleur brun fauve.

OBS

poil de chameau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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