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FULLNESS [6 records]

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Record 1 2002-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Upholstery
DEF

Fullness is a term used for the amount of fabric gathered, shirred or pinched together to create panels. 2.5 times fullness is often considered custom fullness, 2 times fullness contract, 3 times super fullness ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
DEF

Tissu ajouté à la longueur minimale nécessaire à l'enveloppement des sofas, fauteuils, divans, causeuses, etc. et destiné à former des plis, des fronces ou la bosse des capitons.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

... depth of a sail from the deepest point of its curve to an imaginary line drawn from its tack to its clew (its two bottom corners).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

[...] degré maximal de courbure que prend une voile en s'écartant d'une ligne droite partant de la ralingue et aboutissant à la chute.

CONT

Le voilier en taillant les voiles s'est appliqué à leur donner un creux en pinçant plus ou moins les laizes et en donnant un arrondi à l'envergure et à la bordure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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Record 3 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

Removing fullness from a bishop or a puffed sleeve or a gathered (dirndl) skirt can usually be accomplished without affecting fit at all, because in these and numerous other styles, the fullness present is style fullness (additional width or length added to achieve a certain look or design effect). An inch less ... does not critically affect the look, and fit ...

CONT

Fullness of a cut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
  • Couture (Généralités)
DEF

Qualité de ce qui est ample, largeur étendue au delà du nécessaire.

OBS

Ampleur donnée à un modèle par un styliste.

CONT

Ampleur d'une coupe.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

Characteristic of a wine rich in extract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Caractère d'un vin plein, ayant du corps.

OBS

Terme employé en dégustation; un vin qui a de la mâche est un vin plein, ayant du corps.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Full habit of body; roundness or protuberance of outline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Etat de ce qui est plein, qui donne une sensation de pesanteur, de lourdeur. Plénitude gastrique.

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A feeling of internal pressure or distension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Etat de ce qui est plein, qui donne une sensation de pesanteur, de lourdeur. Plénitude gastrique.

Spanish

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