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MENDER [2 records]

Record 1 1989-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Textile Industries
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

A worker able to repair all types and kinds of defects in fabric or apparel, such as holes, dropstitches, runs, pulled threads, mispicks, threads out, bad start-up marks, etc.

OBS

Mender, textile products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
DEF

Ouvrier, ouvrière qui raccommode (du linge, des vêtements).

OBS

Raccommodeur(se) de produits Textiles.

OBS

Le terme «repriseur» et son féminin «repriseuse» sont vieillis.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

Ouvrier(ière) chargé du raccoutrage.

OBS

Raccoutrage. Opération consistant à réparer les défauts d'un tricot (trou, maille coulée, etc.) en reformant les mailles pour lui redonner son aspect original.

Spanish

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