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Record 1 1997-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

mollescence, tendency towards softness ... There is always to the touch a mollescence in their structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Caractère moelleux.

CONT

Le moelleux d'un tissu, d'un siège [etc.].

OBS

Moelleux, euse, adj. - Moderne. Qui a du corps, de la douceur et de la mollesse au toucher. - Doux, mou. Étoffe moelleuse. Envelopper dans des vêtements moelleux. [...] Duvet serré, moelleux et soyeux [...] Un moelleux édredon. Siège, lit, coussin, tapis [etc.] moelleux, où l'on enfonce confortablement. Fauteuil moelleux, à capitons.

Spanish

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