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PICKLOCK WOOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
DEF

Name for the highest quality of English wool.

OBS

Picklock wool: A term used in wool-sorting, mainly in the UK.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
DEF

Laine de première qualité.

OBS

On donne aux laines les plus fines le nom de prime, en y ajoutant celui du lieu d'où elles viennent. Ainsi, l'on dit, prime-Ségovie, pour dire, la plus belle laine qui se fait de cette ville.

Spanish

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