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ROLL CARPET [2 records]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

A carpet usually measuring at least 12 feet wide that is sold as a large roll and that can be used to cover the entire floor of a room or part of it.

OBS

broadloom carpet; broadloom : These designations, originally used to refer to carpets woven on very wide looms, are nowadays also used to refer to large nonwoven carpets such as tufted carpets.

OBS

In French, a distinction is made between «tapis en rouleau» and «moquette en rouleau», the former being a carpet that covers part of the floor and the latter being a carpet that covers the entire floor.

Key term(s)
  • roll carpet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
CONT

Le tapis en rouleau est un des matériaux de couvre-planchers les plus abordable. [...] On peut l'installer de façon collée ou accrochée avec un sous-tapis [...]

OBS

En anglais, les termes «broadloom carpet», «broadloom» et «rolled carpet» peuvent désigner un tapis en rouleau ou une moquette en rouleau.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

A carpet usually measuring at least 12 feet wide that is sold as a large roll and that can be used to cover the entire floor of a room or part of it.

CONT

Broadloom carpet is ... commonly sold in 12 to 15 feet wide rolls. ... It can quickly and cost-effectively cover large areas, and the padding helps mask substrate imperfections. But, broadloom carpet does not install as quickly in tighter areas.

OBS

In French, a distinction is made between «tapis en rouleau» and «moquette en rouleau», the former being a carpet that covers part of the floor and the latter being a carpet that covers the entire floor.

Key term(s)
  • roll carpet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Tapis [...] généralement posé à demeure sur le sol et recouvrant toute la surface d'une pièce.

CONT

La moquette en rouleau est difficile à changer ou à réparer. Elle présente cependant certains avantages. En effet, grâce à la largeur des lés, elle nécessite moins de joints, ce qui réduit les risques d'infiltration de liquide.

OBS

En anglais, les termes «broadloom carpet», «broadloom» et «rolled carpet» peuvent désigner une moquette en rouleau ou un tapis en rouleau.

Spanish

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