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SERGER [4 records]

Record 1 2018-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Machines
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

A sewing machine designed to serge a cut edge as on a piece of carpet or of a garment seam.

OBS

[In North America], the term "overlocker" has largely been replaced by "serger". However, in other parts of the world such as Australia and the United Kingdom, the term "overlocker" is still in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à coudre
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
DEF

Machine qui exécute une série de surjets pour assembler deux tissus.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

One that serges.

OBS

The term "overlocker" is still in use in Australia and United Kingdom, but, in North America, it has been replaced by "serger".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
DEF

[Personne] qui exécute des surjets à la machine à coudre […]

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
CONT

A term applied to sewing-machine operators when operating machine that trims raw edges from fabric and simultaneously binds trimmed edge with an overlock stitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
DEF

Ouvrière qui travaille sur une machine à coudre spécifique à la bonneterie qui permet d'assembler, par une couture élastique, les articles coupés-cousus et qui, en même temps, surfile les bords assemblés de façon à ce qu'ils ne puissent pas se démailler.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)

Spanish

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