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Record 1 1994-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
DEF

a toothed instrument or machine for separating out the fiber of flax or hemp by breaking up the woody parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
DEF

Instrument qui servait autrefois à briser la tige du chanvre et du lin, pour détacher la filasse de la chènevotte.

Spanish

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