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FIL-A-FIL [2 records]

Record 1 2004-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

... refers to fabrics with two colors alternating in the arp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

[Se dit d'un] tissu dont l'armure unie fait alterner un par un des fils ou des filés de couleurs différentes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Wool Industry
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
OBS

end-and-end: (adj.) Woven with warp threads of alternating white and color and filling threads of one color or alternating white and color for a striped or checked effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Industrie lainière
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Tissu de laine ou de coton spécial pour les vêtements d'homme dans lequel l'effet chiné est obtenu en ourdissant et en tramant successivement un fil clair, un fil foncé, etc., d'où le nom.

OBS

Invariable au pluriel.

Spanish

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