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Record 1 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
DEF

1. In roller printing, a greige fabric placed between the blanket and the fabric to be printed to absorb excess dye paste that penetrates the fabric face. 2. In screen printing, a fabric used to stabilize lightweight or open-weave fabric to be printed. The face fabric and back gray are gummed together to prevent slippage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Teinturerie
CONT

[le tissu] est accolé [...] à un feutre sans fin par l'intermédiaire d'une toile circulant également sans fin, appelée doublier; elle a pour fonction de protéger le feutre du maculage.

Spanish

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