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BIRDSEYE [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

Applies to wood where the annual rings present a series of conical depressions which, in flat-sawn wood, form a circular design which resembles a bird's eye.

PHR

bird's eye mahogany, bird's eye maple, bird's eye wood

Key term(s)
  • birdseye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

[Qualifie] l'aspect que donnent à la surface d'un bois scié sur dosse ou déroulé, de nombreuses petites dépressions coniques dans le fil, de sorte que les petites surfaces rondes qui en résultent ressemblent à de petits yeux d'oiseaux.

PHR

acajou moucheté, bois moucheté, érable piqué

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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Record 2 2017-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Birdseye: 1. A generic term describing a cloth woven on a dobby loom, with a geometric pattern having a center dot ressembling a bird's eye. Originally birdseye was made of cotton and used as a diaper cloth because of its absorbent qualities, but now the weave is made from a variety of fibers or fiber blends for many different uses. 2. A speckled effect on the back of a knit fabric resulting from the use of different colors on the face design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Catégorie de tissus réalisés avec des armures en losange [...] Ces tissus, fabriqués en lin, en coton ou en métis [...] sont le plus souvent utilisés pour la confection du linge de toilette.

Key term(s)
  • tissu à œils

Spanish

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