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Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Chemistry
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
OBS

burnt-out fabric, etched-out fabric: A material which contains two different yarns whereby the pattern effects have been produced by acid [special chemical]. The acid is used to treat one of the yarns in order to remove certain portions of it, to create a patterned effect or motif.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Chimie
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
OBS

Dévorage : Procédés d'impression ayant pour objet, dans un tissu mélangé, de détruire localement et sélectivement certaines des fibres du mélange. [Définition reproduite avec son autorisation.]

Spanish

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