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backing fabric [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

A fabric which forms an additional stabilizing layer in the substrate of a textile floor covering and which often forms the final coating or layer.

OBS

backing fabric; secondary backing: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Tissu qui forme une couche complémentaire stabilisant le soubassement du revêtement de sol textile et qui constitue la couche enduite ou finale.

OBS

sous-couche tissée; deuxième dossier; double dossier : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Technical Textiles
DEF

Broad term for fabric used as base or back fabric in making textile materials. Cotton or jute is used as backing in the manufacture of linoleum and oilcloth, rugs, carpets.

CONT

Soil stabilising geotextile. Uco technical [...] Fabrics ... recently developed ... a double-layer geotextile for stabilising erosion sensitive soils. It is composed of a UV stable composite upper layer made of green tinted fibres needled on a backing fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Textiles techniques
CONT

Géotextile de stabilisation des sols. Un des récents développements de Uco Technical Fabrics [...] est un géotextile bi-couche [...] pour stabilisation des sols sensibles à l'érosion. II est composé d'une couche supérieure composite faite de fibres de teinte verte, aiguilletées sur un tissu support.

Key term(s)
  • tissu pour renfort d'envers

Spanish

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