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pile setting [2 records]

Record 1 2005-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

[A carpet] cleaners' term for the process of erecting the damp and disheveled pile after shampooing by means of a pile brush or pile lifting machine.

CONT

Pay extra for pre-spotting, vacuuming, pile setting, deep scrubbing, dual/triple processes or other so-called enhancements to cleaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Terme utilisé par les nettoyeurs de tapis pour désigner le redressement des fils mouillés et entremêlés après un shampooing à l'aide d'une brosse à velours ou d'une machine à redresser le velours.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
DEF

Fiche : longueur d'enfoncement d'un pieu; la mise en fiche est le positionnement de la pointe d'un pieu à la place où l'on doit l'enfoncer, et l'accrochage du pieu au guide de la sonnette.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le «battage» du pieu.

Spanish

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