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shrunken grain [2 records]

Record 1 2006-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
DEF

[A grain appearance given] by a special beamhouse and tanning treatment that shrinks the leather to give the surface a unique fine-wrinkled effect.

OBS

[The shrunken grain] is used chiefly on kid, calf or other light leathers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
CONT

Tannage des peaux en vue de l'obtention de fleur crispée

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

Term(s) used at the Canadian Grain Commission in the field of cereal terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Terme(s) en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans le domaine céréalier.

Spanish

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