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Record 1 2016-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
DEF

The grinding of leather to produce a smooth surface with a knife or abrasive wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
DEF

Opération de corroierie consistant à soumettre un cuir à l'action d'une meule pour en velouter la surface côté fleur ou côté chair.

DEF

Polir une surface au moyen d'un abrasif à grain très fin.

CONT

Fleur poncée : surface d'une peausserie dont le grain propre a plus ou moins disparu sous l'effet d'un ponçage assez accentué, et dont la fleur a été reconstituée dans son apparence par pigmentation.

Spanish

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