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COCKSPUR [3 records]

Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
DEF

Refractory tetrahedron with concave faces and very sharp points.

DEF

Piece of kiln furniture for setting glazed ware. Formerly used for plates but in this particular use it has now been replaced by thimbles and cranks....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
DEF

Tétraèdre réfractaire à face incurvée et à pointes très décidées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

(cockspur and picker).

Key term(s)
  • cockspur
  • picker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

Cette machine n'est utilisée qu'exceptionnellement dans le cycle de laine peignée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Industria algodonera
DEF

Máquina para [...] quitar a la lana las motas, cadillos y otros cuerpos extraños enganchados en ella; también llamada lobo de desmotar.

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Record 3 1996-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
  • Pottery
DEF

A support for holding ware while in the kiln. [It has] three legs and one upper point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
  • Poteries
DEF

Grand support à trois branches, en céramique, destiné à soutenir et à séparer les objets, spécialement les assiettes, pendant la cuisson.

Spanish

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