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Record 1 1996-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

Strings. They are seen in the selvage of piece goods and denote that there is a blemish or flaw in the area where the string has been tied.

Key term(s)
  • strings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Bout de fil que l'on fixe à la lisière d'une pièce de tissu pour signaler un défaut de tissage.

CONT

Avant de quitter l'usine, le tissu est soumis à un examen attentif destiné à déceler les défauts de tissage dont l'emplacement est marqué par un bout de fil, dénommé sonnette.

Spanish

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