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FIBRE ETOUPE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
OBS

Tow: Short, tangled, broken bast fibers that are removed during scutching or hackling processes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Les fibres courtes et enchevêtrées constituent une bourre appelée étoupe.

OBS

Étoupe. Composante fibreuse produite lors du teillage et/ou du peignage des fibres textiles libériennes, notamment du lin et du chanvre.

Spanish

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