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LINEN YARN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- linen yarn
1, record 1, English, linen%20yarn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- linen 2, record 1, English, linen
correct
- flax yarn 3, record 1, English, flax%20yarn
correct
- lea yarn 4, record 1, English, lea%20yarn
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Linen: Yarn made from flax fibers. 2, record 1, English, - linen%20yarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flax: Plant which produces the bast fiber used to make linen yarn and cloth ... Linen: Term for yarn and cloth made from flax. 5, record 1, English, - linen%20yarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gilbert Holdings, a Hong Kong manufacturer and trader of flax, linen yarn, linen fabric ... About 10 per cent of Gilbert's business is in flax ... The flax is used to make linen yarn which is then turned into linen fabric. 6, record 1, English, - linen%20yarn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Flax is one of the rare natural fibres ... The tow (short fibres) is used to produce the thicker yarns, while fine linen yarn is obtained from the long fibres. To obtain linen yarn, the fibres are drawn to form ribbons which are then twisted together in a particular way to bind the whole together. 7, record 1, English, - linen%20yarn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Fibres textiles libériennes
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fil de lin
1, record 1, French, fil%20de%20lin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fil de lin : Fil fabriqué à partir d'un circuit adapté aux fibres longues de 60 à 80 cm par opposition aux fils réalisés avec les matières courtes. 2, record 1, French, - fil%20de%20lin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fils de lin sont tissés pour faire des étoffes très fines, des toiles à drap, toiles à matelas, damassés, tissus fantaisie [...]. Le lin est utilisé pour faire des fils très solides, des fils très fins pour la fabrication des dentelles, des fils à tricoter. 3, record 1, French, - fil%20de%20lin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si une bouée de sauvetage a une enveloppe, cette enveloppe sera faite de coutil gris présentant les caractéristiques suivantes : [...] coutures faites au moyen de fil de lin double ayant une résistance à la rupture [...]. 4, record 1, French, - fil%20de%20lin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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