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BLANCHISSEUSE [4 records]

Record 1 2023-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A person who bleaches linen cloth, yarn, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2022-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hotel Industry (General)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
DEF

One who works at laundering (as in [an] institution).

OBS

Feminine forms: "laundrywoman", "laundress", "washerwoman", "washwoman".

Key term(s)
  • laundrywoman
  • laundress
  • washerwoman
  • laundrywashman
  • washwoman
  • laundry washwoman

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Hôtellerie (Généralités)
  • Teinturerie
DEF

Personne du service de la blanchisserie chargée du lavage et du repassage. Relève le plus souvent de la gouvernante ou de la lingère.

OBS

Au féminin : «blanchisseuse», «buandière», «laveuse».

Key term(s)
  • blanchisseuse
  • buandière
  • laveuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Hotelería (Generalidades)
  • Tintorerías
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Record 4 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

A type of breaker in which washing and bleaching of the pulp suspension can be carried out. For washing, a perforated cylinder is partially immersed in the pulp to allow the continuous extraction of liquid. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

DEF

A type of pulp washer consisting of a revolving, wire-covered, cylindrical drum, partially immersed in a vat of low consistency stock slurry.

OBS

washer; potcher: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Type de pile désagrégeante dans laquelle on peut effectuer le lavage et le blanchiment de la suspension de pâte. Pour le lavage, un cylindre perforé est partiellement immergé dans la pâte pour permettre l'extraction continue du liquide. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

DEF

Appareil de lavage de la pâte constitué essentiellement d'un tambour rotatif aspirant qui baigne partiellement dans une suspension de pâte.

OBS

pile laveuse; blanchisseuse : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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