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ANIMAL FIBRES [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

Animal fibers: Fibers of animal origin such as wool, alpaca, camel hair, and silk.

CONT

Vicuna is the softest coat cloth in the world. The amount of coarse hair to be separated from the soft fibers is negligible and yields the finest animal fiber in the world.

Key term(s)
  • animal fibers
  • animal fibres

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
DEF

Les fibres animales sont de deux espèces : 1) les poils constituant la toison de certains mammifères (mouton, chèvre, chameau, lama, alpaga, vigogne, lapin angora, etc.); 2) les soies qui sont filées des insectes (bombyx du mûrier, soies sauvages, etc.).

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