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RUBAN CARDAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- card sliver
1, record 1, English, card%20sliver
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carded sliver 2, record 1, English, carded%20sliver
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Card sliver. A thick, continuous rope of untwisted fibers produced by the card. 3, record 1, English, - card%20sliver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Card ... carding machine: a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver. 4, record 1, English, - card%20sliver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sliver is delivered by the card, the comber, or the drawing frame. The production of sliver is the first step in the textile operation that brings staple fiber into a form that can be drawn ... and eventually twisted into a spun yarn. 5, record 1, English, - card%20sliver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ruban de carde
1, record 1, French, ruban%20de%20carde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ruban de cardage 2, record 1, French, ruban%20de%20cardage
correct, masculine noun
- ruban cardé 3, record 1, French, ruban%20card%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le démêlage des fibres est obtenu grâce à une machine appelée carde, et dont l'action, le cardage, a pour but de paralléliser les fibres [...] De la carde sort une nappe fibreuse extrêmement fine et transparente. Elle a pour nom voile de carde. Ce voile s'engage dans une sorte d'entonnoir qui la transforme en un gros cordon flou appelé ruban de carde. 4, record 1, French, - ruban%20de%20carde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toutes les opérations précédentes ont pour objet [...] de mettre la matière en état de passer à la première machine de l'ensemble conduisant au métier à filer. Mais elle se présente sous des aspects divers : en rubans cardés [...]. 5, record 1, French, - ruban%20de%20carde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ruban : Ensemble continu, constitué de fibres discontinues légèrement liées les unes aux autres et pratiquement disposées parallèlement. 6, record 1, French, - ruban%20de%20carde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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