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CARPET BRUSH [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Housework
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rotary brushing
1, record 1, English, rotary%20brushing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A carpet cleaning technique in which a detergent solution is worked into the pile by a motor-driven rotating brush. 2, record 1, English, - rotary%20brushing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ménage
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brossage rotatif
1, record 1, French, brossage%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de nettoyage des tapis et moquettes suivant laquelle une solution détergente est forcée à l'intérieur du velours à l'aide de brosses rotatives actionnées par un moteur (shampooineuse). 1, record 1, French, - brossage%20rotatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis le début de ses activités en 1996, le Service d'entretien Atlantique offre un éventail complet de services professionnels en entretien ménager [...] Lavage de tapis - Brossage rotatif [...] 2, record 1, French, - brossage%20rotatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les particules de saleté délogées par l'action des brosses et de la solution sont subséquemment enlevées par aspiration. 1, record 1, French, - brossage%20rotatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pile setting
1, record 2, English, pile%20setting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A carpet] cleaners’ term for the process of erecting the damp and disheveled pile after shampooing by means of a pile brush or pile lifting machine. 2, record 2, English, - pile%20setting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pay extra for pre-spotting, vacuuming, pile setting, deep scrubbing, dual/triple processes or other so-called enhancements to cleaning. 3, record 2, English, - pile%20setting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- redressement du velours
1, record 2, French, redressement%20du%20velours
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme utilisé par les nettoyeurs de tapis pour désigner le redressement des fils mouillés et entremêlés après un shampooing à l'aide d'une brosse à velours ou d'une machine à redresser le velours. 1, record 2, French, - redressement%20du%20velours
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rotary brush machine
1, record 3, English, rotary%20brush%20machine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- rotary floor machine 2, record 3, English, rotary%20floor%20machine
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"rotary brush machine" : Term provided by the Canadian Carpet Institute, Ottawa. 1, record 3, English, - rotary%20brush%20machine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- machine de plancher à brosses rotatives
1, record 3, French, machine%20de%20plancher%20%C3%A0%20brosses%20rotatives
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-06-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spin bonnet
1, record 4, English, spin%20bonnet
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a special fabric bonnet that is placed under a rotary brush machine. The cleaning agent is sprayed lightly onto the bonnet and onto a small section of the carpet. As the rotary brush spins over the surface of the carpet the moistened bonnet picks up loosened soil. Then the bonnet is loosened to remove soil, replaced and the procedure is repeated. 2, record 4, English, - spin%20bonnet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Information received from the Canadian Carpet Institute. 2, record 4, English, - spin%20bonnet
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bonnet de brosse
1, record 4, French, bonnet%20de%20brosse
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-06-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dry extraction
1, record 5, English, dry%20extraction
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- absorbent-compound cleaning 2, record 5, English, absorbent%2Dcompound%20cleaning
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Granules or powdery particles are saturated with water, detergent and a small amount of solvent and are brushed in and through the carpet pile by a cylindrical twin brush machine. Soil and grit adheres to the compound particles and are extracted with a beater-bar type vacuum. Any remaining compound continues to absorb soil until later vacuuming. 2, record 5, English, - dry%20extraction
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Often referred to as absorbent compound cleaning. 2, record 5, English, - dry%20extraction
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Information received from the Canadian Carpet Institute, Ottawa. 2, record 5, English, - dry%20extraction
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- extraction à sec
1, record 5, French, extraction%20%C3%A0%20sec
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme fourni par le Service de traduction aux Laboratoires Choisy Ltée. 1, record 5, French, - extraction%20%C3%A0%20sec
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-01-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- beater brush
1, record 6, English, beater%20brush
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- agitator brush 1, record 6, English, agitator%20brush
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suction alone isn’t enough to save a vacuum cleaner from embarrassment on a deep-pile carpet. Success is as much a function of beater/brush design... 1, record 6, English, - beater%20brush
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- brosse de battage
1, record 6, French, brosse%20de%20battage
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La force de la succion n'est pas le seul critère d'efficacité d'un aspirateur vertical sur du tapis à poils longs. La conception de la brosse de battage, du corps et du ventilateur (...) ont aussi leur importance. 1, record 6, French, - brosse%20de%20battage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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