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CRIMP IRON [1 record]

Record 1 1996-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Textile Industries
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

To goffe, also gauffe : to crimp, plait, or flute esp. by means of a heated iron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Industries du textile
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Tige de métal, à tête cylindrique, ovoïde ou sphérique, posée sur un socle, ou emmanchée de bois pour apprêter et façonner en godrons les tissus fins, lingerie, dentelles.

Key term(s)
  • fer à gaufrer

Spanish

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