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EGYPTIAN COTTON [12 records]

Record 1 2006-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

A type of cotton developed by hybridization of Egyptian and American plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

High quality, long staple cotton fiber developed from Egyptian cotton seed.

CONT

Pima cotton is a generic name for extra-long staple (ELS) cotton grown in the U.S., Australia, Peru ... The primary differences between Pima (ELS growths) cotton and upland cotton are staple length and strength. In the U.S., cotton is considered to be ELS or Pima if it is an inch and 3/8 or longer. Its strength and uniformity measurements are also considerably higher than those of upland cotton.

OBS

Hybrid of various cottons including Egyptian jumel, sea island, and tanguis long staple.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
DEF

Variété de coton longue fibre, cultivée notamment au Soudan, au Pérou et dans le sud-ouest des USA.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-02-22

English

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

Any of several processes to remove the natural and artificial impurities in fabrics to obtain clear whites for finished fabric or in preparation for dyeing and finishing.

CONT

Bleaching is one of the most usual and important among the finishing processed. It has for its object the whitening or decolorizing of the textile fiber to which it is applied. Fibers, as they come from the plant, from the back of the sheep, or from the cocoon, are usually somewhat colored or stained. Some of them, like tussah silk or Egyptian cotton, are highly colored. This natural coloring of the fiber may be undesirable in many fabrics; hence, bleaching is employed to clear the fiber of this color. Again, most fibers accumulate stains of various kinds during the early processes of manufacture as, for example, in the spinning and weaving. This discoloration cannot be entirely removed by simple washing; hence, the bleaching process is applied to clear the fabric. In like manner, when the calicoes or other prints come from the printers, the white background between the colored figures may be soiled, spotted, or otherwise discolored; again, a light bleach is applied, but not enough appreciably to injure the color in the figures.

PHR

Final bleaching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Ensemble des procédés industriels d'ennoblissement textile qui ont pour but d'éliminer les impuretés naturelles ou artificielles des étoffes, permettant ainsi d'obtenir des blancs nets qui facilitent la teinture [...].

OBS

blanchiment : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

PHR

Blanchiment final.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
PHR

Blanqueo final.

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Record 4 2005-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

Cozier and more comfortable than you can imagine, these cotton jersey sheet sets are 150 GSM(grams per square inch) which are a luxury weight. The 100% Egyptian cotton jersey is heavier than regular cotton and lasts longer...

OBS

The consistent interloping of yarn in the jersey stitch produces a fabric with a smooth, flat face and a more textured, but uniform, back. Originally made from wool, jersey was first manufactured on the island of Jersey, off the south coast of England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Fibre Crops
CONT

Egyptian cotton : A fine, lustrous, long staple cotton grown in Egypt. Long staple cottons are more expensive than the commonly available cottons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Culture des plantes textiles
CONT

Longueur [des fibres]. Elle varie aussi avec la provenance et permet la classification commerciale des cotons (de 1 cm pour les cotons courte-soie à 5 et même 7 cm pour les cotons longue-soie). Les cotons les plus fins sont aussi ceux dont les fibres sont les plus longues.

CONT

[Le coton] se classe, pour sa qualité, suivant la longueur des fibres: cotons courtes fibres, inférieures à 25 mm; cotons moyennes fibres, de 25 à 32 mm; coton longues fibres, supérieures à 32 mm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria algodonera
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
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Record 6 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
CONT

Egyptian cotton : Fine, top quality cotton originally from the Nile region. A type of extra long staple cotton fibre. Average fibre length 38-44 mm. ;lustrous, natural colour; to be bleached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
Key term(s)
  • fibre de coton extra longue
  • soie de coton extra longue

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

Pima cotton : High quality, long staple cotton fiber developed from Egyptian cotton seed.(Hybrid of various cottons including Egyptian jumel, sea island, and tanguis long staple.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière
CONT

Le nom «Supima» est une marque déposée appartenant à Supima Association of America et à ses membres. Il est utilisé pour la promotion de textiles et de vêtements 100% en coton America Pima, mais est strictement contrôlé par l'association.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

Pima cotton : High quality, long staple cotton fiber developed from Egyptian cotton seed.(Hybrid of various cottons including Egyptian jumel, sea island, and tanguis long staple.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

A cross between Sea Island and Egyptian. Grown in Arizona, Brownish color. Fine strong cotton. Averages 1 3/8" to 1 5/8". Used for sheer woven fabrics and fine knitted goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

[...] on se propose d'analyser le comportement thermique et tribologique de tricots jerseys issus de deux variétés de coton (coton Pima et coton Kaba S). Le tableau 1 montre que le Pima donne des fibres plus longues et plus fines [...] les tricots en fibres de Pima absorbent davantage d'énergie que ceux en fibre de Kaba S, les autres paramètres restant identiques.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

Fine, top quality cotton originally from the Nile region. A type of extra long staple cotton fibre. Average fibre length 38-44 mm.; lustrous, natural colour; to be bleached.

CONT

Egyptian cotton... Used for thread and fine fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
DEF

A popular Egyptian cotton, light brown in cast, but darker than Sakellaridis which runs to the white. It ranges from 1¼ inches to 1½ inches in staple, and the counts of yarn made usually range from 70s to 100s and upwards.

CONT

Ahmouni and Bamia are two well-liked staples. Both are darker than Mitafiffi, and the latter ranks just behind Mitafiffi in all respects. Both cotton have long staples, are soft in feel, silken in nature, and strong; they run, however, rather high in lint percentage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

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Record 12 1998-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fibre Crops
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

Each type of cotton tends to produce a characteristic quality fiber... Egyptian... long-staple [cottons] have relatively fine [diameter] and [are] long and silky.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes textiles
  • Industrie cotonnière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
  • Industria algodonera
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