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FULLERS TEASEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- teasel-head
1, record 1, English, teasel%2Dhead
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- teazel-head 1, record 1, English, teazel%2Dhead
correct
- teasel-top 1, record 1, English, teasel%2Dtop
correct
- teazel-top 1, record 1, English, teazel%2Dtop
correct
- thistle-head 1, record 1, English, thistle%2Dhead
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The dried prickly flower-head or bur of the fuller's teasel, used for teasing or dressing cloth so as to raise a nap on the surface... The object.. is to raise up the loose fibres of the woollen yarn into a nap by scratching it either with thistle-heads called teasels.... 1, record 1, English, - teasel%2Dhead
Record 1, Key term(s)
- teasle head
- teasle top
- thistle head
- teazel head
- teazel top
- teasels
- teazels
- bur
- burr
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cardère
1, record 1, French, card%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chardon foulon 1, record 1, French, chardon%20foulon
correct, masculine noun
- chardon à foulon 2, record 1, French, chardon%20%C3%A0%20foulon
correct, masculine noun
- chardon bonnetier 1, record 1, French, chardon%20bonnetier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cardère : chardon à foulon : doit son nom au fait que son inflorescence séchée servait au cardage des laines. [...] Chardon foulon ou chardon bonnetier : la cardère. On l'utilisait dans l'industrie des apprêts pour garnir les laineuses, machines tirant le poil des tissus de laine ou de coton. 1, record 1, French, - card%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chardonner : Faire ressortir les poils d'une étoffe avec des chardons à foulon [chardons végétaux] ou des chardons métalliques pour la rendre [duveteuse]. 3, record 1, French, - card%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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