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GARTERS [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

The material of which garters are made...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

An ankle-to-thigh garment worn over the shin guard and held up either by garters or attached to undershorts with hook and loop tabs.

OBS

Hockey socks ... are form-fitting, traditionally made of a cotton or synthetic rib-knit fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Hockey sur glace
DEF

Vêtement allant de la cheville à la cuisse, porté par-dessus le protège-tibia et maintenu en place par des jarretelles ou attaché au caleçon par des bandes autoagrippantes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
  • Music (General)
CONT

Noisemakers fastened to clothing or parts of the body are potential self-accompaniment. However, they are rare in Iroquois ceremonies. Hoof rattles used to adorn men's knee bands, especially in the Garters Dance. They are now an obsolescent ornament in the Feather Dance costume. Sleigh bells... appear only in shows. The body itself produces rhythmic sounds. The women clap in the adonwe ritual; the dancers’ shuffling feet provide the only accompaniment to the Trotting Dance songs.

Key term(s)
  • noisemaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Nom générique de toutes sortes d'instruments susceptibles de produire un effet sonore par entrechoc. On désignera ainsi par exemple tout assemblage disposé dans ce but, non seulement de grelots et de clochettes, mais aussi de coques de fruits, d'osselets, de coquillages, de perles enfilées, de pièces de monnaie, etc.

Key term(s)
  • sonnaille
  • bruiteur

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwear
DEF

Undergarment worn by women and girls, designed to mold lower torso and sometimes legs.

CONT

A girdle may be flexible two-way stretch or one-way stretch elastic with non-stretchable fabric panels; hip-to ankle-length, with or without garters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lingerie
DEF

Sous-vêtement féminin en tissu élastique, enserrant la taille et les hanches, destiné à affiner la silhouette.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Elastic webbing is made with spandex or rubber yarns in part of the warp or filling, or both.

CONT

Elastic Webbing: Polyester & Cotton Terry ... also manufactures a full line of cotton terry and polyester elastics ... elastic webbing production consists of a complete selection of different textures and weaves. We print on our elastic for belts and braces as well as for many other products. Our elastic production is done in knit, braid or woven constructions.

OBS

Elastic webbing used for : corsets, brassieres, garters, suspenders, etc. Its used also in : automotive industry, furniture industry, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

Bande large et plate de tissu élastique. Dans les sangles élastiques, une partie de la chaîne ou la trame ou les deux sont réalisés en fils spandex ou de caoutchouc.

CONT

Descriptif technique [du canapé] : Structures en hêtre massif, tube acier et multiplis 10 mm. Suspensions sangle élastique, dossier et coussins de fond en mousse haute résilience [...].

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A yarn with a high degree of elasticity; generally, a core yarn of natural or synthetic rubber or other elastomeric materials covered with cotton, man-made fibers, etc. Uses : elastic fabrics, garters, suspenders, corsets, elastic seams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
CONT

There are no leg-restraint garters, as in Martin-Baker seats, and a single low-level ejection handle initiates both canopy and seat ejection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
CONT

Il n'y a pas de jambière comme sur siège Martin-Baker et une seule poignée basse assure le départ du siège et de la verrière.

Spanish

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