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HACKLING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flax combing
1, record 1, English, flax%20combing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] short fibers combed out in hackling and drawing machines, and later spun into tow yarn. 1, record 1, English, - flax%20combing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Filature (Textiles)
- Fibres textiles libériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étoupe de peignage
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9toupe%20de%20peignage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les étoupes sont formées par les filaments qui ont été rompus [...] les étoupes de teillage beaucoup plus sales que les étoupes de peignage, sont moins appréciées que ces dernières. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9toupe%20de%20peignage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hackling machine 1, record 2, English, hackling%20machine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hackling machine combs out all the remaining particles of wood... as well as any short fibres... and divides the bundles of flax into separate fibres. 2, record 2, English, - hackling%20machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Filature (Textiles)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Fibres textiles libériennes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peigneuse
1, record 2, French, peigneuse
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La peigneuse est une machine imposante [...] la peigneuse a divisé, désenchevêtré, parallélisé, débarrassé les fibres des anas ou paillettes qui subsistaient et formé un ruban. 2, record 2, French, - peigneuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
- Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
- Fibras bastas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- peinadora
1, record 2, Spanish, peinadora
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- rastrilladora 1, record 2, Spanish, rastrilladora
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-05-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tow fiber
1, record 3, English, tow%20fiber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tow fibre 2, record 3, English, tow%20fibre
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tow : Short, tangled, broken bast fibers that are removed during scutching or hackling processes 2, record 3, English, - tow%20fiber
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Fibres textiles libériennes
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fibre d'étoupe
1, record 3, French, fibre%20d%27%C3%A9toupe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fibres courtes et enchevêtrées constituent une bourre appelée étoupe. 2, record 3, French, - fibre%20d%27%C3%A9toupe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Étoupe. Composante fibreuse produite lors du teillage et/ou du peignage des fibres textiles libériennes, notamment du lin et du chanvre. 3, record 3, French, - fibre%20d%27%C3%A9toupe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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