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YARN PLY [10 records]

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

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

Take two or more single yarns and join them in a wrapping around motion, usually in the direction opposite that in which they were spun.

CONT

Generally, when staple fibre yarns do not meet the property requirements for certain applications it becomes necessary to ply two or more of the same yarn to form a plied yarn with improved characteristics.

OBS

twist: The term also refers to combining fibres or plied yarns in a wrapping around (twisting) motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Assembler deux ou plusieurs fils simples en les tordant, le plus souvent en sens inverse de la torsion des fils simples.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

A silk yarn of two or more threads that are twisted singly and again in the ply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Soieries
DEF

Fil de soie constitué de deux faisceaux de quatre à six fils de soie grège, tordus séparément dans le sens Z, puis retordus ensemble jusqu'à deux mille tours au mètre dans le sens S.

OBS

La grenadine est utilisée en passementerie et pour le tissage de certaines soieries légères.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A twisted yarn which, when woven into a cloth of suitable construction and given the appropriate finishing treatment, is capable of producing a pebbled-surface effect.

CONT

A crepe yarn in the 8 ply has been chosen to give a quality yarn with extra twist that will reduce the amount of pilling and provide a long lasting garment. A large colour range is available.

CONT

... In view of this fashion trend, FILA proposes a new 100% wool suit where the crepe yarn processed in a particular way, produces a softer fabric which always fall perfectly into place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Fil fortement surtordu, à torsion droite (ou Z) ou gauche (S). La torsion est de 2.000 à 3.000 tours au mètre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
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Record 4 2002-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

Bright Acrylic 1 ply mixer yarn. Use... as an effect yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Silk (Textiles)
CONT

... With the yearly productivity of 800 ton spun silk ... it is the biggest spun silk mill of China. Use silk waste from reel mill and refused cocoons as raw materials, the mill produces many articles of yarn and fabrics ... Among them the super grade spun silk 210 Nm/2 and the normal grade 210 Nm/2 spun silk win the Gold Prize by the state ... .

CONT

A 1 ply, heavy spun silk yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Soieries
DEF

On appelle filés de bourrette ceux réalisés à partir des bourrettes de soie qui sont elles-mêmes des déchets de la filature de schappe ou du moulinage.

OBS

La bourrette est aussi la soie grossière qui entoure extérieurement le cocon.

OBS

le terme anglais «spun silk» est un générique. Il désigne : 1. le filé de schappe qui est de bonne qualité; 2. le filé de bourrette qui est de qualité inférieure à celle du filé de schappe.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Silk (Textiles)
CONT

... With the yearly productivity of 800 ton spun silk ... it is the biggest spun silk mill of China. Use silk waste from reel mill and refused cocoons as raw materials, the mill produces many articles of yarn and fabrics ... Among them the super grade spun silk 210 Nm/2 and the normal grade 210 Nm/2 spun silk win the Gold Prize by the state ... .

CONT

A 1 ply, heavy spun silk yarn.

French

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

On appelle filé de schappe les fils fabriqués à partir des cocons infilables et des déchets de soie (frisons,bassinés, etc.).

OBS

le terme anglais «spun silk» est un générique. Il désigne : 1. le filé de schappe qui est de bonne qualité; 2. le filé de bourrette qui est de qualité inférieure à celle du filé de schappe.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tire Manufacturing
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Tyre cords. Glass yarns used as reinforcement in radial ply tyres result in better miles-per-gallon, greater tread life, improved cornering and cooler running than tyres reinforced with other types of yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des pneumatiques
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-11-05

English

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

A yarn which appears in the fabric as a thin yarn.

OBS

This defect is often caused by abrasion or excessive tension during winding or weaving which breaks a part of the yarn(e. g. a filament of a continuous-filament yarn or a ply of a two-fold yarn) that is subsequently held back during weaving.

OBS

split yarn: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

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

Fil apparaissant plus fin dans le tissu.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent causé par l'abrasion ou l'excès de tension pendant le bobinage ou le tissage entraînant la rupture d'une partie du fil (par exemple un filament d'un fil continu ou un fil simple d'un fil retors) retenue ensuite pendant le tissage.

OBS

fil éraillé : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Split yarn : A yarn which appears in the fabric as a thin yarn. This defect is often caused by abrasion or excessive tension during winding or weaving which breaks a part of the yarn(e. g. a filament of a continuous-filament yarn or a ply of a two-fold yarn) that is subsequently held back during weaving.

French

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

Fil éraillé : Fil apparaissant plus fin dans le tissu. Ce défaut est souvent causé par l'abrasion ou l'excès de tension pendant le bobinage ou le tissage entraînant la rupture d'une partie du fil (par exemple un filament d'un fil continu ou un fil simple d'un fil retors) retenue ensuite pendant le tissage.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-02-22

English

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

a nubby ply yarn of various fibers made by twisting under tension a thick and a thin yarn.

CONT

the major difference between bouclé and ratiné or gimp yarn is that the loops are close together in ratiné or gimp, but in bouclé they are more widely spaced. ... The term gimp is used frequently as a syn. for ratiné.

Key term(s)
  • terry pile yarn
  • terry pile warp yarn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

le tissu-éponge comporte, généralement sur ses 2 faces, des boucles formées par des fils de chaîne spéciaux dits fils de bouclés qui travaillent indépendamment des fils de chaîne de fond.

Spanish

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