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FACE-TO-FACE CARPET [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- face-to-face carpet
1, record 1, English, face%2Dto%2Dface%20carpet
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carpet made on a loom which produces simultaneously, face to face, two substrates joined by the pile yarn. Two cut-pile carpets are made by cutting the pile yarns between the two substrates. 1, record 1, English, - face%2Dto%2Dface%20carpet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
face-to-face carpet : term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - face%2Dto%2Dface%20carpet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moquette tissée double pièce
1, record 1, French, moquette%20tiss%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moquette fabriquée sur un métier à tisser qui produit simultanément, face à face, deux soubassements reliés par des fils de velours. Deux moquettes à velours coupé sont créées par coupure des fils du velours entre les deux soubassements. 1, record 1, French, - moquette%20tiss%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moquette tissée double pièce : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - moquette%20tiss%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- face-to-face bonded-pile carpet
1, record 2, English, face%2Dto%2Dface%20bonded%2Dpile%20carpet
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pile carpet manufactured on a machine which produces face-to-face textile floor coverings, with the pile-forming material passing alternately from one substrate to another, where it is fixed by adhesive. Two cut-pile carpets are made by cutting the pile-forming material between the two substrates. 1, record 2, English, - face%2Dto%2Dface%20bonded%2Dpile%20carpet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
face-to-face bonded-pile carpet : term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - face%2Dto%2Dface%20bonded%2Dpile%20carpet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moquette nappée double pièce
1, record 2, French, moquette%20napp%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moquette fabriquée sur une machine qui produit les revêtements de sol textiles face à face, où la matière formant le velours passe alternativement d'un soubassement à l'autre et y est fixée par adhésif. Les deux moquettes à velours coupé sont créées par coupure de la matière formant le velours, entre les deux soubassements. 1, record 2, French, - moquette%20napp%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moquette nappée double pièce : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - moquette%20napp%C3%A9e%20double%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-10-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pile yarn
1, record 3, English, pile%20yarn
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Face-to-face carpet. Carpet made on a loom which produces simultaneously, face to face, two substrates joined by the pile yarn. Two cut-pile carpets are made by cutting the pile yarns between the two substrates. 2, record 3, English, - pile%20yarn
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Filature (Textiles)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fil du velours
1, record 3, French, fil%20du%20velours
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fil de velours 1, record 3, French, fil%20de%20velours
correct, masculine noun
- fil de poil 2, record 3, French, fil%20de%20poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moquette tissée double pièce. Moquette fabriquée sur un métier à tisser qui produit simultanément, face à face, deux soubassements reliés par des fils de velours. Deux moquettes à velours coupé sont créées par coupure des fils du velours entre les deux soubassements. 1, record 3, French, - fil%20du%20velours
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Velours : désigne l'ensemble des fils ou des fibres textiles coupé(e)s ou bouclé(e)s, fixé(e)s debout et couvrant la surface d'un tapis, d'une moquette ou d'un tissu. 3, record 3, French, - fil%20du%20velours
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industrias textiles
- Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
- Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
- Alfombras y revestimientos para suelos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hilo aterciopelado
1, record 3, Spanish, hilo%20aterciopelado
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- hilo de pelo 1, record 3, Spanish, hilo%20de%20pelo
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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