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HALF CARDIGAN RIB [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flat knitting machine for strappings
1, record 1, English, flat%20knitting%20machine%20for%20strappings
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strapping machine 1, record 1, English, strapping%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
flat knitting machine for strappings. Particularly high speed : approx. 150 rev. per minute=150 courses of tubular fabrics=300 courses of 1x1 rib, etc. for each knitting head. Simultaneous knitting in two different gauges or in the same gauge. Strapping 1x1 rib, tubular, half cardigan, full cardigan... Automatically stopping in the case of yarn breaks, knots or empty bobbin. 1, record 1, English, - flat%20knitting%20machine%20for%20strappings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à tricoter rectiligne pour bandes
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tricoter%20rectiligne%20pour%20bandes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à tricoter rectiligne pour bandes de garniture 1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tricoter%20rectiligne%20pour%20bandes%20de%20garniture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Machine à tricoter rectiligne pour bandes de garniture. Très rapide : environ 150 t/min = 150 rangées en tricot tubulaire = 300 rangées en tricot à côtes, etc. par tête de tricotage. Tricotage simultané sur deux têtes de même jauge ou de jauges différentes. Bandes en tricot à côtes, tubulaire, en côtes anglaises ou perlées [...] arrêt en cas de nœuds ou de rupture du fil [...] 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20tricoter%20rectiligne%20pour%20bandes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
- Knitting Techniques - Various
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- half cardigan rib
1, record 2, English, half%20cardigan%20rib
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- half-cardigan stitch 2, record 2, English, half%2Dcardigan%20stitch
correct
- semi-cardigan 1, record 2, English, semi%2Dcardigan
correct, United States
- royal rib 1, record 2, English, royal%20rib
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rib fabric that consists of tuck stitches intermeshed in one direction and of ordinary stitches intermeshed in the other direction. 1, record 2, English, - half%20cardigan%20rib
Record 2, Key term(s)
- half cardigan stitch
- semi cardigan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
- Techniques de tricot diverses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tricot à côte perlée
1, record 2, French, tricot%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4te%20perl%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- demi-cardigan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
- Knitting Techniques - Various
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- full cardigan shot rib
1, record 3, English, full%20cardigan%20shot%20rib
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- shot cardigan fabric 1, record 3, English, shot%20cardigan%20fabric
avoid, correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A full cardigan rib in which two differently coloured yarns alternate in consecutive courses so that one colour appears on the face and the other on the reverse side of the fabric. 1, record 3, English, - full%20cardigan%20shot%20rib
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shot rib fabrics can also be produced in half cardigan rib. 1, record 3, English, - full%20cardigan%20shot%20rib
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
- Techniques de tricot diverses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tricot transparent
1, record 3, French, tricot%20transparent
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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