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HOSIERY INDUSTRY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hosiery industry
1, record 1, English, hosiery%20industry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Provide senior textile engineers with an indepth knowledge of the hosiery industry... This project is a response to the overall needs of the hosiery industry... The hosiery industry in North Carolina is being severely challenged by the emergence of a global economy... In the hosiery production process, there are several labor intensive operations... The typical boarding operation requires that an operator places and removes a hosiery item(socks, tights, athletic legwear, pantyhose, etc.) on a moving metal frame. The frame is then transported through a heated chamber to shape and heatset the hosiery item. 2, record 1, English, - hosiery%20industry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hosiery: Socks and stockings; hose. 3, record 1, English, - hosiery%20industry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- industrie des articles chaussants à mailles
1, record 1, French, industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants%20%C3%A0%20mailles
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- industrie des articles chaussants à maille 1, record 1, French, industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants%20%C3%A0%20maille
correct, proposal, feminine noun
- industrie des articles chaussants tricotés 1, record 1, French, industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants%20tricot%C3%A9s
correct, proposal, feminine noun
- industrie des articles chaussants 1, record 1, French, industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants
correct, proposal, feminine noun
- industrie du bas 2, record 1, French, industrie%20du%20bas
feminine noun
- industrie du chaussant 1, record 1, French, industrie%20du%20chaussant
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Articles chaussants : Nom générique des articles de bonneterie servant à chausser. 3, record 1, French, - industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants%20%C3%A0%20mailles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] parmi les articles de bonneterie, on peut citer les articles chaussants (bas, collants, chaussettes) [...]. 4, record 1, French, - industrie%20des%20articles%20chaussants%20%C3%A0%20mailles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- knitting industry
1, record 2, English, knitting%20industry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hosiery industry 2, record 2, English, hosiery%20industry
correct, Great Britain
- knitting and hosiery industry 3, record 2, English, knitting%20and%20hosiery%20industry
- knitted products industry 4, record 2, English, knitted%20products%20industry
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... William Lee ... invented a machine that would knit at a much quicker rate than obtained by hand knitting. So from a very small beginning the knitting industry began and spread around the world ... Matthew Townsend of Leicester invented the latch needle which revolutionized the knitting industry ... . 5, record 2, English, - knitting%20industry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parkdale has now expanded its service to the hosiery industry with the addition of Unifi's open end operations. 2, record 2, English, - knitting%20industry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hosiery: British term which indicates any knitted article. 6, record 2, English, - knitting%20industry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- industrie de la maille
1, record 2, French, industrie%20de%20la%20maille
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bonneterie 2, record 2, French, bonneterie
correct, feminine noun
- industrie du tricot 3, record 2, French, industrie%20du%20tricot
correct, feminine noun
- industrie des tricots 4, record 2, French, industrie%20des%20tricots
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme de bonneterie désigne la fabrication et le commerce des vêtements et des étoffes à mailles. Il est aujourd'hui [...] remplacé par «industrie de la maille». Cette industrie, dont la technique est le tricotage, est très variée. En effet, parmi les articles de bonneterie, on peut citer les articles chaussants (bas, collants, chaussettes), les sous-vêtements masculins (slips, maillots de corps), les sous-vêtements féminins [...], les vêtements de dessus «coupés-cousus», les vêtements entièrement proportionnés [...], les tricots à usage industriel [...], les gants, les bérets, les dentelles, la layette, les rideaux, les filets de pêche, les articles de maintien, les fourrures artificielles, etc. 5, record 2, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La bonneterie : Sous cette appellation générale, on peut grouper toutes les industries textiles dont la fabrication est basée sur la structure «maille» [...] 6, record 2, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] Leuze [ville près de Dunkerque] était un centre de bonneterie fortement industrialisé. Cette industrie du tricot et du textile subsiste encore aujourd'hui [...]. 7, record 2, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
La bonneterie est l'industrie du tricot [...] 8, record 2, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- knit goods 1, record 3, English, knit%20goods
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
knitting : tricotage; knitted goods : bonneterie; knitting wools : laine à tricoter handicraft; textiles idem hosiery industry DND 1, record 3, English, - knit%20goods
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lainages 1, record 3, French, lainages
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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