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KEMPY WOOL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kempy wool
1, record 1, English, kempy%20wool
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wool that contains short, coarse fibers with large, unevenly developed medullas. 2, record 1, English, - kempy%20wool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The density of wool is one of its fundamental characteristics, which, for practical purposes, seems to be fairly constant in all varieties of the fiber.... Medulla wools tend to have lower density — particularly kempy wool. 3, record 1, English, - kempy%20wool
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laine jarreuse
1, record 1, French, laine%20jarreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laine jarrée 2, record 1, French, laine%20jarr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Laine qui contient des fibres courtes et raides dont les canaux médullaires sont gros et irréguliers. 3, record 1, French, - laine%20jarreuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne recèle bien des richesses dont la race ovine française Rava, originaire de la chaîne des Puys, dans le Puy-de-Dôme. Elle se caractérise par sa toison blanche aux mèches longues et à la laine jarreuse et grossière, et à sa tête nue marquée de taches noires. 4, record 1, French, - laine%20jarreuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cyprus wool
1, record 2, English, Cyprus%20wool
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse, kempy, straight-fibered combing wool produced on Cyprus. 2, record 2, English, - Cyprus%20wool
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- laine de Chypre
1, record 2, French, laine%20de%20Chypre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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