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LEICESTER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- longwool
1, record 1, English, longwool
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wool from certain British breeds(e. g., Lincoln, Leicester and Cotswold). 1, record 1, English, - longwool
Record 1, Key term(s)
- long-wool
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laine longue
1, record 1, French, laine%20longue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Laine de certaines races anglaises (Lincoln, Leicester et Cotswold). 1, record 1, French, - laine%20longue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hypervariable minisatellite
1, record 2, English, hypervariable%20minisatellite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DNA fingerprint analyses, using a set of 5 hypervariable minisatellite single-locus probes developed from the ruff genome by Terry Burke and co-workers at Leicester(Nature 378 : 59-62), confirmed that half or more of female ruffs have broods fathered by more than one male. This is an unusual finding for a lek breeding bird. 1, record 2, English, - hypervariable%20minisatellite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- minisatellite hypervariable
1, record 2, French, minisatellite%20hypervariable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'autres minisatellites, les minisatellites hypervariables, se présentent sous forme de blocs de moins de vingt milliers de bases, comprenant des répétitions de motifs du genre GGGCAGCAXG (X représentant n'importe quelle base). 1, record 2, French, - minisatellite%20hypervariable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Leicestershire County
1, record 3, English, Leicestershire%20County
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Leicester 2, record 3, English, Leicester
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Former county, central England. 2, record 3, English, - Leicestershire%20County
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- comté de Leicestershire
1, record 3, French, comt%C3%A9%20de%20Leicestershire
correct, masculine noun, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancien comté de Grande-Bretagne, dans les Midlands. 2, record 3, French, - comt%C3%A9%20de%20Leicestershire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- knitting industry
1, record 4, English, knitting%20industry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hosiery industry 2, record 4, English, hosiery%20industry
correct, Great Britain
- knitting and hosiery industry 3, record 4, English, knitting%20and%20hosiery%20industry
- knitted products industry 4, record 4, English, knitted%20products%20industry
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - knitting%20industry
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - knitting%20industry
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hosiery: British term which indicates any knitted article. 6, record 4, English, - knitting%20industry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- industrie de la maille
1, record 4, French, industrie%20de%20la%20maille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bonneterie 2, record 4, French, bonneterie
correct, feminine noun
- industrie du tricot 3, record 4, French, industrie%20du%20tricot
correct, feminine noun
- industrie des tricots 4, record 4, French, industrie%20des%20tricots
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
La bonneterie est l'industrie du tricot [...] 8, record 4, French, - industrie%20de%20la%20maille
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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