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LENO FABRIC [8 records]

Record 1 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, or wool.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu léger et mat exécuté avec des fils fins et très tordus, dont l'espacement rend le tissus transparent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A light-weight, open-texture fabric produced in plain weave or simple leno weave.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu à armure toile, léger et transparent.

OBS

En soie, [la gaze] se fait pour [les] voiles, [les] écharpes; en coton, pour [les] pansements. Son nom paraît tiré du nom de la ville de Gaza.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nomenclatura de los tejidos
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Record 3 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

An inorganic, woven glass fiber fabric coated with hot asphalt coating. This leno weave glass is produced by interlocking two parallel warp(length) ends. The low number of count threads per inch gives this product more pattern stability while maintaining excellent tensile strength and conformability to irregular surfaces. Excellent repair fabric for both new and old construction in roofing and waterproofing applications. Other applications include : foundations, slabs, tunnels...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Les tissus de verre sont un matériau pour de nombreuses applications industrielles [...] qualité : incombustibilité, excellent isolant [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

An open fabric in which two warp yarns wrap around each fill yarn to prevent the warp or fill yarns from sliding over each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Tissu lâche dont les fils de chaîne et les fils de trame se croisent à angle droit, et dont le réseau est bloqué par l'entrelacement avec la trame de fils de chaîne dits «fils de tour».

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

A lightweight, open-mesh fabric made of cotton, silk, or manufactured fibers in a leno, doup, or gauze weave.

CONT

Marquisettes are used for curtains, dresses, mosquito nets, and similar end uses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

La marquisette est un tissu léger, transparent, à armure gaze et à structure ouverte. Elle est faite en coton, en soie ou en fibres manufacturées. Les marquisettes sont utilisées pour les rideaux, les moustiquaires et les robes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Embroidery (General)
OBS

Openwork. Material which has openings or spaces that are observed in groundwork of close-textured fabric to improve the motif or effect. It is found in crochet work, embroidery, knitted material, knot work, netting, tatting, leno, or doup-woven fabrics.

OBS

À jour or ajour: Drawn work or other open work.

Key term(s)
  • open work fabric
  • cage work fabric
  • open weave fabric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Broderie (Généralités)
DEF

En tissage et en tricotage, étoffe où l'on a pratiqué des ouvertures décoratives.

OBS

Ajouré, ée. Percé, orné de jours.

Key term(s)
  • tissu ajouré
  • tissu à jour

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
OBS

Openwork. Material which has openings or spaces that are observed in groundwork of close-textured fabric to improve the motif or effect. It is found in crochet work, embroidery, knitted material, knot work, netting, tatting, leno, or doup-woven fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricot comportant des mailles reportées transversalement ou latéralement, formant des jours. Ce dessin peut être obtenu sur tricot à base jersey, côte, interlock ou maille retournée.

Spanish

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