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OVERSEAMING-MACHINE OPERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
CONT

A term applied to sewing-machine operators when operating machine that trims raw edges from fabric and simultaneously binds trimmed edge with an overlock stitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
DEF

Ouvrière qui travaille sur une machine à coudre spécifique à la bonneterie qui permet d'assembler, par une couture élastique, les articles coupés-cousus et qui, en même temps, surfile les bords assemblés de façon à ce qu'ils ne puissent pas se démailler.

Spanish

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