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CONTINUOUS CLOTH TOWEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Towels and Cloths
- Toiletries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continuous cloth towel
1, record 1, English, continuous%20cloth%20towel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- continuous towel 2, record 1, English, continuous%20towel
- continuous hand towel 2, record 1, English, continuous%20hand%20towel
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand-drying facilities should be of single-use, such as clean paper towels, continuous cloth towel in dispensers or electric hand dryers. 1, record 1, English, - continuous%20cloth%20towel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Serviettes et torchons
- Articles de toilette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serviette à déroulement continu
1, record 1, French, serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essuie-mains à déroulement continu 1, record 1, French, essuie%2Dmains%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
see observation, masculine noun
- serviette de toile à déroulement continu 1, record 1, French, serviette%20de%20toile%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
feminine noun
- essuie-mains de toile à déroulement continu 1, record 1, French, essuie%2Dmains%20de%20toile%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
see observation, masculine noun
- essuie-main à déroulement continu 2, record 1, French, essuie%2Dmain%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
see observation, masculine noun
- essuie-main de toile à déroulement continu 2, record 1, French, essuie%2Dmain%20de%20toile%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longue serviette, habituellement en toile, en continu sur un rouleau dans un cabinet de métal, pour s'essuyer les mains dans les toilettes de lieux publics. 1, record 1, French, - serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'on la tire à deux mains, elle se déroule du rouleau du haut et s'enroule autour de celui du bas, libérant ainsi la longueur nécessaire pour qu'une personne s'essuie les mains. Avec les serviettes de papier et les séchoirs à mains (à air), c'est le genre d'essuie-mains que l'on retrouve le plus dans les lieux publics. 1, record 1, French, - serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon le Petit Robert 2004, on peut écrire au singulier «essuie-main» ou «essuie-mains». 2, record 1, French, - serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des essuie-mains. 3, record 1, French, - serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
essuie-main (sing.); essuie-mains (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - serviette%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9roulement%20continu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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