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ROPE TOBACCO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tobacco Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- twist tobacco
1, record 1, English, twist%20tobacco
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- twist 2, record 1, English, twist
correct, noun
- roll 3, record 1, English, roll
correct, noun
- rope tobacco 4, record 1, English, rope%20tobacco
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cured (aged) tobacco leaves twisted together like a rope. 3, record 1, English, - twist%20tobacco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Virginia, twist was made by twisting tobacco leaves into a tight rope ... Other twists were made by braiding tobacco leaves into a rope. In Tenessee and Kentucky twist tobacco was made into a loop called a "pigtail." 5, record 1, English, - twist%20tobacco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Twist tobacco is a form of chewing tobacco, a type of smokeless tobacco. 6, record 1, English, - twist%20tobacco
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du tabac
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tabac en corde
1, record 1, French, tabac%20en%20corde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tabac en rôle 1, record 1, French, tabac%20en%20r%C3%B4le
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tabac à mâcher se fabrique sous forme de rôles, composés de feuilles tordues de façon à constituer une corde. 1, record 1, French, - tabac%20en%20corde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le tabac en corde est une présentation du tabac à mâcher, un type de tabac sans fumée. 2, record 1, French, - tabac%20en%20corde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria tabacalera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trenzado
1, record 1, Spanish, trenzado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tabaco en rollos 2, record 1, Spanish, tabaco%20en%20rollos
correct, masculine noun
- rollo 3, record 1, Spanish, rollo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tabaco para mascar: viene en hojas sueltas, rollos o trenzados que deben mascarse para liberar la nicotina. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trenzado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Se considera tabaco de mascar, el tabaco presentado en rollos, en barras, en tiras, en cubos o en placas [...] especialmente preparado para ser mascado pero no fumado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - trenzado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El trenzado es una forma de tabaco para mascar, que es un tipo de tabaco sin humo. 4, record 1, Spanish, - trenzado
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