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WEFT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- weft
1, record 1, English, weft
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Weft. The transverse threads of a textile; those that are passed through the sheds. Alone, the term weft denotes all the picks in a textile. Suitably qualified, it denotes all the picks engaged in a specific function. 2, record 1, English, - weft
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
weft: term standardized by AFNOR and ISO. 3, record 1, English, - weft
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- duites
1, record 1, French, duites
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duites : Fils de jute constituant la trame du dossier. Considérées par groupe de 2 ou 3, elles ne s'entrecroisent pas avec les fils de la chaîne de force: une de ces duites passe au-dessous des fils de la chaîne de force, tandis que la ou les deux autres duites passent au-dessus des fils de la chaîne de force. Le tissage, suivant le cas, est appelé à simple ou double duite. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 1, French, - duites
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
duites : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 1, French, - duites
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- weft
1, record 2, English, weft
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- filling 2, record 2, English, filling
correct, standardized
- woof 3, record 2, English, woof
correct, noun, obsolete
- shoot 4, record 2, English, shoot
correct, noun
- shute 4, record 2, English, shute
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The threads] running in the direction of the width of a fabric as produced. 5, record 2, English, - weft
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "filler" is a commercial term frequently used synonymously with "weft." The term "weft" is preferable. 6, record 2, English, - weft
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
weft; filling: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - weft
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trame
1, record 2, French, trame
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fil courant dans le sens de la largeur du tissu tel qu'il est produit. 2, record 2, French, - trame
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trame : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR. 3, record 2, French, - trame
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trama
1, record 2, Spanish, trama
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Conjunto] de los hilos transversales de un tejido, o sea de los que la lanzadera cruza por entre los [hilos] de la urdimbre. 1, record 2, Spanish, - trama
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tela se compone de una urdimbre y una trama. La urdimbre es algo así como el esqueleto del tejido: consta de numerosos hilos que tienen aproximadamente la longitud de la futura pieza de tela y se hallan yuxtapuestos paralelamente, en forma de una cinta de la anchura del tejido. La trama no puede ser preparada de la misma manera y consiste en un solo hilo que se hace pasar por entre los hilos de la urdimbre, perpendicularmente a los mismos, de un borde a otro del tejido, primeramente en un sentido y luego en la dirección opuesta, y así sucesivamente. 1, record 2, Spanish, - trama
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