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WOOL COMBING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wool combing
1, record 1, English, wool%20combing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The purpose of wool combing is ... similar to cotton combing. In this, apart from removing the short fibers, the main strand of long fibres is further aligned. 1, record 1, English, - wool%20combing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peignage de la laine
1, record 1, French, peignage%20de%20la%20laine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] opération précédant la filature, permettant de paralléliser les fibres de la laine lavée et cardée, et de la débarrasser de ses dernières impuretés [...] 1, record 1, French, - peignage%20de%20la%20laine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- combing wool
1, record 2, English, combing%20wool
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- staple wool 1, record 2, English, staple%20wool
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wool at least 5 cm long that can be combed to remove the short fibres and to arrange the long fibres in parallel fashion. 1, record 2, English, - combing%20wool
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- laine à peigne
1, record 2, French, laine%20%C3%A0%20peigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Laine d'au moins 5 cm de longueur [...] que l'on peut peigner pour en retirer les fibres courtes et pour disposer les fibres longues en parallèle. 1, record 2, French, - laine%20%C3%A0%20peigne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria lanera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lana para peinado
1, record 2, Spanish, lana%20para%20peinado
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lana apropiada para peinar, por su largo natural. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lana%20para%20peinado
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