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CUIR LAVABLE [2 records]

Record 1 2006-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
DEF

Leather that can be washed under normal washing conditions and which has colour fastness, flexibility and dimensional stability to an acceptable standard under these conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
CONT

Blouson micro-velours, traité déperlant, col et poignets en cuir lavable [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
DEF

Commonly indicates a washable leather, naturally white but sometimes dyed, made usually from sheep or lamb splits or degrains and tanned with formaldehyde ...

OBS

... aldehyde leather may also be made with other aldehydes, e.g. glutaraldehyde. In France, this leather is also made from other raw materials, e.g. cattle hides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
DEF

Cuir lavable, normalement blanc à son état naturel mais parfois teint, tanné au formaldéhyde et provenant de croûtes ou de peaux effleurées de moutons ou d’agneaux.

Spanish

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