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EBOURRAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unhairing knife
1, record 1, English, unhairing%20knife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unhairing knife: an item in the "Leather, Horn and Shellworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - unhairing%20knife
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couteau d'ébourrage
1, record 1, French, couteau%20d%27%C3%A9bourrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couteau d’ébourrage : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail de cuir, de corne et des coquillages» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - couteau%20d%27%C3%A9bourrage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair root
1, record 2, English, hair%20root
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mortpoil
1, record 2, French, mortpoil
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit poil court très fin restant sur un peau après ébourrage à la main ou à la machine et devant normalement s’éliminer par le décrassage. 2, record 2, French, - mortpoil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mortpoil : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 3, record 2, French, - mortpoil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scraping
1, record 3, English, scraping
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unhairing 2, record 3, English, unhairing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
unhairing: The removal of hair and epidermis from hides and skins after liming, by hand over the beam with a blunt, two-handled knife, or by machines with helical blades. 3, record 3, English, - scraping
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In most of the work done on hair loosening the reported results have been based on subjective appraisal of the relative ease with which the hair could be removed by scraping with a blunt knife. 1, record 3, English, - scraping
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When hides and skins have been prepared for unhairing, the loosened hair is removed by machines of several types. 4, record 3, English, - scraping
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ébourrage
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9bourrage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- débourrage 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9bourrage
correct, masculine noun
- épilage 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9pilage
masculine noun
- dépilage 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9pilage
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traitement mécanique ayant pour but d’enlever le poil ou bourre qui a été relâché par l’opération de pelanage, de l’enchaucenage ou de l’échauffe. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9bourrage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ébourrage : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9bourrage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación del cuero y artículos de cuero
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- raspado
1, record 3, Spanish, raspado
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operación que sigue el apelambrado de las pieles y que consiste en rasparlas manualmente o con máquinas depiladoras para eliminar el pelo ya aflojado o suelto por la lechada de cal. 1, record 3, Spanish, - raspado
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-05-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Furs and Fur Industry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- scraped fur
1, record 4, English, scraped%20fur
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pelleteries et fourrures
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fourrure écharnée
1, record 4, French, fourrure%20%C3%A9charn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Écharnage. Peaux. Action d’écharner les peaux. L'écharnage se pratique au travail de rivière après l'ébourrage. Au moyen d’un couteau à écharner, l'ouvrier élimine, sur le côté chair des peaux placées sur le chevalet de rivière, les fragments de muscles adhérents et le tissu sous-cutané graisseux, qui ne doivent pas être tannés. L'écharnage est aujourd’hui réalisé mécaniquement à l'écharneuse. 2, record 4, French, - fourrure%20%C3%A9charn%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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