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CHARDONNET [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

The first method introduced, and initially the dominant process, took cellulose and modified it with nitric acid. The defining characteristic of this fiber was its nitrocellulose formulation; it was commonly known after the name of its French inventor as Chardonnet silk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

Dérivé de la cellulose, la «soie de Chardonnet» est une fibre semi-synthétique [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Locks (Canals)
DEF

The vertical semicircular groove in the masonry into which the quoin post or hinge post of a canal lock gate fits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Écluses
DEF

Maçonnerie refouillée logeant le poteau-tourillon d’une porte d’écluse dans un renfoncement vertical.

Spanish

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