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DUVET FILATURE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Waste fibres that fly out into the atmosphere during carding, drawing, spinning, and other processes.

OBS

Lint in this case indicates fibres which need to be removed as waste, which should not be confused with lint, the useful cotton fibres separated from the seed in the ginning process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Retombée de duvet ou de déchets qui a lieu en cours de la filature ou du tissage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industries - General

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries - Généralités

Spanish

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