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MOLLETONNAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

Napping: A finishing process that raises the surface fibers of a fabric by means of passage over rapidly revolving cylinders covered with metal points or teasel burrs.

DEF

[A] Brushing: This process, applied to a wide variety of fabrics, is usually accomplished by bristle-covered rollers ... used to ... raise a nap on knits and woven fabrics.

CONT

Napping is a process that may be applied to woollens, cottons, spun silks, and spun rayons, including both woven and knitted types, to raise a velvety, soft surface ... The process, which increases warmth, is frequently applied to woollens and worsteds and also to blankets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Duvetage. Procédé de finissage consistant à relever les fibres de surface d’un tissu en le faisant passer, à grande vitesse, sur des tambours tournants, recouverts de pointes métalliques ou de chardons métalliques.

DEF

Grattage, lainage : Traitement d’apprêtage effectué sur la surface d’un tissu ou d’un tricot dans le but de lui conférer un aspect et un toucher pelucheux ou duveteux, par dégagement partiel des fibres unitaires.

CONT

Le lainage consiste à gratter le tissu avec des chardons [naturels] ou avec des appareils munis d’aiguilles [pointes métalliques], afin de faire ressortir les poils.

CONT

Luxilia : [...] Nouveau non-tissé [...]. Pour obtenir une surface genre suédine, il subit un brossage.

OBS

La flanelle, les tissus [...] ont un aspect duveteux par l’application [du duvetage]. Le grattage est aussi employé pour certains articles de bonneterie, pour les couvertures et autres étoffes à surface duvetée.

OBS

Le terme «molletonnage»(qui veut dire lainage des tissus) est un néologisme.

Key term(s)
  • grattage aux chardons

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

To raise fibres on the face of a fabric to give a pilelike surface.

CONT

Teasel, teazle: To raise a smooth nap on (cloth) with or as with teasels ... The object is to raise up the loose fibres of the woollen yarn into a nap by scratching it either with thistle-heads called teasels ... Teaseling-machine in which woolen cloth is teaseled to raise a nap upon it.

CONT

Raise: To bring up (the nap of cloth) by carding with teazles, etc.; to make a nap on (cloth) ... Nap: To furnish with a nap; to raise a nap on (cloth) ... Gig: To raise the nap of (cloth). Gig wheel, a mill in which the nap of woollen cloth is raised by the application of teasles. Gigging-machine, a machine for dressing woolen cloth by subjecting it to the action of teasels, whose fine hooks draw the loose fibres to the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Lainer une étoffe. Lui donner un aspect velouté, duveteux, en faisant ressortir le poil à la surface du tissu par grattage.

DEF

Lainage : Action de lainer une étoffe. Le lainage consiste à gratter le tissu avec des chardons [naturels] ou avec des appareils munis d’aiguilles [pointes métalliques], afin de faire ressortir les poils.

OBS

Le verbe «molletonner»(qui veut dire lainer des étoffes) et son substantif «molletonnage» sont des néologismes employés dans le périodique français L'Industrie textile

Spanish

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