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COTON EGRENE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cotton Industry
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- staple
1, record 1, English, staple
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cotton staple 2, record 1, English, cotton%20staple
correct
- ginned lint 3, record 1, English, ginned%20lint
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
LINT: a fibrous coat of thickened convoluted hairs borne by the seeds of cotton plants and constituting the staple of cotton fiber after ginning. 1, record 1, English, - staple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although often used interchangeably, "lint" and "staple" are not quite the same thing, staple being ginned lint. 4, record 1, English, - staple
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie cotonnière
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coton égrené
1, record 1, French, coton%20%C3%A9gren%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coton-fibres 2, record 1, French, coton%2Dfibres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On recueille la capsule [...] et on sépare la graine [...] Cette opération s'effectue au moyen de machines [...] auxquelles on livre le [...] coton en graines et qui restituent le coton égrené [...]. 3, record 1, French, - coton%20%C3%A9gren%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le coton égrené est rassemblé dans les magasins de l'acheteur 1, record 1, French, - coton%20%C3%A9gren%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria algodonera
- Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- algodón desmotado
1, record 1, Spanish, algod%C3%B3n%20desmotado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- algodón sin pepita 1, record 1, Spanish, algod%C3%B3n%20sin%20pepita
masculine noun
- algodón despitado 1, record 1, Spanish, algod%C3%B3n%20despitado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cotton Industry
- Fibre Crops
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ginned cotton 1, record 2, English, ginned%20cotton
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie cotonnière
- Culture des plantes textiles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coton égrené
1, record 2, French, coton%20%C3%A9gren%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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