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COTON LONGUE FIBRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cotton Industry
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Fibre Crops
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- long staple cotton
1, record 1, English, long%20staple%20cotton
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- long-staple cotton 2, record 1, English, long%2Dstaple%20cotton
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Egyptian cotton: A fine, lustrous, long staple cotton grown in Egypt. Long staple cottons are more expensive than the commonly available cottons. 3, record 1, English, - long%20staple%20cotton
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie cotonnière
- Filature (Textiles)
- Culture des plantes textiles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coton longue-soie
1, record 1, French, coton%20longue%2Dsoie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coton longue soie 2, record 1, French, coton%20longue%20soie
correct, masculine noun
- coton longue fibre 3, record 1, French, coton%20longue%20fibre
correct, masculine noun
- coton à soies longues 4, record 1, French, coton%20%C3%A0%20soies%20longues
correct, masculine noun
- coton à longues fibres 5, record 1, French, coton%20%C3%A0%20longues%20fibres
correct, masculine noun
- coton longues fibres 6, record 1, French, coton%20longues%20fibres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Longueur [des fibres]. Elle varie aussi avec la provenance et permet la classification commerciale des cotons (de 1 cm pour les cotons courte-soie à 5 et même 7 cm pour les cotons longue-soie). Les cotons les plus fins sont aussi ceux dont les fibres sont les plus longues. 1, record 1, French, - coton%20longue%2Dsoie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le coton] se classe, pour sa qualité, suivant la longueur des fibres: cotons courtes fibres, inférieures à 25 mm; cotons moyennes fibres, de 25 à 32 mm; coton longues fibres, supérieures à 32 mm. 7, record 1, French, - coton%20longue%2Dsoie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria algodonera
- Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
- Cultivo de plantas textiles
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- algodón de fibra larga
1, record 1, Spanish, algod%C3%B3n%20de%20fibra%20larga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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