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SURJETEUSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewing Machines
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serger
1, record 1, English, serger
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- overlock sewing machine 2, record 1, English, overlock%20sewing%20machine
correct
- overlock machine 3, record 1, English, overlock%20machine
correct
- overlocker 1, record 1, English, overlocker
correct, Australia, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sewing machine designed to serge a cut edge as on a piece of carpet or of a garment seam. 3, record 1, English, - serger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In North America], the term "overlocker" has largely been replaced by "serger". However, in other parts of the world such as Australia and the United Kingdom, the term "overlocker" is still in use. 2, record 1, English, - serger
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines à coudre
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surjeteuse
1, record 1, French, surjeteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à surjeter 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20surjeter
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine qui exécute une série de surjets pour assembler deux tissus. 3, record 1, French, - surjeteuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- serger
1, record 2, English, serger
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- overcaster 2, record 2, English, overcaster
correct
- overlocker 3, record 2, English, overlocker
correct, Australia, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One that serges. 4, record 2, English, - serger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "overlocker" is still in use in Australia and United Kingdom, but, in North America, it has been replaced by "serger". 5, record 2, English, - serger
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surjeteur
1, record 2, French, surjeteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- surjeteuse 2, record 2, French, surjeteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personne] qui exécute des surjets à la machine à coudre […] 3, record 2, French, - surjeteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- overseaming-machine operator
1, record 3, English, overseaming%2Dmachine%20operator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- serging-machine operator 1, record 3, English, serging%2Dmachine%20operator
correct
- serger 1, record 3, English, serger
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A term applied to sewing-machine operators when operating machine that trims raw edges from fabric and simultaneously binds trimmed edge with an overlock stitch. 1, record 3, English, - overseaming%2Dmachine%20operator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surjeteuse
1, record 3, French, surjeteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrière qui travaille sur une machine à coudre spécifique à la bonneterie qui permet d'assembler, par une couture élastique, les articles coupés-cousus et qui, en même temps, surfile les bords assemblés de façon à ce qu'ils ne puissent pas se démailler. 1, record 3, French, - surjeteuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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