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Record 1 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Tissu dont la chaîne est en coton pur et la trame en lin pur. Il sert à la confection de nappes, serviettes, torchons, draps de lit.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

--another name for a union material, cloth that has 2 or more types of fiber in it. // union fabric: a fabric, for example, which has a rayon warp and acetate filling [p.984]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

le lin est utilisé pour le tissage de nombreuses toiles, soit pur, soit en combinaison avec le coton (--)

Spanish

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