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MACHINE SURFILER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1983-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serging-machine operator 1, record 1, English, serging%2Dmachine%20operator
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Official title no. 8563-124 of the Canadian Classification of Occupations. 1, record 1, English, - serging%2Dmachine%20operator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(ANY IND.) 1, record 1, English, - serging%2Dmachine%20operator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conducteur de machine à surfiler 1, record 1, French, conducteur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conductrice de machine à surfiler 2, record 1, French, conductrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appellation officielle no 8563-124 de la Classification canadienne descriptive des professions. 1, record 1, French, - conducteur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(TOUTES IND.) 1, record 1, French, - conducteur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- serging machine 1, record 2, English, serging%20machine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- industrial serger 2, record 2, English, industrial%20serger
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A three needle sewing machine that sews thread through and around the edge of fabric to prevent raveling. 1, record 2, English, - serging%20machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine à surfiler
1, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les machines les plus fréquemment rencontrées [dans l'industrie du vêtement] sont : les machines plates [...]; les machines à points invisibles [...] les machines à boutonnières, à arrêts, à fourreaux, à surfiler, à rabattre la doublure [...] 1, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
surfilage : Action de surfiler un bord d'étoffe coupé, pour l'empêcher de s'effilocher. 2, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20surfiler
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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