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DROP-WIRE MAN [1 record]

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Record 1 1979-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

A laborer [who places] a drop wire on each warp thread by hand at back of loom (...) so that when a thread breaks the drop wire will fall and stop the machine; job is found only where warp thread is not drawn through the eye of the drop wire in the drawing-in process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industries du textile
DEF

Ouvrier qui monte les lices d'un métier à tisser.

OBS

Lice: Pièce du métier à tisser, cordelette en forme d'anneau portant une maille ou oeillet dans lequel passe un fil de chaîne.

Spanish

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