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Record 1 2010-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

To twist strands of silk, etc. into thread.

Key term(s)
  • threw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Avant le tissage, il faut [...] donner [au fil de soie grège] une torsion, c'est-à-dire le mouliner.

Spanish

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