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Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Shooting (Sports)
DEF

A plug of tow, cloth, etc., a disk of felt or cardboard, to retain the powder and shot in position in charging a gun or cartridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Tir (Sports)
PHR

Corps inerte qui maintient en place la charge d'une arme à feu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 2 2017-04-07

English

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

The first silk produced by a silkworm. It is the least lustrous fiber and is heavely charged with sericin or silk gum.

CONT

Neri ... a grade of waste silk, obtained from the inner smooth skin of cocoons; left over in the residuum in the reeling process.

CONT

Blaze: silk composed of short fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Soieries
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Première soie émise par les chenilles séricigènes avant la formation du cocon, de manière à pouvoir relier celui-ci aux supports environnants (bruyère, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • cœur de cocon de ver à soie

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

Any loose, fibrous material for use as a padding, stuffing, quilting, etc. Now chiefly, cotton-wool formed into a fleecy layer.

CONT

Batting. Creative quilting. Batting supplies. - Poly-Down Quilt Batting ... Poly-down combines Hobbs' unique bonding techniques with 100% slick/hollow polyester to make a superior batting for the serious quilter. Needles glide through the slick/hollow fibers like no other bonded batting. Washable. Low loft for fine hand quilting. ... The cotton batting ... is uniform in thickness, easy to quilt by hand as well as by machine ... By shrinking slightly after quilting you can achieve a traditional look, or by presoaking the batt you get a flatter, more contemporary look.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
DEF

An extra set of filling threads, which lie dormant, without interlacing, between the face and back of a double- cloth construction. The yarn is (...) heavy and bulky (...) to add weight and bulk to the fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
DEF

Nappe fine de fibres textiles (laine, coton, fibranne), cousue entre 2 tissus légers et utilisée le plus souvent comme doublure de certains vêtements.

Spanish

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