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WORSTED YARN [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Wool Industry
DEF

A smooth compact yarn from long wool fibers used especially for firm napless fabrics, carpeting, or knitting ...

OBS

Characteristics of worsted yarn: long staple, carded and combed, tightly twisted, strong, fine, smooth, even fibers, hard, even twisting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie lainière
DEF

Fil de laine uni et compact, formé des fibres les plus longues, que le peignage a disposées parallèlement.

OBS

À l'origine, le terme worsted n'était utilisé que pour désigner le fil en fibre de laine produit selon le système worsted. Aujourd'hui, il est employé pour n'importe quel fil worsted, qu'importe le genre de fibre textile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Industria lanera
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