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TRAVAIL ALLONGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furs and Fur Industry
DEF

Cutting the pelt into diagonal strips and resewing it to make the pelt longer and narrower. Sometimes referred to as dropping out [the effect is supple and smooth flowing].

OBS

Making hundreds of cuts in a pelt and then resewing it in order to transform a relatively short, broad skin into a long narrow one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
DEF

Travail d'allonge : consiste à découper les peaux en bandes diagonales et les recoudre pour allonger la peau en la rendant plus étroite. Le résultat est un mouvement souple et lisse.

Spanish

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