- scutching tow
- пакля
English-Russian dictionary on textile and sewing industry. Липенок В., Григорьева А., Жданов Я. . 2015.
English-Russian dictionary on textile and sewing industry. Липенок В., Григорьева А., Жданов Я. . 2015.
tow — I [[t]toʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device 2) an act or instance of towing 3) something being towed 4) cvb something, as a boat or truck, that tows 5) cvb a rope, chain, metal bar,… … From formal English to slang
tow — tow1 towable, adj. towability, n. /toh/, v.t. 1. to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station. n. 2. an act or instance of towing. 3. something being towed … Universalium
tow — I. /toʊ / (say toh) verb (t) 1. to drag or pull (a boat, car, etc.) by means of a rope or chain. –noun 2. the act of towing. 3. the thing being towed. 4. a rope, chain, etc., for towing. 5. the state of being towed. –phrase 6. in tow, a. in the… …
Codilla — Codilla, the name given to the broken fibres which are separated from the flax during the scutching process. On this account it is sometimes termed scutching tow. Quantities of this material are used along with heckled tow in the production of… … Wikipedia
Flax — For other uses, see Flax (disambiguation). Flax Flax plant Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
retting — ▪ fibre separation process process employing the action of bacteria and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and gummy substances surrounding bast fibre bundles, thus facilitating separation of the fibre… … Universalium
Heckling comb — [ Roscheider Hof, Open Air Museum] Heckling combs are used to remove the fibrous core and impurities from flax. A heckling comb, or heckle is a bed of iron, steel or brass nails sharp, long, tapered, tempered, polished pins driven into wooden… … Wikipedia
Distaff — Queen Berthe instructing girls to spin flax on spindles using distaffs, Albert Anker, 1888 … Wikipedia
Boon — Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… … Wikipedia
Noil — This article is about Noil. For NOIL (Nordre Oppdalen Idrettslag), see Nordre Oppdalen Idrettslag. Hand Dyed Silk Noil Noil is the short fiber left over from combing wool or spinning silk and used as a decorative additive for many spinning… … Wikipedia