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Italian translation: piume di tacchino

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English term or phrase:	turkey down
Italian translation:	piume di tacchino
Entered by:	Giuseppe Bellone

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09:44 Aug 25, 2009

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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion

English term or phrase: turkey down

turkey down

Luca Ruella KudoZ activity Questions: 416 (9 open) (5 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 214
Local time: 08:23

piume di tacchino

Explanation:
Non prendermi per pazzo, ma potrebbe essere

http://www.birdsandart.com/Feathers/Turkey-Feathers

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Siccome "down" è anche il piumino leggero degli uccelli usato per gli indumenti, forse...

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Giuseppe Bellone
Local time: 08:23

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piume di tacchino

Giuseppe Bellone

3 +4

piume di tacchino

Giuseppina Manfredi

2 +4

pume di tacchino

Raffaella Panigada

pantaloni alla turca

Francesca Bersellini

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piumino, piumetta

Sarah Jane Webb

Discussion entries: 8

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10 mins confidence:

pantaloni alla turca

Explanation:
hai altro contesto? è un'idea, ma i pantaloni alla turca credo si chiamino proprio col nome dello stato, e "down" penso dipenda dal fatto che hanno il cavallo molto basso...

Francesca Bersellini
Italy
Local time: 08:23
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

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peer agreement (net): +5

piume di tacchino

Giuseppe Bellone
Local time: 08:23
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Italian
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pume di tacchino

Explanation:
Un'idea da verificare. Con "down" si definisce anche la peluria o le piume più delicate di alcuni animali e in rete si trovano dei riferimenti all'uso delle piume di tacchino per boa ed altri accessori. RIpeto: da verificare!

Early art of the southeastern indians: feathered serpents & winged ... - Risultati da Google Libri
di Susan C. Power - 2004 - Art - 254 pagine
garments, delicate Stone Lace, and twilled fabric bags of buffalo hair. ... or dog hair; two types of feathers (turkey down as well); and vegetal fibers, ...
books.google.it/books?isbn=0820325015...

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"Piume" naturalmente...

Raffaella Panigada
Italy
Local time: 08:23
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Italian
PRO pts in category: 89

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piume di tacchino

Explanation:
cercando "turkey down" in immagini di Google trovi:
http://images.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oceanlinktr...
confronta poi questi siti:
http://www.vegforlife.org/wears_fabric.htm
http://www.galeottipiume.com/

Giuseppina Manfredi
Local time: 08:23
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 16

Reference comments

1 hr

Reference: piumino, piumetta

Reference information:
Piumino

1. Copertura da letto imbottita in fiocco o miscela di fiocco e piumetta. Tipicamente bianco e a quadri viene detto anche piumino da interno.

2. Il piumino è il fiocco leggerissimo proveniente dal sottopetto dell'oca, formato da un corpo centrale e da innumerevoli, sofficissime barbe, che conferiscono al capo imbottito volume e leggerezza.

Piumetta

Piccole piume complete di calamo

http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:JrAsYh4FCXkJ:www.daunen...

Sarah Jane Webb
Italy
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English
PRO pts in category: 69

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Sep 8, 2009 - Changes made by Giuseppe Bellone:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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