Walkwaren

English translation: fulled fabrics

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German term or phrase:Walkwaren
English translation:fulled fabrics
Entered by: Edith Kelly

10:33 Jan 24, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion
German term or phrase: Walkwaren
Walk
Sabine Nakielski
fulled fabrics
Explanation:
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fulled goods such as in knitted and fulled goods = Strick- und Walkwaren

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Note added at 2003-01-24 10:45:11 (GMT)
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Reference for knitted and fulled goods
www.souztextil.online.kg/engtext/engtext.htm

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Michelson
Fachwörterbuch Textil

Walkmaschine = fulling machine
die Walke = fulling mill
walken = to full
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 08:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1fulled fabrics
Edith Kelly
3 +2milled fabrics
Louise Mawbey
3boiled wool clothing
HansZimmer
3fulling / felting / milling
Cilian O'Tuama


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fulled fabrics


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 2003-01-24 10:40:03 (GMT)
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fulled goods such as in knitted and fulled goods = Strick- und Walkwaren

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Note added at 2003-01-24 10:45:11 (GMT)
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Reference for knitted and fulled goods
www.souztextil.online.kg/engtext/engtext.htm

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Note added at 2003-01-24 10:46:33 (GMT)
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Michelson
Fachwörterbuch Textil

Walkmaschine = fulling machine
die Walke = fulling mill
walken = to full


    Reference: http://www.southwestpa.com/fiberdoodles/technical_data.htm
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 194

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Louise Mawbey: according to Ernst 'fulling' is US and 'milling' is UK
7 mins
  -> Thanks Louise, my reference is a UK one. I suppose we are both right.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
milled fabrics


Explanation:
see website

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Ernst gives \'Walkmaschine\' as milling machine (GB) and fulling machine (US)


    Reference: http://www.boinkcatalog.com/dsp_about.html
Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly: Great minds think alike, but my above reference to fulling is a UK one.
4 mins
  -> Thanks. Perhaps someone should tell Mr. Ernst!!

agree  Rebecca Holmes: Schubert's Fachwörterbuch Textil (1994) has "milling goods" for "Walkwaren"
22 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
boiled wool clothing


Explanation:
"boiled wool..." = "Walk..."

look at the english version of the homepage of Giesswein attached below.


    Reference: http://www.giesswein.com/
HansZimmer
Local time: 08:08
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fulling / felting / milling


Explanation:
Langenscheidt

walken Verb/transitiv (Stoff) full; (Hüte) felt; (Leder) mill

so depending on which one it is, the '-ware' part could be material

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
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