Jan 21, 2001 02:33
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Italian term
filato di cotone
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Is is sufficient to translate this with "cotton" or is there some other term that is more specific?
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| 0 | cotton fibres or yarns or threads |
Kelly O'Connor
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| 0 | cotton or cotton yarn |
Angela Arnone
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| 0 | cotton yarn |
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cotton fibres or yarns or threads
In the garment industry, filato di cotone refers to the fibres used in weaving the cloth, so yarn or thread would not be appropriate. You could use cotton yarn for knitwear, however.
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cotton yarn
is it on a label? Or where does the term occur?
filato is definitely yarn, whether it is knitted by hand or machine.
I was trying to open the Department of Commerce (US) textile classification but could not
In any case here is the reference I was looking for
http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/cats.htm
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Paola L M
filato is definitely yarn, whether it is knitted by hand or machine.
I was trying to open the Department of Commerce (US) textile classification but could not
In any case here is the reference I was looking for
http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/cats.htm
Saluti
Paola L M
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