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Sep 14, 2007 13:05
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French term
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mégisserie
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This term appears in an article about leather tanning. Any ideas if there is an equivalent term in English. So far, I've come across tawing and dressing. Are either of these correct? Thanks in advance for your help.
On parle de mégisserie à propos du tannage des peaux de moutons, de chèvres ou vachettes destinées à l'industrie de la chaussure, de la ganterie ou de l'habillement.
On parle de mégisserie à propos du tannage des peaux de moutons, de chèvres ou vachettes destinées à l'industrie de la chaussure, de la ganterie ou de l'habillement.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | tawing |
SusanMurray
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| 3 | tannery |
Francis MARC
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tawing
IATE gives tawing
http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/fabric/leather.html
The tawing method of making leather is a very ancient one. It was used in ancient Egypt, Assyria and Babylon and India; in Europe, the Greeks and Romans used tawing and it was widely employed in the Middle Ages in Europe. This is a mineral process using alum and salt and originally produced a white leather, though later it was dyed in colours. After the Moorish conquest of Spain in the eighth century in Cordova a process of tawing leather was practised which was made from the mouflon sheep (see Furs). Cordovan or 5,panish leather became famous in Europe during the Middle Ages and most prized was the scarlet leather dyed with kermes. Even- tually the process was carried out in aU parts of Europe and the craftsmen known as cordwainers (from Cordova) though, due to specialization in footwear, the term was later retained for a shoe-maker or repairer (French cordonnier, English cordwainer).
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-09-14 13:21:40 GMT)
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http://www.sheepusa.org/index.phtml?page=site/text&nav_id=46...
Tawing- An old English term for alum tanning.
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:zPMIZWTL5eQJ:palimpsest...
The white tawing method was usually carried out on skins ofsheep and goat, but also pig and calf skins were used.
HTH
http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/fabric/leather.html
The tawing method of making leather is a very ancient one. It was used in ancient Egypt, Assyria and Babylon and India; in Europe, the Greeks and Romans used tawing and it was widely employed in the Middle Ages in Europe. This is a mineral process using alum and salt and originally produced a white leather, though later it was dyed in colours. After the Moorish conquest of Spain in the eighth century in Cordova a process of tawing leather was practised which was made from the mouflon sheep (see Furs). Cordovan or 5,panish leather became famous in Europe during the Middle Ages and most prized was the scarlet leather dyed with kermes. Even- tually the process was carried out in aU parts of Europe and the craftsmen known as cordwainers (from Cordova) though, due to specialization in footwear, the term was later retained for a shoe-maker or repairer (French cordonnier, English cordwainer).
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-09-14 13:21:40 GMT)
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http://www.sheepusa.org/index.phtml?page=site/text&nav_id=46...
Tawing- An old English term for alum tanning.
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:zPMIZWTL5eQJ:palimpsest...
The white tawing method was usually carried out on skins ofsheep and goat, but also pig and calf skins were used.
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Levy (X)
: I agree with Susan
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thanks Richard :-)
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Tony M
: Yes, OED says it is "dressing hides without the use of tannin"
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thanks Tony :-)
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xvsy
: Yes for 'tawery'. // It is, and that's what I think 'mégisserie' translates to -- even if 'tawing' seems to make more sense in this context.
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thanks, but is tawery not the place where skins are tawed?
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28 mins
tannery
it is another formulation (tawing is OK too)
Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Leather Industry
Domaine(s)
– Industrie du cuir
tannery Source
mégisserie Source
mégie Source
tannerie
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www.animalsvoice.com/PAGES/writes/editorial/news/features/l... - 15k - En cache - Pages similaires
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www.tawahid.com/divprod.htm - 8k -
Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Leather Industry
Domaine(s)
– Industrie du cuir
tannery Source
mégisserie Source
mégie Source
tannerie
Bradford Hide Company - UK cattle hides, bovine leather tannery ...- [ Traduire cette page ]Bradford Hide Company - UK bovine tannery, calfskin, goat skins, ... Bradford Hide Company - UK cattle hides, bovine leather tannery, sheepskin, goat skin ...
www.bradford-hide.co.uk/ - 7k - En cache - Pages similaires
hides, tanning, leather, rendering, cow hides, sheepskin, goat ...- [ Traduire cette page ]The health of the skin or hide that solely marks the type of leather produced ... highly important to check the decay before transportation to tannery. ...
www.animalsvoice.com/PAGES/writes/editorial/news/features/l... - 15k - En cache - Pages similaires
A,B,C Tanneries: Tannery manufacturers,goat skins,leather products ...- [ Traduire cette page ]A Tannery manufactures finished hides and skins while the B Tannery produces ... the B Tannery has a capacity of 36,00000 pcs of vegetable tanned goat skin ...
www.tawahid.com/divprod.htm - 8k -
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