Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

fest eingedrehte langstapelige Baumwolle

English translation:

firmly twisted long-staple cotton

Added to glossary by Olaf Reibedanz
Sep 22, 2004 18:31
19 yrs ago
German term

fest eingedrehte langstapelige Baumwolle

German to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial Matratzen
SSS-Drell wird mit **fest eingedrehter langstapeliger Baumwolle** mit sehr gut abgebundenen Kett- und Schussfäden mit einer hohen Gewebedichte hergestellt.

I guess "langstapelige Baumwolle" seems to be "long-fiber cotton" - but what about the whole thing...?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 firmly twisted long staple cotton

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firmly twisted long staple cotton

Langstapelige Baumwolle
Baumwollsorten mit einer Stapellänge von 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 ( 27,6 mm - 33,7 mm ) zur Herstellung, besonders feiner und reißfester Baumwollgarne.

http://www.stofflexikon.com/L/Langstapelige_Baumwolle/667.ht...

We often hear the term 'long-staple cotton' but we never hear the term 'regular-staple cotton' although the majority of cotton thread is regular staple. ...
www.superiorthreads.com/education/education.php3?ID=36 - 10k

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Note added at 2 hrs 9 mins (2004-09-22 20:40:37 GMT)
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sorry, \"long-staple\", forgot the hyphen

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Note added at 2 hrs 13 mins (2004-09-22 20:45:12 GMT)
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Ach ja, und Schubert, FWB Textil hat mir \'staple\' für Stapel(=\" Faserlänge\") verraten
Peer comment(s):

agree sonja29 (X)
10 mins
agree writeaway : thank you! luckily for me, a Dutch text has used the same word. :-)
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