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Fibre > Natural fibre > Animal fibre
PREFERRED TERM
Animal fibre  
DEFINITION
  • Any fibre obtained from an animal in order to be used for weaving, knitting or felting into fabric. Generally it is taken from hair, fur or cocoons, as it is for silk.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2015; Segal, William. Encyclopedia of Textiles. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1972
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Fibre animale

French

Fibra animale

Italian

Fibra animal

Spanish

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http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/210
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