Bambagia
English translation: raw cotton fibres
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batting/wadding Explanation: Corriere lists it as a synonym for ovatta, so maybe batting/wadding. Or perhaps thrums, thread waste or even roving? |
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Cotton fibres Explanation: I think that this is describing the spinning of the cotton fibres into yarns. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2019-12-10 10:34:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Spinning is the first steps of textile product processing. The process of making yarns from the textile fiber is called spinning. Spinning is the twisting together of drawn out strands of fibers to form yarn, ....." https://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2013/08/cotton-yarn-spin... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2019-12-10 10:36:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- SILK MONEY/SETA MONETA - Lullaby Seta moneta le donne di Gaeta che filano la seta la seta e la bambagia Silk, money, Women from Gaeta* Spinning silk, Silk and cotton. https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=3101&c=120&filterType=all&f... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2019-12-10 10:43:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "WHERE DOES OUR COTTON CAME FROM? Øldberg cotton is obtained from herbaceous plants, typical of tropical and subtropical areas characterized by warm climates and very fertile soils. These plants produce large yellow flowers from which born fruits containing various seeds wrapped in the BAMBAGIA. After being collected with suction machines, the BAMBAGIA is shucked with special machines to free it from the seeds and then subjected to carding. Then the shorter fibers and the impurities are eliminated through the combing. " https://www.oldbergstyle.com/en/why-is-cotton-our-life-fabri... |
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peer agreement (net): +1Cotton wool Explanation: Mia proposta |
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cotton roving/rove; cotton sliver [unspun (raw) cotton] Explanation: My Ragazzini has "raw cotton" as one meaning of bambagia and my Zingarelli defines it among others as "cotone non filato, in fiochi". See also https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/bambagia. Poking around on the Web for 'raw/unspun' cotton gives "roving" and "sliver", explained thus in Wikipedia: Roving (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roving) "A roving is a long and narrow bundle of fiber. Rovings are produced during the process of making spun yarn from wool fleece, raw cotton, or other fibres. Their main use is as fibre prepared for spinning, but they may also be used for specialised kinds of knitting or other textile arts. After carding, the fibres lie roughly parallel in smooth bundles. These are drawn out, by hand or machine, and slightly twisted to form lengths suitable for spinning. These unspun strands of fibre are the rovings. Roving can also mean a roll of these strands, the strands in general (as a mass noun), or the process of creating them. [...] Roving is not to be confused with sliver as there is twist in roving." Sliver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliver_(textiles)) "A sliver [...] is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn. A sliver is created by carding or combing the fibre, which is then drawn into long strips where the fibre is parallel. When sliver is drawn further and given a slight twist, it becomes roving." English dictionary definitions of rove (roving): ODE: a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning—form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves. Collins: pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding—wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared. Chambers: twist (cotton, wool, etc) slightly in preparation for spinning—a roved sliver. It doesn't help that the ODE & Chambers seem to conflate rove and sliver. I guess being a form of unspun or 'raw' cotton makes sense if it is then spun by hand in a peasant village/nonindustrial setting? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2019-12-10 14:45:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Knitting blog links: https://www.tracibunkers.com/2016/01/knit-roving-tutorial.ht... https://jackie-es.com/spinning/braided-cotton-roving.php https://abeautifulmess.com/2015/03/weaving-with-wool-roving.... Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_textile_manufacturi... Reference: http://www.mysolutionguru.com/ps/fiber-and-fabrics/236 |
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| bambagia raw cotton fibres Explanation: I think 'cotton wool' would be the right term for a US audience, but obviously not for the UK as it would conjure up ideas of fluffy white stuff to take your eye makeup off with! I'd go with a more general definition. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bambagia https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cotton_wool |
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| Reference Reference information: Try kapok http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/kapok/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 57 mins (2019-12-10 10:19:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.ilseguire.com/cuscini-kapok-il-seguire-c2x1606692... |
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| Reference: cotton wool Reference information: bambagia f TESS cotton waste bambagia f cotone non filato TESS cotton wool bambagina f TESS bombazine from xls file below [XLS]tess https://home.zhaw.ch › rih › tessile 54, acala, m sp, varietà di cotone, BOT, TESS, Acala, a kind of cotton, elena, TESSILE ...... 1084, cotone in fiocchi, m, TESS, cotton wool, TESSILE. 1085, cotone ... |
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