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spijtzij

English translation: split silk

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Dutch term or phrase:splijtzijde
English translation:split silk
Entered by: Frank van Thienen (X)

15:30 Apr 10, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Quilt-making
Dutch term or phrase: spijtzij
Context: "donkerbruin spijtzij" in a list of requisites for making a quilt. Even Google draws a blank here.
Timothy Strauss
Local time: 14:27
split silk
Explanation:
(What do I know about quilting???)
Guessing that this might be a typo, I tried a few different things and ended up with splijtzijde, which is split silk. Could this be it?
Selected response from:

Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:27
Grading comment
Many thanks: we're indeed dealing with a typo here.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3split silk
Frank van Thienen (X)


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
splijtzijde
split silk


Explanation:
(What do I know about quilting???)
Guessing that this might be a typo, I tried a few different things and ended up with splijtzijde, which is split silk. Could this be it?

Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks: we're indeed dealing with a typo here.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X): This text is riddled with such errors
26 mins
  -> thanks Kate! yes, sloppy editing in this source text, indeed.
agree  Ymkje Kuipers
1 hr
  -> thanks Ymkje!
agree  dorotheez
14 hrs
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