foulon

fulɔ̃

foulonne

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Definition of foulon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

textile

Dated

artisan qui traite les draps et étoffes de laine

Dated

Le foulon travaille dans son atelier pour apprêter les tissus.

drapier

fouleur

cuir

Dated

appareil pour battre les peaux dans le travail du cuir

Dated

Le mégissier utilise un foulon pour préparer les peaux.

machine à battre

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appareil pour battre les peaux dans le travail du cuir

Expressions with foulon

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chardon à foulon

plante épineuse utilisée autrefois pour peigner la laine

Le chardon à foulon servait à carder les étoffes de laine.

terre à foulon

argile absorbante utilisée pour dégraisser et nettoyer les tissus

Les foulons utilisaient la terre à foulon pour nettoyer la laine.

moulin à foulon

machine hydraulique qui bat les tissus de laine pour les épaissir

Le moulin à foulon transformait la laine brute en tissu résistant.

Origin of foulon

français, fouler (presser) + suffixe -on (agent)

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cardère

chardon foulon

plante à têtes épineuses utilisée autrefois pour peigner la laine

Examples of foulon in a sentence

Les foulons étaient essentiels dans l’industrie textile médiévale.
Le foulon tourne sans arrêt dans l'atelier du tanneur.
Ce foulon ancien est exposé au musée du cuir.

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English:fuller, drum, ...
German:Walker, Walkmaschine, ...
Italian:follatore, follone, ...
Spanish:batanero, follón, ...
Portuguese:pisoeiro, foulon, ...
Chinese:整呢工, 打皮机, ...
Japanese:縮絨職人, 皮揉み機, ...
Arabic:الدباغ, آلة ضرب الجلود, ...
Hebrew:פוֹלָן, מַכְשִׁיר לְהַכָּאַת עוֹרוֹת, ...
Russian:сукновал, фоллон, ...
Ukrainian:валяльник, фулон, ...
Catalan:bataner, folló, ...
Danish:valker, valkemaskine, ...
Dutch:lakenbereider, foulon, ...
Greek:υφαντής, φουλόνι, ...
Hungarian:posztókallós, ványoló, ...
Khmer:សិប្បករដែលកែច្នៃក្រណាត់រោមចៀម, ម៉ាស៊ីនវាយស្បែក, ...
Korean:모직물 가공사, 포론기, ...
Polish:folusznik, folusz, ...
Portuguese (BR):batedor de lã, foulão, ...
Romanian:făcător de stofe, mașină de bătut piei, ...
Swedish:valkare, maskin för att bearbeta hudar, ...
Thai:ช่างฟอกผ้าขนสัตว์, เครื่องฟอกหนัง, ...
Turkish:döğmeci, dövme makinesi, ...
Vietnamese:thợ dệt vải dạ, máy đánh da, ...

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Definition of foulon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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