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Italian term or phrase:
Batte un telaio
English translation:
beat a loom
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Italian term
Batte un telaio
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What's the meaning of "batte un telaio" in this sentence?
"Le origini dell'attività che rese la città un centro tessile di primaria importanza risalgono al Medioevo: nel 1375 "quasi in ogni casa batte un telaio", come testimoniato qualche secolo più tardi"
"Le origini dell'attività che rese la città un centro tessile di primaria importanza risalgono al Medioevo: nel 1375 "quasi in ogni casa batte un telaio", come testimoniato qualche secolo più tardi"
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| 4 +1 | beat a loom |
Isabelle Johnson
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| 4 +1 | had a loom |
Andrew Bramhall
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Isabelle Johnson
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beat a loom
It is very similar in English. Beat a loom
Each time a weaver throws a line (or 'pick') of weft, they need to push that weft into place to make a clean and even grid. This is called beating the weft. On a multi-shaft loom, you beat by swinging the beater bar towards you. On a rigid heddle loom, you use the rigid heddle reed to beat the weft.Feb 1, 2021
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Each time a weaver throws a line (or 'pick') of weft, they need to push that weft into place to make a clean and even grid. This is called beating the weft. On a multi-shaft loom, you beat by swinging the beater bar towards you. On a rigid heddle loom, you use the rigid heddle reed to beat the weft.Feb 1, 2021
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Note added at 21 mins (2024-02-13 14:32:07 GMT)
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https://textilelearner.net/beat-up-mechanism-in-weaving-moti...
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had a loom
"The origins of the activity that made the city a major textile centre date back to the Middle Ages: in 1375 "almost every house had a loom", as was witnessed some centuries later".
'Battere' isn't meant literally here; it's just a comment on their ubiquitous existence in most households.
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-02-13 16:07:02 GMT)
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Sorry, 'presence' not 'existence'.
'Battere' isn't meant literally here; it's just a comment on their ubiquitous existence in most households.
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-02-13 16:07:02 GMT)
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Sorry, 'presence' not 'existence'.
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