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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Examines skeins of yarn to detect flaws, such as soils, slubs, breaks, and uneven dyeing or twisting: Shakes skeins to straighten yarn, hangs skeins on rod and spreads and pulls yarn around rod to locate imperfections. Cuts out slubs and ties yarn ends together. Examines winding and tying of skein to determine if skein has been made according to job order. Weighs skein from each lot and records weight. Records number and type of flaws found in each lot of yarn. Knots hank of yarn around several skeins to form bundle and packs bundles into boxes for shipment. May remove soils with cleaning fluid. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)59 41 52 4E 45 58 41 4D 49 4E 45 52 2C 53 4B 45 49 4E 53 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01011001 01000001 01010010 01001110 00100000 01000101 01011000 01000001 01001101 01001001 01001110 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010011 01001011 01000101 01001001 01001110 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)Y A R N   E X A M I N E R ,   S K E I N S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0059 0041 0052 004E 0045 0058 0041 004D 0049 004E 0045 0052 002C 0053 004B 0045 0049 004E 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5935524823958354743483952142534539434853 |
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