Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Lakdoek
English translation:
varnished cloth
Added to glossary by
Joost Simons
Sep 27, 2007 08:58
16 yrs ago
Dutch term
Swift, reliable and reasonably priced
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
Lakdoek
Dutch to English
Other
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Chain guards
De aloude omafiets heeft vaak een kettingbeschermer van 'lakdoek'. Weet iemand of er een speciale Engelse term voor dit materiaal is? Of is simpelweg 'lacquered cloth' de beste optie?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | varnished cloth |
Ken Cox
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varnished cloth
... is the term I'm familiar with (used for the airframe skins of vintage aircraft, and still used for model aircraft, due to the ideal combination of strength, stiffness and light weight)
sample refs:
Doolittle wins in Baltimore: the US takes its second Schneider Cup ...
Its circular wooden monocoque fuselage, covered with varnished cloth, ... The U.S. Government funded the Curtiss Airplane Company and its primary competitor ...
goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4811777/Doolittle-wins-in-Baltimore-the.html
aircraft camouflage in World War One
The upper surfaces were a single dark colour usually a green or brown, and the under-surfaces were varnished cloth. The forward fuselage area around the ...
www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation history/airplane at war/...
The Pioneers : An Anthology : Armand-Jean-Auguste Deperdussin ( c ...
... designed for him the most advanced racing airplane of the pre-war years. ... it was covered with three-ply sheets of tulip wood and varnished cloth to ...
www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/deperdussin.html
sample refs:
Doolittle wins in Baltimore: the US takes its second Schneider Cup ...
Its circular wooden monocoque fuselage, covered with varnished cloth, ... The U.S. Government funded the Curtiss Airplane Company and its primary competitor ...
goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4811777/Doolittle-wins-in-Baltimore-the.html
aircraft camouflage in World War One
The upper surfaces were a single dark colour usually a green or brown, and the under-surfaces were varnished cloth. The forward fuselage area around the ...
www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation history/airplane at war/...
The Pioneers : An Anthology : Armand-Jean-Auguste Deperdussin ( c ...
... designed for him the most advanced racing airplane of the pre-war years. ... it was covered with three-ply sheets of tulip wood and varnished cloth to ...
www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/deperdussin.html
Peer comment(s):
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Mark Shimmin
: Japanned or lacquered could also be used perhaps but like the bike are a bit antiquated
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'japanned' in conjunction with cloth is indeed antiquated (there are google hits for it, but I've only seen it in practice in connection with metal finishes), and 'lacquered' is also an option; IMO 'varnished' is more common
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Discussion
Chain guard and back wheel guard: traditional 'lakdoek' soft vinyl with mesh back for strength. Back carrier rack: steel with rubber straps. ...
ucycle.com/bikes/item.php?name=jorgolif&cat=otherbike
"Lakdoek" textile backwheel coat-guard, "Lakdoek" textile chaincase, with nickel-Gazelle-drumbrakes, leather bags on both sides. ...
www.flickr.com/photos/9623863@N04/703721761/