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Guide to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations

Appendix A

GENERIC NAMES FOR NATURAL FIBRES

English	French
abaca	abaca
asbestos	amiante
coir or coco	coco
cotton	coton
down	duvet
duck down	duvet de canard
goose down	duvet d'oie
swan down	duvet de cygne
(feather)	(plumes)
landfowl feather	plumes d'oiseaux terrestres
waterfowl feather	plumes d'oiseaux aquatiques
(name of bird) feather	plumes de (nom de l'oiseau)
hemp	chanvre
jute	jute
kapok	kapok
linen or flax	lin
ramie	ramie
rubber	caoutchouc
silk	soie
sisal	sisal
wool	laine
alpaca	alpaga
alpaca hair	poil d'alpaga
alpaca wool	laine d'alpaga
angora goat hair	poil de chèvre angora
camel	chameau
camel hair	poil de chameau
camel wool	laine de chameau
cashmere	cachemire
kashmir goat hair	poil de chèvre de cachemire
kashmir wool	laine cachemire
lambs wool	laine d'agneau
llama	lama
llama wool	laine de lama
llama hair	poil de lama
mohair	mohair
mohair wool	laine mohair
vicuna	vigogne
vicuna hair	poil de vigogne
vicuna wool	laine de vigogne

NOTE: Hair or fur removed from the skin of an animal other than those referred to above must be disclosed as:

(name of animal) hair	poil de (nom de l'animal)
(name of animal) fibre	fibre de (nom de l'animal)
fur fibre	fibre de fourrure

For example:
angora rabbit hair	poil de lapin angora
angora rabbit fibre	fibre de lapin angora

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