English translation of "pekites d'épingles" - "pin cushion"

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185 months ago

Geea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	pekites d'épingles
Context:	On a list of textile products: - Soutien-manches de chemise - Couvre-cafetières
Keywords:	... - Manches protectrices - Pekites d'épingles - Chapeaux en feutres - Toiles peintes - etc. /// TIA - I can't seem to find "pekites" anywhere (is this a typo?)

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185 months ago

wrote:

(dial-a-)needle case

185 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

pin cushion

My comment:

it's probably "pelotes d'épingles"

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185 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

pin cushion

My comment:

it's probably "pelotes d'épingles"

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185 months ago

wrote:

I certainly couldn't find "pekites" anywhere, except as a "boron nitride mangnesia mixture," which obviously isn't the case here! Claude's interpretation makes sense to me, given the context.

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