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cool hand

English translation: the fabric breathes*

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English term or phrase:cool hand
Selected answer:the fabric breathes*
Entered by: Jenni Lukac (X)

16:53 May 2, 2013
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English term or phrase: cool hand
Does anybody know the expression "cool hand"? This is a literal translation of a text I am working on from Italian. There are a couple of ghits on this but not many so I was wondering whether the term is being correctly or incorrectly used in the English. The term is a description for loose fitting clothing made in a natural fabric.
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:54
the fabric breathes*
Explanation:
Unlike synthetics, natural fibers "breathe." When a person perspires, the fibres wick away the moisture and the wearer feels cooler.
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 05:54
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4 +4the fabric breathes*
Jenni Lukac (X)
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definition of hand
Shera Lyn Parpia

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the fabric breathes*


Explanation:
Unlike synthetics, natural fibers "breathe." When a person perspires, the fibres wick away the moisture and the wearer feels cooler.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 05:54
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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agree  P.L.F. Persio: I think you nailed it, as usual. Cheers, Jenni!
50 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Missdutch. Rachel's version "breathable" is probably the easiest to use here.
agree  Jessica Noyes
56 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Jessica.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: I already suggested "breathable" in the original question.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, gallagy. I'm pretty sure that must be what the writer is referring to.
agree  carly kelly
3 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Carly.
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Reference comments


16 hrs
Reference: definition of hand

Reference information:
I have a feeling it was translated from English to Italian first and is probably short for "handle".
see this for history

Assessment of Fabric Hand
158.132.122.156/knit/woven/power%20point/part9-fabric%20hand.ppt‎
In the earliest work on subjective hand evaluations, Binns (1926, 1934) investigated the effect of judges' technical and sociological backgrounds on the ranking ...

definition found here:

http://www.phabrometer.com/FAQ/pgeDefinition.aspx
Definition of Fabric Hand
“The quality of a fabric assessed by the reaction obtained from the sense of touch” (Textile Terms and Definitions)
“A person’s estimation when feeling fabrics between fingers and thumb” (JTI, 52, p255)
“The sum total of the sensations expressed when a textile fabric is handled by touching, flexing of the fingers, smoothing and so on” ( JTI, 62, p245)
“The summation of weighted contributions of stimuli evoked by fabric on major sensory centers” ( AATCC 1, p1)
“What man sensorily assesses from the mechanical properties of a fabric” ( JTMS, Japan, 17, p92)
People’s tactile sensory response towards fabric - Physical + Physiological + Psychological & Social

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
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