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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">needles</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>sewing needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>upholstery needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>etching needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>lithographers&apos; needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>dental needles</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>piercing tools</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>needle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Relatively slender, pointed instruments used for piercing, picking, scratching, engraving, or for other purposes.Common uses of needles include to draw thread or other fiber through cloth, leather, paper, skin and tissue, or another flexible material; as hollow, to inject a liquid; for engraving or etching metal. Historically, needles have been made of bronze, iron, bone, glass, steel, and other materials. ]]></note></mads>