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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sewing needles</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>ball-point needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bead needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>chenille needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>darning needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>self-threading needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tapestry needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sharp-point needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>carpet needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>embroidery needles</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sailmaker&apos;s needles</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sewing tools</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>needles</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>needle, sewing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>needles, sewing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sewing needle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Slender, pointed needles designed for sewing, to pierce and draw thread or other fiber through cloth or another flexible material. They generally have one or more holes or eyes at one end for thread to pass through; they are now usually of polished steel. ]]></note></mads>