<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31421887</termId><termName>burling machines</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices designed to remove knots, loose or long threads, foreign matter, and other defects from the surface of woolen cloth before it is fulled. These devices comprise a feeder that guides open-width and taut fabric into the machine; rotary brushes for removing long threads from the fabric; and a series of hook-like needles that penetrate the fabric, surface knots, and remaining defects for subsequent shearing. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:53:45</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31421888</termId><termName>burling machine</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31422254</termId><termName>textile machines</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>