<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31421893</termId><termName>beetle machines</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ High-speed mechanized devices used to tighten the weave of linen materials and produce the fabrics' characteristic sheen and lustre. These devices are comprised of a heavy frame supporting a large quantity of hardwood faller stamps, metalweights, mallets, or hammers that are operated by cams attached to a horizontal shaft. The linen is typically dampened then wound on an iron cylinder directly beneath the hammering devices, which rapidly pound the fabric to prepare it for washing, calendising, and/or dyeing. These devices constitute the last major step in the linen manufacture process.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:53:45</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31421894</termId><termName>beetle</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31421895</termId><termName>beetle machine</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31422254</termId><termName>textile machines</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31436971</termId><termName>linen</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>