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Conceptual system
bottom stop
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Garment accessories
Subdomain (2nd level):  Findings
Table:  Table 16
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  A device, made of metal or plastic, affixed to the bottom end of a zipper, to prevent further movement of the half of the zipper from separating. In open-end zippers the bottom stop is made up of two parts, one of which (called insert pin) goes inside the slider.
Lenzip, 2004, Penny, 2004
Context:  The metal zipper bottom stop should be placed just below the bottom of the seam opening.
Cabrera, meyers, 1984
Attestation:  10
Contained in:  chain
It:  fermo inferiore
Degree of reliability:  10
YKK, 2004