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barbette [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

barbette: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

barbette : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
OBS

a platform elevated behind a parapet or breastwork, within about two feet and a half of its crest, from which the cannon fire over the parapet. Usually erected at flanked angles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
  • Hair Styling
DEF

Veil secured above the ears which conceals the chin and neck. Worn with a coverchief it formed the wimple, ... a common headdress in the Middle Ages ... retained to this day by nuns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
  • Coiffure
DEF

[...] une guimpe de lingerie qui entourait le cou, enveloppait souvent le bas du menton, remontait derrière les oreilles et se liait sur la tête et derrière le cou.

Spanish

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