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carpenter's square [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

carpenter's square: an item in the "Woodworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

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

équerre de charpente : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du bois» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Scrophulariaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Scrophulariaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

The size of a carpenter's steel square ... is usually 12 inches x 8 inches, 24 inches x 16 inches, or 24 inches x 18 inches. The flat sides of the blade and the tongue are graduated in inches and fractions of an inch.... The most common uses for this square are laying out and squaring up large patterns, and for testing the flatness and squareness of large surface

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
Key term(s)
  • équerre de menuisier

Spanish

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