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damier [7 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

checkerboard: an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

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

damier : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

Check: 1½ - 4 squares.

OBS

One of the markings that may be part of a racing colour scheme [on jacket].

OBS

Adjectives: checked, checkered, chequered.

Key term(s)
  • square

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Un des motifs pouvant faire partie d'un dispositif de couleurs.

OBS

Locution adjectivale : à damier.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

Not an officially sanctioned name of a butterfly, but rather a generic name given to a specific grouping of butterflies within the Nymphalidae family. Examples: Silvery Checkerspot (Charidryas nycteis nycteis), Harris' Checkerspot (Charidryas harisii albimontona), Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona).

Key term(s)
  • checkspot butterfly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Terme normalement qualifié et qui ne se trouve guère tout seul, quoiqu'il soit possible de trouver des contextes ou le spécifique est omis. Exemples de ce groupement : damier argenté, damier de Harris, etc.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Board Games

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux sur plateaux

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
CONT

Salmon and sole in check pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
CONT

Présentation en damier de saumon et de sole, un carré de saumon, un carré de sole etc ...

Spanish

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Record 7 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

a board identical to the checker-board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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