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trèfle [9 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

clew iron: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

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

trèfle : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
DEF

Plaque triangulaire de gréement permettant de mailler trois manilles sur les points d’une voile carrée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
CONT

Cloverleaf bowl dug out by locals. Big side is most popular. Also a good bank ... Linking bowls have been dug out -- 2 of them attached to cloverleaf. Banked freestyle area.

CONT

The cloverleaf bowl is so much easier to ride than the one at Vans - tons of lines everywhere, the capsule is smooth as silk and you can fly around your lines.

CONT

It has 26ft quarter pipes, an 8ft wooden cloverleaf bowl, a 6ft spine ramp (recent edition), a pair of launch ramps, a pyramid with grind rail, a vert wall, a bank ramp, and some rails. It's indoor and wooden.

OBS

Skateboarding terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
DEF

Piste formée de trois bois qui communiquent entre eux.

CONT

Installé au bout de l'île Saint-Germain, cette piste technique [...] comprendra : 1 trèfle avec une vague [...] (Skate France International, no 2, mai 1978, p. 70).

OBS

Terme du domaine de la planche à roulettes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Spices and Condiments
  • Food Additives
DEF

An herb from a plant characterized by three leaves and flowers in dense heads, used in fruit flavoring for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, and baked goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Épices et condiments
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Herbe annuelle ou vivace des régions tempérées et néotropicales de l'hémisphère Nord, caractérisée par ses fleurs à trois folioles égales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Especias y condimentos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
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Record 5 1997-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
OBS

wobbler: The name used for the portion of a roll immediately beyond the neck. It is approximately cruciform in cross-section and fits into the coupling boxes so enabling the roll to be driven.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

When the old hammered coins were struck, often a first blow of the hammer would not be effective; if a second blow was given to the die the coin was liable to shift causing double lines to appear. Such a coin is said to be double-struck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Se dit d'une pièce qui présente, sur l'une ou ses deux faces, un dédoublement d'empreinte résultant soit du glissement du flan entre deux coups de marteau, soit du déplacement du coin mobile au cours de la frappe.

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

term applied to the cross, when its arms terminate in trefoils.

DEF

Marked with knobs, buttons or buds

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Boutonné : se dit des roses ayant à leur centre un rond ou un bouton d'un émail qui diffère de celui de la fleur.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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