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quenouille [4 records]

Record 1 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

The distaff ... is a long stick, sometimes forked, around which flax is wound and held in preparation for spinning it. Flax is an incredibly long fiber, and having it stored on the distaff makes it easier to spin. Distaffs can also be wound with wool or tow ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Bâton [...] dont l'extrémité supérieure est garnie d'une touffe de matière textile brute (chanvre, lin, soie, coton, laine) destinée à être filée au fuseau ou au rouet.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

distaff: an item in the "Textileworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

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

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

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
DEF

A fungous disease of grasses caused by Epichloe typhina, family Clavicipataceae, characterized by the whitish body of fungus which surrounds grass stems like the spike of a cattail plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
DEF

Un fin manchon blanc ceinturant les tiges et gaines des graminées au-dessus des derniers nœuds, causé par le champignon Épichloë typhina.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Steel
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
DEF

A device in a bottom-pour ladle for controlling the flow of metal through the nozzle into a mold. The stopper rod consists of a steel rod, protective refractory sleeves, and a graphite stopper head.

OBS

Occasionally, in the United Kingdom, "stopper" can mean the whole stopper-rod assembly, when "stopper end" is used for the bottom unit.

Key term(s)
  • stopper-rod assembly
  • ladle stopper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Acier
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux
DEF

Tige recouverte de réfractaire dont l'extrémité, appelée tampon, sert à obturer totalement ou en partie l'orifice de coulée d'une poche.

Spanish

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