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Record 1 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

a bed having a suspended, full-length tester.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

(XVIIe siècle) : le ciel est de mêmes dimensions que la couche; il est suspendu au plafond, ou bien la couche est munie de deux montants de chevet.

OBS

Une terminologie très complexe et très peu sûre désigne des formes très variées prises par [le lit] au cours des siècles.

Spanish

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