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FLOOR WAX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Household Articles - Various
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floor wax
1, record 1, English, floor%20wax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A preparation made typically of a mixture of beeswax and vegetable waxes in a suitable vehicle and used for polishing and preserving the finish of floors. 2, record 1, English, - floor%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "floor polish," a more restricted but very closely-related term. 3, record 1, English, - floor%20wax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Articles ménagers divers
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cire
1, record 1, French, cire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cire à parquet 2, record 1, French, cire%20%C3%A0%20parquet
correct, feminine noun
- cire à parquets 3, record 1, French, cire%20%C3%A0%20parquets
correct, feminine noun
- cire à plancher 4, record 1, French, cire%20%C3%A0%20plancher
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- cire à planchers 5, record 1, French, cire%20%C3%A0%20planchers
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préparation (de cire - animale ou végétale - et de solvants - essence de térébenthine, etc.) pour l'entretien des parquets. 1, record 1, French, - cire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un parquet enduit de cire. Frotter un parquet avec de la cire. 1, record 1, French, - cire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Produits de nettoyage et d'entretien (encaustique, cire à parquets, vernis, etc.); [...] 3, record 1, French, - cire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le plancher est un revêtement rudimentaire; le parquet est un revêtement de qualité supérieure et d'un fini plus parfait. On ne doit pas dire «cire à plancher» mais «cire à parquet». 6, record 1, French, - cire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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