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HEIGHTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heights 1, record 1, English, heights
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Applied to plumes of feathers which are arranged in rows or sets, one rising above another. (Boutell, Engl. Her.) 1, record 1, English, - heights
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- panache
1, record 1, French, panache
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Touffe de plumes que les chevaliers mettaient sur leurs casques comme ornement. 1, record 1, French, - panache
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heights
1, record 2, English, heights
correct, plural, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Area of high land rising above the adjacent land or water. 1, record 2, English, - heights
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Queenston Heights, Ontario. 1, record 2, English, - heights
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Widely used. 1, record 2, English, - heights
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heights: term and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 2, English, - heights
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hauteurs
1, record 2, French, hauteurs
correct, feminine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Non attesté en français au Canada. 2, record 2, French, - hauteurs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hauteurs : terme uniformisé par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. 2, record 2, French, - hauteurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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