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HERRING-BONE [2 records]

Record 1 2013-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
  • Construction Finishing
  • Floors and Ceilings
CONT

herring-bone flooring, parquet à fougère

OBS

Herringbone (noun). A pattern resembling the lateral skeletal configuration of a herring; ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Planchers et plafonds
CONT

Les planchettes peuvent être disposées en feuilles de fougère.

CONT

Parquet à bâtons rompus.

OBS

Bâtons-rompus : ornement de moulures à base de petites baguettes disposées suivant un motif brisé. Le terme s'applique surtout à la disposition des pavages de brique et des parquets à bâtons rompus, en équerres à joints alternés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A stitch with a zigzag pattern, resembling the pattern of a herring's bones.

CONT

When edges have to be pulled together, a herring-bone stitch is used. ... It can be used alone to repair a small rip in a sail or it may pull together a tear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Type de couture permettant de repriser un accroc dans une voile en rapprochant les bords du tissu.

DEF

C'est un point utilisé pour assembler bord à bord deux lisières de tissu.

Spanish

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