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PENCIL SLAT [1 record]

Record 1 1998-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
CONT

Slat: A relatively long, narrow, thin strip of wood as used e.g. for crates, trellis work ... A pencil slat is commonly 7 1/4 X 2 1/2 X 1/4 in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Petite pièce de bois relativement longue, étroite et fine, à partir de laquelle on fabrique des crayons.

OBS

La définition ci-dessus s'inspire du «Dictionnaire forestier multilingue» de A. Métro (CILFT, 1975, p. 210).

Spanish

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