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TAMBOUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tambour
1, record 1, English, tambour
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ceiled vestibule. 1, record 1, English, - tambour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BURAR is the only source to give this acceptation to the term "tambour". 2, record 1, English, - tambour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tambour
1, record 1, French, tambour
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite enceinte formant sas entre deux portes à l'entrée d'un édifice ou d'une salle, pour éviter la pénétration du vent ou du froid. 2, record 1, French, - tambour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cabinetmaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tambour
1, record 2, English, tambour
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rolling top or front (as of a desk) composed of narrow half-round strips of wood glued on canvas. 2, record 2, English, - tambour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A flexible shutter used as a desk top or in place of a door, composed of a number of closely set wood strips attached to a piece of cloth, the whole sliding in grooves along the sides or at the top and bottom. 3, record 2, English, - tambour
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ébénisterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cylindre
1, record 2, French, cylindre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bureau à cylindre : modèle de bureau à abattant convexe, créé par J.-F. Oeben au milieu du XVIIIe siècle. (Les casiers et les tiroirs surmontant la table sont dissimulés par un quart de cylindre escamotable, plein ou articulé.) 1, record 2, French, - cylindre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le secrétaire (ou bureau) «en pente» ou «en dos d'âne» [...] est peu à peu remplacé par le secrétaire (ou bureau) «à cylindre» [...]. Composé d'une table à écrire, de tiroirs ou de casiers sur lesquels se referme un rouleau demi-circulaire, d'abord à lamelles souples, puis rigide, le bureau à cylindre sera d'un usage courant sous Louis XVI et pendant une bonne partie du XIXe siècle. 1, record 2, French, - cylindre
Record 2, Key term(s)
- quart de cylindre
- rouleau demi-circulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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