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TAP SHOE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear (Clothing)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair
  • Dance
  • Percussion Instruments
CONT

Men's tap shoes are modeled after traditional men's Oxfords, but with taps attached, while women's tap shoes are low- or—in the style of Broadway or the Radio City Rockettes—high-heeled shoes with ... taps attached under the toes and heels.

OBS

tap shoe: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • tap shoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures (Vêtements)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie
  • Danse
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
OBS

soulier à claquettes : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • souliers à claquettes

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tap shoe: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

soulier à claquettes : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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