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WIG [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

An artificial covering of hair for the head, worn to conceal baldness or to cover the inadequacy of the natural hair, as a part of professional, ceremonial, or formerly of fashionable, costume ..., or as a disguise ...

OBS

wig: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

La perruque. C'est une coiffure entière de faux cheveux. Elle a pour but de camoufler une alopécie temporaire ou permanente et de dépanner une personne en lui procurant rapidement une coiffure; elle permet également un changement de couleur et de style.

OBS

perruque : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

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

wig: an item in the "Adornment" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

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

perruque : objet de la classe «Ornementation» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Key term(s)
  • wing in ground

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne

Spanish

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