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BRIQUE CHAPERON [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

capping brick: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

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

brique de chaperon : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

A brick which is specially manufactured for use as the top course in a coping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Brique d’un format particulier employée pour le couronnement d’un mur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Albañilería
  • Paredes y mamparas
DEF

En albañilería, ladrillos con forma especial que se utilizan como remate de coronación.

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Record 3 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Walls and Partitions
OBS

coped. Having a coping.

OBS

coping. A water-resistant covering of the top of a wall; typically overhangs the sides of the wall to provide a drip for rain; common materials include stone, terra-cotta, and metal; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Murs et cloisons
OBS

chaperon. Couronnement d’un mur ou d’un muret favorisant l'écoulement des eaux de pluie de part et d’autre, ou d’un seul côté. Le chaperon est réalisé en ciment, en pierre ou en brique, et souvent revêtu d’un matériau de couverture(ardoise, tuile, lauze...). Un chaperon bombé est dit en bahut.

OBS

chaperonner. Construire un chaperon au-dessus d’un mur.

OBS

Souvent, le bahut désigne seulement l’assise supérieure d’un muret ou d’un parapet dont le haut a un profil bombé : chaperon en bahut.

Spanish

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