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CRAYON GRAS [4 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Instruments
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • School Equipment
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A pencil of wax or hard grease mixed with colorings, used especially for marking on glossy or glazed surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'écriture
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

Crayon à mine grasse, qui permet de travailler sur un support lisse et brillant (verre, plastique, etc.).

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

grease pencil: an item in the "Written Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

crayon gras : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication écrite» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Printing Processes - Various
  • Drawing
DEF

A pencil-shaped stick consisting of soap, tallow, shellac, wax and lamp-black used for execution of crayon sketches on grained paper, also for direct drawings on litho-stone and metal plates, and as a delicate staging medium in halftone relief etching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Procédés d'impression divers
  • Dessin
DEF

Sorte de crayon gras, mélange de noir de fumée, de cire jaune, de savon et de suif, qui sert à faire des dessins sur la pierre lithographique.

Key term(s)
  • crayon gras

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
  • Writing Instruments
DEF

keel: A colored marking chalk or crayon used by engineers and surveyors.

CONT

Ideal for marking almost any surface (stone, steel, concrete, glass, marble, wet or dry lumber), these lumber crayons leave a long-lasting, vivid mark.

CONT

Lumber crayon (keel) or felt markers are used to show station and s/s (slope stake).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
  • Instruments d'écriture
DEF

Crayon idéal pour écrire sur la plupart des matériaux tels la pierre, l'acier, le béton, le verre, le marbre, le bois sec ou humide; il laisse une marque durable et vive.

Spanish

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