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BOIS FLAMME [2 records]

Record 1 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
OBS

flamy figure: Figure resembling tongues of flame, as produced on surfaces in tangential section by a type of irregular wavy grain in Birch (particularly Betula verrucosa) termed masur Birch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Bois de bouleau dont le fil est irrégulièrement ondoyant, ce qui rappelle l'aspect des flammes.

OBS

Le Trésor de la langue française ne relie pas les acceptions de «bois flammé» ou «bois flambé» à une espèce de bois en particulier.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois

Spanish

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