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VEIL [6 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

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

French

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

voile : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perinatal Period
DEF

A caul or piece of the amniotic sac occasionally covering the face of a newborn child.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périnatalité

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Christian Liturgy
  • Women's Clothing
DEF

A part of a nun's headdress covering the sides and back of the head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liturgies chrétiennes
  • Vêtements pour dames
DEF

Pièce d'étoffe que les religieuses et les novices portent sur la tête et dont elles se couvrent parfois le visage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A tissue of staple fibres lightly bonded with a medium which ensures good draping and wetting out in contact resins. It is particularly valuable in masking the "veining" of strands on the surface of matched metal die mouldings.

OBS

overly mat; veil: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
OBS

mat «overlay» : terme sans équivalent en français.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furs and Fur Industry
OBS

(fur) "A fine pelt has an unbroken veil from rump to neck. .." "...the tips of the fur (veiling) range from light to dark bluish grey .."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
OBS

"Sa fourrure est très douce, très souple, d'un beau brillant métallique, formé par les poils de couverture; le sous-poil est très fourni."

Spanish

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Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

--alternative name for fog; a uniformly distributed silver deposit or density in a negative, transparently, or print not forming part of the image itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

retarder l'action de l'agent de développement sur les cristaux non impressionnés, ce qui empêche la formation d'un --.

Spanish

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