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BOIS EMBOUVETE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
OBS

Tongue and groove: a joint made by a tongue on one edge of a board fitting into a corresponding groove on the edge of another board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Tout bois de construction tel que planches ou madriers, usinés de telle manière qu'une rive soit munie d'une rainure et l'autre d'une languette qui s'emboîtent l'une dans l'autre

OBS

L'expression «bois embouffeté» est un canadianisme à éviter.

Key term(s)
  • bois embouffeté

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
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