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braided [2 records]

Record 1 2006-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

... the streams that deposited these sediments probably had steeper gradients and were more braided in nature that the more typical sinuous meandering streams that deposited host rocks of many redbed copper deposits.

PHR

Braided river environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

[...] les cours d'eau qui ont déposé ces sédiments présentaient probablement un gradient plus élevé et étaient plus anastomosés que les cours d'eau sinueux à méandres plus typiques qui ont déposé les roches hôtes de nombreux gîtes de cuivre de type redbeds.

PHR

Milieu de cours d'eau anastomosés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

braided: Formed by weaving together three or more strands of hair, ribbon, straw, etc.

DEF

plaited: Braided, interwoven.

CONT

A length of braided hair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
  • Vannerie
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

natté : être natté, verbe passif. En parlant de mèches de cheveux, être entrelacées.

DEF

tresser : Entrelacer (des brins de pailles, de jonc), de manière à former un réseau fait de tresses. - Au part. passé : Natte de joncs tressés.

CONT

Crinière de cheval nattée; queue de cheval tressée.

OBS

«natté» et «tressé» sont des participes passés.

Spanish

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