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metal point [4 records]

Record 1 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drawing
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A small metal rod pointed at one end has been a drawing instrument since classical times ... and was used during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

OBS

It may be of lead, copper, silver, or gold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

Pointe d'or, d'argent, de cuivre ou de plomb, effilée, fixée dans un manche. La technique des pointes de métal est utilisée pendant tout le Moyen Age et jusqu'au XVIe siècle pour l'exécution de dessins précis.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

teasel burr: A mechanical substitute for the natural teasel in cloth-working. Many contrivances have been made for substituting metallic teasels mounted in self-acting machines.

CONT

Cotton flannelette is a heavy, soft material that is given a napped or brushed finish. Napping is a finishing process that raises the fibres of a fabric to the surface by means of revolving cylinders covered with metal points or teasel burrs.

OBS

metal point: term generally used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • metal points

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Garniture composée de pointes métalliques, utilisées sur les laineuses, en place des chardons naturels.

CONT

La flanelle de coton est un matériel dense et doux auquel est donné un fini gratté ou brossé. Le grattage est un procédé de finition qui soulève les fibres d'un tissu à la surface à l'aide de cylindres tournants recouverts de pointes en métal ou de roues à chardons.

OBS

pointe métallique; pointe en métal : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • pointes métalliques
  • pointes en métal

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scaffolding
OBS

Figure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échafaudage

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drawing
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
OBS

Silver point: ... Any soft metal, such as copper, lead, platinum, and gold, can be used to draw lines on silver-point paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
CONT

la pierre noire [...] vient compléter les procédés à sec utilisés jusqu'au [XVe siècle], tels la pointe de métal et le fusain.

Spanish

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