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mutton [3 records]

Record 1 2016-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
  • Sheep Raising
DEF

The flesh of a sheep, especially a grown sheep, used as food.

OBS

mutton: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
  • Élevage des ovins
OBS

viande de mouton; mouton : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

A space in type that is the square of the type body size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Espace dont l'encombrement en largeur, ou chasse, est égal à la force de corps d'un caractère.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Typography
DEF

In hand composition, a square piece of type metal less than type high used for spacing.

OBS

An em quad is the square of the type body size, e.g. a 10-point em quad is 10 by 10 points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

En composition manuelle, petit cube de plomb dont l'épaisseur est égale à la force du corps auquel il appartient.

CONT

Le cadratin sert au renforcement des alinéas, à la justification des lignes, à la composition des alignements et des tableaux.

OBS

Un cadratin de corps 10, p. ex., fait 10 points sur chacune de ses faces.

Spanish

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