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couvre-sol [6 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

floorcloth: an item in the "Floor Covering" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

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

toile cirée; couvre-sol : objets de la classe «Revêtement de sol» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Interior Covering Materials
DEF

Upper layer of a floor providing a finished surface.

CONT

The basic element of a floor is a load-carrying deck. For protection against wear, esthetic reasons, foot comfort, or noise control, a floor covering often is placed over the deck, which then may be referred to as a subfloor.

CONT

Interior designers working together with architects have the opportunity to specify flooring such as slate, terrazzo, stone, brick, concrete, or wood, but in most interiors the flooring is designed at a later stage and is often changed in the course of a building's life.

OBS

flooring: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Revêtements intérieurs
DEF

Couche supérieure d'un plancher donnant une surface finie.

CONT

Les revêtements de sol. Nous pouvons, sommairement, les classer en deux familles : Les revêtements de sol traditionnels. En général épais, ce sont les carrelages scellés et les parquets [...] Les revêtements de sol minces. Les plus nombreux et les plus récents, ils sont réalisés à partir : soit de matériaux traditionnels, tels que les carreaux minces, mis en œuvre par des méthodes modernes, le collage par exemple; soit de matériaux plus récents : plastiques [...] textiles [...]

OBS

revêtement de sol : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

couvre-plancher; couvre-sol : La forme au pluriel est «couvre-planchers» et «couvre-sols».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alfombras y revestimientos para suelos
  • Pisos y cielos rasos
  • Revestimientos para interiores
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Record 3 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

A mat of vegetation consisting of low, spreading or creeping plants.

CONT

The smallest plant category by size is ground cover. The term "ground cover" is used to describe any low or spreading plant material that reaches a maximum height of 6 (15 cm) to 12 in (30 cm). Ground cover is found with a variety of characteristics, from flowering to nonflowering and from woody to herbaceous. Examples of ground cover include English ivy (Hedera helix), myrtle (Vinca minor), pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), and common ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis). Ground cover can be thought of as the vegetative "rug" or floor material of an outdoor space ....

OBS

Lawn is also a type of ground cover.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
OBS

Le substantif "couvre-sol" n'a pas été attesté dans ce sens, mais semble plausible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
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Record 4 1994-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
DEF

An article having a use-surface composed of textile material and generally used for covering floors.

CONT

Although the words carpet and rug are frequently used interchangeably in referring to textile floor coverings, in modern usage carpets are fastened to the floor and usually cover an entire floor area, and rugs are not fastened and rarely cover the entire floor.

CONT

Soft flooring includes rugs, which cover part of a floor and are unattached, and carpeting, which completely covers a floor and is fastened down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
DEF

Surface textile de toute nature (tapis, non-tissé, etc.) recouvrant le sol.

DEF

Tapis utilisé pour le recouvrement des sols.

CONT

On ne peut [...] contester au tapis en général [...] le titre de roi des couvre-sols, car cet antique tissu est un véritable matériau de construction faisant corps avec le plancher [...]

OBS

revêtement de sol textile : terme tiré de la norme NF-G35-000, 1978, page 2.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

A fabric for covering floors; chiefly applied to substitutes for carpeting, as oilcloth, linoleum, etc.

DEF

A cloth covering for a floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Surface textile de toute nature (tapis, non-tissé, etc.) recouvrant le sol.

OBS

Le terme français, comme le terme anglais d'ailleurs, est souvent utilisé comme générique pour désigner des couvre-sols bien spécifiques.

Spanish

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