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MAHLSTICK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Art Supplies
- Painting (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maulstick
1, record 1, English, maulstick
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mahlstick 2, record 1, English, mahlstick
correct
- hand-rest 3, record 1, English, hand%2Drest
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A painter's stick to support the hand holding the brush. 3, record 1, English, - maulstick
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The maulstick is a long thin stick topped with a small ball, which is used to rest your hand on when painting small areas, so as not to mark the rest of the painting. [The Big Book of Oil Painting, 1990, p. 71] 4, record 1, English, - maulstick
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hand rest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel d'artistes
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appui-main
1, record 1, French, appui%2Dmain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appuie-main 2, record 1, French, appuie%2Dmain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Baguette sur laquelle le peintre appuie la main qui tient le pinceau. 3, record 1, French, - appui%2Dmain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les appui-mains traditionnels sont des baguettes de bambou dont l'extrémité recouverte de peau est posée sur le tableau, pour soutenir la main du peintre pendant les travaux minutieux. [Manuel des artistes - Toutes les techniques des arts plastiques, 1982, page 38] 4, record 1, French, - appui%2Dmain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des appuie-main ou des appuie-mains. 3, record 1, French, - appui%2Dmain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appuie-main (sing.); appuie-mains (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - appui%2Dmain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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