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ACERE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acerose
1, record 1, English, acerose
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Needleshaped and rigid; as in the leaves of heaths and pines. 1, record 1, English, - acerose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acéré
1, record 1, French, ac%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le domaine de la botanique : [...] Les Aloès (Aloe), [...] sont connus pour leurs feuilles charnues au bord garni d'épines acérées. (Plantefol, Cours de botanique et de biologie végétale, tome 2, 1931, p. 312). 1, record 1, French, - ac%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... Terminating in an edge or point. 2, record 2, English, - sharp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In this writing the strokes are not sharp, but shaded, giving the impression that the writer has been using a brush. 3, record 2, English, - sharp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Graphologie et cryptographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acéré
1, record 2, French, ac%C3%A9r%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- acérée 2, record 2, French, ac%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- gladiolé 1, record 2, French, gladiol%C3%A9
masculine noun
- gladiolée 3, record 2, French, gladiol%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écriture acérée se manifeste par une décharge en pointe aiguë terminant la finale; on trouve également des acérations dans certains signes libres: les barres de t par exemple. 2, record 2, French, - ac%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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