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BALAUSTRE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Either of two So. American timber trees (Centrolobium robustum and C. paraense) with yellowish brown to purplish or rose-colored glossy wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
DEF

Vertical member supporting the handrail in a railing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
DEF

Colonnette carrée ou tournée assemblée entre une main courante et un limon (...)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escaleras
DEF

Cada una de las pequeñas columnas de una balaustra; soporte de la barandilla en un escalera.

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