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CYMAISE PROTECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Interior Design
DEF

A horizontal wood strip fixed to a plaster wall at a height which prevents the backs of chairs from damaging the wall surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Architecture d'intérieurs
OBS

cimaise : Moulure à hauteur d'appui sur les murs d'une chambre.

OBS

La notion anglaise de «chair rail» est très proche de ce que tous les dictionnaires français appellent «antebois» ou «antibois» et qu'ils définissent plus ou moins ainsi : Bâti ou ensemble de baguettes posé sur le plancher, à une certaine distance des murs, et préservent ceux-ci du frottement des meubles.

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