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JOSEPHINE KNOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applied Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Josephine knot 1, record 1, English, Josephine%20knot
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Josephine knot. [With the left cord,] make a loop, bring the right cords over the left loop and under the loose left strands. Bring the right cords around and over the top left, under the next pair of cords. (Macramé.) 1, record 1, English, - Josephine%20knot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts appliqués
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nœud Joséphine
1, record 1, French, n%26oelig%3Bud%20Jos%C3%A9phine
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nœud Joséphine est un entrelacement de deux cordes. [...] Tenez la corde «pâle» [par exemple] de la main gauche, faites une boucle sur la corde «foncée». Prenez le bout [...] de la corde foncée et passer par-dessus. (Macramé.) 1, record 1, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20Jos%C3%A9phine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Outfitting of Ships
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carrick bend 1, record 2, English, carrick%20bend
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Josephine knot 2, record 2, English, Josephine%20knot
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quick means of joining two ropes of hawsers to lie flat. With one rope end passed over its own part, the end of the other rope is passed through the bight and over the cross of the first rope. It is then through the loop opposite the one in which the first end lays. 1, record 2, English, - carrick%20bend
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armement et gréement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nœud de carrick
1, record 2, French, n%26oelig%3Bud%20de%20carrick
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avec un des cordages on forme un œil; avec le second on forme un autre œil en passant le courant dans l'œil précédent; on tire les deux courants; on serre en tirant sur les deux dormants. 2, record 2, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20de%20carrick
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] ne sert que pour les grosses amarres, et fait l'effet d'un frein entre deux amarrages par surliures. [...] il vous servira à rabouter d'urgence les deux parties d'un câble métallique cassé. 3, record 2, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20de%20carrick
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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