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MENAGERE [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Domestic Duties (General)
  • Census
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

A woman, especially a married woman, whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs.

OBS

related concepts: stay-at-home dad (alternatively, stay at home father, SAHD, house dad, to describe a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is the homekaker of the household. Also: househusband (male equivalent of housewife) and house-spouse (neutral equivalent of housewife).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Travaux domestiques (Généralités)
  • Recensement
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Femme qui tient une maison.

OBS

ménagère : expression [...] courante en France et en Belgique [...].

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Serving Dishes
  • Household Articles - Various
CONT

cruet: A bottle or vial, usually with a handle and a stopper, for the service of condiments at table. Some cruets were inscribed with the name of the contents, the usual names being oil, vinegar, mustard, pepper, sugar; sets in Leeds creamware for export to the Continent bore the equivalent names in German, Polish, etc. With a pierced cover the proper term is caster. Cruets were usually made in a matching set and accompanied by a cruet-stand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Plats de service
  • Articles ménagers divers
DEF

Ensemble de table comprenant flacons à huile et vinaigre, etc. [...], avec le support.

DEF

ménagère (n.f.) : Pièce de vaisselle supportant la salière, la poivrière et les burettes à huile et à vinaigre.

OBS

ménagère : Ce sens du terme, donné dans la définition tirée du Dict. encycl. Quillet de 1968 qui précède, ne se retrouve plus dans les dictionnaires généraux plus récents comme le Grand Larousse ou le Grand Robert. Le Trésor de la langue française le définit comme suit : «Service de couverts présenté dans un écrin», ce qui en fait l'équivalent du terme anglais «cutlery box».

Key term(s)
  • porte-burettes

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
DEF

A box or chest for cutlery and other table utensils.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couverts et coutellerie
DEF

Service de couverts de table dans leur écrin, généralement pour 12 personnes.

Spanish

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