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MOUCHETE [7 records]

Record 1 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

Applies to wood where the annual rings present a series of conical depressions which, in flat-sawn wood, form a circular design which resembles a bird's eye.

PHR

bird's eye mahogany, bird's eye maple, bird's eye wood

Key term(s)
  • birdseye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

[Qualifie] l'aspect que donnent à la surface d'un bois scié sur dosse ou déroulé, de nombreuses petites dépressions coniques dans le fil, de sorte que les petites surfaces rondes qui en résultent ressemblent à de petits yeux d'oiseaux.

PHR

acajou moucheté, bois moucheté, érable piqué

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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Record 2 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

... the normal Abyssinian has a rich brown coat and each hair is banded or ticked with three separate bands of darker colour.

OBS

Small flecks of coloured hairs (reddish in "truité," dark in "moucheté") are distributed through the coat.

PHR

Flea-bitten chestnut/strawberry roan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Les Anglais le disent «ticked» ou «moucheté», et ce facteur principal que l'on nomme aussi «agouti» (assez répandu chez d'autres animaux sauvages) [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de perros y gatos
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 3 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Soil Science
DEF

With colored spots, streaks, or blotches of a different color.

OBS

mottled: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Parsemé de taches de couleurs.

CONT

Sol marmorisé : Sol présentant des formations de marbrure.

CONT

Sol brun lessivé marmorisé.

OBS

bariolé; tacheté; moucheté : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Salpicado de pintas o veteado como el jaspe.

OBS

Jaspe: caledonia opaca, estructurada en vetas de colores variados, si bien predomina el rojo (debido a la presencia de óxido de hierro).

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Record 4 2002-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
OBS

Effet recherché de moucheture.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
OBS

A colour is: flecked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
CONT

Une couleur mouchetée; un gris moucheté de blanc.

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

bétail: pie; chien-chat: moucheté; tacheté; taureau: bringé; fruit: tavelé

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)

Spanish

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