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PAIN EPICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pastries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gingerbread
1, record 1, English, gingerbread
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of sweet bread flavored with molasses, honey, and ginger. 2, record 1, English, - gingerbread
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is often made into cookies with a dense, chewy texture and cut into various shapes such as the ginger bread man. It can also be made into a dark, moist cake, which is often topped with a lemon sauce or whipped cream. 2, record 1, English, - gingerbread
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pâtisserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pain d'épice
1, record 1, French, pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pain d'épices 2, record 1, French, pain%20d%27%C3%A9pices
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gâteau fabriqué avec de la farine de seigle, de la mélasse, du miel et diverses substances aromatiques. 3, record 1, French, - pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Malgré la référence faite par le Trésor de la langue française (TLF) à la citation de Dupré concernant le singulier du mot épice (Dans le pain d'épice [...] «d'épice» reste au singulier comme une sorte de qualificatif dont la valeur originelle est oubliée). Le TLF donne les deux graphies comme étant correctes. 4, record 1, French, - pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pain d'épice 1, record 2, English, pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ginger bread 1, record 2, English, ginger%20bread
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If drainage is excellent, the [alkaline] parent rock is transformed directly to geothite and gibbsite with permanence of structures and volumes: they are the "pains d'épice" (ginger bread) of Lacroix (1913). 1, record 2, English, - pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pain d'épice
1, record 2, French, pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le drainage est excellent, la roche mère [basique] se transforme directement en goethite et en gibbsite, avec permanence des structures et des volumes: ce sont les pains d'épice de Lacroix (1913). 1, record 2, French, - pain%20d%27%C3%A9pice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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