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SAUSAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sausage
1, record 1, English, sausage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sausages are made from pork, beef, lamb and sometimes, mechanically deboned poultry. The meat is truffed into casings of various sizes. 1, record 1, English, - sausage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "saucissons" refers to large sausages. 1, record 1, English, - sausage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saucisse
1, record 1, French, saucisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préparation de charcuterie à base, le plus souvent, de viande de porc, de veau ou de bœuf et de gras de porc hachés, épicée et salée, contenue dans un boyau, de forme allongée et fermée aux deux bouts. 1, record 1, French, - saucisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- salchicha
1, record 1, Spanish, salchicha
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sausage
1, record 2, English, sausage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way. 2, record 2, English, - sausage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In French terminology, a "saucisse" is usually small and fresh, but some types are lightly smoked; most are cooked before eating. A "saucisson" is usually larger, smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved, and served in slices. 3, record 2, English, - sausage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saucisson
1, record 2, French, saucisson
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préparation de charcuterie à base de viande de porc, de bœuf ou de cheval et de gras de porc hachés plus ou moins fin, assaisonnée et épicée, contenue dans un boyau fermé aux deux bouts et souvent ficelé puis séchée et qui se consomme crue ou cuite. 1, record 2, French, - saucisson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un saucisson est une grosse saucisse. 2, record 2, French, - saucisson
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-08-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Skating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sausage 1, record 3, English, sausage
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Patinage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- boucle décharnée
1, record 3, French, boucle%20d%C3%A9charn%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Minkowski sausage
1, record 4, English, Minkowski%20sausage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Minkowski fractal 2, record 4, English, Minkowski%20fractal
- sausage 3, record 4, English, sausage
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An example of Minkowski sausage. In the present illustration such smoothing is not applied to an actual coastline but to a theoretical curve that will be constructed ... by continual addition of ever smaller detail. Comparing the piece of sausage drawn to the right with the rightmost end of the sausage drawn above it, we see that the construction of the curve passes a critical stage when it begins to involve details of size smaller than e. 3, record 4, English, - Minkowski%20sausage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- saucisse de Minkowski
1, record 4, French, saucisse%20de%20Minkowski
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fractale de Minkowski 2, record 4, French, fractale%20de%20Minkowski
- saucisse 3, record 4, French, saucisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme résultant de la dilatation d'une courbe par des cercles de rayon donné dont les centres sont tous les points de la courbe. 2, record 4, French, - saucisse%20de%20Minkowski
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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