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TILTING PIECE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finish Carpentry
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tilting fillet
1, record 1, English, tilting%20fillet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tilting piece 2, record 1, English, tilting%20piece
correct
- eaves board 3, record 1, English, eaves%20board
correct
- eave board 4, record 1, English, eave%20board
correct
- cant strip 5, record 1, English, cant%20strip
correct, United States
- eaves catch 6, record 1, English, eaves%20catch
correct
- doubling piece 7, record 1, English, doubling%20piece
correct
- arris fillet 2, record 1, English, arris%20fillet
correct
- eaves lath 8, record 1, English, eaves%20lath
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tilting fillet: A board of triangular cross-section nailed to the foot of common rafters or roof boarding under the double eaves course of tiles or slates to ensure that the tails of the lowest tiles bed tightly on each other. 9, record 1, English, - tilting%20fillet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- eaveslath
- cant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Menuiserie
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chanlatte
1, record 1, French, chanlatte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chanlate 2, record 1, French, chanlate
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Latte de bois refendue en biseau, de section trapézoïdale; fixée sur le pied des chevrons d'une charpente, la chanlatte reçoit le premier rang de tuiles ou d'ardoises, rang inférieur dit de battellement qui constitue l'égout de la toiture. 3, record 1, French, - chanlatte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Pièce de bois de section trapézoïdale formant l'élément inférieur du lattis ou du voligeage d'une toiture en tuiles plates ou en ardoises. 2, record 1, French, - chanlatte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous une couverture en zinc, la chanlatte sert de pièce de fourrure d'angle. Les chanlattes ont en principe 50 ou 80 mm de largeur, 20 ou 26 mm de grande hauteur et 10 ou 15 mm de petite hauteur. Une variante plus large et moins épaisse de la chanlatte est la frise chanlattée ou volige chanlattée qui, posée à recouvrement, sert à faire des voligeages à ressauts sur lesquels on accroche directement les tuiles. 3, record 1, French, - chanlatte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carpintería
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- listón chaflanado
1, record 1, Spanish, list%C3%B3n%20chaflanado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- chaflán 1, record 1, Spanish, chafl%C3%A1n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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