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TOILET BOWL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toilet bowl
1, record 1, English, toilet%20bowl
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water-closet bowl 1, record 1, English, water%2Dcloset%20bowl
correct, officially approved
- water closet pan 2, record 1, English, water%20closet%20pan
correct
- W.C. bowl 3, record 1, English, W%2EC%2E%20bowl
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- closet bowl 1, record 1, English, closet%20bowl
correct
- W.C. pan 3, record 1, English, W%2EC%2E%20pan
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- toilet pan 4, record 1, English, toilet%20pan
correct
- pan 3, record 1, English, pan
correct, noun, Great Britain, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ceramic or metal sanitary appliance, for the reception and flushing away of human solid and liquid excrement, consisting of a bowl with an inlet for flushing water and a trapped outlet. 3, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pan; W.C. bowl; W.C. pan: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI). 2, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
water-closet bowl; toilet bowl: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuvette de toilette
1, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20toilette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cuvette de cabinet d'aisance 2, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20cabinet%20d%27aisance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- cuvette 3, record 1, French, cuvette
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- bol de toilette 4, record 1, French, bol%20de%20toilette
calque, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin en faïence ou en porcelaine d'un siège [de toilette]. 5, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20toilette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuvette de cabinet d'aisance; cuvette : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20toilette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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