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CROSS-GRAINED WOOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross-grained wood
1, record 1, English, cross%2Dgrained%20wood
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wood in which the fibers deviate from a line parallel to the sides of the piece. 2, record 1, English, - cross%2Dgrained%20wood
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cross grain may be either diagonal or spiral grain, or a combination of the two. 2, record 1, English, - cross%2Dgrained%20wood
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cross-grained wood : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - cross%2Dgrained%20wood
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bois à fil tranché
1, record 1, French, bois%20%C3%A0%20fil%20tranch%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bois à contre-fil 1, record 1, French, bois%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dfil
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- bois à contrefil 2, record 1, French, bois%20%C3%A0%20contrefil
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bois dont les lignes ne sont pas alignées parallèlement à l'axe de la pièce. 3, record 1, French, - bois%20%C3%A0%20fil%20tranch%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrefil : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - bois%20%C3%A0%20fil%20tranch%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bois à fil tranché; bois à contre-fil : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - bois%20%C3%A0%20fil%20tranch%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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