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DECORATIVE BRICK [8 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decorative brick
1, record 1, English, decorative%20brick
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
decorative brick : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - decorative%20brick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brique décorative
1, record 1, French, brique%20d%C3%A9corative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brique décorative : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 1, French, - brique%20d%C3%A9corative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-06-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Masonry Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crushed brick
1, record 2, English, crushed%20brick
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brick chips 2, record 2, English, brick%20chips
correct, plural
- crushed brick chips 3, record 2, English, crushed%20brick%20chips
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Red crushed brick is used extensively as an attractive landscape product with the 3/4" clear gradation popular as decorative ground cover. 1, record 2, English, - crushed%20brick
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- argile broyée
1, record 2, French, argile%20broy%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brique concassée 2, record 2, French, brique%20concass%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- brique pilée 3, record 2, French, brique%20pil%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La brique pilée provient du recyclage, du concassage, et du criblage de briques. De couleur rouge orangée, sa couleur contraste avec les végétaux. Aussi elle régule l'hygrométrie et améliore le drainage. Ainsi elle abaisse la température du sol en été, et protège des gelées en hiver. Donc elle améliore le drainage. 3, record 2, French, - argile%20broy%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- half-timbering 1, record 3, English, half%2Dtimbering
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A framework of timbers, usually infilled with plaster or brick, which may be structural or decorative. 1, record 3, English, - half%2Dtimbering
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- demi-boisage
1, record 3, French, demi%2Dboisage
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Charpente de bois d'œuvre dont les espaces sont remplis d'enduit ou de briques; peut être structurale ou décorative. 1, record 3, French, - demi%2Dboisage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-10-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- espalier
1, record 4, English, espalier
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tree or other plant trained to grow flat against a support (such as a trellis or wall.) 2, record 4, English, - espalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decorative or space-saving espaliers use metal, wire, or wooden frames to create ornamental shapes for shrubbery or to train tree-growth on trellises, on stone, brick, or glass walls, or on fences. 2, record 4, English, - espalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term also denotes the trellis or other support on which such trees or plants are trained, as well as the method or technique itself. 2, record 4, English, - espalier
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Floriculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- espalier
1, record 4, French, espalier
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne d'arbres, notamment fruitiers, disposés dans un plan vertical contre un mur, toutes les branches étant palissées. 1, record 4, French, - espalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[extension de sens] Le mur lui-même contre lequel les arbres sont disposés. 1, record 4, French, - espalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En espalier, se dit d'un arbre, en particulier d'un arbre fruitier, palissé contre un mur. 1, record 4, French, - espalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
(taille en espalier) Elle consiste à tailler et à former un arbuste ou un arbre pour le faire pousser à plat contre un mur, un treillage ou une clôture. Les branches sont soigneusement orientées et guidées de manière à se développer selon le motif choisi par le jardinier. [...] Les caractéristiques essentielles de cette technique sont dues au fait que les plantes croissent dans un seul plan et qu'il leur faut un support. 2, record 4, French, - espalier
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
- Applications of Concrete
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- concrete block
1, record 5, English, concrete%20block
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- precast concrete block 2, record 5, English, precast%20concrete%20block
correct
- cement block 3, record 5, English, cement%20block
avoid
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concrete masonry unit consisting of portland cement and lime, fly ash, air-entraining agents, or other admixtures combined with water. 3, record 5, English, - concrete%20block
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Concrete blocks may first be classified according to their weight... Blocks may also be classified according to type :(1) hollow load-bearing block,(2) solid load-bearing block,(3) hollow non-load-bearing block,(4) concrete brick, and(5) specialty block... Blocks may also be categorized by their normal uses, for example, wall and partition block, pilaster block, chimney block, lintel block, bond-beam block, jamb or sash block, decorative block, floor block, utility block, and systems block. 4, record 5, English, - concrete%20block
Record 5, Key term(s)
- concrete unit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Utilisation du béton
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bloc en béton
1, record 5, French, bloc%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- bloc de béton manufacturé 2, record 5, French, bloc%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20manufactur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- parpaing 3, record 5, French, parpaing
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- aggloméré 3, record 5, French, agglom%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- plot 3, record 5, French, plot
correct, masculine noun
- agglo 3, record 5, French, agglo
correct, masculine noun, jargon
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de construction en béton manufacturé de petite dimension, de forme généralement parallélépipédique, destiné à la constitution de maçonnerie. Cette unité peut être pleine, creuse, parementée. 4, record 5, French, - bloc%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bloc en béton : terme uniformisé par le CN. 4, record 5, French, - bloc%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Parpaing [...] Par extension, désigne aujourd'hui le bloc de béton de granulats, plein ou creux, dit aggloméré ou plot. 3, record 5, French, - bloc%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 5, Key term(s)
- bloc de béton de granulats
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales de albañilería
- Utilización del hormigón
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- bloque de hormigón
1, record 5, Spanish, bloque%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En construcción, bloque prefabricado de hormigón que puede ser hueco o macizo. 1, record 5, Spanish, - bloque%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- leaded casement window 1, record 6, English, leaded%20casement%20window
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The heritage character of the Interpretive Centre lies in... Decorative touches, many of them Tudor in inspiration, provided by the exposed log rafters bracketing the eaves, the false half-timbering of the gables, the leaded casement windows, and the stone and brick chimneys. 1, record 6, English, - leaded%20casement%20window
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre à vitraux
1, record 6, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fenêtre à battants garnies de verre serti au plomb 2, record 6, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20battants%20garnies%20de%20verre%20serti%20au%20plomb
proposal, feminine noun
- fenêtre à croisées garnies de verre serti de plomb 2, record 6, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20crois%C3%A9es%20garnies%20de%20verre%20serti%20de%20plomb
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fenêtres à vitres encadrées de plomb formant des ronds ou des losanges. 2, record 6, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les volets intérieurs des fenêtres à meneaux, garnies de vitreries géométriques ou de verrières décoratives, serties de plomb, conservent leur division en petits panneaux assemblés à onglets. Ils sont dits "à deux parements" lorsqu'ils sont peints sur les deux faces, comme à la galerie du château d'Oiron. [...] Aux fenêtres les meneaux de pierre disposés en croix sont remplacés par des meneaux de bois moulurés en quart-de-rond qui divisent les croisées en quatre ou six châssis garnis de verre serti de plomb, au réseau de losange ou de bornes. Puis apparaissent les premières croisées à petits bois, avec des carreaux de verre de Lorraine de huit pouces six lignes (23 cm), qui sont les dimensions d'une bouteille soufflée déroulée. Ces carreaux sont irréguliers, teintés de violet (manganèse) ou de vert, avec des bulles. Dans son édition de 1699, le "Cours d'Architecture", Augustin Charles Daviler mentionne les croisées garnies de verre serti de plomb. 3, record 6, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vitrail : Baie à croisillons de métal, ou à remplages de pierre ou de béton, garnie de panneaux de pièces de verre teinté ou peint, serties ddans une résille de baguettes de plomb. [en anglais :] stained galss, leaded glass window. 4, record 6, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20vitraux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- burned-clay units
1, record 7, English, burned%2Dclay%20units
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burned-clay units... include common and face brick; hollow clay tile... ceramic tile for decorative and sanitary finishes, and architectural terra cotta... Some underburnt, highly porous... others... almost glass hard... 1, record 7, English, - burned%2Dclay%20units
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- matériaux en terre cuite
1, record 7, French, mat%C3%A9riaux%20en%20terre%20cuite
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- matériaux céramiques 2, record 7, French, mat%C3%A9riaux%20c%C3%A9ramiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matériaux en terre cuite (...) obtenus par la cuisson de terres (...) argileuses (...) à des températures (...) de 100 à 1 400 deg. [C] Suivant leur durée de cuisson (...) on peut les classer en produits non poreux et produits poreux. 1, record 7, French, - mat%C3%A9riaux%20en%20terre%20cuite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-08-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
- Terra Cotta
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- burned-clay unit
1, record 8, English, burned%2Dclay%20unit
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Burned-clay units... include common and face brick; hollow clay tile... ceramic tile for decorative and sanitary finishes, and architectural terra cotta... Some... underburnt, highly porous... others... almost glass hard... 1, record 8, English, - burned%2Dclay%20unit
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Terres cuites
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- élément céramique
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20c%C3%A9ramique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- élément en terre cuite 2, record 8, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20en%20terre%20cuite
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les terres cuites. La brique, principal des éléments céramiques, est utilisée en maçonnerie, à l'appareillage des murs où elle joue tantôt le rôle d'élément porteur, tantôt celui de remplissage. 1, record 8, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20c%C3%A9ramique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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