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DRESS SHOE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Footwear (Clothing)
- Military Dress
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- service dress shoe
1, record 1, English, service%20dress%20shoe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- service shoe 2, record 1, English, service%20shoe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shoe worn by members of the military as part of service dress. 3, record 1, English, - service%20dress%20shoe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
service dress shoe; service shoe : designations usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - service%20dress%20shoe
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service dress shoes
- service shoes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chaussures (Vêtements)
- Tenue militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soulier de tenue de service
1, record 1, French, soulier%20de%20tenue%20de%20service
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soulier réglementaire 2, record 1, French, soulier%20r%C3%A9glementaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soulier de tenue de service; soulier réglementaire : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - soulier%20de%20tenue%20de%20service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- souliers de tenue de service
- souliers réglementaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Footwear (Clothing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dress shoe
1, record 2, English, dress%20shoe
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any type of shoe [usually] worn with dressy or formal clothes. 2, record 2, English, - dress%20shoe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of dress shoes are oxfords and pumps. 3, record 2, English, - dress%20shoe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dress shoe : designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - dress%20shoe
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dress shoes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chaussures (Vêtements)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaussure habillée
1, record 2, French, chaussure%20habill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- soulier habillé 2, record 2, French, soulier%20habill%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaussure habillée; soulier habillé : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - chaussure%20habill%C3%A9e
Record 2, Key term(s)
- chaussures habillées
- souliers habillés
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Decorative Arts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rosette
1, record 3, English, rosette
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ornament resembling a rose usually made of gathered or pleated material and worn as a badge of office, as evidence of having one or several decorations(as the Medal of Honor), or as trimming(as on hat, shoe, or dress). 1, record 3, English, - rosette
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Arts décoratifs divers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rosette
1, record 3, French, rosette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nœud rigide en ruban, en forme de petite rose, montée sur un bouton, porté à la boutonnière par les officiers et dignitaires de certains ordres de chevalerie ou du mérite. 2, record 3, French, - rosette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-08-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sewing Notions
- Clothing (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- zipper
1, record 4, English, zipper
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- zipper fastener 2, record 4, English, zipper%20fastener
correct
- zip-fastener 2, record 4, English, zip%2Dfastener
correct
- zip fastener 2, record 4, English, zip%20fastener
correct
- slide fastener 3, record 4, English, slide%20fastener
correct, less frequent, obsolete
- separable fastener 4, record 4, English, separable%20fastener
less frequent, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to fasten and unfasten two adjoining edges of material, as on the packet of a dress, the fly of a pair of trousers, etc.: it consists of two rows of interlocking tabs which are joined or separated by sliding a part up or down. 5, record 4, English, - zipper
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The zip fastener was invented in Chicano in 1893 by Whitcomb Judson and in it early stage was more a hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Zip-fasteners did not come into general until the 1930s, when the zipper beat the button fly in the 1937, following the discovery that zippers made it easier for children to dress themselves. During that period they had campaigns praised zippers for promoting self-reliance in young. The first commercial production of zip-fasteners was when Whitcomb Judson started together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. 2, record 4, English, - zipper
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The zippers date back to the 1890s when this new invention was called a slide fastener. The name zipper wasn’t coined until the 1920s when this closure became more widely used in everyday sportswear. 6, record 4, English, - zipper
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Such was the fate of trade-marks such as "Zipper," "Escalator," "Cellophane," and "Dry Ice." Who remembers that the correct terms are "slide fastener" and "moving staircase"? This is why some companies are very vigilant about policing their marks, and preventing improper use of their trade-marks in any kind of communication. 7, record 4, English, - zipper
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Articles et accessoires de couture
- Vêtements (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fermeture à glissière
1, record 4, French, fermeture%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fermeture éclair 1, record 4, French, fermeture%20%C3%A9clair
correct, feminine noun
- glissière 2, record 4, French, glissi%C3%A8re
feminine noun
- zip 3, record 4, French, zip
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- zipper 3, record 4, French, zipper
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fermeture [...] constituée de deux chaînes souples, à dents, qui engrènent au moyen d'un curseur. 4, record 4, French, - fermeture%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fermeture éclair : [À l'origine, fermeture Éclair,] marque déposée d'une fermeture à glissière. 5, record 4, French, - fermeture%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pluriel : Des fermetures éclair, des fermetures à glissière. 6, record 4, French, - fermeture%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Blouson à fermeture éclair. 6, record 4, French, - fermeture%20%C3%A0%20glissi%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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