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FURNITURE LEG [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Hardware
- Furniture Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adjustable floor glide
1, record 1, English, adjustable%20floor%20glide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- adjustable furniture glide 2, record 1, English, adjustable%20furniture%20glide
correct
- adjustable glide 3, record 1, English, adjustable%20glide
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A part installed on the leg of a piece of furniture that allows it to be levelled and provides a smooth contact surface with the floor for when it is moved. 4, record 1, English, - adjustable%20floor%20glide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This adjustable floor glide provides a heavy duty leveling device and glide for furniture, etc. on even and uneven floors. 1, record 1, English, - adjustable%20floor%20glide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quincaillerie générale
- Industrie du meuble
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patin réglable
1, record 1, French, patin%20r%C3%A9glable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce qui s'installe sur le piétement d'un élément de mobilier et qui permet de le mettre de niveau, tout en fournissant une surface de contact lisse avec le plancher lorsque cet élément est déplacé. 2, record 1, French, - patin%20r%C3%A9glable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce patin réglable de 7/8 po de diamètre est fait de plastique noir antiéraflure. Son goujon fileté 1/4-20 mesure 7/16 po de longueur. Le patin réglable peut s'insérer dans un écrou à visser ou un écrou à griffes, lesquels sont vendus séparément. 1, record 1, French, - patin%20r%C3%A9glable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wood Furniture Manufacture
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lion's paw foot
1, record 2, English, lion%27s%20paw%20foot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The carved representation of a furry paw at the end of a furniture leg. The type of foot appeared inearly Greek and Roman furniture, and is found in French, English, and Italian Renaissance designs. It was a prime decorating motif in the 18th-century English furniture. 1, record 2, English, - lion%27s%20paw%20foot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication des meubles en bois
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- griffe de lion
1, record 2, French, griffe%20de%20lion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- griffe léonine 1, record 2, French, griffe%20l%C3%A9onine
correct, feminine noun
- patte de lion 2, record 2, French, patte%20de%20lion
correct, feminine noun
- pied de lion 3, record 2, French, pied%20de%20lion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le motif du lion fut particulièrement estimé par les Anglais au siècle dernier [...] Fines ou trapues et plus ou moins griffues, les pattes félines mises à la mode par le style Regency du premier tiers du siècle, ont très fréquemment servi de pieds aux divers meubles du salon et de la salle à manger. 4, record 2, French, - griffe%20de%20lion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Hardware
- Furniture Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- furniture leg, non-adjustable in height
1, record 3, English, furniture%20leg%2C%20non%2Dadjustable%20in%20height
standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- non-adjustable in height furniture leg 2, record 3, English, non%2Dadjustable%20in%20height%20furniture%20leg
proposal
- height non-adjustable furniture leg 2, record 3, English, height%20non%2Dadjustable%20furniture%20leg
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms for furniture fittings. 2, record 3, English, - furniture%20leg%2C%20non%2Dadjustable%20in%20height
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
furniture leg, non-adjustable in height : term standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - furniture%20leg%2C%20non%2Dadjustable%20in%20height
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Quincaillerie générale
- Industrie du meuble
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pied de meuble non réglable en hauteur
1, record 3, French, pied%20de%20meuble%20non%20r%C3%A9glable%20en%20hauteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes pour ferrures de meubles. 2, record 3, French, - pied%20de%20meuble%20non%20r%C3%A9glable%20en%20hauteur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pied de meuble non réglable en hauteur : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - pied%20de%20meuble%20non%20r%C3%A9glable%20en%20hauteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-09-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wood Furniture Manufacture
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pied-de-biche
1, record 4, English, pied%2Dde%2Dbiche
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- doe's foot 2, record 4, English, doe%27s%20foot
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
French for "deer's foot"; slight curvature applied to a leg, ending in a cloven foot. Forerunner of the cabriole leg, occurring in Late Louis XIV-Régence work and in contemporary English furniture. 1, record 4, English, - pied%2Dde%2Dbiche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Both the scroll termination (pied galbé) and the pied de biche are found in French Canada although the latter was rare in France by the middle of the 18th century and may represent a survival in Canada from the closing years of the Louis XIV period. 2, record 4, English, - pied%2Dde%2Dbiche
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication des meubles en bois
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pied-de-biche
1, record 4, French, pied%2Dde%2Dbiche
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sabot de biche 2, record 4, French, sabot%20de%20biche
correct, masculine noun
- sabot de biche 2, record 4, French, sabot%20de%20biche
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pied incurvé des tables ou des fauteuils (Louis XV ou autre) terminé par un sabot. 1, record 4, French, - pied%2Dde%2Dbiche
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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