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FURNITURE TURNING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Paste Preparation and Shaping (Ceramics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turning tool
1, record 1, English, turning%20tool
correct, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Turning tools are used to create furniture, bowls, platters and serving trays, pens, and a number of other items. 2, record 1, English, - turning%20tool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples include wood turning tool and lathe cutting tool. 2, record 1, English, - turning%20tool
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Préparation et façonnage de la pâte céramique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- estèque
1, record 1, French, est%C3%A8que
correct, feminine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil généralement de bois ou de métal servant à tournasser les pièces de céramique sur le tour. 2, record 1, French, - est%C3%A8que
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais «turning tool» englobe tous le types d'outils servant à façonner le diamètre externe d'une pièce de bois, de métal ou d'argile. 3, record 1, French, - est%C3%A8que
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-04-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wood Furniture Manufacture
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spool turnings
1, record 2, English, spool%20turnings
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spool turning : a continuous turning in furniture that resembles rows of spools. 2, record 2, English, - spool%20turnings
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication des meubles en bois
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bobines en chapelet
1, record 2, French, bobines%20en%20chapelet
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) pieds tournés en chapelet. 2, record 2, French, - bobines%20en%20chapelet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il n'est pas logique de dire : chapelet de bobines, et la bobine est le terme consacré pour ce genre de moulure. 1, record 2, French, - bobines%20en%20chapelet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-04-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- French scroll foot 1, record 3, English, French%20scroll%20foot
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scroll foot : the foot of a piece of furniture terminating in a downward turning scroll. 2, record 3, English, - French%20scroll%20foot
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pied à volute, style français
1, record 3, French, pied%20%C3%A0%20volute%2C%20style%20fran%C3%A7ais
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir tableau en fin de MAVAL, 1967. 1, record 3, French, - pied%20%C3%A0%20volute%2C%20style%20fran%C3%A7ais
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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