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GOLD HAND [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Coins and Bank Notes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-convertible digital currency
1, record 1, English, non%2Dconvertible%20digital%20currency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-convertible cryptocurrency 2, record 1, English, non%2Dconvertible%20cryptocurrency
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A digital currency that can only be used in relation to a particular retailer or virtual marketplace to purchase real or virtual goods and services [and that] cannot be converted to state-issued currency. 3, record 1, English, - non%2Dconvertible%20digital%20currency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Non-convertible digital currency... on the other hand, cannot be exchanged for fiat currency and is intended to be specific to a particular virtual domain, such as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game like World of Warcraft Gold which uses a non-convertible digital currency. 4, record 1, English, - non%2Dconvertible%20digital%20currency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nonconvertible digital currency
- nonconvertible cryptocurrency
- nonconvertible crypto-currency
- non-convertible crypto-currency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monnaie numérique non convertible
1, record 1, French, monnaie%20num%C3%A9rique%20non%20convertible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptomonnaie non convertible 2, record 1, French, cryptomonnaie%20non%20convertible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monnaie numérique qui ne peut être utilisée qu'auprès d'un détaillant ou sur un marché virtuel particulier pour acheter des biens ou des services réels ou virtuels et qui ne peut être converti en monnaie émise par un État. 1, record 1, French, - monnaie%20num%C3%A9rique%20non%20convertible
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crypto-monnaie non convertible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Precious Metals (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- visible gold
1, record 2, English, visible%20gold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A native gold which is discernible, in a hand specimen, to the unaided eye. 1, record 2, English, - visible%20gold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Métaux précieux (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- or visible
1, record 2, French, or%20visible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Or natif discernable à l'œil nu dans un petit échantillon. 1, record 2, French, - or%20visible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hand specimen scale
1, record 3, English, hand%20specimen%20scale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term disseminated [gold] refers to ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 3, English, - hand%20specimen%20scale
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échelle des échantillons macroscopiques
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20des%20%C3%A9chantillons%20macroscopiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression «or disséminé» qualifie des minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle des fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20des%20%C3%A9chantillons%20macroscopiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fabric control
1, record 4, English, fabric%20control
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term disseminated [gold] refers to ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 4, English, - fabric%20control
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- contrôle des fabriques
1, record 4, French, contr%C3%B4le%20des%20fabriques
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expression «or disséminé» qualifie des minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle des fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 4, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20des%20fabriques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disseminated gold
1, record 5, English, disseminated%20gold
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... ores in which veins are minor and gold is "finely dispersed in host rocks of variable composition where little or no fabric control on mineralization is apparent, at least at the hand specimen scale"(Romberger, 1986). 1, record 5, English, - disseminated%20gold
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- or disséminé
1, record 5, French, or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] minéralisations auxquelles ne sont associées que de faibles quantités de filons et qui se composent d'or «finement dispersé dans des roches hôtes de composition variable où l'on décèle peu ou pas de contrôle de fabriques sur la minéralisation, du moins à l'échelle des échantillons macroscopiques» (Romberger, 1986). 1, record 5, French, - or%20diss%C3%A9min%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-11-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- agate
1, record 6, English, agate
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hand bookbinder's tool made of agate or bloodstone and used for burnishing the gold or silver edges of books. 1, record 6, English, - agate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dent
1, record 6, French, dent
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument du doreur, composé d'une pierre appelée agate, servant au brunissage d'or ou d'argent de la tranche des livres. 1, record 6, French, - dent
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo (Artes gráficas e imprenta)
- Elaboración, plegadura y encuadernación (Imprenta)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- ágata
1, record 6, Spanish, %C3%A1gata
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bruñidor para dorar los cantos de los libros. 1, record 6, Spanish, - %C3%A1gata
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-01-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- forex consultancy 1, record 7, English, forex%20consultancy
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a former Bank of England economist who now runs his own forex consultancy, traitorously bit the hand that once used to feed him. Through London's Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, he expounded a plan for stripping central banks of all those gold and foreign exchange reserves... which they use to finance secretive, and sometimes costly, forays into the foreign exchange markets. 1, record 7, English, - forex%20consultancy
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- société de conseil dans le domaine des changes
1, record 7, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20conseil%20dans%20le%20domaine%20des%20changes
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un ancien économiste de la Banque d'Angleterre, qui dirige maintenant sa propre société de conseil dans le domaine des changes, s'est, lui aussi, montré d'une grande ingratitude envers cette institution. Il a exposé au Centre d'études d'innovation financière de Londres un plan destiné à dépouiller les banques centrales des réserves en or et en devises [...] qu'elles utilisent pour financer des incursions discrètes et quelquefois coûteuses sur les marchés de change. 1, record 7, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20conseil%20dans%20le%20domaine%20des%20changes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-12-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- gold tooling
1, record 8, English, gold%20tooling
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pressing of a design, with heated tools applied by hand, upon a gold leaf which is laid on the cover of a book. 1, record 8, English, - gold%20tooling
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- dorure sur cuir
1, record 8, French, dorure%20sur%20cuir
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- dorure à chaud 1, record 8, French, dorure%20%C3%A0%20chaud
correct, feminine noun
- dorure 1, record 8, French, dorure
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décoration du plat ou du dos d'un livre par estampage au fer chaud et à l'or. La dorure comprend l'application du glaire, la couchure de l'or et l'impression des fers à chaud. 1, record 8, French, - dorure%20sur%20cuir
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-07-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- blind tooling
1, record 9, English, blind%20tooling
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In hand bookbinding, the use of heated tools to impress a design on the cover of a book without the use of gold, ink or foil. The tools are pressed into the leather by hand. 1, record 9, English, - blind%20tooling
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- dorure à froid
1, record 9, French, dorure%20%C3%A0%20froid
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décoration de la couverture d'un livre qui se fait à chaud sans or, ni encre, avec des fers à dorer. 1, record 9, French, - dorure%20%C3%A0%20froid
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «à froid» signifie «sans or». 1, record 9, French, - dorure%20%C3%A0%20froid
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- ceramic decorator 1, record 10, English, ceramic%20decorator
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
R.-U. enameller bender, liner, bander and liner wash bander edger, edge-liner gilder groundlayer, duster, colour duster slip painter, slip decorator, barbotine painter tube liner, clay bander stenciller(hand) tensulac paintress etcher burnisher, gold burnisher toucher-up’ decorator's examiner, decorator's looker-over 1, record 10, English, - ceramic%20decorator
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- décorateur sur céramique 1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9corateur%20sur%20c%C3%A9ramique
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Various Drinks - Service
- Glasses (table setting)
- Dishes
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- liqueur set 1, record 11, English, liqueur%20set
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- liqueur decanter set 1, record 11, English, liqueur%20decanter%20set
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Liqueur set hand blown in warm green with gold bands. Handled decanter and six matching liqueur glasses. 1, record 11, English, - liqueur%20set
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Service de boissons diverses
- Verres (service de table)
- Vaisselle
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- service à liqueurs
1, record 11, French, service%20%C3%A0%20liqueurs
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Service en porcelaine fine, blanche, bordure et filet or, décor «feuille de vigne». Comprend : 1 pichet, 6 gobelets, 1 plateau. 1, record 11, French, - service%20%C3%A0%20liqueurs
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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