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HAIR TINTING [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virgin hair
1, record 1, English, virgin%20hair
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Normal hair which has had no previous bleaching or tinting treatments. 2, record 1, English, - virgin%20hair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virgin hair: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - virgin%20hair
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cheveux vierges
1, record 1, French, cheveux%20vierges
correct, masculine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exécution de la coloration capillaire sur cheveux vierges. 2, record 1, French, - cheveux%20vierges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cheveux vierges : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - cheveux%20vierges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair tinting
1, record 2, English, hair%20tinting
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hair tinting : term approved officially by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 2, record 2, English, - hair%20tinting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- teinture
1, record 2, French, teinture
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
teinture : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 2, French, - teinture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- blending
1, record 3, English, blending
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The physical act of fusing the color of hair during tinting and lightening applications. 2, record 3, English, - blending
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blending: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 3, English, - blending
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- harmonie
1, record 3, French, harmonie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qualité d'une bonne coloration de mèches. L'harmonie des mèches avec la chevelure. Quantité, répartition, teinte et disposition des mèches d'après la morphologie, les goûts du client et la couleur dominante des cheveux. 2, record 3, French, - harmonie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
harmonie : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - harmonie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-12-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- good porosity
1, record 4, English, good%20porosity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Good porosity-hair with the cuticle layer raised from the hair shaft can absorb a fair or normal amount of moisture or chemicals.... Usually hair with good or moderate porosity presents no problem when receiving hair services, whether permanent waving, hair tinting, or lightening. 1, record 4, English, - good%20porosity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- porosité normale
1, record 4, French, porosit%C3%A9%20normale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cheveu normal est légèrement poreux, c'est-à-dire qu'il a la propriété de se gonfler à l'humidité ou lorsqu'il est soumis à des produits alcalins ou autres. (...) Selon le degré de porosité des cheveux, on observe certaines caractéristiques : porosité normale - glacés et lisses - lustrés - sans rugosité (...) On peut classer les degrés de porosité ainsi : porosité normale, porosité légèrement accentuée, porosité excessive. 1, record 4, French, - porosit%C3%A9%20normale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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