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HEAD COLLAR [5 records]

Record 1 2021-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

[The houppelande] has a high collar, buttoned right up to the ears, and expanding at the top like the neck of a decanter, so that the head rests on this border as later upon the Elizabethan ruff...

Key term(s)
  • standup collar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
  • Couture (Généralités)
CONT

La tunique aura à la place d'un col montant un col rabattu, se bouttonant non au cou, mais à la partie supérieure de la poitrine.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
  • Military Dress
CONT

Horse's collar for parade, nd [no date] ;sealed pattern, 1992; sealed pattern tags name the item as "Collar Head Parade H. C. O. L. G., "possibly for use by life guards...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)
  • Tenue militaire

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Stand with feet slightly wider than hip width apart and toes pointing out slightly. Squat down and grasp bar with a closed, pronated grip.... First pull phase : lift bar from floor by forcefully extending hips and knees.... Keep elbows fully extended(straight), head in a neutral position and shoulders over the bar. As bar raises, keep it as close to shins as possible. Transition(scoop) phase : as bar passes knees, thrust hips forward and slightly re-flex knees to avoid locking them.... Second pull phase : Forcefully and quickly extend hips and knees and plantar-flex ankles(stand on toes). Keep bar as close to body as possible.... Keep shoulders over bar and elbows extended(arms straight) as long as possible. When lower body joints reach full extension, rapidly shrug the shoulders upward, but do not let elbows flex yet. As shoulders reach their highest elevation, flex elbows to begin pulling body under bar. Continue to pull arms as high and as long as possible.... feet may lose contact with floor. Catch phase : after lower body has fully extended and bar reaches near maximal height, pull body under bar and rotate arms around and under bar. Simultaneously, hips and knees flex into a quarter squat position. Once arms are under bar, lift elbows to position the upper arms parallel to floor. Rack the bar across front of clavicles(collar bones) and anterior deltoids(front shoulder muscles).... Stand up by extending hips and knees to a fully erect position. Downward movement phase : lower bar by gradually reducing muscular tension of arms to allow a controlled descent of the bar to the thighs.... Squat down with the elbows fully extended until the bar touches the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
DEF

Thick flat head to be stuck by hammer, with a second head, flange, or collar spaced slightly below to act as bearing head to prevent nail head from sinking into material into which nail is driven and to facilitate withdrawal after temporary use of nail. On double and duplex heads, the first and second heads are flat; whereas the second head of dual head is a cone head.

Key term(s)
  • dual head
  • duplex head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
OBS

tête double : Terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

The inside micrometer set consists of a micrometer head, having a range of 1/2 inch or 1 inch, several extension rods of different lengths which may be inserted into the head, and a 1/2 inch spacing collar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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