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METAL HANDLE [67 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
DEF

A glassmaking tool consisting of a metal rod bent on one end and fitted with a handle, used to create a wavy pattern by dragging the tip of the rod on molten glass.

CONT

Most combs are done by pulling the combing rod slowly straight towards you and pushing it straight away from you but there’s no reason you can’t comb on an angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
DEF

Outil de verrier composé d'une tige en métal munie d'un manche et à l'extrémité coudée, que l'on fait glisser sur le verre en fusion pour créer un décor ondulé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Purses, Wallets and Similar Articles
  • Cooking and Gastronomy
DEF

A small container, made of somewhat rigid fabric, metal or plastic and with a handle, that a person uses to carry their lunch to school or work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sacs, portefeuilles et articles similaires
  • Cuisine et gastronomie
DEF

Boîte en tissu rigide, en métal ou en plastique, habituellement munie d'une poignée, servant à transporter un repas au lieu de travail ou à l'école.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

A plate(typically metal or ceramic) fixed to a door adjacent to the handle or doorknob, or at the point where the door is pushed to open it, to protect the surface from becoming worn or dirty where it is most frequently touched.

Key term(s)
  • pushplate
  • handplate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Pièce de métal, de plastique, etc., fixée autour de la poignée d'une porte pour protéger celle-ci du frottement de la main.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
CONT

[The] sword, [a] preeminent hand weapon through a long period of history. It consists of a metal blade varying in length, breadth, and configuration but longer than a dagger and fitted with a handle or hilt usually equipped with a guard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Arme blanche qui est faite d'une longue lame d'acier affilée et d'une poignée généralement munie d'une garde.

CONT

Arme blanche individuelle, l'épée accompagne souvent le guerrier barbare dans sa tombe.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
DEF

[The] metal bow fitting [of an anchor] comprising a guide and one or two rollers made of Teflon® or metal.

OBS

These fittings are usually of stainless steel or aluminum and can be fixed or pivoting. The chain rides over one or more Teflon® or metal rollers. Models with side-by-side rollers can simultaneously handle two anchors for dual mooring. Some are recessed into the bow, while others are on deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Instruments
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A cylindrical rod or tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., into which the nib of a pen may be fixed, and which then forms the handle of the pen.

Key term(s)
  • pen-holder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'écriture
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

Tige à l'extrémité de laquelle est adaptée une plume métallique pour écrire ou pour dessiner.

OBS

porte-plume : Les formes au pluriel pour la graphie avec trait-d'union sont «porte-plume» et «porte-plumes».

Key term(s)
  • porte-plumes

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Woodworking
CONT

Barking spud with a handmade wooden handle. Attached to the end of the handle is a black metal blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail du bois

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment
DEF

A metal wrench with a socket to fit a valve nut and with a long handle for operating a gate valve from a distance of several feet.

DEF

Key on a rod for operating manual control and drain valves and other manual valves from a standing position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie
DEF

Longue tige terminée à sa partie supérieure par une traverse, et à sa partie inférieure par un carré femelle pouvant s'emboîter sur le carré mâle terminant la tige de manœuvre du robinet.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Vehicles sold at an automotive recycler are often totaled by insurance companies. The majority of these vehicles are 1) rebuilt and sold as a complete vehicle, 2) dismantled and sold for parts, or 3) scrapped and sold as metal. On occasion, they also handle vehicles with no specific damage history.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Kitchen Utensils
  • Household Utensils and Appliances (General)
DEF

A shallow metal pan with a long handle used for frying foods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Batterie de cuisine
  • Équipement ménager (Généralités)
DEF

Ustensile de cuisine, ordinairement en fer battu, parfois en cuivre, aluminium, fonte émaillée, ayant une queue, servant à faire revenir, à fricasser, à frire [...] à faire des omelettes.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Jib-Type Hoisting Apparatus
CONT

Of a special type is the two-wheeled maneuvering unit or lift jack used in connection with semilive skids. These skids are supported by wheels or casters at one end and metal legs at the other. The lift-jack unit slips under the dead end of the skid and the leverage attained raises the load off the floor when the handle is moved from a vertical to a near-horizontal or pulling position.

OBS

wheeled towing handle: standardized by the British Standards Institution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Appareils de levage à bras
CONT

Timon à poignées. Support sur essieu forgé, avec boulon à rotule, ressort à pression et pédale. Mécanisme de déclenchement au timon. 2 roues caoutchoutées.

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

Hand tamping can be done in limited areas, using either a manufactured hand tamper with a metal base 8 in. square and a 4 ft. handle or a 2x4 or 4x4 in. piece of timber with a handle(if there is a danger of the metal fracturing the conduit).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

[Instrument formé d'une] tête de 10 [pouces] x 10 [pouces] en acier forgé[, d'un] manche ultra-résistant en fibre de verre de 48 [pouces et qui est] idéal pour compacter et niveler le sol, l'asphalte et le gravier [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
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Record 13 2014-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
OBS

casserole : a vessel of earthenware, glass, or metal usu. having a cover and a handle or a separable holder of metal and in which food may be baked and served

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
OBS

cassolette : petit récipient en porcelaine à feu, en métal ou en verre trempé, de forme et de contenance variées, utilisés pour le dressage des hors-d'œuvre chauds ou froids, des petites entrées et de quelques entremets.

Spanish

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Record 14 2012-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

A post type valve showing open or shut position of sprinkler or other control valve in fire protection systems.

CONT

The PIV is a hollow metal post that houses the valve stem. Attached to the valve stem is a movable plate with the words "Open" or "Shut" visible through a small glass window on the side of the housing. When not in use, the operating handle is locked to the valve housing.

OBS

indicator post valve; post indicator valve: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
DEF

Type de vanne utilisée pour contrôler les conduites de distribution souterraines et qui permet de voir si la position est ouverte ou fermée.

CONT

La VCI est constituée d'un poteau métallique creux qui loge la tige de la vanne. Attachée sur la tige de la vanne sur le côté du logement, une plaque amovible sous une petite fenêtre en verre indique «Open» (ouvert) ou «Shut» (fermé). Lorsqu'il n'est pas utilisé, le levier de commande est verrouillé sur le logement de la vanne.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le terme générique «robinet avec indicateur de position» (en anglais «indicating valve»).

OBS

robinet avec colonne de manœuvre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A long pole with a wooden or fiberglass handle and a metal hook on one end used for pulling.

Key term(s)
  • multi-purpose hook

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typography
DEF

The handle on the press which controls the downward motion of the platen for applying pressure to the form.

DEF

A piece(as of wood or metal) longer than it is wide... that is used as a lever, handle,... as... a part of a machine non-designed to activate a certain mechanism...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Levier de la presse à bras [utilisé en imprimerie].

Spanish

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Record 17 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
  • Combined-Events Contests
DEF

A piece of metal for the protection of the fingers, which is inserted between the blade and the handle.

CONT

The guard ... protects the hand, particularly in épée and sabre.

OBS

The bell-shaped guard of a foil is relatively shallow while that of the épée is deeper. The guard of a sabre has one of its side curving around the handle (or hilt) up to the pommel to protect the knuckles of the sword hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées
DEF

Partie métallique, circulaire et convexe [entre la poignée et la lame] de l'arme destinée à protéger la main.

CONT

La monture comprend [...] la coquille qui protège la main [...].

OBS

La coquille du fleuret est étroite et celle de l'épée, plus profonde. L'une des extrémités de la coquille du sabre se prolonge sous la poignée, jusqu'à la jonction entre la poignée et le pommeau, pour protéger les jointures de la main armée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
  • Competiciones de pruebas combinadas
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Record 18 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

Any of various pointed wedges used to write braille.

CONT

In order to make a braille letter with the slate and stylus, a... sheet of braille paper is placed between the two metal plates of the slate. The stylus, a short metal prong fastened to a handle... pushes the paper against the corresponding indentation of the braille cell dot on the bottom plate. A raised dot is formed on the reverse side of the paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

Avec le poinçon, le scripteur enfonce les points nécessaires pour former la lettre désirée. Cet instrument oblige cependant le scripteur à écrire de droite à gauche de manière à ce que la lecture puisse se faire dans le bons sens.

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A curved metal or plastic blade with a handle used to scrape excess sweat or water off a horse's coat.

CONT

Once finished scrubbing, if you have one, use a water scraper with a serrated (teeth) side and scrape through the hair in the direction the hair is growing.

Key term(s)
  • sweat-scraper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Raclette pour abattre l'eau, la sueur, du corps du cheval.

OBS

Sorte de racloir.

Spanish

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Record 20 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

The dent puller or slide hammer is a most useful tool for auto bodyworker. It has a long metal shaft on which a handle and a sliding weight are mounted. The weight moves up and down on the shaft, and there is a stop on the shaft near the handle. Either a screw or a hook attachment can be inserted in the tip.

OBS

dent puller; slide hammer: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

redresseur par inertie; marteau à inertie : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 21 2010-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A piece of metal screwed in the centre of the bottom of a curling rock, holding in place a long metal strip connecting, through the middle of the rock, to the goose neck of the handle to fix the latter to the stone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pièce métallique vissée au milieu du dessous d'une pierre de curling, maintenant en place une longue tige de métal insérée en travers du centre de la pierre jusqu'au cou de cygne de la poignée pour fixer cette dernière à la pierre.

Spanish

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Record 22 2010-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Short, hollow cylinder or tube for insertion into a canal, vessel, passageway, body cavity, or duct.

OBS

Cannulae usually consist of a small-length rigid or semirigid plastic or metal tube, a handle, and a valve. The valve regulates the pressure within the cavity. Most cannulae are fitted with a trocar or stylet during insertion. After insertion, the trocar is withdrawn, providing a rigid or semirigid structure that can be connected to an external tube, catheter, or connector for the injection or withdrawal of substances. Cannulae may also provide a port through which diagnostic or surgical instruments are passed to gain access to and operate on internal structures. They can be used in a great variety of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

PHR

arterial, aortic, arthroscopy drainage, aspirating, brain, bronchial, coronary artery, coronary sinus, ear, epidural, exploring, eye, infusion, irrigation, perfusion, ventricular, washout cannula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Tube creux, rigide ou souple, rectiligne, courbe ou coudé, utilisé pour permettre le passage d'air ou de liquide dans une cavité ou un conduit naturels, ou dans un vaisseau ou un canal abordé chirurgicalement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
DEF

Tubo de calibre, forma y materia variables, abierto por ambos extremos, que se introduce en una abertura natural o accidental del cuerpo, generalmente con un trocar en su interior en el acto de la introducción.

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Record 23 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Metal Forging
CONT

Swages are forming and shaping tools. Matched or paired swages are called top and bottom swages.... Top swages are set tools as they have an eye extending through the head in which is placed a handle. It is positioned over the metal in the bottom swage and struck with a sledge hammer by the striker. Top and bottom swages are sometimes used separately. There are individual bottom swages to fit in the hardy hole which do not have a corresponding to swage. A few top swages are made to be worked alone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Forgeage
CONT

L'étampe supérieure va de pair avec l'étampe inférieure. [...] La tête creusée en forme de demi-cylindre sert à arrondir le métal.

Spanish

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Record 24 2007-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
  • Heritage
DEF

[A] small metal utensil used for eating sweetmeats, or sucket, with a two-or three-pronged fork at one end of the handle and a spoon bowl, usually of teaspoon size, at the other.

CONT

The sucket fork was wrought with two prongs at one end of the stem and a bowl at the other. The fork end was used to spear food preserved in thick, sticky syrup, such as plums and grapes, and the spoon end to convey the syrup to the mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couverts et coutellerie
  • Patrimoine
CONT

En dessous et au centre, une technique mixte sur papier apposée au mur illustre un ustensile similaire issu de la tradition coloniale américaine, un sucket fork, ustensile dont une extrémité se termine en cuiller et l'autre en fourchette.

OBS

sucket fork : Ce terme dérive de succade, terme désignant des fruits confits accompagnés de sirop

Spanish

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Record 25 2006-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

How to roll paper logs : Wet each end of one or two newspaper sheets with water; insert one end of your newspaper sheet into the center metal pipe with the slit; roll your newspaper sheet thru with the handle; attach your next sheet of newspaper onto your first sheet before completely rolling your first sheet thru; continue steps 1 thru 4 until you have created your own custom size paper log; tie each log with either string or a wire trash bag tie.

Key term(s)
  • log of paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 26 2006-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

A metal ball attached to a length of steel wire with a handle on the other end by which it is twirled around in a circle and thrown for distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Engin employé dans l'épreuve de lancement du marteau. Une sphère en métal massif reliée à un câble muni d'une poignée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 27 2006-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
DEF

A metal tool or pointed instrument for marking timber.

CONT

Use this timber scribe to make straight lines, circles and curves. The centerpoint allows for easy cutting of half or full circles, and the blades are hardened for use in either direction. Simply reposition the blades for either right-or left-handed cutting. The all metal scribe has a hollow handle for storing the extra blade and Allen wrench, included.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
OBS

Pluriel : des tire-lignes.

OBS

tire-lignes (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 28 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Equipment
CONT

The meal trolley comprises of a metal pipe skeleton and three shelves. The shelves are wooden(laminate) with plastic edges and in-built barriers.... On the side(shorter) part of the trolley there is an attached guide handle. The trolley has two wheels with brakes and two wheels without brakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 29 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A tool with a handle and a metal roller that is used to apply the wet diamond powder mixture to the cutting edge of the blade.

CONT

... the blade is rubbed with diamond powder by means of a powder roller with a diameter of 3 cm turning between two nylon pins which are fixed on a wooden handle. This roller has been greased with diamond powder mixed with oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Rouleau métallique, muni d'un manche, servant à enduire d'égrisée le tranchant du disque de sciage.

CONT

[...] on enduit le disque de poudre de diamant à l'aide d'un rouleau à poudrer, de 3 centimètres, tournant entre des pointes en nylon, l'ensemble étant tenu par un manche en bois. Préalablement, le rouleau aura été enduit de poudre de diamant mélangée à de l'huile.

Spanish

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Record 30 2002-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
  • Archaeology
CONT

Toy : Tom Thumb Typewriter. All metal w/metal case. Green; blue bail handle or case release button. Appears to be in good workable shape, although some keys seem to stick(probably that way when it was new). Cannot locate a date but probably circa. 1950s $25. 00.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 31 2002-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

The spike at the other end of the shaft [of the ice axe] should be two and a half to three inches long and must have a square or rectangular-not round-cross-section.... The smoother the juncture at the metal ferrule which joins the handle and spike, the more easily the axe shaft can be thrust into hard-packed snow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Le manche [...] [ du piolet] se termine par la pique permettant de prendre appui dans la neige ou la glace.

CONT

Le piolet est [...] constitué d'une tête [...], d'un manche et d'une pique à l'opposé de la tête.

Spanish

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Record 32 2001-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Household Appliances
CONT

The most common manual [coffee] grinder... is a wooden box with a front drawer to receive the ground coffee. On top of the box is the handle, coffee bean hopper and metal grinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits appareils ménagers

Spanish

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Record 33 2000-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A stated tonnage of metal obtained from a period of continuous melting in a cupola or furnace, or the melting period required to handle this tonnage.

PHR

Frequency of heats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Masse de métal provenant d'une même élaboration.

PHR

Fréquence des coulées.

Spanish

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Record 34 2000-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

Craftsman utility knife. Features sturdy metal construction; contoured handle. Includes 3 heavy-duty blades-stored in handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Couteau à lame escamotable servant à tailler notamment du linoléum, des cartons forts, etc.

CONT

Couteau tout usage Craftsman en métal solide; manche enformé. Il comprend 3 lames robustes rangées dans le manche. Peut servir de grattoir.

OBS

Exacto est un nom commercial.

Spanish

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Record 35 1999-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A metal tool with a curved tip used to handle logs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Outil métallique à pointe recourbée muni d'un manche que l'on emploie pour saisir les billes de bois.

Spanish

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Record 36 1999-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A portable glockenspiel in lyre form, designed for the use of marching bands.

OBS

A series of tuned metal bars is fixed at each end to a lyre-shaped frame. The player holds it by a handle and strikes the bar with a small metal beater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
DEF

Carillon à lames de métal monté sur un cadre en forme de lyre [et] qui est fixé sur une hampe.

CONT

À l'usage des formations de mus. [musique] militaire, on construit des instruments [...] disposés sur un bâti en forme de lyre, porté à l'extrémité d'une hampe de drapeau que le musicien soutient au moyen d'un baudrier lors des défilés. Ils prennent le nom de lyre militaire ou carillon à lames portable. L'étendue de la lyre est au maximum de deux octaves chromatiques [...]

OBS

Instrument léger qui figure dans les fanfares.

Spanish

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Record 37 1999-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A type of rattle... consisting of a U form with a straight handle protruding from the bottom. The U is transversed by loose-fitting metal rods which jingle upon being shaken. Frequently small loose discs are fitted to these rods to create additional sound...

OBS

plural: sistra.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
DEF

Instrument de musique à percussion, formé d'un cadre courbe traversé de plusieurs baguettes mobiles et sonores, et garni d'un manche.

Spanish

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Record 38 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A metal fitting for securing a handle to a handsaw blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Pièce métallique permettant de fixer solidement un manche à une scie à main.

Spanish

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Record 39 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
DEF

A wheel of metal or wood fixed on an axle in a handle. It has an engraved or carved pattern so that, when rolled on soft clay, it leaves an impression; used to form repetitive relief patterns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de la céramique
CONT

On peut proposer de distinguer molette et rouleau selon le critère de la largeur de la bande tracée par l'outil sur l'argile : Molette [...] Rouleau. Cylindre de hauteur supérieure à 0,4 cm dont la surface porte un décor en creux ou en relief, pouvant s'imprimer sur une pâte avant cuisson.

Spanish

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Record 40 1996-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Dishes
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

A drinking-vessel with a handle, and a plain, circular rim without a lip. Some have a lid, usually of metal, such as silver or pewter. Mugs were made in various forms, usually cylindrical, but sometimes waisted, barrel-shaped, inverted bell-shaped, and occasionally 'square’(i. e. cylindrical, but having the same diameter as the height, so as to have a 'square’ silhouette).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Vaisselle
  • Céramique (Industries)

Spanish

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Record 41 1994-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A thin, flexible metal blade usually at the end of a metal wand and with a wooden handle, used for mixing but most often for applying paint.

OBS

Palette knives described in the Lewiscraft catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

petite truelle d'acier flexible, dont les peintres se servent soit pour mélanger les couleurs sur la palette, soit pour peindre en pleine pâte sur la toile.

CONT

Le dessinateur est amené à se servir de différents couteaux dans son travail [...]; pour la préparation des peintures, le couteau à palette ou les truelles à peindre.

Spanish

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Record 42 1991-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

Synthetic webbing slings are woven from nylon, polyester, or polypropylene. Because they are soft and flexible, they are used extensively in industry to handle delicate or polished surfaces that would be marred by alloy chain, wire rope, or metal mesh slings...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

L'élingue sangle en tissu synthétique offre une plus grande surface de contact, et cela, allié à la souplesse de la fibre en textile chimique évite d'abîmer les pièces fragiles (...)

Spanish

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Record 43 1991-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

Synthetic webbing slings are woven from nylon, polyester, or polypropylene. Because they are soft and flexible, they are used extensively in industry to handle delicate or polished surfaces that would be marred by alloy chain, wire rope, or metal mesh slings...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

L'élingue sangle en tissu synthétique offre une plus grande surface de contact, et cela, allié à la souplesse de la fibre en textile chimique évite d'abîmer les pièces fragiles (...)

CONT

L'élingue plate ou sangle. L'élingue plate tissée ou sangle est constituée d'une sangle à lisières tissées, généralement terminée par des extrémités permettant son accrochage. Il peut s'agir de boucles souples plates, obtenues lorsque la sangle est cousue repliée sur elle-même; restreintes lorsque la boucle est formée, les deux bords de la sangle étant cousus après qu'ils aient été repliés sur le milieu de la sangle; chantournées lorsque la sangle est cousue après une torsion de 180 °, la face recto contre la face verso.

Spanish

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Record 44 1991-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Table Setting
DEF

A heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle and formerly often ornamented with a human face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service de table
DEF

Récipient pour boire, généralement plus haut que large et sans pied.

Spanish

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Record 45 1991-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
OBS

"saw" : a manually operated or power-driven tool used to cut hard material(as wood, metal, or bone) and usually consisting of a thin flat blade or plate of tempered steel with a continuous series of teeth on the edge and mounted in a handle or frame.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

Les scies chirurgicales les plus utilisées sont les scies à lame, d'usage manuel, et les scies mécaniques rotatives. La scie de Gigli est un fil d'acier (fil-scie) qui agit de la profondeur à la surface. Les scies oscillantes sont utilisées pour sectionner les plâtres.

Spanish

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Record 46 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
OBS

La figure montre un tournevis court à gros manche. Ce modèle peut être utilisé dans des endroits où la place est mesurée. Par ailleurs, la grosseur du manche permet d'exercer un effort plus grand.

Spanish

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Record 47 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

screwdriver bit : a brace bit shank with a screwdriver tip.

OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Sur la figure, vous pouvez voir la pointe d'un tournevis destiné aux vis à tête cruciforme (...) La pointe entre plus ou moins profondément dans la tête des vis suivant la dimension de celles-ci, et le tournevis ne risque en aucun cas de déraper.

Spanish

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Record 48 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Pour les cas spéciaux où le serrage doit être très énergique, il existe des lames de tournevis adaptables sur les mandrins de vilebrequin : la figure vous présente deux modèles de ces lames spéciales.

OBS

tournevis : Outil pour tourner les vis, fait d'une tige le plus souvent métallique emmanchée à une extrémité, et aplatie à l'autre afin de pénétrer dans la fente des têtes de vis.

OBS

En français, il arrive parfois que le terme "lame" désigne plutôt l'extrémité aplatie de la tige où se trouve la pointe du tournevis.

Spanish

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Record 49 1988-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scenic Design
  • Theatre and Opera
OBS

A large metal hand screw, with a grip or handle used for fixing a stage brace or a foot iron to the stage floor to brace scenery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Scénographie
  • Théâtre et Opéra
OBS

Vis servant à fixer une béquille au plateau.

Spanish

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Record 50 1987-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Barrel and Cask Making
  • Hand Tools
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
DEF

A small, metal, plane-like tool pivoted between the prongs of a forked handle. The stock is usually oval and carries a single cutting iron 2 in. in diameter, held in place by a hinged cap and screw. Used for erasing marks and brands on casks, boxes, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tonnellerie
  • Outillage à main
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)

Spanish

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Record 51 1987-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Equipment
DEF

Stainless steel or galvanized metal sink with two compartments... There are drainboards on each side, with one drainboard accepting the disposer cone. The sink is to have lever handle waste, with basket strainer and tail piece, including faucet and spout.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
OBS

Terme fourni par Prowse Limitée (Montréal).

Spanish

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Record 52 1987-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Housework
CONT

Flat squeezer : This is the original sponge mop style-a folding metal or plastic plate hinged to the mop head. It's simply a matter of pulling the lever or handle down to fold the plate against the sponge and squeeze out excess water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Ménage
CONT

Essoreuse plate : Vous connaissez probablement ce système : il consiste en une plaque de métal ou de plastique articulée et qui se rabat le long du manche. Quand on rabat la manette ou la poignée, on presse la plaque sur l'éponge et on fait sortir l'excès d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 53 1987-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Housework
CONT

Basic construction was the same on all [sponge] mops : a wood or metal handle; a plastic and/or steel wringing device; and a "mop-head"(or squeezer-plus-sponge mechanism).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Ménage
DEF

Balai muni d'une éponge et d'un système d'essorage, qui permet le lavage des sols en gardant les mains au sec.

Spanish

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Record 54 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
DEF

A metal shaft usually vertical, having a hand wheel or handle on one end, by means of which a chain, connected to the brake shaft and brake levers, may be wound on the shaft and brakes applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Arbre métallique utilisé généralement en position verticale, muni à l'une de ses extrémités d'un volant ou d'une poignée permettant l'enroulement d'une chaîne, elle-même reliée à cet arbre et à la timonerie de frein et permettant de ce fait, le serrage des freins.

Spanish

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Record 55 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

the term was applied to drinking vessels formerly made of wooden staves and bound with metal, and now in particular to a tall jug or mug provided with a handle, chiefly made of pewter, stoneware, earthenware and to some extent of silver, sometimes fitted with a lid and principally used for drinking beer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Récipient à boire, en matériaux variés, servant de mesure pour le vin et les alcools, et dont la capacité correspond aujourd'hui à un demi-litre; (...)

Spanish

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Record 56 1986-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
DEF

A device having a head consisting of a rubber strip supported laterally by metal strips and mounted on a handle, which when pushed over wet floors, removes water, scraps and blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
CONT

[Le saigneur de bestiaux] nettoie l'aire d'abattage avec l'eau chaude, un jet d'eau et un racloir de caoutchouc.

Spanish

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Record 57 1986-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrostatics
DEF

A small metal disk attached to an insulating handle, used in testing the nature of the electrification of a body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrostatique
DEF

Petit appareil imaginé par Coulomb pour étudier la distribution de l'électricité sur un corps conducteur. (C'est un petit disque de clinquant, muni d'un manche isolant. On applique le disque sur la portion de la surface dont on veut connaître la densité électrique, et on le transporte dans la balance de Coulomb).

Spanish

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Record 58 1986-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Thermal Insulation
CONT

A few parts of the house deserve particular attention... around doors and windows... where the wood-frame wall meets the masonry... around doors into unheated attic... There is an easy way to tell whether or not any of the above areas need work.... make yourself a draft gauge. All you need is a metal clothes hanger, a plastic sandwich bag(or a piece of light tissue paper), a pair of scissors and two clothes pins. Cut the sandwich bag down each side and wrap one end over the cross-bar of the clothes hanger. Use the clothes pins to fasten the bag to the bar. Check for drafts, on a cold day, in all suspected areas. Hold the gauge steady by the handle of the hanger with the plastic bag close to the suspected areas. If any breeze is coming in, the movement of the plastic will show you where.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Isolation thermique

Spanish

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Record 59 1985-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A sparsely bristled fan-shaped brush set in a flat metal ferrule at the end of a long handle;...

OBS

... also available in red sable and badger hair. It is used dry for subtle or delicate blending of wet paint and for special manipulations in representing hair, foliage, and other fine, soft details.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
CONT

On nomme brosses des pinceaux montés avec des poils de martre rouge véritable ou d'imitation de martre, de putois, de blaireau ou d'oreille de veau (...) la brosse éventail en soie blanche, en martre ou en blaireau; (...)

Spanish

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Record 60 1985-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A U-shaped metal arm attached to the revolving cup of a spinning reel which catches the line and winds it on the spool when the reel handle is turned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Partie du moulinet à tambour fixe servant, après le lancer, à ramener correctement la ligne sur la bobine.

OBS

Le pick-up peut avoir la forme d'un crochet, d'un doigt, d'une anse de panier ou s'escamoter complètement.

Spanish

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Record 61 1984-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • General Hardware
  • Property Upkeeping
DEF

--a small tool consisting of handle and a scoop-shaped or flat-bladed gardening implement(metal or metal and wood) used especially for taking up and setting small plants, turning up earth, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
DEF

--petite bêche de jardinier formée d'une lame en gouttière ou triangulaire et d'un manche court, servant à transplanter les plantes et oignons en mottes.

Spanish

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Record 62 1981-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Tool consisting of a flat head of wood or metal on a long handle used for mixing the contents of a vat or tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Instrument composé d'une surface en bois ou en métal fixée à un manche, que l'on déplace dans une cuve pleine pour en mélanger les différentes couches, ou qui sert à fouetter les vins après un collage.

Spanish

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Record 63 1977-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dishes
DEF

a cup-shaped metal holder for a hot coffee cup without a handle, used in the Levant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisselle
DEF

Sorte de pied en forme de coquetier, sur lequel les Turcs servent les tasses qui contiennent le café.

Spanish

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Record 64 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service
OBS

mail handler : manieur; handle : manette, manivelle, manche, poignée auto; crank handle : manivelle de démarrage; locking handle; poignée-serrure; metal handle : poignée de métal; handle bar : guidon; crooked handle bar : guidon cintré; straight handle bar : guidon droit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes

Spanish

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Record 65 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Household Appliances
  • Laundry Work
DEF

An appliance with an electrically heated flat sole plate of metal and a handle, designed for ironing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits appareils ménagers
  • Blanchissage

Spanish

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Record 66 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Skips and Buckets
OBS

giant buckets used by Canadian smelting plants to handle scrap metal, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Bennes de manutention
OBS

benne servant à introduire les charges dans l'appareil de fusion.

Spanish

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Record 67 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
OBS

select a perforated tray with handle attached. Trim this metal tray with curved shears...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
OBS

fig. 296 l'intrados d'un porte-empreinte perforé. [fig. 294 série de porte-empreinte en métal. p.255]

Spanish

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