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THIN HAIR [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foil wrap
1, record 1, English, foil%20wrap
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foil 2, record 1, English, foil
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very thin sheet of metal... used in color technique of slicing or weaving out small strands of hair and placing in color covered foil for processing. 2, record 1, English, - foil%20wrap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foil wrap: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - foil%20wrap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papillote
1, record 1, French, papillote
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morceau de papier dont on enveloppe des mèches de cheveux soit pour les friser au fer, soit pour effectuer un balayage, ou qui, tortillé sur lui-même, sert de bigoudi. 2, record 1, French, - papillote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les papillotes sont des feuilles d'aluminium dont la largeur est d'environ 4 cm et dont la longueur dépasse celle de la mèche de 3 cm. Le coiffeur taille le nombre de papillotes nécessaires avant l'opération. 3, record 1, French, - papillote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
papillote : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - papillote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Noodles and Pasta
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- angel hair pasta
1, record 2, English, angel%20hair%20pasta
correct, invariable
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- capelli d'angelo 2, record 2, English, capelli%20d%27angelo
correct, invariable
- angel-hair pasta 3, record 2, English, angel%2Dhair%20pasta
correct, invariable
- angel's hair pasta 3, record 2, English, angel%27s%20hair%20pasta
correct, invariable
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Literally "angel hair, "capelli d’angelo were cited in Rome as early as the seventeenth century, where they were described as an extremely thin egg pasta. They were the specialty of some convents in the city, and the nuns used to send them to new mothers... 2, record 2, English, - angel%20hair%20pasta
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because they are so fine, capelli d’angelo must be served either in a very light sauce or in a simple broth. 2, record 2, English, - angel%20hair%20pasta
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pâtes alimentaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cheveu d'ange
1, record 2, French, cheveu%20d%27ange
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capelli d'angelo 2, record 2, French, capelli%20d%27angelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les capellis d'angelo sont un format de pâtes longues approprié aux recettes de potages, pendant la préparation desquelles ils sont cassés inégalement. 3, record 2, French, - cheveu%20d%27ange
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces pâtes sont si fines qu’il vaut mieux les servir dans une sauce très légère ou simplement avec un bouillon. Elles peuvent également être ajoutées, coupées en deux, dans les soupes. 4, record 2, French, - cheveu%20d%27ange
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cheveu d'ange; capelli d'angelo : termes habituellement employés au pluriel. 5, record 2, French, - cheveu%20d%27ange
Record 2, Key term(s)
- capellis d'angelo
- cheveux d'ange
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pastas alimentarias
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fideo cabello de ángel
1, record 2, Spanish, fideo%20cabello%20de%20%C3%A1ngel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pasta cabello de ángel 2, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20cabello%20de%20%C3%A1ngel
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fideo de pasta larga seca, delgado y redondo y de consistencia muy ligera. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fideo%20cabello%20de%20%C3%A1ngel
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-07-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
- Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sinew
1, record 3, English, sinew
correct, see observation, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tough cord, thread or band of dense white fibrous connective animal tissue that unites a muscle with some other part. 2, record 3, English, - sinew
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although a specific term in relationship to the French equivalent "babiche", the term "thong" is actually a generic term within the English language that denotes any strip of leather or hide, whether used for the hair or used in the making of snowshoes. When referring to the finished product or to all the strips used in the making of a snowshoe, the term "webbing"(short for "webbing of thongs") may be used. Other related terms : strap(normally thicker and sturdier than thong). In some cases the term "babiche" is borrowed from the French and Aboriginal vocabularies not only to retain the historic and cultural flavor of the original text, but because there is no exact equivalent in cases where "babiche" refers to a strip that is not of animal hide, but rather of animal sinew or tendon. Moreover, one would not use the term "thin straps"(in the plural) when referring to snowshoes, because a "strap" is usually not used meshed with other straps, rather it is used to prevent something from moving, as in a strap and buckle of a sandal. 2, record 3, English, - sinew
Record 3, Key term(s)
- babiche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Arts et culture autochtones
- Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- babiche
1, record 3, French, babiche
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lanière de cuir, de peau d'anguille, de tendon, de boyau, etc., servant en particulier dans les raquettes à neige. 2, record 3, French, - babiche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les raquettes représentaient aussi un moyen de transport important. Il était possible de les confectionner très rapidement. On faisait d'abord l'armature en dégrossissant un morceau de bouleau à la hache et au couteau croche. Cette armature, en forme d'ogive, servait de cadre à un tapis de «babiche» d'orignal ou de caribou. 3, record 3, French, - babiche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Bones and Joints
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hairline fracture
1, record 4, English, hairline%20fracture
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minor fracture which is seen on x-ray as a very thin hair line between the two segments, but not extending entirely through the bone. [From TAMED, 1985, p. 644. ] 2, record 4, English, - hairline%20fracture
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Os et articulations
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fissure
1, record 4, French, fissure
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fêlure sans fracture totale d'un os. 1, record 4, French, - fissure
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- periople
1, record 5, English, periople
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the outside of the wall, at the point of junction of hair and hoof proper, is a rim of rather soft, nonpigmented horn known as the periople. It functions in cementing the skin to the hoof and in providing the wall with a thin covering resembling a light coat of varnish, which prevents undue evaporation from the horn. 2, record 5, English, - periople
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of the hoof in ungulates. 3, record 5, English, - periople
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bourrelet périoplique
1, record 5, French, bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bourrelet principal et le bourrelet périoplique produisent respectivement la corne de la paroi et le vernis extérieur du sabot. 2, record 5, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anatomie du sabot des ongulés. 3, record 5, French, - bourrelet%20p%C3%A9rioplique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-06-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- steatocystoma multiplex
1, record 6, English, steatocystoma%20multiplex
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- steatomatosis 2, record 6, English, steatomatosis
correct
- sebocystomatosis 3, record 6, English, sebocystomatosis
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An autosomal dominant disorder chiefly affecting males at birth or presenting about the time of puberty, characterized by the development of numerous flesh-colored to yellow epidermal cysts, especially involving the skin of the sternum, the proximal extremities, and the scrotum in males. The cysts typically have an intricately infolded thin epidermal lining, without a granular layer, incorporating abortive hair follicles and at times sebaceous, eccrine, or apocrine structures, and contain lanugo hair and an oily material. 4, record 6, English, - steatocystoma%20multiplex
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Épiderme et derme
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- stéatocystomes multiples
1, record 6, French, st%C3%A9atocystomes%20multiples
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- sébocystomatose 1, record 6, French, s%C3%A9bocystomatose
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection familiale de type naevique, constituée de très nombreux kystes de taille variée, disséminés sur tout le tégument et dont l'abcédation successive entraîne un état de suppuration chronique. 1, record 6, French, - st%C3%A9atocystomes%20multiples
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-05-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- thin hair 1, record 7, English, thin%20hair
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sparse and thin hair growth, generally because of a fewer than average number of hairs per square inch of scalp area. 1, record 7, English, - thin%20hair
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cheveux clairsemés
1, record 7, French, cheveux%20clairsem%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- esthetasc
1, record 8, English, esthetasc
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- esthetasc hair 1, record 8, English, esthetasc%20hair
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The esthetascs at the tips of the antennules [of Crustaceans] are groups of hairlike or spinelike structures. Receptors in these produce nerve impulses when stimulated with a variety of chemicals. Each esthetasc hair receives 100-500 nerve endings from cells aggregated in a ganglion-like structure at its base. The nerve endings... have a cilia-like pattern of fibrils... The outer layer(cuticle) of the esthetascs is very thin. 2, record 8, English, - esthetasc
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fouet
1, record 8, French, fouet
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- flagellum 1, record 8, French, flagellum
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les antennes porteuses d'organes sensoriels sont les principaux informateurs des Crustacés. Les Crustacés possèdent deux paires d'antennes. En général, elles affectent la forme de tiges grêles, courtes ou très longues, composées d'un nombre variable d'articles, constituant le fouet ou flagellum, dont quelques articles basilaires robustes font pédoncule. (...) Sur les antennes se trouvent de nombreux organes sensoriels (poils, sensibles divers) dont les fonctions ne sont pas toujours connues avec précision: tact, odorat... 1, record 8, French, - fouet
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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