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WOOD SHOW [10 records]

Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The biggest difference between a semi-transparent stain and a transparent stain or toner is the opacity. Transparent stains and toners impart very little pigment on the wood. The finish will look nearly transparent with a hint of color and most of the grain will show though.

OBS

transparent stain: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

teinture transparente : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The biggest difference between a semi-transparent stain and a transparent stain or toner is the opacity.... The semi-transparent stain has more pigment in it than the transparent stain or toner. It will impart more color onto the wood than the transparent stain or toner will and less of the grain of the wood will show through.

OBS

semitransparent stain: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

teinture semi-transparente : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
CONT

A curio(or curio cabinet) is a predominantly glass cabinet with a metal or wood framework used to display collections of figurines or other objects that share some common theme. Most curios have glass on each side, or possibly a mirror at the back, and glass shelves to show the entire figurine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
CONT

Jolie vitrine d'angle en bois massif robuste avec portes vitrées incurvées. Les 3 tablettes sont amovibles; l'éclairage; miroir au fond, pour bien mettre en valeur tous les objets exposés.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
DEF

The assembling of wood veneers from the same flitch so that successive sheets are alternated face up and face down. In figured wood, side-by-side sheets show a symmetrical mirror image about the joints between adjoining sheets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
DEF

Appareillage réalisé en tournant les feuilles de placage comme celles d'un livre.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Chemistry
CONT

The best coating for a deck is a non-film-forming product such as a semi-transparent stain or penetrating finish. These finishes allow the grain of the wood to show, while still offering protection.

PHR

non film forming coating.

Key term(s)
  • non film forming product

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Chimie
DEF

Produit exclusivement utilisé sur bois, le pénétrant profondément et ne donnant pas le feuil habituel des peintures et vernis; il vieillit sans écaillage.

CONT

Hydrofuge incolore [...] Produit non filmogène, conserve l'aspect du support.

Key term(s)
  • non filmogène

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Combined-Events Contests
DEF

A horizontal bar of wood extending between two posts and used as an element of an obstacle to be jumped over by the horse and rider in show jumping; it is set so that, if touched, it can fall from the rests.

CONT

The designer [of a show jumping course] can choose from a wide range of jumps that fall into three main categories: uprights, spreads, and triples. Uprights are jumps with the elements placed one above the other. An example is the post and rail, which has poles placed one above the other between two posts. This jump can generally be made higher or lower by adjusting the rests or cups on to the posts. A spread in an obstacle set up so that the horse has to jump both height and width. Spreads include the well-known water jump, the double oxer (two sets of uprights with a hedge sandwiched between), and the hog’s back (three parallel rails, with the middle rail higher than the other two). The most common triple is the triple bars, which has three poles on separate supports. The poles are set [at] different heights, with the lowest one at the front. The jumps looks a bit like a staircase. Combinations are two or more jumps placed so close together that the horse can take only one or two strides between each one. Three jumps is the maximum in a combination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées
DEF

Perche de bois de forme cylindrique s'étendant à l'horizontale entre deux montants et entrant dans la composition d'un obstacle que doit franchir le cavalier et sa monture en saut d'obstacles; elle est retenue aux supports de façon à tomber si accrochée au passage.

CONT

Le concepteur [d'un parcours de saut d'obstacles] peut choisir parmi une vaste gamme d'obstacles qui se divisent en 3 principales catégories : les obstacles droits, larges, et triples. Les obstacles droits ont des éléments placés les uns au-dessus des autres. C'est le cas, par exemple, de la stationata. Les barres horizontales superposées sont soutenues aux extrémités par 2 poteaux. On peut normalement hausser ou abaisser cet obstacle en ajustant les supports sur les poteaux. L'obstacle large fait sauter le cheval en hauteur et en largeur. Parmi les obstacles larges, on retrouve la fameuse rivière, l'oxer double (2 plans de barres parallèles avec une haie entre les 2) et l'obstacle de volée (3 barres parallèles, l'élément du milieu étant supérieur aux 2 autres). Les triples barres constituent l'obstacle triple le plus répandu. Les barres sont disposées en escalier, c'est-à-dire que la plus basse est devant. Les combinaisons sont formées de 2 ou plusieurs obstacles distancés de façon à ce que le cheval ne puisse prendre qu'une ou 2 foulées entre chacun d'eux. Une combinaison peut comporter un maximum de 3 obstacles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Competiciones de pruebas combinadas
DEF

Tipo de obstáculo empleado en concursos de saltos y en pistas de campo consistente en unos palos verticales entre los cuales se colocan otros en posición horizontal.

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Record 7 2005-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Exhibitions (Arts and Culture)
OBS

Fine Wood Crafts, Expo and Sale, March 1-3, 1996. The 7th Annual Ottawa Wood Show, Seminars and Demonstration. Information obtained from the Productions Cryderman.

Key term(s)
  • Wood Show
  • Ottawa Wood Show

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Expositions (Arts et Culture)

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
CONT

Models which simply show form without many details, such as those used in factory planning, may be made of solid plastics or wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
OBS

implantation: Disposition des bâtiments, du matériel, du mobilier, etc., dans une entreprise.

OBS

Maquettes. (...) Elles sont utilisées par exemple pour des implantations sur plusieurs niveaux.

Spanish

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Record 9 1977-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Barrel and Cask Making
  • History of Technology
DEF

a pointed instrument for scoring stone, brick, wood, etc. to show where it is to be cut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tonnellerie
  • Histoire des techniques
DEF

Compas avec une branche tranchante, à l'aide duquel [les tonneliers] marquaient et démarquaient les tonneaux (...)

Spanish

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Record 10 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Scenic Design
OBS

--a piece of thin wood(...) to which canvas or other cloth is glued and which is then sawed to show an irregular edge in silhouette for the simulation of scenic objects

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Scénographie
OBS

--châssis découpé sur les bords (contre-plaqué) de façon à profiler un dessin aux contours irréguliers: feuillage par exemple.

Spanish

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