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FACIAL ORNAMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Jewellery
- Biometrics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- facial ornament
1, record 1, English, facial%20ornament
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ornaments, most usually spectacles and lorgnettes which are sometimes embellished. 2, record 1, English, - facial%20ornament
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The issuing State shall decide to what extent it permits facial ornaments to appear in stored (and displayed) portraits. In general, if such ornaments are permanently worn, they should appear in the stored image. 3, record 1, English, - facial%20ornament
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In English a difference is to be made between facial ornaments and ear ornaments. 2, record 1, English, - facial%20ornament
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
- Biométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ornement de visage
1, record 1, French, ornement%20de%20visage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ornement facial 2, record 1, French, ornement%20facial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bijoux qui, placés, accrochés et même incrustés sur le visage, contribuent à sa parure particulièrement en Orient, l'occident féminin ayant préféré les fards et les mouches. 3, record 1, French, - ornement%20de%20visage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’État émetteur doit décider dans quelle mesure il permet que des ornements faciaux apparaissent dans les portraits stockés (ou affichés). En général, si de tels ornements sont portés de façon permanente, ils devraient apparaître dans l’image stockée. 2, record 1, French, - ornement%20de%20visage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les boucles d'oreille sont considérées comme faisant partie des ornements de visage dans le découpage que fait la langue française. 3, record 1, French, - ornement%20de%20visage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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