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HAND-REST [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
CONT

All AMT's [American Match Target] have wood furniture composed of a buttstock and two piece forward hand rest.... The forward handrest falls readily in place and is shaped to permit a good grip at a comfortable arm/body angle.

Key term(s)
  • handrest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)
Key term(s)
  • repose main

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

A painter’s stick to support the hand holding the brush.

CONT

The maulstick is a long thin stick topped with a small ball, which is used to rest your hand on when painting small areas, so as not to mark the rest of the painting. [The Big Book of Oil Painting, 1990, p. 71]

Key term(s)
  • hand rest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Baguette sur laquelle le peintre appuie la main qui tient le pinceau.

CONT

Les appui-mains traditionnels sont des baguettes de bambou dont l'extrémité recouverte de peau est posée sur le tableau, pour soutenir la main du peintre pendant les travaux minutieux. [Manuel des artistes - Toutes les techniques des arts plastiques, 1982, page 38]

OBS

Pluriel : des appuie-main ou des appuie-mains.

OBS

appuie-main (sing.); appuie-mains (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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