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HEART-SHAKEN [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
OBS

heart shake: Radial-directed shake in the heart, extending from the heart and characterized by a considerable extension lengthwise along the piece.

PHR

Heart-shaken wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Se dit du bois attaqué de la cadranure, maladie caractérisée par des fentes disposées comme les lignes horaires d'un cadran.

OBS

Bois cadrané.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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