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HEDGE SHEARS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- Hand Tools
- Property Upkeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hedge shears
1, record 1, English, hedge%20shears
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hedge clippers 2, record 1, English, hedge%20clippers
correct, plural
- manual hedge trimmer 3, record 1, English, manual%20hedge%20trimmer
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hedge shears look a lot like giant scissors with their long pair of straight blades. Their design lends itself to cutting as much of a plant as possible in one single sweep. 4, record 1, English, - hedge%20shears
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Outillage à main
- Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cisailles à haies
1, record 1, French, cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cisaille à haie 2, record 1, French, cisaille%20%C3%A0%20haie
correct, feminine noun
- taille haie manuel 3, record 1, French, taille%20haie%20manuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cisaille à haie est cette sorte de grande paire de ciseaux que l'on utilise pour couper des rameaux verts et le feuillage des arbustes de haie. 4, record 1, French, - cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe des cisailles à haies à lames ondulées et à lames droites. Les lames ondulées offrent une meilleure prise sur les branches, mais les lames droites permettent une taille plus précise. 1, record 1, French, - cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot «cisaille» est souvent utilisé au pluriel lorsqu'il désigne un outil en forme de ciseaux. 5, record 1, French, - cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cisaille à haies
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hedge shears
1, record 2, English, hedge%20shears
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hedge shears : an item in the "Maintenance Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 2, English, - hedge%20shears
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cisailles à haies
1, record 2, French, cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cisailles à haies : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de maintenance» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 2, French, - cisailles%20%C3%A0%20haies
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-10-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- General Hardware
- Property Upkeeping
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- edging shears 1, record 3, English, edging%20shears
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- grass-edging shears 1, record 3, English, grass%2Dedging%20shears
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
similar to a hedge shears except that they have long handles and the shears instead of being straight are turned at right angles to the handles.... designed to trim the lawn edgings... which a mower cannot catch. 1, record 3, English, - edging%20shears
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Quincaillerie générale
- Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cisailles à gazon 1, record 3, French, cisailles%20%C3%A0%20gazon
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cisailles à ébarber 1, record 3, French, cisailles%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9barber
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
-- servent au même usage [que les forces]. En dehors des lames frottantes, elles comportent (...) deux longues poignées renvoyées obliquement. Elle permettent une exécution plus rapide du travail d'ébarbage. 1, record 3, French, - cisailles%20%C3%A0%20gazon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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