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HEEL CUTTING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-08-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heel cutting
1, record 1, English, heel%20cutting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cutting which retains a portion of the parent branch at its base. Often the part retained when the bark adheres to the base of a cutting torn or cut from the parent branch. 2, record 1, English, - heel%20cutting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In preparing cuttings, it is often recommended that a "heel"(a small slice of older wood) be retained at the base of a cutting in order to obtain maximum rooting. 3, record 1, English, - heel%20cutting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouture à talon
1, record 1, French, bouture%20%C3%A0%20talon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Même type de bouture que la bouture à crossette mais la partie du rameau porteur est réduite à l'empattement du rameau d'un an. 2, record 1, French, - bouture%20%C3%A0%20talon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Eating Utensils and Cutlery
- Cutlery Manufacture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- point
1, record 2, English, point
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tip 2, record 2, English, tip
noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After lubricating the stone with oil or water, lightly draw the knife's cutting edge across its surface, moving heel to point. 2, record 2, English, - point
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Couverts et coutellerie
- Coutellerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pointe
1, record 2, French, pointe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-01-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Eating Utensils and Cutlery
- Cutlery Manufacture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heel
1, record 3, English, heel
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After lubricating the stone with oil or water, lightly draw the knife's cutting edge across its surface, moving heel to point. 1, record 3, English, - heel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Couverts et coutellerie
- Coutellerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- talon
1, record 3, French, talon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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