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INDENTED POINT POINT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- indented point in point
1, record 1, English, indented%20point%20in%20point
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the indentations are so deep as that the points touch the alternate edges of the ordinary, they are said to be indented pointin point... 2, record 1, English, - indented%20point%20in%20point
Record 1, Key term(s)
- idented throughout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écu trianglé
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cu%20triangl%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ornamental Glassware
- Cut Glass
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stippling
1, record 2, English, stippling
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stipple engraving 2, record 2, English, stipple%20engraving
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of decorating glass by striking a diamond or hardened steel pointagainst the glass, so that the image desired is produced by many shallow dots("stipples"), but sometimes by short lines, indented in the surface of the glass. 1, record 2, English, - stippling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Verrerie d'art
- Verre taillé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gravure au pointillé
1, record 2, French, gravure%20au%20pointill%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce procédé s'apparente à la gravure sur cuivre en mezzo-tinto. L'usage subtil de pointillés tracés, ou plutôt légèrement martelés à la pointe de diamant, tantôt proches et tantôt distants, crée des effets d'ombre et de lumière et donne au verre un grain quasi photographique (...) 2, record 2, French, - gravure%20au%20pointill%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-05-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- indented base point 1, record 3, English, indented%20base%20point
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pointe à talon encoché 1, record 3, French, pointe%20%C3%A0%20talon%20encoch%C3%A9
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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