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LEG CLAW [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blue meat
1, record 1, English, blue%20meat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blue discoloration in crab meat. The problem of the blue discoloration in canned crab meat has caused trouble until recent times. The blue meat often appears not only on the surface of crab meat in the cans, but also, though rarely, on crab meat several hours after boiling and cooling of the carcasses. The blue meat appears more often on the surface of joint of shoulder meat, claw meat and other leg joints. It appears in canned horse hair crab meat(“kegani”) more often than in king crab. The appearance of the blue meat is undoubtedly due to the cooper contained in haemocyanin which is a component of the blood of molluscs or arthropods. 1, record 1, English, - blue%20meat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chair bleue
1, record 1, French, chair%20bleue
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bleuissement de la chair de crabe en conserve a été un problème jusque récemment. Il apparaît souvent non seulement à la surface de la chair de crabe en conserve, mais aussi, sur la chair de crabe plusieurs heures après cuisson et refroidissement des carcasses. La chair bleuit plus souvent à la surface de l'articulation de la chair de l'épaule, de la pince et d'autres articulations des pattes. Le bleuissement est plus fréquent sur la chair de «crab horsehair» («kegani») que sur celle du crabe royal. Il est dû sans aucun doute au cuivre contenu dans l'hémocyanine, qui est un composant du sang des mollusques ou des arthropodes. 1, record 1, French, - chair%20bleue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- claw meat
1, record 2, English, claw%20meat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Claw meat and leg meat samples were picked from stearmed crabs, and raw crabs were sampled for claw meat only. Samples were subjected to proximate mineral(calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, aluminium, iron, zinc copper), cholesterol, eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) analyses... Leg meat had higher lipid concentrations(1. 16 g/100 g) than either steamed(0. 62 g/100 g) or raw(0. 54 g/100 g) claw meat. 1, record 2, English, - claw%20meat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In crab or lobster. 2, record 2, English, - claw%20meat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chair de pince
1, record 2, French, chair%20de%20pince
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chair de pinces 2, record 2, French, chair%20de%20pinces
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chair de pinces de homards ou de crabe. 1, record 2, French, - chair%20de%20pince
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
- Wood Furniture Manufacture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- claw and ball foot
1, record 3, English, claw%20and%20ball%20foot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ball and claw foot 1, record 3, English, ball%20and%20claw%20foot
correct
- talon-and ball foot 2, record 3, English, talon%2Dand%20ball%20foot
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the design for this foot was derived from the oriental design of a dragon's claw holding a ball or a pearl... It was the foot most commonly found on a cabriole leg. 1, record 3, English, - claw%20and%20ball%20foot
Record 3, Key term(s)
- claw and ball
- ball and claw
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Fabrication des meubles en bois
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pied à griffe et à balle
1, record 3, French, pied%20%C3%A0%20griffe%20et%20%C3%A0%20balle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pied à griffe et à boule 2, record 3, French, pied%20%C3%A0%20griffe%20et%20%C3%A0%20boule
correct, masculine noun
- pied rococo Chippendale 3, record 3, French, pied%20rococo%20Chippendale
correct, masculine noun
- pied en forme de serre et de boule 4, record 3, French, pied%20en%20forme%20de%20serre%20et%20de%20boule
masculine noun
- serre et boule 5, record 3, French, serre%20et%20boule
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Queen Ann Style. [...] la forme des pieds des meubles : galbés en cabriole, ils se terminent par une spatule arrondie ou club ou par une serre et une boule («claw-and-ball»), selon un modèle d'origine chinoise. 6, record 3, French, - pied%20%C3%A0%20griffe%20et%20%C3%A0%20balle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- claw and ball
- ball-and-claw foot
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- leg claw 1, record 4, English, leg%20claw
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- main d'aigle
1, record 4, French, main%20d%27aigle
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
membre : Se dit d'une jambe ou patte de griffon d'aigle, etc., séparée du corps et posée en barre le plus ordinairement; d'argent à deux membres de griffon l'un sur l'autre, posés en sautoir, d'argent à six membres d'aigles posés trois, deux et un. (LTA, page 284) 1, record 4, French, - main%20d%27aigle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-10-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- autotomy
1, record 5, English, autotomy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the reflex action by which a leg, claw, tail, etc., as of a lobster, starfish, or lizard, is dropped off from the body when the part is damaged, or the animal is under attack(...) 1, record 5, English, - autotomy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- autotomie
1, record 5, French, autotomie
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mutilation réflexe d'une partie du corps chez certains animaux (...) pour échapper à un danger. 2, record 5, French, - autotomie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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