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SABOTS [3 records]

Record 1 2001-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A new 155 mm artillery round requiring 2 sabots.

Key term(s)
  • extended-range sub-calibre
  • extended range sub bore
  • extended range sub-calibre
  • extended-range sub-bore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear (Clothing)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A wooden shoe worn by peasants in Europe.

CONT

Typical of this valley in the Pyrenees, these sabots are fashioned from a root that lends delicacy to the carving. Young men gave such footwear to their sweethearts. The length of the toe indicated the extent of their love.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures (Vêtements)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

(de «botte et savate»). Chaussures de bois.

CONT

Ces sabots sont typiquement de la Vallée de Bethmale, dans les Pyrénées. Ils sont taillés dans une racine d'arbre, ce qui en rendait l'exécution délicate. Cadeau du fiancé à la jeune fille. La pointe de sabot était d'autant plus longue que le garçon était plus amoureux.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
OBS

clog dance : a kind of solo step dance performed with clogs(wooden-soled shoes) to emphasize the rhythm. Although French peasants did a clog dance in wooden "sabots" during the Renaissance, the form is most characteristic of the industrial areas of northern England and southern Scotland in the 19th century. The Lancashire hornpipe is a well-known example. The clog dance is a forerunner of tap dancing.

Key term(s)
  • clog dance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Danse de type Western qui n'est ni de la danse à claquette, ni le "clog dance" duquel elle tire son origine. Les danseurs adoptent des formations semblables à celles des danses carrées et se déplacent tout en tapant des pieds. Populaire dans le Kentucky, ce genre de danse vient de faire son apparition au Nouveau-Brunswick où des clubs se sont formés.

OBS

Conserverait l'appellation anglaise comme d'autres danses du même genre.

Spanish

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