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STONE BOX [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stone box culvert 1, record 1, English, stone%20box%20culvert
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dalot en pierre
1, record 1, French, dalot%20en%20pierre
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 2006-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Jewellery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- box setting
1, record 2, English, box%20setting
specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A style of setting a gemstone in a finger ring, the stone being set in a square or rectangular metal frame and held in place by ... the metal over edge ... to secure it. 1, record 2, English, - box%20setting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Box settings are commonly used with cabochon cut stones which do not have light entering the base of the stone. 1, record 2, English, - box%20setting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Joaillerie et bijouterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serti clos
1, record 2, French, serti%20clos
masculine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fixation d'une gemme taillée sur un bijou à l'aide d'une lamelle métallique qui entoure complètement son feuilletis (ou son rondiste). 1, record 2, French, - serti%20clos
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pierre est entièrement entourée par le métal. 1, record 2, French, - serti%20clos
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Paper
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flint glazed paper 1, record 3, English, flint%20glazed%20paper
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A highly] polished one-side coated [paper] used for box covers, which [is] glazed by means of a stone roller or smooth flint. 1, record 3, English, - flint%20glazed%20paper
Record 3, Key term(s)
- flint-glazed paper
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de papier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- papier lissé à la pierre
1, record 3, French, papier%20liss%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20pierre
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- box-stone
1, record 4, English, box%2Dstone
correct, Great Britain
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- box stone 2, record 4, English, box%20stone
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a ferruginous concretion (found in Jurassic and Tertiary sands), often of rounded and rectangular or boxlike form, having a hollow interior in which white powdery sand is sometimes present... 1, record 4, English, - box%2Dstone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- concrétion creuse
1, record 4, French, concr%C3%A9tion%20creuse
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- grès phosphaté 1, record 4, French, gr%C3%A8s%20phosphat%C3%A9
masculine noun
- grès ferrugineux 1, record 4, French, gr%C3%A8s%20ferrugineux
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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