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STONE CARVING [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Massive pinite or agalmatolite carved by the Chinese into miniature pagodas.

OBS

pagoda stone : General term referring to pagodite, as well as various other rocks suitable for carving..., such as limestone, soapstone, pyrophyllite rock and other.

OBS

Agalmatolite is nearly identical to pagodite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Pierre avec laquelle les Chinois façonnent les figurines, appelées pagodes ou magots.

CONT

Silicates de métamorphisme : disthène; andalousite; [...] serpentines [...]; talc et pagodite.

OBS

glyphite : nom donné par plusieurs minéralogistes à l'agalmatolite et à la pagodite, dans lesquelles les Chinois sculptent des figurines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
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Record 2 2013-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

"Carving stone" means utkuhighak and hananguagahaq, which means serpentinite, argillite, and soapstone in the Nunavut Settlement Area where those substances are suitable for use for carving purposes...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

Pierre à sculpter : L'utkuhighak et l'hananguagahaq, c'est-à-dire la serpentine, l'argillite et la stéatite de la région du Nunavut qui conviennent à la sculpture.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

[Used in reference to] any of carving stone, flint, limestone, marble, gypsum, shale, slate, clay, sand, gravel, construction stone, sodium chloride, volcanic ash, earth, soil, diatomaceous earth, ochre, marland peat.

OBS

specified substance: term usually used in the plural in the Umbrella Final Agreement / Gwich’in, in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement / Gwich’in, Mackenzie Delta, and in the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.

OBS

specified substances: term and observation taken from the agreements as indicated above.

Key term(s)
  • specified substance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

[Signifie] la pierre à tailler, le silex, le calcaire, le marbre, le gypse, le shale, l'ardoise, l'argile, le sable, le gravier, la pierre de construction, le chlorure de sodium, les cendres volcaniques, la terre, le sol, la terre à diatomées, l'ocre, la marne et la tourbe.

OBS

matière spécifiée : terme employé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Accord-cadre définitif des Gwich'in.

OBS

matières spécifiées : terme et observation relevés dans l'Accord-cadre définitif des Gwich'in.

OBS

substance désignée : terme relevé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale des Gwich'in, delta du Mackenzie.

OBS

substance spécifiée : terme relevé habituellement au pluriel dans l'Accord entre les Inuit de la région du Nunavut et Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (1993).

OBS

En 2008, le Bureau de la traduction a recommandé l'accord en genre et en nombre des termes «Inuit» (nom propre) et «inuit» (adjectif).

Key term(s)
  • matière spécifiée
  • substance désignée
  • substance spécifiée

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aboriginal Law
DEF

A deposit of carving stone determined by the DIO [designated Inuit organization] to be suitable for the exercise of Inuit rights under Sections 19. 9. 2 and 19. 9. 7.

OBS

significant deposit: term and definition taken from the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit autochtone
DEF

Gisement de pierre à sculpter qui a été jugé par l'OID [organisation inuite désignée] comme propice à l'exercice des droits reconnus aux [Inuits] aux articles 19.9.2 et 19.9.7.

OBS

gisement important : terme et définition relevés dans l'Accord entre les Inuit de la région du Nunavut et Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (1993).

OBS

En 2008, le Bureau de la traduction a recommandé l'accord en genre et en nombre des termes «Inuit» (nom propre) et «inuit» (adjectif).

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
DEF

Transparent colourless quartz ...

OBS

Rock crystal is the name given to all clear colorless quartz. It is widely used as a popular ornamental stone and is also used as a gemstone... The most common use for rock crystal is in ornamental carvings. A well known ornamental carving for rock crystal is the crystal ball of fortune-telling fame.

OBS

Rhine diamond, Cornish diamond, Alaska diamond: meliorative terms to be avoided.

OBS

Cornish diamond: A quartz crystal from Cornwall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
DEF

Quartz incolore, montrant des faces cristallines bien développées.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A soft, waxy stone, such as pinite, pyrophyllite, or steatite, of a gray, green, yellow, or brown shade, used by the Chinese to simulate jade for carving small images, miniature pagodas, and similar objects.

OBS

Pagodite is nearly identical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Variété d'argile, silicate d'aluminium hydraté vert pâle, à éclat gras, dont on se sert en Chine pour fabriquer des figurines et des objets divers.

OBS

glyphite : Nom donné par plusieurs minéralogistes à l'agalmatolite et à la pagodite, dans lesquelles les Chinois sculptent des figurines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Silicato de aluminio hidratado de color verde claro que se usa en China para fabricar pequeños objetos de cerámica.

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Record 7 1996-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Hobbies
OBS

Proposal based on ice carving and stone carving.

OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Passe-temps
OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 1989-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture

Spanish

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