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STONE CHIP [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stone chip
1, record 1, English, stone%20chip
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fragment of stone containing no dust. 2, record 1, English, - stone%20chip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recoupe
1, record 1, French, recoupe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éclat, fragment provenant de l'équarrissage d'une pierre de taille. 2, record 1, French, - recoupe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Partie de pierres que l'on abat en les taillant, qui peut servir à un autre usage. 3, record 1, French, - recoupe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chip
1, record 2, English, chip
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rub 2, record 2, English, rub
correct, verb
- chip a rock 3, record 2, English, chip%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
- chip a stone 4, record 2, English, chip%20a%20stone
correct
- rub a rock 5, record 2, English, rub%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
- rub a stone 4, record 2, English, rub%20a%20stone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a delivered rock, to graze on another while passing by. 4, record 2, English, - chip
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- effleurer
1, record 2, French, effleurer
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- effleurer une pierre 2, record 2, French, effleurer%20une%20pierre
correct
- frôler 3, record 2, French, fr%C3%B4ler
correct, verb
- frôler une pierre 4, record 2, French, fr%C3%B4ler%20une%20pierre
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une pierre [lancée, se frôler à] une autre au passage. 5, record 2, French, - effleurer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- remove a rock
1, record 3, English, remove%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- remove a stone 2, record 3, English, remove%20a%20stone
correct
- chip away a rock 3, record 3, English, chip%20away%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
- chip away a stone 3, record 3, English, chip%20away%20a%20stone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
With a delivered rock, to hit another rock so that it gains momentum and comes to lie at another position on the play. 4, record 3, English, - remove%20a%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déloger une pierre
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9loger%20une%20pierre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- enlever une pierre 1, record 3, French, enlever%20une%20pierre
correct
- déplacer une pierre 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9placer%20une%20pierre
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Avec une pierre lancée, en frapper une autre de sorte que cette dernière en vienne à s'immobiliser ailleurs sur le jeu. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9loger%20une%20pierre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-01-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wood Products
- Wood Sawing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- splinter
1, record 4, English, splinter
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- wood splinter 2, record 4, English, wood%20splinter
correct
- spale 3, record 4, English, spale
correct, Great Britain
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
splinter : A rough(usually a comparatively long, thin, and sharp-edged) piece of wood, bone, stone, etc., split or broken off, esp. as the result of violent impact; a chip, fragment, or shiver. 4, record 4, English, - splinter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Produits du bois
- Sciage du bois
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- éclat de bois
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9clat%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éclat : Fragment d'un corps qui éclate, qu'on brise. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9clat%20de%20bois
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-12-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- galet-work 1, record 5, English, galet%2Dwork
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fitting pebbles into wet sand cement to form patterns. 1, record 5, English, - galet%2Dwork
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gallet : A small chip off a stone block. 2, record 5, English, - galet%2Dwork
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mosaïque de pierre
1, record 5, French, mosa%C3%AFque%20de%20pierre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les carreaux de ciment et de pierre reconstituée de mosaïque de pierre dure (granito poli) ou de marbre visés par la présente norme sont des éléments du revêtement de sol, de faible épaisseur, obtenus par compression. Ils sont de forme en général carrée éventuellement hexagonale, octogonale ou rectangulaire (bande, plinthe). Ils comportent généralement deux couches : - une couche dite «couche d'usure» dont la face vue s'appelle «belle face». Cette couche est constituée essentiellement de granulés ou éclats de pierre dure ou de marbre et de ciment additionné éventuellement de pigments colorés de poudre de marbre et de pierre. - une couche inférieure appelée «semelle» dont la face inférieure est dite «face de pose». La semelle est obtenue à partir d'un mélange de sable et de ciment. 2, record 5, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20de%20pierre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ces édifices présentent de longues façades symétriques, percées de portes. Une frise les surmonte, qui s'orne de merveilleux reliefs en mosaïque de pierre. Leurs motifs géométriques, d'une infinie complexité, et leurs thèmes répétitifs -grecques scalaires, méandres, entrelacs, etc. - sont les témoins d'une extrême minutie. 3, record 5, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20de%20pierre
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mosaïque : Art d'exécuter [l'] assemblage de petits cubes ou parallélépipèdes multicolores en marbre, en pierre, en smalt, en terre cuite, juxtaposés de façon à former un dessin, et retenus par un ciment; [...] 4, record 5, French, - mosa%C3%AFque%20de%20pierre
Record 5, Key term(s)
- mosaïque de pierres
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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