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STONE SCABBLING [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quarrying Tools and Machinery
DEF

Descriptive of stone dressed with a pick, scabbling hammer, or broad chisel, leaving prominent toolmarks so that a rough planar surface results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
CONT

Moellon smillé.

OBS

Un moellon smillé désigne, de façon générale, un moellon équarri.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
DEF

Première taille d'un matériau sur lequel on veut tailler une moulure.

DEF

Dégrossissage progressif, à la pioche et au poinçon, d'un bloc de pierre qui comporte des parties à ouvrager (douelle, ravalement, moulures); [...]

Spanish

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