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WASH BASKET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Laundry Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drum
1, record 1, English, drum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wash basket 2, record 1, English, wash%20basket
correct
- washbasket 3, record 1, English, washbasket
- inner tube 3, record 1, English, inner%20tube
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movable automatic washer compartment in which items are placed for washing, rinsing, and extracting, sometimes called the washbasket. 3, record 1, English, - drum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Blanchissage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tambour
1, record 1, French, tambour
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- panier de lavage 2, record 1, French, panier%20de%20lavage
correct, masculine noun
- panier 1, record 1, French, panier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) pièce cylindrique, mobile et perforée, qui, contenant le linge, permet son brassage dans la solution lessivielle de la cuve. 1, record 1, French, - tambour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Laundry Work
- Electrical Domestic Appliances
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- top-loading washer
1, record 2, English, top%2Dloading%20washer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- top-loading washing machine 2, record 2, English, top%2Dloading%20washing%20machine
correct
- top-loader 2, record 2, English, top%2Dloader
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A washer in which the wash basket is mounted on a vertical axis and loaded from above the machine. Washing action in a top-loading washer is accomplished by a central agitator 1, record 2, English, - top%2Dloading%20washer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Blanchissage
- Appareillage électrique domestique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- laveuse à chargement vertical
1, record 2, French, laveuse%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20vertical
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- laveuse à chargement par-dessus 1, record 2, French, laveuse%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%2Ddessus
correct, feminine noun
- machine à laver à chargement par le dessus 2, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20laver%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20le%20dessus
feminine noun
- machine à laver à chargement par le haut 3, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20laver%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20le%20haut
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les deux types de machines [à laver] fonctionnent sur un principe différent : celles qui se chargent par le haut ont un dispositif d'agitation de l'eau placé au milieu de la cuve. 4, record 2, French, - laveuse%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20vertical
Record 2, Key term(s)
- machine à laver à chargement vertical
- laveuse à chargement par le haut
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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