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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Garniture ou mentonnière matelassée d'un casque fermé et qui, en usage du XIVe au XVIe siècle, protégeait le cou et le menton et servait d'arrêt à la visière rabattue.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
OBS

An Indigenous language of the Athapascan linguistic family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
  • Arts et culture autochtones
OBS

Langue autochtone de la famille linguistique athapascane.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A hat with a tall approximately cylindrical crown made of beaver fur or a fabric imitation of beaver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

[...] chapeau fait entièrement de poil d'un castor.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

The design adorning the reverse of the Canadian five-cent coin since 1937, except for the coins dated 1967.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Motif figurant sur le revers de la pièce canadienne de cinq cents depuis 1937, sauf sur celle de 1967.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Children magazine from Hudson's Bay Co. Information found in NLCATBN.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par la Bibliothèque nationale.

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organized Recreation
  • Social Movements
CONT

David still puts on his scouts uniform to lead beavers, cubs or scouts as the occasion demands.

OBS

beavers (5-7 years old), cubs (8-10), scouts (11-14), venturers (14-17) and rovers (18-26).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loisirs organisés
  • Mouvements sociaux
OBS

castors, scouts, venturers et routiers.

OBS

Source : Boy Scouts of Canada, Communications Department, Ottawa.

Spanish

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