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JACKS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
- String Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jack
1, record 1, English, jack
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any of a set of small upright blocks, typically of wood, one of which rests on the back of each key lever, and is fitted with a quill or plectrum which plucks the string as the block rises when the key is pressed down ... 2, record 1, English, - jack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jacks form part of the mechanism of the virginal, spinet and harpsichord. 3, record 1, English, - jack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jack: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - jack
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jacks
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sautereau
1, record 1, French, sautereau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] chacune des lames de bois verticales à laquelle est fixée une pointe de plume ou de cuir, appelée plectre, qui vient pincer la corde correspondant à la touche sur laquelle on appuie. 2, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sautereaux font partie du mécanisme du clavecin et de l'épinette, par exemple. 3, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sautereau : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sautereaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de teclado
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- martinete
1, record 1, Spanish, martinete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el extremo de cada palanca de las teclas hay uno o más martinetes. Los martinetes suben y bajan a través de unas guías de madera. Cada martinete consta de un cuerpo, una lengüeta, que pivota en el martinete, un resorte para que la lengüeta vuelva a su posición de reposo, un plectro y un apagador de fieltro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - martinete
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pucellas 2, record 2, English, pucellas
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glassmaker's tool, sometimes known as pucellas, for the shaping of glass during the blowing process. 1, record 2, English, - jacks
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the pucellas all the essential processes of shaping can be accomplished, such as spreading the tops of bowls, diminishing the diameter where a constriction of the body is desired, or elongating and shaping parts such as stems. 3, record 2, English, - jacks
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pucellas: This tool is called steel jacks today. 3, record 2, English, - jacks
Record 2, Key term(s)
- steel jacks
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication du verre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fers
1, record 2, French, fers
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outils de verrier en forme de lames de ciseaux qui servent à ouvrir la paraison, l'allonger, la raccourcir, lui donner toutes les formes. 2, record 2, French, - fers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fers servent à «modeler» la pièce. Ses branches en bois ou en métal, peuvent ouvrir une paraison, étirer un col, arrondir une forme, achever les bords des ouvertures, façonner les pieds [...]. Cet outil en fer, de 15 cm de long, fait d'une seule pièce, a ses branches légèrement recourbées. 3, record 2, French, - fers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-09-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Games and Toys (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- jacks
1, record 3, English, jacks
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plural but singular in construction: a game played with a set of small objects (as stones, bones or metal pieces, and often a ball) in which the players toss, catch, and move these objects in a variety of figures requiring coordination of hand and eye. 1, record 3, English, - jacks
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jeu des osselets 1, record 3, French, jeu%20des%20osselets
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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