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RIDICULE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reticule
1, record 1, English, reticule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ridicule 1, record 1, English, ridicule
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small handbag of knitted silk, beading, brocade, plush or embroidery fashionable in the eighteenth century. 1, record 1, English, - reticule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The slim cotton gowns permitted no pockets and as a pleasantry, the inadequate little bag was called a ridicule. 1, record 1, English, - reticule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réticule
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9ticule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte d'aumônière plus ou moins ornée qui fut à la mode à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et sous l'Empire. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9ticule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est à l'époque des Merveilleuses, dont les robes transparentes ne leur permettaient pas d'avoir des poches, que s'est instauré l'usage du sac à main que l'on a alors appelé réticule. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9ticule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-09-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ridicule
1, record 2, English, ridicule
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bafouer
1, record 2, French, bafouer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tourner en ridicule 2, record 2, French, tourner%20en%20ridicule
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traiter avec un mépris outrageant, tourner en dérision en ridicule. 3, record 2, French, - bafouer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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