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BRABANT [10 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
NL-NB
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A province of the Netherlands.

OBS

NL-NB: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
NL-NB
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Province des Pays-Bas.

OBS

NL-NB : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A hamlet on the shore of the Beaufort Sea, in the Inuvik region of the Northwest Territories.

OBS

Coordinates: 69° 27' 3" N, 133° 2' 9" W (Northwest Territories).

OBS

Tuk: nickname for the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk.

OBS

Port Brabant: The name "Port Brabant" was changed to "Tuktoyaktuk" in 1950.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Hameau sur la rive de la mer de Beaufort, dans la région d'Inuvik aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

OBS

Coordonnées : 69° 27' 3" N, 133° 2' 9" O (Territoires du Nord-Ouest).

OBS

Tuk : surnom donné au hameau de Tuktoyaktuk.

OBS

Port Brabant : Le nom «Port Brabant» a été remplacé par «Tuktoyaktuk» en 1950.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace (Embroidery)
DEF

A bobbin lace of rich and semi-formal design .... depicting large floral bouquets ... and ribbon swathes.

OBS

A looser version of Brussels lace. Very opulent in design ... Brabant refers to lace designed and made in the same general tradition as Brussels but with designers and with lacemakers whose skills were not as highly developed as those working in Brussels itself -- in other words --more provencial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles
DEF

Dentelle aux fuseaux, genre valenciennes, mais d'un dessin plus compliqué, [le] fond de réseau et les motifs [étant] exécutés séparément, puis rapportés.

OBS

Plus légère et plus fine que la valenciennes, son emploi est réservé à la haute couture.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Une des dix provinces de Belgique, dont le chef-lieu est Louvain et qui correspond à la partie nord de l'ancien Brabant belge. Les autres provinces étant : Anvers, le Brabant wallon, la Flandre-Occidentale, la Flandre-Orientale, le Hainaut, Liège, le Limbourg, le Luxembourg et Namur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Province méridionale des Pays-Bas.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

They are the heaviest of the modern draft breeds, often in excess of 2,200 pounds.... Belgians are also recognizable by their light brown color with white markings on fetlocks, mane and faces, and the tendency toward Roman noses.

CONT

The Belgian usually exceeds 16 hands in height and very often exceeds 18 hands. It is a docile horse and a willing worker. The American Belgian has a relatively large head and short, feathered, muscular legs and large quarters. The feet are large and have minimum feather. In America, its color is usually chestnut or roan with white or blonde mane, tail and points.

CONT

The Brabant (also known as the Brabancon and Belgian Heavy Draught) is a magnificent horse which takes its name from the region in central Belgium where it was first bred.

Key term(s)
  • Belgian draught horse
  • Belgian heavy draft horse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

[Cheval ayant] la tête relativement petite et expressive, plutôt concave, avec de fortes mâchoires, l'encolure forte et plutôt courte, le garrot charnu qui se confond avec la ligne de l'encolure, le dos court et large, parfois incurvé, le rein court et large, la croupe double profondément sillonnée, dont les masses musculaires sont parfois plus hautes que le garrot, le corps cylindrique, la cuisse puissante, l'épaule longue et charnue, le canon solide et le paturon court avec des poils touffus, les sabots larges manquant un peu de talon. La taille [du Belge] est de 165 à 175 cm, [son] poids d'au moins une tonne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

Brabantino [...] Conocido también como Brabançon y como caballo de tiro Belga, es un magnífico caballo que toma su nombre de la región central de Belgica en la que fue criado por primera vez. [...] Es un animal grande, musculoso y elegante, su cabeza es ligeramente cuadrada y pequeña en comparación con el cuerpo. Posee cuello y espaldas fuertes, asi como unos sólidos cuartos traseros. El dorso es corto y el tórax, ancho. Tiene fuertes extremidades, con mucho pelo. [...] Es un caballo dócil, con buen temperamento y muy esforzado y voluntarioso en el trabajo.

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Record 7 2004-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
OBS

Prepare same as for boiled potatoes, using small potatoes, and trim egg-shaped; parboil ten minutes, drain, and place in baking-pan and bake until soft, basting three times with melted butter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Une des dix provinces de la Belgique, les autres étant: Anvers, le Brabant flamand, la Flandre-Occidentale, la Flandre-Orientale, le Hainaut, Liège, le Limbourg, le Luxembourg et Namur.

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
OBS

Épreuve le dépistage de la mammite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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Record 10 1994-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Old duchy of the Netherlands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Province du centre de la Belgique

Spanish

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