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COLD PERMANENT WAVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cold wave
1, record 1, English, cold%20wave
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cold permanent wave 2, record 1, English, cold%20permanent%20wave
correct, officially approved
- cold waving 2, record 1, English, cold%20waving
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A permanent wave in which the hair is set with a liquid preparation instead of heat. 3, record 1, English, - cold%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alkaline type. 2, record 1, English, - cold%20wave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cold wave; cold permanent wave; cold waving: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - cold%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- permanente froide
1, record 1, French, permanente%20froide
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- permanente à froid 2, record 1, French, permanente%20%C3%A0%20froid
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La permanente froide. Pour l'exécuter, il suffit d'avoir des bigoudis de bois et deux liquides : le premier «frisant», pour «réduire», l'autre pour «neutraliser». 3, record 1, French, - permanente%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La permanente à froid [...] utilise des liquides de permanente capables de transformer à froid la structure kératinique grâce à l'acide thioglycolique. 4, record 1, French, - permanente%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alcaline. 5, record 1, French, - permanente%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
permanente froide; permanente à froid : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - permanente%20froide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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