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TIMBER CLADDING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Exterior Covering Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood siding
1, record 1, English, wood%20siding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- timber cladding 2, record 1, English, timber%20cladding
correct, Great Britain
- weatherboarding 3, record 1, English, weatherboarding
correct, less frequent
- weatherboard 3, record 1, English, weatherboard
correct, see observation, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two general types of wood siding: bevel siding ... and drop or novelty siding, which ... is installed against the sheathing. 1, record 1, English, - wood%20siding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normally "siding" is used when the reference is clear from the context. There are other types of wood siding as well. 3, record 1, English, - wood%20siding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "weatherboard" : "Weatherboard" and "weatherboarding" have been mentioned as synonyms of "(wood) siding" in some works and of "bevel siding" in others. Both terms refer to the horizontal-board type of wood siding. SCOBU mentions that weatherboards "generally overlap each other, either with or without a rebate .... Clapboard is not rebated". 3, record 1, English, - wood%20siding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Revêtements extérieurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parement en bois
1, record 1, French, parement%20en%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parement en bois (...). Utiliser cette section pour prescrire un parement en panneaux de contreplaqué, panneaux de fibres de bois dur et en planches de bois de charpente. 1, record 1, French, - parement%20en%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes "planche de couverture extérieure" et "lambris extérieurs", relevés sur des fiches provisoires, n'ont pas été retenus comme synonymes, parce qu'ils n'ont pas pu être vérifiés dans des sources écrites au cours des recherches. 2, record 1, French, - parement%20en%20bois
Record 1, Key term(s)
- planche de couverture extérieure
- lambris extérieurs
- bardage en bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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