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Record 1 2012-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

A ceramic or metal sanitary appliance, for the reception and flushing away of human solid and liquid excrement, consisting of a bowl with an inlet for flushing water and a trapped outlet.

OBS

pan; W.C. bowl; W.C. pan: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

OBS

water-closet bowl; toilet bowl: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Bassin en faïence ou en porcelaine d'un siège [de toilette].

OBS

cuvette de cabinet d'aisance; cuvette : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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