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WHALEBONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whalebone
1, record 1, English, whalebone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A thin strip] of cartilage from the mouths of baleen whales that [was] used for stiffening stays, bodice, calash bonnets and petticoat hoops. 2, record 1, English, - whalebone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... whalebone was an important fashion tool—however, it wasn't made out of bone, but whale baleen. Dried baleen was flexible yet strong, and used to create structure in clothing, such as tight corsets, used by high-fashion women to present a curvy waistline ... 3, record 1, English, - whalebone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baleine
1, record 1, French, baleine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame de corne flexible que l'on fabriquait à partir de fanons de baleine et qui entrait notamment dans la confection des corsets. 2, record 1, French, - baleine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- baleen whale
1, record 2, English, baleen%20whale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- whalebone whale 2, record 2, English, whalebone%20whale
correct
- Mysticeti 1, record 2, English, Mysticeti
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the suborder Mysticeti, or baleen whales ... consists of whales, mostly larger, in which numerous panels of baleen take the place of true teeth, which are absent after birth. The food consists primarily of small crustaceans or "krill". 1, record 2, English, - baleen%20whale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mysticeti: term referring to the suborder of whales called "Mysticeti". Always used in the plural form. Nevertheless, any whale of that suborder may be referred to by using the singular form of Mysticeti synonyms. 3, record 2, English, - baleen%20whale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Cétacé à fanons
1, record 2, French, C%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20fanons
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Mysticète 1, record 2, French, Mystic%C3%A8te
correct, masculine noun
- mysticète 2, record 2, French, mystic%C3%A8te
correct, masculine noun
- baleine à fanons 3, record 2, French, baleine%20%C3%A0%20fanons
correct, feminine noun
- mysticète à fanons 1, record 2, French, mystic%C3%A8te%20%C3%A0%20fanons
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Mysticètes ou Cétacés à fanons. [...] On sait que les caractères principaux de ce sous-ordre [de cétacés] sont l'absence complète de dents qu'on ne trouve qu'à l'état embryonnaire, et la présence de fanons. 1, record 2, French, - C%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20fanons
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chez [les fœtus des mysticètes], des [...] fanons pendent de la mâchoire [et] retiennent [...] de petits crustacés [...] 2, record 2, French, - C%C3%A9tac%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20fanons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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