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COLLE EMULSION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Art Supplies
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tempera
1, record 1, English, tempera
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A generic term for any one of several paint media which leaves the surface of the finished product matte or without shiny reflections. 2, record 1, English, - tempera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term has been loosely applied to almost all kinds of paints other than oils and water-colors. 3, record 1, English, - tempera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel d'artistes
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tempéra
1, record 1, French, temp%C3%A9ra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tempera 2, record 1, French, tempera
correct, feminine noun
- peinture a tempera 3, record 1, French, peinture%20a%20tempera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il y a bien des tempéras. On les classe suivant la nature du dispersant utilisé, œuf, caséine, gomme, etc... D’autres éléments entrent en jeu : huiles siccatives, vernis à l’essence, éventuellement cires [...] 4, record 1, French, - temp%C3%A9ra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] depuis 1920 environ, le sens de tempéra s’est précisé [...] comme une peinture essentiellement en émulsion, utilisée exclusivement en peinture d’art, c'est-à-dire en préparation battue, à base d’éléments aqueux et d’éléments non aqueux, l'eau et l'huile par exemple ou l'eau et la colle. 2, record 1, French, - temp%C3%A9ra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Tempera] demande à garder son sens précis, car il est parfois synonyme de «détrempe», voire de «gouache» [...] 4, record 1, French, - temp%C3%A9ra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : tempéras; temperas; tempere. 5, record 1, French, - temp%C3%A9ra
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labelling (Packaging)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- emulsion type base label stock 1, record 2, English, emulsion%20type%20base%20label%20stock
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Étiquetage (Emballages)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- papier pour étiquettes enduites de colle en émulsion
1, record 2, French, papier%20pour%20%C3%A9tiquettes%20enduites%20de%20colle%20en%20%C3%A9mulsion
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Papier que l'on emploie en étiquetage auto-adhésif pour des étiquettes devant recevoir une enduction de colle en émulsion. 1, record 2, French, - papier%20pour%20%C3%A9tiquettes%20enduites%20de%20colle%20en%20%C3%A9mulsion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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