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PIQUET TENTE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tent stake
1, record 1, English, tent%20stake
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tent stake: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - tent%20stake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piquet de tente
1, record 1, French, piquet%20de%20tente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piquet de tente : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 1, French, - piquet%20de%20tente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Performing Arts (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tent pegging
1, record 2, English, tent%20pegging
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tent-pegging 2, record 2, English, tent%2Dpegging
noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sport originating in India of riding a horse at a charging pace and endeavoring to uproot on the point of a lance a tent peg in the ground. 1, record 2, English, - tent%20pegging
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An old kind of sport; in modern times, it is much more a game-type exercise in carrousel performances. 3, record 2, English, - tent%20pegging
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- course de piquets
1, record 2, French, course%20de%20piquets
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pique-piquet 2, record 2, French, pique%2Dpiquet
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cavalier pratiquant le sport du «pique-piquet» se penche et tente de ramasser le piquet à l'aide de sa lance à trois dents(Afghanistan). 2, record 2, French, - course%20de%20piquets
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Pique-piquet» (entre guillemets dans la source SPORE-F,1986,21,,44 pourrait être utilisé pour signifier le jeu ancien; «course de piquets», d’après «course de têtes» (source PSPOR,1982,,,454), serait plus approprié pour identifier le jeu de carrousel faisant partie de spectacles de cavaliers à cheval. 3, record 2, French, - course%20de%20piquets
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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