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PLUME CONTACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
- Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- feather crack
1, record 1, English, feather%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A mechanical crack] in a pattern resembling a feather which [is] caused by a line of contact against the back of the painting ... or a glancing contact on the canvas with a hammer when keying out. 1, record 1, English, - feather%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
- Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- craquelure en épi
1, record 1, French, craquelure%20en%20%C3%A9pi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- craquelure en arête de poisson 1, record 1, French, craquelure%20en%20ar%C3%AAte%20de%20poisson
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Craquelure de tension dont l'aspect rappelle celui d’un épi ou d’une plume et qui est causée par un contact en ligne droite avec le revers du tableau [ou par un] coup de marteau qui a effleuré la toile au moment du réglage de la tension de celle-ci. 1, record 1, French, - craquelure%20en%20%C3%A9pi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Slaughterhouses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- singe
1, record 2, English, singe
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To pass a plucked bird over a flame so as to burn off the remaining dawn. 2, record 2, English, - singe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The flaming operation which ignites and burns the hair remaining after initial depilation of swine carcasses. 3, record 2, English, - singe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Abattoirs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flamber
1, record 2, French, flamber
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soumettre au contact d’une flamme, en les tournant constamment, une volaille ou un gibier à plume, afin de le débarrasser des embryons de plumes et du duvet qui subsistent encore après le plumage. 1, record 2, French, - flamber
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mataderos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- chamuscar
1, record 2, Spanish, chamuscar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quemar una cosa por su parte exterior. 1, record 2, Spanish, - chamuscar
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