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TASTE-VIN [3 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
- wine thief
1, record 1, English, wine%20thief
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wine thief: an item in the "Food Processing and Preparation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - wine%20thief
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taste-vin
1, record 1, French, taste%2Dvin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taste-vin : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transformation et de préparation des aliments» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - taste%2Dvin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wine Service
- Winemaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tastevin
1, record 2, English, tastevin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- winetaster's cup 1, record 2, English, winetaster%27s%20cup
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The flat silver cup that looks like a tiny ashtray, used ... to sample wine. (Aspler, Tony, Marie Jacques, The Wine Lover Dines, Scarborough, Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1986, p. 239) 1, record 2, English, - tastevin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Silver tastevin displays wine's color most accurately. 1, record 2, English, - tastevin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The "caviste" withdrew a sample of one-year-old ... and released it into a little silver winetaster's cup. (Gillette, Paul, Peter A. Gillette, Playboy's Book of Wine, An Honest and Independent Guide to the Pleasant World of Wine, New-York, Playboy Press, 1964, p. 64) 1, record 2, English, - tastevin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Service des vins
- Industrie vinicole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taste-vin
1, record 2, French, taste%2Dvin
correct, masculine noun, invariable
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tâte-vin 1, record 2, French, t%C3%A2te%2Dvin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite tasse d’argent [...] servant aux dégustateurs de vin. 1, record 2, French, - taste%2Dvin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vigneron [...] peut se livrer [...] aux joies de la dégustation et offrir à la ronde des «tassées» grâce à la petite tasse d’argent, le taste-vin, qu'il porte toujours dans sa poche.(Bell, Bibiane, Alexandre Dorozynski, Le livre du vin, Tous les vins du monde, Paris, Éditions des Deux Coqs d’Or, 1968, p. 94) 2, record 2, French, - taste%2Dvin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- kovsh
1, record 3, English, kovsh
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dipper 1, record 3, English, dipper
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the most typically Russian vessels is the low, boat-shaped kovsh, or dipper, that was originally used for ladling mead, beer, or kvass. 1, record 3, English, - kovsh
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: kovshi. 2, record 3, English, - kovsh
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
kovsh: A Russian term commonly used in English for this kind of vessel; the term dipper is not used in specialized literature. 2, record 3, English, - kovsh
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- kovch
1, record 3, French, kovch
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de tasse à alcool d’origine russe dotée d’une anse et dont la forme évoque vaguement celle d’un taste-vin. 1, record 3, French, - kovch
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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