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BRUT ETIRAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glass Polishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fire polish
1, record 1, English, fire%20polish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the smoothness or brilliancy of surface imparted to glassware by fire polishing. 1, record 1, English, - fire%20polish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fire-polish, vt: to make (glassware) smooth, gloss, or brilliant in appearance by reheating in the process of manufacture. 1, record 1, English, - fire%20polish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fire polishing: the process of reheating glassware in order to impart a smooth or brilliant surface. 1, record 1, English, - fire%20polish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Polissage du verre
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poli du feu
1, record 1, French, poli%20du%20feu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On confond généralement le verre à vitre(...) avec la glace(...). La technique de fabrication et les propriétés sont pourtant très différentes. Les verres à vitre possèdent le poli naturel, dit "du feu", qu'ils ont acquis au cours du soufflage ou de l'étirage, alors que les glaces proviennent d’un traitement mécanique à froid, subi par les feuilles de verre brut provenant d’un laminage. 1, record 1, French, - poli%20du%20feu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le float-glass. (...) Les deux faces ont le "poli du feu": l’un acquis naturellement dans l’atmosphère, l’autre au contact du métal fondu, théoriquement idéalement plan. Le procédé ne se substitue qu’à la coulée et à la phase de douci-poli de la glacerie classique, laissant inchangées la fusion dans un four continu et la recuisson (laquelle s’effectue dès lors à la sortie du bain de flottation); (...) 1, record 1, French, - poli%20du%20feu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aluminum
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- as drawn 1, record 2, English, as%20drawn
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aluminium
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brut d'étirage 1, record 2, French, brut%20d%27%C3%A9tirage
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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