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CUISSON PORCELAINE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earthenware
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glazed earthenware
1, record 1, English, glazed%20earthenware
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two main types of glazed earthenware. One is covered with a transparent lead glaze; when the earthenware body to which this glaze is applied has a cream colour, the product is called creamware. The second type, covered with an opaque white tin glaze, is variously called tin-enameled, or tin-glazed, earthenware ... 2, record 1, English, - glazed%20earthenware
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Faïences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faïence
1, record 1, French, fa%C3%AFence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poterie de terre émaillée ou vernissée. 2, record 1, French, - fa%C3%AFence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La faïence est une céramique moins fine que la porcelaine, produite à partir d’argile blanche ou ocre, par cuisson dans des fours à environ 1 000 °C. Pour la rendre brillante, on la recouvre d’une glaçure à l'étain ou au plomb. 3, record 1, French, - fa%C3%AFence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ceramics (Industries)
- Glass Industry
- Applied Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vitreous china 1, record 2, English, vitreous%20china
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glazed ceramic ware with a dense or vitrified body having little or no translucency. 1, record 2, English, - vitreous%20china
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Céramique (Industries)
- Industrie du verre
- Arts appliqués
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine sanitaire
1, record 2, French, porcelaine%20sanitaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les porcelaines sanitaires([dites] «vitreous» [par les] anglo-saxons), placées dans la série des produits vitrifiés entre le grès et la porcelaine; leur mode de cuisson, leur aspect en font des produits intermédiaires entre la faïence fine et la porcelaine; leur pâte est à la fois poreuse et translucide. 1, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20sanitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vitreous ware
1, record 3, English, vitreous%20ware
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All the fine English ware is china, but ... the vitreous ware is almost entirely hard porcelain. 2, record 3, English, - vitreous%20ware
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Porcelain bodies ... are relatively non-plastic and fire between cone 8 and cone 12, to an extremely hard, vitreous ware. 3, record 3, English, - vitreous%20ware
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine vitreous
1, record 3, French, porcelaine%20vitreous
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vitreous china 2, record 3, French, vitreous%20china
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vitreous china est utilisé dans la fabrication de la vaisselle hôtelière et dans l’industrie des produits sanitaires. Il est cuit en monocuisson entre 1 260 et 1 320°. 2, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une autre qualité de produits préparés avec une pâte appelée vitreous china qui correspond à une porcelaine. 2, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les porcelaines vitreous placées dans la série des produits vitrifiés entre le grès et la porcelaine; leur mode de cuisson en font des produits intermédiaires entre la faïence fine et la porcelaine. 1, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20vitreous
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- glaze
1, record 4, English, glaze
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The final firing of porcelain in which a high gloss is imparted to the material. 1, record 4, English, - glaze
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glaçage
1, record 4, French, gla%C3%A7age
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dernière cuisson de la porcelaine, qui lui confère un aspect brillant(glaçure). 1, record 4, French, - gla%C3%A7age
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-03-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Kitchen Utensils
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- baking dish
1, record 5, English, baking%20dish
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A consumer setting out to buy a simple heat-resistant glass baking dish is confronted with everything from tinted dishes in straw trivets to pots cast in sand molds and even age-old clay bakers. 1, record 5, English, - baking%20dish
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Batterie de cuisine
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plat de cuisson
1, record 5, French, plat%20de%20cuisson
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- plat allant au feu 2, record 5, French, plat%20allant%20au%20feu
correct, masculine noun
- plat allant au four 3, record 5, French, plat%20allant%20au%20four
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plats de cuisson actuels(en terre vernissée, en Pyrex, en porcelaine à feu ou en acier inoxydable) sont des ustensiles essentiellement destinés à la cuisson au four(...) 4, record 5, French, - plat%20de%20cuisson
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«plat allant au feu» : Larousse gastronomique. 2, record 5, French, - plat%20de%20cuisson
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-10-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- china firing 1, record 6, English, china%20firing
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cuisson de porcelaine
1, record 6, French, cuisson%20de%20porcelaine
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-06-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
- Dishes
- Glassware
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- custard cup
1, record 7, English, custard%20cup
correct, specific
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a heat-resistant cup of porcelain or glass in which an individual custard is baked. 1, record 7, English, - custard%20cup
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
- Vaisselle
- Objets en verre
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- ramequin
1, record 7, French, ramequin
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Récipient en porcelaine ou en verre, utilisé pour des préparations nécessitant une cuisson au four. 2, record 7, French, - ramequin
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ramequin sert également à mouler [...] des entremets froids, servis démoulés ou non (petits pots de crème, flans au caramel, crèmes cuites). 3, record 7, French, - ramequin
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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