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PLIOIR [5 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bone folder: an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

plioir : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d’impression» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

A tool made out of wood, bone, ivory or other material that is used to fold sheets by hand and in numerous other binding operations.

OBS

bone folder: Because folders were traditionally made from bone, they are still most commonly called "bone folders," even when the folder is not actually made from bone.

Key term(s)
  • bonefolder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Lame de bois ou d’os utilisée par le relieur pour plier les feuilles.

PHR

Plioir en os, en buis.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

Ancien régionalisme désignant un plioir(à ligne de pêche).

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Tools and Equipment
OBS

Aids in folding leather, putting a crease along the edge of leather, or burnishing the very edge of raw leather pieces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils et machines pour le travail du cuir
OBS

Pour aider à plier le cuir. Peut aussi faire une ligne décorative sur les bords, et brunir, par friction, les côtés.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

sorte de dévidoir sur lequel on met, en Acadie, les lignes à morue en écheveaux

DEF

1. Pêche. Morceau de bois sur lequel on plie les lignes. - 2. Dévidoir servant à mettre des fils à écheveau.

Spanish

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