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FRISON [6 records]

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Record 1 2020-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A tight curl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
DEF

Petite boucle de cheveux frisée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The Friesian breed is one of the oldest domesticated breeds in Europe. It is native to the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. ... One of the outstanding characteristics of the Friesian horse is its very long mane and tail. These are never cut and often reach the ground. The breed also has abundant feather and long leg hair reaching from the middle of the leg. The color is always black, and only a white star in the forehead is permissible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Race d'origine hollandaise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
CONT

Son originarios de la región de los países bajos llamada Frisisa y constituyen una de las razas más antiguas de Europa. A pesar de que sus orígenes entroncan con las razas de sangre fría, los frisones fueron mejorados cruzándolos con caballos de pura raza española y orientales. ... Sus fuertes extremidades están recubiertas de pelaje. ... Capa: Castaña oscura. Se admite que tengan un pequeño lucero blanco.

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Record 3 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The East Friesian and the Oldenburg were one and the same until the end of World War II.

OBS

The development of the Oldenburg horse was attributed to the work of Herzog Anton Günther von Oldenburg. He developed the breed in the 16th century, using mares of the Friesian breed as well as selected stallions from Spain and Italy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Cheval allemand, proche parent de l'oldenburg.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
DEF

Silk waste from the reeling process, especially the outer waste (floss).

CONT

Short outside fibers of the silkworm's cocoon, the inner fibers from the cocoon, and the fiber from pierced cocoons are known as frisons and are made into spun silk yarns. Fibers are cut into fairly uniform lengths, combed, and twisted into yarns ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
DEF

Déchet de soie naturelle produit lors du battage des cocons, avant leur dévidage.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The West Germanic language of the Frisian people, most closely related to English, spoken in Friesland, a northern province of the Netherlands, in Ostfriesland and Nordfriesland, in Germany and also in the Frisian islands in the North sea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du groupe germanique occidental, la plus proche de l'anglais, parlée principalement dans la province de Frise, aux Pays-Bas et également en Allemagne.

Spanish

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Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk (Textiles)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

--tangled silk on the outside of the cocoon, also known as floss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soieries
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

--partie la plus externe du cocon des vers à soie, non dévidable en filature. (Cette partie est utilisée, avec tous les déchets du cocon, pour la fabrication de la schappe.)

Spanish

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