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Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chip
1, record 1, English, chip
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rub 2, record 1, English, rub
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The grazing of [a delivered] rock on another as it passes by. 3, record 1, English, - chip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguish from a "wick," the action of a delivered rock that unintentionally touches another rock in front of the house and sometimes caroms off and starts gliding in another direction. 4, record 1, English, - chip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Most sources consider "chip," "rub" and "wick" as synonyms, using one or the other in expressions of which these terms are elements. 4, record 1, English, - chip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effleurement
1, record 1, French, effleurement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frôlement 2, record 1, French, fr%C3%B4lement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'une pierre [lancée] qui en effleure [ou touche à peine] une autre au passage. 3, record 1, French, - effleurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguer de l'«accrochage», le déplacement de la pierre lancée qui, ratant sa cible, en frappe une autre devant la maison, ou du «ricochet» lorsqu'elle bifurque ensuite dans une autre direction. 4, record 1, French, - effleurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La plupart des sources considèrent «effleurement», «frôlement», «accrochage» et «ricochet» comme des synonymes en employant l'un ou l'autre ou les formes verbales correspondantes dans les locutions dont ces termes sont un élément, d'où l'ambiguité qui peut subsister dans les sens accordés aux locutions nominales et verbales utilisées au curling. 4, record 1, French, - effleurement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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