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BRISOIR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Bast Fibres (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brake
1, record 1, English, brake
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- breaker 2, record 1, English, breaker
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a toothed instrument or machine for separating out the fiber of flax or hemp by breaking up the woody parts. 1, record 1, English, - brake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Fibres textiles libériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- broie
1, record 1, French, broie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- broye 2, record 1, French, broye
correct, feminine noun
- sérançoir 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9ran%C3%A7oir
correct, masculine noun
- séran 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9ran
correct, masculine noun
- brisoir 3, record 1, French, brisoir
correct, masculine noun
- broyeuse 4, record 1, French, broyeuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument qui servait autrefois à briser la tige du chanvre et du lin, pour détacher la filasse de la chènevotte. 5, record 1, French, - broie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stairbuilder's saw
1, record 2, English, stairbuilder%27s%20saw
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- staircase saw 2, record 2, English, staircase%20saw
correct, United States
- stair saw 2, record 2, English, stair%20saw
correct, United States
- grooving saw 1, record 2, English, grooving%20saw
correct
- trenching saw 1, record 2, English, trenching%20saw
correct, archaic
- notching saw 1, record 2, English, notching%20saw
correct, archaic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short length of saw blade with a shaped wooden grip fitted along its upper edge, and sometimes made adjustable for depth of cut ... used with or without a fence to cut the sides of grooves across or at an angle with the grain, e.g. in staircase strings. 3, record 2, English, - stairbuilder%27s%20saw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- scie de parqueteur
1, record 2, French, scie%20de%20parqueteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- scie à parquet 1, record 2, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20parquet
correct, feminine noun
- brisoir 1, record 2, French, brisoir
correct, masculine noun
- scie pour parqueteur 1, record 2, French, scie%20pour%20parqueteur
correct, feminine noun
- scie à rainure 1, record 2, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20rainure
correct, feminine noun
- scie à queue 1, record 2, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20queue
correct, feminine noun, archaic
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scie à renfort de bois, de petite dimension, réservée à l'exécution de rainures. 1, record 2, French, - scie%20de%20parqueteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La scie de parqueteur, ou brisoir, est une petite scie renforcée (15 à 20 cm) de forme très spéciale. Sa lame rectangulaire, à une seule rive dentée, est rivée à un renfort de bois muni parfois d'une ou de deux poignées ouvertes, parfois d'une poignée fermée (dans les plus vieux modèles). On l'utilise pour creuser des rainures (limons d'escaliers (staircase string), lames de parquets, etc.) ainsi que pour sectionner des lames de parquets, lors de réparations, notamment. 1, record 2, French, - scie%20de%20parqueteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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