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CLOU FIL METALLIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Hardware
- Metal Fasteners
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wire nail
1, record 1, English, wire%20nail
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- steel wire nail 2, record 1, English, steel%20wire%20nail
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nail made by cutting and shaping a piece of round or elliptical steel wire. 3, record 1, English, - wire%20nail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A nail circular in section, not tapering but pointed, and having a thin circular swaged head; ... 3, record 1, English, - wire%20nail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Any one of several types of nails made of wire, especially those used in finishing work. 4, record 1, English, - wire%20nail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nails fall into two broad categories, "wire nails" and "cut nails" .... 5, record 1, English, - wire%20nail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cut nail: a heavy carpentry nail of rectangular cross-section, made by cutting a sheet of steel plate, as opposed to forging wire to make wire nails. Cut nails cannot be bent over and clenched like wire nails. 5, record 1, English, - wire%20nail
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quincaillerie du bâtiment
- Clouterie et visserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clou en fil métallique
1, record 1, French, clou%20en%20fil%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clou en fil d’acier 2, record 1, French, clou%20en%20fil%20d%26rsquo%3Bacier
correct, masculine noun
- clou de fil d’acier 3, record 1, French, clou%20de%20fil%20d%26rsquo%3Bacier
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour fabriquer les clous, des machines coupent à froid le fil d'acier aux longueurs voulues, tandis qu'elles forment leur tête et leur pointe. Comme matière première, pour les clous ordinaires, on emploie surtout l'acier tréfilé. 4, record 1, French, - clou%20en%20fil%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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