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CLOUEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2014-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traditional Construction Methods
  • Metal Fasteners
OBS

Nail: To attach or fasten together or onto something else with or as with nails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction classiques
  • Clouterie et visserie
DEF

Fixation avec des clous [...]

DEF

Action de clouer.

OBS

Clouage [...] mot préférable à «cloutage», qui signifie garniture décorative de clous, en ameublement.

OBS

Cloutage : disposition de clous décoratifs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

The process of fixing roofing materials to a substrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Fixation de matériaux de couverture à l'aide de clous ou de fixations spéciales enfoncées au marteau.

Key term(s)
  • clouement

Spanish

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