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MOUCHE PRINCIPALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foot spot
1, record 1, English, foot%20spot
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyramid spot 2, record 1, English, pyramid%20spot
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
foot spot: A spot midway between the center spot and the middle of the foot cushion on a carom or pocket billiards table. 3, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
pyramid spot: A spot on an English billiards or snooker table midway between the center spot and the middle of the top cushion. 3, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In American pocket billiards and snooker, the racked balls are placed on the "foot" side of the table while in English billiards or snookers, the red ball or the triangle is placed on the "top" side of the table. 4, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The pyramid spot is the British equivalent to the foot spot on an American carom or pocket billiards table. 3, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first ball of the racked balls is placed on the foot spot at the beginning of (an American pocket billiards game; any balls illegally pocketed are returned to the foot spot. 3, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The first of the racked balls is located on the pyramid spot at the beginning of a game of snooker in American play. In British snooker, the pink ball is placed on the pyramid spot. 3, record 1, English, - foot%20spot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouche principale
1, record 1, French, mouche%20principale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouche du bas 1, record 1, French, mouche%20du%20bas
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mouches : petites rondelles ou petits points noirs fixés en divers endroits sur la table et servant de guides au placement des billes. 1, record 1, French, - mouche%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les jeux de billard à blouses ont en commun certaines règles générales. (...) Au début de la partie, les billes sont placées en forme de pyramide à l'aide du triangle, sur la mouche du bas (mouche principale). 1, record 1, French, - mouche%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Au snooker ou au billard anglais, le côté sur lequel est placé le triangle retenant les billes dans un cas, et la bille rouge, dans l'autre, est considéré comme le haut de la table tandis qu'au snooker ou au billard à blouses américain, ce côté est considéré comme le bas de la table; on parle donc de la "mouche principale" sur une table anglaise et de la "mouche du bas" ou "mouche principale" sur une table américaine. Autre particularité : au snooker anglais, la bille rose est placée sur la mouche principale et les 15 billes rouges dans le triangle, rangées au-dessous (par rapport au centre de la table); au snooker américain, c'est la bille au sommet du triangle qui est placée sur la mouche principale ou mouche du bas et la bille rose se retrouve au-dessus de la mouche (par rapport au centre de la table). Au billard sans blouse, on place la bille rouge sur la "mouche principale" (pyramid spot) dans le haut d'une table anglaise ou sur la "mouche principale" ou "mouche du bas" (foot spot) dans le bas d'une table américaine. 2, record 1, French, - mouche%20principale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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