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BOWED [3 records]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
OBS

Bow: the longitudinal curvature of a rod, bar, or tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Charpenterie
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Se dit d'une pièce de bois qui est courbée dans le sens de sa longueur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria maderera
  • Carpintería
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
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Record 2 1998-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

Refers to the bent or bowed arm of a man; also refers to dolphins.

OBS

The term "embowed" is also used in English heraldry to refer to the bend.

OBS

The term "flexed" is also used to refer to an arm.

Key term(s)
  • flected

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

Said of an ordinary which is embowed.

OBS

An arm embowed has the elbow to the dexter.

Key term(s)
  • bent
  • bowed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
Key term(s)
  • courbé
  • ployé

Spanish

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