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ENFILADE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enfilade
1, record 1, English, enfilade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- enfilade of rooms 2, record 1, English, enfilade%20of%20rooms
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arrangement ... of rooms ... in opposite and parallel rows. 1, record 1, English, - enfilade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The enfilades of rooms opening one upon the other, which was a prediction of the 17th century, was abandoned with the advent of European Rococo. Previously the rooms had been arranged with all their doors opening in line with one another, providing long axial vistas with the rooms disposed symmetrically above them. 2, record 1, English, - enfilade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enfilade
1, record 1, French, enfilade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enfilade de pièces 2, record 1, French, enfilade%20de%20pi%C3%A8ces
correct, feminine noun
- pièces en enfilade 2, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ces%20en%20enfilade
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite de pièces qui se commandent les unes les autres, et qu'il faut traverser pour passer de l'une à l'autre. 1, record 1, French, - enfilade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
enfilade : Suite de choses à la file l'une de l'autre. (...) "Une porte qui s'ouvrit lentement sur une enfilade de pièces" (Bosco). Pièces en enfilade. 2, record 1, French, - enfilade
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Performing Arts (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- needle and thread race
1, record 2, English, needle%20and%20thread%20race
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A formation by mounted horsemen who, in single or multiple lanes, crisscross each other while riding at a fast pace. 2, record 2, English, - needle%20and%20thread%20race
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enfilade
1, record 2, French, enfilade
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation par des cavaliers à cheval qui, en lignes simples ou multiples, s'entrecroisent à angle droit ou en transversale tout en maintenant une cadence rapide. 2, record 2, French, - enfilade
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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