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HAIR [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 1, English, hair
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bee's body is thickly covered with fine hairs. When a bee travels from flower to flower, grains of pollen stick to these hairs. 2, record 1, English, - hair
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 1, French, poil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poil récolteur 1, record 1, French, poil%20r%C3%A9colteur
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dessus de l'abdomen, comme le dos du thorax, est ordinairement recouvert de poils plus ou moins clairsemés (...) C'est dans leur épaisse fourrure que se recueillent et s'accumulent de fortes charges de pollen (...) 2, record 1, French, - poil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 2, English, hair
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals .... 1, record 2, English, - hair
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 2, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production de la peau en forme de fil, apparaissant sur le corps de certains animaux ou sur certaines parties du corps humain. 2, record 2, French, - poil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les poils sont des productions filiformes qui se montrent sur toute la surface de la peau du corps à l'exception de la paume des mains et de la plante des pieds. 3, record 2, French, - poil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pelo
1, record 2, Spanish, pelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filamento cilíndrico, sutil, de naturaleza córnea, que nace y crece entre los poros de la piel de casi todos los mamíferos y de algunos animales de distinta clase. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pelo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Cabello" es el nombre de los pelos de la cabeza. "Vello" es el pelo que sale más corto y suave que el de la cabeza y de la barba, en algunas partes del cuerpo humano. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pelo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- trichome
1, record 3, English, trichome
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hair 2, record 3, English, hair
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trichomes, or plants hairs, ... serve to protect the plant, either from the drying effects of wind and sun, or from plant-eating insects or other animals, which may be physically repelled by the hairs or poisoned by chemicals they produce. 3, record 3, English, - trichome
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- trichome
1, record 3, French, trichome
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- poil 2, record 3, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production épidermique fine comme un cheveu. 3, record 3, French, - trichome
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les feuilles sont parfois recouvertes de poils (trichomes) ou de cire. 4, record 3, French, - trichome
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tricoma
1, record 3, Spanish, tricoma
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- trichoma 2, record 3, Spanish, trichoma
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excrecencia epidérmica de la superficie de los órganos vegetales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - tricoma
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 4, English, hair
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Devaney's ray 2, record 4, English, Devaney%27s%20ray
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Devaney calls this ray a hair. 1, record 4, English, - hair
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Also we have found that the Julia-like sets there typically contain "hairs" like.... 1, record 4, English, - hair
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rayon de Devaney
1, record 4, French, rayon%20de%20Devaney
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous considérons un cercle de rayon R près du centre. Médiographie L. Devaney. 2, record 4, French, - rayon%20de%20Devaney
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-11-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 5, English, hair
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the coating of hairs on a human head. 1, record 5, English, - hair
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chevelure
1, record 5, French, chevelure
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des cheveux d'une personne. 2, record 5, French, - chevelure
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-12-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 6, English, hair
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bow ..., in music, the implement used to stroke and thereby vibrate the strings of instruments of the viol and violin families. It consists of a curved wooden stick with horsehair stretched from end to end.... The "nut", a device at the lower end of the stick that regulates the tension of the hair, first appeared in the 16th century. 2, record 6, English, - hair
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mèche
1, record 6, French, m%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Archet. (...) De nos jours, il se compose d'une mèche en crins de cheval et d'une baguette au profil concave (...) La mèche est attachée d'une part à la tête, de l'autre à la hausse d'ébène qui sert à tenir l'archet et à régler sa tension (..) La tension de la mèche s'effectue grâce à une vis à écrou placée au bout de la hausse qui fait avancer ou reculer celle-ci. 2, record 6, French, - m%C3%A8che
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1980-11-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 7, Main entry term, English
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An epidermal appendage, usually slender, simple, or variously branched. 1, record 7, English, - hair
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 7, French, poil
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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