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BOUILLIE EPAISSE [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clay and Clay Products (Ceramics)
DEF

A mixture of fine clay and water used in the manufacture and decoration of pottery; also used in luting pieces of pottery together.

OBS

barbotine: a French term that should be avoided in English.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terres et glaçures (Ind. de la céramique)
DEF

Pâte étendue d’eau qui forme une bouillie plus ou moins épaisse, utilisée pour fixer les anses et les ornements en relief.

OBS

Elle doit être de même nature que la pâte dont la pièce est composée, même fusibilité, même retrait. Elle est aussi utilisée dans la technique du coulage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arcilla y sus productos (Industria de la cerámica)
DEF

Masa para moldear por colada, o sea por vaciado en moldes huecos, consistente en arcillas o caolines que, al ser mezclados con silicato de sodio, tienen la propiedad de licuarse con muy poca agua.

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Record 2 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

An accumulation of sludge, so dense as to make the passage of small craft impossible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
OBS

bouillie de glace : Couche superficielle de la mer riche en cristaux de glace.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Medication
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

A soft moist mass of adhesive substances, usually heated, sometimes medicated, spread on cloth, and applied to a part of the body as an emollient, a relaxant, a stimulant, or a counterirritant.

CONT

Another tribe dries the leaves [of the plant Schoenobiblus peruvianus] and reduces them to a powder, which is then applied as a poultice to persistent infected cuts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Médicaments
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Préparation médicamenteuse de la consistance d’une bouillie épaisse qui, étalée entre deux linges, s’applique généralement chaude sur la partie du corps à soigner.

CONT

Cataplasme de farine de lin, de moutarde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Medicamentos
  • Epidermis y dermis
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Record 4 1990-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
DEF

a thick oatmeal gruel, esp. as eaten by sailors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
OBS

porridge :bouillie ou soupe épaisse de flocons d’avoine.

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
  • Beverages
OBS

the grist is passed through a Steel's masher, a machine with a revolving worn screw, which mixes the grist with incoming water to make a - -.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

le travail par décoction consiste, après avoir délayé le malt dans la cuve-matière en une bouillie épaisse, à prélever le tiers du moût.

Spanish

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