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BERCE [2 records]

Record 1 1996-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Structural crossmember used as a support on a log body or on a unitized tank body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Traverse servant de support sur les plateaux pour grumes et sur les citernes autoporteuses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Travesaño que sirve de soporte en las plataformas para troncos y los camiones cisternas monocasco.

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Record 2 1993-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

One of the two curved pieces upon which a cradle, rocking chair, or similar device rocks.

CONT

The idea of fitting rockers to the feet of chairs ... has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin. (A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, 1991, p. 561).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Patin courbe d'un berceau, d'une chaise berceuse, rappelant, par sa forme, la planche courbe du dessus d'un tonneau.

CONT

Le berceau reposait sur deux larges berces; ainsi la mère pouvait bercer le bébé avec le pied tout en s'occupant à d'autres tâches.

Spanish

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