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moon knives (knives, cutting tools, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Crescent-shaped knives with a handle set transversely, used by leatherworkers and for other purposes. This type of knife was known in ancient Egypt and other early civilizations. |
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moon knives (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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moon knife (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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moon-knives (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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round-head knives (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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knives, moon (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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round head knives (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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knife, round-head (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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slichtmanen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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slichtmaan (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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halvemaanmes (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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halvemaanmessen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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rondmes (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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rondmessen (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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Halbmondmesser (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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yllan-shou-tao (C,U,Japanese (transliterated),UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TH |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ equipment (G) |
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................ <equipment by process> (G) |
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.................... cutting equipment (G) |
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........................ cutting tools (G) |
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............................ knives (G) |
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................................ moon knives (G) |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ equipment (G) |
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................ <equipment by material processed> (G) |
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.................... leatherworking tools (G) |
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........................ leatherworking knives (G) |
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............................ moon knives (G) |
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Dutch ..... Crescent-shaped knives with a handle set transversely, used by leatherworkers and for other purposes. This type of knife was known in ancient Egypt and other early civilizations. |
German ..... Sichelförmiges Messer mit einem Griff in der Mitte, von Kürschnern verwendet. |
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Related concepts: |
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meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
round knives |
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(leatherworking knives, leatherworking tools, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300395486] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Subject: ..... |
[IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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Note: |
English | .......... | [VP] |
| .......... | Hitchcock's Woodworking Buyers' Directory (1964) |
| .......... | Kramers,Technologische woordentolk (1874) |
| .......... | Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) |
| .......... | Powerhouse Museum Collection [online] (2000-) |
| .......... | Stohlman, Leathercraft Tools (1984) |
| .......... | Vocabulary program, Getty |
| .......... | Webster's Third New International Dictionary (2002) |
Dutch | .......... | [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
| .......... | AAT-Ned (1994-) |
| .......... | ID-DOC, MOT |
| .......... | Kramers,Technologische woordentolk (1874) |
| .......... | Kruijsen, Woordenboek Limburgse dialecten |
| .......... | Vos, Leerbewerking, houtbewerking, metaal (1986) |
German | .......... | [IfM-SMB-PK] |
| .......... | IfM Berlin |
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