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racloir

Meaning of "racloir" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RACLOIR

ˈrækˌlwɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RACLOIR

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Racloir is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RACLOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Racloir

A racloir is a name given by archaeologists to a certain type of flint tool made by prehistoric peoples. Racloir from Galería It is created from a flint flake and looks like a large scraper. As well as being used for scraping hides and bark, it may also have been used as a knife. Racloirs are most associated with the Neanderthal Mousterian industry.

Definition of racloir in the English dictionary

The definition of racloir in the dictionary is a tool used for scraping.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RACLOIR

armoire · baignoire · boudoir · bourgeois · Chihuahua · couloir · devoir · Dubois · Kwa · Levallois · memoir · noir · pulwar · repertoire · reservoir · Seychellois · shalwar · tous-les-mois · tulwar · wawa

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RACLOIR

racketer · racketry · rackets · rackett · rackety · rackful · Rackham · racking · rackingly · rackle · rackwork · raclette · racon · raconteur · raconteuse · racoon · RACQ · racquet · racquetball · racy

WORDS THAT END LIKE RACLOIR

abattoir · au revoir · Beauvoir · choir · coir · de Beauvoir · Eure-et-Loir · film noir · gospel choir · grattoir · loir · male-voice choir · peignoir · Pinot Noir · pochoir · preach to the choir · remontoir · Renoir · terroir · trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of racloir in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «racloir» into 25 languages

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RACLOIR»

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Racloir
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A racloir (French for scraper) is a name given by archaeologists to a certain type of flint tool made by prehistoric peoples.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from ...
Racloir - single-edged, straight 10. Racloir - single-edged, convex 1 1 . Racloir - single-edged, concave 12. Racloir - double-edged, straight 13. Racloir - double- edged, straight/convex 14. Racloir - double-edged, straight/concave 15. Racloir ...
Paul Mellars, 1996
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Neandertal Lithic Industries at La Quina
Hardy's (1994: 202) examination of two racloirs and four flakes from Bed L yielded evidence of his plant residue A on one flake (H5—1087) and one racloir ( H5—1104). The flake also had pitted striations and the racloir had hard / high- silica ...
Arthur J. Jelinek, 2013
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Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site: Volume 3, The Earlier ...
They are made on flakes, chunks, flake fragments or cores, and are classified as follows: single side (racloir simple; racloir transversal) double side (racloir double ) three edges (racloir dejete double) end (grattoir) end & side convergent ...
J. Desmond Clark, 2001
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Routledge Dictionnaire Technique Anglais
scrapîng 628 grattoir m, raclette/ rognoir m, tool scraper m, mi- ning for cleaning oui shothole eurette/ paper tech racloir m, petr piston racleur m; - hoard n print papier procédé m; - chain assemhly n mining ensemhle de chaînes à raclette m;  ...
Yves Arden, Neil Clements, 1994
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The Middle Paleolithic: Adaptation, Behavior, and Variability
b. (a) Distribution of 88 Mousterian assemblages from Western Europe according to Racloir Index (redrawn from Bordes and de Sonneville- Bordes 1970:fig. 15, bottom), suggesting multi-modality. (b) Distribution of 77 Mousterian ...
Harold L. Dibble, Paul Mellars, 2003
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Mousterian in Mediterranean France: a regional integrative ...
Li mace o; o 0: 0 0 0 14 9. Racloir simple droit 3 0 1 4 1 3 15 10. Racloir simple convexe 21 3 3 11 5> 15 16 1 1 . Racloir simple concave 4 0 0 0 2 2 17 12. Racloir double droit 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 3. Racloir double droit-convexe 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 14.
Carolyn Szmidt, 2003
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Dictionnaire de la Prononciation Angloise; Ou Nouveau ...
Racloir , f. m. Racloir , de .sardi. nier. Racloir, däcneporte. Racloire , s. f. Raclure , f. f. Raconte' , ée , p. p. Raconter, v. a. Raconteur , euse , ...s.m.&f. Racornir , vd a. 'Ralcquitter , (se) V. l re . Rade,-l~.î f'. ' Radeau , s. m; Kader , v. n. “ Radiation ...
..... O'Reilly, 1756
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Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment Life and Art:
(75) Above this layer,again,isa leveloftypical late Mousterianforms, quite unlike thesmall primitiveflakesof the lowerleveland resembling the characteristic forms ofLa Quina,the dominant typebeingthe finelyshaped LaQuina racloir. Thefew ...
Henry Fairfield Osborn, 2014
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BAR International Series
... moustérienne allongée 8) limace 9) racloir simple droit 10) racloir simple convexe 11) racloir simple concave 1 2) racloir double droit 1 3) racloir double droit-convexe 14) racloir double droit-concave 1 5) racloir double biconvexe 16) racloir ...
Arne Johan Nærøy, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RACLOIR»

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Noirmoutier, l'île authentique
À l'aide de son ételle, un grand racloir muni d'un long manche, Hervé Zarca déplace les cristaux de gros sel dans l'«œillet», l'un de la quarantaine de bassins ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
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Ebéniste. Anne Tacon jongle entre les époques
Quant au ponçage, il est réalisé intégralement au racloir. Les puristes remarqueront aussi les pieds griffus, marque authentique du Moyen Âge. Anne Tacon ... «Le Télégramme, Jul 15»
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L'art au cœur de l'entreprise
Au 19, rue des Boucheries Saint-Ouen, tout le matériel de fabrication est resté : les cadres de soie, les encres, le racloir... Hélène Dumets et les artistes se ... «Paris Normandie, Jul 15»
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Thomas de Vuillefroy a ouvert son atelier-galerie
En 2013, à l'encre de Chine, du fixatif et un racloir, il découvre un nouveau moyen d'impression, «méthode de travail de la même façon que j'ai découvert le ... «ladepeche.fr, Apr 15»
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Jules Olitski exposé à la galerie Daniel Templon à Paris
... des années 1950, mais y associe désormais des innovations techniques : la couleur est étalée au chiffon, racloir, appliquée au rouleau, structurant la surface. «Artistik Rezo, Apr 15»
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Stamping nail art : comment ça marche ?
Pour pratiquer cette manucure maison artistique, la seule contrainte est de s'équiper du matériel suivant : des plaques gravées, des tampons, un racloir et des ... «Madame Figaro, Feb 15»
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Pointe de Quinson
Parmi ces objets, on trouve par exemple : le chopper (galet à bord tranchant) qui est le plus simple à fabriquer, le racloir, le biface, le burin ou encore la pointe, ... «Art Côte d'Azur, Feb 15»
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Expo : Neandertal, l'Européen (Nemours)
Les outils pouvaient servir pour différentes tâches. Par exemple le racloir (outil caractéristique de Néandertal), pouvait servir à racler les peaux, travailler le bois ... «Histoire pour Tous, Feb 15»
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15 astuces pour (toujours) avoir une bonne haleine !
Lorsque vous utilisez un racloir de langue ou brossez votre langue, vous supprimez toutes ces mauvaises bactéries. Prenez spray dans votre sac à main. «Cosmopolitan.fr, Feb 15»
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Wattrelos: un atelier pour faire de (bonnes) crêpes
Armé de son rozell, sorte de petit racloir en bois sans dents, une louchette de pâte étalée sur le billig (plaque circulaire en fonte) bien chaud et quelques tours ... «Nord Eclair.fr, Jan 15»
REFERENCE
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