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Nomenclature
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- Primary term
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flint
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/1809 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A piece of quartz of varying shapes, sizes, and colors. It may be rough or worked. Used to create a spark by striking it downward onto the steel to ignite the tinder.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- flint
- Alternative term(s)
- chert; fire-stone; firestone; flintstone; hornstone; silex
- French
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- Term (International)
- pierre à feu
- Term gender (International)
- feminine
- Alternative term(s)
- pierre à fusil; silex
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2022-07-07
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 02-00467
- Downloads
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/1809 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
| Data source | Label | Language | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | flints (fire-making equipment) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
| Wikidata | flint (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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