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dagger
A short stabbing weapon with a pointed blade. In Medieval period daggers served a dual function being also used as knives.

CL armour and weapons
BT edged weapon
NT baselard
NT dirk
NT misericord (dagger)
NT poignard

UF kidney dagger

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dance costume
Clothing worn specifically for formalised dancing.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT costume

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dance ornament
Ornamentation worn specifically for formalised dancing.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT jewellery

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dart
A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot.

CL armour and weapons
BT projectile

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date stone
A stone with the date on it, sometimes of an event, person etc.

CL written communications
BT written item

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<death burial or funerary object>
An object related to deaths, burials or funerals.

CL religion or ritual
NT bier
NT body plug
NT burial chest
NT burial urn
NT canopic vessel
NT cinerary vessel
NT coffin
NT coffin fitting
NT death mask
NT effigy
NT grave marker
NT grave slab
NT gravestone
NT ossuary
NT reliquary
NT sarcophagus
NT shroud
NT tomb
NT tombstone

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death mask
A cast of a person's face taken after death.

CL religion or ritual
BT death burial or funerary object

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debitage
Waste flakes and cores produced in the manufacture of stone implements.

CL manufacture and processing
BT tool by product
NT blade
NT core
NT flake

UF knapping fragment

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decanter
A stoppered bottle, for serving drinks.

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drink serving container

CL container
BT drink serving container

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dedication stone

USE commemorative stone

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defixione

USE curse tablet

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dental implement
Tool used in dentistry either for examination or surgery.

CL medicine and pharmacy
NT burr

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denticulate
A flake or blade tool with more than one notch on its edge.

CL tools and equipment
BT serrated implement
NT microdenticulate

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desk
A flat surface often with drawers used for working upon.

CL furnishings and furniture
BT table

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diadem
A band worn around the head to denote sovereignty.

CL signs or symbols
BT power symbol

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diary
A written journal, often of a personal nature.

CL written communications
BT written item

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dibble
A tool for creating holes in the ground in which to plant seeds or plants.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation object

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dice

USE die

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dice shaker
A container in which dice are shaken and from which dice are thrown.

CL container
BT container <by function>

CL sports and games

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die
A multi sided object usually used to obtain a unique value in games of chance.

CL sports and games
BT sports and games

UF dice

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die stamp
An engraved stamp used to impress an image onto another object.

CL tools and equipment
BT moulding equipment

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<digging equipment>
Equipment for digging earth, etc.

CL tools and equipment
NT digging scoop
NT digging stick
NT entrenching tool
NT fork (tool)
NT hoe
NT shovel
NT spade

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digging scoop
A tool with a scoop end for digging up roots etc.

CL tools and equipment
BT digging equipment

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digging stick
A stick for digging up roots etc. Sometimes a stone weight is attached.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation object

CL tools and equipment
BT digging equipment

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diptych (religious)
A two panelled altar decoration that can be closed.

CL religion or ritual
BT religious structural object

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diptych (written)

USE writing tablet

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dirk
A form of dagger.

CL armour and weapons
BT dagger

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discoidal knife
A discoidal flint tool often has a ground edge.

CL tools and equipment
BT knife

UF discoidal scraper

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discoidal scraper

USE discoidal knife

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discus
A heavy disc, usually thrown.

CL sports and games

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dish
A container used for holding or serving food, especially an open shallow container.

CL container
BT container <by form>
BT food serving container

CL food preparation and consumption
BT food serving container

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distaff
A rod around which fibre is wound for spinning

CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment

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distilling base
A container used with an alembic as part of the distilling process.

CL container
BT scientific and industrial container

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dividers
A form of compass, sometimes with a screw for setting to small intervals.

CL measurement
BT geometry instrument

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divination board
A board used in divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination bone

USE oracle bone

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divination bowl
A bowl used for divination.

CL container
BT religious or ritual container

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination box
A box used for divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination die
A die used in divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination figure
A figurative representation used in divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination staff
A staff used in divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination stone
A stone used for divination.

RT rune stone

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination tablet
A tablet used for divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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divination tray
A tray used in divination.

CL religion or ritual
BT divinational object

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<divinational object>
An object used within a divinational process.

CL religion or ritual
NT divination board
NT divination bowl
NT divination box
NT divination die
NT divination figure
NT divination staff
NT divination stone
NT divination tablet
NT divination tray
NT oracle bone

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document
A piece of written or printed matter providing a record of events, agreements, ownership or identification.

CL written communications
BT written item
NT bulla

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dodecahedron
The purpose of this object is unknown though it could be for surveying or it could be a charm.

CL unassigned

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dog harness

USE harness

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doll
A toy in the image of a human being.

CL sports and games
BT toy

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domino
A flat, oblong gaming piece marked with spots used to play dominoes.

CL sports and games

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donkey shoe
Thinner and narrower than a horse shoe these are also rarer as donkeys tend to be shod less often than horses.

CL animal equipment
BT animal shoe

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door
A barrier used to close an opening, usually hinged and often hung within a supporting frame.

RT doorstop

CL architecture
BT architectural element

UF door frame
UF door jamb
UF door post
UF door socket

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door fitting
An object which is attached to or connected with a door.

CL fixtures and fittings

UF door furniture
UF door handle
UF door knob
UF door knocker
UF door plate
UF door stud

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door frame

USE door

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door furniture

USE door fitting

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door handle

USE door fitting

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door jamb
Use both terms.

USE door
USE jamb

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door knob

USE door fitting

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door knocker

USE door fitting

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door plate

USE door fitting

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door post

USE door

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door socket

USE door

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door stop

USE doorstop

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door stud

USE door fitting

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doorstop
An object fixed to the door or floor to limit the amount a door can open.

RT door

CL fixtures and fittings

UF door stop

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double spiked loop
A type of staple used to hold two object together.

CL unassigned
BT staple

UF joiners dog

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dowel

USE peg

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dowry box
A box to contain the dowry which is a gift or endowment given to or on behalf of the wife.

CL container
BT religious or ritual container

CL religion or ritual
BT marriage object

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drain cover
A protective covering to a drain.

CL architecture
BT architectural element

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drain pipe
A pipe designed to act as a drain or within a drain.

CL architecture
BT pipe (architectural)

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draughtsman
A playing piece for draughts

CL sports and games
BT gaming piece

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drawing set
Associated group of drawing implements.

CL written communications
BT writing and drawing equipment

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drawknife
A knife handled at both ends used to shave wood.

CL tools and equipment
BT smoothing equipment

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dress
A garment worn by females.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear

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CLASS - DRESS AND PERSONAL ACCESSORIES
Clothes, items of attire and ornament and objects for personal use by individuals, including toiletries.

NT clothing
NT dress component
NT personal accessory
NT personal ornament

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<dress component>
Items which are used in clothing but which are not necessarily a separate item of clothing.

CL dress and personal accessories
NT braid
NT button cover
NT clothing fastening
NT footwear component
NT lace (textile)
NT ribbon
NT spangle

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dress fastener (dress)
Any form of fastener used to fasten clothing together.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening

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dress fastener (unknown)
An object of Bronze Age date, usually of gold, with an unknown function.

CL unassigned

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dress hook
A hook to join parts of clothing together.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening

UF garment hook

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dress pin
A pin worn to hold two or more pieces of material together, often when being worn as clothing.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening
NT linked pin

UF cloak pin

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dress stud
A projection used to clip clothing together.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT stud fastener

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dressed stone
Stone used as a building material which has been finished, or dressed, before use.

CL architecture
BT architectural fragment

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drill
A tool for boring holes.

CL tools and equipment
BT drilling equipment
NT bow drill

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drill bit
The cutting part of a drill. Often bits are interchangeable.

CL tools and equipment
BT drilling equipment

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<drilling equipment>
Equipment used to bore a hole in a solid object through the use of a twisting, drilling action.

CL tools and equipment
NT auger
NT auger bit
NT borer
NT drill
NT drill bit
NT gimlet
NT spoon bit
NT twist bit

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<drink serving container>
A container used to serve drinks and liquids.

CL food preparation and consumption
BT food and drink serving container
NT cooler
NT decanter
NT flagon
NT jug
NT pitcher
NT saucer

CL container
BT food and drink serving container
NT cooler
NT decanter
NT flagon
NT jug
NT pitcher
NT saucer

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drinking horn
A drinking vessel, usually curved in shape, fashioned out of animal tusk or horn and sometimes with bands of decoration.

CL container
BT container <by form>
BT drinking vessel

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel

UF drinking horn mount

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drinking horn mount

USE drinking horn

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drinking vessel
A container from which liquid is drunk.

CL container
BT food and drink serving container
NT beaker
NT cup
NT drinking horn
NT feeding bottle
NT goblet
NT mazer
NT mether
NT mug
NT palm cup
NT posset pot
NT stoup (drinking vessel)
NT tankard
NT tazza
NT tumbler
NT tyg

CL container

CL food preparation and consumption
BT food and drink serving container
NT beaker
NT cup
NT drinking horn
NT feeding bottle
NT goblet
NT mazer
NT mether
NT mug
NT palm cup
NT posset pot
NT stoup (drinking vessel)
NT tankard
NT tazza
NT tumbler
NT tyg

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drug bottle
A container, usually glass, used for storing medicinal substances.

CL container
BT medical container

CL medicine and pharmacy
BT medical container

UF drug jar
UF drug pot

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drug jar

USE drug bottle

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drug pot

USE drug bottle

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drum
An instrument made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at one or both ends and sounded by striking.

CL music
BT musical instrument <by membrane>

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drumstick
A stick used to beat a drum.

CL music
BT musical instrument component

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ducking stool
A chair fixed to the end of a plank which was pivoted to allow the incumbent of the chair to be ducked into water as a punishment.

CL punishment and restraint

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dulcimer

USE psaltery

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