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haft flanged axehead

USE flanged axehead

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<hair care equipment>
Objects used for looking after hair.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal grooming and hygiene item
NT comb
NT hair curler
NT hairbrush
NT wig curler

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hair curler
An object designed to add curls into hair.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT hair care equipment

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<hair ornament>
Decorative ornamentation worn in the hair.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal ornament
NT hair pin
NT hair ring
NT hair slide

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hair piece
A wig, toupee or section of extra hair designed to replace or enhance the wearer's real hair giving greater quantity, bulk or length.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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hair pin
A pin used to hold hair in place.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT hair ornament

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hair ring
A ring used to hold hair in place.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT hair ornament

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hair slide
A comb or slide used to hold hair in place.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT hair ornament

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hairbrush
A brush used to disentangle hair.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT hair care equipment

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halberd
A combination of spear and axe on a long handle.

CL armour and weapons
BT staff weapon

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halberd pendant

USE pendant

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hammer
A blunt headed instrument used for striking objects.

CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipment

UF hammer head

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hammer head

USE hammer

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hammerstone
A stone used as a hammer in making stone tools.

CL tools and equipment
BT tool making equipment

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<hand luggage>
A container, capable of being carried by hand, often for carrying such items as clothes, keys, money, etc.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory
NT bag
NT case (luggage)
NT pouch
NT purse

CL container
BT container <by function>
NT bag
NT case (luggage)
NT pouch
NT purse

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hand mirror
A mirror designed to be held by hand.

RT mirror
RT mirror case

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory

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handaxe
A tool of flint or other stone, usually worked bifacially, and thought to be a fairly general purpose tool.

CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment

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handbell

USE bell

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handgun
A gun designed to be held in one hand. It has a short barrel length compared to long guns.

CL armour and weapons
BT firearm
NT pistol

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handkerchief
A piece of fabric for wiping the nose, face or hands.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory

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hanger
A type of sword often used by infantry.

CL armour and weapons
BT sword

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hanging bowl
A type of bowl designed to be suspended, usually from the roof.

CL container

UF escutcheon

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hanging lamp
A lamp designed to be hung rather than to stand.

CL heating and lighting
BT lamp

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harness
The arrangement of straps used to control an animal and/or to attach the animal to a vehicle.

CL animal equipment
NT blinker
NT bridle
NT girth
NT rein
NT yoke (animal)

UF camel harness
UF dog harness
UF horse harness

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harness bell

USE crotal

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harness clip
A clip used to attach pieces of harness together.

CL animal equipment
BT harness fitting

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harness fitting
Metalwork attaching or attached to a harness.

CL animal equipment
NT bridle fitting
NT harness clip
NT harness hook
NT harness mount
NT harness pendant
NT harness ring

UF terret
UF terret ring

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harness hook
A hook on harness to help attach items.

CL animal equipment
BT harness fitting

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harness mount
Fittings for animal harness.

CL animal equipment
BT harness fitting

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harness pendant
Decorative fitting hung from harness.

CL animal equipment
BT harness fitting

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harness ring
A ring fixed to a vehicle through which the reins were passed.

CL animal equipment
BT harness fitting

UF rein guide

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harp
A stringed instrument usually with a triangular frame.

CL music
BT plucked string instrument

UF harp peg
UF harp tuning peg
UF pillar harp

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harp peg
Use both terms.

USE harp
USE tuning peg

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harp tuning peg
Use both terms.

USE harp
USE tuning peg

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harpoon
A barbed spear head used to catch marine life, usually has a rope or line attached to it.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT fishing object

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harrow
A frame set with teeth used to drag over ploughed fields to break down the earth clods etc.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation object

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<harvesting and mowing object>
An object used in the harvesting or mowing of crops etc.

CL agriculture and subsistence
NT bailer
NT reaper
NT reaping hook
NT scythe
NT sickle

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hasp
A hinged or looped clasp that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt or padlock.

CL unassigned
BT fastening

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hat
A head covering, usually with a brim.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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hatchet
A small, handled axe.

CL tools and equipment
BT axe

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hawk bell
A small spherical bell for fastening onto the leg of a hawk.

CL animal equipment
BT animal bell
BT hawking equipment

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hawk belt

USE brail

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<hawking equipment>
Equipment used on a bird of prey for hawking.

RT hunting object

CL animal equipment
NT brail
NT hawk bell
NT hood (hawking)
NT jess
NT vervel

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hayfork

USE pitchfork

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head band
A band of cloth or other material worn around the head, not totally covering it.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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head cloth

USE head scarf

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head dress
Covering for the head, especially ornamental.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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head net
A fine net worn over the hair.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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<head ornament>
Decorative ornamentation worn on the head.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal ornament
NT circlet
NT crown
NT ear ring
NT tiara

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head scarf
A cloth or scarf worn over the head as a covering.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

UF head cloth

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headstone

USE gravestone

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<headwear>
An object worn on the head.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing
NT bonnet
NT cap
NT ear muff
NT eye shade
NT hair piece
NT hat
NT head band
NT head dress
NT head net
NT head scarf
NT hood (clothing)
NT kerchief
NT turban
NT veil
NT wig

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hearth

USE hearthstone

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hearth lining

USE hearthstone

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hearthstone
A place on which a fire is made.

CL heating and lighting
BT heating object

UF hearth
UF hearth lining

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CLASS - HEATING AND LIGHTING
Objects used for, or associated with, the production of heat and light.

NT heating object
NT igniting accessory
NT lighting object

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<heating equipment>
Any object used in providing heat or helping to provide heat.

<heating object>
An object used to provide heat for various purposes eg to cook or to heat a room etc.

CL heating and lighting
NT bellows
NT brazier
NT chafing dish
NT cresset
NT fire basket
NT fire cover
NT fire dog
NT fire fan
NT fire fender
NT fire grate
NT fire iron
NT fire screen
NT grid iron
NT hearthstone
NT oven
NT pot boiler
NT stove
NT trivet
NT warming pan

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heckle
A type of comb for flax or hemp.

CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment

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heddle cradle

USE loom

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heddle rod
A rod to lift the odd numbered warp threads to enable the weft to be passed through.

CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment

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heel stiffener

USE shoe iron

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helm

USE helmet

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helmet
A defensive or protective covering for the head.

CL armour and weapons
BT armour <by form>
NT basinet
NT coif (armour)

UF crest
UF ear guard
UF earguard
UF helm
UF helmet cheekpiece
UF military cheekpiece
UF noseguard
UF visor

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helmet cheekpiece

USE helmet

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heraldic device
An heraldic design depicting armorial bearings.

CL signs or symbols
BT personal symbol

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hinge
Movable joint attached to fixtures and fittings to enable opening and closure of eg a door.

CL fixtures and fittings

UF hinge cylinder
UF hinge dowel
UF hinge pirot
UF hinge strap

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hinge cylinder

USE hinge

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hinge dowel

USE hinge

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hinge pirot

USE hinge

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hinge strap

USE hinge

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hipposandal
A form of temporary horseshoe, of Roman date, used when unshod animals were brought onto metalled roads. Usually consists of flat plate, winged sides and hooked heel.

CL animal equipment
BT animal shoe

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hnaftafl marker

USE hnefatafl marker

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hnefatafl marker
A gaming piece for the Viking game of Hnefatafl.

CL sports and games
BT gaming piece

UF hnaftafl marker

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hoard
A collection of objects deliberately grouped together and hidden.

RT torc

CL unassigned

UF merchants hoard
UF personal hoard

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hob nail
A metal stud hammered into the sole of footwear to provide grip.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear component

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hobble
A rope, clog or fetter used to limit the movement of animals through the tying of two or more feet together.

CL animal equipment

UF pastern trammel

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hoe
A tool used for weeding and breaking up the ground prior to planting.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation object

CL tools and equipment
BT digging equipment

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holdfast
A metal fastener used to hold a tile or stone against a spacer and driven into a wall thus forming a flue between the wall and the tile or stone. Also used to hold timber together.

CL unassigned
BT fastening

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holy water box

USE holy water vessel

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holy water pot

USE holy water vessel

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holy water sprinkler
A brush or perforated ball on a handle used to sprinkle holy water.

CL religion or ritual

UF asperges
UF aspergill

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holy water vase

USE holy water vessel

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holy water vessel
A container for holding water that has been blessed by a priest and is used for symbolic rituals of purification.

CL container
BT religious or ritual container

CL religion or ritual

UF holy water box
UF holy water pot
UF holy water vase

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hone

USE whetstone

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hood (clothing)
A head cover which can be attached to a piece of outerwear, eg a coat, or can be separate.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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hood (hawking)
The hood used to completely cover a hawk's head.

CL animal equipment
BT hawking equipment

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hook
An object which has been bent and angled from which something else can be caught or suspended.

CL unassigned
BT fastening
NT lamp hook
NT wall hook

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hooked tag
A garment hook having a flat plate, often decorated, with two or more holes for attachment and a hooked projection. The term is often used for early Medieval examples.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT tag

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horn (music)
A trumpet type of instrument made from or in imitation of an animal horn.

CL music
BT lip blown wind instrument

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horse armour
Armour used to protect a horse.

CL animal equipment
NT chamfron

CL armour and weapons
BT armour <by function>

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horse bit

USE bridle bit

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horse harness

USE harness

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horse trapping
Ornamentation fixed to a horse's harness.

CL animal equipment

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horse whip

USE whip

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horsebit

USE bridle bit

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horseshoe
A shaped piece of iron perforated for nails and used on horses.

CL animal equipment
BT animal shoe

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horseshoe nail

USE shoeing nail

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<horticultural container>
A container used in growing plants, either to contain or for use in their cultivation eg watering cans.

CL container
BT container <by function>
NT flower pot
NT watering can
NT watering pot

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hourglass
A sandglass that runs for an hour.

CL measurement
BT sand glass

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hub

USE wheel

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hub cap

USE wheel

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hub lining

USE wheel

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human bone

USE human remains

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human remains
Use for the remains of any part of a human.

CL ecofacts
BT animal remains

UF human bone
UF human skeleton
UF human skull
UF human tooth

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human skeleton

USE human remains

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human skull

USE human remains

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human tooth

USE human remains

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hunting horn
A horn used in hunting to give signals.

CL music
BT lip blown wind instrument

UF bugle

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<hunting object>
Equipment for the hunting and capture of animals.

RT hawking equipment

CL agriculture and subsistence
NT bolas
NT bow (weapon)
NT firearm
NT lasso
NT lure
NT spear
NT trap

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hurdling tool
A tool used in making wooden hurdles.

CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment

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hurdy gurdy
An instrument in which strings are vibrated by an internal wheel cranked by a handle.

CL music
BT musical instrument <by string>

UF symphonie

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hymn book
A book of hymns.

CL written communications
BT book

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