A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Contents]
A, B,
C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z [Contents]
USE foot guard
sabre
A curved sword designed to cut with
used by cavalry.
CL armour and weapons
BT sword
sack
A large bag made of coarse cloth or
thick paper.
CL container
BT food and liquid storage container
BT storage container
sacrificial knife
A knife used for
sacrifices.
CL religion or ritual
BT sacrificial or libational object
<sacrificial or libational object>
An object
for making an offering to a deity. It includes objects concerned with curses,
sacrifices, and prayers and their related objects.
CL religion or ritual
NT charm
NT curse
NT curse tablet
NT cursing stick
NT libation container
NT libation ladle
NT libation table
NT prayer book
NT prayer scroll
NT prayer stick
NT sacrificial knife
NT votive model
NT votive tank
saddle
A piece of equipment fastened on an
animal for carrying loads, including riders, or for assisting in traction.
CL animal equipment
UF pommel (saddle)
UF saddlebow
saddle quern
A stone with a concave upper
surface on which grain was ground by using a rubbing stone.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT quernCL tools and equipment
BT quern
USE saddle
safe
A strong container, usually metal,
secured for storing money or valuables.
CL container
BT secure storage container
USE kiln furniture
sample
A specimen of material to represent
the whole from which the sample was taken.
CL ecofacts
NT waterlogged sample
sand glass
A reversible device for
measuring time by the transfer of sand from upper to lower glass bulb.
CL measurement
BT time measuring instrument
NT hourglass
sandal
A sole held onto the foot by straps
or thongs.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear
USE sandshaker
sandshaker
A container for sand which was
used to stop ink from spreading.
CL container
BT writing containerCL written communications
BT writing and drawing equipmentUF sandholder
CL religion or ritual
BT death burial or funerary object
BT religious structural object
sash
Long piece of silk etc worn around
waist or over one shoulder often as a symbol of rank.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
saucepan
A container for cooking.
CL container
BT cooking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT cooking vessel
saucer
A small round dish on which a
drinking vessel is set.
RT cup
CL container
BT drink serving containerCL food preparation and consumption
BT drink serving container
saw
A tool for cutting substances eg wood,
metal etc. Its blade has teeth down one edge.
CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
scabbard
A rigid holder for a bladed
weapon.
RT edged weapon
CL container
BT weapon and ammunition containerUF chape
UF scabbard fitting
UF scabbard loop
USE scabbard
USE scabbard
scale armour
A form of armour made up of
overlapping squares of protective material.
CL armour and weapons
BT armour <by construction>
USE balance
USE balance
scalpel
A small knife used in surgery.
CL medicine and pharmacy
BT surgical instrumentCL tools and equipment
BT knifeUF surgical knife
scarab
An object in the shape of an
Egyptian dung beetle, used to symbolise the motive power of the sun. Use
specific term where known.
CL religion or ritual
scarab amulet
An amulet containing a charm
in the shape of a scarab.
CL religion or ritual
BT religious personal accessory
scarab ring
A ring containing a scarab
shape.
CL religion or ritual
BT religious personal accessory
scarab seal
An ancient Egyptian gem cut in
the shape of a scarab beetle and engraved with symbols on its flat side.
CL tools and equipment
BT seal matrixCL religion or ritual
scarf
A band of material worn around the
neck, waist or shoulder.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
sceptre
An ornamental wand or rod carried
as a symbol of authority
CL signs or symbols
BT personal symbol
BT power symbolUF sceptre head
USE sceptre
<scientific and industrial container>
Containers
used for industrial or scientific purposes.
RT medical container
CL container
BT container <by function>
NT alembic
NT carboy
NT crucible
NT cupel
NT distilling base
NT parting vessel
NT phial
NT receiver
NT retort
NT water dropper
scissors
Twin blades each with a sharpened
edge connected together by a pivot which cut when opened and closed on an
object.
CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
scolds bridle
A device used on the head to
punish women.
scoop
A tool for scooping loose substances,
usually with a handle and a curved blade partially covered at the handle end.
CL tools and equipment
scourge
A form of whip or lash, often used
for self mortification.
RT ritual flail
CL punishment and restraint
NT knoutUF flagellum
USE seax
scraper (musical)
A musical instrument
which produces its sound by being scraped.
CL music
BT musical instrument <integral>
scraper (tool)
A flake or blade with
retouch along one or more edges.
CL tools and equipment
BT smoothing equipment
NT end scraper
NT side scraper
NT thumb nail scraper
screw
A spirally grooved object used to
join two or more materials together.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
scriber
A hard sharp point used to cut a
design into metal.
CL tools and equipment
BT marking equipment
scroll
A roll of paper or parchment,
especially with writing upon it.
CL written communications
BT written item
sculpture
A three dimensional
representation of an object, person or animal.
RT gargoyle
CL unassigned
NT bust
NT carving
NT figurehead
NT figurine
NT frieze
NT relief
NT statue
scutching knife
A tool used in the
separation of fibres from the bark in flax working.
CL tools and equipment
BT knife
scythe
A mowing implement with a large
curved blade and a long handle.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT harvesting and mowing objectCL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
seal
A piece of wax, lead, paper etc, with
a stamped design, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity.
RT seal box
RT sealing waxCL signs or symbols
NT bull
NT cloth sealUF seal impression
seal box
A small, usually hinged, box made
of copper alloy which protected a seal.
RT seal
CL container
BT container <by function>
USE seal
seal matrix
The object used to make
impressions in wax as seals.
RT sealing wax
CL tools and equipment
BT marking equipment
NT intaglio
NT oculists stamp
NT potters stamp
NT scarab sealUF amulet seal
sealing wax
Wax used to seal letters,
envelopes, documents, etc.
RT seal
RT seal matrixCL written communications
BT writing and drawing equipment
<seat>
An object to sit upon. Use narrower
terms where known.
RT misericord (seat)
CL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
NT bench (seat)
NT chair
NT couch
NT pew
NT stool
CL armour and weapons
BT swordUF scramasax
secateurs
A small pair of shears with
crossed blades, usually used for pruning.
CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
<secure storage container>
A container
designed to be difficult to get into or out of, thus ensuring the safety of
objects inside the container.
CL container
BT storage container
NT cage
NT money box
NT safe
sedan chair
An enclosed chair for carrying
a person, usually carried by two people.
CL transport
BT land vehicleUF carrying chair
segmented armour
Armour made up
segmentally, usually of bands of material.
CL armour and weapons
BT armour <by construction>
serrated implement
A tool with one or more
serrated edges.
CL tools and equipment
NT denticulate
set square
Right angled triangular plate
for determining, measuring or setting out set angles.
CL measurement
BT geometry instrument
sextant
An instrument for measuring the
angular distance of objects, and particularly used for navigation by noting the
position of the stars.
CL measurement
BT astronomical instrument
shabti
An Egyptian religious statuette.
RT figurine
CL religion or ritual
shackle
A restraining ring usually linked
to another.
CL punishment and restraint
NT fetter
NT manacle
shadow box
A box with one transparent side
within which a picture, jewel etc can be displayed.
CL unassigned
USE perforated object
USE plough
sharpener
A tool used to sharpen another
tool or object.
CL tools and equipment
BT sharpening equipment
<sharpening equipment>
Equipment used to
sharpen other objects.
CL tools and equipment
NT grindstone
NT sharpener
NT strop
NT whetstone
shaum
A medieval wind instrument.
CL music
BT reed pipe
shave
A tool used to remove shavings from
an object.
CL tools and equipment
BT smoothing equipment
shaving bowl
A bowl specifically used for
shaving.
CL container
BT personal hygiene containerCL dress and personal accessories
BT shaving item
shaving brush
A brush used to apply soap to
the body when shaving.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT shaving item
<shaving item>
Object used in shaving.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal grooming and hygiene item
NT razor
NT shaving bowl
NT shaving brush
shawl
A piece of material worn over the
head and or shoulders.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear
shears
Scissor like tool, usually larger
than scissors, used for cutting, pruning or trimming.
CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
sheath
A flexible holder for a bladed tool
or weapon.
CL container
BT weapon and ammunition container
sheet
A large piece of material used on a
bed for sleeping on or under.
CL furnishings and furniture
BT beddingUF bedsheet
shelf
A flat surface designed to hold
objects. For a set of shelves use shelving.
RT shelving
CL fixtures and fittings
RT shelf
CL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
shield
A protective piece of armour carried
in the hand to protect the bearer from weapons.
CL armour and weapons
BT armour
NT buckler
NT targe
NT targetUF shield boss
UF shield mount
UF umbo
USE shield
USE shield
shift
An underskirt or dress with little
shaping.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear
USE leg guard
shingle
A thin piece of wood used as a
roofing material.
CL architecture
BT architectural fragment
ship
A craft of uncertain function over 30
metres long.
shirt
A sleeved garment worn on the upper
body.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear
shirt stud
Two discs at the end of a short
shank, used to fasten shirt fronts, collars etc.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT stud fastener
shoe
A covering for the foot not enclosing
the ankle.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear
shoe iron
A metal bar to strengthen the
heel and or sole of a piece of footwear.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear componentUF heel stiffener
shoeing nail
A nail of distinctive form,
specifically used in the shoeing of animals, eg horses, donkeys, oxen.
CL animal equipment
UF fiddle key nail
UF horseshoe nail
shot
A projectile or group of projectiles
fired from a weapon, usually solid rather than explosive.
CL armour and weapons
BT ammunition
shotgun
A smooth bore weapon usually for
firing shot as opposed to bullets.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT firearmCL armour and weapons
BT longarm
shovel
A handled tool with a broad blade
with slightly raised sides used for scooping or shovelling.
CL tools and equipment
BT digging equipment
shroud
A sheet or cloth used to lay the
corpse out in for burial.
CL religion or ritual
BT death burial or funerary objectUF burial cloth
shutter
A moveable covering, usually to a
window, made up of a frame containing slats set at an angle. Allows air to
circulate but limits light entering.
CL fixtures and fittings
shuttle
An object that carries the weft in
a loom without the need to be passed from hand to hand. The thread is wound into
the shuttle and can be used in hand or machine looms
CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipmentUF bobbin shuttle
sickle
A tool with a curved blade and a
short handle. The blade is on both sides of a line extended from the handle. If
just on one side use reaping hook.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT harvesting and mowing objectCL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
side scraper
A scraper with retouch at
right angles to the bulb of percussion.
CL tools and equipment
BT scraper (tool)
sideboard
A piece of furniture intended to
hold drinks, side dishes etc.
CL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
sieve
A container with a perforated bottom
through which material is shaken or poured.
RT strainer
CL container
BT container <by function>CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation containerCL tools and equipment
UF riddle
CLASS - SIGNS OR SYMBOLS
Objects denoting
membership and/or authority. Including objects associated with ceremonial rites
or symbolising secular power.
NT banner
NT ceremonial object
NT fire mark
NT flag
NT insignia
NT military standard
NT personal symbol
NT power symbol
NT seal
sill beam
The base to a door or window
frame or of a wall.
CL architecture
BT architectural element
USE moulding
sinker
A weight used to sink a fishing line
or a net in water.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT fishing object
NT line sinker
NT net sinker
USE rattle
USE ice skate
skewer
A pin used to hold meat together
whilst cooking.
CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation equipment
ski
Each of a pair of long narrow pieces of
wood, usually pointed and turned up at the front, fastened under the feet for
travel on snow.
CL transport
skillet
A form of frying pan, usually
medieval.
CL container
BT cooking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT cooking vessel
skirt
A garment worn from the waist down by
women.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear
skittle
A peg or upright object which is
the target of a ball in skittles.
CL sports and games
slag
A by-product usually from the smelting
process.
CL manufacture and processing
BT industrial by product
slate
Use relevant term. In the case of
slate as a material use a materials thesaurus.
USE roof slate
USE writing slate
USE pencil
slave chain
A chain used to inhibit a
slave's freedom.
CL punishment and restraint
slave collar
A collar, usually metal, used
to signify slavery and to inhibit freedom, usually with a chain attached.
CL punishment and restraint
USE sledge (vehicle)
USE sledge (vehicle)
USE sledgehammer
sledge (vehicle)
A vehicle on runners for
carrying loads or passengers, especially over snow. Could be drawn by horses,
dogs, reindeer and/or pushed or pulled by people.
CL transport
BT land vehicleUF sled
UF sledge runner
sledgehammer
A long handled heavy hammer
used by two hands.
CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipmentUF sledge (hammer)
sleeve
A covering for the arm, usually
attached to or part of another garment.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
sleeve clasp
A decorative clasp to fix
sleeve cuffs together.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fasteningUF wrist clasp
USE crotal
slicker
A knife used to rub grease into a
hide and to force dirt out of it. The knife is symmetrical with a handle at each
end.
CL tools and equipment
slide key
A form of tumbler lock key which
pushes the bolt.
CL tools and equipment
BT key (locking)
USE trumpet
sling bullet
A deliberately made missile
fired from a sling.
CL armour and weapons
BT sling shot
sling shot
A missile fired from a sling.
RT sling (military)
CL armour and weapons
BT projectile
NT sling bulletUF sling stone
USE sling shot
sling (military)
A hand held weapon used to
throw missiles such as stones or bullets.
RT sling shot
CL armour and weapons
BT projectile weapon
slipper
A light covering for the foot,
usually worn indoors.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear
smock
A long loose fitting garment worn
instead of a coat.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear
<smoothing equipment>
Equipment used to
scrape and smooth objects.
CL tools and equipment
NT arrow straightener
NT burnisher
NT drawknife
NT file
NT flat iron
NT float (tool)
NT lathe
NT linen smoother
NT plane
NT polisher
NT polishing iron
NT rasp
NT scraper (tool)
NT shave
NT spokeshave
USE flat iron
snaphance musket
A musket with a snaphance
lock. This lock consisted of a flint and steel but the pan cover was separate to
the steel unlike the flintlock.
CL armour and weapons
BT musket
snarling iron
A rod used to create repousee
work on metal vessels. The rod is Z shaped.
CL tools and equipment
sock
A garment worn on the foot and lower
leg.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear
socket bayonet
A bayonet designed to fit
over the muzzle of a musket or rifle, allowing the gun still to be fired.
CL armour and weapons
BT bayonet
socketed axehead
A form of axehead where
the body is hollow allowing for insertion of the haft. Usually bronze or iron
and of late Bronze Age or Iron Age date. Most examples feature a side loop to
further assist hafting.
CL tools and equipment
BT axehead
soldering lamp
A tool used to impart heat
in order to fuse two or more metal surfaces together.
CL tools and equipment
sole
The part of footwear that touches the
ground.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear component
soundboard
A thin board forming part of a
musical instrument and placed in a position to strengthen or increase its sound.
CL music
BT musical instrument component
soundbox
The part of a musical instrument
in which notes resonate and increase the sound of the instrument.
CL music
BT musical instrument componentUF resonator
sounding lead
Weight on the end of a
graduated line for measuring the depth of water.
CL measurement
USE spacer bead
spacer bead
A bead used to create a space
or interval within a necklace.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT beadUF spacer
UF spacer plate
USE spacer bead
spade
A tool used for digging the ground.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation objectCL tools and equipment
BT digging equipmentUF spade iron
UF spade shoe
USE spade
USE spade
spangle
A small pierced disc which
glitters, used as ornamentation on clothing
CL dress and personal accessories
BT dress component
spatula
A flat object which is broad and
rounded at one end and tapers to a handle at the other.
CL medicine and pharmacy
BT surgical instrumentCL tools and equipment
speaking tube
A tube for conveying the
voice from one room or building to another.
CL fixtures and fittings
spear
A long shafted weapon with a pointed
head used for thrusting or as a missile.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT hunting objectCL armour and weapons
BT projectile
NT javelin
BT staff weapon
NT javelin
NT lance
NT pikeUF spear butt
UF spearhead
USE spear
spear gun
A gun using an explosive
propellant to fire sharpened metal shafts, usually fired through water.
CL armour and weapons
BT projectile weapon
spear thrower
An object made to hurl a
spear further and faster than possible by hand.
CL armour and weapons
BT projectile weapon
USE spear
USE blinker
spectacles (human)
Lenses worn in a frame
designed to improve or protect the vision of the wearer.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory
spigot
A form of stopper used to regulate
the flow of liquid, often used in a barrel.
CL unassigned
BT stopper
spike
A sharp, pointed metal object.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
NT pricket
spill
A slim piece of wood used to ignite
fires, lamps, ovens etc.
CL heating and lighting
BT igniting accessory
spindle
A wooden rod passed through a
spindle whorl. Used to handspin fibre.
RT spindle whorl
CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment
spindle whorl
The weight attached to a
spindle used for handspinning.
RT spindle
CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment
spinning top
A circular toy which spins on
a point.
CL sports and games
BT toy
NT whipping top
spit
A device to hold and rotate food
against a heat source during cooking.
RT jack (cooking)
CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation equipment
spittoon
A receptacle for spittle, usually
used in a public place.
CL container
BT container <by function>
split pin
A metal pin with two arms which
is passed through a hole and held in place by the springing apart of the arms.
CL unassigned
BT pin
spokeshave
A short blade set at an angle in
a slot between two handles.
CL tools and equipment
BT smoothing equipment
sponge
An object made of sponge used to
wash or clean with.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT washing and cleansing item
spoon
Implement with a shallow bowl at the
end of a handle used to eat with or to stir food etc.
CL food preparation and consumption
BT cutleryCL tools and equipment
spoon auger
A bit for an auger to scoop out
material.
CL tools and equipment
BT auger
spoon bit
A bit which scoops out material.
CL tools and equipment
BT drilling equipment
CLASS - SPORTS AND GAMES
Objects used or
associated with sport and games, eg gaming piece. This class includes toys.
NT ball (game)
NT bat
NT cockspur
NT dice shaker
NT die
NT discus
NT domino
NT gaming board
NT gaming chip
NT gaming piece
NT marble
NT puzzle
NT quoit
NT skittle
NT toy
spring
Coiled metal used to give or limit
motion.
CL unassigned
spring balance
A balance measuring weight
by the tension of a spring.
CL measurement
BT balance
spud
A tool, possibly for cleaning mud from
parts of a plough.
CL tools and equipment
spur
An object for touching or pricking an
animal's sides to increase control of it, usually used with horses.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear component
NT prick spur
NT rowel spur
square
An instrument for determining,
measuring or setting out right angles, usually consisting of two pieces or arms
set at right angles to each other, but sometimes with the arms hinged or pivoted
to measure any angle.
CL measurement
BT geometry instrument
squeezer
A device to extract juice, usually
from fruit.
CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation equipment
staff
A long stick or rod used as an aid in
walking, climbing etc. Where it is a weapon use quarterstaff or staff weapon.
Where there is another use, use the appropriate term eg surveying staff.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory
<staff weapon>
A long shafted weapon with a
head that can be edged and/or pointed.
CL armour and weapons
BT edged weapon
NT bill
NT glaive
NT guisarme
NT halberd
NT pole axe
NT spear
NT trident
stained glass (window)
Glass that has been
coloured by fusing glass with a metallic oxide film or by burning pigment into
the surface.
CL architecture
BT window glass
USE step
USE step
stake
A piece of pointed wood, usually to
be driven into the ground.
CL unassigned
stamp
A tool that produces a mark on an
object through the application of percussive force through the stamp.
CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipment
staple
A three sided or U-shaped metal
fastener on which the ends are pointed.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
NT double spiked loop
NT timber dogUF loop headed spike
statue
A three dimensional representation.
CL unassigned
BT sculpture
USE figurine
stave
A shaped piece of wood that makes up
a barrel, key etc.
CL unassigned
steamer
A device for containing food whilst
cooking it by the action of steam.
CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation equipment
steelyard
A balance with unequal arms where
the contents of a pan on the short arm are weighed by a weight or weights
attached to the long arm.
CL measurement
BT balance
steelyard weight
A weight made to be hung
from a steelyard.
CL measurement
BT weight
step
A flat level structure, can be part of
a series, used to allow a person to move from one level to another, or can occur
singularly on a threshold.
CL architecture
BT architectural elementUF stair
UF stair riser
stirrup
A device in the form of a loop with
a flat base hung on either side of a saddle to support the rider's foot.
CL animal equipment
stocking
A covering for the leg which fits
closely.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT underwear
stocks
A wooden framework with holes for
the feet, and occassionally hands, in which the offender was restrained.
CL punishment and restraint
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
stomacher
A decorative panel worn over the
chest and stomach by both men and women in the 16th century and later only by
women.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
stool
A small type of seat, usually without
a back, set on legs.
CL furnishings and furniture
BT seat
stop (music)
Part of an instrument that is
used to modify or limit the sound of a note.
CL music
BT musical instrument component
stopper
A plug for closing the neck of a
container.
CL unassigned
NT bung
NT cork
NT plug
NT spigot
storage bin
A container for the storing of
substances.
CL container
BT food and liquid storage container
NT corn bin
NT rice bin
<storage container>
This does not include
food or liquid storage.
CL container
BT container <by function>
NT barrel
NT basket
NT box
NT case (pipe)
NT casket
NT chest
NT game box
NT sack
NT secure storage container
NT trunk
stoup (basin)
A stone basin for containing
holy water often set in inside walls of a church, especially near the entrance.
CL religion or ritual
BT religious structural object
stoup (drinking vessel)
A term for a
drinking vessel, although its use often implies a recognised quantity.
CL container
BT drinking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel
stove
A closed chamber used for heating or
baking objects.
CL heating and lighting
BT heating object
strainer
A tool used to filter solid
material from liquid by means of a mesh, net or sheet with holes.
RT sieve
RT sieveCL tools and equipment
USE wheel
strap
A thin strip of material used for
binding.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
USE strap fitting
strap fitting
The fittings or parts on a
strap.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fasteningUF belt attachment
UF belt chape
UF belt clasp
UF belt fitting
UF belt loop
UF belt mount
UF belt plate
UF belt slide
UF strap end
UF strap guide
UF strap union
USE strap fitting
USE strap fitting
strigil
A curved blade used by the Romans
and Greeks to scrape the body after bathing.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT washing and cleansing item
strike a light
A triangular sectioned rod
probably used for making sparks.
CL heating and lighting
BT igniting accessoryCL tools and equipment
<striking equipment>
Equipment used primarily
to bring percussive force onto an object.
CL tools and equipment
NT adze hammer
NT beater (tool)
NT flail
NT hammer
NT mallet
NT mattock
NT maul
NT pick
NT pickaxe
NT sledgehammer
NT stamp
string
Flexible, twisted fibres, joined
together, for tying objects.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
string instrument
An musical instrument
where the strings are played by plucking or bowing. Use more specific term where
known.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by string>
NT bowed string instrument
NT plucked string instrumentUF fingerboard
UF fret
UF peg arm
strop
A leather strap for sharpening a
razor.
CL tools and equipment
BT sharpening equipment
structural timber
A substantial piece of
timber which is part of, and integral to, the structure of a building.
CL architecture
BT architectural fragment
stud
A projection on which an object is
fastened or which can pass through eyelets to fasten.
CL unassigned
BT fastening
stud fastener
A projecting stud which
fastens into a socket.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening
NT dress stud
NT lapel stud
NT shirt stud
stylus
A pointed instrument for writing,
usually on wax tablets.
CL written communications
BT writing and drawing equipment
sun disc
An object representing the sun,
made of bronze or gold usually dating from the European Bronze Age.
CL religion or ritual
sundial
A device for telling the time by
the sun, using the shadow cast by a gnomon, or sometimes a spot of light through
a small hole. They were often used for checking the accuracy of clocks. They
range from panels on the sides of churches to pocket watch size
CL measurement
BT time measuring instrument
surgical instrument
An instrument used for
surgery, which is the treatment of injuries by instruments and manually.
RT needle
CL medicine and pharmacy
BT medical implement
NT forceps
NT lancet
NT probe
NT retractors
NT scalpel
NT spatula
USE scalpel
surveying staff
A long graduated staff used
in surveying to help measure distance or height.
CL measurement
swage
A tool used to reduce the diameter of
metal rods. Consists of a pair of semicylindrical surfaces.
CL tools and equipment
sword
A cutting and thrusting weapon
consisting of a blade and a hilt. The blade varies in length and width and the
cutting edge can vary from being purely the point to being one or both sides or
a combination of these.
RT baldric
RT sword beltCL armour and weapons
BT edged weapon
NT broadsword
NT claymore
NT cutlass
NT foil
NT hanger
NT rapier
NT sabre
NT seaxUF sword blade
UF sword chape
UF sword fitting
UF sword guard
UF sword pommel
UF sword pommelguard
sword belt
A belt worn around the waist
from which a sword is hung. Where worn over the shoulder use baldric.
RT baldric
RT bayonet
RT swordCL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
USE sword
USE sword
USE sword
USE sword
USE sword
USE sword
symbol stone
A shaped and or carved stone.
CL religion or ritual
USE hurdy gurdy
syringe
A cylinder containing a piston by
which fluid can be ejected or sucked in.
CL medicine and pharmacy
BT medical implementCL tools and equipment
BT piercing equipment
USE pan pipe
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