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Object types that the Scheme uses

These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
OVEN A chamber for heating or baking objects. Preferred term 96227 -
Oven Clay Narrow term - -
Oven Furniture Narrow term - -
OVERBRIDGE A bridge that crosses over a railway. Preferred term 164115 -
Overflow Weir Narrow term 92837 -
Overhead Cableway Narrow term 70479 -
OVERHEAD CRANE A hoist suspended from a girder within the roof of a building or workshop. Preferred term 100223 -
Overlookers House Narrow term 92839 -
OVERMANTEL An ornamental panel or decorative structure situated above a mantelpiece Preferred term 141862 -
Overseers House Narrow term 92840 -
Overshot Waterwheel Narrow term 92841 -
OVERSHOT WHEEL A waterwheel turned by the force of water falling upon the top of the wheel into buckets placed round the circumference. Preferred term 92842 -
OVERSHOT WHEEL A waterwheel turned by the weight of water discharged into buckets placed around its circumference from an outlet positioned above it. Preferred term 138046 -
Overstorey Narrow term 138993 -
OVERTHROW A panel of often decorated wrought-ironwork forming the arch between two gate-piers or standards or above a gate. Also used for an arched support for a lamp-holder between two standards. Preferred term 140089 -
OVOLO A Classical convex moulding, often decorated with egg-and-dart or similar motifs. Preferred term 138047 -
OX BOW STONE Stone for holding ox yokes. Preferred term 71618 -
OX ENGINE HOUSE A round or polygonal building containing a wheel turned by an ox to provide power. Preferred term 94180 -
Ox Goad Narrow term - -
Ox House Narrow term 162573 -
OX SHOE A perforated strip of metal for shoeing the bifurcated hoof of an ox. Preferred term 95692 -
OXHOUSE A building in which oxen are accommodated. Preferred term 92843 -
OXLAND WORKS Any building, group of buildings, or site at which tungsten ores have been converted to sodium tungstate by means of the Oxland Process. This was first used at Drakewalls Mine, Cornwall, in 1850. Preferred term 143854 -
OYSTER BEDS A place where oysters are bred for consumption. Preferred term 68658 -
OYSTER DREDGER A fishing vessel which tows a dredger to gather oysters. This is an iron wedge shaped contrivance with a small net attached. Towed behind the vessel the iron wedge loosens the oysters and they fall into the net. Preferred term - -
OYSTER SHELL The remains of the shell of an oyster. Preferred term 95098 -
OYSTERS A mollusc usually used as a foodstuff. Preferred term 79116 -
PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FACTORY A factory used to make packaging equipment. Preferred term 164385 -
PACKAGING FACTORY A factory used to make packaging. Preferred term 167062 -
PACKET A fast, armed vessel, small in size, often used for despatches and mail. Preferred term - -

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