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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
WEATHERBOARDING An external wall cladding consisting of overlapping horizontal boards. Preferred term 138423 -
WEAVERS COTTAGE A type of clothier's house, consisting of TOPSHOP and dwelling, used for hand-weaving of textiles. Preferred term 71394 -
WEAVERS WORKSHOP A handloom weavers workshop where the weaver received yarn from a clothier and manufactured a woven piece of cloth from it. Preferred term 69418 -
WEAVING BATTEN A flat blade used to beat the weft against the newly woven cloth in weaving. Preferred term 97075 -
WEAVING COMB A toothed comb used to beat the weft against the cloth in weaving. Preferred term 96977 -
Weaving Loft Narrow term 93786 -
WEAVING MILL A factory, incorporating power driven machinery from the late 18th century, where cloth was manufactured from threads interlaced at right angles to each other in a loom. Preferred term 69328 -
WEAVING SHED A textile-weaving factory housing powerlooms; commonly a one-storeyed shed with wide, north-light roof carried on iron columns. Preferred term 71380 -
Weaving Stick Narrow term - -
Weaving Sword Narrow term - -
WEAVING TABLET An object used in tablet weaving to control the shed. Preferred term 97076 -
Webbing Factory Narrow term 129040 -
Wedding Ring Narrow term - -
WEDGE An object, usually wood or metal used to force open or keep open another object. Often used to split timber by striking the thick end and forcing the wood apart. Preferred term 96462 -
WEEDING HOOK A small cutting hook on a long handle. Preferred term 95819 -
WEFT BEATER A cigar shaped implement used to release knots and tangles in weaving. Preferred term 97081 -
WEIGH HOUSE A building containing a weighing machine for weighing goods; sometimes found in markets, ports, etc. Preferred term 71802 -
WEIGHBRIDGE A platform scale, flush with the road, for weighing vehicles, cattle, etc. Preferred term 71597 -
WEIGHBRIDGE A platform scale set within, and flush with the surface of, a roadway, for weighing vehicles, cattle etc. Preferred term 138424 -
Weighbridge House Narrow term 80443 -
WEIGHING MACHINE An apparatus for weighing people, animals or things. Preferred term 93787 -
WEIGHING MACHINE A machine used for weighing objects. Preferred term 138425 -
WEIGHT An object used to weigh something down or to measure the weight of another object. Preferred term 95324 -
Weights And Measures Office Narrow term 93788 -
WEIR A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow. Preferred term 70467 -
WELFARE CENTRE A building where advice and aid appertaining to physical and economic wellbeing of disadvantaged members of a community are made available. Preferred term 140630 -
WELL A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. Preferred term 70202 -
WELL A shaft sunk into the ground to reach the water level. Preferred term 100055 -
WELL CHAPEL A chapel adjacent to, associated with or containing a well. Preferred term 93789 -
WELL COVER A lid for a well. Well covers are often ornate and can be made of various materials. Preferred term 93790 -

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