writing edge

French translation: bec

14:32 Dec 5, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / calligraphie
English term or phrase: writing edge
Dans un livre sur portant sur la calligraphie, concernant l'écriture onciale:

A similar result could be achieved by cutting notches in the writing edge of a bamboo pen.
Veronique Boulet
Canada
Local time: 23:50
French translation:bec
Explanation:
le bec du calame
Il s'agit ici d'une taille à bec carré (sinon je ne vois pas l'intérêt)
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Florence Bremond
France
Local time: 05:50
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4 +2bec
Florence Bremond
3bord d'écriture
GILLES MEUNIER
3le bord d'écriture
Francis MARC


  

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bord d'écriture


Explanation:
... Etape 4 : Sur le dos de la plume, pratiquer une incision en diagonale
pour obtenir un bord d'écriture fin. Etape 5 : Faire une ...
perso.wanadoo.fr/atelier.calligraphie/calame.htm - 6k

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75574
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le bord d'écriture


Explanation:
Etape 4 : Sur le dos de la plume, pratiquer une incision en diagonale
pour obtenir un bord d'écriture fin. Etape 5 : Faire une ...
perso.wanadoo.fr/atelier.calligraphie/calame.htm - 6k -

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bec


Explanation:
le bec du calame
Il s'agit ici d'une taille à bec carré (sinon je ne vois pas l'intérêt)

Florence Bremond
France
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1739

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Soizic CiFuentes
15 mins

agree  lien: visiblement c'est la partie du bambou avec laquelle on ecrit
1 hr
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