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ID: 300419428
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300419428

 

Record Type: concept
billiards (gentlemans' game) (billiards (group of games), table games, ... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Game that developed in the 19th century as a game of skill, using a cue ball for each player and a red striker ball. The object of the game is to use your cue ball to push the striker ball into your opponent’s cue ball. A billiards table does not have pockets.
 
Terms:
billiards (gentlemans' game) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  K.KQ

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Activities Facet
Activities Facet
Hierarchy of Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)
.... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of physical activities
........ physical activities (G)
Hierarchy of <physical activities by specific context>
............ <physical activities by specific context> (G)
Hierarchy of <public and interactive activities>
................ <public and interactive activities> (G)
Hierarchy of games
.................... games (G)
Hierarchy of table games
........................ table games (G)
Hierarchy of billiards (group of games)
............................ billiards (group of games) (G)
Hierarchy of billiards (gentlemans' game)
................................ billiards (gentlemans' game) (G)

Related concepts:
contextualized in ....  billiard tables
................................  (<tables by function>, tables (support furniture), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300039627]
distinguished from ....  pool (table game)
..................................  (billiards (group of games), table games, ... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) [300419429]

Sources and Contributors:
billiards (gentlemans' game)............  [VP Preferred]
...............................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
...............................................  Ketchum, Toys and Games (1981)
...............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)

 

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