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Objects Facet
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Components (hierarchy name)
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components (objects parts)
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<components by general context>
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additions (general components)
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inserts (additions)
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postiches
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wings (building divisions)
[
N
]
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alterations (object components)
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pentimenti
[
N
]
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attachments
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couplings
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mounts (attachments)
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bases (object components)
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<bases for furniture>
[
N
]
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column bases
[
N
]
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bezels
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bosses (components)
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roof bosses
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bowls (object components)
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buffers (components)
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carcasses (object components)
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counterweights
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coin weights
[
N
]
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cross sections (general, parts)
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<culminating and edge ornaments>
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chīwěi
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cresting
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finials
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foils (arcs)
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pyramidions
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details (components)
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parerga
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eyelets (components)
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fasteners
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anchors (fasteners)
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battens (fasteners and supports)
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<bolts and bolt components>
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broaches (thatch fasteners)
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buckles (strap accessories)
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buttonholes
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buttons (fasteners)
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C47s
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clasps (fasteners)
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clips (fasteners)
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clothespins (laundry fasteners)
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curtain fasteners
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dowels
[
N
]
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frogs (fasteners)
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grommets
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gusset plates
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hangers (fasteners)
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hinges (cloth or paper fasteners)
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hook and loop fasteners
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hooks (fasteners)
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hooks and eyes
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inserts (fasteners)
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nails (fasteners)
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nuts (fasteners)
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pegs (fasteners)
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pins (fasteners)
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rivets
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rubber bands
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screw eyes
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screws
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snaps
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spikes (fasteners)
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staples
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straps (fasteners)
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studs (bosses)
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swivels
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tacks
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tiebacks (fasteners)
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ties (concrete fasteners)
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ties (fasteners)
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treenails
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turnbuckles
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washers (fasteners)
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zippers
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feet (object components)
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furniture feet
[
N
]
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ferrules
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flanges (general components)
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flaps
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foldouts
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folds
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gores
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handles (components)
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al-mibhar
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bail handles
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hardware handles (finish hardware)
[
N
]
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knobs (handles)
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tool handles
[
N
]
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hardware (components)
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<hardware by form>
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<hardware by location or context>
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<keys and key components>
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heads (equipment components)
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printheads
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inclusions
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infills (filled lacunae areas)
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<joints and joint components>
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joint components
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joints (connections)
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lacunae
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lagging
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lanyards
[
N
]
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layers (components)
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barrier layers
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courses
[
N
]
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paint layers
[
N
]
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surface layers
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leaves (lateral components)
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lenses (object genre)
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apochromats
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Fresnel lenses
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magnifiers (lenses)
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photographic lenses
[
N
]
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polycapillary lenses
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prismatic lenses
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water lenses
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loops (components)
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moldings (object components)
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applied moldings
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architectural moldings
[
N
]
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bolection moldings
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crown moldings
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molding components
[
N
]
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nozzles
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tuyeres
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object portions (components by general context)
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backs (object portions)
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bottoms (object portions)
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corners (object portions)
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edges (object portions)
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ends (object portions)
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fragments (object portions)
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fronts (object portions)
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sides (surface object portions)
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sides (lateral object portions)
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surfaces (object portions)
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tops (object portions)
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overlays
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rails (object components)
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altar rails
[
N
]
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arm rails
[
N
]
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back rails
[
N
]
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blanket rails
[
N
]
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chair rails
[
N
]
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communion rails
[
N
]
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crest rails
[
N
]
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guardrails
[
N
]
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handrails
[
N
]
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headrails
[
N
]
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lock rails
[
N
]
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medial braces
[
N
]
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meeting rails
[
N
]
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picture rails
[
N
]
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plate rails
[
N
]
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safety rails
[
N
]
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seat rails
[
N
]
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side rails
[
N
]
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snow guards
[
N
]
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stretchers (furniture components)
[
N
]
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toilet safety rails
[
N
]
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rebates (components)
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rabbets
[
N
]
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seams
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sections (general, part)
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thin sections
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shoulder straps (object components)
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sideboards (object components)
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stave (wood products)
[
N
]
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stems (object components)
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tabs
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thumbpieces
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tiers (rows)
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