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Fine arts > Architecture > Drying sheds

Preferred term

Drying sheds  

Definition

  • Use for structures of various designs erected to aid in the drying by flowing air of, e.g., paper, textiles, hops, bricks, tobacco, seeds [AAT, alt.]; cf. Malthouses

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Drying houses
  • Oast houses, drying sheds
  • Oasthouses, drying sheds
  • Oasts, drying sheds
  • Sheds, drying

Notation

  • 119737

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NPC0WZW9-5

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