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| 1. |
[n]
▶ dial (of a meter, watch, etc.) ▶ face (of a clock) |
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| 2. |
[n]
▶ keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.) |
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| 3. |
[n]
▶ letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak) ▶ communication board |
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| 4. | A 2022-11-23 01:00:41 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 3. | A* 2022-11-22 23:59:48 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | gg5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_board#Communication_Board |
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| Comments: | Splitting sense 2. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16 +16,2 @@ -<gloss>dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>dial (of a meter, watch, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>face (of a clock)</gloss> @@ -20,2 +21,6 @@ -<gloss>letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.)</gloss> -<gloss>character board</gloss> +<gloss>keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.)</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak)</gloss> +<gloss>communication board</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2012-04-30 11:58:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Trying to be succinct. My sister and cousin (both deceased) used them when they could no longer talk. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,1 +16,1 @@ -<gloss>dial (i.e. labelled face of a timepiece or other measuring device)</gloss> +<gloss>dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)</gloss> @@ -20,1 +20,1 @@ -<gloss>letter board (e.g. on typewriter, in phototypesetting, communication device for persons with disabilities such as ALS)</gloss> +<gloss>letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.)</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2012-04-28 04:35:10 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijr shinkaisan "文字盤" "ＡＬＳ" yields: 17,700 Google hits 4,150 Google image hits showing the device and use by persons with ALS |
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| Comments: | Add “letter board” sense. Read about in article on person with ALS. |
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| Diff: | @@ -18,0 +18,5 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>letter board (e.g. on typewriter, in phototypesetting, communication device for persons with disabilities such as ALS)</gloss> +<gloss>character board</gloss> +</sense> |
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