<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">hopper joints</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31414189</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:51:25</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hopper joint</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">joints, hopper</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Butt-joints in which the edges of the boards are not square with their faces due to the pitch of the sides, as used to make a box having a wider top than bottom. Examples of items requiring hopper joints are hoppers, bins, chutes, and other items. The difficulty in making this joint is in laying out the pieces to obtain the proper angle for the edges to meet. ]]></dc:description></metadata>