<?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">zigzag rules</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31421666</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:53:39</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">rules, zig zag</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rules, zig-zag</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rules, zigzag</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">zig zag rules</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">zig-zag rules</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">zigzag rule</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rules comprised of short strips of wood joined at their ends by rivets so that the pieces are foldable, in a zigzag manner, in parallel planes; most usually the strips are in 6-inch or 1-foot lengths, and the rules are 6 feet or 8 feet long when open; also of similar lengths in metric units. Distinct from "folding rules" which tend to be shorter and have sections that usually pivot or fold in more than one plane. ]]></dc:description></metadata>