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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mordants</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>belt components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>buckle tag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>buckle tags</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chape</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chapes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mordant</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strap-end</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strap-ends</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tag, buckle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tags, buckle</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Metal pieces, sometimes jeweled, enclosing the end of a belt or girdle, and that is opposite the end attached to the buckle. ]]></note></mads>