<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">curling stones</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>curling</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>winter sports equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>curling stone</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stones</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stones, curling</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or iron disks usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each into which can be screwed a short gooseneck handle by which the disks are released across the ice in the game of curling. ]]></note></mads>