<?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">folding rules</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>zigzag rules</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>rulers by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>folding rule</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rules, folding</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rulers composed of light strips of wood joined so that the individual pieces fold and usually pivot in more than one plane; most commonly in 2-foot lengths with four folds. Historically superseded by zigzag rules, which are generally longer and have strips that all fold, zigzag fashion, in a single plane and by metal tape rules. ]]></note></mads>