<?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">zigzag rules</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>folding rules</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>rulers by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>rules, zig zag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rules, zig-zag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rules, zigzag</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>zig zag rules</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>zig-zag rules</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>zigzag rule</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>