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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">scissors trusses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>trusses by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>scissor beam trusses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scissors truss</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>trusses, scissor beam</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>trusses, scissors</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Trusses used to support a pitched roof; the ties cross each other and are connected to the opposite rafters at an intermediate point along their length. ]]></note></mads>