Pro Pelle Cutem
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Pro Pelle Cutem is the Latin motto of the Hudson's Bay Company, traditionally interpreted as “A skin for a skin,” reflecting the company’s origins in the fur trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pro Pelle Cutem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2972713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro Pelle Cutem Context triple: [Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms, featuresMotto, Pro Pelle Cutem]
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A.
Heart of the Hide
Heart of the Hide is a premium line of high-quality baseball gloves renowned for their durable leather and professional-level performance.
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B.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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C.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pro Pelle Cutem Target entity description: Pro Pelle Cutem is the Latin motto of the Hudson's Bay Company, traditionally interpreted as “A skin for a skin,” reflecting the company’s origins in the fur trade.
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A.
Heart of the Hide
Heart of the Hide is a premium line of high-quality baseball gloves renowned for their durable leather and professional-level performance.
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B.
Le Blaireau
Le Blaireau is the famous nickname of Bernard Hinault, the legendary French cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner.
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C.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
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motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fur trade ⓘ |
| culturalContext | North American fur trade history ⓘ |
| hasComponentMeaning |
Cutem is a form of cutis meaning skin in Latin
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Pelle means skin in Latin ⓘ |
| hasWord |
Cutem
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Pelle ⓘ Pro ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalTheme | exchange of skins ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| reflects | origins of Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| traditionalMeaning | A skin for a skin ⓘ |
| usedAs | corporate motto ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pro Pelle Cutem Description of subject: Pro Pelle Cutem is the Latin motto of the Hudson's Bay Company, traditionally interpreted as “A skin for a skin,” reflecting the company’s origins in the fur trade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.