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tube, m., tube, pipe; (art.) tube; ignition tube (of * a shrapnel); (F. m. art.) lining tube (usually, but not always, extending about half way down the bore from the breech). I.Artillery,smallarms; II. Miscellaneous. I. Artillery, small arms: en acier, (art.) forging, rough forging; d'amorcage, priming tube of a cylindre 4 fumee, q. v.; d' amorce, (art., etc.) priming tube; arret de piston, (sm. a.) follower stop; buttoir, (r. f. art.) recoil tube, resistance tube; canon, (art.) subcaliber gun; subcaliber tube; h canons, (art.) (gun) forging; de canon, (art.) tube; carcasse, (torp.) launching frame, launching tube; under-water torpedo tube; en caoutchouc, (r. /. art.) rubber shoulder piece, shoulder buffer; central , (art.) ignition tube of a shrapnel; de charge, (art.) loading tube; de chargement, (art.) loading tube; (mil. min.) loading tube for a bored mine; (nav.) ammunition-supply tube (turrets); conpos, (art.) built-up tube (gvm construction); de composition, (art.) fuse; friction tube; cousstn, (r.f. art.) shoulder piece of rubber; h cuiller, (nav.) torpedo tube fitted with a spoon; detonant, (mil. min.) detonating tube (for communicating fire to mine); directeur, (art.) rocket tube; ejecteur, (r.f. art.) ejecting tube; enveloppe, (art.) torpedo tube; fusant, (art.) time train (double-action fuse); (mil. min.) communicating tube; fusant,  (au dessus) de la fotogon, (torp.) under- (over-) water torpedo tube; magasin, (sm. a.) tubular magazine; de mise de feu, (art.) communicating tube (of a shrapnel); h percussion, percutant, (art.) percussion primer; percutant coude, (art.) percussion primer; planchette de chargement, (art.) loading tube (protects the thread of the breech nut); ii pointage, (torp.) torpedo tube that may be aimed; tube turco (art.) breech (reenforco) tube or tube a poudre, (art.) powder tube (of some shrapnel); de n lininfr; simple, (art.) single, simple tube (gun construction); d, tir, (art.) submarine magazine for communicating fire. II. Miscellaneous: acoustidue, speaking tube; h air, air tube; alimentaire, d' alimentation, (mach.) feed pipe; allonge, (mil. min.) lengthening piece or joint (of a borer); d^ aspersion, spraying tube; atmospherique, (mach.) air tube; vacuum pipe; oaq'-j.eh, de, , v. s. v. bague; hanch s, tube machine; bouche , (steam) tube stopper; bouilleur, (steam) boiler tube, water tube; h bride, flansed tube; brosseh *, tube brush; capillaire, capillary tube; de chaudihre, (steam) fire tube; boiler tube; chaadif>red, s, tubular boiler; collecteur d'eau d' alimentation, (steam) supply pipe (of a Belleville boiler); collecteur de la vapeur, (steam) steam-collect- ing tube; de condenseur, (steam) condenser tube; sans couture, seamless tube; en cuivre, etc., copper, etc., tube; cuvette, bushing or sleeve (of a bicycle axle); cylindre, rolled tube; a deux branches, double-branched tube; directeur, (steam) water circuJatuig tube; d'eau, (steam) water tube; d'epreuve, (chem.) test tube; (-)eprouvette db efjiiwe, (elec.) tube for testing the effects of an electric flow; d'essai, v. ■ d'epreuve; d'etamootj (nav.) stem tube; etire, (solid) drawn tube; Mcne. drill or point of a well borer; foyer, (steam) the flue of a Lancashire or Cor- ni.sh boiler; dfumee, (steam) fire tube; fuyant, leaky tube; de graissage, (mach.) lubricating tube; indicateur, (steam) water-gauge glass; jaugeur, (steam) boiler gauge; de niveau, (steam) water gauge (boiler); de noyage, flooding pipe; perforateur, sort of rock drill; plaque b, s, v. s. v. plaque; (-)rallonge, lengthening or extension joint; de rctour d'eau, (steam) return tube; • — —^ov.de enecharpe, lap-welded tul)e; sonde au point, butt-welded tube; sans soudure, seamless, soUd-drawn, tube; surchauffeur, (steam) superheating tube; tampon de , (steam) tube plug; tirant, (steam) stay tube; en F, V-shaped tube; de verre, (steam, etc.) glass gauge; vis, tubular screw joint; viseur, (opt.) sighting tube. tuber, V. a., to tube; to fit, line, with a tube; to line a shaft with brick, etc.; (art.) to tube a gun; to insert a tube lining. tubulaire, a., tubular; chaudihre, (steam) tubular boiler; idle, (steam) tube plate. tubule, f., tube of very small caliber. tubule, f., tubular boiler. tubule, f., tubular, neck, nozzle. tubule, p. p., killed; d, Vennemi, (mil.) killed in action. tuer, V. a., to kill. lefeu, to put out, extinguish, the fire. tuerie, f., butchery, carnage; slaughterhouse. tuf, m., tufa, tuff; pierre de, tuff. tuffeau, m., calcareous tufa, tufaceous limestone. tuile, f., (cons.) tile; piece of marble, bronze, etc., ser-s'ingasatile; d'A Itkirch, v. micanique; aretiire, ridge tile; de Bourgogne, hollow tile ( In shape, half a truncated cone; chaperon, coping tile (of a wall); cornitre, v. creuse; creuse, hollow tile; gutter, ridge, crest, tile; demi, half tile; ec'iille, ornamental tile (i. e., whose tail is rounded, etc.); embottement, v. mecanigue; faitihre, gutter, ridge, crest, tile; damaride, pantile; fronton, lacing tile (for the front point of the intersection of two slopes); gironnte, wedge-shaped tile (for use on curved surfaces); de gouttihe, gutter tile; damaride, front tile (for attics, etc.); mecaniques, tongued-and-grooved tile; pannetonnee, tile fitted with a catch (panneton) by which it may be wired onto the framing; plite, flat tile, plain tile; reflectaire, fire tile. de rive, gable tile (at end of gable); romaine, normal Roman tile, tegula; de Tarascon, seraicylindrical tile; en verre, glass tile (admits light). tuileau, m., fragment of a tile. tuilette, f., small tile. tulpe, f., tulip; (art.) tulip, muzzle swell; the mouth or cup of the central tube of a shrapnel; bourreau, (art.) swell of muzzle; collet de, (art.) neck of a gun. tullpler, m., tulip tree and wood. tumeur, f., tumor; (hipp.) warbles; cornee, (hipp.) horn tumor. tumultueux, m., tumult; street disturbance. tumulus, a., tumultuous; reaction se, (expl.) tumultuous reaction. tumulus, m., tumulus, barrow. tunale, m., fascine work, mattress work. tune, f., bed of fascines covered with gravel, mattress. tungsten, m., tungsten. tunnel, f., (unif.) tunic; ahdominale, (med.) coat of the stomach; vareuse, (unif.) tunic; ahdominale, (med.) coat of the stomach; turbinate, m., action of a turbine; (expl.) wringing (of gun cotton). turbine, f., (mach.) turbine; (expl.) wringing (of gun cotton). Inger, acid winder (gim cotton); centrifuge, outward-discharge turbine, outflow turbine; centrip, inward or central-discharge turbine; choc, impulse turbine; composee, double turbine (i.e., combining outflow and inflow); double, double turbine; mixte, V. composee; rwz/i^c, immersed turbine; parallel or downward-flow turbine; a reaction, reaction wheel or turbine; reversible, reversible turbine; roue, turbine; siphon, siphon turbine; u vapeur, steam turbine. Turcie, f., levee or bank along the river. Turcie, f., turco (Algerian rifleman). Turcie, f., (mil. slang) campaign ration of pounded biscuit, rice, and bacon. Tutelle, f., guardianship, protection. Tutelle, m., guardian, protector; supporting stick or rod or rod or rod. Picket (as, t. p., of a silhouette target). tuyau, m., tube, pipe, hose; stalk, stem: spout, con- duit, nozzle; flue of a chimney; funnel (of a ship, etc.); tip (on a horse, hence), trustworthy source of information; ■ d'accouplemcnt, coupling pipe; acousiique, speaking tube: d' admission, inlet pipe; d'admissiiin de la vapeur, steam-admission pipe; d'aerage, d, air, air pipe; aerique, ventilation pipe; alimentaire, d' alimentation, feed pipe; ■ alimentaire h colonne d'eau, standpipe; d'apport, steam pipe; d'arrivee, deUvery pipe; main steam pipe, supply pipe; d'ascension, {mach.) rising main; aspirant, aspirateur, d' aspiration, suction pipe; atmospMrique, vacuum pipe; auxiliaire^ auxiliary pipe; h bifurcation, bifurque, breeches pipe; db bourrelet, flanged pipe; branche de , branch pipe; h bride, flanged pipe; de cale, bilge pipe; • en caoutfihouc, rubber hose; de chaleur, de chauffage, hot-air flue; heat- ing pipe; de cheminee, smoke-pipe, flue, stack, chimney flue, funnel; dechemise (decylin4re), (cylinder) jacket pipe; de circulation, circulating pipe; collecleur d'eau d' alimentation, v. s. v. tube; h colonne d'eau, standpipe; ■ • de communication, connecting pipe; de communication des soupapes d'arrct, induc- tion pipe; de communication de la vapeur, steam pipe; h compensation, compensation pipe; des condenseursh surface, conderuser tube; de conduxte, delivery pipe, eduction pipe, main pipe, conduit; h, en, cou de cygne, elbow pipe; coude, elbowed pipe, bent pipe, kneed pipe; • courbe d'un quart de cercle, quarter bend; courbe, elbow pipe; en cuir, leather hose; • cylindre, rolled pipe; de decharge, discharge pipe, delivery pipe; evacuation, blow-off, pipe; de decharge du condensateur, waste, overflow, pipe of a condenser; de degagement (de la vapeur), waste (steam) pipe, escape pipe, blast pipe; • de degorgemenl, discharge pipe; exhaust pipe; h demi-cercle, pipe bent to a semicircle; — de depart, waste pipe; exhaust pipe; de descenle, lead, vertical lead; de distribution, service, distributing, pipe; de distribution de la vapeur, steam-distributing pipe; diviseur, separating pipe (Belleville boiler); (i eau, water pipe; h eau douce, fresh- water pipe; d'ecJiappement, escape pipe, waste pipe, ex- haust pipe; d'echappement des soupapes de sHrele, safety- valve pipe; d'^,chappement de la vapeur, steam-escape pipe; • d'ccoulement, water pipe; ejecteur, ejector pipe; tuyau elastique, hose pipe; elevateur, ascending pipe (of a pump); h emboitement, socket pipe; • d'embranchement, branch ^ipe, breeches pipe; d'emission, eduction pipe; d' entree, inlet, supply, pipe; d'epuisement, exhaust pipe; etire, (sohd) drawn tube; ■ d'evacualion, waste pipe; exhaust, delivery, evacuation, pipe; • d' event, ventilation pipe; d' eUraclion, blow-down pipe; brine, scum, pipe; d' extraction par lefond, blow-out pipe; d' extraction 6, la surface, surface blow-off pipe; • d' extraction de la vapeur, v. de sortie; flambeur, fire tube; flexible, hose; ■ en forme de S, S-shaped pipe; h gaz, gas pipe, tube; ■ de {/raissage, lubricating pipe; d'indicateur, gauge tube; indicator pipe; • indicateur du niveau, glass gauge; -d'indicateur du niveau d'eau, gauge glass, water-gauge glass; d'indicateur de vide, vacuum-gauge pipe; • d'injection, injection pijje; d'injection par melarige, jet injection pipe; -d' introduction, admission pipe; d' introduction de la vapeur, steam-admission pipe; de jointure, dejonction, connecting pipe; ^ ma7ic?io«, socket pipe; ^ de manomUre, gauge pipe; de manomhtre ii vapeur, steam-gauge pipe; de monlee, (fond.) rising pipe; du niveau d'eau, water-gauge column or pipe; ■ de poele, (mil. tuyautage, m., piping, set or system of pipes. tuyauter, v. a., to give a tip on a race horse. tuyau terie, f., pipe trade or business; piping; set or system of pipes. tuyau terie, f., (met.) tuyere (strictly, the opening in a blast furnace for the passage of what we call tuyere, but the French porte-vent. q. v.); de forge de campagne, (art.) tuyere (art.) tuyere. tuyere plongeante, (met.) inclined twyer. tuyere plongeante, (met.) inclined twyer. tuyere, m., spandrel; die of a pedestal; panel or filling of wood, enclosed by molding; tuyau-pianum, treadmill (power applied internally); (mach.) pinion mounted on a shaft. tymp, f., (met.) tymp; fer de, tymp iron. type, a., standard. type, m., type (printing); model, type, standard; canon, (art.) type gun; haibsse, (art.) standard or type si. The poudre, v. s. v. poudre: projectile, (art.) standard or type projectile. Typographie, m., typographer, printer; imprimeur, letterpress printer. Typographie, f., typography. Typographie, f., typography. Typographie, f., typography. Typographie, m., tyrant. Typographie, f., tyrant. Typographie, f., tyrant. U. udomdtre, m., rain gauge. Uhlan, m., (mil.) Uhlan, lancer. U. udomdtre, m., (unif.) Uhlan tunic. U. ulcere, m., ulcer, boil, sore; du bourrelet de la matrice de l'angle, (hipp.) scratch between heel and pastern j oint. ulmer, v. a., to  the Alps). ultrapontane, a., person living across the river (said of cities crossed by a stream); pays, the Latin Quarter in Paris. unanimity, f., unanimity; unanimity, f., unanimously. une-deux, m., (fenc.) feint followed by a disengage, in a different line from the feint. une-deux-trois, m., (fenc.) two feints followed by a disengage. uni, a., joined to, united, level, smooth, even: uniform; Simple, plain, without ornament; (man.) united, right (of the gallop); it V, on a level; cheval, horse that gallops imited; Etats-Unis, the United States; galop, (man.) right gallop. unification, f., unification; des soldes, consolidation of pay. uniforme, a., uniform, regular, even, unvaried; habit, (unif.) uniform. uniforme, m., (mil.) uniform, regimentals; military dress in general; grand —, full uniform; quitter V, to leave the service; voyant de V, conspicuousness of the uniform; ease with which it may be made out at a distance. unilateral, a., (adm., of Contracts) binding on one party only. Union, f., union, union, combination; adjustment, adjusting; concurrence; the Union, the United States; (man.) regularity of a horse's motion; (tech.) union, union joint, coupling; des femmes de France, society of women whose object is to succor the wounded in time of war; ouvrilre, labor union; vis, screw joint, screw coupling. unioniste, m., Union man (United States, 1861-1865). unipolar, a., (elec.) unipolar. Uniphase, (elec.) single phase. Chaud, (met.) to weld; un cheval, v. s. v. cheval. unlitaire, a., of unit of value, unit. unite, f., unit; (mil.) unit of organization; absolue, absolute unit; s accolees, (mil.) units side by side; administrative, (mil.) the smallest organized unit having a distinct administration (e. g., company, troop, or battery); d'arrriement (et de munitions), (mil.) state or condition of having but one model of small arm; de chaleur, unit of heat; collective, (Fr. a., med.) the outfit (materiel) of a sanitary formation, necessary to its duties for a given time; de combat, (mil.) fighting unit, combat unit (the largest unit that may be controlled directly by the voice— company, troop, battery); de commandement, (mil.) any unit having a permanent and recognized head (e. g., com- pany, battalion, brigade, divisional artillery); ■ derivee, derived unit; fondamentale, fundamental unit; ■ de longueur, unit of length; de manoeuvre, (mil.) drill unit; I de marche, (mil.) march unit (e. g., bat- talion, squadron, battery; a march unit is defined as a combination of groups such that the space between them equals the elongation each group may take in the interval between consecutive halts) ; mecanique, unit of work; de mesure, unit of measure; ■ de poids, unit of weight; pratique, (elec.) practical unit; prevotale, v. s. v. prevotal; de puissance, unit of force; de ravitaillement, (mil.) unit of supply; strategique, (mil.) strategic unit (group formed of troops of all arms and of necessary services; e. g., army corps, which is the typical strategic unit); • s successives, (mil.) units one behind the other (as distinguished from s accolees); tactique, (mil.) tactical unit (i. e., the small- est unit to which may be given a definite mis- sion on the battlefield; e. g., battalion, group of batteries, regiment of cavalry; on a larger scale for cavalry, the division of three brigades with three horse batteries); de travail, unit of work. universitaire, a.m., university; university man; corps, faculty of the university. university, f., university. university, f., university. uno-rail, m., imo-rail. urane, m., sort of flying machine (proposed). urgence, f., urgency; cas d', urgency, pressing case; il y a, the case is pressing. us, m. pi., use, usage, custom, ways, practice (found usually in the following expression): et coutumes, usages and customs. usable, a., liable to wear out, usage, m., use, usage, practice, habit; employment; service; (law) right of pasture; common of estovers; de bon, very serviceable; hors d', out of use, obsolete. usance, f., (commercial) usance (thirty days usually); du bois, time since a wood was cut; demi, half usance; double, double usance; lettre b, une, a deux, (s), hill payable in one, two, months. usblat, m., isinglass (ohs.). use, a., worn. Out; (cord.) frayed; m., the worn-out part of anything; cheval, overridden horse. user, V. a. r., to wear, wear away; to rub, become rubbed; to become worn, frayed, etc.; to use, use up, consume; to waste, spend; (hipp.) of a tooth, to lose the enamel of the outer edge; de, to make use of. user, m., wear, wearing, service; etre d'un bon, to wear well; etre d'un mauvais, to wear badly. useur, a., wearing, grinding. usinage, m., machining, machine work; working to shape, as by lathe, etc.; defava d', defective machining; degrossiseur, machining to approximate shape; exterieur (interieur), machining of the outside (inside) of a gun barrel. ustne, f., works, shops, factory, manufactory, machine shop, mill, forge, power house; centrale, power house; d, cuirassements, armor-plate factory; fixe, V. Centrale; d, gaz, gas works. usiner, v. a., to machine. usineur, a., machining; etablissement, machining establishment. usine, m., (^cord.) towrope. ustensile, m., utensil, implement; s d' artifices, (artif.) laboratory implements; s de campement, (mil.) camping utensils; s de chauffe, fire tools; s de marqueurs, (J., p.) marker's outfit. usure, f., wear and tear, waste, wearing out; (hipp.) loss by wear of the enamel of a tooth (on its outer edge); et accidents, wear and tear; annuelle, Qiipp.) the rubbing surface of the teeth; corriger V, (mach.) to take up the wear; preter b, (mach.) to work only to wear (as a fly heel with too high a velocity); rattrapage de V, (mach.) take-up, compensation, for wear; rattrapage de V, (mach.) to take up the wear. usurpateur, m., usurper. usurpation, f., usurpation. usurper, v. a., to usurp. utile, a., useful, serviceable; profitable; expedient; effet. V. s. V. effet; en temps, within the prescribed time; travail, useful work. utiliser, v. a., to utilize, turn to account; employ to advantage. utility, f.,  se coucher en, (hipp.) to lie down with legs bent up under the body; coup de pied en, (hipp.) a kick forward with the hind leg; cow-kick (of a horse); en grain, grained leather; naud de, v. s. v. nceud; peau de, cowhide; petite, hide of a young cow; plancher des s, v. s. v. plancher; ruer en, (hipp.) to make a cow-stick. Vacillant, a., vacillating, unsteady; jarrets s, v. s. v. jarret. Vacillation, f., wavering, vacillation; rocking (of a boat); linsteadiness (of a light, etc.). Vaciller, v. n., to waver, falter, vacillate, hesitate; to be unsteady, to rook. Vacel, m., tar-mop handle. Vacel, m., tar-mop handle. Vacel, m., water. Vient, m., up-and-down motion, back-and-forth motion; ferryboat; ferry rope, pass rope; (mach.) reciprocating motion, reciprocating gear; (mach.) reciprocating motion, reciprocating gear; (mil.) circulation from front to rear, and vice versa. en, pulling back and forth (of a ferryboat); movement de, (mach.) reciprocating motion; back-and-forth motion; (mil.) circulation from front to rear, and vice versa. vagon, m., (mach.) car. vagonnet, m., (r.r.) truck, vague, f., wave. vaguestre, m., (Fr. a.) n. c. o. in charge of the post-office; baggage master (in each army corps, an officer of gendarmerie specially charged with this duty; in each division, the commandant de la force publique); officer, baggage master. vaigre, m., (nav.) ceiling; operation of ceiling. vaigre, f., (nav.) ceiling plank, ceiling stuff. vaillant, adv., valiantly; (mil.) gallantly. vaiilance, f., valor, esp. military valor, gallantry. valiant, a., valiant; (miZ.) gallant, vain, a., vain, vainglorious; cheval, horse easily knocked up; e pature, v. s. v. pature. vatncre, v. a., to conquer, vanish, overcome, subdued, defeat, worst, master, surmount, surpass; un cheval, to break a horse. vainqueur, m., conqueror. valron, a., wall-eyed; cheval, wall-eyed horse. vaisseau, m., vessel; (nav.) vessel, ship (esp. warship); amiral, flagship; cuirasse, armored ship; du desert, camel; ecole, school-ship, training ship; d iperon, ram; ship fitted with a ram bow; de V Etat, national vessel; xfrires, sister ships; de garde, guard ship; de guerre, war ship; de guerre bien battant, ship on which the guns are well served; helice auxiliaire, auxiliary ship; hbpital, hospital ship; marchand, merchantman; mixte, composite ship; ii nponts, n decker; rase, hulk; h, roues, paddle steam, er; {de) transport, transport; . 6, vapeur, steamship; ti voiles, sailing ship; de lit, etc., 74, etc., gun ship (obs.). vaisselle, f., crockery; (mil. slang) decorations. val, m., (top.) small valley, vale; (strictly speaking, bottom of valley, between foot of slopes); valle, d de. down from, at the bottom of; par monts et par vaux, over hill and dale. valuable, a., valid. valdraguc, en, (wau.) in confusion, higgledy-piggledy. valet, m., valet, footman; door weight, rest, support; dog, claw, bench hook, holdfast; (nav. art.) junk wad for guns, wad (obs.); en anneau, (art.) ring wad; de l'armee, (mil.) officer's servant; ciflindrique, (nciv. art.) full wad (obs.); écréau, stable  (sw. a.) lubricator, lubricating wad; de vied, footman; (ch. a.) bench vise; de place, guide; plein, V. cylindrique; a vis, screw holdfast or dog. valeur, f., valor, bravery, gallantry; value; (in races) purse; {in pi.) securities; absolue, (mil.) positive importance or strength of a position; en compte, " value in account" (on a bill of exchange); le SO courant, payable the 30th instant; s actives , securities having a prospective value; militaire, (nav.) fighting qualities (of a ship); nautique, (nav.) seaworthiness; papier, generic expression for bank notes, shares (and other paper representing value); reQue, value received; reelles, securities having a present value; venale, market value. valeureux, a., valorous, gallant, brave, valiant. valide,a., valid; in good health; (mil.) fit for serv- ice, efiective. valider, v. a. , to make valid, validity, f,, validity. valise, f., valise, portmanteau; mail bag; de cadre, bicycle valise; diplomatique, embassy mail bag. valine, f ., (top.) valley, vale. vallon, m., (top.) small valley, dell. vallonn^, a., (top.) full of, or intersected by, val- leys. vallonnement, m., (top.) shallow and short Tal- ley-like depression. valtage,m., (cord.) woolding. valter, v. a., (cord.) to woold. valture, f., (cord.) woolding; sheer lashing; rope used to lash two masts together. valve, f., (mach.) valve, clack valve; d' admission J throttle valve; d'oZmcnfa^ton, feed valve; d'Hranglement, v. d' admission; exterieure, external valve; — — d' introduction, v. d'admission; A poignee, hand valve; rrgulatrice, adjusting valve; de sortie, exit valve; de sHrete, safety valve; tournante, turning, adjusting, valve. vaivollne, f., valvoline. van, m. , cribble; scuttle; sieve; fan; winnowing fan. vannage, m., winnowing; ventilation; system of water gates in a dam; strong planking used in- stead of sheet-piling; en persienne, arrangement for supplying water to a breast wheel through prismatic aju- tages. Vanné, f., flood gate, water gate; hatch, sluice; sluice valve; d'airchaud, (met.) hot-blast valve; d'airfroid, (met.) cold-blast valve; ascendante, lifting flood gate; de bassin, dock gate; de decharge, waste-water gate; de decharge, waste-water gate; eaux s, waste water of industrial establishments; lamihre, v. de travail; vanne plongeante, plunging flood gate; en persienne, a plunging gate for a breast wheel (v. s. V. vannage); de travail, gsite admitting water to the wheel. vanne, m., flight feather. vanne, v. a., to winnow, fan, sift; to put in water gates. vanne, f., basket work. vanne, f., basket for sifting oats; stable basket; small water gate. vanne, m., basket maker. vanne, m., leaf of a folding door; window shutter; sluicegate; sluicegate; tournant, turning sash. vanne, v. A., to stop (or shut out) water with planks. vapeur, f., steam; vapor, damp; exhalation, fume; m., (nav.) steamer; i, steam (in combinations); admettre la, to admit steam; d'admission, boiler, admission, steam; aller d pléine, d, toute, to go under a full head of steam; aqueuse, wet steam; auxiliaire, auxiliary steam; avoir de la, to have steam on or up; bain de, (chem.) steam bath; bateau d d helice simple, single-screw steamer; bateau d d helice simple, single-screw steamer; bateau d d helice simple, single-screw steamer; bateau d d helice simple, twin-screw steamer; chambre d d steam room, steam chamber; steam space of a boiler; chariot d - —, steam wagon; chariot d - —, steam wagon; chaudibred, steam boiler; de la claudikre, boiler steam, initial steam; chaudibred, steam boiler; de la claudikre, boiler steam, initial steam; chaudibred d la, steam-drying; Chauffer d la, to steam dry; chemise de, steam jacket; cheval, v. s. v. cheval; de mercurie, tank steamer; coffred, steam chest; combinee, superheated and wet steam; combinee, merchant steamer; conduit de (la), steam port; steam way; consommé de, consumption of steam; consumé par cheval indique, steam used per indicated horsepower; contenant la, steam-tight; contre, return steam, back steam; couple, cut-off steam; couper la, to cut off steam; de dicharge, exhaust steam; dicharge de la, exhaustion of steam; dégager la, to blow off steam; desairee, overheated steam, superheated steam; dome de, steam dome; dome de machined —, v. de; dome de prise de, v.  of water; l'appement de la, escape puff of steam; d'Schappement, waste or exhaust steam; echauffee, heated steam; en, with steam on or up; etanche dla, de, steam-tight; ctrangl ee, throttled steam; etrangelement de la, wire-drawing of steam; etranger la, to throttle steam; etuve d, v. s. v. etuve; d' evacuation, v. d'ichappement; frigate, (nav.) steam frigate; fitte de, escape of steam; globuleuse, wet steam; de guerre, (nav.) war steamer; d'hâte pression, high-pressure steam; impermeable à la, v. vaporifdre, m., steam generator. vaporlsateur, m., vaporizer; (^steam) system of tubes of a Belle\ille boiler. vaporisation, f., vaporization; puissance de , evaporating power, vaporiser, v. a., to steam, vaporize. vaquer, v. n., to be unfilled (office); to be vacant, unoccupied (house, room); b, to attend to, apply one's self to. varangue, f., (nav.) floor timl)er. varec(li), m., wrack, wreckage, sea-wrack. varenne, f., waste lands. vareuse, f., (nav.) pilot coat, jumper; (unif.) loose jacket for undress duties (fatigue jacket; over- alls). variable, a., m., variable, changeable, imsteady; au , on the change. variation, f., variation; variation (of the needle, etc.); du compas, variation of the compass. varice, f., varicose vein; a arix; dujarret, (Jiipp.) blood spavin. varicocele, m., varicocele; dujarret, (hipp.) blood spavin. vari£, p. p., varied; terrain , {top.) broken, varied, ground. varier, v. a. n., to vary, change; (of a wind, cur- rent, etc.) to shift; (of the needle) to be un- steady. variole, f., smallpox. variomfitre, m., (inst.) variometer. variqueux, a., varicose. varlope, f., large carpenter's plane; (artif.) rocket press; demi , two-handled plane; onglee, molding plane, match plane. varme, f., (met.) twyer plate of a fining-forge crucible. vase, f., mud, ooze (at the bottom of rivers, lakes, the sea, etc.); (in pi.) mud flats; banc de , mud bank; fond de , muddy bottom. vase, m., vessel, vase; clos, closed vessel; de condensation, condenser (distillation, etc.); poreux, (elec.) porous cell. vasfe, a..,foin ■, muddy hay. vaseline, f., vaseline. vaseux, a., muddy, slimy, miry. vasidre, f., mud hole; muddy, miry, stretch of country. vasistas, m., bull's-eye window. vason, m., piece of clay of which a brick or tile is made. vasque, f.. basin of a fountain. vau, m., (top.) small valley; narrows of the gorge of a valley (obs.); Veau, with the stream, current; de route, (mil.) (of a defeat, rout) in the utmost confusion, disorder. veau, m., calf; calf leather, calfskin; (corw.) curved piece cut out of a plank; covered back or block of an arch center; (mil. slang) knapsack, "scran-bag." vecteur, m., vector; arbre, v. s. v. arbre; rayon. radius vector. vedette, f., (mil.) cavalry sentinel; vedette, mounted sentry; (fort.) sentry box; watch tower (rare); (in letters, etc.) conspicuous place for a name, title, etc.; double, (mil.) double vedette; Green, (mil.) to be on vedette duty; en, (mil.) on vedette duty; (in letters, printed pages, etc.) conspicuous; displayed; placed so as to catch the eye; mettre en to station or post on vedette duty; simple, Smgle vedette. vfihicule, m., vehicle, carriage; (im/.) vehicle, draw tube, slide. veille, f., keeping awake; eve, day before; watch, watching; (na».) lookout; b la, -visible above water (said of a projecting or floating object); ancre de, v. s. v. ancre; en, V. to; (of an anchor) a-cockbill; mettre b la, to coclobill. veiller, v. n., to stay or be awake; (nav. and in gen.) to be on the watch, on the lookout; (of a buoy) rock, etc., to be (partly) above water, in sight, visible. veilleuse, f., night light; en, serving as a night light. velleuse, f., small haycock. veinage, m., grain of wood; graining; (met.) veling (defect). veine, f., vein; streak, vein (defect in wood or stone); underground spring; (min.) seam, lode, vein; barrer la b un cheval, (hipp.) to bar a vein; de bois, vein (defect) in wood; déau, underground spring; fluide, stream or jet issuing from a thin-walled orifice; satellite, (hipp.) vein close to an artery; sombre, (met.) mark or defect resulting from a flattened or welded blowhole. veineux, a., streaky, veined. veiln, m., vellum; papier, v. s. v. papier. veiltes, m. pi., (Fr. a.) battalions of chasseurs b pied formed by Napelon I to furnish n. c. o. to line regiments. valloce, m., (familiar abbreviation of vilocipide) bicycle.  rotating cylinder velocimeter; d, diapason delectrique, velocimeter with electrically controlled tuning fork; d, diapason eta enreoistreurs electriques, velocimeter with electrically controlled tuning fork; d, diapason micanique, ordinary tuning fork velocimeter; fttsil, gun velocimeter. vfilocipfede, m., velocipede, ordinary; bateau, water bicycle. vfilocipfede, m., velocipede, m., bicycle. velocipfede, a., relating to the bicycle; service, (mil.) bicycle service. vocalist, m., cyclist, bicyclist; (mil.) bicycle dispatch rider. vocalist, m., bicycle track. vocalist, m., instrument for measuring the speed of a bicycle, bicycle velocimeter. velours, m., velvet; d, cotes, corduroy. Voltage, m., valtage. velter, v. a., v. valtage. velu, v. a., v. valtage. velu, a., v. valtage. velu, a., v. a., to sell; un cheval crins et queue, to sell a horse very dear; un cheval tout nu, to sell a horse without saddle and bridle. vengeance, f., vengeance, revenge, venger, v. a., to avenge, revenge. vengeance, a. m., avenging, avenging, avenger. venir, v. n., to come, repair, proceed; arrive; to come on, grow; to come out, off; to happen; vapjyel, (cord.) to begin to draw, to come into bearing; — d, bout de ses ennemis, to overcome one's enemies; defonte, (fond.) to be cast on; defonte avec, (fond.) to be cast on at the same time with; to be cast in one piece with; en aux mains, to begin to fight; i point, (met.) to come to close quarters; to fight hand to hand; ii point, (met.) to come to nature. vent, m.. air, wind, gale; division of the compass; (met.) blast; (mack.) clearance; (art.) windage (smooth-bore muzzle-loading gims,obs.); blast (of a projectile); difference between turned part of the shoulder of a projectile and the caliber; (nav.) weather gauge; des ailettes, (art.) clearance of studs (obs.); aire de , v. s. v. aire; alize, trade wind; alter au plus pr^s (du ), v. pincer le ; alter contre et maree, to have the wind and tide ahead; d'amont, wind from upstream; shore wind, offshore wind, land breeze; arrihre, fair wind; Ott , in the wind; to windward, windward; d'aval, wind from downstream; sea breeze; avantage du , (nav.) weather gauge; avoir arrive (devant), to have a following (head) wind; avoir le dessus du , (nav.) to have the weather gauge; avoir et maree, to have fair wind and tide; avoir le — — sur un navire, (nav.) to have the weather gauge of a ship; blanc, a wind that does not blow up clouds; vent 6o»/roi«, strong breeze (8 meters per second); borddu ,y.cdtedu ; bord de sous le , v. cdte de dessous le ; bouffee de , capful of wind; de bout, head wind; chaud, (met.) hot blast; chicaner le , (nav. ) to beat; conduit de , (met.) blast pipe; contraire, head wind, foul wind; cdte de , weather side; cote de dessous le, sous le, , lee side; coulis, wind from a chink or crack: draught. draughty wind; coup de, gust of wind, squall; dessus du, (nav.) weather gauge; disputer le, (nav.) to maneuver for the weather dominant, v. rignant; donner le, (met.) to blow; to turn on the blast: (St. Cyr slang) to bully; to '-devil" (U. S. M. A.) droit debout, wind dead ahead; dead wind; echauffe, (met.) hot blast; itre ait d'unnavire, (nav.) to have the weather gauge of a ship; evite au, wind rode; faible, light breeze; fait, steady wind; favorable, fair wind; follet, baffling wind; force, gale; forced draught; frais, fresh breeze (6 meters per second); fusil fi, V. s. Y. fusil; gagner le, le dessus du, (nav.) to get the weather gauge; grain de, squall, sudden squall; au gre du, with the wind; fusil fi, V. s. Y. fusil; gagner le, le dessus du, (nav.) to get the weather gauge; grain de, squall, sudden squall; au gre du, with the wind; grec, (in the Mediterranean) northeast wind; impetueux, violent wind (15 meters per second); du large, sea breeze; du levant, levant; lit du, wind's eye; manch, wind sail; manch, wind sail; mauvais, foul wind; mauvais, foul wind; de met, sea breeze; mettre Vepee, flamberge, au, to draw (familar); moulind, windmill; de mousson, monsoon; pincer le, (nav.) to sail close to the wind; d'un piston, (mach.) piston clearance; en plein, in the open air; porter (le nez) au, (hipp.) to carry the head high; du projectile, (art.) windage; les quatre s, the cardinal points; rallier au, le, — —, v. pincer le; regnant, prevailing wind; rose des s, v. s. v. rose; rumb de, v. s. v. rumb; serrer le, v, pincer le; de soldats, soldiers' wind; sous le, (to) Leeward, lee, a-lee; tenir le, v. pincer le; des tenons, (art.) clearance of studs (obs.); de terre, land breeze; de travers, wind abeam; les trente-deux, the compass card. vente, f., sale; felling of wood; place where timber has just been felled; contrat de ■ , bill of sale; aux enchkres, sale by auction; poudre de , v. s. v. poudre. vents, p. p., driven by the wind; arbrefaux , wind-shaken tree; maree e, tide banked up by the wind. venteau, m., sluice gate, water gate; air hole of a bellows. ventelle, f., valve or opening of a lock gate; sprin- kling brush. venter, v. n., to blow hard or fresh (of the wind). venteux, a., windy; (fond.) (of a casting) blistered; del , windy sky. ?enieux 480 vermoulure venteux, temps , windy weather. ventllateur, m., ventilator, fan; a ailes, ii ailettes, fan, blower; • aspirant, aspirator, suction ventilator; 6, bras, ventilator worked bv hand; centrifuge, centrigugal ventilator; h cloche, Taylor's, Struve's, ventilator; h force centrifuqe, centrifugal fan; rotalif, rotary blower; soufflant, blower. ventilation, f., ventilation; (law) valuation, esti- mate; puits de , ventilating, air, shaft; renversce, reverse ventilation (hot air down, cold air up). ventiler, v. n., to ventilate, fan; (law) to estimate; machined, , ventilating engine. ventiller, v. n., v. vantiller. ventillon, m., valve closing the air hole of a bel- lows. ventouse, f., {met., cons., etc.) ventilator, air hole, vent; {mei., hipv.) cupping glass. ventre, m., belly; body; swell or curve; (met.) belly of a blast furnace; avale, {hipv.) pot-belly; avoir (ne pas avoir) du, {hipp.) to be too full (thin) in the belly; de biche, {hipp.) fawn-bellied (color); d'un chien de fusil, {sm. a.) breast; courir d lerre. to go at full speed; etre sur le, (art.) to lie on ground (of a dismantled gun); faire. to bulge out, swell out; to lean, lean over (on a wall); du haul fourneau, (met.) belly of a blast furnace; lave, V. de biche: levreilc, {hipp.) greyhound belly; mal au, (hipp.) lath belly fretting; marcher sur le a, to make head against; de la noix, {sm. a.) swell or curve of the tumbler; passer sur le h, to make head against; h de poisson, fish-bellied; d, terre, At full speed, with whip and spur; tombant, v. avali; de vache, v. avale. ventriftre, f., (ham.) girth; sling (for hoisting horses); (cons.) palisade riband (about halfway up); post for the planking of a sluiceway. venu, p. p., de fonte, (fond.) cast on, cast in, one piece with; integral; mal, badly done. ver, m., worm; de digues, teredo navalis; de Trier, v. de digues; pique aux, des, s, worm-eaten; rong aux, des, s, worm-eaten; taret, taritre, v. de digues; de vaisseaux, v. de digues. verbal, a., spoken, verbal, by word of mouth; prods, v. prochs-verbal. verbaliser, v. n., to make a statement of facts, a formal statement; to make an official report (probos-verbal). verboquet, m., (cord.) guy for steadying a weight (in hoisting). ver-coquin, verde, m., verdigris; naturel, carbonate of copper. verdict, m., verdict, finding; prononer, rendre, un, to bring in a verdict, finding. verdillon, m., bent crowbar, pinch bar. verde, v. a. n., to paint green; to become covered with verdigris. verge, f., rod, wand, switch; handle, shaft, spindle; beam of certain balances; {hipp.) penis; {surv.) surveyor's rod; de l'ancre, anchor shank; d'arpenfure, {insl.) surveyor's rod; de cilibre, {art.) gauge for the bore; de charpenier, foot rule; du collier, {ham.) fore wale; d, compensation, compensating rod; s crinelees, nail rod iron; tain en s, bar tin; verge, faire passer par les s, {mil.) to flog through the lines (obs.); faisceau de s, bimdle of rods; defer, iron rod; fer en, rod iron; defusé, {art.) rocket stick; de girouette, vane spindle; de neiloyage, {mach.) cleaning iron; d'or, {inst.) Jacob staff, cross staff; s du parallelogramme, {mach.) parallel rods; passer par les s, to Run the gauntlet; de pompe, pump spear. vergeage, m., measuring with a yardstick. verge, m., a soft calcareous stone. verger, m., orchard. verge, m., orchard. verge, m., to measure (cloth) with a yardstick. verge, m., a hoop of a drum; (in pi.) brush; bundle of rods; de roulage, flesh hoop of a drum. vergeure, f., wire-mark in paper; verglas, m., sleet. vergne, m., alder tree. vergue, f., (nav.) yard; d,, yardarm and yardarm. vérificateur, m., examiner, inspector; gauge, calipers, sliding calipers; standard; de l'ame et des rayures, {art.) bore and rifling gauze; de la butée, {art.) instrument for gauging the seating of a projectile; calibre, {art., etc.) gauge; cylindre, v. s. v. cylindre; de dressage, {sm. a.) an instrument to test the straightness of barrels; découvert, {sm. a.) an instrument to verify the angle made by the last element of a gun barrel with the line of sight; découvert, découvert, (art.) fuse-hole gauge; de la ligne  muzzle-loading gims; du taraudage, {art.) thread gauge (of a fuse hole). verification, f., verification, test, examination, inspection; auditing of accounts; test of an instrument to see if it is in adjustment; {surv.. etc.) check or checking of an observation; {art.) verification of dimensions, etc.; de contrable, second or counter verification; faite, after examination; de la ligne de mire, {art.) verification of the parallelism of the line of sight; d'une ligne telegraphique {telenhonique), examination and test of a line (with reference to insulation and continuity of circuit); soumis ii, under examination. verifier, v. a., to verify, test, try; to test an instrument; to confirm, inspect, audit, prove, go over; to adjust (as a compass); {cord.) to mend (a seizing, etc.); un chronométre, to rate a chronometer. v6rin, m., jackscrew; hand screw, Hfting jack; arrache-pieux, pile-withdrawing screw; it bouteille, screw jack; h chariot, powerfm screw jack for either vertical or horizontal efforts; ii dtmonler, dismounting jack; hydraulique, hydraulic jack; b, vis, V. h bouteille. vfirine, f., {nav.) binnacle lamp; {cord.) selvages. vermiculfi, a., vermiculate. vermiculures, f. pi., vermiculated work. vermilion, m., a., vermilion. vermoulu, a., worm-eaten, rotten. vermoulure, f., wormhole, wormhole dust. vernier, m., a., to varnish, glaze, japan; to French p lish. vernier, m., varnish, glaze, japan, polish, French p lish; hVakool, spirit varnish; d'ambre, amber varnish. vernis, ra., varnish, glaze, japan, polish, French p lish; hVakool, spirit varnish; d'ambre, amber varnish. vernis,  varnish; h la copale, copal varnish; de copale, copal varnish; de vin, spirit varnish; h V esprit de vin, spirit varnish; h V esprit de vin, spirit varnish; h V essence, turpentine varnish; h V huile, gum-lac varnish; h V huile, gras; h V huile, waterproof varnish; h V huile, glaze; noir au goudron, black varnish; de plomb, lead glaze; siccalif, drying varnish; spiritueux, v. d, Valcool; hvoitures, carriage varnish. vernissage, m., varnish; inter leur, (art.) varnish of the interior of projectiles. vemisser, v. a., to varnish, glaze, japan. verre, m., glass; lens; glass case. Drinking glass; glassful; anallatiseur, anallatizing lens; ardent, burning glass; carreau de, pane of glass; de couronne, crown glass; de couleur, stained glass; en canons, sheet glass, brood glass, cylinder glass; cul de, (hipp.) web or cataract in a horse's eye. En cylindres, v. en canons; depoli, ground glass; dormant, (cons.) small window in a party wall, not opening, v. s. y.jour; enfume, smoked glass; d, glaces, plate glass; grossissant, magnifying glass; indicatur du niveau d'eau, (steam) water-gauge glass; en manchons, v. en canons; mort, V. dormant; moule, pressed glass; objectij, (inst.) objective; oculaire, (1785) eyeglass; d'ceil, (inst.) eye,:jjlass; papier de, v. s. v. papier; de plomb, lead glass; soluble, soluble glass; sous, under glass; en tables, plate glass; — — hmtres, window glass. verriième, f., glass works; art of glass making; glass-ware. verriième, f., (inst.) barometer glass. verriième, m., bolt, bar, hasp, catch bolt; (foi-t.) embrasure mask; (sm. A bolt; maneuvering piece; — d'am-arrage, securing bolt; — d'arret, (r. r.) turnable stop bolt; automoteur, (art.) spring bolt; de combat, (art.) firing bolt; contre-verrou; contre-verrou; contre-verrou; d'enclenchement, (art.) ratchet bolt (sort of safety bolt); d'enclenchement, (art.) locking bolt; d'enrayage, securing bolt; d'enclenchement, (art.) locking bolt of a firing mechanism; ferméra, to bolt; verrout fermeture a, v. s. x. fermeture; defermeture, (art.) clamping bolt (Tixes a turret gun in the loading position); & Mouvement rectiligne simple, (sm. a.) straight-pull bolt; d, plat me, slip bolt; porter Vepee en, to wear the sword horizontal; d, ressort, spring bolt (of a door, etc.); (art.) spring safe et y Dolt; de retenue, stop bolt; sous les s, in safe custody, in jail; de sHrete, (art., torp., etc.) safety bolt; (nav.) turret-securing belt; tirer le, to shoot a bolt. verroiillement, m., (sm. a.) bolt system, system of bolt locking. verrouiller, V. a., to bolt; laculasse, (sm. a.) to lock the breech. versant, m., slope, watershed; slope, side, of a hill, of a mountain; sloping ground on each side of a river; plongeant, steep slope (plowing into a valley); rasant, slope (of a hill) of but slight inclination. verse, f., (of cereals) state of being beaten down by rain, etc.; large charcoal basket; (fond.) pouring; versement, m., payment, deposit (of money); (mil. in pi.) turning over, issue (of arms and of material in general); partiel, installment. verser, v. a. n., to pour out, in. forth; to spill, shed, discharge, empty; to lay, beat down; to be beaten down (as crops by rain). etc.); to overturn, upset, be overturned, upset (of vehicles); to throw, cast, on or upon; to deposit, pay in funds; to turn over, assign (as horses to a troop); (mil.) to issue material; (fond.) to pour; en cage, en panic, v. s. v. cage; le sang, to shed blood; to kill. verso, m., left-hand page; second page; even-numbered page. vert, a., green; raw, fresh; unwrought; (fig.) resolute, firm; bois, V. s. v. bois; cheval au montoir, horse hard to mount; cuir, rawhide; fonte e, (met.) brass, gun metal; pierre e, stone fresh from the quarry; ration e, allowance, ration, of green food (for horses); sable, V. s. v. sable. 