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couper, V. a., to cut; cross, intersect; to amputate; to chop, strike; to mix, dilute; (hipp.) to geld, cut, castrate; (hipp.) to cut off (a body of troops, a retreat, etc.), to break through (a line); (cord.) to wear, chafe, be chafed; (steam) to cut off, shut off, steam; un cheval, (hipp.) to geld a horse; — — un correspondant, (sig.) to break off, interrupt, a correspondent; unejument, (hipp.) to spay a mare; de longueur, to cut to proper length; ne pas, (hipp.) to be in for extra drill, fatigue, or other punishment; se, (hipp.) to cut or strike a leg in bearing by one in motion, to interfere; en travers, to cut across; la vapeur, (steam.) to cut off steam. coupe ret, m., chopper. coupe-vent, f., copperas. coupe-vent, m., wind guard, windbreak (in bicycling). couple, m., frame, timber; (mechanical) couple; (elec.) couple, element, cell; de Varrikre, after-body; de Vavant, fore-body; de cavalerie, (expL) disposition of charges on opposite sides of a rail, in demolition, so as to produce rotation; de Beau, (elec.) cell of a water-battery; en, (expl.) on opposite sides, e.g., of a rail, so as to set up a rotation; de renversement, (art.) overtmning couple; de soullvement, (art.) raising or lifting couple. couplet, m., hinge-joint; (ham.) backhand; (sm. a) gm whose barrel is formed of two parts screwing together. couplifere, f., (ham.) hame-strap. coupoir, m., cutter. Cut-press, punching-cutter. Coupole, f., cupola; (fort.) cupola; caponiere, cupola recommended by Brialmont as the equivalent of a caponier; a eclipse, disappearing cupola; oscillante, oscillating cupola; coupole a pivot, pivot-mounted cupola; irrigate, (indirect), direct (indirect-) fire cupola; transportable, (art.) traveling shield mounting, traveling cupola. coupon, m., coupon; remnant. coupure, f., (pont.) cut or opening in a bridge for passage of floating bodies; (fort.) passade, ditch, etc., behind a breach, across a road, obstacle across a road, obstacle across a road, etc.; cut, coupure; obstacle; coupure or passage in the glacis; break or crochet in a long face; (top.) cutting in a wood; en retirade, (fort.) intrenchment in a position when the exterior is destroyed. cour, f., court, courtyard; (laiv) court; de cassation, (Fr.) supreme court of appeals; descomptes, (law) auditing office (public funds and execution of financial laws). courage, m., coverage. courant, m., current (of water, air, electricity, etc.); stream; course; routine; (cord.) running part of a tackle; (hipp.) set or lay of a horse's air; d'air, draught; alterne, alternately alternating current; de charge, (elec.) charging. Current of an accumulator; derive, (elec.) shunt current; direct, (elec.) direct current; d'entree, (elec.) flood stream; extra de fermeture (de rupture), (elec.) making- (breaking-) contact current; fil de, thread, axis, of a stream; deflamme, flue; de flot, flood stream; fort du, main stream; de Foucault, (elec.) eddy current; inducteur, (elec.) inducing current; par induction, induit, (elec.) induced current; inverse, (elec.) inverse current; dejusant, ebb stream; lit du, main stream, bed of the stream; de maré, tidal current; de polarisation, (elec.) polarization current; primaire, (elec.) charging current of an accumulator; redresse, (elec.) unidirectional current; secondaire, (elec.) secondary current, polarization current; de sortie, ebb excursion; sows, undertow; sous-mar In, undertow; terrestre, (elec.) ground-, earth-current. courant, a., riuming, flowing; instant; current (cord.) running. courbant, m., (artif.) line-rocket. courbant, m., bending, curving. courbant, a., bent, curved; m., compass timber bois, compass timber. courbaton, m., knee in a boat. courbatu, a., (hipp.) foundered, chest foundered. courbature, f., (hipp.) foimder, foundering, lameness; (in gen.) lameness, as from bicycle riding; generale, vieille, (hipp.) chest founder ing. courbaturer, v. a., (hipp.) to bring on lameness. to founder. courbe, f., curve; arc; railway curve; (top.) con- tour; (pont.) knee, rib, of a boat; (mach.) knee, rib; (ham.) fork of a saddle; (hipp.) curb (not to be confounded with the "curb" of English writers, the French of which is jarde); balistique, (ball.) ballistic curve; en bois, wooden knee; du chien, curve of pursuit; de chute, (Fr. art.) in the planchette de tir, the locus of all the points of fall for given angles of elevation ; de la cloche, probability curve; en coeur, (mach.) heart wheel; courbe 109 courroie courbe de difilement. (ball.) in small-arm fire, curve used in obtaming elevations for plunging fire; , . . , des densitts, (ball.) curve showmg groupmg of shots about the center of impact, (hence) prob- ability curve; d'^gale teinte, {top. drawing) curve of equal shade; ,, , d'epaulemeiU, (.ball.) v. de defile- ment; d' evacuation, (steam) initial exhaust line of an indicator diagram; d^evUement, (r. r.) side track; enfer, iron knee; grosse, (top. drawing) contour drawn in with heavy stroke, in heavy line; horizonlale, (top.) contour; hypsometrique, (top.) contour; de I'indicateur, (steam) indicator diagram, curve; ■ de justesse, (ball.) curve comparing accuracy of different guns; de liaison, strengthening knee; d, longue inflexion, (mach.) Watt's link motion; viontant de , (pont., etc.) upper part of a knee; de niveau, de nivellement, (top.) con- tour; des pressions, (ball., etc.) curve of pressvires; (cons.) thrust Une (of an arch); de sections horizontales, (top.) contour; s de tir, (ball.) graphical table of fire, range table; de Vatbcanson, (mach.) heart-wheel. courbe, a., bent, curved; devenir par le tir, (art.) to droop at the muzzle; tir , (art.) curved fire. courbe, a., bent, curved, crooked; secured by knees. courbement, m., bending, incurvation. courber, v. a. n., to curve, to bend; to shape, bend to shape; to sag, bow, bend. courbet, m., (ham.) bow of a saddle; pack-saddle tree. courbette, f., (man.) curvet, curvettiug; /aire des , to curvet. courbetter, v. a., (man.) toctirvet. courbure, f.,ciirvature; curve; bend; de la crosse, (sm. a.) bend or angle of thestock, inclination of the butt; double, double curvature, S - shaped curve; - — du sol, curvature of the surface of the ground; de la terre, curvature of the earth. coureur, m., nmner; (mil.) movmted scout (obs.); defond, long-distance runner; de Vitesse, sprinter. courir, v. a. n., to run; to flow; go over; (mil.) to cfverrun (a country), to raid; aux armes, to fly to arms; la bague, to ride at the rings; la bouline, to run the gauntlet; d bride abattue, to ride at full speed; un cheval, (man.) to rim, gallop, race, a horse; ■ une manoeuvre, (cord.) to pass along a roi)e; sus, (mil.) to make incursions, raids. couronne, f., crown; hoop; (fort.) crown- work; (hipp.) coronet; (mach., etc.) rim of a wheel, dri\dng face of a pulley, rim; (art.) shoulder of a projectile (rare); (cord.) strap; d^appui, (fort.) supporting crown or ring (of a turret); (art.) beanng-ring (of the Krupp fermeture); d'asservissement, (mach.) controlling or com- mimicating bevel-gear wheel; avant, (art.) iront centering band; de balks, (art.) \ayev of bullets in shrapnel; ■ barbotin, (mach.) sprocket wheel; — — de boulets, (mach., etc.) circle of ball-bear- ings; de brelage, (pont.) balk lashing knot; couronne du cabestan, sprocket wheel of the capstan; circulaire denize, (art.) traversing rack; en cuivre, (art.) rifling band, centering band; dentte, (art.) traversing rack; double , (fort.) crown work of three fronts; double crovai work: d'eau, (mach.) (lit., water crown) a device in turret gear permitting the continuous supply and evacuation of water under pressure; - — d, empreintes, (mach., etc.) sprocket wheel; de Vetoupage, (steam) packing ring; • foudroyant, (artif.) pitch ring; ■ defrottement, (art., mach.) friction ring; de galets, (art., etc.) live-roller ring; • de guindage, (pont.) rack lashing knot; ouvrage d , ( Fort.) crown work; de pieu, pile-hoop; de piston, (mach.) iunk ring, piston cover, piston ring; • de presse-etoupe, (mach.) stuffing-box gland; d, rochet, (mach.) crown wheel; • de roue, rim of a wheel; de roulement, (art.) roller path; de spMres, (fort.) spherical-roller ring; de tour, (fort.) castmg aroimd turret spindle. couronnf , a . , (Jhipp . ) broken-kneed ; ouvrage , (fort.) crown work. couronnement, m., cap, coping; top or summit (of a road, dike, etc.); top piece; (siege) crowning; du chemin convert, (siege) crowning of the covered way; d'un entonnoir de mine, (siege) crowning of a mine crater; de la gabionnade, (siege), laying, act of laying, fascines on top of the gabion work, of the gabion revetment; pied h pied, (siege) crowning of the covered way by gradual approach; de voute, (mas.) crown. couronner, v. a. r., to cap, crown; (mil.) to occupy heights, a position, after driving out the enemy; (siege) to crown, to make a lodgment in; (of trees) to begin to wither at the top; (of horses) to spring the knees; le chemin convert, (siege) to crown the covered way. way; un entonnoir, (siege) to make a lodgment in, to crown, a mine crater; la gabionnade, (siege) to lay fascines on top of the gabion work. courre, v. a., to rim, race (a horse); to hunt (run) (deer, etc.). courler, m., courier, messenger; de cabinet, bearer of dispatches, king's — d'ordonnance, y. messager de campagne; volant, shell containing message (obs.). courtesy, f., strap, throng; (mach.) belt, band, driving belt; (harn.) coupling strap, collar-d'œval de colore, (art., harn.) pole-yoke strap; d'arcade, (harn.) yoke strap; d'arcade, (harn.) keep strap; d'attelle, hame-strap; de Vavaloire, (harn.) hip-strap, flank-strap; de botte, (cav.) bucket strap (carbine); h boucle, strap and buckle; h boucle, strap and buckle; h brins croises, (mach.) open belt; h brins parallèles, (mach.) open belt; chaine, (mach.) Rouiller's belt; de  strap, equipment strap; ac pommeau, (cav.) equipment strap (on pommel); de porte-equipement, (inf.) equipment strap (supports waist-belt); porte-traits, (ham.) trace strap; de retraite, (ham.) hold-back strap, backing strap; de sac, (inf.) equipment strap; simple, (mach.) belt of single thickness; support, bearing strap, supporting strap; support de limonitre, (ham.) shaft strap (mountain artillery); tambour de, (mach.) belt pulley; triple, (mach.) belt of threefold thickness; de troussequin, (cav., etc.) coat strap; trousse-traits, (ham.) trace strap, tucking strap. cours, m., course, direction, extent, length, turn; current, flow, stream; track, path; course of study, term; d'cau, stream, water course; cultatif, elective course (in a college, etc.); inferieur, lower course of a stream, portion of the course in which there is scarcely and fall; moyen, middle course of a stream, in which the fall is less than 1:1000; preparatoire, (Fr.a.) preliminary school course for illiterate soldiers; le preparatoire, (Fr.a.) call or signal for men to turn out for school, superieur, upper course of a stream, in which the fall varies from 5:100 or 7:100 to 1:1000. Course, f., course, run; race, journey, trip; career; (mil.) incursion, inroad, irruption; (nav.) cruise; (art.) flight of a projectile, (mach.) throw (of a piston), travel (of a valve), throw (of an eccentric, of a crank), feed, length of aller en, (nav.) to go privateering; armer en, (nav.) to fit out for privateering; de la bague, de bagues, (man.) riding at rings; d, bas de, (mach.) at the end of the stroke; d, bout de, v. d, bas de; cheval, Tide; de chevaux, horse race; au clocher, steeplechase; descendante du piston, (mach.) down stroke, back stroke of a piston-course, directe du piston, mach.) forward stroke of the piston; d, eclipse, (art.) "disappearing" distance (of a disappearing cupola or gun carriage); en, (nav.) On a cruise, privateering; par enjeux, sweepstake; d'essai, (nav.) trial trip, trial run; d'excentrique, (mach.) throw of an eccentric; faire la, (nav.) v. aller en; faire une, to take, go for, a m; (mil.) to make an inroad; defond, long-distance race or run; guerre de, (nav.) privateering, commerce-destroying; des haies, hurdle race; haut de, (mach.) top of the stroke; longueur de, (mach.) length of stroke; obstacles, steeplechase, hurdle race; pied, foot race; de piston, (mach.) throw, travel, of a piston; plate, flat race; retrograde, (mach.) return stroke (piston, etc.); terrain de, race course; de tetes, (man.) riding at heads; du tiroir, (mach.) travel of a slide-valve; au trot, trotting race; de velocite, (mil. gym.) dash (never exceeds 150 Metres; de Vitesse, dash, sprint. coursier, m., race, mill race; float board; culvert (of a water-wheel); (hipp.) charger, steed; (nav. art.) bow gun, bow chaser; de Toulement, (sm. a.) butt-piece (of the Borchardt pistol). coursive, f., (nav.) waist, wing pass, sage; gangway plank. court, a., short; limited, scanty; (art.) lower (of two elevations, in ranging); shorter (of the elements of the fork in ranging); it, (to be) short (of money, etc.); batton, (sm. a.) generic term for halfpikes, sword canes, etc.); tourner, to turn short. court-pattes, m., (mil. slang) foot artilleryman. courtaud, a., (hipp.) thick-set; docked; m., horse docked and cropped. courtauder, v. a., (Aipp.) to dock and crop a horse. courte-square, f., (sm. a.) generic term for any short-bladed weapon (nearly obs.) courte-queue, m., (hipp.) docked horse. courtine, f.^ (fort.) curtain; (in field works) parapet connecting salients; former, (mil.) of men, to form a screen, to close a gap. court-Joints, a., (hipp.) short-p asterned, short-jointed. court-monté, a., (hipp.) short-coupled. coussiné, m., cushion, pad; driver's leggings; bolster, chock, bed; h air, air-cushion; de mire, (art.) quoin (obs.). coussiné, m., pad, cushion; (ham.) pad (for straps, etc.); (mas.) impost (of a pied-droit); bolster, wagon-bolster; iron wedge; (mach.) box, journal box; bearing, journal bearing; bush, bushing, brass; pillow, pillow-block, plumber block, bolster; collar; (r. r.) chair, rail-chair; (art.) trunnion-bed lining or plate, trunnion-bed; bolster, carriage-bolster; (Fr. cav.) cushion or pad of rubber or leather for carbine (cuirassiers); (ponf.) bolster, bolster-block; d'alesoir, (art.) cutter; burnisher (of a bormg tool); d'assemblage, (r. r.) joint-chair; de bielle, (mach.) crosshead box or bearing proper; (i billes, (Twaché.) ball bearings; -bride, (mach.) connecting-rod strap; de charge, (ham.) breast harness pad; de chevalet, (ham.) pillion; de chevalet, (r. r.) coach; double. (r. r.) double chair; tchaufit, (mach., etc.) hot box, heated bearing; iclisse, (r. r.) fish-chair; d, fitter, (mach.) screw-die; de glissement, (r. r.) R. switch-chair; (mach.) guide-, slide-, slipper-, motion-block; intermidiaire, (mach.) lower brass; intermidiaire, (mach.) lower brass; d, joint, (r. r.) joint-chair; mobile, (mach.) link block; plantaire, (hipp.) plantar cushion, fleshy frog; de pointage, (art.) breech-bolster, muzzle bolster for s. b. mortars (obs.); porte-culasse, (art.) breech-bolster, muzzle bolster for s. b. mortars (obs.); rafraichir un, (mach.) to cool a bearing; de selle, (art.) pad of a saddle; superieur, (mach.) upper brass; premier, first cost, purchase price. coutal, m., (sm. a.) saber forming a carbine bayonet (obs.). couteau, m., knife, cutter; knife-edge of a balance; anjr knife-edo; feather Of carrier pigeon to which me passage is attached; dalesoir, (art.) cutter (of a boring head); anglais, (farr.) drawing knife; bionnette, (farr.) drawing knife; beige, (powa.) granulating knife (for certain powders); de chaleur, (Mpp.) sweat knife, sweating knife; de, conserve, can opener, opening knife; — d. dechiqueter, (expl.) pulping knife, knife roll, knife plate, and roll; de, deux manches, draw knife; grand, (mil., slang) cavalry saber; poignard, (sm. a.) poniard bayonet (Daude-teau); racloir, scraper, coupe, m., (sm. a.) cutlass. coutil, m., ticking, drill. couture, f., seam; fash, burr; rivet seam or burr; battreh plate, to defeat utterly; raoattue, fell, tent seam. couvercle, m., cover, lid, cap, top; (sm. a.) dust cover; (mach.) cylinder cover; a charnihre, hinged lid; de chemisea tiroir, (mach.) valve-casing cover; de cylindre. (mach.) cylinder cover; de piston, (mach.) piston cover. couvert, a., covered; sheltered, hid; (of the weather) overcast; (arr.) wide (said of the bearing-surface of the shoe); (mil.) covered; (top.) close, wooded; chemin, (fort.) covered way; pays, (top.) close, wooded country or terrain; h de, sheltered from, under cover. couverte, f., covering; lintel (of a door or window); (art.) steel facing, skin, or layer, of an armor (compound) plate; (met.) covering or wrapping (of fer balle, q. v.) for packets in making sheet iron; (mil. slang) blanket; battre la, (mil. slang) to sleep; decampagne, de campement, (mil.) soldier's blanket; /aire sauterd, la, to toss in a blanket. couverture, f., blanket; rug; cover, covering; (ham.) saddle-cloth, saddle-blanket; (cons.) roof, roofing proper; (farr.) width of the bearing-surface of a norseshoe, measured between borders; d'ailente, (ham.) horse-blanket; couverture de campement, du service du campement, (Fr. a.) field blanket; de chevah (ham.) horse-blanket; des lits militaires, du service des lits militaires, (Fr. a.) ordinary service or garrison blanket (for men, includes also foot-blanket; de selle, (ham.) saddle-cloth, blanket; troupes de, (mil.) troops covering a mobilization, troops garrisoning frontier forts. couvre-amorce, m., (sm. a.) primer-cover, primer cup or cap. couvre-bassinet, m., (sm, a.) pan-cover (obs.). couvre-bouche, m., (art.) muzzle-cover. couvre-bouche-couvre-guidon, (sm. a.) muzzle and front-sight cover. couvre-canon, m., (sm. a.) muzzle-cover, muzzle tompion. couvre-chargfes, m., (art.) compartment cover in ammimition wagons. couvre-chef, m., generic term for headdress, headdress in general. couvre-clavette, m., (mach.) key-cap. couvre-colback, m., (untf.) oilcloth cover for colback. couvre-culasse, m., (art.) breech-cover. couvre-engrenages, m., (mach.) wheelcase, gearing case. couvre-6toupe, m., (mach.) stuflOng-box cover. couvre-face, m., (fort.) face cover; counter-guard. couvre-feu, m., fire-plate. couvre-flle, m., (mil.) proposed shield or plate to protect infantry from small-arm fire. couvre-fonte, m., (sm. a.) holster cap. couvre-frein, m., (art.) brake-cover. couvre-giberne, m., (mil.) cartridge-box cover. couvre-guidon, m., (sm. a.) front-sight cover. couvre-hausse, m., (art.) tangent-sight cover. couvre- joint, m., lapping piece; butt-plate, -strap; double , double butt-plate. couvre-lTuniere, m., (art.) vent-cover; (in gen.) screen. couvre-molette, m., (mach.) cutter-guard. couvre-nuque, m., (unif.) rear peak (of a helmet), havelock; sapper's neck cover. couvre-obus, m., (art.) lid of shell compartment of an ammunition chest. couvre-pled, m., foot-blanket. couvre-platine, m., (sm. a.) lock-plate cover (obs.). couvre-pointe, m., point-guard (as for an auger). couvre-roues, m., (mach.) gear-cover, wheel- cover. couvre-shako, Fr. a.). couvre-tranchant, m., cover. couvreur, m., (pont.) chess-layer, couvre-vls, m., (art.) breech-screw cover. couvrlr, v. a., to cover, to screen, to overlay; (mil.) to cover (a passage, a town, etc.); to cover, protect (the flag covers the merchandise); (hipp.) to cover, serve (a mare); se , (man.) to cover, check his steps (of a horse); - — son chef de file, (mil.) to cover one's front- rank man. covolume, m., (ball., expl.) covolume, the ''specific constant " of Clausius. coxal, m., (hipp.) haunch bone. coyau, m., (cons.) rafter foot, eaves lath. coyer, m., (cons.) arris beam. cracbat, m., (cons.) poor, worthless building materials; (slarig) the star indicating high rank in orders of knighthood. (unif.) shako-cover (obs. in je protector or crachement 112 creosote crachement, m., (of boats) starting of seams; (art., sm. a.) escape of gas through defective breech closiire; {steam) priming, foaming, of a boiler; (fond.) ninning over of a mold; (elec.) sparking. cracher, v. a. n., (art., sm. a.) to escape (of gas, through defective breech closure); (steam) to prime, foam (of boilers); (fond.) to run over (of a mold); (elec.) to spark; Us etoupes, to expel, start, calking from seams of a boat. craie, f., chalk; etre marqueh la , (mil.) to have troops billeted on a house; logcrh la , (mil.) to billet; maison excmpte de la , (mil.) house exempt from billet; marquer, tracer, h la , (mil.) to billet or quar- ter soldiers. crampe, f., cramp, staple, cramp-iron, catch. crampon, m., cramping-iron, staple; catch; cramp; holdfast; spike; creeper; brace; (farr.) calk of a horseshoe, calkin; h Varagonaise, (farr.) pyramidal calk; d'assaut, (mil.) creeper, worn on shoes in an assault (obs.); d'attelage, (ham.) shaft-staple; de fer d, cheval, (farr.) frost-nail, calkin; (I glace, (farr.) calkin, frost-nail; ii oreilles de chat, (farr.) v. b, Varor gonaise; porte-esse de rechange, (art.) spare linch- pin hook; & vis, (farr.) screw calkin. cramponner, v. a., to cramp, fasten with a cramp; (hence, fig.) to hold on tight (to a wall, etc.); (farr.) to rough-shoe a horse, put on calkins. cramponnet, m., small cramp, cramp-iron; tack; staple. cran, m., notch, mark, nick; cog, ear; crank; (met.) defect in welding; (hipp.) ridge of a horse's mouth; (art., sm. a.) sight-notch; (sm. a.) notch of the firing mechanism; h s, cogged, notched; de Vabattu, (sm. a.) sear-notch, (in the Lebel) the first notch of the cocking piece receiving the sear after firing; de I'arme, (sm. a.) couching-notch, full-cock notch; du barre, (sm. a.) stop notch; du bande, (sm. a.) slide notch (of a sight); de demontage, (sm. a.) (in the Lebel) dismounting notch in the ejector-head; de depart, (sm. a.) full-cock notch; de mire, (art.) maneuvering, embarring, notch; de la hamse, (art.) maneuvering, rear-sight notch; de mire, (art.) Art., sm. a.) sight notch; mobile, (art., sm. a.) slide notch; de repos, (sm. a.) half-cock notch; de repos, (sm. a.) half-cock notch; catch for operating handle; de sHrete, {sm. a.) safety notch; safety catch. crane, m., skulL crapaud, m., toad; (torp.) anchoring weight, mushroom anchor; (nip-p.) thrush (aggravated); (mil. slang) dimmutive man; purse in which soldiers store up savings; d'amarrage, mashroom anchor. crapaudine, f., (mach., etc.) step, bearing, step-bearing; pivot-step; thrust-bearing; socket, pivot-hole; bush, collar, pillow; valve of a discharge or escape pipe; grating over the mouth of a gutter pipe, etc.; (hipp.) disease or affection of the anterior face of the coronet, leading to fissures in the coronary band; femelle, (mach.) spindle-bearing; h grain mobile, (mach.) independent step bearing; male, (mach.) pivot; hpatin horizontal, step-bearing; avec plaque de fixation verticale, (mach.) wall step-bearing. craquer, v. n., to give way, yield, crack, spring. crasse, f., (art., sm. a.) fouling of the bore; (wet.) dross, cinders, slag. cratric, m., (art., m.) crater (produced by explosion of a shell or of a mine); (elec.) hollow or crater of the arc-light carbon. craticuler, v. a., (drawing) to reduce by squares. cravache, f., riding whip, horse whip. cravate, m., Croatian horse; horse soldier (obs.). cravate, f., cravat, necktie; axle-collar, strap (of a capstan); (cord.) top tackle; (mil?) bow tied around the top of staff of colors; (expl.) quick-match (fastened to a fuse, etc.); d'avant-train, (art.) pintle-stay. cravater, v. a., un drapeau, (mil.) to tie a bow, etc., around the head of the color-staff. crayon, m., pencil, chalk, crayon; pencil-drawing, rough, draught; sketch, outline; (elec.) carbon of an arc lamp; d, dessiner, drawing pencil; lithographique, hthographic chalk; h n bees, railroad pencil. crayon, m. Onner, v. a., to draw in pencil, to sketch, outline. Crane, f., trust, credit; bill, money owing, debt; Longer en, (cord.) to make a guess Warp; lettre de, letter of credit; ambassador's credentials. Crane, m., (man.) riding-master's assistant. Credit, m., credit; (adm.) appropriation; Extravagant, emergency appropriation; Legislative, appropriation by legislation, government (congressional, parliamentary) appropriation; lettre de, letter of credit; ministeriel, funds turned over by a government minister to his subordinates for the expenses of their departments; sous-delegue, (Fr. a.) in the intendance, funds turned over by an intendant to his sous-intendants; supplementaire, additional appropriation, (sometimes) emergency appropriation. Crane, f., (mach., etc.) Rack, rack-work, rack-gear, rack-tooth; (fort.) rack-tooth; (fort.) indented line; (art.) traversing-rack, elevating arc; (sm. a.) circular ratchet (Colt's revolver); cried, rack-jack; en, indented; en arc de cercle, (art.) circular elevating arc; ligne h, (fort.) indented line; de pointage, (art.) elevating arc; reunir en, (carp.) to joggle; traced, (fort.) cremaillere trace. crfemone, f., sash-fastener. créneau, m., (fort.) loophole, battlement, embrasure; imil.) interval between units, place of a chefde section in the line; de couronnement, (fort.) battlement; droit, (fort.) normal loophole through a wall at any point; horizontal, (fort.) horizontal loophole through a wall at any point; machicoulis, (fort.) machicolated hole; de pied, v. machicoulis; en sacs, (fort.) machicolated hole; vertical, (fort.) vertical loophole; de visee, (fort.) aiming peep or slit armored forts. Créolure, v. a., (fort.) to loophole, embattle, creosote; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, indent, notch, tooth. Créolure, f., (fort.) battlement; (in gen.) to cog, In creosote, crocheted. Crochet, v. a., to creosote, impregnate with creosote. Crape, m., crape, piece of crape; Porter le au bras, au sabre, (mil.) to wear mourning on the arm, on the sword. Crape, m., (cons.) plastering, parget; rough coat of plaster; Donné un h, to rough cast, rough coat. Crape, v. a., (cons.) to plaster, parget; to rough cast, rough coat; La chaux, to whitewash. Crepitation, m., crepitation; De la fusillade, (mil.) crack of musketry. Crust, v. n., (mil.) to crack (of musketry). Crust, v. n., (expl.) cresylite. Creste, f., (top.) crest, ridge, top; (unif.) crest of a helmet; (sm. a.) thumb piece, comb; d'artillerie, (mil.) the ridge line on which gims take position; du chien, (sm. a.) comb of the hammer; couvrante, (mil.) line or position under the shelter of the crest proper; couvrante, (fort.) exterior crest; defeu, (fort.) exterior crest; defeu, (mil.) line or position from which the slopes and approaches can be swept by infantry fire (on the slope next the enemy); irUerieure, (fort.) interior crest; de manoeuvre, (sm. a.) milled head or thumb piece; masque, (mil.) covering crest (for artillery); militaire, (mil.) line or position from which the slopes and approaches can be kept under good observation; military crest; quadrillee, (sm. a.) milled head or comb; ti ressauts, (fort.) terraced crest. Creation in steps; supreme, (fort.) superior crest; topographical, (mil.) the ridge line proper, watershed. creus, m., digging, excavation; deepening. creuser, v. a., to dig, excavate, deepen; to dredge; to hollow, to hollow out; machine h, dredging machine; au tour, (mach.) to turn hollow. creuset, m., (met.) crucible, hearth, fireplace of a hand-forge; crucible, throat, of a olast furnace; methode du petit, crucible method of making steel. creux, a., hollow, empty. creux, m., hollow, groove, cavity; (art.) fuse socket, fuse cavity; (art.) hollow of a shell; (mach.) depth of a cog, clearance, space between adjacent teeth; (nav.) trough of the sea; (sm. a.) groove of a sword blade; de la lame, (nav.) trough of the sea. crevasse, f., crevice, crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; (met.) flaw in metal; (hipp.) rat's crevasse, f., crevasse; gap, chink; rift; ( tail; capillaire, (art.) hair-crack (in armor); an pied, (hipp.) cracked heel. Crevasser, v. a., to split, crack. Crevasser, a., (cord.) stranded, divided into strands. Crevasser, m., (mil. slang) man who volunteers as a soldier. crever, v. a. n., to burst, split, crack, break; (of animals) to die; to work (a horse) to death; (art.) to burst (a shell, a gun); (mil.) to burst through a line, to break a line; (min.) to spring a mine; une embarcation, to stave in a boat. cri, m., cry, war whoop; shout; (mil.) challenge of a sentry. criblage, m., screening, sifting. crlble, m., sieve, riddle, screen; agrener, (powd.) commg-?.eYe; passer au, par le, to sift, to screen; d, pied, screen, sifter; h poudre, (powd.) powder-sieve; sasseuT, bolter; h secousse. swing-sieve; d, tambours, (art.) mixing-sieve. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. ric cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, (sm. a.) to riddle. cribler, v. a., to sift, to screen; de balks, ( M., jack, lifting-jack; d'assemblage, cramp; de campagne. (art.) field jack; compost, rack and pinion jack; — —h cremailire, rack-jack; b, crochet, hand-jack; ii crochets de suspension, sort of jack for raising and lowering the cap of the Belgian trestle; double, double jack; h double engrenage, double rack-jack; d, engrenage, rack-jack; d, main, hand-jack; b, noix, chain-jack; a double noix, double-clawed jack; d, deux pattes, double-clawed jack; de sihge, trench jack; simple, ordinary hand-jack; de tranchee, v. de sihge; h vis, screw-jack. crime, m., (unif., Fr. a.) hooded collar (not regulation) worn with or without the overcoat. crimine, m. and a., criminal. crin, m., (hipp.) horsehair (of mane or tail); s blancs, white mane. Or tail (dark-coated horse); cheval h tous s, horse with flowing mane and tail; s lavts, washed mane and tail (dark-coated horse); s melanges, mane or tail containing white hairs, there being none in the coat. crinifere, f., (hipp.) mane; (unif.) horsehair plume mane of a helmet; en brosse, (hipp.) hogged mane. crinoline, f., crinoline; affut a, (r. /. art.) crinoline mount. crique, f., creek, cove; small harbor or port, or basin, made by excavation; (art.) hair- crack (of an armor plate); (met.) fissure pro- duced by tempering, small crack, seam, hair- crack (of an ingot); (sm. a., etc.) bit oi iron, etc. (fraudulently) used to conceal flaws in a gun barrel, etc.; (top.) basin-Uke depression; (fort.) cut, ditch; des fosses, (fort.) inundating channel around a fort, to prevent hostile trenchv/ork. criquer, v. a., (met.) to crack. criquet, m., (hipp.) pony , small horse. croc, m., hook, crook; claw of a lifting-jack; catch; boat-hook, grapnel, drag; b, cosse, thiroble-hook; b, declic, pawl-hook; double, clasp-hook; b douille, socket-hook; b echappcment, sUp-hook; a emerillon, swivel-hook; b menionnet, forelock, hook; de palan, (cord.) tackle-hook; • b pointe et a crochet, boat-hook; • s porte-ecouvillon, (art.) sponge-hooks; • s porte-refouloir , (art.) sponge-hooks; • porte-seau, (art.) bucket-hook; en S. S-shaped hook. crocher, v. a., to hook; to seize with a boat- hook. crochet, m., hook, little hook; crook; fire-hook; bend; claw; crochet; clasp; hasp; (art.) lan-yard-hook; (mil.). flank, either refused or thrown forward; (ham.) near side curb-hook; (hipp.) tusk, canine tooth; (mach.) hook tool; (siege) return (single-sap), rectangular change of direction in the double sap, (also, siege) the place of arms formed by a return; d'anneau d'embrelage, keep-chain hook; s d'armes, (sm. a.) small-arms hooks; d'arratt, (mach.) pawl, catch; d'arretb ressort, (art.) spring-catch (Gardner gun); d'attelage de trait, (ham.) trace-hook; b bascule, (sm. a.) trigger-guard catch; b, bombe, (art.) shell-hook (obs.); crochet de bout de timon, (ham.) pole-hook; de brague, (art.) breeching-hook; de. brelage, any lashing. Book; de carabine, (sm. c.) carbine swivel; de charge, pack-hook (ot pack-saddle); dechemin, bend or turn of a road; cheville-ouvribre, (art.) pintle-hook; clouh, tenter-hook; de dechargement, (art.) hook for drawing cartridge; defensif, (mil.) defensive crochet, wing or flank thrown back; double, double hook; double de retraite, (art.) double trail hook and ring; double de retraite, (art.) double trail hook; double de retraite, (art.) double trail hook; double de retraite, (art.) locking chain hook; d'epars, (art.) crossbar hook of a field gin; d'epontille, stanchion hook; d'epontille, stanchion hook; d'equipement, (art.) tackle-hook; extracteur, (art.) Art.) Book extractor (Gard-fendu, split hook, double hook; ferme, closed hook; fourche, (art.) forked hook, sponge-hook; du glacis, (fort.) passage around traverse on the covered way, crotchet; incendie, fire hook; jumeail d'amarrage 6, double bee, (art.) double mounting-hook (cabestan de carrier); de loyage, lifting-hook; de manoeuvre, (art.) any hook used in mounting or dismounting parts of the mechanism; de mousqueton (art., etc.) snap-hook; obus, (art.) shell-hook; offensif, (mil. crocheter, v. a., to pick a lock. crocheter, m., (hipp.) unciform bone. crochete, m., (fend) movement by which the adversary's blade or foil is forced from the upper to the lower line. croissé, f. window, casement; cross (of an anchor); (top.) crossing (of roads); (inst.) cross-hairs (telescope sight, etc.); d'ancre, cross of the anchor; de sabre, (sm. a.) cross or guard of a sword. croisement, m., (r. r.) crossing of two tracks; (hipp.) crossing of breeds (outbreeding); (fenc.) crossing of swords, foils, etc.; (mach.) belt crossing; au quart, (mach.) half quarter twist (of a belt). eroiser, v. a. n., to cross, overlap; to lay or set across, to intersect; (cord., etc.) to cross; (hipp.) to cross, to breed out; (nav.) to cruise; enc.) to cross swords, foils, etc.; la bionnetle, (mil.) to charge bayonets; se, (cord.) to be crossed. croisette, f., (sm. a.) sword or foil whose guard is a simple cross, crolseur, m., (7wi?\) cruiser; h barbette, barbette cruiser; second-class cruiser; d, batterie, cruiser with broadside battery; e ceinture cuirasse, belted cruiser; de combat, armored cruiser; corsaire, commerce destroyer; de course, commerce destroyer; cuirassi, armored cruiser; protege, protected cruiser; a redoute, cruiser with a redoubt battery; torpilleur, torpedo cruiser; d, tourelles barbette, barbette-turret cruiser, croisire, f., (sm. a.) cross, hilt of a sword-bayonet; (nav.) cruise, cruising; (r. r.) crossing of two tracks; (pont.) spring line, cross or diagonal mooring; en, (nav.) on a cruise; guerre de, (nav.) privateering, commerce-destroying; ten ir, (nav.) to continue cruising. Cross-section, m., cross-arm, cross-bar, cross-piece; boss and arms of a water-wheel; (art.) slide of a rear sight; (mach.) arm of a wheel; (cons., etc.) frame of crossed bars; Articles, (mach.) cross-axis; Pointe, double tee handle, cross-handle; S h tourillons, (mach.) journaled arms (in some forms of universal joint). Cross-section, m., crescent; (art.) scraper (for interior of shell, as far as the eye); (hipp.) projection of the OS pedis in shoulder; de bride, (ham.) heart of the throat-latch. Cross-section, f., cross-cross of an order; (cord.) kink; (sm. a.) cross-hilt of a sword; en, crosswise, crossways; grand, knight grand cross; grand, the cross or decoration worn by a grand-croix, grand cross; de St. Andre, diagonal stays, cross-stays; braces joined diagonally. Cross-section, f., Geneva Cross, Red Cross; (art.) Societe de la Red Cross Society. Croquade, f., rough, hasty sketch; draught. croquemitaines, m. pi., (mil. slang) soldiers sent to the disciplinary companies in Africa on account of self-mutilation. croquis, v. a., to make a rough sketch or draught. croquis, m., sketch; plan, outline, rough draught; cahier de, sketch book; d'execution, worming sketch, sketch of detail; pittoresque, landscape sketch; - — topographique, topographical sketch, plan; de tour d'horizon, (top.) sky-line sketch. crosse 115 cuIrassS crosse, f., (sm. a.) butt, (more strictly) butt- stock; butt of a revolver (includes side plates); (art.) trail; (r, /. art.) stock, shoulder piece; (mach.) crossnead; d'affHt, (art.) trail; bout de lunette, (art.) trail plate complete (comprising pintle); the end of tne trail; courbure de la ■ , (sm. a.) bend of the stock; guide de , (F. m. art.) guide for rear part (crosse) of transom of 16<='" m. 1. gxin (obs.); hjour, (r. f. art.) openwork stock (e. g., HotchMss); mettre la en Vair, (mil.) to surrender, yield; de pistolet, (r.f. art.) pistol stock. crotte, f., mud, mire (of the road or street). crottin, m., (fond.) horse dxing and clay for molds. croulement, m., falling in, falling down (of build- ings). crouler, v. n., to sink, fall in, give way. crouller, a., boggy, swampy. croulifere, f., bog, swamp. croupade, f., (men.) croupade. croupe, f., (Mpp.) croup, rump, hind quarters, crupper; (cons.) hip-roof; (top.) long hill or crest, top or brow of a hill, point where brow of a hill drops down to a hill of lesser height; avalee, (htpp.) croup that slopes too much; balancer la , (man.) to be unsteady of gait (of ahorse); biaisee, (cons.) hip-roof whose end wall is oblique to the facade; coupee, (hipp.) very short croup; droite, (cons.) hip-roof whose end wall is perpendicular to the faQade; en , (man.) behind; monter en , (man.) to get up behind, to ride behind; de mulct, (Mpp.) sharp croup; porter en , (man.) to ride double; prendre en , (man.) to ride behind; en pupitre, v. avalee; tranchante, v. de mulet. croup6, a., cheval Men , (hipp.) horse with fine hind quarters. croupiader, v. a., to moor by a stem cable. croupiat, m., small stem-fast or cable. croupiire, f., (ham.) crupper; (of boats, etc.) stern-fast. croupon, m., crup, crup leather, body leather (of a shoe). crotlte, f., crast; (font.) skin, casting skin. cru, a., raw, crude; monter d, (man.) to ride bareback. cruche, f., pitcher, water-pitcher. crue, f., growth, increase, swelling; rise, flood, freshet; d'arbre, growth and age of a tree. crusher, m., (ball.) crusher, crusher gauge; d, erasement, crusher gauge. cryptogramme, m., (ball.) crusher, cryptogramme. cryptogramme, m., (ball.) cryptogramme. cryptograph, m., (hipp.) cryptorchism.  cubage. Cubic contents, m., cube; third power; volume or cubic amount (to be excavated, etc.); de deblai, volume to be excavated; de maçonnerie, volume of masonry, of masonry work. Cuber, v. a., to measure, compute, the cubic contents, the volume of anything. Cubilot, m., (met.) cupola furnace; portable furnace, used in manufacture of projectiles; cubilote, m., (met.) cupola furnace; portable furnace, used in one, or in conjunction. Cubique, a., cubic. Cubotde, m., (hipp.) cuboid, one of the tarsal bones. Cueille, f., (cord.) turn of a coil of rope, coil. Fake. Cuelle, f., first layer of plaster. Culler, to gather; (cord.) to coil a rope. Culler, f., spoon; ladle; (art.) artificer's ladle; (fond.) casting ladle; (torp.) spoon or bar of a torpedo tube. h bouquet rouge, (art.) hot-shot carrier (obs.). fi brai, pitch ladle; d, canon, (art.) gummé, (art.) gummé; de coulee, (fond.) casting ladle; enveloppante, (mil. min.) scopé, (of an earth auger); d, pompe, V)ump borer; porte-boutet, (art.) v. d, bouquet rouge; de tarihre, auger bit. cuir, m., skin, leather, hide; fold of the skin (under a saddle badly put on); avivi, harness leather; cru, raw hide, green hide; fauve, fair leather; fort, sole leather; fossile, asbestos; de harnais, harness leather; hongroyt, tawed leather, Hungary leather, white or alum leather; megi, white leather; de montagne, v. fossile; pique, interwoven leather; de roussi, Russie, Russia leather; h semelles, sole leather; en smfh chair propre, full-tanned leather, free from tallow on the outside and dressed (trimmed) on the flesh side; enpleinsuif, full-tanned leather, tallowed and dressed; tanne, tanned leather; toile, enameled cloth, American leather; verni, patent leather; ver, en vert, v. cru. culrasse, f., (cav.) breastplate; (fort.) armor, shield; (nav.) ship armor; (sm. a.) steel cap of The Rubra bullet; de ceinture, (nuv.) belt armor; dedoublee, (nav., etc.) sandwich armor; de derrilre, (cav.) back plate; it dos, (cav.) cuirass complete (i. e., both breast and back plates); double, V. a dos; des murailles, (nuv.) side armor; de tour elk, (nav.) turret armor. cuirass, a., (fort., nav.) armored, plated, armor-plated; (cav.) wearing a breastplate; h ncm., armored up to n cm. cuirassé, m., (nav.) armored vessel; (esp.) battle ship; d'abord, broadside battle ship; d'abord, armored cruiser; heperon, armored cruiser; heperon, battle ship and ram, battle ship with ram bow; d'escadre, battle ship;  (fort., nav.) armor, plating; act of armoring a vessel or fort; enfer et en acier, compound armor; mobile, (art.) generic term for traveling shield mounting; de trancée-abri, (art.) transportable cupola. culrasser, v. a., (fort., nav.) to plate, to armor, a vessel, fort, etc. cuirassier, m., (cav.) cuirassier. cuire, v. a., to cook; to burn (lime, bricks, etc.). cuisine, f., kitchen. cuissard, m., (steam) cooking (of a French boiler). cuissard, m., (steam) neking (of a French boiler). cuissard, m., (steam) froggy thigh. plate, (hipp.) V. de grenouille; rotation des s, (man.) working or rotation of the thighs, to supple the legs. Cuissiere, f., (mil.) leather leg-guard, worn by drummers. Cuissiere, f., cooking; burning (of lime). Cuivrage, m., coppering. cuivre, m., (met.) copper; (mus.) brass instruments (also in pi.); (mil.) copper, brass, fittings of equipments, "brasses" (U. S. M. A.), bright work; brut, block copper, coarse copper; jaune, brass; noir, brut; rosette, purified copper; - vide, (sm. a., etc.) unfilled primer cap. cuivreux, a., to copper, sheathe, plate with copper. cuivreux, a., coppery; fer, (met.) red-short iron. cuivrot, m., drill-box. cul, m., breech, tail; tail of a cart; turn, bend, of a spring; de chaudron, (mil. min.) bottom of a mine crater; faux, (powd.) the mass at the bottom of the stamper; mettre (une voiture) d, to tip (a wagon, etc.); de poule, (hipp.) croup narrow toward the rear; de paulie, (cord.) tail of a block; rouge, (mil. slang) soldier with red trousers. culasse, f., (art. sm. a.) breech, (frequently) breech block, breech-plug, (in composition) breech-loading; (rmv., pont.) Coss of an anchor (elec.) yoke-piece; bouton de la, (sm. a.) casing, breech casing, receiver; bouton de la, (sm. a.) threaded end of a gun barrel; conque, (art.) coned breech-screw; d'cpreuve, (sm. a.) testing proof breech (for proof of barrels); fausse, fausse, (sm. a.) false breech, break off, movable breech of a proof barrel; filets concentriques, (art.) concentric groove breech-plug; mobile, (sm. a.) breech block, breech-closing mechanism and related parts; (art.) movable breech block of the canon ti balls; queue de, (sm. a.) Tang; revue des s mobiles, (mil. slang) monthly medical inspection; talon de la, (sm. a.) tang of the breech. culbuteur, v. a., (art.) to breech (a gun). culbuteur, f., somersault; (mil.) overthrow, rout, culbuter, v. a., to overthrow, defeat with great disorder, rout. culbuteur, m., (mach.) reversing device, tripping mechanism or device, tripper. cul-de-d6, m., (unif.) intersection of threads in the lace of a uniform (similar to the checkerwork on a thimble). cul-de-lampe, m., (art.) cascable; (cons.) bracket (e. g., supporting a projecting turret or sentry box). cul-de-porc, m., (cord.) wall knot; double, double wall-knot, stopper-knot; simple, single wall-knot; avec tete de mart, crown knot, crowned wall-knot. cul-de-poule, m., (sm. a.) heel of the butt. cuI6e, m., (pont.) abutment; bank cut down, etc., for a bridge entrance; in a ponton bridge, the abutment sill complete, i, e., anchorage, shore fastening or "dead man" with chess against the ends of the balk's; shore-bay; (fort., etc.) abutment masonry to take up the lateral thrust of one or more arches; — — mobile, (pont.) movable bay, draw, of a bridge. culer, V. n., (nav.) to go astern, make sternway; nager, scier, h, (in rowing) to back all. culeron, m., (ham.) dock. culifere, f., crupper; channel or gutter stone. culot, ra., bottom, bottom part, lower part (as of a spindle, etc.); small washer for a bolt or pin; (art.) base, bottom of a projectile; bottom of a cartridge bag; fragment of the cartridge bag at the bottom of the bore, after firing; primer-cup (in certain cartridge cases)- (sm. a.) head (of a cartridge case); (/otj^Z.) refuse metal at the bottom of a crucible; (powd) V. s. V. cul (faux); en enclume, (sm. a.) base and anvil of the cartridge case (revolver, model 1892); expansif, d, expansion, (art.) expanding faux, (art.) part of cartridge bag containing the priming-charge; rapporte, (sm. a.) the Head of a built-up cartridge case, one seated or mounted on the case. Culot, ra., the operation of forming or manufacturing a culot. culotte, f., (unif.) riding-breeches; (mach.) up- right tube, upright of a boiler tube; uptake; (sm. a.) butt-cap of a revolver; vieille de peau, (mil. ^lang) retired gen- eral. culotter, V. a., (art., etc.) to make a culot. culpabUitejf., guilt; declaration de , (law) verdict of guilty. culte, m., v/orship, religion; service des s, (mil.) chaplain's department. cultellation, f., (surv.) cultellation. culture, f., cultivation (of fields, etc.); (in pi.) cultivated fields; hautes s, any crops that grow to a consid- erable height above ground. cumul, m., state of filling two or more offices at the same time; of drawing pay for more than one office or employment at the same time. cunfilorme, a., wedge-shaped, cuneiform; m., (hipp.) one of the tarsal bones. cunette, f., (fort.) cunette. curage, m., dredging, cleaning out (rivers, chan- nels, etc.). cure-feu, m., poker. curenient, m . , v . curage. cure-mftle, m., dredger. cure-pied, m., (hipp.) hoof-pick. curer, v. a., to scour, dredge (a river, harbor); to clean, clear out. curette, f., cleaner, scraper; (art., sm. a.) scraper for cleaning guns, rifles , etc . ; ( mil . slang) cavalry saber: manier la , (mil. slang) to do saber exer- cise; de mineur, (mil. min.) miner's spoon; spatule , (mil.) cleaner or scraper of a soldier's cleaning kit. curseur 117 damasquinage curseur, m., (in gen.) slide (as, of a ruler, etc.); index, pointer; {mack.) slide piece or block; (art., sm. a.) slide of a rear sight; (sometimes) the slide-sight itself; (F. m. art.) traversing- head slide; ii double cran de mire, {art., etc.) slide with. two sight notches; 4 rallonge, (sm. a.) slide fitted with an ox- tension piece, extension-slide; rigkr le , (Fr, art.) to set the deviation scale. ciirsi^rc, f., (art.) guide-groove. curvigraplie, m., (drawing) curve-tracer, cyclo- graph; op'someter. 