None
(vendement, m., event; deforce majeure, act, or fact, beyond one's control; act of God, vis major; napulation, (mil.) last phase of a battle, crisis upon which depends victory or defeat. (vent, m.j air-hole; ventilation passage; air-shaft of a mine or gallery; decomposition of cement, etc., by exposure; (art.) punching hole (of a fuse); flash-hole, flame passage (of a fuse); (art., sm. a.) small cavity, flaw or honeycomb; (met.) longitudinal crack (defect); (fond.) escape-hole (for gases), gas-port; (mil. min.) sort of defensive mine, destroying the effect of a hostile mine, by acting as a line of least resistance; execution event, deboucher V, (art.) to punch, cut, a fuse; — - Ae degorgement, (fond.) riser; de prise defeu, (art.) Hash-hole; reglage de V, (art.) determination of the point where a fuse Should be punched or cut; Regler T, (aH.) to determine where a fuse Should be punched or cut. Cventail, m., fan; fan light; screen; bat-wing gas burner; En, fan-shaped. Cventer, v. a. n. r., to fan, ventilate, air; to give vent to; to discover, to get wind of anything; to hold or pull a weight from the wall while hoisting; to lose strength, decompose, by exposure (of cement, etc.); (mil. min.) to discover and destroy or neutralize a hostile mine; (hipp.) to raise, elevate, the nose too much; I'approche (la marche, la presence, etc.) de Vennemi, to discover the enemy's approach (march, presence, etc.); une mine, (mil. min.) to discover a mine or the wires or train leading to it; une veine, to bleed, let blood. eventoir, m., (min.) adit. Cventrer, v. a., to rip, rip up or open. Cventure, f (art., sm. a.) crack, honeycomb (rare). Cversite, f., (expl.) eversite. fividement, m., hollow, aperture, cut, grooving, recess, cavity, guttering; de la balle, (sm. a.) hollow in the base of a bullet; du bloc, (r.f. art.) breechblock mortise; du fuit, (sm. a.) lateral groove of the fore-stock. Guder, v. a., to cut hollow, to make a hollow, groove, recess, or cavity; to scoop out; to hollow out; to groove; to cut sloping or slanting. Cvidiire, f., hollowing, sloping out, scooping out. Giver, m., stone channel or gutter; picrès a', sink-stone. Cvité, m., navigable breadth, navigable channel (of a river, canal), fairway. Cviter, v. a., to turn-out; gare d', turn-out station; voie d'- —, side track (of a single-track road). Cviter, v. a., to avoid, shun. Golite, f. (nav.) quickness, readiness, in making evolutions (i.e., in answering helm). Cvoluer, v. a., (mil., nav.) to make evolutions; — d, la vapeur, d, la voile, to make evolutions under steam, under sail. evolution, f., (mil., nav.) evolution; (mach.) (complete) stroke, as of a piston; s de ligne, (inf.) the drill or evolutions of a line of several battalions, of a regiment, of a brigade in line (obs.); (cav.) the evolutions of a brigade or of a division of cavalry (obs.); s sous vapeur, s sous voiles, (nav.) steam tactics, sail tactics. examen, m., examination; survey, inquiry, investigation; d'admission, entrance examination; d'avancement, (mil.) promotion examination; certificate, written examination; oral, oral examination; passer un, to pass an examination. Examination; pratique, practical examination; de sortie, graduation examination; suhir un, to undergo an examination; de l'heorie, examination in the theoretical part of a subject, book work. examinateur, m., examiner. excavator, m., excavator, digging machine, excavation, excavation; excavating; hollowing out; digging a foundation; machined, excavating machine; excavation d'une mine, crater of a mine. excavator, v. a., to excavate, hollow, dig out. excavator, a., to exceed, in excess; surplus, excess, overweight; (in pi, adm.) excess (over what one is responsible for). excavator, a., to exceed; tire, weary; to lie down (a horse); to  art.) elevation gear (field piece); de V, expansion, (steam) expansion eccentric; de la marche en arritre (avant), back, go astern (forward, go ahead) eccentric; poulie d', eccentric sheave; roue, eccentric tappet, gab; tirant d', v. barre a'; du tiroir, slide-valve eccentric; triangulmre, triangular eccentric. excisé, m., excess; spherigue, spherical excess. exciteur, a., exciting; (expl.) determining; m., (elec.) discharger, discharging rod; liquide, (elec.) liquid of a plunge battery or coll, exciting fluid, electrolyte. excitation, f., excitement; (elec.) excitation; compound, en compound, composee, (elec.) composite excitation; en derivation, (elec.) shunt excitation; double, (elec.) shunt and series excitation; en double circuit, v. double; independante, (elec.) separate excitation; separee , v. indipendante; en serie, (elec.) series excitation. exclusion, f., (steam) cut-off; du service, (mil.) state of not being allowed to serve (of convicts, etc.). excoriation, f., sore on foot, or abrasion, produced by shoe. excroissance, f., excrescence (defect of wood). excursion, f., excursion, inroad; (mach.) raid, incursion; (mach.) stroke, travel (as, of a piston). Excursion, v. a., to execute, perform, accomplish; to go through (ar, a maneuver), carry out, fulfill; to put to death; une bouche ne feu, (art.) to serve a gun; les cheminements, (siege) to advance, push forward, the zigzags; les feux, (art., sm. a.) to fire; to perform, practice, the things; militairement un pays, to punish a country, to subject it to rigorous treatment by way of punishment. execution, f., execution (of a sentence, of a man-euver, etc.); achievement, fulfillment; (adm.) synonym of gestion (rare); (mil.) the call for execution; de la bouche ne feu, (art.) standing-gauze drill; service of the piece; des brhches, (art.) breaching; des feux, (art.) firing, practice. In the firings; d'un judgement, (law) execution of a sentence; militaire, military execution; forcing the inhabitants to pay their contribution; miseh, execution; h mort, execution of a death sentence; ordre d', death warrant, warrant for execution; des ordres, carrying out, execution, of orders; peloton d', (mil.) firing party; des requisitions, (mil.) execution, accomplishment, of requisitions; de la sape, (siege) sapping. Exploiter Excutoire, a., (adm., etc.) final, mandatory, exemplaire, m., model; copy. exempt, a., exempt, free, excused from; de service, (mil.) excused from duty (as, from a roll call, etc.); du service militaire, (mil.) not required to do military service, free from serving. exemption, f., exemption, freedom from; (mil.) exemption from military service; d'appel, (Fr. a exemption from service during maneuvers (of reservists); de service, (mil.) excused from duty (as, from a roll call, etc.); d7i service, (mil.) exemption from serving in the army. exercice, v. a., to exercise, train, practice; to carry on; (TOt7.) to drill, instruct; s' au tir, h tirer, (art., t. p.) to carry on, do, target practice. exercice, m., exercise, practice, functions; (adm.) fiscal year; (mil., frequently in pi.) drill, drilling, exercises; h r, (mil.) at drill; auce a', (adm.) fiscal year; year of office; s d'axsouplissement, (mil.) setting-up drill, exercises; de la bdionnette, etc., (fenc.) bayonet, etc., e'crci?c; h Mane, (art.) practice with blank cartridges; — '—dcs bouches h feu, des canons, (art.) gun drill; budgetaire, (adm.) fiscal year; de cadres, (mil.) officers' drill, i.e., a drill carried on without men; de combat. (mil.) Battle exercises; correctionnel. (mil.) punishment drill, extra drill by way of punishment; courant, (adm.) fiscal year current; detaille, (art., etc.) drill by the numbers, by detail, (i double action, one in which enemy is represented by a full body of men; en, in practice; s d'ensemble, (art.) drill or exercise in which all the units interested take part; faire V, (mil.) to be drilled; faire faire V ii, (mil.) to drill (a company, a battalion, etc.); a feu, firing drill; de lancement, (torv.) torpedo drill, torpedo- launching drill; s partiels de mobilisation, (mil.) mobilization drill (packing, issue of rations, etc.); de nag, rowing drill, boat drill; s d' occupation, (art.) an exercise involving the manning, equipping, and serving of a battery,  regulations for....; du sabre, (fenc.) saber drill, exercise; par temps, v. d'Haillt; de tir, (art., inf.) target practice. Exhaussement, m., elevation, raising; (Fr. art.) plate fixed to the cheek, to raise the trunnions (obs.); sort of frame or rack to increase the capacity of a chariot de pare; da fond, shallowing of water; du rail exterieur, (r. r.) elevation of the outer rail; d. hautes (moyennes) ridelles (Fr. art.) long- (snort-) raved rack. exhausser, v. a., to raise; to run up quickly. exhaustion, f., exhaustion; Oiffard d', (steam) ejector. exstant, m., (mil. adm.) what is actually in store; stores on hand; cash on hand (used also in pi). existence, f., existence; (mil. adm.) statement differences (U. S. A.); certificat d' (Fr. a.) certificate of existence, submitted by a soldier in certain exoneration, f., (mil. adm.) relief from part or all of  malversation of an agent, etc. Exosmose, f., exosmose. Exostose, f., exostosis. Expanseur, m., (steam) tube-expander. Expansibility, r., expansibility (as, of steam). Expansion, f., expansive, expanding. Expansion, f., (mach., etc.) expansion (of steam, of powder gases, etc.); Machine h, expansion engine, Expatriation, f., expatriation. Expatriation, v. a., to expatriate; to leave one's country. Expedient, m., expedient, shift. Expédier, v. a., to dispatch; to send; to expedite, hasten; to send on, off; to draw up. Expediteur, m., person slipping, slipper or sender of anything (goods, material, etc.); Sender (of a letter, message, etc.). Expéditeur, m., person slipping, slipper or sender of anything (goods, material, etc.); (adm.) copy, duplicate (of a paper). Expediteur, m., (of a paper). voucher, voucher, of any document; transmission, dispatch, of papers; (mil.) expedition; avis d', (adm.) invoice (practically, notice that material has been sent or slupped); en double, triple, in duplicate, triplicate; itre en, (mil.) to be on an expedition; militaire, military expedition. Expéditionnaire, a., (mil.) belonging to, or forming part of, an expedition; m., commissioner; clerk; commis, (adm.) dispatch clerk; corps, (mil.) expedition, body of troops forming an expedition. Expéditionner, v. a., to make an expedition. Expérience, f., experience; experiment, trial, test; d'artillerie, (art.) gunnery trials, proof firing; d'artillerie, (art.) gunnery trials, proofs firing; de rété, acceptance test; de rété, acceptance test; de rété, (art.) balustrade firing, trials, experiments; de rété, tenue, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., experimental. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., m., expert. Expériment, f., expert investigation; conseil d', board of survey of experts; faire. Expériment, f., expert investigation; conseil d', board of survey of experts; faire. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try, to make tests, experiments on, about, anything; to test. Expériment, a., to try une, to make a survey. expiration, f., expiration (of a patent), end (of a year, term, etc.); (mach.) discharge (of water, steam, etc.). exploit, m., exploit, achievement, deed. exploitable, a., fit to be worked. exploitation, f., working, operating (of a railroad, mine, factory, etc.); business; execution of works; (min.) winning; des bois, felling of trees; champ d', working place, room; chantier d', (min.) chamber of excavation; chefd', manager (of a railroad, etc.); compagnie d', (min.) a company charged with operating a railway; par compartiments, (min.) panel working; en, in operation; par grande taille, (min.) long work; materiel a', working material, stock; mettre en, to put into operation (as, a railway); par piliers et compartiments, v. par compartiments; par pHiers et galeries, (min.) working by post and stall. Pierced and breast; tattle d', (min.) head of excavation, vanning des voies ferrees, (r. r.) railway administration. exploiter, v. a., to work (as, a railroad, mine, etc.), employ, use, win; un hois, to fell a wood; exploiter 169 extraterritoriality exploiter (!t la poudre, to blast. explorateiir, m., explorer; secret agent, spy (rare); a., exploring, inspecting; apj)areil , (art?) apparatus or device for in- specting the bore of a gun. exploration, f., exploration; (mil.) exploration service performed by independent cavalry, the general permanent exploration work car- ried on at a distance from the main army; front d' , (mil.) front of exploration, supra; secieur d' , (mil.) sector or area to be explored or scouted over; service d' , (mil.) v. supra; stratcgique, (mil.) exploration service, the purpose 01 which is to dislocate and paralyze the troops of the enemy before the cam.paign or particular operation in hand defines itself. explorer, v. a., to explore; (mil.) to explore, scout, the front of an army. ex~loser, v. n., (expl.) to burst. exploseur, m., (elec, expl., etc.) exploder, firing- key; (art.) safety exploder, used in casemates provided with embrasure masks; magnetique, djmamo-electric machine. explosible, a., (expl.) explosive. explosif, a., explosive; distance ?;e, (elec. ) in a nonconducting medium, the distance beyond which a spark will not go; (expl.) V. s. v. distance. Explosif, m., (expl.) explosive, (esp.) chemical explosive; (sometimes) powder (see infra); amide, nitroglycerine and amide powder; binaire, an explosive consisting of two substances; s h la cellulose nitrke, gun cotton and its variants; chimique, a "modern high explosive," a high explosive (chemical compound); Favier, Favier explosive, miner's safety explosive (England); Gotham, Gotham powder; instable, unstable, unsafe, explosive; mecanique, a mechanical mixture, a low explosive; generic term for black powder and its variants; sh la nitroglycerine, dynamite and its variants; r&gle, safe, stable, explosive; simple, an explosive consisting of but one substance; stable, V. regU; de sHrete, Favier explosive. explosion, f., explosion, bursting, blast, blowing up; faire, to burst, explode; de deuxihme ordre, (expl.) ordinary explosion, as of gunpowder; de premier ord re, (expl.) detonation, explosion of the first order; rayon d', radius of effect; siftt/ple, (expl.) explosion proper (not detonation); sympathique, (expl.) sympathetic detonation, detonation by influence. exportation, f., exportation. exporter, v. a., to export. exposant, m., exhibitor; spectator, index. expose, m., statement, outline, account. expose, m., statement, outline, account. expose, m., (r. r.) express train; train, express train. expression, f., expression; des pentes, (on maps, plans, etc.) slope. exprimer, v. a., to express; squeeze; strain; wring out; (of a map) to show, to represent. expropriation, f., condemnation by right of eminent domain; (mil.) condemnation of land for military purposes; jury  of eminent domain; to condemn (as, land for military purposes). Expulser, v. a., to expel, drive out; throw out; to exclude, banish. Expulsion, f., expulsion, banishment. exsudation, f., exudation; (expl.) leakage (as, of nitroglycerine from dynamite). exsuder, v. n., to exude; (expl.) to leak (nitro- glycerine from dynamite). extensif, a., extending, expanding. extension, f., extension; (tech.) strain, stress, of extension. extCrieur, a. m., exterior, external, outside; out of doors; the outside; foreign parts; (mil.) said of duties beyond a line of outoosts, or out- side of a place or camp; (pont.) said of the side farthest from first bay built or last dismantled; h V , abroad; out of doors; on the outside; tra'ml , (mil., etc.) drill, exercises out of doors, in the open country. exterritoriality, f., (law) exterritoriality, extra- territoriality. extincteur, m., fire engine, fire extin- guisher. extinction, f., extinction; reduction; dimi- nution; quelling, suppression; slacking of lime; par aspersion, slaking by sprinkling; desfeux, (mil.) "lights out," "taps"; h grande eau, slaking by sluicing; spontanee, (of Ume) air-slaking. extrac, a., (hipp.) slim, slender. extra-calcin^, a., supercalcined. , extra -courant, m., (elec.) self-induced cur- rent; direct, extra-current on breaking; defermeture, extra-current on making; inverse, v. de fermeture; d' outer ture. v. direct. extracteur, m., (sm. a., art.) extractor; a bascule, (sm. a.) rocking extractor; griffe de I' , extractor hook; avec projection, extractor that throws out the case; d, vis, (art.) screw extractor for projec- tiles. extraction, f., extraction, discharge; quarrying of stone; (art., r. f. art., sm. a.) extraction of cartridge case; h del ouvert, surface miiiXTjing; en galerie, quarrying by gallery; pompe d' •. (mack.) discharging pump; tuyau d' , (mach., etc.) discharge pipe. extradition, f., (law) extradition, surrender of a criminal; traitc d' , treaty of extradition. extrados, ra., (cons.) extrados of an arch. extradossg, a., (cons.) extradosed. Extrados, v. a., (cons.) to make the extrados of an arch; en arc, to make an extrados with a curve similar, but not parallel, to that of the intrrados. en chape, to build up the extrados ridge-wise; de niveau, to build up the extrados of an arch flat; paralllement, to make the extrados parallel to the intrrados. extra-dynamite, i., (expl.) extra dynamite. extralre, v. a., to extract, draw out; to take a prisoner out of prison. extrait, m., extract, abstract; certificate (of birth, etc.); d'actes, (adm.) certified copy of any legal or other document. extraordinaire, a., extraordinary; m., anything extraordinary; des gnerre, (mil.) contingent fund for extraordinary expenses of an army during war. extrapontin, m., v. esirapontin. extra-reglementalre, a., (mil.) not prescribed by the Extra-territorial, a., (law) exterritorial, extraterritorial. Extraterritory, f., (law) v. exterritorial. Fabricant, m., manufacturer. Fabrication, f., manufacture, make. Fabrique, f., manufactory, factory; works, mill; manufacture, make; d'armes, small-arm factory; prix de, manufacturer's price, cost at the factory. Fabrique, v. a., to construct, make, manufacture. Fabrique, f., front, face, fagade; droit de, frontage. face, f., face; surface; aspect; flat (of a sword, etc.); forehead (of a caponier);  attached to or running into any other part of the work); motive (du piston), (mach.) steam side or end of a piston; de 'puits de mine, (mil. min.) side of shaft; resistance (du piston), (mach.) exhaust side or face of a piston; de travail, (met., etc.) working face or side. facette, f., facet; (art.) seat (flat surface) of guimer's quadrant. facon, f., make, form, shape, workmanship; operation; care, attention; Tois h, dimension, lumber. faconnage, m., shaping, forming; (in Fr, sm. a. manufactories) work along a curve, either open or closed. faconner, v. a., to form, model, mold; to make, work, fashion; to figure, shape, construct; to face; to finish off; to accustom. factage, m., carriage, porterage, delivery; compagnie de, parcels delivery company. Facteur, m., factor; carrier; agent; railway porter; postman; parasite, numerical factor necessary to pass from one system of units to another; converting or reducing factor; de securité, factor of safety. factice, a., sham, artificial, mock; guerre, (mil.) sham fight; maneuvers. faction, f., faction; (mil.) standing sentry, sentry duty, sentry go; capote de, watch coat; buffalo coat (U. S. A.); en, on sentry, on post; entrer en, to go on sentry or post; tre en -. to be on sentry duty; faire, to be on sentry, stand sentry, to do sentry go; mettre en, to post a sentry; monter la, to go on sentry or post, to walk post, do sentry go; prendre la, to go on post; relever de, to relieve sentry; remettre la, to come off post; sortir de, to come off post. factionalre, m., (mil.) Sentry, sentinel; soldier detailed for any service; de la portitre, (tuiv) gangway sentry; poser un, to post a sentry; recover un, to post a sentry; recover un, to relieve a sentry. Factum, m., case; statement of a case. Factum, m., case; statement of a case. Factum, m., case; statement of a case shipped, transferred, delivered, etc.; des comptes en déniers, (adm.) money bill, bill for services rendered, for goods delivered, etc.; des comptes en matières, invoice of material shipped, transferred, delivered, etc.; de l' expedition, invoice of goods shipped; de livraison, invoice of goods delivered in person; talon, invoice with stub. Faculty, f., power, ability; giratoire, (nav.) turning power of a ship. fagot, m., fagot; (mil.) fagot, man falsely mustered as a soldier; (art.) packet or bundle of powder in making up cartridges; (fort.) sap fagot, fagot; fascine; (met.) fagot; d'allumage, kindling wood; d'allumage, core of a fagot, made of the smallest sticks; ardent, (art.) tarred fascine, for incendiary purposes; bois de, bavin; take a few sticks from a ardent; chdtrer un, to fagot; goudronnt, v. — lien de, fagot band; parliament de, bavin, large stick of a fagot; petit, small fagot; de sape, (fort.) sap fagot or fascine. fagotage, m., fagot making; fagot wood. fagotaille, f., (fort.) brushwood revetment. fagot, f., (siege) small fascine. faible, a., weak, feeble, slight, slender; effect, weak in numbers (of an army, etc.); front, narrow front (of troops, formations, etc.). faible, m., (sm. a.) part of sword blade near point. faiblesse, f., weakness. faiblir, v. n., to weaken, lose strength; to die down (of the wind); (of troops) to lose courage. faille, f., (geological) fault. failli, m., bankrupt. faillir, v. n., to fail, to become bankrupt. faillite, f., failure, bankruptcy. faim, f., hunger; famine; reduire par la, (mil.) to starve into surrender. faim-calle, f., v.faim-valle. faim-valle, f., (Mpp.) hungry-evil (balk caused by hunger, and cured only by eating). faire, v. a., to make, to do, to construct; (mil.) to execute (a maneuver); abatage, to raise a weight by means of a fulcrum and lever; appel, (mil.) to call the roll; des, les, armes, (fenc.) to fence; assaut, (mil.) to storm, assault; vavant-garde, (mil.) to be the advance guard; to do advance-guard work or duty; du bifteck, (slang) to become galled from riding; du oitord, (cord.) to make spun yarn; du bois, (nav.) to take wood on board; bonnes garcettes, (cord.) to nip or lash well together; des bordees, (nav.) to tack; branle-bas, (nav.) to clear for action; capot, (nav.) to turn upside down, to turn turtle; charbon, (nav.) to take In coal; Ciseaux, (hipp.) to move the jaw incessantly; Cone, (mach.) to taper; Le coude, to make a turn, elbow, or bend; Le coup de fusil, v. s. v. coup; Faire dormant, (cord.) to make fast (to make standing fast); Eau, (nav.) to leak, be leaky; De I'eau, (nav.) to take in water; I'ecole, (mil.) to drill, instruct; Faction, (mil.) to be on post; Fernme, to hold out; Féu, (mil.) to fire, to open fire, on; Desféux, to hang out light as signal of distress; Force de rames, (boats) to pull hard; Les forces, v. ciseaux; Ne pas deforce, to put no strain on; to bear Strain; La garde, (mil.) to mount, to be on, guard; Gr enter, (hipp.) to keep bits of food. Between the molars and the cheeks; la guerre, (mil.) to make war, to fight; la guerre de, (mil.) to serve (generally in past) in a particular war; le guet, to be on the lookout; logfeu, (sm. a. art.) to hang fire; magasin, v. faisceaii, m., bundle, fagot, sheaf; truss, pile; (in pi.) fasces; (sm. a.) arm rack; stack of arms; aimante, (elec.) compound magnet; d'armes, (mil.) stack of arms; arm rack; stakes for supporting colors; du canon-revolver, (r. f. art.) assemblage or sheaf of the five barrels of the (Hotchkiss) revolving cannon; en, in a pile, piled up; former les x, (sm. a.) to make stacks; de lumikre, lumineux, pencil of light; mettre en, (sm. a.) to stack arms; rompre les x, (sm. a.) to break stacks; de trajectoire, (ball.) sheaf of trajectories. fait, a., settled; grown; full-grown; fit, qualified; steady (said of weather and of wind); clieval —, full-grown horse broken in. fait, m., fact, deed, exploit; administratif, administrative act or operation; d'armes, (mil.) distinguished feat of arms; de, de facto; fait disciplinaire, any act calling for disciplinary control or repression; de guerre, act of war; guerrier, presonal feat of arms; juridique, any act or operation calling for action by the courts; Tiaut, high crime; (in pi., mil.) feats of arms; voie de, violence, assault, blows. faltage, m., (cons.) ridge; ridge lead; roof timber; ridge board of a roof, ridgepiece; double, under ridgepole. falte, m., ridge (of a house); top, coping, summit; (top.) watershed, summit level; watershed between two thalwegs; ligne de, (top.) crest line, line Joining the various summits of a chain of heights. faltifere, a., belonging to a ridge; f., (cons.) ridge; ridgepiece; ridgepole; ridgepole; lucarne, skylight; tuile, ridge tile. faix, m., burden, load fault, weight; prendre son, to settle, to take its set. falaise, f., (top.) cliff; shore cliff, bluff; headland. falcade, f., (man.) falcade; quick curvet. falot, m., (mil.) lantern used by patrols, guards, etc.; (mil. slang) military cap; de ronde, (mil.) guardhouse lantern (for making rounds). falourdc, f., fagot of thick sticks. falque, f., washboard of a boat; (man.) fal- cade. falquer, v. n., (man.) to execute falcades. falsiflcateur, m., falsifier, one who adulter- ates. falsification, f., adulteration; forgery. falsifier, v. a., to adulterate; to debase (metal); les allures d'un cheval, (man.) to spoil a horse's gaits. famine, f., famine; prendre par la , (mil.) to reduce by famine. fanal, m., lantern; beacon; signal light; light, bea- con light; blaze or flame; light-house; de signaux, (mil.) signal lantern; sourd, dark lantern; de soute, (mil.) magazine lantern; pour soutes h poudre, v. de soute. faner, v. a., to turn (grass, etc., in order to cure it for hay). faneur, m., haymaker. fanfare, f., brass band (cavalry and chasseurs ^ pied); flourish of trumpets. fange, f., mud, mire. fangeux, a., muddy, miry. f anion, m., peimon, flag; (mil.) distinguishing flag, camp color, headquarters flag; flag for target practice; a'ahgnement, flag for dressing line of troops; marker's flag; d'ambulance. Red Cross flag; de commandement, headquarters flag; eventail, swaUow-tailed flag; en forme deflamme, swallow-tailed flag; en forme de pavilion, rectangular flag; de lance, lance pennon; porte , color bearer; signal, signaling flag; de tir, (t. p.) red flag used for various purposes at target practice; e. g., danger flag. fanon, m., pennon; (hipp.) fetlock. toSSocSe, } ("^^■^- «^«^) infantryman. fantassin, m., (mil.) foot soldier, infantry- man. fantdme, m., ghost; magnetique, (elec.) magnetic curve, fig- ure. faquin, m., wooden dummy for various mflitary exercises. farad, m., (elec.) farad. farcin, m., (hipp.) farcy, glanders; corde de , farcy knot, bud, or cord. farcineux, a., (hipp.) farcied, glandered; affected with glanders; bouton , farcy bud. fardeau, m., load, burden; passer le, (art.) in mechanical maneuvers, to lift (a weight, gun) over (as, a wall). larder, v. n., to sink, sink in (of a wall); to run or go too close to (one boat to another in a river). lardier, m., dray for carrying stone. fargent, f., washboard of a boat. farine, f., flour; powder or meal produced by trituration; de bois, (expl.) sawdust; fossil, infusorial earth, kieselguhr; de moniagne, v., fossilc. farouche, a., shy; shying; ferocious. fascicule, m., part, number (of a serial publication); (Fr.a.) sheet sewed in the tivret individuel of a soldier quitting the active army and containing certain documents (ordre de route in case of mobilization, and other data). fascinage, m., brush-revetting (of a river bank); (fort.) Fascination, f., (fort.) fascine work; (field fort.) generic term for gabion, fascine, and hurdle work. Fascination, f., fagot; bavin; hurdle; (fort., siege) fascine; bundle of small branches for fascines; d'ancrage, h ancre, anchoring fascine; de blindage, covering fascine; de couronrkment, trench fascine; hfarcir, filling fascine; fondrihre, b, fosse(s), water fascine, sinking fascine; goudronnee, (artif.) pitched, tarred fascine for inflammatory and illuminating purposes; de gravier, fascine filled with gravel (hydraulic engineering); de pierre, fascine filled with broken stone (hydraulic engineering); de premier rang,  small twigs. fatigue, f., fatigue, weariness; toil, hardship; fatigue of metals, etc. (i.e., strain, long-continued strain); cUcval de, horse used for the hardest kind of work. fatigue, a., fatigued; strained; (md.) worn, fatigued, fatigued, fatigued, fatigued; to fatigue, tire, weary; to try, strain; to labor, work, overwork; to be strained (said of springs when weakened, of the parts of a mechanism). fau, m., beech tree. faubert, m., (nav.) mop, swabber. fauber, v. a., (nav.) to mop, swabber. faubourg, m., suburb, outskirt (of a town). fauchage, m., mowing. fauche, f., mowing. fauche, f., a mowed crop; mowing time. fauche, f., a mowed crop; mowing time. fauche, f., a mowed crop; (hipp.) to dish, to paddle (said also of a lame shoulder); (hipp.) to sweep by fire, to mow down (as, by skirmishes or by the). horizontally oscillating motion of a machine gun. faucheur, f., (ham.) wooden rod; crupper for pack mules. faueheur, m., mower. fauchell, f., reaping hook, sickle. faucillier, v. a., to cut with a sickle. faucillon, m., billhook; bois, hotsii, brushwood. fauconneau, m., jib of a crane. fauconneau, m., jib of a cheval en, iman. to mount a horse on the off side. fauconnier, f., saddlebag. faufilage, m., basting. faufilage, m., basting. faufilure, f., basting. faufilure, f., charcoal pit; charbon en, charcoal made in open air for common use (unfit for powder manufacture). faune, f., fauna. faussage, m., v.faussement. laussg, m., v.faussement. laussg, a., (sm. a., etc.) Brought bent; In court pli, sharply bent or sprimg; Long pli, sprung over a considerable length. Fausse aiguille, v. s. v. aiguille. Fausse-alarnie, v. s. v. aiguille. Fausse-alarnie, v. s. v. aiguille. Fausse-axe, f., (ham?) false saddle-bar. fausse-bolte, f., de roue, (Fr. art.) nave box on spare-wheel axle, OS™ gun. fausse-braie, f., (fort.) low rampart; talse bray; detachee, detached, advanced, false bray. fausse-coupe, f., sheet-iron stovepipe. lausse-coupe, f., v. s. v. coupe. fausse-culasse, f., v. s. v. culasse. fausse-culasse, f., v. s. v. culasse. fausse-lus6e, f., v. s. v. equerre. fausse-gourniette, f., v. s. v. gourme. fausse-mancbie, f., v. s.  sprung. Fausse-parois, f., v. s. v. porter. Fausse-porte, f., v. s. v. porter. Fausser, v. a. r., to bend, warp, break; to make or become crooked; to strain, force; to set, get wrong; (mil.) to be irregular in line, out of line (of troops that have lost the dress); (sm. a., etc.) to spring, be sprung (of a gun barrel, etc.); une lame, (sm. a.) to spring, bend (said of a sword blade, in block test, when it fails to recover its first direction); une serrure, to force or spoil a lock. Fausser, f., v. s. v. rine. Lausser, f., v. s. v. rine. Lausser, f., v. s. v. botte. Fausser, m., faucet; spigot; pin. faute, f., fault; (mil.) breach, (of discipline); contre la discipline, (mil.) breach of discipline; contre Vhonneur, (mil.) any breach of military honor. fauteur, m., promoter, inciter (as, of a mutiny, of a riot, etc.). fauve, a., drab, fair (of leather); betes s, deer. faux, f., scythe; m., falsehood; forgery. faux, a., false, artificial; sham, mock; imitation; counterfeit; blank; (man.) false, broken (of a gait); sse aire, (cons.) coarse material on which the true flooring (aire) is laid; collier, collar of a preventer stay; sse cote, (hipp.) false nb; Stre en porte-h, v. porter h; faire sse route, to lose one's way; porter h, to have an overhang, to project from; to be out of the perpendicular; sse position, double position (in computations); sse route, error in one's reckoning, loss of one's way; soldat, (mil.) false muster. faux-cadre, m., (art.) square, chuck square, cascable square. faux-cote, m., v. s. v. cadre. faux-cote, m., (nav.) list. faux-coup, m., (nav.) list. faux-coup, m., (nav.) list. m., (fenc.) random thrust, miss. faux-cul, m., v. s. v. cul. faux-entrait, m., v. s. v. fond. faux-fourreau, m., v. s. v. fourreau. faux-frête, m., v. s. v. fourreau. faux-frête, m., v. s. v. faux-frête. faux-frête, m., v. s. v. mantelet. faux-mantelet, m., v. s. v.  v. rond. faux-sabord, m., v. s. v. sabord. faux-sabord, m., v. s. v. sidge. faux-tampon, m., v. s. v. tampon. faux-titre, v. s. v. titre. faiix-tranchant, m., v. s. v. tranchant. faveux, a., relating to savus, m., v. s. v. teignefaveuse. faveux, a., federalize. feder, a., federated, federal. feder, a., federated, federal. feindre, v. a. n., to leign; (hipp.) to be very slightly lame, to limp very slightly. feint, a., sham, feigned, counterfeit, imitation. feinte, f., feint, sham, pretense; (hipp.) slight halting or lameness; (fenc.) feint. feld-marfechal, m., (mil.) field marshal. feie, f., iron blowpipe. feier, v. a., to crack. feire, f., crack; (hipp.) splitting of bone. femelle, a., female; (mach., etc.) female (i. c, having a hollow or bore into which a correlative fits). femme, de l'adjudant, (mil. slang) lockup, "jug;" de regiment, (mil. slang) big (bass) drum. fendur, f., cutting, slitting; slitting mill. fendur, m., splitter, cleaver. fendell, f., to spilt, crack. fendell, f. pi., small cracks (in iron, etc.). fendell, v. a., to spilt, crack. Suit, slit, cut open, bust, cleave, open, rend; to break through; to slot (a screw); (fenc.) to limge out; to thrust the body forward; to open (attack); to thrust out; Voreille, {mil. slang) to place on the retired list; se, (art.) to step off; to break; se — -en arrihre, (art.) to break to the rear (or the man who pulls the lanyard). fenetre, f., window (opening and panes); opening, in general; (steam) admission port; (inst.) hollow of a level; (sm. a.) rectanguing opening in breech casing of the French model 1874, allowing extractor to enter its seat; en baie, bay window; chassis de, window frame; cintree, bow window; condamner une, to block up a window; fausse, sham window; en saillie, v. en baie. fenil, m., hayloft. fente, f., crack, chink; slit, slot; hollow, guide-way; cut, groove; opening, notch; rent; cranny, crevice, rip, etc.; (fence), lunge; de repere, any adjusting or assembling mark, fiducial shot or mark (e.g., on a rifle barrel, to show when it is properly connected with the breech casing); de vundre, (art.) aiming slit (in turrets). fentun, m., iron cramp or tie; iron rod used in bracing beams of iron floors; peg-wood; nail rod; small iron rod of square cross section. fer, m., (met.) iron; (tech., cons.) tool; tool blade or cutter; cutting instrument or tool; iron work, shoe of a pile; (farr.) horseshoe; (in pi.) fetters, chains, irons, bilboes, gyves, shackles; ironwork; iron or steel furnished by the trade under fixed and determined shapes; (sm. a.) sword; point, head of a lance; (e.g.) Metallurgy. I. Metallurgy; II. Structural iron; III. Farriery; IV. Miscellaneous. I. Metallurgy: acire, steeled iron; fer, aciereux, steely iron; adoucir le -, to soften iron; affina'je de , rennoment of iron; ajjint, refined pig; aigrc, brittle iron; bdlle, iron that has passed once through the rollers, raw iron brought to a white heat and drawn out under the rollers; hattre le hfroid, to cold-hammer; battu, wrought iron; blanc, white cast iron; bocard, iron made from earthy ore; ^ au bois, charcoal iron; brdle, burnt iron; brut, crude iron; esp. the bloom when formed into bars imder the hammer or the rolls (muck bar); carbonate, spathic iron; carbonate, argileux, spherosiderite; carbonatb litho'ide, spherosiderite; carbonate spathique, siderite, spathic iron ere; de cartilage, soft iron; cassant, short, brittle iron; cassant ii chaud, hot short, red short, iron; cassant a chaud noir, black short iron; cassant hfroid, cold short iron; cassant h froia et d. chaud, iron short under all circumstances; d, la catalane, iron made by the Catalan process; cemente, cement iron, steely iron; cendreux, weak, flawy iron; au charbon de boifi, charcoal pig (iron); chromate mineral, chromate of iron; corroyer le , to weld iron, to forge iron; — - coule, pig-, cast-, iron; cru, crude iron, pig iron; cylindre, rolled iron; cylindrer le , to roll iron; debris de. Scrap iron: doux, soft iron, malleable iron, soft wrought iron; ductile, ductile iron; dur, fine-grained iron, brittle iron; iron, hammer-hardened iron; encrene, iron twice welded; etire, rolled iron; deferraille, scrap iron; fibreux, fibrous iron; fin, refined iron, puddled iron, charcoal iron; fin au bois, charcoal iron; fin au bois, charcoal iron; fondu le de, iron foundry; fondu le de, iron foundry; fondu le de, to melt, cast, iron; fondu le de, to melt, cast iron; fondu en coquilles, case-hardened cast iron; defonte, cast iron; de forge, forge, wrought, hammered, iron; forger le, to forge iron under the hammer; fort, wrought iron neither cold nor hot short; la frauisse, iron reduced by a process almost The identical with the Catalan process; Galvanize, galvanized iron; grain, galvanized iron; grain, iron whose outer black crust has been removed by filing or brushing; grain, gray iron, gray pig; a gross grains coarse-grained iron; gros grains coarse-grained iron; homogeneous iron; homogeneous iron; lamine, rolled iron, laminated iron; lamine, rolled iron, lump of iron; lamine, rolled bastard filed; lopin de, iron filings; lime, iron bastard filed; lopin de, ball, lump of iron; bloom, bloom iron; leux, iron brought to white heat; magnetite, magnetic iron; malleable, malleable iron; malleable, malleable  muddy ore; de mineral en roche, stony ore; de mineral lerreux, earthy ore; — mitts, alloy of iron and aluminium; mou. soft iron; — natif, native iron; h nerf, fibrous iron; ner/de , fiber of iron, fibrous texture; nerveux, fibrous iron; noir, black cast iron; sheet iron for makmg tin plate; oligiste, oligist iron ore; oligiste micaci, micaceous specular iron; oxyde rouge, red oxide of iron; oxydule, magnetic iron ore, magnetite; pailleux, weak iron, iron full of flaws; pi^ce de , piece into which bloom is divided for working; platine, rolled iron; puddle , puddled iron; rdjjint, refined iron; riblons de , scrap iron; rouverin, red short iron; en saumon, pig iron; scorie de , iron dross; 5o«(Z^, welded iron, weld iron; souder le , to weld iron; spathique, spathic iron; speculaire, specular iron; tcnace, ductile, tough, iron; tendre, cold short iron; louche, ' ' aired " bar (cementation process); en tournure, iron turmng3; usine de , ironworks, smeltmg works; zinque, galvamzed iron, II. Structural iron, etc.: d- angle, angle iron; aplati, hoop iron; de bandage, tire iron; bande de , iron strap; en bandes, hoop iron; barre de , iron bar; en barres, bar iron; en berger, bar iron; h biseau, wed^e-shaped iron; en bottes, bar iron; fi boudin, bulb iron; eiC,C-iron; ii clou, nail iron; nail plate; conique, /\ iron {fer zoris); h corni^re, angle iron; creux, V. h boudin; b, croix, + iron; demi-rond, half-round iron; s ^baucheSffoTgings; ^broudi, iron wire; s ichardillones, iron bars, rods, of definite cross section, and according to specifications or model (includes iron wire); h ecrou, screw plate; emaille , enameled iron; tquerre de , iron knee; fagonni, SF>ecial iron; fendu, slit iron, nail rod; feuillard, strap iron, hoop iron; enfeuilles, sheet iron; fil de , iron wire; s forges, iron that has been more or less shaped and prepared for use; gros s, iron used in main or heavy work, and but roughly shaped; d, l'H,en H , double-T iron, channel iron; en 1, 1-iron; en lames, sheet iron; — -h la mode, v. aplati; ■ — — h nervure, flanged ironj ■ ordinaire d, plancher, I-iron; plaque de , iron plate; en plaques, boiler plate; plat, hoop iron; « profiUs, V. s speciaux; ler de roulage, thick iron wire; roide, rolled iron; en ruban, hoop iron; s sveciwux, iron of special cross section; i. III. Farriery: Anglais, a shoe without projecting border, and grooved on the lower face; d, anneaux, ringed shoe; — -d, bee, shoe with prolongation on toe; h bords renverses, shoe with edges turned down; broche, horseshoe put on; d, caractère, irregular shoe, for special shape of foot; shaped shoe; charlier, v. -^— ptriplantaire; a charlier, hinged shoe; h, de, cheval, horseshoe; a cheval cramponni, calked shoe; — convert, wide shoe; crampon de, calk, calkin; 6, crampons immediatus, shoe with calkins, either fixed or movable; h crampons mtdiais, a removable horseshoe, fitted with calkins; ii croissant, half-shoe; degagt, narrow shoe; demi-couvert, shoe wider and thinner than the (French) regulation shoe; demi, half-shoe; h demi-pantoufle, v. ii pantoufie modifice modifice fie de derrihre, hind shoe; de devant, fore shoe; droit, off shoe; h iponges trunies, bar shoe; h eponges tronquees, v. h lunette; tamph gras, shoe with nail-holes far from exterior border; — Hampe h maigre, shoe with nail-holes far from interior border; faire porter le, to apply a shoe hot to the sole; forgi h la mtcanique, machme-forged horse-shoe; gauche, near shoe; genete, shoe with heels turned up at right angles inside; — r-d, glace, frost shoe, calked shoe; d, gorge (lit., grooved-shoe), shoe to prevent slipping; a lunette. IV. Miscellaneous: h et h clou, solidly, firmly; hattre le j to fence; bois de, ironwood; de botte, boot-heel plate; ii, de, calfat, calking iron, calking tool; d, cheval, double winding staircase; (Jort.) horseshoe fort; donner le, to set the tool (e.g., a rifling tool, after insertion); h donner, mettre, le feu, v. s. v. feu; en h cheval, crescent-shaped; de gaffe, head of a boat hook; de girouette, iron spindle of a vane; gris de, iron-gray; de lance, spearhead, lancehead, head; manicr le, to wear the sword; d, marquer, brand, branding iron; mctlre aux s, un homme aux s, to iron a man; d, mi, (of rails, etc.) halved and lapping; porter la flamme et le dans, to lay waste with fire and sword, carry fire and sword into; s de prisonnier, chains, shackles, fetters, irons; repasser, flat-iron; souder, soldering iron; copper bill; travaillant, reaming iron; vitrage, window-pane framing made of iron. fer-blanc, m., (met.) tin, tin-plate; brilliant, iron covered with one-half tin and one-half lead, or one-third tin and two-thirds lead. fer-blanterie, f., tinwork, tinware. ferblantier, m., tinner, tin-plate worker. ferrier, m., ferret; (met) red hematite iron ore. ferrier, v. a., (nay.) to strike; (used only in) sans coup, without striking a blow. ferlage, m., (nay.) furling. ferrier, v. a., (nay.) to furl. fermant, m., (nay.) to furl. Your. Erme, adv., firm, steady; unshaken; flied, fast, steadfast, strong, stiff; (in commands) steady! Heave! pull together! achat (marche, vente), binding purchase, contract, sale (involving certain delivery); contrée prime, option; etre ti cheval, sur ses etriers, (man.) to have a steady seat; faire, (mil.) to make a stand; marche b, prix, v. s. v. marche; de pied, (mil.) at or from a halt; on a fixed pivot; sauter de h, (tnan.) of a horse, to jump without advancing; terre, terra firma. terme, f., farm, farmhouse; lease; girder, trussed girder; couple, truss, rib, frame, roof truss; pair of principal rafters; main couple; timber frame; centering frame; largest timber on a floor; h, on lease; fenne avec arbautriers munis de contre- Fiches, roof with single-trussed principals; cintree, arched truss; h (une) clefpendante, king-post truss; h clefs pendantes, queen-post truss; d, contre-fiches, roof truss with trussed principals; courbe, polygonal roof; dcmi, V. demi-ferme; & deux contre-fiches pour chaque arbale-trier, roof truss with double-trussed principals; h deux aiguilles rendantes, queen-post truss; droite, roof truss with principals at right angles; droite h deux pannes, purulent truss, principals at right angles; droite h deux pannes, purulent truss, principals at right angles; droite b, entraîne, tiebeam truss or frame, with principals at right angles; droite h entraîne h 2 {ou 3) pannes, purlmed tiebeam, frame or truss, with principals at right angles; d, tcharpes, scissors truss; h entrait, tiebeam truss; defatte, ridgepole bracing or frame; d, jambes de force, roof truss resting on struts (of which the mansard roof is an example); maitresse, main truss; h la Palladio, a variety of tiebeam truss (frequently used by Palladio); Palladio h la Palladio, a variety of tiebeam truss (frequently used by Palladio); Palladio h la Philibert de Lorme, curved or arched roof truss; avec poinqon en dessous, king-post truss; avec poinqon en dessous, h In inverted king-post truss; h deux poingons en dessous,  mines, to be worn by miners). Ferine-circuit, m., (elec, torp., etc.) circuit closer. Boule, (torp.) a ball-contact circuit closer; C cone, (torp.) a cone-contact circuit closer. 