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Ilottant, (pont) floating pier, any noating support; afourche, any forked support, Y; de fronteau de mire, (art?) fore sight, patch, mass; des glissilres, (mach.) slide-bar bracket, guide-bar bracket; dels) grilles, (mach.) fire-bar support, bearer; de hampe. (art.) staff rest (of a star gauge); de haquet, (pont.) crossbar of a pontoon wagon; isolant, (teleg.) insulator; libre, loose support; lunette, (mach.) arbor bearing; mobile, standard; d'un palier, (mach.) plumber-block bearer; pendant, (mach.) hanger; en pierre, (r.) stone sleeper, block; pivot, pivoting support; planche de, stand; du poids, weigh bar; de pointage, (art.) elevating gear support; front-sight support; sight rest; de pont roufant, (pont.) cross piece of a carriage bridge upon which balks are laid; de porte corps, center transom; des rails, (r. r.) sleeper; rainures, (mach.) slotted table (to hold the work); de route, (art.) traveling breech support (French 95°); de tente, awning boom; de timon, pole yoke; au tour, {mach.) lathe rest; de tourillon, {art.) traveling trunnion; tum-nion bed; de vis de pointage, (art.) elevating-screw nut. supporter, v., to support, prop, stay, bear up; to sustain (as attack, etc.); to endure; le feu, to be fireproof; to stand, resist, fire (as bricks, etc.). suppression, f., abolishment, suppression, retrenchment, withdrawal; d'empém, suppression of an office, of a place. supression, f., supremacy; navale, sea power, naval supremacy. sur, a., sour. stir, A., sure; steady; safe (of a port); avoir le coup d'oeil, to have an accurate eye; avoir lajambe e, le pied, {man.) to be sure-footed. suraffine, a., v. dtpasse. suranner, v. a., to be more than one year old (passports, etc.). sur-arblissement, m., umpire deciding a tie between other umpires. surbaisseuent, m., umpire deciding a tie between other umpires. surbaisseuent, m., surbasement. surbaisser, v. a., to make elliptic; to surbase. surbande, f., {sm. a.) distance that the hammer may be drawn beyond full cock; {art.) cap square. surbau, m., {nav.) frame, framing piece of a hatch- way, head ledge. surbout, m., any piece of wood turning on a pivot. surcalcine, a., overbumed. sur-cfementfi, p. p., face-hardened (armor). sur-c^menter, v. a., to face-harden an armor plate. surcharge, f., extra, additional, load; baggage ex- cess; in races, handicap (weight); top pack (pack mules); top load; word(s) or fignre(s) written over another or others; {mas.) load of an areh; increased thickness of a coat of plaster; increased heisht of a wall: {art.) overcharge (in testing): {mach.) overload (cf valves); d'epreuve des chaudieres, {steam) boiler test- ing by increased pressure. surcharger, v. a., to overload: to overburden, oppress, overcharge, overtask, weigh down; to write in a word, etc., over another; {mil. min.) to overload a mine. surcliauflage, m., overheating, superheating (as of steam). surchaufle, f., {steam) superheating. surchauffer, v. a., to overheat; {met.) to bum; (steam) to superheat. surchaufleur, m., (steam) superheater; surface de s, superheating surface. surchauflure, f., (met.) burnt spot (in iron or steel); (operation of) overheating metal. sur-col, m., (ham.) wither strap. sur-cou, m., V. sur-col. surcuisson, f., overbuming of lime. surdent, m., (hipp.) supernumerary tooth; wolf's tooth, supplementary premolar. surdl-mutitt, f., deaf-muteness. surdos, m., porter's pad; (ham.) back band, back strap. sureau, m., elder tree. surtcartement, m., (r. r.) increase of gauge. surfigalisage, m. , (powd.) passage of grains through the upper (coarse) separating sieve. surfigaliser, v. a., (powd.) to pass grains through the upper (coarse) separating sieve. surfegallsoir, m., (powd.) coarse sieve, superior or upper separating sieve. surClarglssement, m., v. surecartement. - sur6Wvatlon, f., (r. r.) raising of outer rail; (cons.) addition to a building (e. g., a story). surprise, p. p., chemin de fer, elevated railroad. surprise, v. a., to raise; (cons.) to raise (a building, e. g., by adding a story). surprise, f., overissue (of paper money). surenveloppe, f., outer envelope. surprise, m., excess of thickness, increased thickness. surestille, f., overtime, demurrage; indemnity pour, demurrage. surestimation, f., overestimate, overvaluation. surprise, v. a., to overestimate, overvalue. surprise, f., safety, security, safe-keeping, custody, warranty; (commercial) security; arrest de —, (sm. a.) safety bolt, catch; brigade de, (mil.) a name for the corps cavalry; catsse de, safe; dispositifde, (mil.) measures of safety; dispositifde stationnement de, (mil.) measures taken in a stationnement for security; hypothecaire, mortgage; lampe de, safety lamp; lieu de, safe place; parabole de (ball.) envelope of the parabolas having the same point of departure and the same initial velocity; place de, place retained by a state as a guarantee of the execution of a treaty; platine de, (sm. a.) safety lock; reseau de, (mil.) the network of troops established to secure safety; Tobinet de, safety cock; serve de, (mil.) the network of troops employed in service de sirete; verrou de, safety bolt. surface, f., surface, space, area; d'appui, (mach.) workiBg surface; de chauffe, (steam) heating surface; de chauffe totale, (steam) total heating surface; de chauffe tubulaire (steam) tubular heating surface; de comparaison (surv.) level surface of refer- once; de condensation, (steam, etc.) condensing sur- face; de contact, surface of contact; s de depart^ {mach.) surfaces bv which the work i$ held in the operating machine; d'eau, water surface; d'eclatement, (art.) space over which effects of burst are felt; equipotentielUj equipotential surface; - defrappe, striking surface (in falling weight test ) ; striking surface of a hammer , etc. ; de frotlemerU, rubbing surface ; gauche, skew surface, left-handed surface; de grille, (steam) grate area; inegale, rough, uneven, surface; libre de la grille, (steam) open grate area; de 7M'?;eaM, level svirface; plarUaire, (hipp.) plantar surface, bearing surface of the hoof; raboteuse, v, inegale: refrigerante, condensing, cooling, surface; refroidissante, cooling surface; de roulement d'une roue, (r. r.) tread of a wheel; de surc'hauffeur(s), (steam) superheating sur- face; dulerrainhorizontal, level of the ground; topographique, the surface of the ground; any surface whose law of generation is unknown and is pierced by a vertical in only one point; unie, even, smooth, surface. surfaix, m., (ham.) surcingle, roller; avoir du , (hipp.) to have a deep and well- rounded girth; cavalier, v, s. v. cavalier; de couverture, blanket surcingle; -dossitrc, gun-pack lashing or strap (moim- tain artillery). suxhaussemenfc, m., elevation, act of raising; ex- aggeration of vertical scale (in relief maps, etc.)- (r. r.) elevation of outer rail. surhausser, v. n., to raise; to run up. sur-horiKontal, a., (mil, min.) over the center of the charge (of effects). surin tendance, f., superintendence, overseeing- overseer's duties. ' surintendant, m., superintendent, overseer. surjale, a., (of an anchor) fouled. surjaler, v. a. n., to raise an anchor in order to clear the stock; to become unstocked (of the anchor). surjet, m., overcasting, whipstitching. surjeter, v. a., to overcast, whipstitch. surlier, v. a., (cord.) to whip (the end of a rope). surliure, f., (cord.) whipping (of a rope end). surmenagc, m., overworking (of a horse). surmener, v. a., to overstrain, overwork, override a horse; (mil.) to handle roughly. ' surmeule, f,, runner or upper millstone. surmonter, v. a., to surmount; to get over; rise above, rise to the surface of; (fig.) to overcome conquer; to surpass, excel. ' surmoule, m., mold made from a casting. surmouler, v. a., to mold from a casting. surnager, v. n., to float; to float to the surface. surnumferaire, a., supemumerarv; (mil.) super- numerary, additional, as additional lieutenant. suros, m.. (hipp.) splint; " ■■ cercte, v. chevillt; s en chapelet, chain splints; chevillc, through, double, or pegged splint; • sur la come, riugbone; double, V. chcvilie: s fuses, si)indle-shaped splints; simple, single splint; tendineuxy tendmous splint. surpasser, v. a., to surpass, exceed, go beyond; to overweight, overflow. snrpaye, f., overpay. I surpayer, v. a., to overpay. I surpled, m., spur strap (over in-step). I surplomb, m., overhang, overhanging; state of i being out of the perpendicular (said of over- hanging rocks, etc.); en , overhanging; etre en , to overhang. surplombement, m., overhanging. surplomber, v. a. n., to overhang; to hang over; to lean out; to be out of the perpendicular (of a wall). surplus, m., surplus, overplus, remainder. surpoids, m., overweight. surprendre, v. a., to surprise, take by surprise; to detect, intercept; to overreach, catch, over- take; to obtain by fraud; (mil.) to surprise; un cheval, (man.) to use the aids suddenly, surpression, f., (ball.) abnormal pressure. surprise, f., surprise; (mil.) surprise, sudden attack: surprise of a fort, or a town; slratigique, (mil.) state of affairs caused by a lack of mformation as to the enemy (e. g., a bataille de rencontre); tactique, (mil.) surprise proper (caused by the improper performance of the security service). sursaturation, f., supersaturation. sursaturer, v. a., to supersaturate. sur stance, f., suspension, respite, reprieve. surseolr, v. a., to suspend, delay, put off, arrest, supersede, reprieve, respite. surseuil, m,, (cotis.) lintel. sursis, m., delay, reprieve, respite; accorder un — -. to reprieve; d'appel, (Fr. o.) delay or postponement of joining; d'arrivie, (Fr. a.) delay of joining, as a new regiment or service, in consequence of change of residence; permission h litre de , v. s. v. permission. sursoufflage, m., (met.) afterblow (Bessemer process). surveillance, f., supervision, superintendence, inspection, watch; inspectorship; administrative, (Fr. a.) inspection (by the intendance) of the administration of regiments and of establishments ranking as regiments; de Vordinaire, (mil.) inspection of company mess. surveillant, m., watchman^ inspector, overseer, supervisor; keeper of a military jail. surveiller, v. a. n., to superintend; to inspect; to look after, take care of^ overlook, watch over, have an eye upon, preside over. survente, f., increase in the violence of the wind. surventer, v. a., to blow hard; to blow a gale; to increase in violence (of the wind). survlder, v. a., to empty partly (vessel or receptacle that is too full). sus-bande, f., (art.) cap-square; ti coulisse, shding cap-square (slides inta position); ■ de tire-feu, (F. m. aH.) kind of strap holding down the lanyard, and forming part of safety device. suscription, f., address, superscription, of a letter. susdit, a., aforesaid. sus-naseau, m., (hipp.) part above the nostrils. suspect, a., suspected, open to suspicion; cheval, horse suspected of a contagious disease; suspect, lieu, pays, (de contagion), place, country, thought to be infected. suspendre, v. a., to hang, hang up, sling; to suspend, stay, stop, arrest, discontinue, intermit (as hostilities); to delay, put off; to suspend from office; un cheval, to sling a horse; le compas, to swing a compass in gimbals. suspendu, p. p., suspended; swung; (of a vehicle) on springs, having springs; suspended (from duty, from office); pont, suspension bridge. suspenseur, a., suspensory; m., sling; cable, supporting cable (of a suspension bridge). suspension, f., suspension, hanging, swinging; discontinuance, interruption, cessation; suspension (from duty, office); (in balloons) the set or system of suspending cords; anneau de. v. s. v. anneau; d'armes, (mil.) suspension of arms. of hostilities; truce, armistice; bifilaire, bifilaire suspension; bifilaire, bifilaire suspension; chaine de, suspension chain; des chevaux, (hip p.) swinging of horses in case of certain diseases or fractures; contreflâme, (hip p.) swinging of horses in case of certain diseases or fractures; d'emploi, (Fr. a.) suspension from duty (as on account of passage to non-activite); de grade, (Fr. a.) suspension from grade (chefs de musique, who have no assimilated rank as officers); d'hostilites, v. d'armes; mort par; death by hanging; point de, point of suspension; systhmeh, (art.) lunette-and-pintle system of limbering up; temps de, (man.) time or moment after the execution of the parts of a movement; unifilaire, unifilar suspension. suspensoire, l.. (pont.) suspension rod (as of a suspension bridge); (med.) suspensory, suspensory bandage. sus-pied, m., V. sur pied Suzerain, a., m., suzerain. Suzerain, a., m., suzerain. Suzerain, a., m., suzerain. Svelte, a., slender, light, slim, graceful, easy. Switch, m., (r. r.) switch. Syconxore, m., syenite. Syfenite, f., syenite. symetrle, f., symmetry. symetrique, m., symmetric. sympiezoHifetre, m.. sympiesometer. synchrone, a., syncnronous. synchronique, a., synchronic. synchroniser, v. a., to synchronize. synchronisme, m., synchronism. syndic, m., sjmdic; magistrate; assignee; (des gens de mer), in France, seaman or dis- charged petty officer having police duties with reference to the maritime domain, fisheries, etc., and local representative in all matters re- lating to the inscription maritime. syndical, a., chambre c, trades committee; chambre e ouvritre, trades-union committee. syndicat, m., office, duties, of a sjoidic; trades committee. syndiquer, v. a., to form a syndicate. synovial, a., synovial. synoviale, f., (hipp.) syno%-iaI membrane; tendineuse, synovial sheath. synovle, f., syno^^a. synovite, f., (hipp.) synovitis, syrtes, f. pi., (hydr.) stdfting sands. Système, m., system, project, scheme, plan; in any material or mechanical arrangement, the ensemble of the essential or characteristic parts; Angulaire, (fort.) v. tenaille; d'artillerie, (art.) comprehensive term for everything connected with the arm, especially of a material character; afervi (mach.) system controlled by a servo motor; bastionne, (fort.) bastioned system; bastionne, (fort.) bastioned system; de bielles combinees, (mach.) cormectiog-rod system; en boucle, (elec.) loop system; de carritre, v. s. v. carrière; de changement de marche, (mach.) reversing gear; concentrique, (fort.) system of fortification in which the works are situated in lines, all the fortifications of the national territory being considered; concentrant, (art.) in a double-action fuse, the arrangement that sets off the time system; concentrant-percutant, v. s. v. concutant; de cont remines, (fort.) system of counter- mmes; d, deuxfils, (elec.) two-wire system; de fortification, fortification system; fusant, (art.) time train proper of a double-action fuse; de lumibreh arc, (elec.) arc system; moderne, (fort.) modern polygonal system; de passage, v. s. v. passage; percutant, v. s. v. percutant; de pointaqe en direction (hauteur), (art.) training (elevating) gear; polygonal, (fort.) v. moderne; rayonvnnt, (fort.) system of fortification in which the works radiate from the capital, along probable lines of invasion, to frontier; de roues, system of wheels; en serie, (elec.) series system; d, transmission directe (indirect), (elec.) direct- (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (indirect-) distribution system; h troisfils, (elec.) three-wire system; d, transmission directe (ind Syzygie, f., syzygy; maree de, spring tide. T, any T-shaped device, any T-shaped part of a mechanism; toggle; T square; T iron; (siege) T-shaped trench (in front of the circular place of arms); (or) T-shaped place of arms; (mil. min.) double mine, T-shaped mine; (mach.) crosshead; d' assemblage, T-shaped assembling or connecting piece; axe en (b, deux leviers opposes), (mach.) cross axle; essieu en, (mach.) cross axle; fer en, (mach.) cross axle; fer en, (mach.) crosshead guides; mine en, (mach.) tine; du piston, (mach.) piston crosshead; T, poutre en, en double, v. s. v. poutre; ververst, (mach.) cross-tail; de tige de piston, (mach.) piston-rod crosshead; du tiroir, (mach.) slide-valve crosshead. tabac, m., tobacco; les 5, government sale of tobacco. tabatidre, f., tobacco box; fusilh.Y.s.v. fusil. table, f., table; plate; slab; face of an anvil, of a hammer; (in the arts) worktable; table (of logarithms, etc.); index register; (top.) rock with a flat top; table (of a mountain); (hipp.) dental table; (cons.) flange of an I, of a channel, beam; surface or floor of a truss; table, rect- angular area in relief,, etc., on a wall; panel surrounded by a border of plaster; bed of con- crete supporting construction in compressible soils; (nav.) signal book; (mil.) officers' mess; (powd.) bed. bedstone (of the mill); (mach.) bed (e. g., 01 a planer); table 439 tSche table d'appardl, worktable; aux armements, (s. c. art.) implement shelf; d'attente^ plate or slab for an inscription; de battene, ■ -battitre, molding trough; en beton, concrete bed (for construction in compressible soils) ; brisce , folding table ; de charge, (artif.) drift board; chiffrante , cipher table, board, or disk; de construction, any sneet, plan, etc., con- taining full details for constructing a mechan- isn;, machine; working plan, working drawing (e. g., small arms); (Fr. a.) tables of specifi- cations for the construction of material; de correspondance, {Fr. art.) table showing variations in the elements of loading for the same piece, using different projectiles; b, coulisses, v. iirallonges; de cylindre, {mach.) cylinder face; de defilement, (art.) range table for indirect fire (fixes points from which a hidden target may best be reached by indirect fire); dentaire ,(hipp.) dental table ; ibdessiner, drawing table or board; d, double entree, double-entry table; h ecrire , writing table; d, egruger, (artif.) mixing table; mealing tray; d'enclume, face of an anvil; itre h la vfieme , to mess together; evier, tank table; faire rase, to obliterate, begin all over again; enfonte, cast-iron face plate; hforer, (mach.) traveling table (of a boring machine); hfourrer, (cord.) serving board; de foyer, hearth plate; dead plate; de friction, (mach.) slide face;. de glaciers, glacier table; d'harmonie, sounding board; des hausses, (art.) table of elevations, drift, and of other elements; h manger, dining table; de manipulation, (elec.) switch board; key- board; d'un marteau, hammer face; des matihres, table of contents; d'un moulindpoudre, (powd.) bedder, nether millstone; d ouvrage, work bench; pliante, v, brisie; - — de pointaqe, ( Fr. Tableau, m., blackboard, announcement board; picture, painting; description, catalogue, list, table, tabulated statement, schedule; diagram; (cons.) reveal; d'assemblage, index map; d'avancement, (mil.) promotion roll or list; de concordance des charges, (art.) table giving the charges of different powders necessary to produce a given muzzle velocity; de connexion, (elec.) secondary switch board; de defilement, v. table de defilement; de distribution, (elec.) switch board; ii double entree, double-entry table; figuratif de tir, (ball.) plotted diagram of practice; (-)indicateur, (art.) in a seacoast battery, board containing or showing data useful in target practice; de marche, (mil.) tabulated statement of a day's march (giving elements of column, time when each is to start in order to reach initial point, destination, etc., Fr. a.); de marche des trains, (r. r.) time-table; de recensement, v. s. v. recensement; de recherches Pour le tir plongeant, (art.) a table giving for known ranges and angles of fall the muzzle velocity, the remaining horizontal velocity, and probable error in height; secondaire, (elec.) secondary switch board; de service, (mil.) duty roster; (r. r.) time-table; du service journalier, (mil.) schedule or roster of daily duties; de service de tranchee, (siege) roster of trench duty; de tir, (art.) range table. Tablette, f., tablet; shelf; (in pi.) writing tablets, notebook; long rib (e. g., in Schultz gun); (inst.) plane table; (navy) armor shelf; (fort) coping; (med.) tablet; d'apput, (cons.) window-door, sill; en bahut, (cons.) coping stone; de chemine, (cons.) mantelpiece; de chine, (sm. a.) lock plate; de platine, (sm. a.) lock plate; d'une poutre, d. une solive, (cons.) beam end (resting on a wall). tablier, m., apron; apron of a carriage; shall canvas bag for nails, spikes, etc.; (pont.) floor of a suspension bridge; frame and planking of one bay of a frame bridge; roadway of a pontoon bridge; (art.) floor of a platform; platform of a two-wheel truck; ii, aproned; d, bavette, cook's apron (high apron); charjoente de, road framing of a suspension bridge; plate-forme & continu, d, s superposes, v. s. V. plate-forme; de pont, floor, flooring, of a bridge; de pont flottant, brow of a floating bridge; de pont flottant, round of a bridge; de pont flottant, (man.) sapper's apron; de sitge, (mil.) sapper's apron; de sitge, (fort.) flooring of a siege platform, tabors, m., (mil.) ring, circle, of baggage, for defense against cavalry. tabouret, m., stool; (man.) riding stool (sort of stool susceptible of motions similar to those produced by a horse. In motion; Hectrique, isolant, (elec.) insulating stand. tac, m., (hipp.) rot (eruptive phlegmasia); (fenc.) touch. tache, f.^. spot, stain; (art.) tin spot in gun metal; d'etam, (art.) tin spot in bronze guns; d'etam, (art.) tin spot in bronze guns; d'etam, (art.) tin spot in bronze guns; tac, mettreh la, to put (men) to work by the job; taché la, to work by the job, by the piece; travail la, piecework, job work; ouvrierh la, piecework, job work; 'prendre h, to undertake a task, etc.; travail a la, v. ouvrage h la; travailler a la, to work by the task, by the piece. tachéografie, f., v. tachygravhie. tacMomfitre, m., (inst.) tachometer; t taché Achymeter, an altimetric and planiractic surveying instrument, invented by Colonel Goulier, of the French engineers, tacher, V. a., to spot, stain. taculator, V. n., to try, endeavor. taclieron, m., man on piecework; job hand. tacheter, v. a., to spot, mark. taclioinfttre, m., {,inst.) tachometer. tachygraphe, m., stenographer, tachygraphle, f., stenography. tachymCtre, m., {inst.) tachometer, speed gauge. tachymetrie, f., tachometry. taconnage, m., {art.) defect in cast-iron guns, caused by a flaw of the mold (obs.). tact, m., tact, touch, feeling. des coudes, (mil., inf.) touch of elbow; garder, conserver, tenir le des coudes, to keep the touch. tacticien, m., (mil.) tactician; en chambre, closet tactician, theoretical tac- tician. tacticographe, m;, (mil.) writer on tactics. tacticographie, f., (mil.) graphical representation of maneuvers of troops. tactiqiie, f., (mil.) tactics; de combat, battle tactics; de combat sptcialc, the drill of each arm; de combinaison v. combinee des trois armes; combinee des trois armes, tactics of the three arms, acting in conjunction; elemenlaire, drill (of each arm); d'embar cations, (nav.) boat drill, boat tactics; de I'eperon, (nav.) ram tactics; executive, term applied to operations in action for the, attainment of a defimte and immediate purpose; generale, tactics of the three arms in com- bination; grande , grand tactics; lineaire, linear tactics; de marche, march tactics; navale, (nav.) naval tactics; navale h vapeur, (nav.) steam tactics; perpendiculaire, perpendicular tactics; des signaux, signaling tactics, i. e., signaling «. with reference to troops in tne field, to use under service conditions; de ravitnillement, supply tactics; de stationnement, measures taken on making a halt (v. stationnement). tafla, m.,rum. tale, f., (hipp.) film (over the eye, disease); d'oreiller, pillowcase. taillade, f., cut, gash, slash. taillader, v. a., to cut, gash, slash. ' taillanderie, f., edge tools; edge-tool trade. taillandier, m., edge-tool maker. taillant, m., edge, cutting edge (of a tool). taille, f., size, stature, height; height of a man, figure, height of a horse; cut, cutting, lopping; stone, etc., cutting; cut of a file; tally; coppice wood; (sm. a.) edge of a sword; apparente, cutting (stone) to shape, or according to pattern; arme de, v. s. v. arme: Tie pas avoir la, (mil.) to be too short for military service; basse, basso-rilievo; bastard, cut (of a file); de bois, woodcut; brute, rough dressing (of stone); cheval entre deux s, middle-sized horse; contre, crosscut; coup de, V. s. V. coup; taille courbe fine (layee rustique), v. plane fine, etc., substituting courbe for plane; en cuivre, copper plate; de —, (fenc.) cut; de et de pointe, (fenc, sm. a.) cut and thrust; douce, smooth cut (of a file); douce, copper plate; dure, steel engraving; d'estoc et de —, cut and thrust; d'epaisseur, squaring of stone; d' exploitation, (min.) chamber of excavation; thirling board; wall face; exploitation par grande, (min.) long work; fine, smooth cut (of a file); 'frare d'estoc et de. to cat and thrust; fronl de, v. s. v. front: grande, (min.) long work; grosse, coarse cut (of a file); mouluree, cutting of moldings on stone; moyenne, bastard cut (of a file); pierre de, freestone; cut stone; broad stone; plane fine, (of stones, flat surface) fine pointing and drafting; plane lance, (of stones, flat surface) smooth dressing; plane rustique, (of stones, flat surface) rustic cut or dressing: premiere, first course of cuts (of a file); rang de, v., rang; seconde, second course of Taille, p. p., de l'avant, (nav.) built with a sharp bow. taille-crayon, xl, pencil sharpener. taiUe-mer, ra., (nav.) cutwater. talUe-neige, m., snow plow. tailler, v. a. n., to cut; to hew (timber); to use the edge (of a sword); en adent, to indent; en biseau, v. en chanfrein; en chanfrein, to chamfer; un cheval, (hipp.) to cut a horse; cone, to taper; (tcs croupier es h Vennemi, (mil.) to pursue a defeated enemy close and hard; en pieces, (mil.) to hew, cut to pieces, utterly destroy; en pointe, to point; en sifflct, to cut skew, to cut askew; une lime, to cut a file. taillet, m., blacksmith's cutter or hack iron. tailleur, m., tailor; hewer; cutter; de pierre, stone cutter or mason. taillis, m., thicket, underbrush; trees of second growth; bois, copse, underwood; compose, sous futaie, trees left standing. At a cut in order to reach their growth. tain, m., tin foil; silvering. taire, v. a., to silence; faire une balterie, (art.) to silence a battery. taloclie, f., float, plasterer's trowel. Talon, m., heel; heel of a shoe; stub; (in the arts) shoulder, heel; shoulder of an axle; (hipp.) heel of a horseshoe; (man.) heel, i.e., spur; (sm. a.) heel of a lance, of a color staff; shoulder of a sword blade, of a bayonet blade; ear of a sword belt; (mach.) flange; (ham.) corner of the beam of a bit; (art.) holding-down clip; trail of a gun carriage; (ham.) (of documents, papers, etc.) having a stub; de boite de roue, calkin; du chien, (sm. a.) nose of the cocking piece; de coffre à munitions, (art.) stay of an ammunition chest; connaltre les s, (man.) to be spur-wise; de crosse, (sm. a.) heel of the butt; de déhors, (man.) heel on the inside of a riding hall: de dehors, (man.) Man. heel next the wall of a riding hall; talon tamiser talon, donner du 4 un cheval, (man.) to spur a horse; donner un coup de, to strike, to touch, the ground (boats); entendre les s, (man.) to be spur-wise; d'épee, (sm. a.) part of blade nearest hilt; de l'essieu, joggle, tag, calkin; etre bien dans les s, (man.) to be spurwise; de flasque, (art.) trail plate; gros, (mil. slang, obs.) cuirassier; de mett, (fond.) heel of a runner; de lame, shoulder of a blade; de mett, heel of a mast. de la fois, (sm. a.) back of the tumbler: pincer des deux s, v. serrer les s; de pont-levis, rear crossbeam of the platform oi a drawbridge; d'unepoulie, shoulder of a block; porter un cheval d'un sur l'autre, (man.) to give a horse first one, then the other spur; promener un cheval dans la main et les s, entre les deux s, V. s. v. promener; de rebondissement, (sm. a.) rebound shoulder (on the hammer of a revolver); de recepisse, v. s. v. recepisse; repondre aux s, (man.) to obey the spur; rouge, formerly (under the old regime) a nobleman; serrer les s, (man.) to give a horse the spurs; sur les s de, close on the heels of; de surete, (art.) safety stud. talonner, v. a., (mil., etc.) to follow, pursue closely; (man.) to spur; (nav.) to strike Alonnier, mi., (mil.) color-staff shoe (i. e., for pole of). Talpack, m., (unif.) busby. talus, m., (steep) slope; sloping surface; talus; (forti.) slope; (coTis.) batter; (farr.) seating out of a horseshoe; aller en , to slope, batter, shelve; d'amont, upstream slope of a dam; • d'a>al, downstream slope of a dam; de bariquette, (fort.) banquette slope; de la batterie, (fort.) ep^ulment slope of a battery; A contre-^cnte, (fort.) countersloping glacis; en contre-pente, (fort.) substitute for counter- scarp (proposed by Carnot, had a very gentle slope); de contrescar'pe, (fort.) counterscarp slope; A coulant, 2l^t its natural slope (of earth, etc.); coupcr en , to cut slanting, with a feather edge; donner du , disposer en , to slope; en , sloping, slanting; d'escarpe, (fort.) slope of the scarp; etre en , v. aller en ; erterieur, (fort. ) exterior slope; de flasques, (art.) slope of the cheeks; intirieur, (fort.) interior slope; mettre en , to slope, etc.; mise en . sloping (act of); deS'remblais , embankment slope; — de rempart, (fort.) terre-plein slope (joins terre-plein to natural ground); — des trancMes, slope of a cutting. lutage, m,, sloping (act of). iluter, V. a., to slope; to give a batter; to slant. ibour, m., drum; (wocA.,cte.)drum, barrel, roll, roller, cylinder, casing, chain drum; treadwheel; (fort.) tambour; small traverse to prevent the enfilade of a trench; (nav.) paddle box; (elec.) drum armature; (powd.) granulating drum; (mil.) drum, drummer, sound of the drum (usually tambour is the performer, caisse the instrument); (mil. slang) an eUve brigadier four-rier; (cons.) center (of a vaulted arch); drum (of a column, of the core of a spiral staircase); point of junction of several pipes; drum connecting two pipes of unequal diameters; tambour, le appelle, (mil.) the drum is beating; the call is going; aux s, (call) assembly of drummers; baguette de, drumstick; bander un, to brace a drum; de basque, tambourine; battant, by beat of drum, with drums beating; energetically, violently, thoroughly; hallement de, V. s. v. battement; batterie de, beat of drum; (mil.) call or signal by beat of drum; battre du, to beat a drum; battre le, to beat a drum (i. e., give a signal by drumbeat); bruit de, drumming: caisse de, case, frame, barrel, of a drum; caporal, v. s. v. caporal: cercle de, flesh hoop of a drum; ie chargement, (r.f. art.) (Gatling) feed gear (earliest type): (mil.) to drum a chasser un soldat au son du soldier out; collier de. drum carriage; conique, (mach.) cone pulley; corde de, brace of a drum; h, de, courroie, (mach.) drum of a belt; belt pulley; de crible, (artif.) composition sieve; de  drum; grand cercle de, snare hoop of a drum; gros, bass drum; guide, (Fr. art.) grooved drum of a seacoast sight (controlling the displacement of the deflection scale and automatically correcting for drift); individeur, (steam) indicator barrel; indicator en, (elec.) drum armature; magasin, coiling drum (of a balloon rope); major, (mil.) drum major; maître, (mil.) corporal of the drums; corporal of field music (U. S. tamisa, m., separation by sieve or screen; sifting, screening, bolting, tamiser, v. a. n., to separate by sieve or screen; to screen, to sift through, to bolt; to pass through a sieve, a screen. Tampon Tampon, m., plug, stopper; pad; bung; dowel; any plug for stopping a hole or acting as a wad or stopper; internal gauge, internal cylindrical gauge; lid of a water bucket; (sm. a., art.) top of a water bucket; (art.) bullet- (shot-) hole plug, marking disk; (art.) part of a vent plug near the surface of the bore; (wooden) wad for the charge of a spherical projectile (obs.) (macJi., etc.) buffer; (art.) wad; atmosphirique, air buffer; d'attelage, (r. r.) coupling buffer; bolte h, inking and stamping pad; de bouche, (art.) muzzle top top; de buffle, (art.) muzzle top top; de choc, (art.) Belleisle-spring, used as safety device in case brakes should break; — de choch ressort, (art.) r Sprung Dufier; de combat, (nav.) shot plug; coup de, (r. r.) collision; disque de, (r. r.) buffer disk; d'ecubier, (nav.) hawse plug; d'essieu, (art.) axlo buffer (Russian field mortar); faux, (r. r.) buffer box; defeutre, (art.) aislo buffer (Russian field mortar); defeutre, (art.) aislo buffer (Russian field motor); h galet, (art.) roller buffer; hydraulique, hydraulic buffer; de lumihre, (art.) vent plug; masque, (art.) gas guard of the Lebel rifle; du nalile, boat plug; ressort, (art.) spring tompion; ressort de, buffer spring; avec ressorts en caoutchouc (en volute), india rubber (volute) spring buffer; h rondelles de caoutchouc, india-rubber buffer; du seau d'affé, (art.) water-bucket lid; sec, (r. r.) spr tugless buffer; de sHrete, (art.) safety plug (of a fuse); taraude, screw plug; screw buffer; tete de, buffer disk; tige de, buffer guide rod; trou de, (met.) hole through which metal flows; de tube, (steam) tube plug; d, vis, V. taraudt. tamponnage, m., (action of) plugging; plugging, stopping up. tamponnement, m., v. tamponnage. tamponner, v. a., to plug up, to pack down; to tamp, to pack down; (t. p.) to plug; (r. r.) to collide; une fusee, (artif.) to plug a rocket, tamponneur, m., (t. p.) shot-hole plugger, man who fills holes made by shots. tan, m., tan bark. tandem, m., open carriage driven tandem. tangent, m., pitching motion (of a ship, of floating bridge); overbalancing of a locomotive. tangente, f., tangent. tangent, m., (nav.) swinging boom, tanguer, v. a., (nav.) to pitch; to be down by the  tannin, m., gadfly, horsefly. tape, f., slap; plug, stopper; (art.) tompicm; d'ecubier, (nav.) hawse plug; d'etoupe, (art.) vent plug; d'etoupe, (art.) vent plug; d'etoupe, (art.) to ride without stirrups. taper, v. a., to slap, hit, strike; to plug up, to stop with a plug; (drawing) to sketch freely; (art.) to put in a tompion; v. n., (met.) (of steel) to form or develop interior cracks; un canon, (art.) to put in a tompion; un cheval, to crimp the mane and tail of a horse. tapereau, m., kind of petard (obs.). tapis, m., table cover, carpet. Rug; (ham.) saddle cloth; cheval qui rase le, v. s.v. cheval; raser le, v. s.v. cheval; de selle, (ham.) saddle cloth. Tapure, f.. (met.) interior crack or flame (in large ingots) caused by too rapid heating or cooling. Tacque, f., (met.) plate, lining plate; de guerra, iron ring around the charging hole of a blast furnace. Tacquerie, m., fore plate of a forge hearth. Tacquerie, f., (md.) stokehole of a reverberatory furnace. Tacquerie, m., cleat, belaying cleat; stop cleat, hurter; angle block; whelp of a capstan barrel; step of a ladder; keel; wedge; small picket, peg; catch, stop, driver, tappet, detent; (sm. a.) front part of the trigger guard (shaped to receive the ranarod); locking brace; (art.) trimmer; (art.) tray, stop cleat; (sm. a.) bolt stop, stop; (d'arrit de console, (F. m. art.) tray catch; (art.) de baguette, (sm. a.) ramrod stop; de batonnette, (sm. a.) bayonet-ring stop; de bout, stop cleat; (de butee, standard knee of). A windlass; (r. /. Art. resistance piece; de cahestan, capstan wheel; de ceinture, v. s. v. ceinture; de chargement, (art.) loading, cleat or stud (on various French carriages); s d'un chariot h' canon, (art.) trimnion brackets or cleats; de chassis, (art.) front (or rear) wedge on the chassis side rail (obs.); s d'un chassis de moulage, (fond.) lips or flanges of a molding flask; de chœur, (art.) peg on the pole of a gin; hcoeur, kevel; come, belaying cleat; come de, arm, horn, of a cleat, or kevel; courbe de bitté, standard knee of a windlass; pour crochet de pontage, (pont.) block through which the lashing hook passes; — h dent, snatch cleat; de detente, tappet; ecrou, (sm. a.) ramrod stop (threaded) (in the front end of the guard); d'embarrage, (art.) embarring bolt or cleat. At; d'excentrique, (mach.) catch tappet, eccentric catch; peg; defer, hanging clamp; fixe, stop; en grain d'orge, stop cleat; h gueule, snatch cleat; de nage, flat thole; Oreille de, v. come de; b, oreilles, thiunb cleat or kevel; de pente, (mil. min.) slope template; de pont, deck cleat; d, ressort, spring cleat (sort of spring cushion); de retenue, (art., etc.) stop; de sHrete, (r.f. art.) safety catch; simple, belaying cleat; de toumage, belaying cleat; de tringle, (pont.) kevel block; tarage, m., allowance for tare; (inst.) calibration (as, art., of a crusher); force de, (art.) force of calibration, i.e., the force producing the final compression of a crusher cylinder. taranche, f., lever for the turning screw of a press. tarare, m., Winnowing machine. Taraud, m., tap, screw tap; boxing machine; compensating tap, expanding tap; conique, taper tat; equarrissoir, square tap-rimer; d, expansion, v. compensateur; manche de, wrench, tap wrench; mtre, master tap. taraudage, m., tapping. taraudage, P. P., tapped; boulon, screw bolt. tarauder, v. a., to tap; (less strictly) to cut screws; h la filihre, to cut screws with a die; b, la volee, to cut screws by hand. taraudeur, m., workman who taps; tapper. taraudeuse, f., {maxih.) screw-cutting engine or machine. tard, a., late. tarder, v. n., to delay, put off, loiter, lag, linger. tare, f., tare; loss, waste; defect, fault; standard of comparison; (Upp.) blemish; (r. r.) weight of a railway car; cheval sans, horse without blemish; dure, (Jiipp.) osseous blemish (e. g., curb, spavin); molle, (fiipp.) generic term for elastic, non- inflammatory tumors near the articulations; osseuse, v. dure. tare, p. p., blemished; cheval, blemished horse. tarer, v. a., to damage, injure; to cheval, blemished horse. tare; to compare with a weight taken as standard of comparison; to calibrate. taret, m., teredo, teredo navalis. targette, f., shing-bolt, fastener; sash bolt, window fastening; a ressort, spring bolt; de sHrete, (sm. a.) safety device. tarifere, f., auger; wimble, borer; anglaise, screw auger; screw earth auger; h arcade, {mil. min.) an earth scoop strengthened by a curved band (arcade) joining the edges of the scoop; bout de, auger bit; d, clapet, sludger; creuse, twisted auger; h cuiller, shell auger; cuiller de, shell of an auger; h elargir, {mil. min.) enlarging auger or earth borer; h goujon, dowel borer, hollow auger; grande {de forage), {mil. min.) name of Colonel Bussifere's earth auger; en helice, gimlet; hjantibre, felly auger; meche de, v. bout de de mine, mine auger; pontte, V. a arcade: h spirale, v. en helice; tig'e de. shank of an auger; torse, twisted auger; {mil. min.) earth borer; tubular earth auger; verge de, v. tige de; h vis, screw auger. tariff, m., tariff; charges; table of prices, price list. tariff, v. a., to fix the tariff, the fares. tariff, v. a., to dry up, drain, exhaust; to be exhausted, drained; to go, rtm, dry. tarissable, a., that dries up, tarissement, m., draining, drying up, state of being exhausted, tarpan, m., (hipp.) wild horse of the steppes of Mongolia, tars, m., {hipp.) the tarsal bones, tartre, m., {chem.) tartar; {steam) boiler incrustation, scale; de{s) chaudilre{s), {steam) boiler scale. tartrifuge, m., {steam) scale preventer, tas, ra., heap, pile; small, hand, anvil; polishing block; swa.^c block; holding-up hammer, dolly; straight row of  creasing tool; sur le, (cons.) on the work (said of stones that are dressed, pieces assembled, etc., at or near the point where they are to be used). tasseau, m., bracket, small block, cleat, torsel; ledge; batten (as in a packing case); binding strip; holdfast; clamp; hand anvil; (much.) tappet; de clapet, {mach.) valve guard; de cuir, leather cup; de direclrice, {art.) bracket or support for the directrice of a chassis (truck wagon); de Vexcentrique, {mach.) eccentric tappet; longitudinal, rib; de marche-pied, {art.) muzzle bracket or support (truck wagon), tassement, m., settling (of embankments, buildings, pillars, etc.); amount allowed by excess of height for settling; {sm. a.) settlement, settling, of powder in a cartridge case. tasser, v. a., to pile up, heap up; to ram, beat, down (earth); (fond.) to ram up; (fond.) to ram up; (faire, to cause to settle; se, to settle (of buildings, embankments, etc.). titer, v. a., to feel; to try, sound; cheval qui le le pave, v. s. v. cheval; son cheval, (man.) to try one's horse; (ennemi. (mil.) to feel the enemy; le fond, (nav.) to touch bottom; le pave, (fig.) to examine the ground; le terrain, (man.) of a horse, to step hesitantly. tatouage, m., groping about, attempt, "feeler"; trial and error. tatouage, m., tattooing, tattooing, tattooing, m. taud, m., taude, f., (nav.) rain awning. tauder, v. a., (nav.) to spread a rain awning, taugou, m. Short lever for various purposes, taupo, f., (hipp.) poll evil; de rempart, (mil. slang.) engineer soldier. taupin, m., student of higher mathematics: candidate for the Polytechnique; (mil. slang) officer or soldier of engineers; carr, second-year student of higher mathematics. taurocolle, f., very strong glue made from tendons, cartilage, etc. tautochronisme, a, tautochronous; (courbe), tautochronisme, m., tautochronisme. taux, m., rate, rate of discount, of interest; assessment; selling price; fixed price for sale of stores, rate of interest, etc.; (in strength of materials) load; de charge, load per unit of section or area (strength of materials); taxation, f., valuation, estimate; (in pi.) fees, tax, taxing, rate, price; militaire (Fr. a.) tax or duty paid by men exempt from service in the active army; de port, (nav.) harbor dues, duties, taxer, v, a., to rate, fix the price of; to charge, to tax. tayon, m., a tree left standing after the third cut. tchiako, m., v, schalco. te, m., v, schalco. technique, a., technical, scientific; project, project for a railway, canal, etc., tech-nologie, f., technology, teck, m., teak, teak wood. tgele, f., (cons.) tegnla (sort of roofing tile). telgne, f., (hipp.) thrush. teillagc temperature teillage, m., (cord.) breaking, stripping of hemp by hand. teille, f., (cord.) shive, fragment separated by breaking. teiler, v. a., (cord.) to break or strip hemp by hand. teindre, v. a., to dye, stain, tincture. teint, m., dye, color; bon, grand, fast color; manuvais —, color that will fade. teinte, f., tint, tinge, tincture, dye; color, touch; conventionnelle, conventional tint. degradee, graded tint; demi, half. Dure, ground color or tint; fondue, blended tint; forle, hard tint; panachee, variegated tint; de passage, (met.) intermediate tint (between red and green, in a polarizing telescope) used to determine temperatures; plate, flat tint; vierge, single, unmixed, tint. teinture, f., dye, hue, tint, tinge, color, tincture. tek, m., teak wood. telas, m., coarse sackcloth for sand bags. tetramine, m., telegram. en souffrance, telegram delayed for any cause whatever. tiffigraphe, m., telegram. en souffrance, telegram delayed for any cause whatever. tiffigraphe, m., telegraph; (tmiw.) engine-room telegraph; aerien, v. optique; h aiguille, v. h cadran; a cadran, dial telegraph; de campagne, (mil.) field telegraph; terivant, writing telegraph; Electrique, electric telegraph; imprimant, imprimant, printing telegraph; d, lettres, v. h cadran; militaire, military telegraph; optique, (sig.) visual telegraph; d, sonnette, bell, alarm, telegraph; sous-marin, submarine telegraph; souterrain, underground telegraph; d, transmission multiple, multiplex telegraph. t616graphlc, f., telegraphy; aerienne, v. optique: electrique, electric telegraph; legbre, {Fr. a.) telegraphic^ visual, and tele- phonic commimication ser\ice performed by field cavalry; milttaire, (mil.) military telegraph telegraph; multiplex, multiplex telegraphy; optique, aerial, visual, telegraphy, signal- ing; san^ fil, wireless telegraphy ; section de , v. s. v. section. t^iegraptaler, v. a., to telegraph; m., telegraph operator. t§Kgrap]iique, a., telegraphic; poste , V. s. V. poste; section , v. s. v. section. tClSgraphiste, m.. telegraph operator (said esp., Fr. a., of employees or agents forming part of telegraph sections). tCMconographe, m., (inst.) instrument (used in perspective surveying) for taking pictures at a distance. t^KIogie, f., telelogy; 'optique, visual signaling; strictly accurate term for visual signaling in general. teifilogue, m., (inst.) a (proposed) signaling in- strument, dependent on the visibility of colors or of luminous objects. t6I6ni£tre, m., (mil.) telemeter, range finder; chronoscope, range-finding stop-watch; de combat, so-called combat range finder, working by soimd, invented by Le Bouleng6; tfilfemfttre ft curseur, range finder fitted with an indicator; de depression, depression range finder; - — ^ indications automatiques, automatic range finder; ■ indicateur de position, position finder; dHnfanterie, the de combat adapted to infantry use. t€16in6trie, f., (mil.) range finding. t616ni6triste, m., (art.) telemetrist. t6I€in6trograpliie, f., tf lemetrography tfilfiobjectif, m., (phot.) telephotographic camera, with a divergent lens. t6I4ologue, m., any in<5trument or device for con- veying sound to a distance. tfilfiphone, m., telephone; avertisseur, a telephone that calls directly; ■ d, charbon, carbon telephone; • h ficelle, string telephone; h pile, long-distance telephone. t616phonie, f., telephony. t616phonIque, a., telephonic; station , telephone station. tfilfiphonographe, m., telephonograph. tfilfiphote, m., telephote. t^lfipliotographe, m., telephotograph. t616pliotographle, f., long-distance photography. 