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A.) range (line to target); capHale, (fort.) capital; de circonvallation, (siege) line of circumvalation; de combat, (siege) the line of works or of prepared positions of a line of investment; (more esp.) the part of the line of investment composed of the two principal lines of works; de combat de la defense exterieure active, (siege) line held by the mobile troops of the defense in advance of the permanent works; de communication, (siege) communicating trenches; continue, (fort.) continuous line of works; — —de contre-approche, (siege) line of counter-approaches; du cordon, (fort.) magistral; couvrante, (fort.) in defiling, the line below which a standing man will be safe (drawn from the crest to 1.8° above the farthest point to be defiled) d, cremaillères, (fort.) indented, cremaillères Line; de defense, (fort.) line of defense (bastion trace); main line, as distinguished from a flank adjacent; line of frontier defenses; (siege) outer line; line of forts; line between the forts and the main body of the place; (torp.) line of torpedoes in a pass or channel; fi demi-redoutes, (siege, fort.) a continuous line, with half redoubts at intervals; de depart, (ball.) line of departure, the tangent to the trajectory at its origin; d'explosion, (ball.) line, radius, of explosion; defeu(x), (fort.) interior crest; hauteur de la de mire, (ball.) line of metal elevation (obs.); s inlermediaires, (fort.) defensive lines joining the salients of the noyau central; line of works in the second line; h inlcrvalles, (fort.) a line of works with intervals between;  d'lacées, (fort.) line of detached lunettes; magistrale, (fort.) magistrale; du milieu, (art.) line of metal (obs.); de mire, (ball.) line through sights, line of sight, sighting line; de mire artificielle, (ball.) artificial line of sight, (or simply) line of sight; de mire fixe, (ball.) line passing, through the fixed notclies of the rear sight; de mire de mire de mâtres, (ball.) line of sight, using the elevation corresponding to a range of n meters; de mire naturelle, (ball.) line of sight, using the elevation corresponding to a range of n meters; d'ouvrage, (fort.) line of works; sparallèes, (siege) parallels; de pointage, (ball.) v. d'approvisionnement, line of supply; d'appui, tactically, the second line in an attack, supporting the firing line; armee de, line of the army; d'attaque, tactically, the line, in its most general sense, that executes the attack, the first line; (more esp.) the attacking line, the first line in a cavalry charge; avant, v. avant-ligne; de bataille, line of battle in general; front occupied by the leading units (battle, maneuver, review); (more esp.) troops with their train de combat; (Fr. inf.) former name of deployee, q. v.; (Fr. cav.) formation in line; of a brigade, division, line of regiments in line at intervals of 12 meters; (Fr. art.) formation in line or in echelons (of several groups of batteries); de bataillons, (inf.) any formation in which battalions are ranged side by side on the same alignment; ae bataillons en masse, (Fr. inf.) in the regiment. ment, etc., line of battalions in mass; Ugne par brigade en colonne de masses. (Fr. cav.) of the division, line of brigades in column of (regimental) masses; cavalry de, v. s. v. cavalerie; de colonnes, any formation in which columns are side by side on the same alignment; (Fr. cav.) of a regiment, line of squadrons in platoon columns, at deploying intervals; of a brigade or division, line of regiments in line of columns at intervals of 12 meters, plus the front of three platoons; (Fr. art.) of a group, or of several groups, line of batteries in column of sections (platoons, U. S. Art. de colonnes de compagnie, (inf.) line of company columns (battalion, regiment, etc.); de colonnes doubles, (mil.) line of battalions in double column; de colonnes par pièce (section), (Fr. art.) of a group, or of several groups, line of batteries in column of pieces (sections, U. S. Art.) or of sections (platoons, U. S. Art.) or of sections (platoons, U. S. Art.) or of sections (platoons, U. S. Art.) colonne; de combat, in general, line of battle, fight- ing line; (more esp.) tactically, the firing line, the first line, the firing line, with its supports; de communication, line of communica- tion; conduire la , (nav.) to head the line; s convergentes, converging lines; de convoi, open space between an enemy and its base; couper la , to cut the enemy's line (also a naval term); de defense, in general, any line, of what- soever nature, behind or on which a defense may be made or prepared; any line held to be defended; « deployee, ( Fr. inf.) formation in line; de direction, line of direction; s diver gentes, diverging lines; s doubles, double lines (said of an army pur- suing two objectives); en , abreast; "fall in" (command); en echelons, line of echelons; h echiquier, checkerwise line ; ennemie, enemy's line; entrer en , to take position in line, on the line; d'itapes, d'etapes auxiliaire, d'etapes de route, v. s. v. etape; d'etapes routi^re, the same as d'etapes de route; etre en , to be in line of battle; itre sur la meme , to be of the same rank; to be abreast; s exterieur es, exterior lines; de feu, the firing line; (in gen.) the line on which the action is going on; defile, (nav.) line ahead; forcer la , to hold a position in advance of the general line; formation en ^ any formation in line; de front, (rnil., nav.) line abreast; de front de bandi^re, magistral line of a camp; hors les s, out of quarters; infanterie de , infantry of the line; s interieures, interior lines; h intervalles, line with intervals; d' invasion, line of invasion; d'invasion naturelle, line of invasion leading to the capital; s-manoeuvres, maneuver lines (the sum of the directions followed by an army in order to reach its objective) ; de manoeuvre, line of troops; in infantry combat formations, the third line, serving, in the case of large bodies, as an agent de liaison between the ailes decisive and demonstrative, respectively; in cavalry, the second line, maneuvering according to the results achieved by the first line, or d'attaque; (of operations) line leading to the frontier; ligne 244 ligne Hgne de manoeuvres, line of operations; line cut- ting probable lines of invasion (used by Brial- mont of a jvmcti«n road in mountainous coun- try); -. III. Technical and miscellaneous. ti adherence to cremaire, (r. r.) a line using ]>th ordinary and cogged wheels; adiabatique, (steam) adiabatic line of an indicator diagram; aerienne, overhead telegraph (telephone) line; d'alignement, base line; d'amarrage, (cord.) seizing or lashing line; d'arbres, (mach.) line of shafting; atmospherique, (steam) atmospheric Une (indicator diagram); atmospherique moyenne, (steam) mean atmospheric Une (indicator diagram); atmospherique moyenne, (steam) mean atmospheric Une (of an indicator diagram); de base, (surv.) base line; basse, (fenc.) lower Une; des basses eaux, low-water mark; blanche, (cord.) untarred rope, cord; de campagne, (mil. teleg.) field telegraph Une; ligne de ceinture, (r. r.) belt railway; ■ de chaître, catenary; de charge, (nav.) load water-line; de charge extreme, (nav.) deep-water line; de chemin de fer (r. r.) railway, railway line; de collimation, (opt.) line of collimation; de compression, (steam) compression line (of an indicator diagram); de la contrepression, (steam) back-pressure line (of an indicator diagram); courhe, curved line; a cremaire, (r. r.) cog railway; de dedans, (fenc.) inner line; de dedans, (fenc.) outer line; de défors, (fenc.) outer line; de  legs, both standing and moving); (fenc.) to be in position to face each other (of the two adversaries); equinoxiale, the equator; defatte, (top) watershed; ferree, (r.) railway; ferree de campagne, (mil. r. r.) field railway; de flottaison, (nav.) water line, Une of flotation; de flottaison en charge, (tuiv.) load water-line; de flottaison en charge, (nav.) ballast line; de flottaison legire, (nav.) light water-line; de foi, (inst.) fiducial edge; sighting Une; lubber's line (of a compass); spider Une; s defence, (elec.) lines of force; de foulce, (cons.) line of tread of a staircase; gauche, de gauche, v. de dedans; goudronnee, (cord.) tarred line, rope; grande, (r.) Ilgner, v. a., to mark with a chalk line; to rule (paper, etc.). lignerolle, f., (cord.) small line; twine made by hand, fox. lignette, f., twine. lignine, f., (expl.) v. lignose. lignite, m.. lignite, brown coal. lignose, I., (expl.) lignose (mixture of nitroglycerin and sawdust). ll^ue, f., league, confederacy. ligucr, V. a. r., to league, combine, form a league. limace, f., spiral pump, Archimedes's screw. Iima?on,f., snail; cscalier en , winding stairs, spiral stair- case. llmaille, f., filings, file dust; defonte, (met.) kish. liniande, f., (carp.) graving piece; (cord.) parceling; (mil. min.) sheeting; de garniture, (mach.) packing gasket. • llmander, v. a., (carp.) to put on or apply a grav- ing piece; (cord.) to parcel. limation, f., filing, rasping. limatule, f., small file. limature, f., file dust. limbe, m., (inst.) limb; d. complet, having a complete graduated circle; demi , half limb , half circle. rectitiable, adjustable Umb; lime, f. file; d'A llemagne, straw-packed file; d, archet, bow file, rimer; barboche, ripsaw file; barrette, small file of very fine cut; batarde, bastard file; bouter, sharp file; a bras, arm file, rubber; — carree, 4/4, square file; en carrelet, saw file; d, charnibre, joint file, round-edge joint file; d, couleau, hack file; demi-douce, second-cut file; demi-douce, second-cut file; demi-douce, half-round file; a deux tranchants, double-cutting file; h dossier, h dossier es, nicking file; d douce, smooth file; empater la, to clog the teeth of a file; enlever avec la, to file off; d'enlree, entering file; fendante, key file; fendante, key file; Wme, héuilles de saug c, rifère; forte, roug. file- grosse, coarse file; h main, small file, hand file; manche de, file handle; moyenne, fine-toothed file; d, moyenne taille, bastard file; en paille, v. d'A llemagne; au paquet,  des s, file cutting; taille d'une,  tiers-point, en tiers-point, three-square file; trait de, file stroke; triangulaire, saw file, three-square file; h Irois carnes, trois quarts, 314, v. tiers-point. Limer, v. a., to file; machined, filing machine; la main, to file by hand; en long, to file lengthwise; en travers, to file across. limeur, m., filer; workman who files bayonets; filing machine, filing vise; tau, filing vise. limeuse, f., (mach.) filing-vise, -machine. limite, f., limit; bound; boundary; landmark, extremity; (as an adjective, appositionally) limiting; d'age, (mil.) retiring age; age limit (minimum and maximum) for entering schools; minimum age to enter certain corps or departments; atteint par la d'age, (mil.) having reached retiring age; elastique, elastic limit; du tir, (art.) range; s de tolerance, (mach., art., etc.) limits of tolerance; de Vitesse, limiting (i. e., maximum) velocity. Limiter, v. a., to file; machined, filing machine; m. rophe, a., bordering, neighboring, frontier, bounding, limiting. limon, m., mud, slime; shaft; thill; (con.) stringpiece, string, outer string (of a staircase); en cremailire, faux, (cons.) wall string. limoner, v. n., (of trees) to become large enough for thills. limoneux, a., sUmy, muddy. limoner, m., shaft h orse, wheeler; sous-verge, off-wheeler. limonière, f., shafts; four-wheeled carriage with shafts; b., (art.) system in which the shafts are attached to the limber by a tongue. brancard de, in certain two-wheelers, side bar in prolongation of the shaft; bras de, thill; h bras de, (art.) system in which the shafts are rigidly attached to the limber; h bras brises, (mountain art.) jointed shafts; voiture, h, four-wheeled carriage. riage with shafts. Limonite, f., (met.) limonite. limosinage trimmer-beam, limousine, work; rough walling. limousine, v. a., (mas.) to construct aslilar work. limine, f., filing, polish; filings. lin, m., flax; huile de, linseed oil. linceul, m., shroud. Unquench, m., shroud. Unquench, m., (cons.) trimmer, hearth-trimmer. Linge, m., linen; underclothes; i pansement, {med.) dressing linen. Lingot, m., (met.) ingot; {sm. a.) slug. Linguet, m., (met.) ingot; {art.) catch; eau, water-cooled ingot mold (Creusot). Linguet, m., pawl, catch; {art.) catch; arretoir, {art.) pawl, catch, stop; de cabestan, capstan pawl; couronne des s, pawl ring; mettre le, to insert, set, the pawl; ressort du, {art.) binding spring (Krupp fermeture); de sHrete, {art., sm. a.) safety-bolt, -catch, -key, -lock, -locking arm. Linteau, m., {cons.) lintel; {fort.) stringer, ribbon (of a row of palisades). Lippitude, f., (met., etc.) liquation, melting. Liquefaction, f., (met., etc.) to melt, to fuse. Liqueur, f., Liquor; (chem.) solution; Acide type, standard acid solution; Alcaline type, standard alkaline solution; epreuve, testing solution; Temin, indicator liquid; de virage, indicator liquid. Liquidation, f., liquidation; adm. inspection and verification of accounts (to determine whether the expenditures have been made according to law or not, and whether the balances are correct or not); etat de, (Fr. a.) statement of expenditures (made out by a sous-intendant with respect to the warrants drawn by him); rapport de, (Fr. a.) quarterly report of inspection and verification of accounts (made out by an intendant militaire); revue de, (Fr. a.) inspection and verification of regimental accounts, of the accounts of officers not serving with troops, and of employees militaires. liquide, a., liquid; (of money, property) clear, unincumbered; m., liquid; metal, {met.) metal in fusion. iiquider, v. a., to liquidate. lire, V. a., to read (a) Map, an instrument; la rose des vents, to Dox the compass. User, m., binding, edging (as of the ribbon of an order); {unif.) piping. lisière, f., selvage, list; edge, sMrt, border, verge (as of a wood, a field). lisoir, m., bolster, body bolster (of a vehicle): (art.) pintle transom, pintle frame; circulaire, (art.) bedplate; directeur, (Fr. art.) sort of slide or frame (supporting the carriage proper in certain casemate mounts, obs.). lissage, m., {sm. a.) glazing of bullets; {powd.) glazing; {fond.) black wash; tonne de, {powd.) glazing drum. Usse, f., rail, hand rail; outside or vertical edge of the finished sole (of a shoe); {hipp.) v. liste; tablette, {nav.) armor shelf. Usse, a., smooth; {art., sm. a.) smoothbored; canon, h ame, {art.) smoothbore gun. lis s6c, f., (powd.) glazing. lisser, v. a., {powd.) to glaze; {fond.) to black wash; au graphite, h la plombagine, {powd.) to Black lead. This is the corrected text based on the instructions provided: Black lead, m., polisher; (powd.) glazing barrel: glazing house; (mas.) smoothing tool (in pointing). Liste, f., list, roll; (hipp.) list (on horse's face): d'admissibilite, (Fr. a.) list of candidates that have passed the epreuves d'admissibilite. and are therefore entitled to compete for admission (schools, etc.); mas. ashlar; liste d'admission, {Fr. a.) list of candidates admitted (schools, etc.); d'anciennete, {mil.) lineal list; d'appel, {mil.) list of the men in a squad room, roll-call list; d'aptitude, {Fr. a.) list (drawn up by inspectors-general and by corps commanders) of candidates competent to discharge certain functions (as pay, color-bearer, etc.); list of officers qualified for promotion; — — matricule, {Fr. a.) in each recruiting subdivision, a list of the reservists who have transferred their donucile to the subdivision; rayer de la, to strike off the rolls (of the army, etc.); rayer de la, to strike off the rolls (of the army, etc.); — — de Recrutement cantonal, {Fr. a.) in each canton, a classification list of the young men drawn for military service (made by the conseil de revision cantonal; contains seven classes, i.e., fit for service, exempt, rejected, etc.); des reservistes, {Fr. a.) list kept in each company, squadron, and battery of the reservists belonging to it; des sentinelles, {mil.) guard list; de tirage au sort, {Fr. a.) list of drawings (by lot for military service), listeau, m., fillet, listel, reglet. Histel, m., fillet, listel: {art.) fillet (obs.); de bouton, {art.) muzzle fillet; de bouton, {art.) knob fillet; de cul-de-lampe, {art.) cascable fillet. lit, m., bed; bed of a stream, channel; layer; (art.) layer of bullets in a shrapnel; (militar) guard bed or platform; (mas.) natural bed of a stone; bed joint or face of a stone; upper or lower face of a course; bed (of mortar); d'assise, (steam) seating of a boiler; (mas.) bed, bed joint; bed, bed joint; be bora, cot; de bordages, (nav.) planking; brise, camp bed, folding (i. e., jointed) bed; brut, (m^.) addressed face (of a stone); de campement, folding bed, field bed; h canape, sofa bedstead; de carrikre, (mas.) clearing grain; natural bed of a stone; d'un courant, main stream; dur, (mas.) lower face (of a stone); entreprise des militaires, (Fr. A. (a.) contract Service furnishing beds and bedding to the troops; faire le de la pierre, (mas.) to dress the face of a stone; faux, (nms.) wrong bed; d, fusion, (met.) mixing bed; de fusion, (met.) charge; de gueuse, (met.) sow chaimel; des hautes eaux, high-water bed; majeur, bed occupied by a river at laigh water; de la marie, tideway; - — mineur, bed occupied by a river at ordinary level; mourir au d'honneur, (mil.) to be killed in battle; muraille à bascule, (hipp.) operating table (can be tipped after fastening the animal to it); de pierre, stratum or layer of stone; d'une pierre, (masse.) face  bod; tendre, upper face of  memorized by drill masters; "booking" (U.S. M.A.). littoral, m. and a., coast, seacoast; littoral, sea frontier. livre, f., {cord.) seizing, lashing. livarde, f., {cord.) rubbing cord. livet, m., (nav.) sheer line. livraison, f., delivery; number of a periodical; marchi de - —, contract to furnish. Uvrancier, m., deliverer, shipper, of goods, supplies; contractor for supplies; a., delivering, live, m., book; de bord, {nav.) ship's journal; de comptabilité, {adm.) account book; de detail, (Fr. a. adm.) register; book of accounts (now registre de comptabilité); grand, ledger; -/owTwi!, journal or daybook; de loch, (nav.) log book, log; de notes, (top.) notebook; field book; d'ordinaire, {mil.) mess book; Ordres, (mil.) orderly book; de signaux, signal book, signal code. livre, f., pound; a half kilogram; franc; metrique, a half kilogram; • sterling, pound sterling. Inver, v. a., to deliver, abandon, yield, give over or up, hand over, surrender; to give battle, to make an assault; un assaut, (mil.) to make an assault; bataille, (mil.) to give battle; d, la circulation, to open for traffic; un combat, (mil.) to fight, give combat; se, (man.) (of a horse) to yield to the impulse of the reins, of the legs. livret, m., notebook; (mil.) soldier's pocketbook; d'armement, (Fr. a.) register or record of the arms in the hands of detached units; de bouche d, feu, (art.) register for each gun (description and record of firing): record of artillery (U. S. Art.); d'emplacement des troupes, (Fr. a.) roster of troops and stations; d'etajes, (Fr. a.) list of officers d'etapes; individuel, (mil.) soldier's handbook; d'infirmerie, (Fr. a.) sick book or record kept. For each horse; matricule de cheval, (Fr. a.) descriptive book for each horse; matricule d'homme de troupe, (Fr. a.) descriptive book made out by the recruiting bureau for each man it enlists (sent to the unit which the man joins); matricule d'o'Mcier, (Fr. a.) officer's record or descriptive book (made out by the major, or head of department, and kept by the c. o., by the tresorier for staff officers); de munitions, (Fr. a.) register of ammunition and of related material received and expended by the regiment; d'ordinaire, (fr. a.) mess account book; livret de solde, (Fr. a.) adm.) register or account of sums paid to troops, establishments, officers not serving with troops, etc. lixiviation, f., (chem.) lixiviation. Local, a., local; m., place, premises; {mil. and fort.) generic term for any room, apartment, or premises used in the military service, e.g., barracks, storerooms, magazines, kitchens (does not include gun casemates or any other quarters or rooms in which guns are mounted); discipline, {mil.) guardhouse, prison, cell; de punition. {mil.) any place where punishment is served, locality, f., locality. locataire, m., f., tenant. locatif, a., occupier's, tenant's location, f., hiring, renting. locatis, m., (ship) hired hack; screw. loci, m., (ship) log; breveti, v. enregistreur; enregistreur, patent log; defond, ground log; jeter le, to heave the log; lignede, log line; livre de, log book; ordinaire, common log; sablier de, log glass; tour de, log reel.  lodge, hut, cabin; cell, box; booth, logement, m., lodging, accommodation, quarters; room, house room; (Mil.) billet, lodging, quarters; quartering, billeting, of troops; (Fr.) A. party sent in advance of a column on the march to look up and prepare quarters and supplies for the column on its arrival at destination; (art., sm. a., mach., tech.) bed, groove, seat, act of letting in; (art.) dent, indentation, in the bore at the seat of the projectile; assisté du, v. s. v. assisté; billet de, (mil.) billet; billeting ticket; de boulet, (art.) seat (defect) of the projectile in smoothbore guns (due to pressure of gases on the top of the projectile); du canon, (sm. a.) barrel groove; caverne, (fort.) subterranean shelter or quarters; chez r habitant, (mil.) billeting; s et emmenagements, accommodations; militaire, (mil.) quairters, quartering; des mines, (mil.) mine lodgment (parallel of the offensive, about 20 to 30 meters from most advanced mines of defense, and intended to Be used as a starting point for offensive operations; de robturnjcur, etc., (art.) seat, recess, of the obturator, etc.; logement lotissage logement, officer de, (Fr. a.) officer in command of a logement (reports to the c. o. of the garrison on which the column is marching, receives instructions, prepares for the arrival of the troops, and reports back to his own c. o.; du projectile, (art.) seat of the projectile; du tenon defermeture, (sm. c.) locking shoulder. loger, V. a. n. r., to lodge, make a lodgment; to stable horses; to set in, seat (used when the part seated projects from the surrounding surface); (mil.) to quarter, billet; to be quartered or billeted; Chez rhabUant, (mil.) to be billeted. logis, m., house, habitation, dwelling; corps de, main building, detached building- marechal regiment, des, v. s. v. marechal. logistique, f., (mil.) logistics. Loi, f., law, rule, authority; des cadres, (mil.) law organizing the army; de la guerre, law (international) of war; law necessity of war; martiale, martial law; s militaires, military laws; du quart, (top. drawing) principle of spacing hachures at a quarter of their length. loin, adv., far; au, in the distance; /aire plus, (art,) to elevate. lolo, m., (mil. slang) gros s, cuirassiers. long, m., length; au, along, at length; au et au large, in length and in breadth; de, lengthwise; en, lengthwise; en et en large, backward and forward, up and down; le de, along —; scieur de; ripping; scieur de, ripsaw; scier de, to rip sawyer. long, a., long; much; slow; great; (art.) over; Capitaine au cour, v. s. v. capitaine; un carre, a rectangular parallelogram; cote, (fort.) long face of a work; coup. (art.) an over; feu, (art.) an over; feu, (art.) an overshooting; voyage de cours, v. s. v. voyage; vue ue, long-sightedness. long-a,-la-guerre, m., (mil.) detour to avoid a defile; faire, (mil.) to remain in the ranks. long-bois, m., v. long-d-la-guerre. long-cours, m., deep-water sailor. Long, f., (ham.) tether, strap, thong, hmging rein; d'accouple, (art., ham.) coupling rein; boucle, (art., ham.) coupling rein; de cTOupihre, (art., ham.) crupper strap, back strap; du gunfouet, cracker of a whip; du garroi, v. s. v. liberte; plate, V. plate-longe; poitrail, (Fr. cav.) lunge (so carried as to act like a poitrail); prise de, (hipp.) halter-cast; du rognon, v. s. v. liberte; de trait, (art., harn.) trace-tug; travailh la, (man.) to lunge a horse. longer, v. a., to go, walk, rim along (as a wood, river bank); to skirt (as a path). longeron, m., (cons., mach., etc.) stringpiece, sleeper, side piece, sill; (art.) side rail; sous, under rail. long (-)eu, ( art., sm. a.) hang fire. longimetry, f., longimetry, art of measuring distances. longis, m., (cord.) yarn not yet twisted up. longitude, f., longitude; bureau des s, board of longitude (Naval Observatory, England); difference de, difference of longitude; estimee, estimated longitude; observe, observed longitude; par Vhorloge marine, longitude by chronometer; prendre les, to take the longitude. long-joint, a., (hipp.) long-pasterned; long-jointed. long-pan, m., (cons.) long side of a roof. longrine, f., sleeper, stringing plank, string beam, stringer, cap; (art.) side rail; platform sleeper (r. r.) stringer. longuerine, f., stringer. longueur, f. ,length; slowness; duration; battue, (art.) distance efiectively covered by fire; de cable, cable length (120 fathoms); de construction, pitch length of a chain; de couche, v. s. v. couche; c niper de , to cut to proper length; en , lengthwise; at great length; cquivalente, (ball.) reduced length; — -d, la flottaison, (nav.) length at the v/ater line; qeodesique, (top.) leng,th of the sides of a triangle reduced to sea level; graphique, (top.) length or distance meas- ured on the map, scale length or distance; - — h la ligne de flottaison, v. ti la flottai- son; ■ de la ligne de mire, (ball.) sight radius; radius me ire de - — , to give the proper length to (a piece, etc.); de mire, v. de la ligne de mire; mise de , operation of giving the proper length to (a piece, etc.); entre perpendiculaires, (nav.) length between perpendiculars; utile, the considered length (in a test bar). longue-vue, f . . f . . telescope, spyglass; de battcrie, (Fr. art.) battery- (field, moun- tain) telescope; de campagne, field telescope. lopin, m., piece, bit, share, portion; (met.) bloom (loupe) transformed into a more or less regular parallelopipedon; (farr.) bit of iron for horse- shoed ; (mas.) stone in burnt lime; ■ bourru, (farr.) old shoes and bits of iron; dcoquille, (farr.) so-called shelliron; • h quartiers branlants,^ (farr.) quarters of h^rseshoes (strung on a wire); simple, (farr.) piece of new iron; h vergette, (farr.) bar of new iron (for fer Charlier). loquet, m., latch, clasp, pawl, catch; (much.) Loening pin; d'arret, (r.f. art.) Stop-latch; de console, (art.) plug-tray latch; double, (art.) double-nosed latch; defermeture, (art.) locking latch; mobile, (art.) latch (De Bange fermeture); de pressinn, (art.) clamping latch (Fedrazzoli sight); a ressort, (art.) spring latch. loquette, m., latch, small latch, window latch. lorgnette, f., opera glass; field glass. lorgnon, m., eyeglass. losange, f., lozenge; en, lozenge-shaped. lot, m., lot; de compagnie, (Fr. a.) collection of effects kept in each company, battery, and troop (issued on mobilization when the unit passes to a war footing); de corps, (Fr. a.) reserve supply of effects in excess of those forming the s de compagnie. lotir, V. A., to divide into lots; (met.) to assay. lotissage, m., separation into lots; (met.) assay- ing. lotissement, m., division, separation into lots; arrangement, storing, or effects in groups, louage, m., hire, hiring, renting; h, for hire; de, hired; donner h, to hire, let; preved, to rent; prix de, rent. louche, f., broach, reamer. louchet, m., narrow spade; (fort.) trenching shovel; d, aile, h gazon, turf-cutters' shovel; de galerie, {min.) push-pick. louer, V. a. r., to hire, rent, let, hire out. Louge, m., {nav.) lugger, loup, ra., wolf; capital defect in wood; nail drawer; (sTO. c.) broad-bladed sword; (met.) bear; {cord.) woolder; {ham.) sort of bit for refractory horses; dent de, lever; pawl, ratchet; large nail; faire un, to botch a piece of work; gueule de, v. s. v. gueule; de hautfourneau, {met.) bear; de mer, old salt: saut de, sunken fence; de selle, (harn.) straining, straining leather; trou de, {fort.) military pit; {met.) overflow pit; loupe, f., knot, lump, flaw (in wood); biconvex lens, magnifying or reading glass; {met.) bloom; avalement de la, {met.) balling, balling up; avaler la, {met.) balling up; defer, (met.) bloom; prisme, {opt.) eyepiece vudla, magnified. loupeux, a., knotty Oas a tree). lourd, a., heavy, dull, close; {art.) heavy (of shells, guns, etc.); artillerie e, special name given to the heavy artillery (field howitzers) accompanying a field army; batterie e, field-howitzer battery. loustic, m., {mil.) good-humored, pleasant soldier, having the gift of amusing his fellowsoldiers and of keeping them in a good humor (familiar). louve, f., lewis. louver, V. a., to sling a stone by means of a lewis. louvet, a., {Mpp.) yellow-dun (color), fox-color, clay bank. louvet, m., wedge, side piece of a lewis. louveture, f., {Mpp.) in the coat mixed blackish spot of indistinct outline. louvoyage, m., {nav.) beating. louvoyer, v. a., {cord.) to tack, to beat. lover, V. a., {cord.) to coil down; avec le soleil, to Col with the sun; -^ con/rc, to coil the wrong way; -^ en galette, to make a French coil; -^ en S, to make a French coil. loyer, m., rent, hire; d'entretien, {Fr. a.) rent received by con- tractor {service des lits militaires) for articles furnished, whether in hands of troops or not ; d'occupation, (Fr. a.) rent received by con- tractor {service aes lits militaires) for articles in use. lubrifacteur, m., {mach.) self-acting lubricator. lubrif action, f., {mach.) lubrication, oiling. lubrifiage, m., v. lubrifaction. lubrifiant, m., lubricant. lubrificateur, m., {mach.) oil cup, self-acting lubricator ; {sm. a. ) bullet lubricant, lubricant ; de vapeur, {mach.) impermeator. lubrlfication, f., v. lubrifaction. lubrifler, v. a., (mach.) to oil, to lubricate; huile a , lubricating oil. lubrifleur, m., {mach.) self-acting lubricator; oil cup. lucarne, f., dormer window; skylight; garret-, roof- window; h la capucine, dormer window; a ceil de bceuf, bull's-eye. lucig^ne, m . , lamp. lueur, f., {art.) flash of a gun. lugeon, m., nmner (placed under a wheel, thus converting a rolling into a sliding carriage: a Swiss term). luml^re, f., light; opening, window; hole, vent; {steam) steam port; {art.) vent; fuse hole; (inst.) sight, sighting sUt; {drawing) illumina- tion; {carp.) slot, through hole or mortise: d'admission, {steam) admission port; de r alidade, {inst.) sight sUt of an aUdade; di arc, d arc volta'ique, {elec.) arc Ught; boucher la , {art.) to serve the vent (obs.); bouchon de , (art.) vent plug; canal de , {art. ) vent, vent passage; centrale, (cr<.) axial vent; champ de , {art.) vent field; de coussinet, {mach.) oil hole of a bearing; de cylindre, {steam,) cylinder port; de decharge, v. d'echappement; degorger la , {art.) to prick the vent; directe, {top. drawing) vertical illumination (of a map); • d'echappement, {steam) exhaust port, educ- tion port; d'emuision, v. d'Schappemenf; d'erUree de la vapeur, {steam) v. d'ad- mission; d' evacuation, v. d'echappement; ivasement de la , (art.) enlargement of the vent; ■ d' exhaustion, v. d'echappement; de fusee, {art.) vent of a fuse; agaz, gaslight; grain ae ■, {art.) vent plug, vent bushing; ii incandescence, {elec.) incandescent light; d' introduction, v. d'admission: masse de , {art.) vent bush previously fixed in the mold and not tapped (obs.); neitoyer la , {art.) to clear the vent; oblique, {top. drawing) oblique illumination of a map; d'obus, {art.) fuse hole; de pompe, mouth of a pump; de projectile, {art.) eye of a shell, etc.; de robot, slot of a plane; de sortie, {steam) exhaust port; trou de , {art. ) vent ; h vapeur, {steam) steam port; verttcale, v. directe; zenithale, v. directe. lunatique, a.,{hipp.) moon-eyed; cecite , moon-blindness; chcval , moon-eyed horse; ceil , moon-eye. lune, f., moon, lime; clair de , moonlight ; dem i , {fort. ) demilune. luneton, m.,{fort.) smalllunette (defense of covered way and other works). Lunette, f., (inst.) telescope, spyglass; (in pi.) spectacles; (cons.) lunette (of a vault); (art.) lunette (of a vault); feed valve (Gardner gun); (fort.) lunette; (fort.) lunette; (mach.) shell-chuck; bearing-support; (farr.) tip; (harn.) lunette; d'affut, (art.) upper pintle plate; d'amarrage, (art.) mooring eye of a cabestan de carrier; — d'approche, telescope; d'approche, telescope; d'Argon, (fort.) detached lunette invented by d'Argon, first professor of fortification at the Polytechnic; astronomique, astronomical telescope; de batterie, (art.) battery telescope for observation of hits; a calibre, (art.) ring gauge, shot gauge, trunion gauge; lunette 250 machine lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye-protector lunette, de campagne, field glass; s de cantonnier, (L p.) stone-breakers' spectacles, eye- Worn by markers in the butts; de chargement, loading hole of the Krupp wedge; charnihre, (art.) synonym of volet, carrier ring; de chevaux, (man.) blinders (used on horses hard to mount); de chevaux, (art.) pintle eye; contre-, (art.) lower or bottom pintle plate; cylindre-, (art.)  night glass; plaque de, art. pintle eye-plate; polar imetrique, polariseope; profit, {art.) profile gauge; pyrometrique, pyrometric telescope; de reception, (mil. sig.) receiving telescope; {art.) shot or ring gauge; de reception grande {petite), {art., etc.) maximum (minimum) gauge; de reptre, lower telescope of a theodolite; verifying telescope; lunette de serrage, {art.) assembling hoop (of the French canon a balks, a ring or hoop connecting the rear and front blocks of the firing mechanism); stadimetrique, stadia; terrestre, terrestrial telescope; de verification, {art.) shot, etc., gauge; h vis de rtglage, {art.) adjustable shot gauge; h viseur, sighting telescope (e.g., for a compass, etc.); de volee, {art.) splinter-bar plate. lupin, m., lupin. lusin, m., {cord.) houseline, housing. lustrage, m., glossing, polishing. kistrer, v. a., to polish, to smooth. lut, m., luting, cement, lute. inter, v. a., to cement, to lute. lutte, f . , struggle, fight, contest, strife; d'artillerie, {art.) artillery duel;. generate de traction, {gym.) tug of war. lutter, v. a., to struggle, fight; to wrestle; to strive. lutteur, m., wrestler. lux, m., {elec.) unit of light (the illuminiition produced by one bougie decimate ). luxation, f., dislocation; luxation, iuxe, m., luxury; armes de , sporting arms; train de -, {r. r.) first-class express. luxer, v. a., to dislocate, put out of joint. • luzerne, f., lucerne (grass). lycopode, m., lycopodium. lyddite, f., {expl.) lyddite. lympliangite, f., {hipp.) lymphangitis, in- flammation of tne lymphatic vessels and ganglions. lyre, f., lyre; {unif.) lyre (insignia of musi- cians). M. macadam, m., macadam, macadam pavemect. macadamisage, m., macadamizing. macadamisation, f., macadaraization. macadainiser, v. a., to macadamize. macaron, m., {unif.) leather patch (under the button of a belt loop); {mach.) valve adjuster (of a locomotive). maceration, f., maceration. macerer, v. a., to macerate. maclie, f . , horse-mash. machecoulis, m., v. mdx;Jiicoulis. macliefer, m., slag, forge scale, hammer slag, scoria, clinkers. maclielifire, a., of the jaw; f., grinder; jaw tooth, mill tooth; dent , jaw tooth, grinder; mill tooth. machemoure, f., bread dust. macher, v. a., to chew, grind; le frein, {hipp. ) to champ the bit. machete, m., matchet, machete. machicoulis, m., {fort.) machicoulis, machi- colation; creneau , v. s. v. creneau. machinal, a., mechanical. machinalement, adv., mechanically. machine, f.. machine, engine; machinery, piece of mechanism, contrivance; bicycle; (r. r.) loco- motive; {elec.) dynamo. I. Steam; II. Operating machines; mis- cellaneous; III. Electricity. I. Steam: (The full expression for steam engine being machine h vapeur, the following compounds are occasionally found with the phrase "vaneur" following the word "machine," e.g., machine h vapeur h detente, instead of machine h detente, the shorter being the usual form.) Action direct, direct-acting engine; A admission et b, lappement independants. scientific name for engmes of the Corliss type; machine atmospheriqtie, atmospheric engine; h balancier, beam engine, lever engine; h baluncier de deuxitme ordre, half-beam engine; a balancier libre, grasshopper engine; h balancier simple, single-beam engine; h, balancier superpose, overhead-beam engine; a balancier s lateraux, side-lever engine; d, basse pression, low-pressure engine; d bielte afticulee, engine with jointed connet^ting rod; a bielle directe, direct-acting engine; it bielle renversee, v. d, bielle en retour; h, bielle en retour, back-acting engine; return connecting-rod engine; sans bielle, v. oscillante; en clocher, steeple engine; d, commande directe, direct-acting engine; compound, compound engine: compound d n cylindres, n-cylinder compound engine; compound horizontaleh cylindres accoles, hori- zontal cross compound engine; -compound horizontale b, cylindres en tandem, horizontal tamden engine; compound h reservoir inter mediaire, (intor- mediate) receiver engine; d condensation, condensing engine; d condensation par surface, surface con- densing engine; d condensation sans detente, condensing non- expanding engine; sans condensation, noncondensing en- gine; d connexion directe, direct-acting engine; d connexion indirecte, beam engine, indirect- acting engine; Corliss, Corliss steam engine; d cylindre oscillant, oscillating engine; -d cylindres aceouples, compound engine: d cylindres combines, intermediate-reieiver engine; machine 251 machine mactiinea cylindres conjuguis Sgaux, two-cylinder engine with cranks at right angles; fin cylindres, n-cylinder engine; A cylindres renverses, inverted, overhead- cylinder engine; d, declic, drop cut-off engine (generic term for engines of the Corliss type) ; demi-fixe, semiportable engine; ii detente, expansion engine; ii detente et d, condensation, condensing ex- pansion engine; b, detente (et) sans condensation, noncon- densing expansion engine; A detente double, double-expansion en- gine; ^ d, detente fixe , fixed expansion engine; a detente separee, (the strict French name for) compound engine; h detente simple, single-expansion engine; d, detente variable, variable ex|pansion engine; a detentes echelonnees, multiple expansion engine; sans detente, nonexpanding engine; sans detente et sans condensation, noncon- densing nonexpansion engine ; diagonaU, inclined engine; d disque, disk engine; d double cylindre, double-cylinder engine; h double effet, double-actuig engine; h double expansion, double-expansion en- gine; d expansion, expansion engine;. sans expansion, nonexpanding engine; fixe, stationary engine; dfourreau, trunk engine; dgrande vitesse, high-speed engine; d haute et d basse pression, compound en- gine; d haute pression, high-pressure engine; horizontale, horizontal engine; horizontale d, fourreau, horizontal trunk engine; inclinee, v. diagonale; lentej low-speed engine; d lemer, lever engine; locomobile, portable engine; locomotive, (r. r.) locomotive; marine, marine en^ne; monocylindrique, single-cylinder engine; d mouvement de sonneite, bell-crank en- gine; -^ — d moyenne pression, mean-pressure en- gine; — — d multiple expansion, multiple-expansion engine; ordinaire, double-acting engine; oscillante, oscillating engine; pilon, d pilon, engine of steam-ham- mer type; overhead-cylinder engine, inverted direct-acting engine, inverted vertical-cylinder engine; d piston annulaire, annular engine; portative, portable engine; a pression inter mediaire, medium-pressure engine; a quadruple ditente, quadruple expansion engine; a quadruple expansion, quadruple expan- sion engine; d reaction, reaction engine; d rotation, rotative^ rotary engine; d rotule, sort of oscillating engine; semi-yixc, semiportable engine; d simple coude, single-crank engine; d simple effet, atmospheric engine, single- acting engine; d simple expansion, single-expansion en- gine; d soupape, Sulzer engine; tandem, tandem engine; d tiroir, slide-valve engine; d triple detente, triple-expansion en^e; d triple expansion, triple-expansion en- gine; d trois cylindres, three-cylinder engine; d un cylindre, single-cylinder engine; d vaveur, steam engine; machine d vapeur d piston, piston steam engine; d vapeur s combinees, binary engine; verttcale, vertical engine; verticaled action directe, direct-acting vertical engine; d Vitesse moyenne, medium-speed engine; d volant rabattant, type of engine in which the fly wheel (upper part) turns toward the steam cylinder. II. Operating machines; miscellaneous: s accolees, separate engines, working one and the same shaft; accouplee, coupled engine; d affinite, ammomia freezing apparatus; d affater, tool-grinding machine; d atguiser, tool-grinder; d air, compressed-air freezing machine; a air chaud, hot-air engine; d air comprimi, compressed-air engine; — —d aleser, fine borer, boring machine, cvl- inder-boring machine; d aleser et d mandriner, chuckine ma- chine; alimentaire, feeding engine; alternative, alternating (blowing) en- gine; d arracher les pilotis, pile drawer; d arrondir, finishing engine; aspirante, exhausting (ventilating) en- gine; d aubes, paddle engine: • automatique d remandriner, (sm. a.) auto- matic resizing machine; auxiliaire, donkey engine, auxiliary en- gine; d barrette, (sm. a.) pistol-rifling machine; d battre les pieux, pile driver; d bois, woodworking machine; d brique, brick macnine; d buriner, paring machine; d cadre, diamond-frame bicycle; d calculer, calculating machine; d calibrer et df raiser, (sm. a.) gauging and reamiug machine; d, calibrer et d sertir, (sm. a.) gauging and crimping machine; catorique, v. d air chaud; d camouflets, (mil. min.) camouflet borer; d canneler, fluting machine; obsolete term for a rayer; centrifuge, centrifugal machine; d cercler, hooping machine; d chainette, rifling machine (worked by a chain, obs.); chambre de la , engine room; d charger les flambeaux, (artif.) packing or loading tool; dcingler, (met.) squeezer; d cintrer, (plate-) bending machine; d cinJtrer les tbles, plate-bending machine; d cintrer les tuyaux, tube-bending ma- chine; d cinq culots, (sm. a.) machine for making ^cartridge cases (obs.); d cisailler, shears; d cisailler a excentrique (d levier), eccentric (lever) shears; d colonne d'eau, pressure engine, water- pressure engine, hydraulic engine, hydraulic- pressure engine; d colonne d'eaud double (simple) effet, double- (single-) acting pressure engine; de commettage, rope-laying machine; composee, compound machine (as distin- quished from simple); d composer, typesetting machine; d comprimer, (sm. a.) bullet compressor; d, comprimer I' air, air-compressing en- gine; conducteuT de — •■, engine driver, engineer; s conjuguees, v. — -s, accolees: constructeur de s, engine builder, engine designer; d copier, copying machine; d corder, cording machine; d coudre, sewing machine; d couper, cuttimg machine, cutter; (ti course, racing bicycle; machine 252 machine machine h cretiser, dredger; h curer, v. 