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coussinet 111 crachat
coussinet de culasse, (art.) traveling bolster
(breech);
d de-
, (r. r.) chair-block;
double.- . (r. r.) double chair; - echauffe, (mach., etc.) hot box, heated bearing;
--eclisse, (r. r.) fish-chair; - a fileter, (mach.) screw-die;
- de glissement, (r. r.) switch-chair; (mach.)
guide-, slide-, slipper-, motion-block;
-- inferieur, (mach.) lower brass;
- intermediaire, (r. r.) simple, ordinary,
chair; - d joint, (r. r.) joint-chair; - mobile, (mach.) link block; - plantaire, (hipp.) plantar cushion, fleshy
frog; - de pointage, (art.) breech-bolster, muzzle
bolster for s. b. mortars (obs.); - porte-culasse, (art.) breech; bolster;
- porte-volee, (art.) muzzle bolster;
rafraichir un-, (mach.) to cool a bearing;
- de selle, (harn.) pad of a saddle;
- superieur, (mach.) upper brass;
- de voice, (art.) muzzle traveling bolster.
cout, m.,cost;
premier- , first cost, purchase price.
coutal, m., (sm. a.) saber forming a carbine bayonet
(obs.).
couteau, m., knife, cutter; knife-edge of a balance;
any knife-ed ;;,; feather of carrier pigeon to
which menage is attached; - d'aUsoir. (art.) cutter (of a boring head);
- anglais, (fan.} drawing knife;
- bawnnette, (sm. a.) knife bayonet;
- beige, (powd.) granulating knife (for certain
powders); - de chaleur, (hipp.) sweat knife, sweating
knife; - & conserve, can opener, opening knife;
- tt dechiqueter, (expl.) pulping knife, knife roll,
knife plate, knife plate and roll;
- & deux manches, draw knife ;
grand-
, (mil., slang) cavalry sabe^-j
--poignard, (sm. a.) poniard bayonet (Daudeteau);
- racloir, scraper.
coutelas, m., (sm. a.) cutlass.
- rabattue, fell, tent seam.
coutil, m., ticking, drill.
couture, f., seam; fash, burr; rivet seam or burr;
battreb plate- , to defeat utterly;
- a charni&re. hinged lid ;
chemisea tiroir, (mach.) valve-casing cover;
couvercle, m., cover, lid, cap, top; (sm. a.) dust
cover; (mach.) cylinder cover;
- de - de cylindre. (mach.) cylinder cover;
- de piston, (mach.) piston cover.
couvert, a., covered; sheltered, hid; (of the weather)
overcast;- (fan.) wide (said of the bearingsurface
of the shoe); (mil.) covered; (top.) close,
wooded;
chemin-
, (fort.) covered way;
pays-
, (top.) close, wooded country;
temps-
, cloudy weather;
terrain-, (top.) close terrain.
couvert, m., shelter, cover; (top.) overgrown,
wooded, close country or terrain;
&-de, sheltered from, under cover.
couverte, f., covering; lintel (of a door or window);
(art.) steel facing, skin, or layer, of an armor
(compound) plate; (met.) covering or wrapping
(of fer balle, q. v.) for packets in making
sheet iron; (mil. slang) blanket; (horn.) saddlecloth;
battre la- , (mil. slang) to sleep;
- decampagne, - de campement, (mil.)
soldier's blanket;
faire sauterd, la-, to toss in a blanket.
couverture, f., blanket; rug; cover, covering;
(torn.) saddle-cloth, saddle-blanket; (cons.)
roof, roofing proper; (fan.) width of the bearing-surface
of a horseshoe, measured between
borders; (mil.) the protection or covering of
mobilization by covering troops;
- d'attente, (harn.) horse-blanket;
couverture de campement, du service du campcment,
( Fr. a.) field blanket;
de cheval, "
(harn.) horse-blanket;
des lits militaires, du service des Ills mill'
taires, (Fr. a.) ordinary service or garrison
blanket (for men, includes also foot-blanket);
de selle, (harn.) saddle-cloth, blanket;
troupes de , (mil.) troops covering a mobilization,
troops garrisoning frontier forts.
couvrante, f., (fort.) line of fire, interior crest.
couvre-amorce, m., (sm. a.) primer-cover, primer
cup or cap.
couvre-bassinet, m., (sm. a.) pan-cover (obs.).
couvre-bouche, m., (art.) muzzle-cover.
couvre-bouche-couvre-guldon, (sm. a.) muzzle
and front-sight cover.
couvre-canon, m., (sm. a.) muzzle-cover, muzzle
tompion.
couvre-charges, m., (art.) compartment cover in
ammunition wagons.
couvre-chef, m., generic term for headdress,
headdress in general.
couvre-clavette, m., (mach.) key-cap.
couvre-colback, m., (unif.) oilcloth cover for
colback.
couvre-culasse, m., (art.) breech-cover.
couvre-engrenages, m., (mach.) wheelcase,
gearing case.
couvre-e"toupe, m., (mach.) stuffing-box cover.
couvre-face, m., (fort.) face cover; counter-guard.
couvre-feu, m., fire-plate.
couvre-file, m., (mil.) proposed shield or plate to
protect infantry from small-arm fire.
couvre-fonte, m., (sm. a.) holster cap.
couvre-frein, m., (art.) brake-cover.
couvre-giberne, m., (mil.) cartridge-box cover.
couvre-guidon, m., (sm. a.) front-sight cover.
couvre-hausse, m., (art.) tangent-sight cover.
couvre-joint, m., lapping piece; butt-plate,
-strap;
double , double butt-plate.
couvre-lumiere, m., (art.) vent-cover; (in gen.)
screen.
couvre-molette, m., (mach.) cutter-guard.
couvre-nuque, m., (unif.) rear peak (of a helmet),
havelock; sapper's neck cover.
couvre-obus, m., (art.) lid of shell compartment
of an ammunition chest.
couvre-pied, m., foot-blanket.
couvre-platine, m., (sm. a.) lock-plate cover
(obs.).
couvre-pointe, m., point-guard (as for an auger).
couvre-roues, m., (mach.) gear-cover, wheelcover.
couvre-shako, m., (unif.) shako-cover (obs. in
Fr. a.).
couvre-tranchant, m., edge protector or
cover.
couvreur, m., (pont.) chess-layer.
couvre-vis, m., (art.) breech-screw cover.
couvrir, v. a., to cover, to screen, to overlay; (mil.)
to cover (a passage, a town, etc.); to cover,
protect (the flag covers the merchandise);
(hipp.) to cover, serve (a mare);
se , (man.) to cover, check his steps (of a
horse);
- son chef de file, (mil.) to cover one's frontrank
man.
covolume, m., (ball., expl.) covolume, the '^specific
constant " of Clausius.
coxal, m., (hipp.) haunch bone.
coyau, m., (cons.) rafter foot, eaves lath.
coyer, m., (cons.) arris beam.
crachat, m., (cons.) poor, worthless building
materials; (slang) the star indicating high rank
in orders of knighthood.