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cspace 161 essoufflement
cspace, chargement & d'air, (art.) air-spaced
loading;
charger & d'air, (art.) to load with an air-space;
dangereux, (ball.) dangerous space;
mort, (fort,) dead space; (steam, mach.) waste
space;
nuisible, v. mort (steam, mach.).
espacement, m., spacing, distance, interval;
(fort.) spacing (of forts in a line);
d' , asunder, with intervals;
des rivets, (tech.) pitch of riveting.
espacer, v. a., to space, place at a proper distance;
to leave an interval between.
espadage, m., (cord.) tewing.
espade, f., (cord.) tewing-beetle.
espader, v. a., (cord.) to tew.
espadon, m., v. espade.
espadonnage, m., v. espadage.
espadrille, f., canvas shoe with twine sole (of Spanish
origin).
espagnolette, f., sash, windpw, fastening or bolt;
(art.) limber-chest fastening.
espalet, m., (sm. a.) shoulder (of the hammer)
(obs.).
espars, m., spar.
espatard, m., (met.) anvil and hammer.
espece, f., sort, kind; (in pi.) money;
avoir de I'
, (hipp.) elegant, graceful;
s sonnantes, coin.
espion, m., (mil, etc.) spy;
accidentel, temporary spy;
double, spy serving both sides;
fixe, resident spy;
mobile, traveling spy;
permanent, professional spy;
par relais, transmitting spy;
simple, spy serving one side only.
espionnage, m., (mil.) spying, espionage;
contre , counter-spying, cheek on spying by
the use of special spies, of espions doubles.
espionner, v. a., to spy, spy out.
esplanade, f., esplanade; (fort.) esplanade, parade.
espolette, f., espoulette, f., (arttf.) quick-match
(obs.).
esprit, m., spirit;
de bois, (chem.) wood spirti;
cavalier, (cat;.) cavalry spirit, dash;
de corps, (mil. t esprit de corps, regimental
feeling;
d'initiative, (mil.) the initiative;
de vin, alcohol.
esquif, m., skiff.
esquille, f., (med.) splinter (of bone).
esquilleux, a., splintery.
esquine, f., (hipp.) loins (obs.).;
faible (fort) a' weak , (strong) in the back;
sauter d' , (man.) to arch or curve the back in
jumping.
esquisse, f., sketch; outline, rough drawing;
cahier d' s, sketch book;
au crayon, pencil sketch.
esquisser, v. a., to sketch, outline, make a rough
draught of.
essai, m., trial, proof, test; attempt; (nav.) trial
trip;
sur la base, (nav.) trial over the measured
mile;
a chaud, hot test;
au choc, falling-weight test;
de cisaillement, shearing test;
de duree, endurance trial, test;
de fabrication, manufacturing test (i. e., test
pieces are subjected to the processes of manufacture
and the results noted);
de flexion, bending test;
fifroid, cold test;
deforce, (art.) proof to bursting, to ultimate
strength; (nav.) full speed trial;
deforgeage, forge test;
au lapidaire, emery-wheel test of special
steels (quality and kind of steel determined by
the nature, etc., of the sparks);
d la mer, (nav.) sea test, trial trip;
de montage, assembling test (strength,
soundness, of mounting);
d outrance, v. deforce, (art., nav.);
essal du petit poinc_on, falling-weight test (of a
projectile; the weight strikes a poinc.on near
the center of the base of the projectile);
sur la place, (nav.) dock trial;
de pliage, de ployage, folding test;
a la poudre, powder test, to determine whether
the metal tested is strong enough to resist firing
pressures;
de pression, (art.) (hydraulic) pressure test
(of a projectile);
avec pression de vapeur, (steam) blowing off;
de reception, de rccette, acceptance test;
robinet d' , (steam) pet cock.
de rupture, breaking test;
de ruptured la traction, tensile test;
de taraudage, (art.) test (of a projectile), consisting
in threading a hole previously cut in
the base;
d la traction, de traction, tensile test;
de trcmpe, temper, annealing, test;
(Essai is, strictly speaking, a trial, and
epreuve is a proof; but this distinction, though
sound, is not always observed.)
essaiin, m., swarm (as, a swarm of skirmishers;
not a technical term).
essayage, m., trying on, as of clothes, effects, etc.
essayer, v. a. n., to try, to attempt; (tech., etc.)
to test; (art.) to prove, test (a gun, etc.).
esse, f., linchpin; forelock; S-shaped link, open
link; scale-pan hook; wire gauge; (harn.) offside
curb-hook;
d anneau, (Fr. art.) linchpin and ring;
d'essieu, linchpin;
d'essieu & coiffe, linchpin with a cap;
de gourmette, (harn.)' off-side curb-hook;
marcliepied, ( Fr. art.) linchpin with a step
(for the convenience of cannoneers in mounting);
d ressort, spring linchpin.
essence, f., kind, species (of wood, of tree).
esser, v. a., (tech.) to gauge wire.
essseret, m., long auger.
essette, f., adz; sort of hammer, with one end of
head round, the other sharp;
de calfat, calker's adz.
essleu, m., axle, axletree; spindle; pin (of a block);
amortisseur, an axle contrived to ease the
shock on starting, on striking obstacles;
d'arri&re, trailing axle (of a locomotive);
charge en plusieurs points, (mach.) multiple
loaded axle;
d'avant, leading axle (of a locomotive);
corps d' , axle body;
coude, crank axle;
faux , temporary axle arm (as, a substitute
for a broken one);
fourreau d' , axle sheath, seat, box;
fusee d' , axle spindle;
moteur, (r. r., etc.) driving axle;
porte-roue, porte-roue de rechange, (art.)
spare-wheel axle;
de poulie, pin of a block;
ressort, (art.) French name for the axle of the
R. A. 12-pounder;
simple, (mach.) simple loaded axle;
simple d fuseaux egaux (inegaux), (mach.)
simple symmetrical (nonsymmetrical) axle.
essorage, m., seasoning (of wood); drying of wood,
after steaming; (powd.) drying of gunpowder
(before granulation) ; (expl.) wringing, drying by
wringing (of gun cotton, during manufacture).
essorer, v. a., to dry (wood, etc.); (expl.) to dry by
wringing, to wring (materials).
essoreusse, f., (expl., etc.) centrifugal drying machine,
hydro-extractor.
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essorille,
p. p., crop-eared;
'clieval , (hipp.) crop-ear, cropped horse.
essoriller, v. a., to crop the ear; (fam.) to cut the
hah- very short.
essoufflement, m., state of being winded, out
of breath.