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fil 180 filet
fil (s) armes, (mil.) obstacle composed of double
iron wire twisted, with caltrops at 0.20m from
one another;
blanc, (cord.) untarred yarn;
bois de wood or timber used with the grain
,
parallel to the length of the work;
de, du, bois, grain of wood;
de caret, (cord.) yarn, rope yarn;
c;mdtiCtettr,(eZec.)conductingwire,conductor;
& congreer, (cord.) worming;
contre le , against the grain;
dc,du, courant, v. de I'eau;
convert, v. reconvert;
U'-TW le sens du , with the grain;
derivateur, de derivation, (elec.) shunt
wire, shunt-circuit wire;
donner du ti, to give an edge to;
donner le &. to whet;
d'cau, small gutter;
de I'eau, (top.) axis of the stream; current,
stream of water; thalweg;
ebroudi, annealed wire;
echevcau de , skein of yarn;
d'emballage, pack thread;
d'entree
(elec.) leading-in wire; negative
wire (of a primary cell);
de I'epee, edge of the sword;
etirer en to , wire-draw;
defer, iron wire, wire;
defer ebroudi, defer recuit, annealed wire;
fin, fine, small, wire; fine edge; (cord.) fine
rope yarn;
to, fin, fine-grained;
fusible, (elec.) safety fuse (wire);
& gargousse, (art.) cartridge twine;
goudronne, (cord.) tarred rope yarn;
& gros , coarse-grained;
Avire of an induc-
inducteur, (elec.) primary
tion coil;
induit, (elec.) secondary wire of an induction
coil;
de lame, edge of a blade;
a ligatures, binding wire;
de ligne, line wire (telegraph, telephone);
de ligne telegraphique, telegraph wire;
b, la, main, (cord.) hand-made thread;
de manoeuvre, (cord.) fine rope yarn;
mecanique, (cord.) machine-made thread;
mill-spun yarn;
meUre le it, to put an edge on (as bayonets,
on mobilization);
mettre au , v. passer au ;
de mise defeu, (min., etc.) firing wire;
noir, tarred rope yarn;
nu, (elec.) bare, uninsulated wire;
oter le , to take off the edge;
passer au , to put to the sword;
plat, soft yarn;
& plomb, plummet-line, plumb-line;
& plomb & precision, accurate plumb-line used
in geodesy;
de paste, (elec.) office wire;
de rail, (r. r.) line, set of tracks;
reconvert, (elec.) insulated wire;
retors, (cord.) twine;
de retour, (elec.) return wire;
rosette, rose copper wire;
de sautage, (expl., min.) fuse-circuit wire of
an exploder or igniter;
de sonncrie, bell wire;
de sortie, (elec.) positive wire (of a primary
cell);
souterrain, underground wire;
telegraphique (ielephonique), telegraph (telephone)
wire;
de terre, (elec.) earth wire;
tirer en to , wire-draw;
tors, (cord.) hard yarn;
tranchant, sharp edge;
tresse, woven wire.
filage, m., (cord.) spinning or manufacture of yarn;
t ne yam itself;
atelier de
, spinning shop;
it la main, i, hand spinning;
mecanique, mill spinning.
filament, m., filament;
de cLarbon, (elec.) filament of an incand^scem
lamp.
filamlrcux, a., streaked (of woodV llawy (of
stone).
filardeau, m., small spike; straight sapling.
filardeux, a., (of stone) streaky.
filasse, f., (cord.) tow; harl (of flax, hemp,
etc.).
filature, f., spinning mill; (cord.) ropewalk.
file, f.. row, file; (mil.) file; (Fr. a.) front-rank man
with his rear file, in line; (in formation by
the flank) a set of two, or of four, as the case
may be;
des amiraux, (nav. tactics) leading column;
I'autre , (nav. tactics) second column;
de base, (drill) directing or base file;.
chefde (mil.) front-rank man;
creusi, (mil.) blank file, without rear-rank
man;
dedoubler Is s, v. s. v. dedoubler;
doubli :, (Fr. a.) set of four men when faced
by the fL n_; and set of fours formed;
doubler les *, v. s. v. doubler;
par & droite (gauche), (inf.') column right
(left) for column of files (squad, section);
par sii droite (gauche), (inf.) (of a company)
change of direction by the right (left) flank of
subdivisions;
ligne de , (nav. tactics) single line ahead;
de palissades, (fort.) palisading;
rang des serre , (mil.) line of file closers;
reprendre son chef de , (mil.) to fall in, or
place one's self again, behind one's front-rank
man;
serre , (mil.) file closer;
simple, (mil.) set of two men, when faced by
the flank.
fite, m., (top.) running of a contour.
filer, v. a. n., to spin; (cord.) to pay out, to ease off,
slack off, ease away; run out; to lower;
(drill) to file off, past; (sm. a.) (of the sear)
to slide over the tumbler without engaging in
the notches;
en bande, (cord.) to let go amain;
en belle, v. en douceur;
par le bout, (nav.) to slip;
un cable. une chatne, (nav.) to slip a
cable, a chain;
une courbe, (top.) to run a contour;
un cordage, (cord.) to pay off, ease off, a
rope;
& la demande, (cord.) to pay off according to
the stress or strain, to lower cheerily;
en douceur, (cord.) to ease away slowly,
handsomely, hand over hand, with a turn or
two;
les eaux, (drawing) to draw water lines around
a coast; to draw current lines;
en garant, (cord.) v. en douceur;
a rea, (cord.) to ease off at will, as fast as
possible;
-a retour, (cord.) to ease off with a turn around
a cleat;
rondement, (cord.) to pay out, ease off
rapidly;
d volonte, (cord.) v. b, la demande.
filet, m., thread; net, netting; network in gen.;
network (of a balloon); thread of a screw, screw
thread; (harn.) snaffle; bridoon, watering
bridle; (art.) fillet, ring (obs.);
d'abrcuvoir, (harn.) watering bridle;
arrondi, rounded screw thread;
cane, square screw thread;
de combat, (nav.) splinter netting;
& s contraires, right and left handed thread;
droit, v. cane;
& droite, right-handed screw thread;
femelle, female screw;
a fourrage, hay or forage net;
& gauche, left-handed thread;
intenompu, interrupted thread;
de manege, (harn.) riding-school snaffle;
mors de , (harn.) watering bit;
h panurges, (harn.) overdraw checkrein;
pure-torpilles, (nav.) torpedo net;
porteur, (balloons) supporting net (of the
car);
de rayure, (art.) land;
ri :
cepteur, (r.f. art.) cartridge-case net;
rectangulaire , v. carrl;
releveur, (harn.) checkrein;
renvcrse, left-handed thread ;
scier du , (man.) to.saw upon the bit;