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gotitte 207 grand
goutte, f., drop;
froide, (met.) blister (in a casting), bead or
globule of oxidized metal (in an ingot);
sereine, amaurosis;
de suif, (elec.) contact point.
gout Here, f., spout, guttering, gutter; synonym
of gelicure, q. v.; (sm. a.) nollow of a blade,
of a bayonet; (fort.) reentrant angle of intersection
of two planes or faces, e. g., of the
glacis; (med.) cradle (for a broken leg, etc., in
bed);
de I'cstoc, (sm. a.) groove for forging musket
barrels;
h fusee, (art.) rocket trough;
de glacis, v. under main word, (fort.);
des juguiaires, (hipp.) jugular gutter;
pare-eclats, (fort.) the gutter of a turret,
ser ing also as a protection against splinters;
de tourelle, v. pare-eclats.
gouvernail, m., (nav.) rodder, helm; (met.) porter
bar; (of a bicycle) handle bar;
ejjct de , (nav.) steerageway.
gouvernant, m., governor, ruler.
gouvernateur, m., (mach.) governor, regulator.
gouverne, f., guidance; government;
p-wr sa , for one's guidance.
gouvernement, m., government; government
house; command, direction, management;
(nav.) steering; (mil.) government, command,
of a fortified position; (mil. slang, Polytechnique)
sword;
militaire, ( Fr. a.) current name of the circumscriptions
under the command of the
governors of Paris and of Lyons, respecti\ely.
gouverner, v. a. n., to govern, rule; manage, direct,
regulate; to take care of, husband; (man.)
to rein, rein up; (nav.) to steer.
gouverneur, m., governor; (nav.) helmsman;
(mil.) c. o. of a fortified position;
designe, (Fr. a.) officer designated to command
a place in case of war (has this title in
peace only);
general, governor-general;
militaire, (Fr. a.) designation of the commanding
generals of the gouvernements of Paris
and of Lyons, respectively;
de place, (mil.) c. o. of a fortified town or
place.
gouvion, m., large bolt,
grace, f., pardon; quarter;
coup de , finishing stroke;
demarder to cry mercy, ask for quarter;
droit de , pardoning power;
faire Ac, to forgi\ e, remit, pardon.
graeier, v. a., to pardon.
grade, m., grade, rank, degree of rank; step; grade
(of a circle, unit of angular measure); (mil.)
grade;
assimilation de , (mil.) assimilated rank;
effectif. (mil.) real or actual grade (as opposed
to brevet);
honoraire, (mil.) honorary grade, grade higher
than the one normally held; brevet grade;
honor ifiquc, (mil.) complimentary grade (bestowed
usually upon a foreign sovereign);
1 .lus eleve en , (mil.) the senior in grade;
filter en , (mil.) to be promoted;
primaute de , (mil.) seniority in one's grade;
--litre, (mil.) brevet commission or grade.
Krade, m., (mil.) the holder of a grade (applied
usually to noncommissioned grades);
d'encadrement, n. c. o. on the flank of a unit
(who frames in the unit, as it were);
en serre-file, n. c. o. in the line oi file closers.
gradient, m., (top.) gradient, slope.
Hradin, m., step; (fort.) step; (art.) notch; (sm. a)
slide notch (of a rear sight) ;
s de franch issement, (fort.) steps to get over
the parapet, sortie steps;
s de fusillade, (fort.) firing steps of a parapet;
;> de revers, (fort.) steps in the reverse slope
of a trench;
gradin(s) de sortie, (fort.) sortie steps;
, de tranchee, (fort.) steps in a trench.
gradine, f., stone cutter's tooth-edged chisel.
graduation, f., (inst.) graduation; (art.) time
scale (of a fuse);
en portees, (art.) range scale;
de reperage, (Fr. art.) correction scale of a
reglette de correspondance.
p., (inst.) graduated; (art., sm. a.)
tige e, index rod.
gradticr, v. a., to mark with divisions, to gradu-
grain, m., grain, seed; (in pi) grain (as wheat,
rye, etc.); fiber; squall; shower; (met.) grain
(due to fracture); (mach.) bush, bushing, pillow,
box, necking; (powd.) grain of powder
(art.) direction sight;
& s, grained; squally;
aiguille, (met.) grain or fracture of crystalline
aspect, with radiating needles;
d' amorce, (artif.) primer;
blanc, white squall; (met.) steel bar (pro-
.duced by cementation from poorlv refined
iron);
de crapaudine, (mach.) bush, brass, or bearing
of a socket;
de decollage, (art.) gear ring;
dfacettes, (met.) large grain or fracture, with
facets;
fin, (met., powd.) fine grain.;
& sfins, (met., powd.) fine grained;
gros , (met., powd.) large grain;
h gros s, (met., powd.) large grained, coarse
grained ;
de lumiere, (art.) vent bushing;
mettre (poser, visser) un de lumiere, (art.)
to bush a gun;
noir, black squall;
d'or, (artif.) golden rain in fireworks;
d'orge, (sm. a., art.) barleycorn fore sight;
(carp.) sort of dovetail;
reduction en s, granulation;
reduire en s, to granulate;
6 s serres, close grained;
truite, (met.) mottled fracture, with small
radiating needles arranged in large stars.
de iient, wind squall.
grain age, m., v. grenage.
grainailles, f. pi., defer, (mil.) small* shot of
iron.
grain e, f., seed;
& d'epinards, with large bullion (of epaulets);
de giberne, synonym of enfant de troupe;
de Turquie, Indian corn.
grainer, v. a., v. grener,
grainoir, m., v. grenoir.
grain tire, f., (met.) character of fracture.
graissage, m., greasing, grease; lubrication;
d, automatique, self-oiling.
graisse, f., grease, unguent;
d'armes, grease for arms in general;
botted , grease box;
ft canon, an unguent composed of two parts
wax and one of kerosene, gun wax;
coupe & , godet to,
, tallow cup, greas
cup;
robineth , grease cock;
verte, unguent for side arms and the exterior
parts of firearms.
graisser, v. a., (mach., etc.) to grease (as with
tallow); to lubricate (as with oil);
la lime, to clog a file.
graisseur, m., (mach.) lubricator;
automatique, self-acting lubricator;
godet , & godet, grease cup;
mecanique, self-acting, self-feeding, lubricator.
grakrut, m., (expl.) grakrut.
gramme, m., gramme.
grand, a., great, grand, tall, large, main, principal,
chief; m., a dignitary, person of dignity; (in
pi. ) grown-up people ;
le air, the open air;
le de I'eau. highest point to which the tide
has risen during the month;
en . life-size;
d'Eapagne, Spanish grandee.