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lame 236 lancement
lame de, en,fer, iron strap, band;
defond, ground swell or wave;
fort de la , (sm. a.) middle, main part of a
blade;
de frein, (art.) compressor plate; recoil
checking plate or bar; brake strap;
de gaz, tongue of gas;
& gouttieres, v. evidee;
grande (art.) compressor plate or bar;
haute, high sea;
de lance, (sm. a.) lance head;
longue, long roller;
& id Montmorency, v. evidee;
non-evidee,(sm. a.) flat blade;
pendante, v. grande
;
percuteur, (sm. a.) firing pin (of the Spencer
plat de la , (sm. a.) flat of the sword;
plate, flat, smooth, blade;
pleine v plate;
de plomb, sheet lead; strip of lead (between
the drums of a column) ;
de pointage, (art.)
pointe de la , (sm. a.) point
elevation bar;
of the blade;
polaire, (elec.) the strip of a voltaic cell;
de poudre, (powd.) pressed cake, milled
cake;
de robot, plane iron;
de ressort, spring blade;
de sabre, (sm. a.) sword blade;
de scie, saw blade;
de support, (art.) side lever (elevation gear);
talon de la , (sm. a.) heel of the blade, part
near the hilt;
tranchant de la , edge of the blade;
la
de travers, cross sea;
use lefourreau, (hipp.) said of a nervous,
irritable horse;
vieille , (mil. slang) old fellow, or chum.
Iam6, a., laminated; plated (with).
lamellaire, a., lamellar; laminated, lamellate,
lamellated.
lamelle, f., scale, plate, small disk; (expl.) gram,
small disk;
de mire, (art.) the visirklappe of the German
field-artillery sight (sort of leaf, fixed
on the field-gun sight, by means of which
the use of plaques de naussc, q. v., may be
avoided).
lamelHs a., v. lamelMre.
lamelleux, a., v. lamellaire.
lamette, f., small leaf or plate; cramp, clasp;
hoop or ring, used in wood construction, to
meet a special stress; (sm. a.) leaf of a sight;
(art.) end band, end band and hoop (of the
splinter bar);
amorce de , (art.) end-band loop;
grande , (art.) middle band (of a splinter
bar);
de hausse, (sm. a.) sight leaf;
de palonnier, (art.) swingletree end band;
de voice, (art.) splinter-bar end band.
laminage, m., (met.) rolling, laminating; (steam)
throttling, wire-drawing:
de tole, (met.) plate rolling.
lamination, f . , lamination.
laminS, a. , rolled.
laminer, v. a. , (macJi.) to roll.
lamineur, a., rolling;
cylindre , (mach.) roller.
laminitis, m., (hipp.) founder.
laminoir, m., (mach.) roller (cylinder);
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rolls, roll; rolling mill;
bandages, tire-rolling mill;
cingleur, (met.) shingling roller;
circulaire, bending roll;
cylindre de , roller;
degrossisseur , roughing roll;
double, three-high roll or mill;
ebauchoir, roughing roll;
ft fers speciaux, roller or mill to turn out
special forms;
finisseur, finish ing rolls;
de forme, roll or mill of special form to turn
out special work ;
ti lingots, ingot rolls;
a mouvement alternatif, reversing rolls ;
d plague(s), plate rolls, rolling mill, plate-
rolling mi!l ;
de puddi&gc, puddling rolls;
laminoir a rails, rail mill;
reversible, reversing roll;
& tole(s), plate rollers, plate-bending machine,
rolling mill;
h trois cylindres, three-high roll.
lampas, m., (Mpp.) lampas;
bruler le , to burn off the excrescence of the
palate.
lampe, f., lamp, light;
& arc, (elec.) arc light;
& are voUa'ique, v. h arc;
cul de , (art.) cascable;
de Davy, (mm.) miner's safety lamp;
en derivation, (elec.) shunt lamp;
b, esprit de vin, spirit lamp;
h, essence, spirit lamp;
h gaz, gas lamp;
& gaze metallique, v. de Davy;
& incandescence, incandescentc, (dec.)
incandescent light;
a main, hand lamp;
de mine, de mineur, (mm.) miner's
lamp;
& moderateur, moderator lamp;
h mur, wall lamp;
de nuit complete, (elec.) all-night lamp;
portative & retournement, (mil. min.) miner's
electric reversing lamp ;
d, regutoteur, (elec.) arc lamp (i. e., with a
feed or clutch for carbons);
a souder. soldering lamp;
de surete, v. de Davy;
ft, suspension, hanging, swinging, lamp;
temoin, (elec.) indicator lamp.
lampion, m., sort of lamp used in illuminations;
de parapet, (siege) iron pot full of resin, used
in lighting up parapets (obs.).
lampisterie, f., lamp locker.
lancade, f., (man.) long kick, kick out.
lancage, m., (nav.) launching.
lance, f., rod, staff; upright or picket of a grating
or iron fence; nozzle; slice, fire slice; (sm. a.)
lance, spear; (artif.) tube filled with composition,
used in fireworks (decorative pieces),
to sketch out and vary the outline;
allumelle. de , v.fer de ;
de chevaux de frise, (fort.) arm or spear of a
cheval de frise;
couch er la , to slope the lance;
coup de , v. s. v. coup;
courir une , (man.) to ride at the rings;
de drapeau, color staff;
. fausse (nav.) Quaker gun;
fcr de , (sm. a.) lance head;
a feu, (art.) portfire (obs.); (steam) fire
slice;
a feu puant, (mil. min.) stink pot;
de feu, (artif.) firework used in the defense
of a breach;
hfourche, (mil. tel.) poLe with hook, to put
wires on branches of trees, etc.;
Jiam,pe de , (sm. a.) lance shaft or pole;
lame de , v. fer de ;
Us de , v.fer de ;
main de la , (man.) right hand, saber hand;
mettre la
pied
en arret. to put the lance in rest;
de la , (hipp.) off foot;
a pompe, pump spear;
port de la , v. s. v. port;
porter la , v. s. v. porter;
reposer la , v. s. v. reposer;
de sonde, sounding rod.
lance, m., throw or reach; (steam) (in indicator
diagrams) the parts of a diagram due to mo-
mentum and not to steam pressure.
lancement, m., throw, throwing; (nav.) launching;
(torp.) launching, discharge; (pont.) opera^
tion oi bridging;
au-dessus (au-dessous) de la flottaison,
(torp.) above (under) water discharge (of a
torpedo);
batter ie de (de tor pines'), (s. c. fort.) torpedo
battery;
exercice de , (torp.) torpedo-launching drill;
(pont.) bridge drill;
d'un pont, (pont.) construction of a bridge;
pofitc de , (de torpilles), (torp.) torpedo-launching
station;