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limosinage 246 lit
limosinage, limousinage, m., (mas.)
work; rough walling.
limousiner,
ashlar
v. a., (mas.) to construct
work.
ashlar
limure, f., riling, polish; filings.
lin, m., flax;
huile de linseed , oil.
I! rice ul, m., shroud.
lingoir, m., (cons.) trimmer, trimmer-beam,
hearth-trimmer.
Unge, m., linen; underclothes;
& pansement, (med.) dressing linen.
lingot, m., (met.) ingot; (sm. a.) slug.
lingotiere, f., (met.) ingot mold;
& eau, water-cooled ingot mold (Creusot).
linguet, m., pawl, catch; (art.) catch;
arretoir, (art.) pawl, catch, stop;
de cabestan, capstan pawl;
couronne des s, pawl ring;
mettre le , to insert, set, the pawl;
ressort du - , (art.) binding spring (Krupp
fermeture);
de stir etc, (art., sm. a.) safety-bolt, -catch,
-key, -lock, -locking arm.
linteau, m., (cons.) lintel; (fort.) stringer, ribbon
(of a row of palisades).
lippitude, f., (hipp.) blearedness, lippitude.
liquation, f., (met., etc.) liquation, melting.
liquefaction, f.. liquefaction,
liquefier, v. a., (met., etc.) to melt, to fuse.
liqueur, f., liquor; (chem.) solution;
acide type, standard acid solution;
akaline type., standard alkaline solution;
epreuve, testing solution;
temoin, indicator liquid;
de virage, indicator liquid.
liquidation, f., liquidation; (adm.) inspection
and verification of accounts (to determine
whether the expenditures have been made
according to law or not, and whether the balances
are correct or not);
etat de , (Fr. a.) statement of expenditures
(made out by a sous-intcndant with respect to
the warrants drawn by him);
rapport de , ( Fr. a.) quarterly report of inspection
and verification of accounts (made
out by an intendant militaire);
revue de (Fr. a.) inspection and verification
of regimental accounts, of the accounts
of officers not serving with troops, and of
employes militaires.
liquide, a., liquid; (of money, property) clear,
unincumbered; m., liquid;
metal , (met.) metal in fusion.
liquider, v. a., to liquidate.
lire, v. a., to read (a map, an instrument);
la rose des vents, to DOX the compass.
llsere, m., binding, edging (as of the ribbon of an
order );(uni/.) piping,
lisiere, f., selvage, list; edge, skirt, border, verge
(as of a wood, a field).
lisoir, m., bolster, body bolster (of liste d'admission, (Fr. a.) list of candidates admitted
(schools, etc.);
d'anciennete, (mil.) lineal list;
d'appel, (mil.) list of the men in a squad
room, roll-call list;
d''aptitude, (Fr. a.) list (drawn up by inspectors-general
and by corps commanders)
of candidates competent
a vehicle):
(art.) pintle transom, pintle frame;
circulate, (art.) bedplate;
directeur, (Fr. art.) sort of slide or frame
(supporting the carriage proper in certain
casemate mounts, obs.).
lissage, m., (sm. a.) glazing of bullets; (powd.)
glazing; (fond.) black wash;
to discharge
certain functions (as pay, color-bearer, etc.);
list of officers qualified for promotion;
matricule, (Fr. a.) in each recruiting subdivision,
a list of the reservists who have
transferred their domicile to the subdivision;
noire, black list;
de presentation, (Fr. a.) list of officers recommended
for special functions, for admission
to the Legion of Honor, and for promotion
by selection;
rayer de la to strike off the rolls , (of the army,
etc.);
de recrutement cantonal, (Fr. a.) in each
canton, a classification list of the young men
drawn for military service (made by the
conseil de revision cantonal' contains seven
classes, i. e., fit for service, exempt, rejected,
etc )*
des reservistes. (Fr. a.) list kept in each
company, squadron, and battery of the reservists
belonging to it;
des sentinelles, (mil.) guard list;
de tirage au sort, (Fr. a.) list of drawings
(by lot for military service).
listeau, m., fillet, listel, reglet.
listel, m., fillet, listel; (art.) "fillet (obs.);
de la bouche,(art.) muzzle fillet;
-de bouton, (art.) knob fillet;
de cul-de-lampe, (art.) cashable fillet.
lit, m., bed; bed of a stream, channel; layer;
(art.) layer of bullets in a shrapnel; (mil.)
guard bed or platform; (mas.) natural bed
of a stone; bed joint or face of a stone; upper
or lower face of a course; bed (of mortar);
d'assise, (steam) seating of a boiler; (mas.)
bed, bed joint:
&, en, ar moire, folding bed:
bois de , bedstead;
be bord, cot;
de bordages, (nav.) planking;
brise, camp bed, folding (i. e., jointed)
bed;
brut, (mas.) undressed face (of a stone);
de camp, folding bed, field bed; (mil.) guard
room stretcher or bunk;
de campement, camp bed;
& canape, sofa bedstead;
de carriere, (mas.) cleaving grain; natural
bed of a stone;
d'un courant, main stream;
dur, (mas.) lower face (of a stone);
cntreprise des s militaires, (Fr. a.) contract
service furnishing beds and bedding to the
troops;
faire le de la pierre, (mas.) to dress the face
tonne de , (powd.) glazing drum.
lisse, f., rail, hand rail; outside or vertical edge
of the finished sole (of a shoe); (hipp.) v.
liste;
tablette, (nav.) armor shelf.
lisse, a., smooth; (art., sm. a.) smoothbored;
canon , & ame , (art.) smoothbore gun.
Iiss6c, f., (powd.) glazing.
lisser, v. a., (powd.) to glaze; (fond.) to black
wash;
au graphite, & la plombagine, (powd.)
to black lead.
lissoir, m., polisher; (powd.) glazing barrel:
glazing house; (mas.) smoothing tool (in
pointing).
liste, f., list, roll; (hipp.) list (on horse's face);
d'admissibilite, (Fr. a.) list of candidates
that have passed the epreuves d'admissibilite.
and are therefore entitled to compete for admission
(schools, etc.);
of a stone;
faux , (mas.) wrong bed;
d fusion, (met.) mixing bed;
de fusion, (met.) charge;
de gueuse, (met.) sow channel;
des hautes eaux, high-water bed;
majeur, bed occupied by a river at high
water;
de la marie, tideway;
- mineur, bed occupied by
a river at ordi-
nary level;
mourir au d'honneur, (mil.) to be killed
in battle;
muraille & bascule, (hipp.) operating table
(can be tipped after fastening the animal
to it);
de pierre, stratum or layer of stone;
d'une pierre, (mas.) face of a stone;
de pont, platform of a bridge;
de pose, (steam) boiler seat;
de riviere, channel, river bed;
de sangte, folding bed;
tcndre, upper face of a stone;
*
du vent, wind's eye.