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mer 271 mesurer
en- , at sea;
mer (lure, rough sea;
ecumeur de- , pirate;
- ctale, slack water;
la-est etale, it is slack water;
la-e st, fait, planche, the sea is smooth;
etale de la pleine -, high water, slack of the
flood;
-fcrmee, closed sea, landlocked sea;
(lu, fond, ground swell;
fortune de-
, perils of the deep;
gens de- seamen, , seafaring people (plural of
homme de-
); - grande , the high seas, the main; (in ?l.)
springtide;
grosse-
, heavy sea;
haute- hih , seas;
high water; '
pleine-d'equinoxe, equinoctial high water;
pleine -- des - syzygies, pleine de vive eau,
high-water spring;
port de-
, seaport;
prendre la- to set , sail; - privee, v.-territoriale;
to -
rapporte, the tide begins to increase (after
dead neaps);
larcfoule,
the tide ebbs; the water falls;
tenir la - to , keep the seas, continue at sea;
- territoriale, territorial waters; - tourmentee, choppy sea; - du travers, cross sea.
mercenaire, m., a., mercenary.
mere!, f., mercy, grace;
& la-de, at one's mercy.
mercure, m., mercury;
fulminant, (expl.) fulminate of mercury.
mereuriale, f., reprimand, censure; periodical
list of prices current (especially such lists
published by municipal authority in France);
faire une-
, to rebuke, to reprimand.
mere, f., mother; (tech.) 'master-tap, hub; (adjectively)
principal;
eau- mother , liquor.
m(;ridien, m., meridian; midday, meridian; a.,
meridian;
mgridien gtographique, meridian;
ligne ne, meridian line, meridian;
magnetique, magnetic meridian;
premier , prime meridian;
terrestre, meridian.
meridienne, f., meridian, meridian line;
magnetique, magnetic meridian.
meridional, a., southern, meridional.
merlin, m., club; long-handled hammer; splitting
ax; (cord.) marline (in the French artillery,
three yarns laid up together);
blinc, (cord.) white, untarred marline'
noir, (cord.) tarred marline.
merliner, v. a., (cord.) to marl, marline.
merlon, m., (fort.) merlon.
merrain, m., clapboard; staves, stavewood.
merveilleux, a., (sm. a.) hair (of rifling).
- haute,
haute-d'equinoxc, high-water spring;
liaute- de morte eau, high-water neap;
"haute-de vive eau. high-water spring;
en haute- on the , high seas;
homme & la- man , overboard;
homme de-
, seaman; - houlcuse, swell; rough sea; - d'huile, absolutely calm sea; - imtcrieure, closed, landlocked sea, inland
sea; (more especially) the Mediterranean;
jour de-
, sea day ;
dc-, journces days at sea;
lame de la-
, wave, billow; - libre, interior sea bordering on several States;
open sea; - longue, long swell;
mal de-
, seasickness; - male , rough sea;
la-est male, the sea is rough; - de maline, springtide; - mate, hollow sea;
mettred la, en,- to , put to sea;
mettre une embarcation ti la - to lo*ver a , boat;
molle-
, slack water at the lowest of the tide;
la - monte, the tide is rising;
la - moutonne, white caps are showing;
- moutonnce, white caps;
niveau des" basses -*, low-water mark;
niveau des hautes -s, high-water mark;
outre-, d'outre- from , beyond sea;
pa par voie de-
, by sea;
la- a perdu, the tide has fallen;
'perils dela - sea , risk, perils of the sea;
plein de la-,
mfisair, m., v. mezair.
mess, m., (mil.) mess.
messager, m., messenger, carrier;
de campayne, (mil.) proposed mounted
orderly for infantry headquarters;
d'Etat, state messenger; king's messenger;
pigeon , carrier pigeon.
messasjerle, f., coach office, booking office; coach,
stage coach (used sometimes in plural); (in pi.)
line of mail steamers; (r. r.) freight, parcels.
messe, f., mass;
basse, low mass;
grand , haute, high mass;
petite , v. basse.
mesurage, m., measuring, measurement; mensuration;
surveying.
mestire, f., measure, measuring, measurement;
dimension; (hipp.) cadence; (fenc.) proper
high water; - pleine ,- high water, slack of the flood; the
high seas; offing;
en pleine- on the , high seas ;
-=
pleine, offing, high water;
pleine- de morte eau, high-water neap ;
distance;
absolue, absolute measure;
d'arpenteur, surveyor;
- s d'assortiments, copper powder measures ol
various sizes;
d bouts, end measuring;
& cheval, measure by horse's gait;
comble, heaped-up measure;
de , according to measure;
dure, (fenc.) stiff Action;
d''elevation d'un piston, stroke, lift of a piston;
entrer en , (fenc.) to take a step toward one's
adversary;
etreb, la , (fenc.) to have the proper distance;
itre hors de , (fenc.) to be out of distance;
deforce, dynamometer;
gagner la , (fenc.) to advance;
Idcher la , (fenc.) to retreat;
de longueur, measure of length;
metrique, metrical measure;
d la montre, measure by timing (as, a horse's
gait);
au pas, pacing off a distance;
a poudre, powder measure;
rcise, strike measure;
rompre la , (fenc.) to get out of reach;
en ruban, tape measure;
serrer la , (fenc.) to close on one's adversary;
a traits, measuring between marks;
d vue, measure by the eye.
mesurer, v. a., to measure, measure out, mete,
mete out; to proportion; (fenc.) to measure
swords;
ses armes, to fight with anyone;
d, cheval, to measure by a horse's gait;
d la corde,
au cordeau, to trace out;
un coup, to aim, adjust, a blow accurately;
les epees, in a duel, to measure the swords
to see if they are of the same length;
son epee, (fenc.) to fight;
par equarrissement, to take as the volume of
anything, the volume of the circumscribing
rectangular parallelopipedon;
d la montre, to measure by timing, to time;
au pas, to pace off (a distance;)
la terre, to measure one's length on the
ground;