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nez 289 niveau
nez d'avant, beak (of a boat);
d'un bateau, piece of wood at each end of
boat, forming stern and bow, and called also
tetiere;
bout du , (hipp.) part of upper lip between
the nostrils;
de busque, (sm. a.) end or curve of the busc,
q. v., of a rifle stock;
Hre sur son , (nav.) to be down by the head;
porter le en terre, (man.) to bore;
porter le au vent, (man.) (of a horse), to carry
the head too high;
de renard, (Mpp.) fox nose (presence of rusty
coloration around the nose and lips);
& ressort, (mach.) feeding finger.
niche, f., niche; (mil.) place of a chef de section in
the line;
ft charbon, (nav.) pocket coal bunker, pocket
bunker;
& munitions, (fort.) ammunition recess (in a
parapet);
de refuge, niche in a tunnel.
nichette, f., nest (in a dovecote).
nickel, m., (met.) nickel.
nickel^,cier, m., nickel steel.
nickelage, m., nickel coating, plating.
nickeler, v. a., to nickel; to treat with nickel (as,
steel).
nickelifftre, a., nickeliferous.
nickelure, f., v. nickelage.
nicol, m., (opt.) Nicol prism.
nid, m., nest; berth; place; post;
ft bombes, (mil.) shell trap (said of a work or
position dangerously and uselessly exposed);
de pie, (siege) sap built by the assailants,
after the assault of the breach, in order to
crown its summit;
ft projectiles, v. It bombes.
nielle, m., niello; f., smut (of grain).
nieller, v. a., to adorn with niello; (of grain) to
blight, smut.
niellure, f., niello work; smut, blight (of grain).
nille, f., wooden tube or guard around a winch
handle.
nippe, f., article of clothing; (in.pl.) old clothes.
nipper, v. a., to stock, fit out, rig out (familiar).
niquctage, m., (hipp.) nicking.
niqueter, v. a., (hipp.) to nick a horse's tail.
nitramidine, f., (expl.) nitramidin (nitrated
paper).
nitrate, m., (chem.) nitrate;
- de potasse, saltpeter.
nitration, f., (chem.) nitrification.
nitre, in., (chem.) niter, saltpeter;
du commerce, crude saltpeter;
cubique, Chile saltpeter, cubic niter;
esprit doux de , sweet spirit of niter;
fleurs de , pulverized saltpeter;
de houssage, v. s. v. houssage;
lunaire, nitrate of silver.
nitrer, v. a., (chem.) to nitrate.
nitrfisine, f., (expl.) nitrated resin (proposed as an
absorbent for liquid explosives).
nttreux, a., (chem.) nitrous.
nitriere, f., niter bed; saltpeter bed; saltpeter
works;
artifidelle, artificial niter bed or works;
s bergeries, artificial niter bed in sheep stalls
or folds.
nitrification, f., (chem.) nitrification.
nitrifler, v. a., (chem.) to nitrify.
nitrobellite, f., (expl.) nitrobellite.
nitrobenzide, f., nitrobenzine, f., (chem.) nitrobenzine.
nitrobenzole, f., (expl.) nitrobenzole.
nitrocellulose, f., (expl.) nitrocellulose.
nitrocolle, f., (expl.) nitrated glue.
nitro-coton, m., (expl.) gun cotton.
nitro-cumene, m., v. nitrocumol.
nitrocumol, m., (expl.) nitrocumene, nitrocumol.
nitroforme, m., (expl.) nitroform.
nitro-geiatine, f., (expl.) nitrogelatin, gelatin
dynamite;
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nitre-gelatine ammoniacale, a nitrogelatin with
ammonium nitrate base;
picrique, a nitrogelatin formed by dissolving
nitroglycerin in picric acid.
nitrogfcne, m., (chem.) nitrogen.
nitroglucose, f., (expl.) nitroglucose.
nitroglycSride, f., (expl.) true scientific name of
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nitroglycerin.
nltro(-)glyc6rine, f., (expl.) nitroglycerin.
nitroglycol, m., (expl.) nitroglycol.
nitro-houille, f., (expl.) nitro-coal.
nitroleum, m., (expl.) another name for nitroglycerin.
nitroline, f., (expl.) nitroline.
nitrolite, f., (expl.) nitrolite.
nitrolkrut, m., (expl.) nitrolkrut.
nitromagnite, f., (expl.) dynamagnite, Hercules
powder.
nitromannite, f., (expl.) nitromannite.
nitrome'Iasse, f., (expl.) nitrated molasses.
nitromfctre, m., (chem.) nitrometer.
nitronai athaline, f., (expl.) nitronaphthaline.
nitrophenol, m., (expl.) nitrophenol.
nitropyline, f., (expl.) nitropyline (a Volkman
powder).
nitrosaccharose, f., (expl.) nitrosaccharose, nitrated
sugar.
nitrotoluol, m., (expl.) nitrotoluene, nitrotoluol.
niveau, m., level; (inst.) level, leveling instrument,
spirit level; (steam) gauge, water gauge;
ft air, d'air, (inst?) air level, spirit level;
apparent, apparent level; visual horizon;
au , level, horizontal;
au de. on a level with;
de la basse mer, low-water level;
des basses eaux, low-water mark or level;
ft boule, (inst.) hand (pocket) level;
ft bulle d'air, v. d'air;
Burel, Burel b reservoir d'eau, v.
reflectfur;
ft cadran, (art.) Sort of gunner's quadrant;
de charpentier, (inst.) carpenter's level;
de chaudiere, (steam) water gauge;
cottimateur, dcollimateur, (inst.) collimating
level;
& cottimateur ft pendule, (inst.) pendulum
level;
de , level, horizontal;
de avec, on a level with;
difference de difference of , level;
ft I'eau, (inst.) water level;
d'eau, water-line, -mark, height of water,
surface of water; (inst.) water level;
d'eau d'une chaudiere, (steam) water level in
a boiler;
d'eau ft fioles, (inst.) water level;
de I'eau, level of the water, water line, height
of water, surface of water;
des eaux, water-mark, -level, -line;
ft equerre, (inst.) mason's level;
etabli de , on a dead level;
etablir de to , level;
ft fit deplomb, (inst.) plummet level;
ft fiole fixe, & fiole non-reversible, (inst.) a
fixed-bulb level;
ft fiole independante, ft fiole reversible,
(inst.) a level with reversible bulb;
a fioles rodees, a level whose bulb is rubbed
true with emery;
flotteur, float gauge;
des hautes eaux, high-water mark;
de la haute mer, high-water level;
'indicateur de , float, float gauge;
indicateur du d'eau, (steam, etc.) water gauge;
d,.jambes, (inst.) striding level;
ligne de level , line;
ft lunette, (inst.) stirveyoyor's level;
lyre, v. ft boule;
de mac,on, (inst.) mason's level;
de la mer, sea level;
de mercure, mercury level;
mettre au to , level;
mettre de , to level, bring to a level;