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pharc, gardien de , light-house keeper;<br />

intermittent, intermittent light;<br />

tovrnant, revolving light (the intensity of the<br />

light increases and decreases gradually).<br />

pharillon, m., small light-house.<br />

pharmacie, f., pharmacy, medicine chest, dispensary<br />

of a hospital;<br />

sPapprovisionnement, ( Fr. a .)depot of medical<br />

supplies; distributing pharmacy;<br />

portative, hospital medicine chest;<br />

regionale, (Fr. a.) analyzing, distributing,<br />

inspecting pharmacy for each corps d'armee not<br />

provided with a military hospital.<br />

pharmacien, m., apothecary; (mil.) military<br />

apothecary;<br />

militaire, (Fr. a.) military apothecary; the<br />

grades, with their assimilation, are as follows:<br />

inspecteur, general de brigade;<br />

principal de lere (2eme) classe, colonel<br />

(lieutenant-colonel) ;<br />

major de lere (Seme) classe, major<br />

(captain);<br />

aide-major de lere (Seme) classe, lieutenant<br />

(sublieutenant).<br />

phase, f., phase; (elec.) phase;<br />

decalage, difference, de , (elec.)<br />

phase;<br />

difference of<br />

retard de , (elec.) retardation of phase;<br />

d'un signal, (top.) the phase or appearance<br />

of a target, due to light and shaJe, to the nature<br />

of background, etc.<br />

phe'nique, a., (chem.) phenic.<br />

phenol, m., (chem.) phenol.<br />

phenylamiae, f., (chem.) aniline.<br />

phlfibite, f., (hipp.) phlebitis.<br />

phonographe, m., phonograph.<br />

phonometre, m., phonometer.<br />

phonoscope, m., phonoscope.<br />

phonoteiemetre, phonotelemeter.<br />

phosphore, m., phosphorus;<br />

arnorphe, amorphous, red, phosphorus;<br />

bronze, (met.) phosphor bronze;<br />

rouge, v. amorphe.<br />

photo-avertisseur, m., (r. r.) device telling<br />

whether a signal lantern is out or not.<br />

photocollographie, f., photocollography.<br />

photocopie, f., (phot.) positive, print.<br />

photo-electrique, a., photo-electric.<br />

photogene, m., photogen.<br />

photographe, m., photographer.<br />

photographic, f., photograph, photography;<br />

sur bois, photography on wood;<br />

instantanec, instantaneous photograph;<br />

s vitrifiees, enamels.<br />

photographier, v. a., to photograph.<br />

photogravure, f., photogravure;<br />

directe, line and half-tone block making;<br />

demercurc, mercurography;<br />

sur zinc, zincography.<br />

photo-incision,f., processof making gelatine plates.<br />

photolithographic, f., photolithography.<br />

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photolithographic! , v. a., to photolithograph.<br />

photolivre, m., (phot.) book camera.<br />

photomgeaniqu, a., photomechanical.<br />

photometre, m., photometer ;<br />

de dispersion, dispersion photometer.<br />

photometric, f., photometry.<br />

photomicrographie, f., photomicrography.<br />

photophone, m., photophone.<br />

photoretardographe, m., (ball.) photoretardograph.<br />

photoscope, m., v. photo-avertisseur.<br />

phototelegraphe, m., telephote.<br />

phototeiegraphie, f., telephotography.<br />

phototype, m., phototype.<br />

phototypie, f., phototypy.<br />

phototypographie, f., phototypography.<br />

phototypogravure, f., line and half-tone block<br />

making.<br />

photozincographle, f., photozincography.<br />

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phrase, f., phrase;<br />

d'armes, (fenc.) a saccession of blows given<br />

and taken without interruption.<br />

physique, f., physics.<br />

piaffemcnt, m., pawing the ground (of horses).<br />

piaffer, v. a., (of a horse) to paw the ground; (man.)<br />

to execute the piaffer, q. v.<br />

piaffer, m., (man.) piaffer (air in which the diagonal<br />

bipeds are alternately raised and lowered without<br />

advancing or backing);<br />

depite, a mincing piaffer:<br />

espagnol, Spanish walk (i. e., the piaffer well<br />

marked);<br />

grand passage, an air consisting of the passage,<br />

without advancing (the motions being ample,<br />

clean cut, and well separated).<br />

piaffeur, a., pawing the ground (of a horse); (hence)<br />

m., a stately horse (one that paws the ground).<br />

piano, m.,jouer du , (man., slang) to have disunited<br />

gaits.<br />

pic, m., pickax, pick, bush hammer; (top.) very<br />

high, steep mountain;<br />

ft<br />

, perpendicular; (nav.) a-peak;<br />

cdtea , bold, bluff, shore;<br />

tifeu, (met.) poker;<br />

afeuille de sauge, (mm.) miner's pick for sand<br />

and gra, el;<br />

hoyav, mattock; grubbing pick;<br />

d'infanterie, (mil.) portable pickax;<br />

ft roc, miner's pick; rock pick;<br />

ft roc ft tete, poll pick;<br />

ft rocher, v. ft roc;<br />

ft tete, poll pick;<br />

ft tranches, mattock;<br />

ft tranche eta pointe, double pick (i. e., with a<br />

point and with a chisel edge).<br />

picoche, m., scaling hammer.<br />

picolet, m., clamp, bolt clamp; holdfast.<br />

picoree, f., plundering, marauding.<br />

picorer, v. a., to plunder, maraud, go plundering.<br />

picoreur, m., plunderer, freebooter, marauder.<br />

picot, m., pointed hammer; splinter left on a<br />

stump, etc., not cut <strong>com</strong>pletely through; (mm.)<br />

wedge used in the framing of a mine shaft.<br />

picotage, m., (mm.) wedging of a mine shaft.<br />

picoter, v. a., (man.) to prick, spur lightly, to feel<br />

with the spur; (mm.) to wedge the framing of a<br />

mine shaft.<br />

picotin, m., peck, feed of oats, feed measure.<br />

picrate, m., (chem.) picrate.<br />

picrique, a., (chem.) picric;<br />

acide (expl, etc.) picric acid.<br />

pie, f., magpie; (hipp.) piebald, calico, horse;<br />

nid de , (fort. ) lodgment in angle of bastion or<br />

of demilune or ravelin.<br />

pie, a., (hipp.) piebald; (pie may be followed by the<br />

name of the color which, with the white, produces<br />

the piebald effect);<br />

bai, piebald horse more white than bay;<br />

bai , piebald hore more bay than white;<br />

cheval , piebald horse.<br />

piece, f., piece, part (as of a clock, of a machine);<br />

fragment, bit; cask, barrel; piece of money,<br />

coin; apartment, room; apiece, each, (adm., etc.)<br />

document, voucher; (carp.) piece of wood<br />

6' x 6" x 6" (sort of unit of measure); (met.)<br />

a shingled bloom; (mach.) the work; (cons.)<br />

half tile, half a roofing slate; (art.) gun, piece,<br />

cannon; (more rarely ) gun and carriage, gun and<br />

limber, more especially, in France) subdivision<br />

of a field battery on a war footing (the first six<br />

pieces have charge each of a gun and caisson,<br />

the seventh of three caissons, the eighth of the<br />

forge, etc., and the ninth 01 the baggage and<br />

supply wagon); the men serving several siege<br />

or fortress guns; any group of cannoneers.<br />

I. Artillery, etc. ; II. Miscellaneous.<br />

I. Artillery, etc.:<br />

sur affut d' aviso, swivel gun;<br />

sur affut marin, (nav. art.) gun OB truck carriage<br />

(obs.);<br />

a'alarme, alarm gun;<br />

ft time lisse, smoothbore gun;<br />

ft dme ruyee, rifle;<br />

d'arret, (sm. a.) stop; cut-off;

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