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poutrelle 353 prendre
poutrclle, h charniere(e) (pont.) hinged, jointed,
balk; - du cheval defrisc, (fort.) barrel of a cheval de
frise;
.:-, pierre (mas.) undressed stone used in construction.
pratique, a., practical, experienced;
cours-
, practical course;
homme-
, experienced man;
marin, - pilote, , seaman, pilot, familiar with
given waters.
pratiqucr, v. a., to practice, put in practice; to
tamper with; to practice (medicine, the veterinary
art); to make, contrive, drive, run; to
work in, introduce, let in, cut (as a wicket in a
door a staircase in , the thickness of a wall, etc.) ;
(nav.) to have free access;
une embrasure, (fort.) to cut an embrasure;
la pierre, (was.) to cut a stone with as little
waste as possible;
des rameaux, (mil. ram.) to run out branches.
pre,m., meadow;
sale, salt marsh.
preachat, m., prepayment.
preau, m., prison yard.
preceinte, f., (nav.) wale.
precession, f. , precession.
precipice, m., precipice.
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precipitation, f., precipitation; (chem.) precipitation.
precipite,m., (chem.) precipitate.
precipiter, v. a., to precipitate, hasten, plunge-
(chem.) to precipitate;
se
; to throw one's self; to rush; (chem.) to be
prCcis, m., abstract, summary, compendium.
prScis, a., precise, exact; (ball.) holding well together
(said of bullets all of which fall cl- se to
the center of impact, though all may be oil the
target, as distinguished from regie, accurate,
i. e., on the target).
precision, f., precision, accuracy; (ball.) precision
( v. justcssc);
armede ,v.s.v.arme;
atelier de , v. s. v. atelier;
de , accurate;
instrumcn de v. s. v. , instrument.
precompte, m., stoppage or deduction of pay.
prefecture, f., office, jurisdiction, functions, term
of office, headquarters, residence, city of residence,
of a prefect;
maritime, headquarters of a maritime district;
de police, functions, office, of the prefect of
police;
sous , v. sous-prefecture.
pr6fet,m. : prefect;
maritime, ( Fr. nav.) maritime prefect (a viceor
rear-admiral) ;
de police, police commissioner;
sous , v. sous-prefet.
preiiender, v. a., to seize.
prejudice, m., harm, damage, injury, loss.
prejuge, m., prejudice; (law) preceden. .
prejuger, v. a., to prejudge.
pr61a(r)t, m., tarpaulin;
de crin, haircloth for the floor of a powder
magazine. (The form prclat is used by the
French artillery.)
preifcvement, m., selection, as of specimens for
test retention of ; pay, of money , for any specific
purpose; installment.
preiever, v. a., to select from, pick out of, a lot;
to retain (a sum of money, part of a soldier's
pay).
preiiminaire, a. m., preliminary;
Us s de la paix, (mil.) preliminaries of peace.
premier, a., m., first (in rank, order, time, or
place); former, early, next; prime (of numbers);
leader, chief; first story of a house (second,
U. S.); (mil.) first drum, first call;
au , on the first floor (second, U. S.);
le de I' an, New Year's day;
etage, first floor (second , U . S . ) ;
itre rec,u le to , pass first;
figure e, a (geometrical) figure, not suscepti-
ble of subdivision into simpler figures;
les sjuges, judges of the lower courts;
first lieu-
lieutenant, lieutenant en , (mil.)
tenant;
matieres es, raw materials;
ministre, prime minister, first minister;
le du mois, first day of the month;
Paris, leading article of a newspaper;
pont, (nav.) lower deck.
premunir, v. a. r., to warn, caution.
prenable, a., (fort.) that may be captured.
prenant, a., n ans, (hipp.) rising n years;
partle e, v. s. v. partie.
prendre, v. a. n. r., to take, take hold of,,lay hold
of, seize, obtain.; to catch, take, a disease; to arrest,
take, a person; to surprise, overtake, catch
at; to take quarters, to occupy; to carry, go,
turn; to take fire, burn, begin to burn; to congeal
; to freeze (of a river, etc.) ; to set (of mortar,
cement) ; to bite (of an anchor) ; to take hold (of
a screw); (cord.) to become entangled; to get
foul; (mil} to take, capture (a fort, town,
stores, arms, guns, prisoners, etc.)> (art.) to
take (in flank, in reverse, etc.);