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revetement, dcmi , half revetment;
di'tache, detached revetment;
d'escarpe, scarp revetment;
exterieur, (nav.) outer skin of a ship;
enfascines, fascine revetment;
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en gabions, gabion revetment;
gazons, sod revetment;
en gazons par boutisses et pnnneresses, sod re-
vetment laid header- and stretcher- wise;
en gazons poses de plat, facjng sod revetment;
d'huisserie, (cons.) jamb lining;
intcrieur, (nav.) inner skin of a ship;
lambris de , v. s. v. lambris;
en mic,onnerie, masonry revetment;
en madriers, v. en charpente;
mixte, revetment of gabions and fascines;
mort, fascine revetment (supports no thrust);
v. s. v. mur;
mur de ,
en nattes, straw-band revetment;
d'nn
navire,^ (nav.) skin of a ship;
fiparement inclint, inclined revetment;
a, pzrement vertical vertical , revetment;
en pierres, stone revetment;
en pierres scenes, revetment of stone laid dry,
without mortar;
en pise, pisa revetment;
plcin, full revetment ;
en sacs d, terre, sand-bag revetment;
en saudssons, fascine revetment ;
terrasse,, v. mort;
en tdles, (nav.) plating ;
en torchis, mud and chopped-straw revetment.
revStir, v. a., to clothe; to face, cover; to put on,
buckle on; to vest; to assume; to fit, equip,
with; to confer upon; (cons., fort.) to revet; to
wainscot;
un acte de . . . . , to draw up a paper (in due
to put (a signature) to a paper;
de signatures en rond, to sign round a robin.
form) ;
reve"tissement, m., v. revetement.
revidage, m., reboring, enlargemgnt, of a hole.
revlder, v. a., to rebore, enlarge, a hole.
revicnt, m., prix de , net cost.
retirement, m., turn of the tide; transfer; ad-
justment of accounts on the books; (adm.) exchange
of stores.
reviseur, m., examiner , reviser.
revision, f., view, inspection; medical examination;
(STK a.) revision, reexamination, of small
arms after proof;
dcs chaudicres, (steam) boiler testing;
v. s. v. conseil;
conseil de ,
se pourvoir en , (mil. law) to lodge an appeal.
revocation, f., revocation; (Fr. a.) revocation of
warrant (c'iffs de musique and commissionnes);
cancellation of commission (officers of the reserve
and of the territorial army).
revolin, m., eddy wind; back or reverse current.
revoltc, f., revolt, mutiny , rebellion;
en ', in revolt, rebellion;
exciter, porter, & la to , excite, stir up, revolt.
revolts, m., rebel.
revolter, v. a. r., to revolt; to rebel; to mutiny;
to rise up in arms against.
r6volu, a., accomplished:
avoir n ans s, to have completed one's Tith
year.
revolution, f., revolution, turn; revolution, i, e.,
rebellion; turn of a rope around a windlass,
capstan;
la defevrier, (French) revolution of 1848;
la , la grande , (French) revolution of
1789;
dejuillet, (French) revolution of 1830;
li premiere , (French) revolution of 1789;
la du 4 sepfembre, (Parisian) revolution of
September 4, 1870.
revolver, m., (sm. a.) revolver;
revolver, ft double mouvemcnt, double-action revolver
;
d'feu continu, self-cocking revolver;
ti mouvemcnt continu, self-cocking revolver;
& mouvement intermittent, single-action revolver;
& mouvement simple, single-action revolver;
& n coups, w-chambered revolver;
d'officier, officer's revolver;
pistolet , navy revolver (France).
rtvoquer, v. a., to revoke, recall; (mil.) to discharge;
(Fr. a.) to withdraw one's employment
(v. revocation).
rfvoyeur, m., canal dredge (boat).
revue, f., examination, survey, inspection; (mil.)
review, muster, inspection; also "review and
inspection, "U. S. A.;
administrative, (Fr. a.) review made by the
administration, as distinct from a purely military
inspection;
de detiil, (Fr. a.) general kit or equipment
inspection, examination of account books, etc.
(general's inspection; may take place in quarters);
d'cffectif, (Fr. a.) general inspection (made
by the intendance, or else by an official of the
controlc, for the purpose of verifying numbers);
muster (U. S. A.);
d'ensemble, (mil.) general inspection;
faire la de, to review, survey, examine, make
an inspection;
de ferrurc, (mil. slang) said of a horse that
plunges and kicks out (shows his shoes);
grande , (mil.) grand, ceremonious, review;
field day;
d'honneur, (Fr. a.) review held at a general
inspection;
d'inspection, (mil.) kit inspection;
d' installation, (Fr. a.) review held by the
general commanding a corps, on taking command
of it;
de liquidation, (Fr. a. adm.) quarterly com-
parison of regimental accounts, in order to
balance and settle them;
de linge et chaussures, v. de petit equipement;
passer en, la, une, , (mil.) to review;
passer la de, (mil.) to hold a review; to review
a particular regiment or corps, etc.; to bepassed
in review by, to be reviewed by; to muster, to
be mustered;
de petit equipement, (mil.) kit inspection;
de proprete, (mil.) inspection (of clothes,
arms, etc.); Saturday morning inspection
de sinie, medical inspection.
rez, m., level.
rez, prep., close to, on the level with;
de mur, interior measurement, in the clear;
(-)pied, even, level, with the ground;
(-)terre, v. pied:
tronc, close to the trunk.
rez-de-chaussee, m., ground level; street level;
ground floor;
& , level with the ground;
au on the , ground floor.
rez-mur, m., (cons.) inner face of a wall; clear distance
between walls;
avoir tant de picds de , (of a beam) to be so
long in the clear.
rez-terre, m., even- surface of the ground.
rhabillage, m., repair, mending, patching up, so
as to render serviceable; (more esp. sm. a.)
repair of damaged small arms.
rhabiller, v. a., to repair; to dress again.
rhabUleur, m., mender, patcher;
ajusteur, (sm. a.) workman who mends and
fits.
rheostat, m., (elec.) rheostat;
& clef, plug rheostat;
d' excitation, motor rheostat;
& liquide, hydrorheostat;
& manette, sliding rheostat;
de reglage, regulating rheostat.
rhexite, f., (expl.) rhexite.
rhumb, m., v. rumb.