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arconnerie, f., business or art of saddle-framing;
generic term for all objects related to same;
atelier d' , shop where saddletrees are made
(Fr. a., at Saumur).
arcure, f., (art.) defect in cast guns, swell or
rising in exterior surface; buckling, bending,
or warping, as of a gun heated to receive
a tube.
ardent, a., burning; high-spirited, of high
mettle;
verre , burning-glass.
ardillon, m., tongue of a buckle.
ardoise, f., slate; roofing-slate.
are, m., are, French unit of area=100 square
meters.
arage, m., land-surveying.
arcsne, f., sand, gravel; arena; cockpit.
arfeographie, f., areography.
arte, f., edge, sharp edge (not a cutting edge),
angle; (top.) crest, ridge; (fort.) salient angle
of intersection of two faces; (sm. a.) ridge or
rib on a sword-blade, on a bayonet; (art. and
sm. a.) edge of the lands; (unif.) ridge on breast
of cuirass; (hipp.) rat-tail, grapas, mangy
tumors on a horse's legs;
t-vive, vive , sharp edge (e. g., square
edge of a screw head not countersunk, etc.);
& vives s, sharp-edged.
arStier, m., ridge; (cons.) any salient of a roof,
due to intersection of faces; hip-rafter (of a
roof).
arganeau, m., ringbolt; anchor ring.
argent, m., (met.) silver;
detonant, (expl.) detonating silver (obs.);
fulminant, (expl.) fulminate of silver.
argenter, v. a., to silver, to overlay with silver,
argile, m.jClay;
refractaire, fire-clay.
anrileux, a., clayey.
ai ?ilo-siliceux, a., argilo-siliceous.
arigot, m., a familiar term for fifes, flutes,
llageolets.
arithmographie, f., arithmography.
arithmomfctre, m., counting machine; comptometer;
computing machine.
arniand, m., (hipp.) horse-drench; mash.
armateur, m., shipowner; owner of a privateer;
privateer.
armature, f., fitting, brace, strengthening piece,
mounting; frame, truss; Y of a telescope;
(elec.) sheathing, armoring (of a cable);
armature (of a magnet, of a dynamo); (fort.)
armor-plating (rare); (sm. a.) holder (as for
a quick loader);
enfer,shoe of a pile; iron facing (as for
a skid, to roll guns on);
de pont, truss-frame of a bridge;
poser une h une poutre, to truss a timber;
simple, (cons.) simple truss-frame, kingpost
truss;
des soupapes, (mach.) valve-gear.
anno, f., arm, weapon; arm of the service;
(in pi.) fencing, campaign; (figuratively)
efforts made by force of arms, war, fight,
troops. I. General terms and classes of arms;
II. Small arms (fire); III. Manual of
arms; IV. Miscellaneous.
I. General terms and classes of arms.
d'abordage, (nav.) boarding weapon;
blanche, side arm (sword, bayonet,
lance);
a canon lisse, smooth bore;
& canon raye, rifle;
se chargeant par la bouche, muzzle-loader;
se chargeant par la culasse, breechloader;
de chasse, sporting weapon, shotgun;
de choc, striking, crushing, weapon
(mace);
contondante, v. de choc;
courtoise, tilting, blunted weapon; arm
of parade;
s dardelles, darts, javelins, etc.;
defensive, any defensive weapon;
d'escrime, fencing weapon, foil;
d'estoc, thrusting weapon;
d'estoc et de taille, cut-and-thrust weapon;
arme tifeu, firearm;
it feu portative, hand firearm;
de guerre, military weapon;
d'hast, arm fitted with a shaft (lance);
hautes s, v. d'hast;
d'honneur, presentation weapon given in
France as a reward for gallantry, after 1793,
and before the institution of the Legion of
Honor;
de jet, ballistic, projectile weapon;
& lame, generic term for sword;
-de luxe, private weapon (generally
highly ornamented), as opposed to arme de
guerre;
de main, any hand arm (exclusive of fire-
- arms);
offensive, any weapon of offense;
d, outrance, deadly weapon (in tilting);
de parade, arm of parade, v. courtoise;
& percussion, any percussion firearm,
(esp.) the now obsolete (mil.) hammer-gun;
de petit calibre, the modern small-caliber
rifle;
petite, side arm;
pneumatique, air-gun;
de pointe, thrusting weapon;
portative ; hand arm;
de precision, arm of precision (modern
firearms);
pyrobalistique, pedantic term for firearm;
rayee, rifle;
& rotation, generic term for Hotchkiss
revolving cannon and its similars;
sous-marine aggressive, any automobile torpedo;
sous-marine defensive, torpedo, groundmine,
mine;
de taille, cutting weapon;
& tir rapide, any r. f. firearm;
de trait, missile weapon;
tranchante, cutting weapon;
transform^, converted arm (from one model
to another).
II. Small arms (fire):
d aiguille, needle gun;
d'arqon, holster pistol, horse pistol;
automotrice, Maxim automatic gun;
d barillet, rifle with revolving cylindrical
breech (Spitalsky, Werndl);
& bloc, rifle of the falling-block system
(Peabody);
hbroche, arm firing a cartouche d broche,
q. v.;
& canon mobile, sporting gun, shotgun;
& chargement multiple, magazine rifle;
& chargement rapide, rapid loader, quick
loader;
& chargement successif, single-loader ; magazine
rifle that may be used as a singleloader;
& charni&re, to, clapet, rifle with hinged
breechblock (original Springfield);
ddeux coups, double-barreled shotgun;
d six coups, six-shooter (revolver);
d, un coup, & un seul coup, (mil.) single-loader;
(sporting) single-barreled shotgun;
d, culasse glissante, rifle with a sliding breechblock;
d culasse mobile, an arm with movable
breechblock;
to, culasse mobile par glissement, arm with
sliding breechblock;
a culasse mobile par rotation, arm with rotating
breechblock;
& culasse tombante, arm with falling block
( Peabody , Martini-Henry) ;
& culasse tournante, arm with rotating breechblock;
d, extracteur, arm having or fitted with an
extractor;
& fermeture rectiligne, straight-pull rifle
(Mannlicher);
ttfeu portative, small arm proper (fire);
& feu de vitesse et d repetition, the modern
magazine rifle;
A longue portee, long-range rifle;