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scorie 415 secret<br />

scorie douce, slag rich in oxide of iron;<br />

defer, iron slag;<br />

de forge, hammer slag;<br />

pauvre, v. crue;<br />

riche, v. douce.<br />

scorification, f., (met.) scorification.<br />

scorifler, v. a., (met.) to scorify.<br />

scrutin, m., ballot, election;<br />

- de liste, ballot count.<br />

scrutin, m., ballot, election;<br />

par assis et leve, voting or election in which<br />

the voters rise and remain standing till counted;<br />

convert, secret ballot;<br />

dccouvert, open ballot;<br />

-<br />

direct, direct ballot ;<br />

indiiiduel, ballot containing but one name;<br />

de liste, blanket ballot;<br />

secret, secret ballot;<br />

urne de , balloting urn;<br />

voter au , to cast a secret vote.<br />

sculptable, a., that may be sculptured.<br />

sculpter, v. a., to carve, sculpture.<br />

sculpteur, m., sculptor, carver.<br />

sculpture, f., sculpture, carving; (art.) ornamental<br />

work on guns (obs.).<br />

seance, f., meeting (of <strong>com</strong>mittees, boards, etc.);<br />

meeting, session (as of a court);<br />

lever la , to close the meeting;<br />

ouvrir la,<br />

, to open the meeting;<br />

publique. open session of a court;<br />

tenante, before rising; on the spot;<br />

de tir, firing, "shoot."<br />

seau, m., bucket, pail; bucketful;<br />

d'abreuvoir, watering bucket;<br />

d'affut, (an.) sponge bucket;<br />

en bois, etc., wooden, etc., bucket;<br />

hcendres, ash bucket;<br />

h charbon, coal scuttle;<br />

d'cau, water bucket;<br />

d'ecurie, stable bucket;<br />

de forge, forge bucket;'<br />

agoudron, tar bucket;<br />

& qraisse, slush bucket;<br />

& incendie, fire bucket;<br />

de manoeuvre, v. d'affut;<br />

a puiser, well bucket, draw bucket;<br />

& suif, slush bucket;<br />

en toile, canvas bucket; bucket for watering<br />

horses in cars.<br />

sgbastine, f., (expl.) sebastine.<br />

sebile, f.. (wooden) bowl.<br />

sec, a., dry, thin, lean, spare, hard; dried (of fruit,<br />

vegetables, etc.); waterless; without springs (as<br />

a buffer); (of some metals) brittle; m.,dryness;<br />

dry food, manger food (for horses) ;<br />

b><br />

, high and dry; dry, drained, exhausted;<br />

dry (as a ditch); (gym.) on dry land (of preparatory<br />

or preliminary swimming exercises);<br />

(nav.) under bare poles;<br />

bane , (hydr.) bank uncovered at ebb tide;<br />

bois , seasoned wood;<br />

cheval qui & lesjambes Ties, clean-limbed horse;<br />

courira , (nav.) to scud under bare poles;<br />

itreh , (boats) to be high and dry;<br />

faire , (weather) to be dry;<br />

fosse , fosse & v. s. v. , fosse;<br />

fourrage , v. s. v. fourrage;<br />

fruit , v. s. v. fruit;<br />

muraille depicrres hes, dry wall;<br />

nager , to row dry;<br />

nager b, to , row ground, to touch the ground<br />

with the oars;<br />

*<br />

orage<br />

, rainless storm;<br />

& pied , dry shod;<br />

pierres hes, v. s. v. pierre;<br />

remettre un cheval ft to take a , horse from<br />

grass and put him on dry food again;<br />

son , coarse bran.<br />

secante, f., secant.<br />

secateur, m., cutter (sort of shears).<br />

secession, f., secession;<br />

guerre de la , war of secession (United States,<br />

18611865).<br />

sficessioniste, m., secessionist; Confederate<br />

(United States, 1861-1865).<br />

secnage, m., dryiug (as of powder); "stoving;"<br />

seasoning (of wood);<br />

sechagefc Vair, air drying;<br />

dela vapeur, drying of steam.<br />

sechager, v. a., to squilgee and swab dry.<br />

seche, f., (hydr.) sand, rock, left dry at low water.<br />

sficlifi, pp., (slang) found deficient In examina-<br />

urtshed<br />

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