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capitaine 63 carabine
capitaine au long cours, in the commercial navy,
a master qualified for the foreign trade, i. e.,
to undertake long voyages; deep-water captain;
major, captain who discharges the functions
of major, in separate battalions (bataittons
formant corps), in squadrons of the tram, and in
battalions of foot artillery;
d' ordinaire, captain that superintends mess
issues;
de pavilion, (nav.) flag captain;
de piquet, captain commanding a piquet',
en premier, (art., cav.) first captain;
de recrutement, recruiting officer;
de remonte, remount officer;
en second, {art., cav.) second captain;
de semaine, captain detailed on duty for the
week;
de la soupe, (mil. slang") officer who has never
been under fire;
de tir, instructor of small-arm practice and
range officer;
tresorier, paymaster,
officer who has the
money responsibility of the regiment, and keeps
the records (archives) of the regiment;
de vaisseau, (nav.) captain (U. S. N. R. N.);
de visile, captain detailed every day to inspect
hospitals and prisons.
capitainerie, f.. generals,, (mil.) in Spain, the
district or department commanded by a captain-general.
capital, m., capital;
actions, capital stock;
obligations, liabilities.
capitale, f., capital, metropolis; capital letter;
(fort.) capital (either the bisector of a salient or
reentrant angle, or the perpendicular at the
middle point of the exterior side in a front);
de champ de tir, line down the middle of the
range, perpendicular to the butt at its middle
point;
droite, upright capitals, for legends of maps
and names of towns;
en , (fort.) along the capital;
marcher en , (siege) to advance against a salient
from both sides of the capital;
penchee, inclined capitals for names of villages
and small towns, on maps.
capitonnage, m., impression or depression made
by balloon cords in balloon,
capitulant, m., (mil.) German name for rengage,
L e., soldier who reenlists.
capitulation, f., (mil.) capitulation; German name
for reenlistment;
par ecrit, written capitulation;
verbale, capitulation by word of mouth.
capituler, v. n., (mil.) to capitulate.
caponnifcre, f., (fort.) caponier;
en as de pique, caponier shaped like a pikehead;
en capitale, caponier along the capital;
casematee, casemated caponier;
^-& del convert (ouvert), covered (open) caponier;
coupole, a cupola performing the duty of a
caponier;
double, double caponier;
enterree, sunken caponier;
enfer & cheval, horseshoe caponier;
to, orcilles de chat (lit. "cat-eared"), a caponier
with a projection at each end of its head;
en palissades, palisade caponier;
pleine, full caponier;
& redan, caponier with redan-shaped head;
de revers, rear caponier;
simple, simple, single caponier;
tete de , caponier head, part farthest from
center of work.
caporal, m., corporal (Fr. a., infantry and engineers,
is not counted a n. c. o.);
armurier, assistant of the chef armurier;
brancardier, corporal in charge of the litterbearers;
de chambree, corporal in charge of squad
room (property, behavior of men, etc.);
caporai-cZairon, corporal of the field music (bugles),
charged with the instruction of the buglers;
conducteur, corporal in charge of the wagons,
teams, etc., of the regiment;
de consigne, ranking corporal of a guard, has
immediate charge of guardhouse and property;
eleve , lance-corporal;
eleve-fourrier, corporal who assists the sergentfourrier,
q. v. (chasseurs & pied);
d'escouade, corporal of a squad, looks after
it in barracks, sees that it observes regulations,
etc.;
fourrier, assistant of the sergent-fourrier,
sort of quartermaster-corporal (n. e.);
de garde, corporal of the guard;
d'infirmerie, corporal responsible for the
police, condition of the infirmary, watches
convalescents, etc.;
moniteur d'escrime, assistant of the fencingmaster;
d'ordinaire, mess corporal;
de planton aux cuisines, corporal detailed
daily to superivise the police and discipline of
the kitchen;
de pose, corporal of the guard that posts and
relieves sentries, instructs them in their duties,
etc.;
premier ouvrier cordonnier, corporal that acts
as foreman in the shoe-shops of the regiment;
premier ouvrier tailleur, corporal foreman of
the regimental tailor-shop;
sapeur, corporal in immediate charge of the
sapeurs ouvriers d'art, q. v., of the regiment;
secretaire, clerk of the major, treasurer,
officier d'habillement, d'armement, etc.;
de semaine, assistant of the sergent de semaine,
q. v., in all the duties of the service de semaine;
tambour, corporal of field music (drums),
instructs the drummers.
capot, m., cover, hood;
de cabestan, drum, head, of a capstan;
de canon, (art.) gun-cover;
de cheminee, funnel cowl;
faire , (nav.) to capsize, overset, turn turtle.
capote, f., (unif.) watch-coat, sentry's greatcoat;
buffalo C9at (U. S. A.); (med.) hood (of a litter);
de faction, de guerite, sentry's watchcoat;
buffalo coat (U. S. A.).
capsule, f., (sm. a.) cap, capsule, primer; primingcap;
percussion-cap (obs.); (expl.) detonator.
primer, detonating primer; (mach., etc.) external
gauge, ring-gauge, external cylindrical gauge;
amorce, (expl.) detonator, detonating
primer;
& balle, (t. p.) gallery practice cartridge;
fulminante, fulminate cap, or primer.
capter, v. a., to take.
capteur, m., captor.
captif, a., captive; m., captive, (and popularly)
captive balloon;
ballon , captive balloon.
captivite, f., captivity.
capture, f., (mil.) apprehension of a deserter;
(nav.) prize, captured vessel; (mil., law) seizure
of contraband goods;
prime de , (mil.) bounty or reward for the
capture of a deserter.
capturer, v. a., to capture, esp. to make a prize,
capuchon, m., (unif.) hood; (in gen.) hood; (cord.)
whipping.
capuchonner, v. n., (man.) to arch the neck
(horse).
capucine, f., (sm. a.) band, lower band;
du centre, middle band;
d'en haut, upper band;
premiere, lower band.
carabine, f., (sm. a.) carbine;
de cavalerie, carbine of the French cavalry
(except cuirassiers);
de cuirassiers, carbine with india-rubber
butt plate, of the French cuirassiers;