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cire, f., wax, sealing - wax;
dcacheter, sealing -- wax;
d' Espagne, sealing - wax;
dgiberne, (mil., etc.) heel ball.
civifcre
cinglage, m., (met.) shingling;
laminoir de , shingling-roll;
marteau de , shingling hammer;
scorie de , shingling slag.
cinglard, m., (met.) shingling hammer.
cingler, v. a., to lash (with a whip); (met.) to
shingle;
machine & , (met.) squeezer, shingling
rolls.
cingleresse, f., (met.) shingling-tongs.
cingleur, m., (met.) squeezer, shingler;
rotatif, shingling rolls.
chi quenelle, f., (pont.) sheer-line.
cintrage, m., plate-bending (armor plate, ship
plates, etc.).
cintre, m., curb; center-bit; bend, curve (as of
an armor plate); (cons.) arch, center of an
arch; (art.) bend or curve of a carriage;
de crosse, (art.) rounding of the trail;
- en ogive, (cons.) pointed arch;
plein , full-centered arch, semicircular arch;
rampant, rampant arch;
surbaisse, surbased, elliptical arch;
surhausse, arch whose rise is more than
twice the span;
surmonte, surmounted arch.
cintrement, m., sag, cambering.
cintrer, v. a., to arch, to curve; to bend, camber;
to sag; to bend to shape (as a plate), to
shape, curve to shape; (cons.) to center an
arch, to put in the center; (mil.) of a line,
to sag back a little in the center;
machined , plate-bending machine.
cipahi, m., (mil.) Sepoy, Sipahi.
cipaye, m., v. cipahi.
cirage, m., shoe-blacking; varnish (for equipments,
etc.).
circonference, f., circumference;
d'un cordage, (cord.) size of a rope;
primitive, (mach.) pitch-circle.
circonscription, f., (mil., etc.) administrative,
judicial, military subdivision of territory;
d'etapes, in a ligne d'etapes, a subdivision
of three or four days' march ;
de fourniture, (Fr. a.) subdivision of territory
for purposes of supply;
militaire, any subdivision of territory for
military purposes, of no matter what nature.
circonstance, f., circumstance, occasion;
general de , a general made so by circumstances,
as distinguished from one by trainmg>
by profession; in the United States, a
general of volunteers, appointed from civil
life, and without previous military experience,
(sometimes) "political" general;
soldat de , an emergency or makeshift soldier,
as opposed to a regular soldier.
circonvallation, f., (fort.) circumvallation.
circuit, m., circuit; (elec.) circuit;
de charge, charging circuit (of a storage
battery);
court , short circuit;
de decharge, discharging circuit (storage
battery);
derive, shunt, derived circuit;
fermer un , to close a circuit;
d' inflammation, (torp., etc.); firing cir-
ouvrir'un to , open a circuit;
primaire, primary circuit;
de sautage, fuse circuit;
secondaire, secondary circuit;
d'
utilisation, external circuit (as in a light
system).
circulaire, a., circular; f., fifth wheel (of a
wagon); circular band; (mil.) circular (of
war department); (art.) racer, traversecircle;
bande , fifth wheel (wagon, etc.);
dentee, (art.) cogged racer, traversing
rack;
& gorge, (art., etc.) chain groove;
lisse, (art.) ordinary flat racer;
de pointage, (art.) traversing rack, aiming
circle (in turrets, etc.);
de roulement, (art.) roller-circle;
- de tir, (art.) graduated circle for aiming in
direction (cupolas, etc.).
clrer, v. a., to wax; to varnish; to polish (shoes,
leather in general); to make (cloth) waterproof.
cirque, m., circus, amphitheater; (top.) a natural
depression of the ground, bowl, especiallv a
more or less circular - valley;
d'effondrement, sink-hole.
cisaillage, m., shearing, cutting.
cisaillement, m., shear, shearing; shearing stress;
guillotining (as of a cartridge).
cisailler, v. a., to shear, cut with shears, to guil-
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cisailles, f. pi., (mach., etc.) shears, plate- or metalcutting
shears; wire-niopers;
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cavalerie, (Fr.cw.) wire-nippers (for
destroying telegraph lines, etc.);
-arculaircs, (mach.) circular, rotatory
- cylindriques, v.-circulates;
- a ebarber, (sm. a.) bullet-trimmer (gallery
practice); - d main, snips.
lSea m., chisel, (in pi.) scissors; turner's
"l-
l s -x, (man.) the movement of facing the
horse's tail, from normal position in saden-x,
(nav.) wing and - wing;
bedane, crosscut - chisel; parting-toolde
calfat , calking-iron ;
7-de calfat double, double-notched calkingde
calfat simple, single-edged calking-
- de charpentier, carpenter's chisel-
- de charron, cant-chisel;
d chaud, rod chisel, hot chisel (for iron when
hot); - de cdte, side-tool of a lathe; - d ebaucher, - hollowing chisel;
dfroid, cold chisel; - d main, hand-chisel; - d mastiquer, - cement-calking tool;
d mortaiser, - mortising chisel;
d raboter, smoothing chisel;
-- rond, round tool.
ciselage, m., chasing, graving; action of chasing,
etc. ; paring, cutting down.
ciseler, v. a., to cut, carve, chase.
ciselet, m., graver.
ciselure, f., graving, cutting, chasing
citadelle, f., citadel.
citadin,m., (mil.) civilian, "cit" (U. S. A.).
citation, f., (law) summons; (mil.) mention in
orders, as for a gallant act; (more esp.) mention
in a general order to the army.
cite, f., city, (generally) the oldest part of a
city;
droit de -
, rights of a citizen; freedom of a
city.
citer, v. a., to cite, summon (as before a
court); - d I'ordre, (mil.) to publish, mention, in
- du condenseur, (steam) hot well;
- flottante, water-boat; - d vapeur, steam water-boat; steam harbor
fire-engine;
orders.
citerne, f., cistern;
voiture-- , tank cart.
citerneau, m., reservoir, (esp., fort.) reservoir of
filtered water.
citoyen, m., citizen.
citrouillards, m. pi., (mil. slang) dragoons.
civiere, f., handbarrow; (art.) shot barrow;
- d bobines, wire-drum barrow; - d bombes, (art.) barrow for spherical projectiles;
- dchaine(s), (art.) chain and tool barrow;
~ de chargement, (art.) shot-bearer, loading
barrow; - d crochet, (art.) shot-bearer; - d obus, (art.) shell barrow; - dpoudre, (art.) powder barrow;