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envie, f., (mach.) the cutting edge of a meche h
entailler (q. v.).
environner, v. a., to surround, beset, inclose
encircle, encompass.
environs, m. pi., environs,
ity.
surroundings, vicin-
envoi, m., action of sending; thing sent;
aux compagnies de discipline, (Fr. a.) punishment
for incorrigible men (v. compagnie de
discipline).
envoiler, v. r., (of steel) to bend in tempering, in
hardening.
epais, a., thick, large.
Cpaisseur, f., thickness.
Cpalssir, v. a. r., to thicken; to grow thick; (mil.)
to reenforce a line, especially the firing line;
to increase the depth of formation of
troops.
Cpanouir, v. a. r., (art., sm. a.) to spread,
splay (as the base of a projectile, a gascheck,
under the pressure of the powder
un obturateur,
to seat an obtura-
tor.
epanouissement, m., (art., sm. a.) spread, splay
(of a gas check, of the base of a projectile,
under the pressure of the powder gases); (elec.)
pole-piece.
Sparer, v. r., (man.) to kick, fling out the hind
legs (rare).
eparpillement, m., scattering; (art., sm. a.) scattering,
dispersion (of shots, bullets, etc.);'(mil.)
scattering (oftroops).
eparpiller, v. a. r., to scatter, spread; (art., sm. a.)
to scatter, spread (of bullets, fragments, etc.);
(mil.) to scatter, spread about in small bodies
(of troops).
Cpars, m., spar, bar; crossbar, small transom;
crossbar of a wagon; (art.) crossbar (of a
de chime, (art.) crossbar of a gin;
defond, bottom bar (of a wagon);
de limoniere, (art.) shaft-bar of a limber;
montant, standard of a wagon;
du pavilion, flagstaff.
epanln, m., (hipp.) spavin; ringbone;
de b&uf, bone spavin;
callcux, v. de bceuf;
osseux, bone spavin;
sanglant, blood spavin;
sec. blind spavin, springhalt.
eparviner, v. n., (hipp.) v. harper.
epaule, f., shoulder.
(Except where otherwise indicated, the following
terms relate to the horse:)
avoir de e , (fenc.) to fence from the shoulder
(defect);
avoir les s chevillees, froides, to be lame, stiff
in the shoulders, to have pegged, cold, shoulders;
-de bastion, (fort.) shoulder, shoulder angle,
9f a bastion;
boiter de I' to , be lame in the shoulder;
boiterie d' , shoulder lameness;
chargee, shoulder whose bony base is too
deeply embedded.
chcvillee, a permanently stiff shoulder
dcfaut de I'
, hollow of the shoulder (of the
human body);
descendue, shoulder lower than the other;
dislocation de I' shoulder , slip;
droite, straight, upright, shoulder;
ecart d' , v. s. v. ecart;
effort d' shoulder strain;
I' en dedans, (with) the shoulder on the
inner track (travail sur deux pistes);
itre pris des s, to be stiff, lame, in the
shoulder;
lire sur les s, (of a horse) to carry his weight
too much forward;
froidc, shoulder stiff on leaving stable;
mettre (un cheval) sur les s, to throw too
much of the weight on the fore quarter;
de mortaise, (art.) windlass-bracket;
de mouton, (carp.) chip-ax;
naud d' , ( unif.) shoulder knot;
patte d' , (unif.) shoulder-strap;
plaque, flat, sunken shoulder, restrained or
still in its movements;
6paule, sur les s, on the forehand;
trotter des s, to trot heavily, stiffly.
epaulee, i., thrust, or push, with the shoulder;
batir par s, (mas.) to build, run up (a waU>
etc.), irregularly, unevenly.
Cpaulement, m., shoulder (as, of a tenon, a
spoke); (fort.) epaulment, parapet, breastwork,
gun bank; (mach.) shoulder; (an.)
shoulder, locking-shoulder; (sm. a.) recoilshoulder,
firing-pin
ment wall;
guide-ring; (cons.) revet-
d'appui, (sm. a.) locking-shoulder, lockinglug
shoulder;
de batter ie, (art., fort.) gun cover, gun
parapet;
de campagne, (art., fort.) field-gun
ment;
hauteur d' , (sm. a.) height of rifle
epaul-
above
ground (when fired);
rapide, (art., fort.) hasty epaulment (one to
each gun);
en retour, (fort.) an epaulment refused,
thrown back.
epauler, v. a. r., to sprain (the shoulder); to
assist, support, back; (fort.) to protect by
an epaulment; (mil.) to cover, protect (as,
flank by a marsh or other obstacle); (sm. a.)
to bring the piece to the shoulder (for
firing); (carp.) to cut down, pare down, a
tenon.
Cpauletier, m., (mil.) officer inordinately vain of
being such.
Cpaulette, f., (unif.) epaulet, shoulder-knot; (fig.)
commissioned rank;
arriyerttl' , to win, get, a commission;
bouillons d' , v. torsades d' ;
corps d' , field of an epaulet;
double , ( Fr. a.) the grade of captain;
& ecailles, shoulder scale;
ecusson de I' , field of an epaulet;
{ifrange, fringe epaulet;
It qraine d'epinards, epaulet with large bullion
fringe;
& gros grains, v. h graine d'epinards;
obtenir I'
, (mil.) to become an officer; to get
his shoulder-straps, U. S. A.;
h petites torsades, v. &/'range;
torsades d' bullion of an , epaulet.
e'panlie're, f., sort of man-harness; (unif.) shoulder-
strap of a cuirass.
e'pe'e, f., sword; swordsman; (fig., mil.) the profession
of arms;
abandon d' (fenc.) lack of control of the
blade, (hence) invitation, apparent opening;
absence d' , (fenc.) state of being uncovered,
(hence) invite, invitation;
--ba'ionnette, (sm. a.) sword-bayonet;
se battre&l' , to fight with swords;
une bonne a , good swordsman;
briser son , (mil.) to quit the service;
coup d' sword thrust, sword , wound;
Z' dans les reins, (mil.) vigorously (as, of a
pursuit);
demander son h quelqu'un, (mil.) to arrest;
ft I'estoc, thrusting sword;
of the blade near
lefaible de V , (fenc.) part
the point;
le fort de I'
, (fenc.) part of the blade near
the guard;
gens d' , military men, soldiers;
lame d' sword , blade;
la main de I'
, (man.) sword hand, right
hand;
mettre I' b la main, to draw;
mettre son au service de Vetranger, (mil.) to
take service in a foreign army;
le mi fort de I' , (fenc.) the middle part oi
the blade;
passer au fil de I'
, to put to the sword;
plat d' flat of the , sword;
poignee de I' . sword hilt, gripe;
poser I'
, (mil.) to return to a state of peace,
to stop warring;
remettre I' to , put up, sheathe, one's
sword;
rendre I'
surrender;
, to give up one's sword; (mil.) to