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fer 175 former
fer Poret, a shoe without exterior border (thinner
near the heel than near the toe, and has neither
rights nor lefts);
porte , horseshoe case;
pour pieds combles, rocking shoe;
T clever un , to calk or frost a horseshoe;
de riviere, broad-plate shoe (covering the
entire sole except the frog);
b. saillie, shoe fitted with a projection to prevent
slipping;
b, la turque, shoe with unequal branches;
ft une branche couverte, shoe with one broad
branch;
ft une ou deux eponges couvertes, shoe with one
or two broad heels;
ft une eponge tronquee, shoe with one heel
removed.
IV. Miscellaneous:
ft et ft clou, solidly, firmly;
battre le to fence;
bois de , ironwood;
de botte, boot-heel plate;
ft, de, calfat, calking iron calking tool;
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ft cheval, double winding staircase; (fort.)
horseshoe fort;
donner le , to set the tool (e. g., a rifling tool,
after insertion);
& donner, mettre, lefeu, v. s. v.feu;
en ft cheval, crescent-shaped;
de gaffe, head of a boat hook;
de girouette, iron spindle of a vane;
gris de , iron-gray;
de lance, spearhead, lancehead, head;
manier le , to wear the sword;
ft marquer, brand, branding iron;
mctlre aux s, un homme aux s, to iron
a man;
b, mi , (of rails, etc.) halved and lapping;
fer-l>lanc, m., (met.) tin, tin-plate;
brillant, iron covered with pure tin;
terne, iron covered with one-half tin and
one-half lead, or one-third tin and twothirds
lead.
fferir, v. a., to strike; (used only in) sans coup ,
without striking a blow.
ferlage, m., (nav.) furling.
ferler, v. a., (nav.) to furl.
fermage, m., rent; (mil.) rent of grass on slope of
works.
fermail, m., clasp.
fermant, a., closing; (fitted) with lock and
key;
hjour , v. s. v.jour.
ferme, a., adv., firm, steady; unshaken; fixed,
fast, steadfast, strong, stiff; (hi commands)
steady! heave! pull together!
achat (marche, vente) , binding purchase,
contract, sale (involving certain delivery);
contre prime, option;
etre b, cheval, sur ses etriers, (man.) to have a
steady seat;
faire , (mil.) to make a stand;
marche ft prix , v. s. v. marche;
de pied , (mil.) at or from a halt; on a fixed
pivot;
sautcr de h , (man.) of a horse, to jump
without advancing;
tcnir , hold one's ground, stand fast;
terre , terra firma.
ferme, f., farm, farmhouse; lease; (cons.) girder,
trussed girder; couple, truss, rib, frame, roof
truss; pair of principal rafters; main couple;
timber frame; centering frame; largest tinfber
on a floor;
ferme avec arbaletriers munis de contre-fiches, roof
with single-trussed principals;
cintree, arched truss;
ft (une) clef pendanle , king-post truss;
ft clefs pendantes, queen-post truss;
ft contre-fiches, roof truss with trussed principals;
courbe, polygonal roof;
dcmi v. , demi-ferme,'
b, deux contre-fiches pour chaque arbale-
Irier, roof truss with double-trussed principals;
& deux aiguilles rendantes, queen-post
truss;
droite, roof truss with principals at right
jles; simple truss of rectilinear profile
(as distinguished from one of curved profile);
droite h deux pannes, purlined truss, principals
at right angles;
droite b, entrait, tiebeam truss or frame, with
principals at right angles;
droite b, entrait h 2 (ou 3) pannes, purlmed
tiebeam, frame or truss, with principals at
right angles;
b, echarpes, scissors truss;
ft entrait, tiebeam truss;
defalte. ridgepole bracing or frame;
& jambes de force, roof truss resting on
struts (of which the mansard roof is an example);
maitresse main , truss;
ft la Palladio, a variety of tiebeam truss
(frequently used by Palladio); Palladio
truss;
b, pans inegaux, truss of unequal prmci-
porter la flamme et le dans, & la Philibert de Lorme, curved or arched
to lay waste
with fire and sword, carry fire and sword
s 'de prisonnier, chains, shackles, fetters,
irons;
11 repasser, flat-iron;
a souder, soldering iron; copper bill;
travaillant, reaming iron;
a vitrage, window-pane framing made of iron.
ferblanterie, f., tinwork, tinware.
ferblantier, m., tinner, tin-plate worker.
fgret, m., ferret; (met.) red hematite iron ore.
roof truss;
& plusieurs contre-fiches, English roof
truss;
avec poinQon en dessus, king-post truss;
avec poinc,on en dessous, inverted king-post
truss;
-b, deux poinqons, queen-post truss;
ft deux poinqons en dessous, inverted queenpost
truss;
de remplage. middle rafter;
simple b, pompon, simple king-post truss;
simple avec arbaletriers sans contre-fiches, roof
with simple principals;
b, tas de bois, truss in which the rafter is connected
with tiebeam by blocks of wood notched
into one another and bolted;
triangulaire, truss.
ferine, a., shut, closed; landlocked; (law) closed (of
a sea, bay, etc.); (fort.) closed;
& I' air, air-tight;
b, I'eau, water-tight;
par Us glaces, icebound;
ft la gorge, (fort.) with a closed gorge;
ouvrage , (fort.) closed work;
ouvrage mi , (fort.) half-closed work (i. e., one
whose gorge has a slight parapet, or palisades,
fitc V
entire les terres, landlocked.
ferme-bouche, m., nwuth closer, mouth-piece
(as, of an air-supplying machine in mines, to
be worn by miners).
ferme-circuit, m., (elec., torp., etc.) circuit
& '
boule, (torp.) a ball - contact circuit
closer;
b, cone, (torp.) a cone-contact circuit
fermer, v. a. r. n., to close, shut, lock, fasten, stop,
clinch, bolt, pin, clasp; to bring two objects
into one; to inclose; to close a port (by an embargo);
to close (a draw in a bridge); (elcc.) to
close (a circuit); (surv.) to close; (man.) to
complete (a figure);
Vangle, to place one's self so as to bring two
objects in the same line;
la communication, to shut off;
un cours d'assises, (mas.) to lay the last stone
of a course;
un croc, (cord.) to mouse a hook;
la marche, (mil.) to bring up the rear, to march
in rear;