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fermer 176 ferrure
fermer deux objets, to bring two objects (as masts,
etc.) inline;
Ics ports, to close ports by an embargo;
& vis, to screw down;
la voie, (r. r.) to stop travel, to close the
line;
une voute, (mas.') to put the keystone in
place.
fermeture, f., closing, shutting; closing (of a
port, of the gates of a fortress); fastening (as,
of a window, etc.); (art., sm. a.) fermeture,
breech closure; system of breech closure; (elec.)
closing of a current; (fort.) closing (as, of a
gorge by some defensive work); (surv.) closing
of a survey;
dbarillet, (sm. a.) revolving cylinder closure;
& bloc, (r.f. art., sm. a.) block fermeture;
d cadran, (F. m. art.) breech fermeture,
in which the console, after receiving the plug,
moves to the right in the grooves of a plate
(cadran) (pbs.);
dcharniere, (F. m. art.) fermeture in which
the console is fastened to the face of the breech
by ahinge(obs.);
d clapet. v. s. v. arme;
a coin, (art.) wedge fermeture;
& coin arrondi, (art.) rounded breech
plug;
a coin cylindro-prismatique, (art.) cylindroprismatic
wedge fermeture;
a coin prismatique, (art.) prismatic wedge
(rear face of block plane);
d coin unique, (art.) single-wedge fermeture;
d console, (art.) any fermeture in which
the breech plug, withdrawn, rests upon a
console;
& coulisse, (F. m. art.) fermeture in which
block moves on a slide fixed to the face of the
breech (obs.);
de culasse, (art., sm. a.) breech mechanism;
breech closure; breech-closing mechanism;
a culasse glissante, v. d verrou;
d culasse platine, (sm. a.) self-cocking breech
closure;
a culasse tombante, (sm. a.) falling block
fermeture;
d culasse tournante, (sm. a.) revolving or
hinged breech mechanism;
dcylindre, (sm. a.) bolt fermeture;
de de , (sm. a.) false breech of a proof
barrel;
directe, (sm. a.) straight-pull closure;
-ft double coin, (art.) double-wedge fermeture
(Kreiner)(obs.);
erreur de , (surv.) error of closing;
d I'evacuation, (steam) exhaust cut-off;
d filets interrompus, (art.) interrupted screw
fermeture;
a I'introduction, (steam) cut-off;
d mouvement de rotation continu, (art.) fermeture
in which the breech is opened or closed
by a continuous movement; one-motion breech
fermeture;
d piston, (art.) piston fermeture (Wahrendorf)
(obs.);
de ports, embargo;
des pones, (fort.) closing of the gates (at
nightfall, etc.);
rectiligne, (sm. a.) straight-pull closure;
d segments helico'idaux, (art.) breech screw
with helicoidal slots;
d tabatiere, (sm. a.) hinged-block closure,
with side axis;
d verrou, (sm. a.) bolt fermeture; (art.) the
Wahrendorf piston fermeture;
d verrou d mouvement combine, (sm. a.) turndown
pull fermeture (the usual case of modern
military rifles);
d verrou d mouvement rectiligne, (sm. a )
straight-pull fermeture (Mannlicher);
d vis, (art.) screw fermeture; screw plug;
d vis et d charniere, (art.) fermeture in which
breech screw, etc., works on a hinge in opening
the breech (obs.);
d vis d filets helico'idaux, (art.) helicoidal
breech fermeture;
fermeture d vis d filets intenompus, (art.) interrupted
screw fermeture;
d volet, (art.) system in which plug is supported,
when breech is open, by a carrier ring
(volet) instead of a plug tray;
a la Wahrendorf, v. d piston.
fermoir, m., clasp, snap; mortising chisel; (sm. a.)
cut-off (of the Schmidt rifle);
d nez, nez rond, corner chisel.
ferrage, m., tiring (a wheel);
inal); (fan.) horseshoeing,
farriery.
ironing
act of
(a crim-
shoeing;
ferraille, f., scrap iron; iron (as in bruit de ferraille);
fer de , scrap iron.
ferraillement, m., production of iron bits by
wear in gearing, etc.
ferrailler, y. a., to fence clumsily or badly; to
fight with the sword; to make a noise by clashing
swords together; (fig.) to dispute.
ferrailleur, m., bully; junk dealer.
ferrant, a., pertaining to blacksmithing;
marechal , farrier, horseshoer.
ferr6, p. p., ironbound, iron-shod; hooped with
iron; metaled, ballasted (of roads);
bout , end shod with iron, ferrule;
chemin , metaled, macadamized, road;
eau e, forge water;
d glace, (fan.) roughshod; frosted, frostnailed;
calked;
route e, metaled road;
soulier , hobnailed shoe;
voie e, railway.
ferrement, m., any iron tool or instrument; (in
pi.) ironwork (as, of a building);
s d'assemblage, iron straps, connecting
straps;
s de protection, guard plates, straps, etc.
ferrer, v. a., to bind, shoe, fit, etc., with iron; to
shoe a horse; to put a shoe on a pile; to tire a
wheel; to metal a road;
dchaud, (fan.) to shoe a horse hot;
declisses, to fish;
dfroid, (fan.) to shoe a horse cold;
& glace, (fan.) to rough-shoe a horse, to
calk.
ferrerie, f., ironwork; ironmongery.
ferret, m., (unif.) metallic pencil of an aiguillette.
ferretier, m., farrier's hammer.
ferriere, f., farrier's pouch.
ferro-aluminlum, (met.) ferrc-aluminium.
ferro-chrome, m., (met.) ferro-chrome.
ferro-manganese, m., (met.) ferro-manganese,
artificial spiegeleisen.
ferro-nickel, m., (met.) nickel steel.
ferronnerie, f., ironworks, iron warehouse; hardware.
ferro-silicium, m., (met.) ferro-silicon.
ferro-tungstene, m., (met.) ferro-tungsten.
ferrugineux, a., ferruginous; chalybeate.
ferrure, f., ironwork, iron mounting; ironwork
in general (carriages, machinery, etc.); (in
pi.) ironwork; small parts (especially in guns,
etc.); (fan.) shoeing of a horse; manner of
shoeing; (strictly) art of forging horseshoes; 4
shoes and 32 nails;
anglaise, so-called English shoeing, v. fer
anglais;
brute, rough forging;
Charlier, v. periplantaire;
d chaud, (fan.) shoeing hot;
de cheval, (fan.) horseshoeing;
corniere, (cons.) angle-iron work;
courante, ( Fr. a.) horseshoes in use;
demi , pair of spare Shoes, with calks and
nails;
ebauchee, dimension iron (from forge);
faqonnie, ironwork in a finished state;
dfroid, (fan.) cold shoeing;
d glace, (fan.) rough-shoeing, calking;
grattee, rough-filed iron (crust removed);
normale, (fan.) shoeing of a sound and normal
foot;
orthopedique, (fan.) special shoeing intended
to remedy defects of bearing in the foot;
pathologique, (fan.) special shoeing for deformed
or diseased feet;