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jarretiere 230 jeu
Jarretiftre, L, garter; lower strap of a drum holder
(around the leg); (cord., elc.) lashing; (art.)
small rope, sling, or strap used in mechanical
mane avers, transporting horses, etc.;
accessoire d'embarquement, sline or strap to
keep poles of wagons up and to tie wheels together
in loading on trains;
double, (Fr. art.) sling or strap 10 meters long,
used in mechanical maneuvers;
fence , (Fr. art.) sling with iron fittings;
ordre de la , Order of the Garter.
simple, (Fr. art.) strap 4 meterj long (80"
mountain batteries) ;
jas, m., anchor stock.
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jat, m., anchor stock.
jaugc, f., gauge, standard; foot rule; (nav.) burden,
tonnage (of a vessel);
avoir la , etre de , to be up to standard,
to be of standard measure;
de douane^nav.) registered tonnage;
de fascine, (siege) fascine gauge;
b, trefiler, wire gauge;
de vdpeur, (steam) steam gauge;
du vide, (steam) vacuum gauge.
Jaugeage, m., gauging, measurement, calibration;
(nav.) tonnage, measurement of a ship.
Jauger, v. a., to gauge, measure; (nav.) to measure
for tonnage.
Jaugeur, m., gauger.
jaune, a., yellow;
de chrome, chrome yellow;
- d'ocre, yellow ocher;
paille, (met.) straw yellow.
Javert, m., (hipp.) quitter;
du bourrelet, v. encorne;
cartilagineux, cartilaginous quitter;
cutane, cutaneous quitter;
encorne, tumor under the wall of the hoof;
de lafourchelte, swelling or tumor of the cushion,
furuncle of the frog;
simple, v. cutane,'
tendineux, tendinous quitter.
javeau, m., bank of mud, sand, in a river.
Javelle, f., swath;
tombcr en to fall to , pieces (as a cask).
Jayet, m., jet; jetlike reflection of a horse's coat.
jeanjean, m., (mil. slang) recruit.
jectisses, pi. a..,pierres , (mas.) stones that may
be laid anywhere by hand;
terres earth that has been removed from one
,
place to another.
jet, m., throw, act of throwing, cast, toss, flinging;
motion of any body impelled by a force; stream,
jet; jettison; set, suit; (fond.) casting, pouring;
waxen cylinders used to make runners; (in pi.)
casting pit; (artif.) small rocket on the rim of a
wheel to make it turn;
d'acier, steel casting;
amplitude du , (ball.) range of projection;
arme de -, missile weapon;
des bomoes, (art.) shell practice (obs.);
de condensation, (mach.) condensing jet;
et contribution, the loss due to jettison;
de coulee, (fond.) feeding head;
d'eau, fountain jet; weather rail or strip,
water strip, rain strip (of a door or window);
faire le , to jettison;
de feu, (artif.) fire sheaf, light sheaf; fixed
rocket, whose sparks resemble drops of rain in
sunbeam;
deflamme. line or stream of flame;
defonte, (fond.) deadhead;
force de , impetus, velocity (as of a projectile);
d'un fosse, the soil or earth thrown out of a
ditch;
machine de , (art., sm. a.) gun, rifle;
& la mer, jettison;
h moule, (fond.) runner, gate channel;
des obus, v. des bombes;
de pelle, throw of a spade;
de pierre, stone's throw;
jet, premier , first cast, first casting; rough
sketch; (steam) priming;
du premier , at the first stroke, or cast;
de sable, sand blast;
d'un scul , at one stroke; (fond.) at a single
casting;
talon de , heel of a runner;
de terre, earth bank;
de vapeur, steam jet.
jetage, m., (hipp.) discharge (of the nose), running
at the nose;
d'un pont, bridging.
jetar, m., (mil. slang) prison.
jette, f., , jetty pier, mole;
debarcadere, jetty and unloading pier in one;
musoir de Jetty head.
jeter, v. a., to throw, cast, fling, toss; to lay (as a
foundation); to cast (an anchor); (fond.) to
cast; (mil.) to throw (arms, stores, reenforcements)
into a town, a fort; to throw out (as a
brigade, a skirmish line); (art.) to throw (as
shells, etc.); (hipp.) to run or discharge at the
nose;
I'ancre, to cast anchor;
bas, & bas, en bas, to throw down;
chcval quijette sa gourme, foundered horse;
I'etoupe, (nav.) to spit, spew, oakum;
les fondemerUs de, to lay the foundation of
anything;
enfonte, (fond.) to cast;
le loch, (nav.) to heave the log;
b la mer. to throw overboard;
en moule, (fond.) to mold, to form, for the
casting;
le plomb, (nav.) to heave the lead;
un pont sur, (pont.) to throw a bridge (over
a river), to bridge;
la sonde, v. le plomb.
jette-feu, m., movable grate, dumping grate (of a
locomotive).
jette-sable, m., sand box (of a locomotive).
Jeu, m., play, game; gaming, gambling; set (as
of tools); (mach., etc.) play, clearance; working;
backlash; (min.) springing of a mine; (art.)
clearance of a stud (in studded projectiles (obs.));
(fenc.) manner of handling the foil; (cord.) slack
of a rope;
d'accessoires (d'armcs), (sm. a.) cleaning,
mounting and dismounting outfit or kit, for
rifle;
des arbres, (mach.) end play;
avoir du , to have play, to work loose, to be
loose;
x de bois, generic term for dominoes, checkers,
and other similar games;
du citron, lemon cutting;
compose, (fenc.) complicated play, i. e., employing
all possible combinations to deceive
the adversary;
donner du to , give play, leave loose;
dur } (fenc.) stiff action;
en , in gear, working; at work, in action;
d'engrenage, (mach.) backlash;
deferrures, set of iron fittings;
dc la guerre, (mil.) war game;
de, la guerre navale, naval war game;
de hasard, gambling game;
laisser du v. donner du , ;
de marques, stamping, marking outfit; sten-
cils;
mcttre en to set in , motion, to actuate;
d'une mine, (min.) springing of a mine;
mis en , actuated;
perdu, (mach., etc.) lost motion;
des pieces, (mach., etc.) play, working;
du piquet, du piquet de tente, tent pegging;
du piston, travel of piston, back-and-forth
motion;
de la pointe de I'epte, (fenc.) play of the point;
de poulies, block (more than one sheave);
prendre du , (mac.h., (tc.) to work or become
loose;
de roues, (mach.) change wheels, change gear
of a lathe;
de signa'ix, set of signal flags-