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mixto 277 molestation<br />
tnixte, a., mixed; (tech.) <strong>com</strong>posite (e. g., wood and<br />
metal used together in the construction of one<br />
object): (elec.) mixed (i. e. , quantity and series);<br />
(mil.) <strong>com</strong>posed of all arms, or oJ more than<br />
one arm, of mounted and of dismounted elements;<br />
. avantc-poste- v. s. v. avante-poste;<br />
<strong>com</strong>pagnie- , ( Fr. a.) train <strong>com</strong>pany in Algiers<br />
and Tunis (has both mounted and dismounted<br />
men);<br />
navire - , (nav.) <strong>com</strong>posite (iron and wood)<br />
vessel; a vessel using both sails and steam;<br />
regiment - , (Fr. a.) regiment <strong>com</strong>posed of<br />
units of active and of territorial armies.<br />
mobile, m., moving body (e. g., art., a projectile),<br />
body moved; mover, moving power (moteur<br />
is generally employed instead); (fig.) motive,<br />
cause; (mil.) a member of the garde nationale<br />
mobile, q. v.;<br />
-, premier prime mover; leader, head, chief.<br />
mobile, a., mobile, movable; moving, unfixed,<br />
unsteady; transient; variable; (cord.) running;<br />
f., an abbreviation of garde nationale mobile;<br />
(art.) recoiling; (sm. a.) detachable (of a magazine);<br />
--. cadre v. s. v. cadre;<br />
colonne -<br />
, (mil.) '<br />
movable column, (more<br />
especially) a column <strong>com</strong>posed of the different<br />
arms, operating independently in a disturbed<br />
country:<br />
ctre-<br />
, (hipp.) to have the staggers;<br />
garde-, garde nationale - , v. s. v. garde;<br />
timbre-<br />
, adhesive stamp;<br />
troupes-s, (mil.) troops ready to march.<br />
mobilier, ni., furniture.<br />
mobilier, a., personal;<br />
biens-s, personal property, goods and chattels;<br />
credit -<br />
loan on , personal security;<br />
richesse-ere, personal property;<br />
valeurs-eres, transferable securities.<br />
mobilisable, a. (mil.) mobilizable;<br />
constructions-s, a generic term for huts (baroques),<br />
bridges, observatories, etc.<br />
mobilisation, f., (mil.) mobilization;<br />
v. s. v. carnet;<br />
carnet de- ,<br />
classe de- , ( Fr. a.) class to which men belong<br />
when summoned to military service for any<br />
reason (e. g., mobilization, inspection, etc.);<br />
journal de- , ( Fr. a.) register (in each regiment<br />
or service) ; of measures taken (in peace) or to<br />
be taken (in war) in case of mobilization.<br />
mobilise, m., (mil.) a member of the garde nationale<br />
mobilisee, q. v.<br />
mobiliser, v. a., (mil.) to mobilize.<br />
moblot, m.. popular name for a member of the<br />
gardejnooile.<br />
modelage, m., modeling.<br />
module, m., model; pattern; (fond.) pattern;<br />
(art.) model, mark; - defonte, (fond.) casting pattern;<br />
-'dujet, (fond.) runner stick, pin;<br />
type, pattern (e. g., of uniform).<br />
models, m., (top. drawing) representation (as, of<br />
surface forms, etc.), more specially hill shading,<br />
or representation of slopes;<br />
& I'effet, (top. drawing) fepresentatiqn<br />
of the<br />
surface forms, of the relief of the terrain;<br />
- en lumiere directe (oblique), (top. drawing)<br />
with relief brought out by direct (oblique)<br />
illumination.<br />
modeler, v. a., to model, pattern, shape;<br />
le terrain, le terraind I'effet, (top. drawing)<br />
to represent surface forms, to bring out the<br />
relief.<br />
modeleur, modeler.<br />
moderateur, m., (mach.) governor; regulator<br />
valve; damper; - a force centrifuge, conical pendulum.<br />
modeler, v. a., to moderate, check, restrain, curb,<br />
temper, slacken, lessen, abate.<br />
modificateur, m., (mach.) engaging and disengaging<br />
gear.<br />
modifier, difi v. a., to modify, change, alter; (art.) to<br />
transform to correspond to a different model<br />
(as, of a gun).<br />
modillon, m.,<br />
console.<br />
modillion, cantilever: bracket;<br />
module, m., modulus (of rupture, elasticity, etc.);<br />
d'une riviere, means discharge of a river.<br />
moelle, f., marrow; pith (of trees).<br />
moellon, m., (mas.) quarry stone; rough, unhewn<br />
stone; building stone; ashlar;<br />
d'appareil, ashlar; generic term for stone of<br />
dressed face and undressed body;<br />
s d'assise, stones of the same size used in<br />
regular courses;<br />
brut, rubble, undressed stone; quarry-faced<br />
stone;<br />
en coupe, stonp laid on edge;<br />
epince, face-hammered stone;<br />
gisant, quarry stone, more or less regular in<br />
form;<br />
gros, riprap stone; ashlar;<br />
de lit stone laid on its natural bed;<br />
i<br />
maqonnerie de ashlar , work;<br />
de parement, facing stone;<br />
pique, stone with pointed and drafted face;<br />
smille, hammer-dressed stone;<br />
de taille, dressed stone, cut stone;<br />
tetue, v. epince.<br />
mofette, f., choke damp; black damp.<br />
mole, f., heap of sand.<br />
moignon, m., stump of a tree, of a branch; zinc<br />
or lead pipe (med.) stump of an amputated leg<br />
or arm.<br />
moilon, m., v. moellon.<br />
moine, m., monk; (met.) blister, law; (mil. min.)<br />
monk, punk (obs.).<br />
moineau, m., sparrow; (hipp.) cropped horse;<br />
(fort.) small bastion or lunette at the middle<br />
of the curtain;<br />
cheval , v. s. v. cheval.<br />
moins-percu, m., (adm.) amount not drawn;<br />
en deniers, money not drawn or paid out at<br />
a payment;<br />
en nature, effects, articles, not drawn.<br />
moins-value, f., (adm.) deterioration, loss, decrease<br />
in value.<br />
mois, m., month; month's pay or allowance.<br />
moise, f., (cons.) tie, couple, brace, binding piece,<br />
connecting piece, tiebeam, collar or shoulder<br />
on a pump barrel; (powd.) frame or crib supporting<br />
the stamp of a stamping mill.<br />
en echarpe, diagonal tie;<br />
horizontale, horizontal tie; wale;<br />
inclinee, diagonal tie;<br />
s-jumelles, sjumclees, binding pieces;<br />
pendante. hanging tie.<br />
inoiser, v. a., (carp.) to tie, join timbers together<br />
by means of a tie; to notch timber together; to<br />
bridge over;<br />
par entailk, to notch together.<br />
moisi, p. p., musty.<br />
moisir, v. a., to make musty.<br />
moisissure, f., mtistmess.<br />
moisson, f., harvest; harvest time; crop.<br />
moissonner, v. a., to reap.<br />
moissonneuse, f., reaping machine.<br />
moite, a:, damp, moist, wet.<br />
moiteur, f., dampness, moisture.<br />
moitie,f.,half;<br />
& , half, halfway;<br />
--bois, v. mi-bois;<br />
b, chemin, halfway;<br />
it prix, half price.<br />
molaire, a., molar; f., (hipp.) grinder, molar, molar<br />
tooth;<br />
s en ciseaux, (hipp.) beveled molars;<br />
dent e, molar tooth;<br />
de lait, (hipp.) molar of the first dentition;<br />
de remplacement, adult molar, molar of the<br />
second dentition.<br />
molasse, f., argillaceous sandstone.<br />
mole, m., mole, pier, jetty; dam; jetty head;<br />
de, d'un, port, breakwater.<br />
molecule, f., molecule.<br />
molestation, f., molestation;<br />
de guerre, molestation of war;<br />
franc de de guerre, free from molestation of<br />
war.