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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.

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