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rectification, f., straightening (as of a road), correction;
rectification of a curve; rec ification
(of spirits); (inst.) adjustment; (mil.) rectification
of an alignment;
de route (mil.) measures taken to prevent
two columns from meeting when their roads
touch.
rectifier, v. a., to straighten; to rectify, adjust,
correct; to rectify (a curve, spirits); (inst.}
to adjust an instrument; (mack.) to grind
true;
I'alignement, (mil.) to rectify the alignment;
le tir, (art.) to correct the range.
rectiligne, a., rectilinear, right-lined;
d mouvement , (sm. a.) straight pull.
recto, m., ri^ht-hand page; first page of a leaflet,
odd-numbered page.
rec.u, p. p., received;
tre 1 to be admitted (to a school after examination);
to be admitted (formality, as to the
efre
French Academy);
technique).
ie premier, to pass first (as for the Poly-
rec.u, m., receipt;
au de, on receipt of;
sur , after passing receipts.
recueil, m., collection.
recueillir, v. a., to gather, collect; to harvest;
(cord.) to wind string on a spool;
un mur, (cons.) to connect a repaired wall
with that above (e. g., a face or party wall).
recueilloir, m., (cord.) rope maker's top.
recuire, v. a., to cook over; (met.) to anneal, let
down; to heat before cooling;
au bleu, etc., (met.) to heat up to a blue,
etc., heat;
four, fourneau, d , (met.) annealing furnace;
al'huileflambantt, (met.) to blaze off.
recuisson, m., (met.) annealing.
recuit, m., (met.) annealing;
apres temps, (met.) annealing proper;
couleur de , (met.) annealing color;
au bleu, etc., (met.) annealing by heating to
a blue, etc., heat;
al'huileflambantc, (met.) blazing off.
recul, m., recoil in general; (art., sm. a.) recoil",
kick (of a rifle); (nav.) slip of the screw; (elec.)
fall of the armature of an arc-light regulator;
aller au , (art.) to go "from battery;"
angle de , (art.) angle of recoil;
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apparent, (nav.) apparent slip of the screw;
arrete, (art.) restrained recoil;
itre au , (art.) to be"from battery;"
de I'helice, (nav.) slip of the screw;
libre, (art.) free recoil;
mettre au . (art.) to put "from battery;"
mise au , (art.) putting "from battery;"
negatif, (nav.) negative slip of the screw;
palan de , (cord.) relieving tackle;
reel, (nav.) true slip of the screw;
saws , (art.) nonrecoil;
& supprime, (art.) nonrecoil, nonrecoiling;
supprimer le , (art.) to take up
or check recoil;
vent de . wind shifting through west from
south-southwest to north-northwest or north,
and back again.
reculade, f., retreat, retrograde movement, recoiling,
falling back, slipping back; backing
(of a carriage).
reculement, m., backing (of carriages); (harn.)
breeching; (cons.) batter of a wall.
reculer, v. a. n., to back, carry back, move back;
to delay, put back; to go backward; to retire,
recede, withdraw, give way; to back (of a carriage,
of a horse); to back, rein back, a horse,
a team; (mil.) to retire, fall back; (art.) to recoil;
(sm. a.) to recoil, kick;
faire , to drive, push, back;
lesfrontieres, to extend a state, to "expand."
reculer, m., (man.) backing, act of backing.
reculons, d , adv., backward, the wrong way;
aller & , to go backward;
marcher d , v. aller d .
rcuprateur, m., (art.) recuperator (of a car-
. riage); (met.) recuperator;
defrein, (art.) recuperator;
d'mertie, (mach.) inertia recuperator;
d ressort, (art.) spring recuperator.
rticurer, v. a., to scour metal, to do bright work.
reusable, a., (law) that may be challenged (as a
witness).
recusation, f. f (law) plea in bar of trial; denial
of jurisdiction, of the competency of a witness,
of an expert; exception.
recuser, v. a., (law) to challenge, take exception
to.
redacteur, m., person who draws up a paper,
a report, proceedings, etc.; editor of a newspaper.
redaction, f., preparation of a report, etc.; editing
of a newspaper; editorial staff; (mil.) drawing
up of an order; (top. drawing) construction
of a map from notes;
travail de , (top. drawing) construction of a
map from notes; indoor work.
redan, m., notch; (cons.) skew back; recess in a
pilaster or vertical chain (to form a bond with
the masonry of the main wall); set-off; (in pi.)
corbel steps; (fort.) redan;
battened, s, (fort.) indented battery;
double , (fort.) double redan, i. e., a redan
flanking its own faces;
a flancs, v. double ;
ligne d s, (fort.) indented line;
renforce, (fort.) v. double .
reddition, f., submitting an account for audit;
(mil.) surrender of a town, of a fortified place.
redemption, f., redemption, ransom.
redevable, a., m., owing; debtor.
redevance, f., rent; dues, sum payable at fixed
intervals.
redhibitioii, f., (law) action to set aside a contract
of sale.
rtjdhibitoire, a., (law) redhibitory, setting aside a
contract of sale;
disease or defect that annuls the
cas , (hipp.)
sale of a horse (is applied to all domestic animals)
;
vice v. cas .
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redingotc, f., frock coat;
croisee, double-breasted coat;
droite, single-breasted coat;
de voyage, riding coat.
redonner, v. a., to give back; (mil.) to charge,
fall on, again.
redoublage, m., (nav.) resheathing.
redouble, p. p., doubled, redoubled; increased;
pas , (mil.) double-quick time, step, march.
redoublement, m., increase; (fenc.) two (or more)
attacks in quick
succession from the same
lunge, following a parry without riposte.
redoubler, v. a., to double, redouble, increase;
to line over again; (fenc.) to make a succession
of attacks from the same lunge without rising.
redoute, f., (fort.) redoubt;
batterie, batterie- , in semipermanent
fortification, redoubt in the intervals between
the forts of a line;
blindee, blockhouse;
carree, square redoubt;
casematee, casemated bomb-proof redoubt;
circulaire, circular redoubt;
de compagnie, redoubt (standard) for one
company;
couverte, v. blindee;
en croix, cross redoubt;
demi ,
half redoubt;
& machicoulis, redoubt of several stories, the
upper projecting beyond the wall .(so as to see
and defend the bottom);
ligne d demi s, v. s. v. ligne.
redressage, m., straightening, as of a bar, etc.