Part 124

=policer=, _v.a._, to establish a regular government; to civilize, to polish, to refine.

=polichinelle=, _n.m._, punch, buffoon; merry-andrew.

=poli-couteaux=, _n.m._, knife-cleaner.

=poliment=, _adv._, politely.

=polir=, _v.a._, to polish, to polish up, to brighten, to burnish; to make polite, to civilize, to refine. _— un discours_; to polish a discourse. _— une langue_; to polish a language.

_se_ =polir=, _v.r._, to polish (of a thing); to become refined (of people).

=polissage=, _n.m._, polishing, finishing.

=polisseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, polisher.

=polissoir=, _n.m._, polisher (tool).

=polissoire=, _n.f._, shining-brush.

=polisson=, _n.m._, blackguard; low fellow, ragamuffin; scamp; mischievous child.

=polisson=, =-ne=, _adj._, mischievous, idle, blackguard; rude.

=polissonne=, _n.f._, gadabout (girl who runs about the streets).

=polissonner=, _v.n._, to play the blackguard, to crack broad jokes; (of children) to run about the streets.

=polissonnerie= (-so-n-rî), _n.f._, blackguardism, blackguard trick, broad, smutty joke.

=polissure=, _n.f._, polishing.

=politesse=, _n.f._, politeness, civility, good breeding, polite thing, kindness, attention, compliment. _Faire une —_; to do a polite thing. _Ce serait une — de votre part de_; it would be kind of you to.

=politicien=, _n.m._, politician.

=politique=, _adj._, political, politic, prudent, wise.

=politique=, _n.m._, politician, statesman. _C’est un rusé —_; he is a crafty politician.

=politique=, _n.f._, policy; politics, statecraft; prudence. _Etudier la —_; to study politics. _Parler —_; to talk politics. _— extérieure_; foreign politics; foreign policy.

=politiquement= (-tik-mān), _adv._, politically, (fig.) shrewdly.

=politiquer=, _v.n._, (fam.) to talk politics, to meddle with politics.

=polka=, _n.f._, polka.

=polker=, _v.n._, to dance the polka.

=poll=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) (pol.) poll.

=pollen= (pol-lè-n), _n.m._, (bot.) pollen.

=pollicitation= (pol-li-), _n.f._, (jur.) pollicitation.

=pollué=, =-e= (pol-lué), _adj._, polluted, defiled.

=polluer= (pol-lué), _v.a._, to pollute, to defile, to profane.

_se_ =polluer=, _v.r._, to pollute one’s self.

=pollution=, (pol-lu-), _n.f._, pollution, profanation.

=polonais=, =-e=, _adj._, Polish.

=polonais=, _n.m._, Pole; Polonese, Polish (language).

=polonaise=, _n.f._, polonaise (dress, dance, tune).

=poltron=, =-ne=, _n._ and _adj._, coward, poltroon, skulker; cowardly, dastardly, chicken-hearted.

=poltronnerie= (-tro-n-rî), _n.f._, cowardice, poltroonery, cowardly action.

=poly-=, a prefix from Gr. πολύς.

=polyacoustique=, _adj._, polyacoustic.

=polyadelphie=, _n.f._, polyadelphia.

=polyandrie=, _n.f._, (bot.) polyandria.

=polyarchie=, _n.f._, polyarchy.

=polychreste=, _adj._, (pharm.) polycrest.

=polychrome=, _adj._, (tech.) of many colors.

=polyèdre=, _n.m._, (geom.) polyhedron.

=polygala= _or_ =polygale=, _n.m._, (bot.) polygala, milkwort.

=polygame=, _n.m.f._ and _adj._, polygamist; polygamous.

=polygamie=, _n.f._, polygamy; (bot.) polygamia.

=polygarchie=, _n.f._ _V._ =polyarchie=.

=polyglotte=, _n.m.f._ and _adj._, polyglot.

=polygone=, _n.m._ and _adj._, (fort., geom.) polygon; ordnance-yard, practice-ground; polygonal.

=polygraphe=, _n.m._, polygraph (instrument for multiplying copies of a writing); manifold writer.

=polygraphie=, _n.f._, polygraphy.

=polygynie=, _n.f._, polygynia.

=polymathie=, _n.f._, polymathy (knowledge of many arts and sciences).

=polymathique=, _adj._, polymathic.

=polymorphe=, _adj._, polymorphous.

=polymorphisme=, _n.m._, polymorphy.

=polynôme=, _n.m._, (alg.) polynome, polynomial.

=polype=, _n.m._, polyp, polypus. _— du nez_; polypus (in the nose).

=polypétale=, _adj._, (bot.) polypetalous.

=polypeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, (med.) polypous.

=polyphone=, _adj._, polyphonic.

=polyphylle=, _adj._, polyphyllous.

=polypier=, _n.m._, polypier, coral.

=polypode=, _n.m._, (bot.) polypody.

=polyptique=, _n.m._, (feudality) register of rents, taxes.

=polyscope=, _n.m._, polyscope.

=polyspaste=, _n.m._, polyspast.

=polysperme=, _adj._, polyspermous.

=polystyle=, _adj._, (arch.) polystyle.

=polysyllabe=, _n.m._ and _adj._, polysyllable; polysyllabic, polysyllabical.

=polysyllabique=, _adj._, polysyllabic, polysyllabical.

=polytechnicien=, _n.m._, cadet of the Paris Polytechnic School.

=polytechnique= (-tèk-nik), _adj._, polytechnic. _Ecole —_; Polytechnic School (French national military and civil-service academy).

=polythéisme=, _n.m._, polytheism.

=polythéiste=, _n.m._ and _adj._, polytheist; polytheistic, polytheistical.

=polytric=, _n.m._, (bot.) golden maiden-hair, hair-moss.

=pomifère=, _adj._, pomiferous.

=pommade=, _n.f._, pomatum (for the hair); lip-salve; (man.) vault, vaulting.

=pommader=, _v.a._, to pomade.

=pomme=, _n.f._, apple; ball, knob; head (of a cabbage, of a lettuce, of a walking-stick). _— sauvage_; crab, crab-apple. _— d’Adam_; Adam’s apple. _— de discorde_; apple of discord, bone of contention. _— d’amour_; tomato. _— de terre_; potato. _— de chêne_; oak-apple. _— de coloquinte_; bitter-apple. _— de pin_; pineapple; fir-apple. _— de choux_, _de laitue_; head of a cabbage, of a lettuce. _— de canne_; head _or_ handle of a cane. _— de lit_; ball at the top of a bed-post. _—s de pavillon_; (nav.) trucks of the ensign-staff. _—s de girouette_; (nav.) acorns of the vanes.

☉=pommé=, _n.m._, cider.

=pommé=, =-e=, _part._, grown to a round head, cabbaged; (fig., fam.) complete, downright. _Laitue —e_; cabbage-lettuce. _Un fou —_; a downright fool. _Une sottise —e_; an egregious blunder.

=pommeau=, _n.m._, pummel (of saddles, swords).

=pommelé=, =-e=, _adj._, dappled, mottled; cloudy (with dappled clouds). _Cheval gris-—_; dapple-gray horse.

_se_ =pommeler= (po-m-lé), _v.r._, to become dappled. _Le ciel s’est pommelé_; the sky has become dappled.

=pommelle=, _n.f._, roller-bolt (of carriages); grating (of pipes); drain-pipe; strainer.

=pommer=, _v.n._, (hort.) to cabbage, to grow to a round head.

=pommeraie= (po-mrê), _n.f._, apple-orchard.

=pommette=, _n.f._, pommel, knob, ball; cheek-bone.

=pommier=, _n.m._, apple-tree; apple-roaster.

=pomoyer=, _v.n._, (nav.) to underrun (cables).

=pompe=, _n.f._, pomp; splendor; ceremony, state; dignity, majesty. _Marcher en grande —_; to march in great state. _— funèbre_; funeral pomp. _— du style_; loftiness of style. _Entrepreneur de —s funèbres_; undertaker.

=pompe=, _n.f._, pump. _Piston d’une —_; plug, sucker, of a pump. _— à feu_; steam-pump. _— aspirante_; suction-pump. _— à incendie_; fire-engine. _— à vapeur_; steam-pump _or_ engine. _— d’arrosement_; watering-engine, garden engine. _—s funèbres_; funerals, burials. _La — est haute_; the pump sucks. _La — se décharge_; the pump has lost water. _— à bière_; beer-engine. _À la —_; on draught. _À la —!_ (nav.) pump ship, ho!

=pomper=, _v.n._, to pump.

=pomper=, _v.a._, to pump, to suck up. _— l’humidité_; to suck up the moisture.

=pompeusement= (-peûz-mān), _adv._, pompously, with great pomp.

=pompeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, pompous, stately, lofty. _Style_, _discours —_; lofty style, speech.

=pompier=, _n.m._, fireman; pump-maker.

=pompon=, _n.m._, top-knot (of horses); ear-knot; (milit.) tuft.

=pomponné=, =-e=, _part._, decked out, tricked out.

=pomponner=, _v.a._, (fam.) to ornament, to deck out, to dress. _— son style_; to trick out one’s style.

_se_ =pomponner=, _v.r._, (fam.) to dress one’s self up.

☉=ponant=, _n.m._, west; western ocean (in contradistinction to the Mediterranean).

=ponçage=, _n.m._, pumicing; pouncing.

=ponce=, _n.f._, Pontius; pumice; (drawing) pounce. _Pierre —_; pumice-stone.

=ponceau=, _n.m._, (bot.) corn-poppy; culvert; archway; one-arched bridge; red color, poppy-color, flame-color.

=ponceau=, _adj._, poppy-colored.

=poncer=, _v.a._, to pumice; (drawing) to pounce. _— de la vaisselle_; to rub plate with pumice-stone.

=ponceu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, pumiceous.

=poncif=, _n.m._ _V._ =poncis=.

=poncire=, _n.m._, poncire lemon.

=poncis=, _n.m._, (drawing, engr.) pounced drawing.

=ponction=, _n.f._, (surg.) puncture, tapping.

=ponctionner=, _v.a._, (med.) to tap, to puncture.

=ponctualité=, _n.f._, punctuality.

=ponctuation=, _n.f._, punctuation; vowel-pointing.

=ponctué=, =-e=, _part._, punctuated, dotted. _Plante —e_; dotted plant. _Ligne —e_; dotted line.

=ponctuel=, =-le=, _adj._, punctual, exact.

=ponctuellement= (-èl-mān), _adv._, punctually, exactly.

=ponctuer=, _v.a._, to punctuate, to point.

=pondage=, _n.m._, poundage (duty per pound).

=pondérabilité=, _n.f._, ponderability.

=pondérable=, _adj._, ponderable.

=pondération=, _n.f._, (phys.) ponderation; poising, balancing.

=pondérer=, _v.a._, to poise, to balance.

=pondeuse=, _n.f._, layer; laying (of hens).

=pondre=, _v.a._, to lay eggs.

=poney=, _n.m._, pony.

=pongo=, _n.m._, (mam.) pongo, black orang.

=pont=, _n.m._, bridge; deck (of a ship); flap (of trousers). _—-levis_, (_—s-—_) drawbridge. _— tournant_; swing-bridge. _— dormant_; fixed bridge. _— suspendu_; suspension-bridge. _— tube_; tubular bridge. _— à bascule_; weigh-bridge. _Faire un — d’or à quelqu’un_; to make great pecuniary concessions to any one. _— aux ânes_; asses’ bridge (the 47th proposition in France, instead of the 5th in America). _La foire n’est pas sur le —_; (prov.) there is no need to be in such a hurry. _Les —s et chaussées_; department of roads and bridges. _— volant_; (nav.) hanging stage. _Premier —_; lower deck. _Second —_; upper deck of a two-decker. _Troisième —_; upper deck of a three-decker. _Faux —_; spar-deck. _— arqué_; cambered deck. _— coupé_; half-deck. _Entre —_; orlop deck, between decks. _Equipage de —_; pontoon train. _Se porter comme le Pont Neuf_; to be in splendid health; to be as fit as a fiddle. _C’est vieux comme le Pont Neuf_; it is as old as the hills _or_ Queen Anne is dead.

=pont-aqueduc=, _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) aqueduct-bridge.

=ponte=, _n.f._, laying of eggs.

=ponte=, _n.m._, punter (cards); (ombre) ponto, the ace of hearts _or_ diamonds.

=ponté=, =-e=, _adj._, decked (of a ship).

=ponter=, _v.n._, (play) to punt.

=pontet=, _n.m._, trigger-guard; saddle-tree.

=pontife=, _n.m._, pontiff. _Le souverain —_; the sovereign pontiff, the pope.

=pontifical=, _n.m._, pontifical.

=pontifical=, =-e=, _adj._, pontifical.

=pontificalement= (-kal-mān), _adv._, pontifically.

=pontificat=, _n.m._, pontificate.

=pontin=, _adj._, Pontine. _Les marais —s_; the Pontine marshes (between Rome and Naples).

=pont-levis=, _n.m._, (_—s-—_) drawbridge; flap (of trousers); (man.) pontlevis.

=pont-neuf=, _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) street-ballad, popular song.

=ponton=, _n.m._, pontoon, bridge of boats; hulk; convict-ship.

=pontonage=, _n.m._, bridge-toll; hire of a ferry-boat; pontage.

=pontonnier=, _n.m._, toll-collector; (milit.) pontonier.

=pontuseau=, _n.m._, water-line (in paper).

=pope=, _n.m._, pope (priest of the Greek church).

=popeline=, _n.f._, poplin.

=poplité=, =-e=, _adj._, (anat.) popliteal.

=populace=, _n.f._, populace, mob, rabble.

=populaci-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, low, vulgar.

=populaire=, _adj._, popular, vulgar. _n.m._, populace, rabble.

=populairement= (-lèr-mān), _adv._, popularly.

=populariser=, _v.a._, to popularize, to make popular.

_se_ =populariser=, _v.r._, to make one’s self popular.

=popularité=, _n.f._, popularity.

=population=, _n.f._, population.

=populeu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, populous.

=populo=, _n.m._, (_—s_) (jest.) plump little boy, chubby-cheeks.

=poracé=, =-e=, _adj._, (med.) porraceous.

=porc= (pork), _n.m._, hog, pig, pork; porker; swine. _— marin_; porpoise. _Soie de —_; hog’s bristles. _Gardeur de —s_; swine-herd. _— frais_; pork. _Côtelette de —_; pork-chop. [The final c of porc is silent before words beginning with a consonant.]

=porcelaine=, _n.f._, porcelain, china, chinaware; china vase or vases. _Terre à —_; china-clay.

=porcelainier=, _n.m._, workman in a porcelain manufactory, china manufacturer.

=porcelet=, _n.m._, young pig; porket; (insect) wood-louse.

=porc-épic= (por-ké-pik), _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) porcupine.

=porchaison=, _n.f._, wild-boar season.

=porche=, _n.m._, porch, portal.

=porch-er=, _n.m._, =-ère=, _n.f._, swineherd.

=porcherie=, _n.f._, pig-sty, piggery.

=porcine=, _adj.f._, porcine.

=pore=, _n.m._, pore.

=poreu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, having pores, porous.

=porisme=, _n.m._, (geom.) porism; (antiq.) corollary.

=porosité=, _n.f._, porosity.

=porphyre=, _n.m._, (min.) porphyry; (pharm.) slab (for grinding).

=porphyrisation=, _n.f._, grinding (with a muller), pulverization.

=porphyriser=, _v.a._, to grind; to porphyrize; to pound, to powder, to pulverize.

=porque=, _n.f._, sow; (nav.) rider. _— de fond_; floor-riders. _Allonges de —_; futtock-riders. _Aiguillettes de —_; upper futtock-riders.

=porracé=, =-e=, _adj._ _V._ =poracé=.

=porreau=, _n.m._ _V._ =poireau=.

=porrection=, _n.f._, (c.rel.) presentation of the instruments.

=porrigo=, _n.m._, (med.) porrigo, ring-worm.

=port=, _n.m._, port, haven, harbor, sea-port town; wharf, quay; postage, carriage (of parcels); aspect; presence, bearing, gait, portliness; (nav.) burden; (mus.) grace note, portamento. _— de mer_; sea-port. _— de toutes marées_; deep-water harbor. _— à marée_; tidal harbor. _— marchand_; commercial harbor. _— de guerre_; naval harbor _or_ station. _Franc de —_; prepaid, carriage paid. _Prendre —_, _surgir au —_; to come into harbor, to land; to attain one’s end, to come to an anchor. _Arriver à bon —_; to come safe into harbor; to arrive safely; (fig.) to end happily. _Faire naufrage au —_; to be wrecked in port. _— de lettre_; postage. _— payé_; post-paid. _Permis de — d’armes_; license to carry arms. _— d’armes_; gun-license. _— de voix_; (voc. mus.) portamento-voice. _Elle a un — de reine_; her walk is that of a queen. _Le — d’une plante_; (bot.) the aspect of a plant. _— permis_; (nav.) weight of luggage (free on board ship to officers, sailors, and passengers). _Conduire_, or _mener_, _à bon —_; (fig.) to bring to a successful issue.

=portable=, _adj._, that can be worn, wearable; portable, payable (at).

=portage=, _n.m._, portage (at water-falls in America); conveyance, porterage. _V._ _port permis_ (nav.), under =port=. _Faire —_; to carry a boat overland (at waterfalls).

*=portail=, _n.m._, front gate, west-door (of a church); door-way, portal.

=portant=, =-e=, _adj._, bearing, carrying. _L’un — l’autre_; one with another, one carrying the other. _Il est bien —_; he is in good health. _Tirer sur quelqu’un à bout —_; to shoot at any one quite close, _or_ point-blank.

=portati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, portable.

=porte=, _adj._, (anat.) portal. _Veine —_; portal vein.

=porte=, _n.f._, gate, gateway, door-way, door; door-step, threshold; eye (for hooks); defile (of mountains); the Sublime Porte. _Les —s d’une ville_; the gates of a town. _—s d’enfilade_; suite of doors. _— d’entrée_; entrance door, street door, front door. _— de sortie_; exit door, side door, back door. _— à —_; next door to each other. _— cochère_; courtyard-gate. _— à deux battants_; folding-doors. _— battante_; baize-door. _— vitrée_; glass door. _—-croisée_, (_—s-—s_) terrace, _or_ garden, glass door. _Mettre quelqu’un à la —_; to turn any one out of doors. _Fermer la — au nez de quelqu’un_; to shut the door in any one’s face. _— de derrière_; back door; (fig.) shift. _Prendre la —_; to take to the door. _Refuser la —_; to refuse admittance. _À —s ouvrantes_; at the opening of the gates. _À — close_; with closed doors. _—s d’un bassin_; gates of a dock. _La — ottomane_; the Ottoman, the Sublime Porte. _Faire défendre sa — à_; not to be at home to.

=porté=, =-e=, _part._, carried, inclined, prone, disposed; (of shadows) projected. _Il est — par la loi que_; the law provides that. _Il est — à médire_; he is prone to backbiting.

=porté=, _n.m._, wear; appearance, style, look.

=porte-affiches=, _n.m._, advertising board; (man) sandwich-man.

*=porte-aiguille=, _n.m._, (_—_) (surg.) needle-holder; (_—_, or _—-—s_) needle-case.

=porte-allumettes=, _n.m._, (_—_) _n.m._, match-box.

=porte-amarre=, _n.m._, life-saving apparatus, line rocket.

☉=porte-arquebuse=, _n.m._, (_—_) king’s gun-bearer.

=porte-assiette=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) plate-stand.

☉=porte-auge=, _n.m._, (_—_) hodman, mason’s laborer.

=porte-baguette=, _n.m._, (_—_) pipe (of muskets, pistols).

=porte-baïonnette=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) bayonet-belt.

=porte-balle=, _n.m._, peddler, packman.

=porte-barres=, _n.m._, (_—_) pole-ring.

=porte-bonheur=, _n.m._, bearer of good tidings; bangle.

=porte-bossoir=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (nav.) supporter of the cat-head.

=porte-bouquet=, _n.m._, bouquet-holder.

=porte-bouteilles=, _n.m._, wine-rack, wine-bin.

=porte-carabine=, _n.m._, (_—_) carbine-swivel.

=porte-carafe=, _n.m._, decanter stand.

=porte-cartes=, _n.m._, (_—_) card-rack, card-case.

=porte-chape=, _n.m._, cope-bearer.

=porte-cierge=, _n.m._, taper-bearer.

=porte-choux=, _n.m._, market-gardener’s horse.

=porte-cigare=, _n.m._, (_—_) cigar-holder.

=porte-cigares=, _n.m._, (_—_) cigar-case.

=porte-clefs=, _n.m._, (_—_) turnkey; (mus.) key-board, key-ring.

=porte-collet=, _n.m._, pad, stiffener (for collars).

=porte-coquetiers=, _n.m._, egg-stand.

=porte-crayons=, _n.m._, pencil-case.

=porte-croix=, _n.m._, (_—_) cross-bearer.

=porte-crosse=, _n.m._, (_—_) crosier-bearer; (milit.) carbine-bucket.

=porte-cure-dent=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) tooth-pick case _or_ holder.

=porte-dieu=, _n.m._, (_—_) (c.rel.) viaticum-bearer.

=porte-drapeau=, _n.m._, (_—_) (milit.) ensign-bearer, ensign, color-sergeant.

=portée=, _n.f._, brood, litter; reach (of the hand, arm); reach (of the mind); capacity, compass; comprehension; import (extent of signification); shot (of a missile weapon); (artil.) range; (arch.) pitch; bearing; resting-point; (mus.) staff, stave. _Hors de la — du canon_; beyond cannon range. _A_ or _à la — du fusil_; within gun-shot range. _Cela n’est pas à ma —_; that is not within my reach. _Être à la — de la voix de quelqu’un_; to be within hearing, within call. _À — de trait_; within bow-shot. _Cet ouvrage n’est pas à ma —_; that work is not within my compass, is beyond me. _Cela passe ma —_; that is beyond my comprehension, I cannot make it out, I fail to understand. _Se mettre à la — de quelqu’un_; to come down to the level of any one. _Esprit d’une haute —_; an intellect of great range of thought. _La — d’un raisonnement_; the scope or bearing of an argument.

☉=porte-enseigne=, _n.m._, (_—_) standard-bearer.

=porte-épée=, _n.m._, (_—_) sword-bearer; sword-belt, sword-hanger.

=porte-éperon=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) spur-strap.

=porte-étendard=, _n.m._, (_—_) standard-bearer; cornet.

=porte-étrier=, _n.m._, (_—_) stirrup-strap.

=porte-étrivière=, _n.m._, stirrup-bar.

*=porte-éventail=, _n.m._, (_—_) fan-carrier.

=portefaix=, _n.m._, porter, street-porter.

=porte-fer=, _n.m._, (_—_) horse-shoe case, iron-stand.

*=portefeuille=, _n.m._, portfolio; pocket-book; (pol.) office, portfolio, bill-case. _Tout son bien est en —_; all his property is invested in bills. _Cet auteur a plusieurs ouvrages en —_; that author has several works in manuscript, _or_ lying by. _Courir le —_; to go office-hunting. _En —_; (com.) (of bills) in hand.

=porte-flambeau=, _n.m._, (_—_ or _—-—x_) light-bearer; torch-bearer; linkman.

=porte-fleurs=, _n.m._, flower-stand.

=porte-fouet=, _n.m._, whip-socket; whip-holder.

=porte-fourchette=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) knife-rest.

=porte-fromage=, _n.m._, (_—_) cheese-tray _or_ stand.

=porte-fût=, _n.m._, cask-stand.

=porte-gargousse=, _n.m._, (_—_) (nav.) cartridge-box.

=porte-giberne=, _n.m._, (mil.) pouch-belt.

=porte-hache=, _n.m._, (milit.) axe-case; axe-bearer.

=porte-haubans=, _n.m._, (_—_) (nav.) chain-wale.

=porte-huilier=, _n.m._, (_—_) cruet-stand.

=porte-lanterne=, _n.m._, lantern-fly; lamp-bracket (bicycles).

=porte-lettres=, _n.m._, (_—_) letter-case.

=porte-liqueurs=, _n.m._, (_—_) liquor-frame.

=porte-livre=, _n.m._, book-prop.

=porte-lof=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) (nav.) bumkin.

=porte-malheur=, _n.m._, (_—_) ill omen, bearer of ill-luck.

=porte-malle=, _n.m._, (_—_). _V._ =porte-balle=.

=portemanteau=, _n.m._, portmanteau; coat-peg, coat-stand; coat-rail.

=porte-masse=, _n.m._, mace-bearer.

=porte-mèche=, _n.m._, (_—_) wick-holder; (surg.) tent-probe.

=portement=, _n.m._, (paint.) carrying, bearing. _— de croix_; carrying the cross.

=porte-mitre=, _n.m._, (_—_) miter-bearer.

=porte-monnaie=, _n.m._, (_—_) purse, flat-purse.

=porte-montre=, _n.m._, (_—_) watch-stand.

=porte-montres=, _n.m._, (_—_) show-case (for watches).

=porte-mors=, _n.m._, (_—_) heading-rein, check-piece.

=porte-mouchettes=, _n.m._, (_—_) snuffer-tray.

=porte-mousqueton=, _n.m._, (_—_) carbine-swivel, hook.

=porte-musc=, _n.m._, (_—_). _V._ =musc= (mam.).

=porte-musique=, _n.m._, music-stand; canterbury.

=porte-objet=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) object-holder, slide.

=porte-page=, _n.m._, (_—_) (print.) page-paper.

=porte-parapluies=, _n.m._, (_—_) umbrella-stand.

=porte-parole=, _n.m._, mouthpiece, spokesman.

=porte-peigne=, _n.m._, comb-bag, comb-case.

=porte-pièce=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) shoemaker’s punch.

=porte-pierre=, _n.m._, (_—_) (surg.) caustic-case.

=porte-pipe=, _n.m._, (_—_) pipe-case.

=porte-plume=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) pen-holder.

=porte-plumes=, _n.m._, (_—_) pen-case.

=porte-queue=, _n.m._, (_—_, or _—-—s_) train-bearer. _Grand —_; (orni.) swallow-tail butterfly.

=porte-queues=, _n.m._, (billiards) cue-rack.

=porter= (-tèr), _n.m._, porter (beer).