Part 157

=tertio= (tèr-siô), _adv._, thirdly.

=tertre= (tèr-), _n.m._, hillock, rising ground, knoll, ridge, mound. _— funéraire_; grave; moldering heap (Gray).

=tes= (tè), _possessive adj._ _pl._, thy. _V._ =ton=.

=tesson= (tè-) _or_ =têt= (tè), _n.m._, potsherd, fragment of broken glass.

=test= (tèst), _n.m._, (English hist.) test.

=test= (tèst) _or_ =têt= (tè), _n.m._, (zöol.) shell.

=testacé= (tès-), _n.m._, shelled animal, testacean.

=testacé=, =-e= (tès-), _adj._, testaceous.

=testament= (tès-), _n.m._, Testament; testament, will, last will and testament. _Ancien —_; Old Testament. _Nouveau —_; New Testament.

=testamentaire= (tès-), _adj._, testamentary.

☉=testat= (tès-tat), _adj._, testate.

=testat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, (tès-), testator, testatrix.

=tester= (tès-), _v.n._, to make one’s will. _Mourir sans —_; to die intestate.

=testicule= (tès-), _n.m._, testicle.

=testif= (tès-), _n.m._, camel’s hair.

=testimonial=, =-e= (tès-), _adj._, testifying, of testimony, by witness.

☉=teston= (tès-), _n.m._, (old coin) testoon.

☉=testonner= (tès-), _v.a._, to dress the hair.

=têt= (tè) _or_ =test= (tèst), _n.m._, (chem., metal.) test, cupel, potsherd, broken glass, etc.

=tétanique=, _adj._, (med.) tetanic.

=tétanos= (-nos), _n.m._, (med.) tetanus; lock-jaw.

=têtard=, _n.m._, tadpole; pole-socket (of carriages); (ich.) bull-head, miller’s thumb.

=tétasses= (tè-), _n.f.pl._, (triv.) flabby hanging-down breasts.

=tête=, _n.f._, head, head-piece; brains, sense, judgment; presence of mind, self-possession; hair, head of hair; horns (of stags); front, head (of a bridge); top (of things); (milit.) van, vanguard; court-card (of playing cards); (bot.) capitulum; header (swimming). _— à perruque_; wig-block, barber’s block; (fig.) blockhead, old fogy. _— de Méduse_; Medusa’s head; (fig.) anything producing terror, anything horrible. _Mal de —_; headache. _Signe de —_; nod. _La — en avant_; head foremost. _— ou pile_; head or tails. _— de colonne_; foremost body. _— de ligne_; starting point, terminus, port of departure. _Payer tant par —_; to pay so much a head, a piece. _Aller la — levée_; to carry one’s head high. _Donner — baissée contre_; to run full butt at. _Donner de la — contre un mur_; to hit one’s head against a stone wall. _Se monter la —_; to get excited over anything. _Avoir mauvaise — mais bon cœur_; to be quick-tempered, but kind-hearted. _Avoir la — fêlée_; to be crack-brained. _Avoir des affaires par-dessus la —_; to be over head and ears in business, in work. _Avoir de la —_; to have presence of mind, to be resolute. _Ce sont deux —s dans un bonnet_; they are hand and glove together. _Crier à tue —_; to bawl out loud, to shout at the top of one’s voice. _— baissée_; headlong. _— pelée_, _— chauve_; bald head. _Cela lui met martel en —_; that worries him to death. _La — me fend_; my head is ready to split. _La — me tourne_; I feel giddy. _En avoir pardessus la —_; to be sick and tired of anything, to be over head and ears in. _Avoir la — près du bonnet_; to be passionate, hot-headed. _La — lui a tourné_; he has lost his senses. _Il ne sait où donner de la —_; he does not know which way to turn. _Autant de —s, autant d’opinions_; so many men, so many minds. _Il y va de votre —_; your life is at stake. _Vous en répondrez sur votre —_; your head will answer for it. _Il est homme de —_; he has a good head, he is a man of resource. _Il a la — dure_; he is dull of understanding. _C’est une mauvaise —_; he is an obstinate fellow. _Avoir une chose en —_; to have a thing in one’s head, to be bent upon a thing. _Perdre la —_; to lose one’s head, to lose one’s self-possession; to lose one’s wits. _Agir de —_; to act with prudence. _Faire à sa —_; to have one’s own way, to follow one’s own bent. _Avoir la — chaude_; to be hot-headed. _Tenir — à quelqu’un_; to cope with any one. _Tourner la — à quelqu’un_; to turn any one’s head, brain. _De la — aux pieds_; from head to foot; from top to toe. _Faire un signe de —_; to nod. _— de mort_; death’s head. _En —_; in one’s head; in front, ahead. _— d’âne_; (ich.) miller’s thumb, bull-head.

=tête-à-tête=, _n.m._, (_—_) tête-à-tête, private interview _or_ conversation. _En —_; face to face, in private, by ourselves, etc.; (furniture) settee, ottoman.

=têteau=, _n.m._, end of a branch.

=tête-bêche=, _adj._, top against bottom.

=tête-bleu!= _int._, zounds!

=tête-dieu!= _int._, zounds!

=teter= (té-) _or_ =téter=, _v.a._, to suck (milk).

=teter= (té-) _or_ =téter=, _v.n._, to suck. _Donner à — à_; to give suck to, to suckle.

=têtière= (-ti-è-r), _n.f._, infant’s cap; antimacassar; head-stall (of a bridle).

=tétin= (té-), _n.m._, nipple, teat.

=tétine= (té-), _n.f._, (cook.) udder; dent (on a cuirass).

=téton= (té-), _n.m._, teat, breast (of a woman). _Bouton du —_; nipple.

=tétonnière= (té-), _n.f._, breast-band; (l.ex.) full-breasted woman.

=tétra=, a prefix from Gr. τετρα.

=tétracorde=, _n.m._, tetrachord.

=tétradrachme=, _n.m._ and _f._, (antiq.) tetradrachm.

=tétradynamie=, _n.f._, (bot.) tetradynamia.

=tétraèdre=, _n.m._, (geom.) tetrahedron.

=tétragone=, _n.m._ and _adj._, (geom.) tetragon; tetragonal.

=tétralogie=, _n.f._, (antiq.) tetralogy.

=tétramètre=, _n.m._, tetrameter.

=tétrandrie=, _n.f._, (bot.) tetrandria.

=tétrapétalé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) tetrapetalous.

=tétraphylle=, _adj._, (bot.) tetraphyllous.

=tétrarcat= _or_ =tétrarchat=, _n.m._, tetrarchate.

=tétrarchie=, _n.f._, tetrarchy.

=tétrarque=, _n.m._, tetrarch.

=tétras= (-trâs), _n.m._, (orni.) grouse, capercailzie.

=tétrastyle=, _n.m._, (arch.) tetrastyle.

=tétrasyllabe=, _n.m._, (gram.) tetrasyllable.

=tette= (têt), _n.f._, teat, dug (of animals).

=tette-chèvre= (tèt-), _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (orni.) goat-sucker, fern-owl.

=têtu=, =-e=, _adj._, headstrong, willful, stubborn, obstinate.

=têtu=, _n.m._, (tech.) granite hammer.

=teutonique=, _adj._, Teutonic.

=texte= (tèkst), _n.m._, text, theme, matter, subject, point; (jur.) purview; passage (of Scripture). _Petit —_; (print.) brevier. _Gros —_; (print.) two-line brevier. _Revenir à son —_; to return to the point. _Restituer un —_; to restore a text. _Livre de —_; text-book.

=textile= (tèks-til), _n.m._ and _adj._, textile material; textile.

=textuaire= (tèks-tu-è-r), _n.m._, text. _adj._, textuary.

=textuel=, =-le= (tèks-tu-èl), _adj._, textual, word for word.

=textuellement= (tèks-tu-èl-mān), _adv._, textually, word for word, verbatim.

=texture= (tèks-tur), _n.f._, weaving, texture; connection.

=thalame=, _n.m._, (bot.) thalamus.

=thaler= (-lèr), _n.m._, dollar (German coin).

=thallium=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) (chem.) thallium.

=thalweg=, _n.m._, (_—s_) (geog.) thalweg; middle line of a river.

=thane=, _n.m._, thane (Saxon _or_ Danish baron).

=thapsie=, _n.f._, (bot.) deadly carrot.

=thaumaturge=, _n.m._ and _adj._, thaumaturge; thaumaturgical.

=thaumaturgie=, _n.f._, thaumaturgy.

=thé=, _n.m._, tea; tea-party; (bot.) tea-tree. _Boîte à —_; tea-caddy, tea-canister. _Cabaret à —_, _service à —_; set of tea-things, tea-service.

=théatin=, _n.m._, theatine (monk _or_ nun).

=théâtral=, =-e=, _adj._, theatrical.

=théâtralement=, _adv._, theatrically.

=théâtre=, _n.m._, theater, playhouse; stage; plays (collection); theater (scene, place of action); scene, field, seat. _Monter sur le —_; to appear upon the stage, to act, to tread the boards. _Changement de —_; change of scenery. _Coup de —_; unexpected event, striking event; (fam.) claptrap. _— de la guerre_; seat of war. _— de Corneille_; Corneille’s plays. _Roi de —_; mere shadow of a king. _Accommoder un sujet au —_; to adapt anything for the stage.

=thébaïde=, _n.f._, Egyptian desert; (fig.) a desert, lonely solitude.

=thébain=, _n.m._ and _adj._, Theban.

=théière=, _n.f._, tea-pot.

=théiforme=, _adj._, theiform (infusions).

=théisme=, _n.m._, theism.

=théiste=, _n.m._, theist.

=theifuse=, _n.f._, river-crab.

=thème=, _n.m._, topic, subject, theme; (mus.) theme; (astrol.) scheme; composition, exercise (in schools).

=thémis=, _n.f._, Themis, (poet. st.e.) justice.

=théocratie= (-ci), _n.f._, theocracy.

=théocratique=, _adj._, theocratic, theocratical.

=théocratiquement= (-tik-mān), _adv._, theocratically.

=théodicée=, _n.f._, theodicy.

=théodolite=, _n.m._, (math.) theodolite.

=théodosien=, _adj._, Theodosian.

=théogonie=, _n.f._, theogony.

=théogonique=, _adj._, relating to theogony.

=théologal=, _n.m._, lecturer on divinity.

=théologal=, =-e=, _adj._, theological, divine.

=théologale=, _n.f._, lectureship on divinity.

=théologie=, _n.f._, theology, divinity. _Docteur en —_; doctor of divinity.

=théologien= (-ji-in), _n.m._, theologian, divine.

=théologique=, _adj._, theological.

=théologiquement= (-jik-mān), _adv._, theologically.

=théorbe=, _n.m._ _V._ =téorbe=.

=théorème=, _n.m._, theorem.

=théoricien= (-sī-in), _n.m._, theorist.

=théorie=, _n.f._, theory; speculation. _Faire des —s_; to speculate, to theorize.

=théorique=, _adj._, theoretical.

=théoriquement= (-rik-mān), _adv._, theoretically.

=théoriser=, _v.a._, to theorize.

=théoriste=, _n.m._, theorist.

=théosophe=, _n.m._, theosophist.

=théosophie=, _n.f._, theosophy.

=thérapeutes=, _n.m.pl._, (religious order) Therapeutics.

=thérapeutique=, _adj._, therapeutical.

=thérapeutique=, _n.f._, (med.) therapeutics.

=thériacal=, =-e=, _adj._, (pharm.) theriac, theriacal.

=thériaque=, _n.f._, (pharm.) theriac.

=thermal=, =-e= (tèr-), _adj._, thermal. _Eaux —es_; hot mineral waters, hot springs.

=thermes= (tèrm), _n.m.pl._, thermal baths; (antiq.) thermæ.

=thermidor= (tèr-), _n.m._, Thermidor, eleventh month of the calendar of the first French republic, from July 19th to August 17th.

=thermidorien=, =-ne= (tèr-), _n._ and _adj._, Thermidorian.

=thermo-manomètre= (tèr-), _n.m._, (of steam-engines) thermometer-gauge.

=thermomètre= (tèr-), _n.m._, thermometer.

=thermométrique= (tèr-), _adj._, thermometric.

=thermoscope= (tèr-), _n.m._, (phys.) thermoscope.

=thermostat= (tèr-), _n.m._, (phys.) thermostat.

=thésauriser=, _v.n._, to treasure up, to hoard up, to heap up treasure.

=thésauriseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, hoarder.

=thèse=, _n.f._, thesis, theme; disputation, argument, discussion; the printed sheet containing the thesis. _Vous sortez de la —_; you are wandering from the question. _Soutenir — pour quel-qu’un_; to side with any one, to stand up for any one. _Il voulut soutenir sa —_; he resolved to maintain his point. _Cela change la —_; that alters the matter. _En — générale_; as a rule.

=thessalonicien=, _n.m._ and _adj._, Thessalonian.

=théurgie=, _n.f._, theurgy.

=théurgique=, _adj._, theurgic, theurgical.

=thibaude=, _n.f._, hair-cloth, cow-hair cloth, coarse drugget.

=thlaspi=, _n.m._, (bot.) thlaspi.

=thon=, _n.m._, (ich.) tunny, tunny-fish.

=thoracique= _or_ ☉=thorachique=, _n.m._ and _adj._, (med.) pectoral; thoracic. _Canal —_; thoracic duct.

=thorax= (-raks), _n.m._, (anat.) thorax, chest.

=thridace=, _n.f._, (pharm.) lactucarium, lettuce-opium.

=thrombus= (-bus), _n.m._, (surg.) thrombus.

=thuia=, _n.m._, (bot.) thuja, arbor vitæ.

=thuriféraire=, _n.m._, (c.rel.) censer-bearer.

=thurifère=, _n.m._, (bot.) thuriferous.

=thuya=, _n.m._ _V._ =thuia=.

=thyade=, _n.f._, (antiq.) Bacchante.

=thym= (tin), _n.m._, (bot.) thyme.

=thymus=, _n.m._, (_—_) (anat.) thymus.

=thyroïde=, _adj._, (anat.) thyroid.

=thyrse=, _n.m._, (antiq.) thyrsus; (bot.) thyrsus.

=tiare= (tiar), _n.f._, tiara.

=tibia=, _n.m._, (anat.) tibia, shin, shin-bone.

=tibial=, =-e=, _adj._, (anat.) tibial.

=tibio-tarsien=, =-ne= (-si-in, -è-n), _adj._, (anat.) tibio-tarsal.

=tic=, _n.m._, knack, ugly knack, bad habit; (vet.) crib-biting; bad habits of cattle; (med.) tic. _— douloureux_; tic douloureux, facial neuralgia.

=tic tac=, _n.m._, ticktack; tick, ticking, click.

=tiède=, _adj._, lukewarm, tepid; mild, soft, cool; (fig.) indifferent.

=tièdement= (tièd-mān), _adv._, coldly, with indifference; lukewarmly.

=tiédeur=, _n.f._, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness; (fig.) coldness, indifference.

=tiédir=, _v.n._, to cool, to grow lukewarm, to become lukewarm; to grow cool, to become cool.

=tien=, =-ne= (ti-in, -è-n), _pron._, thine, yours.

=tien=, _n.m._, thine, thy own, yours, your own. _Les —s_; thy people, thy relations and friends.

=tiens=, _n.m._, only used in the expression _Un — vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras_; (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

=tiens!= _or_ =tenez!= _int._, expressing astonishment, _or_ to call the attention of the hearer; look! look here! look there! hold! now then! there!

=tierce= (tièrs), _n.f._, third (of time); (mus.) third, tierce; tierce (at cards); (fenc.) tiers; (print.) press-revise. _— majeure_; (mus.) major third; tierce major (at cards). _— mineure_; (mus.) minor third.

=tiercelet= (tièr-slè), _n.m._, (hawking) tercel, tiercel, tiercelet, tarsel.

=tiercement= (tièrs-mān), _n.m._, (thea.) increase of a third (in prices); ☉(jur.) outbidding by one third a price offered.

=tiercer= (tièrsé), _v.a._ and _n._, (thea.) to raise prices one third; ☉(jur.) to outbid by one third a price offered; (agri.) to plow a third time. _V._ =tercer=.

=tierceron= (tièr-), _n.m._, (arch.) tierceron.

=tierçon= (tièr-), _n.m._, a measure, tierce (of a cask).

=tier-s=, =-ce= (tièr, tièrs), _adj._, third, of a third person, third party. _Le — état_; the people, the commons. _Fièvre —ce_; tertian ague. _— porteur_, _— détenteur_; third party _or_ hand. _— parti_; third party.

=tiers=, _n.m._, third, third person; third part. _Le — et le quart_; everybody, all the world.

=tiers-point=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (arch.) tierce-point; (tech.) saw-file.

=tige=, _n.f._, trunk, stem, body; stalk, leg (of a boot); shank (of a candlestick); stock, head (of a family); shank (of an anchor); straw (of corn); tail (of a valve); (tech.) rod. _— de communication_; connecting rod. _— graduée_; index rod. _Arbres à haute —_; tall trees. _Arbres à basse —_; dwarf trees.

=tigette=, _n.f._, (arch.) honeysuckle ornament (at the springing of a volute).

*=tignasse=, _n.f._, (fam., pop.), mop, shock (of hair); old wig.

*=tignon=, _n.m._ _V._ =chignon=.

*=tignonner=, _v.a._, to curl the hair behind the head (of women).

*_se_ =tignonner=, _v.r._, to seize each other by the hair (behind), to pull caps, to have a set-to.

=tigre=, _n.m._, (mam.) tiger; (ich.) square fish; (conch.) tiger-shell; groom; (ent.) tiger-beetle.

=tigre=, _adj._, spotted (like a tiger).

=tigré=, =-e=, _adj._, spotted, speckled.

=tigrer=, _v.a._, to spot, to speckle.

=tigresse=, _n.f._, (mam.) tigress.

=tilbury=, _n.m._, tilbury, gig, two-wheeled cart.

=tiliacées=, _n.f.pl._, (bot.) tiliaceæ.

*=tillac=, _n.m._, (nav.) deck, poop. _Franc —_; main deck. _Faux —_; orlop deck.

*=tillage= _or_ =teillage=, _n.m._, (agri.) stripping, scutching (hemp).

*=tille= _or_ =teille=, _n.f._, bast of the lime-tree; cabin, cuddy (of an undecked vessel); ax-hammer; hemp-harl.

*=tiller= _or_ =teiller=, _v.a._, (agri.) to peel, to strip, to scutch (hemp).

*=tilleul=, _n.m._, (bot.) linden-tree, lime-tree.

*=tilleu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, _or_ =teilleu-r=, =-se=, (agri.) stripper, scutcher (of hemp).

=timbale=, _n.f._, kettle-drum; (mus.) timbal; cup (of metal); battledore; (cook.) mold.

=timbalier=, _n.m._, kettle-drummer.

=timbrage=, _n.m._, stamping (of government paper).

=timbre=, _n.m._, bell, clock-bell; office-bell, call-bell; ring, sound (of a bell); thrill, tone, voice; stamp (on paper); (her.) helmet; (horl.) bell; (post-office) post-mark; head, brains. _— de la voix_; tone of the voice. _— acquit_, _quittance_; receipt-stamp. _Droit de —_; stamp duty. _Sa voix a un — argentin_; he has a silver-toned voice. _Il a le — fêlé_; he is crack-brained, cracked.

=timbré=, =-e=, _part._ _adj._, stamped. _Papier —_; stamped paper, summons, writ. _Esprit_, _cerveau —_; crack-brained person. _Il est —_; he is cracked.

=timbre-poste=, _n.m._, (_—s-—_) postage-stamp.

=timbrer=, _v.a._, to stamp (paper, parchment); (her.) to crest.

=timbreur=, _n.m._, stamper.

=timide=, _adj._, timid, bashful, timorous, shy.

=timidement= (-mid-mān), _adv._, timidly, bashfully; timorously; shyly.

=timidité=, _n.f._, timidity, timorousness, nervousness, shyness, bashfulness.

=timon=, _n.m._, pole (of a coach); beam (of a plow); (nav.) helm, tiller (of a rudder); (fig.) helm, direction, government; (tech.) draught-bar. _Tenir le —_; to be at the helm.

=timonerie= (-mo-n-rî), _n.f._, (nav.) steerage.

=timonier=, _n.m._, wheeler, wheel-horse; (nav.) steersman, helmsman.

=timoré=, =-e=, _adj._, timorous, fearful, scrupulous.

=tin=, _n.m._, (nav.) block of wood; (tech.) cask-stand.

=tincal=, _n.m._, (chem.) tincal.

=tinctorial=, =-e=, _adj._, tinctorial.

=tine=, _n.f._, tub, water-cask, firkin.

=tinet=, _n.m._, gambrel (of horses); bent stick (for suspending carcases).

=tinette=, _n.f._, half tub, kit, firkin (of butter).

=tintamarre=, _n.m._, hubbub, uproar, clatter, hurly-burly, din, racket.

=tintement= (tīnt-mān), _n.m._, ringing sound, tinkling; tingling; toll, tolling, jingling, jingle. _— funèbre_; funeral toll, knell. _— d’oreilles_; tingling, _or_ ringing, in the ears.

=tintenague= (tīnt-nag), _n.f._ _V._ =toutenague=.

=tinter=, _v.a._, to toll, to ring, to ring for; (nav.) to put upon the stocks, to set on blocks, to prop, to support.

=tinter=, _v.n._, to toll, to ring; to tinkle, to jingle; to tingle. _Les oreilles me tintent_; my ears tingle.

=tintin=, _n.m._, jingling, tinkling (of bells, glasses).

=tintouin=, _n.m._, tingling (in one’s ear); noise, hubbub; anxiety, uneasiness, trouble. _Avoir du —_; to be upon thorns, to be in trouble.

=tique=, _n.f._, (ent.) tick. _— ricin_; wood-tick, dog-tick.

=tiquer=, _v.n._, (of horses) to be vicious.

=tiqueté=, =-e= (tik-té), _adj._, variegated, speckled, spotted.

=tiqueture=, _n.f._, spottedness, spots, speckles; variegation.

=tiqueu-r=, =-se=, _adj._, crib-biting (of horses). _n.m._, crib-biter.

=tir=, _n.m._, shooting, firing, fire; shooting-gallery, shooting-ground. _— en écharpe_; flank-fire, rifle-range, range. _— à la cible_; target-firing. _Chasse au —_; (hunt.) shooting. _Justesse du —_; trueness of the aim. _Avoir un — infaillible_; to have au unerring aim, to be a deadly shot.

=tirade=, _n.f._, tirade; (mus., thea.) tirade; passage (of prose _or_ verse). _Tout d’une —_; all in one speech _or_ breath, _or_ at one stretch.

=tirage=, _n.m._, draught; towing (of boats); towing-path; drawing (of a lottery); (print.) working, working off, pulling, printing; winding-off (of silk); (fig.) difficulty, obstacle. _— au sort_; drawing lots, balloting. _Le — d’une cheminée_; the draught of a chimney.

*=tiraillement=, _n.m._, plucking, pulling, hauling about; twitching, twinge, pain; (fig.) anxiety; jarring, jar, disagreement. _— d’estomac_; pain in the stomach, griping.

*=tirailler=, _v.a._, to pull, to haul about, to tug, to twitch; to tease, to plague, to bother, to pester.

*_se_ =tirailler=, _v.r._, to pull one another about.

*=tirailler=, _v.n._, to shoot wildly; to bang away; (milit.) to skirmish.

*=tiraillerie=, _n.f._, (milit.) desultory, wild, aimless firing.

*=tirailleur=, _n.m._, (milit.) sharpshooter; skirmisher.

=tirant=, _n.m._, string (of purses); boot-strap; cramp, cramp-iron; (carp.) collar; iron bar, bolt, holdfast; (cook.) white leather; string of parchment; brace (of a drum); ship’s gauge, ship’s draught. _— d’eau_; (nav.) gauge, sea-gauge, ship’s draught.

=tirasse=, _n.f._, (hunt.) draw-net.

=tirasser=, _v.a._ and _n._, (hunt.) to catch with a draw-net; to set a draw-net.

=tire=, _n.f._, tug, pull; quick jerk of the wing. _Tout d’une —_; at a stretch. _Voleur à la —_; pickpocket. _Vol à la —_; pocket-picking.

=tiré=, =-e=, _adj._, drawn.

=tiré=, _n.m._, (hunt.) shooting; (com.) drawee (of bills).

=tire-balle=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) (surg.) bullet-forceps; (milit.) ramrod-screw.

=tire-botte=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) boot-hook; boot-jack.

=tire-bouchon=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) cork-screw; ringlet (of hair).

=tire-bouchonné=, =-e=, _adj._, (of hair) in ringlets.

=tire-bourre=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) worm-screw (to unload a gun).

=tire-bouton=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) button-hook.

=tire-clou=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) nail-drawer; (tech.) claw-hammer; slater’s hammer.

_à_ =tire-d’aile=, _adv._, with a quick jerk of the wings; at a single flight; with outstretched wings, darting through the air. _Voler à —_; to fly as fast as its wings can carry it; at full speed.

=tire-étoupe=, _n.m._, (_—_) (tech.) worm.

=tire-feu=, _n.m._, (artil.) lanyard.

=tire-fond=, _n.m._, (_—_) turrel elevator.

_à_ =tire-larigot=, _adv._, only used in _Boire à —_; to drink hard, to drink like a fish.

*=tire-ligne=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) drawing-pen.

=tirelire=, _n.f._, money-box.

☉=tirelire=, _n.m._, song, carol (of the lark).

☉=tirelirer=, _v.n._, to sing like a lark.

=tire-moelle=, _n.m._, (_—_) marrow-spoon.

=tire-pied=, _n.m._, (_—-—s_) shoemaker’s stirrup.

=tire-plomb=, _n.m._, (_—_) glazier’s vice.

=tire-point= _or_ =tire-pointe=, _n.m._, (_—_) pricker (used in stitching).

=tirer=, _v.a._, to draw, to pull, to give a pull; to take, to take out, to pull out; to get, to extract, to collect; to fire, to shoot, to fire at, to shoot at; to trace, to delineate; to receive, to reap, to recover; to extricate, to free from; to relieve; to conclude, to infer, to deduce; to draw on, to put on, to draw up; to draw down; (print.) to work, to work off, to pull, to print, to pull off; to approach, to border, to verge (on); (nav.) to draw; to tighten (a rope); to tap (liquors); to stretch (linen); to cast (a nativity); to draw (a bill); to take out (a tooth); to let (blood). _— en arrière_; to pull back. _— de l’eau_; to draw water. _— dedans_; to pull in. _— en haut_; to pull up. _— en bas_; to pull down. _— les oreilles à quelqu’un_; to pull any one’s ears. _— la langue_; to put out one’s tongue. _Faire — l’épée à quelqu’un_; to make any one draw his sword. _Se faire — l’oreille_; to require (much) pressing. _— ses bottes_; to pull off one’s boots. _— de l’argent de sa poche_; to pull money out of one’s pocket. _— pied ou aile d’une chose_; to reap some benefit (from a thing) by hook or by crook. _Il tire beaucoup de la cour_; he gets a great deal by the court. _— parti de_; to make the best of, to turn to account. _— satisfaction d’une injure_; to obtain satisfaction for an injury. _— vengeance_; to be revenged. _— vanité_, or _gloire_, _d’une chose_; to glory in, to be proud of, to boast of, to take a pride in. _— avantage d’une chose_; to derive advantage from anything. _— la racine carrée_, _la racine cubique d’un nombre_; to extract the square, the cubic root of a number. _— le suc des herbes_; to extract the juice of herbs. _— une conséquence_; to draw an inference. _— une corde_; to tighten a cord. _— quelqu’un à quatre chevaux_; to draw and quarter any one, to tear any one to pieces. _— ses chausses_, _— ses guêtres_; (fam., pop.) to cut one’s sticks, to scamper off. _— une vache_; to milk a cow. _— les rideaux_; to open the curtains; to close, to pull the curtains to. _— l’or_; to wire-draw gold. _— les cartes_; to tell fortunes. _— d’erreur_; to undeceive. _— une affaire en longueur_; to protract, to delay, to put off anything. _— une allée au cordeau_; to make a walk in a straight line. _— en cire_; to reproduce in wax. _— des estampes_; to pull prints. _— un fusil_; to shoot a gun. _— un coup de canon_; to fire a gun. _— des fusées_; to let off rockets. _— un oiseau_; to shoot at a bird. _— une estocade_; (fenc.) to make a pass. _— le diable par la queue_; to lead a struggling existence. _— les vers du nez à quelqu’un_; to pump any one. _Tirez le rideau, la farce est jouée_; ring down the curtain, the play is over (Rabelais).