Part 99

=luire= (luisant, lui), _v.n._, to shine, to glitter; to gleam, to glisten; to dawn, to appear.

=luisant=, =-e=, _adj._, glistening, glittering, shining, shiny; glossy, bright, dawning. _Un ver —_; a glow-worm.

=luisant=, _n.m._, gloss.

=luisante=, _n.f._, (astron.) brilliant star.

=luites=, _n.f.pl._ (hunt.) _V._ =suites=.

=lulunithe=, _n.f._, lulunite (small fossil coral).

=lumachelle=, _n.f._, (min.) lumachella, shell-marble.

=lumbago= (lon-), _n.m._, lumbago.

=lumière=, _n.f._, light, lamp; daylight, day; touch-hole (of a fire-arm); information; intelligence, knowledge; insight, wisdom, sagacity; luminary; (paint.) light. _À la — de_; by the light of. _Eteindre une —_; to put out a light. _Mettre en —_; to demonstrate, to bring to light, to elucidate. _Être privé de la —_; to have lost one’s sight. _La — du soleil_, _du jour_; the light of the sun, of day. _La — de la raison_; the light of reason.

*=lumignon=, _n.m._, snuff (of a candle); wick (of a lamp); candle end.

=luminade=, _n.f._ _À la —_; by torchlight.

=luminaire=, _n.m._, luminary, light; lights (of a church). _Le — d’un enterrement_; lights (at a funeral).

=luminariste=, _n.m._, lamp-lighter, gas-fitter.

=lumineusement= (-neûz-mān), _adv._, luminously.

=lumineu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, luminous.

=lunaire=, _adj._, lunar.

=lunaire=, _n.f._, (bot.) lunary, moonwort.

=lunaison=, _n.f._, lunation.

=lunatique=, _adj._ and _n.m.f._, moon-struck; fantastical, whimsical, moon-struck, fantastical, whimsical person, lunatic.

=lundi=, _n.m._, Monday.

=lune=, _n.f._, moon; fit, crotchet, whim; moments. _— de mer_; (ich.) sun-fish. _La — est dans son plein_; the moon is full. _Pleine —_, _nouvelle —_; full moon, new moon. _Clair de —_; moonlight. _— rousse_; April moon. _— d’août_; harvest-moon. _— d’eau_; white water-lily. _Vouloir prendre la — avec les dents_; to attempt impossibilities. _Avoir des —s_; to have whims. _Faire un trou à la —_; to decamp, to make a moonlight flitting; to flee from one’s creditors. _Aboyer à la —_; to bay the moon. _La — de miel_; the honeymoon.

=luné=, _adj._, mooned.

=lunetier=, _n.m._, spectacle-maker; spectacle-seller; optician.

=lunette=, _n.f._, spy-glass, eye-glass; telescope; merry-thought, wish-bone (of a fowl); seat (of a close-stool, a water-closet); (arch., fort., man.) lunette; rim (of a watch case). _pl._, spectacles. _— d’approche_; spy-glass, small telescope. _— de poche_; pocket spy-glass. _Porter des —s_; to wear spectacles.

=lunetté=, =-e=, _adj._, spectacled.

=luniforme=, _adj._, luniform, moon-shaped.

=luni-solaire=, _adj._, lunisolar.

=lunule=, _n.f._, (geom.) lune.

=lunulé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) lunulate.

=lupanar=, _n.m._, house of ill-fame, bawdy house.

=lupercales=, _n.f.pl._, (antiq.) lupercalia.

=lupin=, _n.m._, (bot.) lupine.

=lupus=, _n.m._, (med.) lupus.

=luride=, _adj._, lurid.

=luridité=, _n.f._, luridness, lurid hue.

=luron=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._, jolly fellow, brick, fine fellow, determined fellow; buxom, bouncing girl.

=lusiade=, _n.f._, Lusiad (Camoens’ epic poem).

=lustrage=, _n.m._, (manu.) lustring.

=lustral=, =-e=, _adj._, lustral.

=lustration=, _n.f._, lustration.

=lustre=, _n.m._, luster, brilliancy, brightness; renown, distinction, gloss; splendor; candle-stick, chandelier ornamented with drops of cut glass; luster (space of five years).

=lustré=, =-e=, _part._, glossy.

=lustrer=, _v.a._, to give a luster, a gloss, to.

=lustrine=, _n.f._, lustring (silk stuff).

=lustucru=, _n.m._, simpleton, silly Billy, muff; what-do-you-call-him.

=lut= (lut), _n.m._, (chem.) luting.

=luter=, _v.a._, (chem.) to lute.

=luth= (lut), _n.m._, (mus.) lute.

=luthéranisme=, _n.m._, Lutheranism.

=luthérien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _n._ and _adj._, Lutheran.

=luthier=, _n.m._, lute-maker.

=lutin=, _n.m._, hobgoblin, goblin; sprite; elf, imp; lively person, wild child. _Faire le —_; to play the deuce.

=lutin=, =-e=, _adj._, roguish, waggish, wanton, sprightly.

=lutiner=, _v.a._, to plague, to tease, to pester.

=lutiner=, _v.n._, to tear about, to play the deuce.

=lutrin=, _n.m._, lectern, reading-desk, choir.

=lutte=, _n.f._, wrestling; struggle, contest, strife. _S’exercer à la —_; to practice wrestling. _De haute —_; by main force, with a high hand. _De bonne —_; by fair play.

=lutter=, _v.n._, to wrestle; to struggle, to contend, to strive (against), to cope with, to vie with. _— contre la tempête_; to strive against the storm. _— contre la tentation_; to struggle against temptation.

=lutteur=, _n.m._, wrestler.

=luxation=, _n.f._, (surg.) luxation, dislocation.

=luxe=, _n.m._, luxury; display, splendor, magnificence, exuberance, profusion; extravagance, excess. _Objets de —_; fancy goods. _C’est du —_; that is unnecessary, superfluous, useless, uncalled for.

=luxé=, _part._, luxated, dislocated.

=luxer=, _v.a._, (surg.) to luxate, to dislocate.

_se_ =luxer=, _v.r._, to become luxated.

=luxueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, magnificent, rich, sumptuous.

=luxueusement=, _adv._, luxuriously, sumptuously, richly.

=luxure=, _n.f._, lust, lewdness.

=luxuriance=, _n.f._, luxuriance.

=luxuriant=, =-e=, _adj._, luxuriant.

=luxurieusement=, _adv._, lustfully, lewdly.

=luxurieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, lustful, lewd, wanton.

=luzerne=, _n.f._, lucern, lucern-grass.

=luzernière=, _n.f._, lucern field.

=lycanthrope=, _n.m._, person affected with lycanthropy.

=lycanthropie=, _n.f._, lycanthropy.

=lycée=, _n.m._, lyceum, college, high-school, public-school.

=lycéen= (-in), _n.m._, collegian, public school-boy.

=lychnide=, _n.f._, (bot.) lychnis.

=lyciet=, _n.m._, (bot.) lycium, box-thorn.

=lycopode=, _n.m._, (bot.) lycopodium, wolf’s-claw, club-moss.

=lycopside=, _n.f._, lycopsis, bugloss.

=lydien=, =-ne=, _n.m.f._ and _adj._, Lydian.

=lymphatique=, _adj._, (med.) lymphatic.

=lymphe=, _n.f._, (med.) lymph; (bot.) sap.

=lynx= (links), _n.m._, lynx. _Avoir des yeux de —_; to be lynx-eyed.

=lyre=, _n.f._, lyre; (fig.) talent of the poet, poetry; (astron., anat.) lyra. _Jouer de la —_; to play on the lyre.

=lyrique=, _n._ and _adj._, lyric; lyrical. _Vers —s_; lyrical verses. _Poète —_; lyrical poet. _Théâtre —_; opera-house.

=lyrisme=, _n.m._, dignified and poetic style; poetic enthusiasm.

=lysimachie=, _n.f._, lysimachia, loose-strife, willow herb. _— bleue_; purple loose-strife. _— jaune_; willow-herb.

=lysimaque=, _n.f._, (bot.) loose-strife.

=lythrode=, _n.f._, (min.) lythrode.

M

=m= (me), _n.m._, (ème), _n.f._, the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, m.

=m.= (abbrev. of _Majesté_), M., Majesty; (abbrev. of _Monsieur_) Mr., Mister.

=m’=, (contraction of _Me_), me. _V._ =me=.

=ma=, _possessive adj._ _f._, my. [_Mon_ is used for the feminine before a vowel or _h_ mute.] _— chère_; my dear. _Mon âme_; my soul. _V._ =mon=.

=mâ=, _n.m._, china grass.

=m.a.=, (abbrev. of _Maison Assurée_) house insured.

=mab=, _n.f._, Mab (queen of the fairies).

=mabolo=, _n.m._, date-plum.

=macabre=, _adj._, used only in the expression, _danse —_; the dance of death.

=macadam=, _n.m._, road metal, macadam.

=macadamiser=, _v.a._, to macadamize.

=macaire=, _n.m._, swindler, cheat.

=macaque=, _n.m._, dog-faced monkey, baboon.

=macaron=, _n.m._, macaroon.

=macaronée=, _n.f._, (poet.) macaronic.

=macaroni=, _n.m._, macaroni.

=macaronique=, _adj._, (poet.) macaronic.

=macédoine=, _n.f._, dish consisting of a medley of fruit _or_ vegetables; medley, hotch-potch, olio.

=macer=, _v.a._ _V._ =masser=.

=macération=, _n.f._, maceration.

=macérer=, _v.a._, to macerate; (fig.) to mortify.

=macérer=, _v.n._, (chem.) to soak, to stand.

_se_ =macérer=, _v.r._, to macerate one’s body; to be macerated; (fig.) to mortify one’s self.

=machabées= (-ka-), _n.m.pl._, Maccabees.

=mâche=, _n.f._, (bot.) corn-salad, lamb’s-lettuce.

=mâchecoulis= _or_ =mâchicoulis=, _n.m._, (fort.) machicolation.

=mâche-dru=, _n.m._, (_—_) (pop.) glutton.

=mâchefer= (mâsh-fèr), _n.m._, dross of iron, slag, clinkers; scoria, hammerslag; offal, puddler’s offal.

=mâchelière=, _n.f._ and _adj._, jaw-tooth, grinder, of the jaw. _Dents —s_; jaw-teeth, grinders.

=mâchement=, _n.m._, chewing, munching.

=mâchemoure=, _n.f._, ship biscuit dust.

=mâcher=, _v.a._, to chew, to masticate, (of a horse) to champ (the bit); to eat ravenously. _— à vide_; to chew the air; (fig., fam.) to delude one’s self with false expectations. _— de haut_; (fam.) to eat without appetite. _Il faut lui — tous ses morceaux_; everything must be ready made to his hand. _Ne pas — ce qu’on pense_; not to hesitate saying what one feels, not to mince matters, to speak one’s mind. _On lui avait mâché sa besogne_; the work had been cut and dried for him.

_se_ =mâcher=, _v.r._, to be chewed.

=mâcheu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, high feeder, trencher-man, muncher. _— de tabac_; chewer of tobacco.

=machiavélique=, _adj._, Machiavelian.

=machiavélisme=, _n.m._, Machiavelism.

=machiavéliste=, _n.m._, Machiavelian.

=mâchicatoire=, _n.m._, masticatory.

=mâchicoulis=, _n.m._ _V._ =mâchecoulis=.

=machinal=, =-e=, _adj._, mechanical, automatic, instinctive.

=machinalement=, _adv._, mechanically, instinctively.

=machinateur=, _n.m._, machinator, plotter, contriver.

=machination=, _n.f._, machination; plot; contrivance.

=machine=, _n.f._, machine, engine, implement; machinery, piece of mechanism, apparatus, appliance, intrigue, system, plan, plot; (fam.) so and so, thingummy. _— pneumatique_; air-pump. _— soufflante_; blowing-machine. _— à colonne d’eau_; water pressing engine. _— à détente de vapeur_; expansion steam-engine. _— à simple effet_; single-acting engine. _— à double effet_; double-acting machine. _— à basse_, _à haute_, _à moyenne pression_; low, high, mean pressure engine. _— à vapeur_; steam-engine. _— de vingt chevaux_; engine of twenty horse power. _— à mâter_; (nav.) shears (for masting ships). _La — va bien_, _fonctionne bien_; the machinery, the engine, works well. _— de recours_; pilot-engine. _La — ronde_; (poet., fam.) the earth, the Universe. _C’est une pure —_, _ce n’est qu’une —_; (of persons without energy) he, she, is a mere machine. _—!_ (fam.) so and so, _or_ what’s his name.

=machiner=, _v.a._, to machinate, to contrive, to plot; to plan, (coin) to mill, to edge. _Il machine votre perte_; he is plotting your ruin.

=machiniste=, _n.m._, machinist, engineer, engine-man; (theat.) stage-carpenter, scene-shifter.

=mâchoire=, _n.f._, jaw, jawbone. _Jouer_, _s’escrimer_, _de la —_; to eat with avidity, to guzzle. _C’est une vraie —_; he is a blockhead. _Avoir la — pesante_, _lourde_; to express one’s self awkwardly, with difficulty. _— d’étau_; vice chaps.

=mâchonner=, _v.a._, to chew with difficulty; to mumble, to munch, to champ (the bit). _Que mâchonnez-vous entre vos dents?_ what are you mumbling between your teeth?

=mâchonneu-r=, =-se=, _n.m.f._, mumbler.

=mâchure=, _n.f._, defect in the nap (of cloth).

=mâchurer=, _v.a._, to daub, to smear, to smudge, to blacken; (print.) to maculate.

=macis=, _n.m._, mace (spice).

=m.a.c.l.= (initial letters of the words _Maison Assurée contre l’Incendie_), house insured against fire.

=maclage=, _n.m._, mixing of glass (when in the furnace).

=macle=, _n.f._, (bot.) water-caltrop; (min.) macle; sort of net; (her.) mascle. _V._ =macre=.

=macler=, _v.a._, to mix hard and soft glass together in the furnace.

=maçon=, _n.m._, mason, bricklayer; mason, freemason. _C’est un vrai —_; he is a bungler.

=maçonnage=, _n.m._, mason’s work, masonry, stone-work.

=maçonner=, _v.a._, to do mason’s work, masonry; to plaster; to bungle, to do badly. _— une porte_; to wall up a door. _Voyez comme il a maçonné cela_; see in what a slovenly manner he has done that.

=maçonnerie= (-so-n-rî), _n.f._, masonry, mason’s work; stone-work; masonry, free-masonry. _— en liaison_; bound masonry. _— brute_; ashlar. _— de blocaille_; rubber-work. _— maillée_; net-work.

=maçonnique=, _adj._, masonic.

=macquage=, _n.m._, breaking (of hemp).

=macque=, _n.f._, tewing beetle.

=macquer=, _v.a._, to tew, to break hemp.

=macre= _or_ =macle=, _n.f._, (bot.) water-caltrop.

=macreuse=, _n.f._, (orni.) black-diver, king-duck. _Avoir un sang de —_; to have a cold, frigid disposition.

=macrocosme=, _n.m._, (philos.) macrocosm.

=macroure=, _adj._, (zoöl.) macrourous, long-tailed; (bot.) spiked.

=maculature=, _n.f._, (print.) macule, waste sheet of printed paper; coarse brown paper.

=macule=, _n.f._, stain, spot; (astron.) macula. _Agneau sans —_; lamb without spot.

=maculer=, _v.a._, to blot, to spot, to maculate.

=maculer=, _v.n._, (print.) to become maculated, blotted.

=madame=, _n.f._, madam, mistress, my lady, ma’am. _Monsieur vaut bien —_; the husband is as good as the wife. _Faire la —_; to give one’s self airs, to play the grand lady. _C’est une grosse —_; (pop.) she is a rich lady. _— y est-elle?_ is your mistress, _or_ Mrs. so and so, at home? _— la duchesse_; your grace. _— votre mère_; your mother. _Jouer à la —_; to play at lords and ladies.

=madapolam=, _n.m._, long-cloth.

=madéfaction=, _n.f._, (pharm.) madefaction.

=madéfier=, _v.a._, (pharm.) to madefy.

=madeleine=, _n.f._, (_—s_) tea-cake, bun; early pear; used also in: _pleurer comme une —_; to weep like a Magdalen.

=madelonnette= (ma-dlo-nèt), _n.f._, repentant woman. _—s_; Magdalen asylum (for repentant women), female penitentiary.

=mademoiselle= (mad-moa-zèl), _n.f._, miss. _— votre sœur_; your sister. _— désire-t-elle attendre?_ would you like to wait, Miss?

=madère=, _n.m._, Madeira; Madeira wine. _Gâteau au —_; tipsy cake.

=madone=, _n.f._, madonna.

=madrague= (-drag), _n.f._, (fish) tunny-net.

=madras= (-drâs), _n.m._, bandana, Madras neckerchief.

=madré=, =-e=, _adj._, speckled, spotted, mottled; cunning, sly, sharp. _C’est un — compère_; he is a sly fellow, a knowing card.

=madré=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, cunning, sharp, sly person. _Un fin —_; a cunning blade.

=madrépore=, _n.m._, (polypes) madrepore.

=madrier=, _n.m._, (fort.) madrier; piece of timber; joist, plank, board.

=madrigal=, _n.m._, madrigal.

=madrure=, _n.f._, speckling, spotting; mottling.

=maëstral=, _n.m._ _V._ =mistral=.

=mafflé=, =-e=, _or_ =mafflu=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, (fam., l.u.) chub-cheeked person; chub-cheeked.

=magasin=, _n.m._, magazine, warehouse, storehouse; shop, store; stock; magazine (serial); basket (of a coach). _— de nouveautés_; linen-draper’s shop. _Marchandise en —_; stock. _Le — des jeunes Demoiselles_; the Young Ladies’ Magazine. _Garçon de —_; warehouseman; counter-jumper.

=magasinage=, _n.m._, warehousing; warehouse-rent. _Droit de —_; store dues.

☉=magasiner=, _v.a._ _V._ =emmagasiner=.

=magasinier=, _n.m._, warehouse-keeper.

=magdaléon=, _n.m._, (pharm.) magdaleon.

=mage=, _n.m._, magian. _pl._, magi, wise men of the East.

☉=mage= _or_ =maje=, _adj._, first, chief. Only used in the expression: _juge —_; chief-justice.

=magenta=, _n.m._ and _adj._, magenta (color).

=magicien=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._, (-in, -è-n), magician.

=magie=, _n.f._, magic. _— blanche_; natural magic. _— noire_; black art, witchcraft. _La — du style_; the magic of the style.

=magique=, _adj._, magic, magical. _Baguette —_; magic wand. _Lanterne —_; magic-lantern.

=magisme=, _n.m._, magianism.

=magister= (-tèr), _n.m._, country schoolmaster; pedant, pedagogue; (Scotch) dominie.

=magistère=, _n.m._, grand mastership of the order of Malta; ☉(chem., pharm.) magistery, magistral.

=magistral=, =-e=, _adj._, magisterial, masterly; authoritative, dictatorial; principal, sovereign. _Remède —_; sovereign remedy. _Parler d’un ton —_; to speak in an authoritative tone. _Ligne —e_; principal outline.

=magistralement= (-tral-mān), _adv._, magisterially, in a masterly manner.

=magistrat=, _n.m._, magistrate, judge, corporation, municipal council (in some French towns).

=magistrature=, _n.f._, magistracy bench. _— assise_; judges, bench. _— debout_; body of public prosecutors. _V._ =parquet=.

=magnan=, _n.m._, silk-worm.

*=magnanerie=, _n.f._, silk-worm nursery.

*=magnanier=, _n.m._, silk-worm breeder.

*=magnanime=, _adj._, magnanimous, high-minded, noble.

*=magnanimement=, _adv._, magnanimously.

*=magnanimité=, _n.f._, magnanimity, high-mindedness.

=magnat= (mag-na), _n.m._, nobleman, magnate.

*=magnésie=, _n.f._, magnesia. _Sulfate de —_; Epsom salts.

=magnésium=, _n.m._, (_n.p._) (chem.) magnesium.

*=magnétique=, _adj._, magnetic.

*=magnétiser=, _v.a._, to magnetize, to mesmerize.

*=magnétiseur=, _n.m._, magnetizer, mesmerist, mesmerizer.

*=magnétisme=, _n.m._, magnetism, mesmerism; (fig.) attraction.

=magnificat= (mag-ni-fi-kat), _n.m._, magnificat (hymn to the Virgin Mary).

*=magnificence=, _n.f._, magnificence, splendor, grandeur; lavishness; largess, bounty.

*=magnifico=, _n.m._, magnifico (grandee).

*=magnifier=, _v.a._, to magnify, to extol, to exalt, to praise.

*=magnifique=, _adj._, magnificent, gorgeous, splendid, grand; ostentatious, vain.

*=magnifiquement= (-fik-mān), _adv._, magnificently, gorgeously, splendidly, grandly.

=magnolia= _or_ =magnolier= (mag-no-), _n.m._, (bot.) magnolia.

=magot=, _n.m._, (mam.) magot; baboon; booby; ill-favored man; grotesque figure (of china); hoard of money, hidden treasure.

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

☉=maheutre= _or_ =mahoitre=, _n.f._, sleeve.

☉=maheutre=, _n.m._, Protestant soldier of the 16th century (French hist.).

=mahométan=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Mahometan, Mohammedan.

=mahométisme=, _n.m._, Mahometanism, Mohammedanism.

=mahonille=, _n.f._, Virginian stock.

=mahou=, _n.m._, coarse woolen cloth.

=mahratte=, _n.m._, Mahratta.

=mai=, _n.m._, May; may-pole. _Bois de —_; (bot.) hawthorn. _Planter le —_; to set up the may-pole. _Plantation de —_; may-pole dance.

=maidan=, _n.m._, (_—s_) market-place (in the East).

=maie=, _n.f._, (nav.) kneading-trough, bread-pan.

=maïeur=, _n.m._, (local ex.) mayor.

=maigre=, _adj._, meager, lean, thin, spare, slender; poor, sorry, scanty, dry, barren; (of coal) close-burning. _— échine_; bare-bones (pers.). _— comme un hareng_; as lean as a shotten herring, as thin as a lath. _Jours —s_; fish-days. _Repas —_; fish meal. _Soupe —_; herb soup (made without meat). _— chère_; poor living, poor fare. _— repas_; sorry meal. _Sujet —_; barren subject. _Ecriture —_; scraggy handwriting.

=maigre=, _n.m._, lean; (ich.) umbrina; any food save meat. _Faire —_; to abstain from meat. _Traiter en —_; to treat to a fish dinner, _or_ to give no meat. _En —_; (carp.) sharply, scantily.

=maigrelet=, =-te=, _adj._, thin, thinnish, lean, spare.

=maigrement=, _adv._, meagerly, poorly, sorrily, sparingly.

=maigret=, =-te=, _adj._, lean, poor, thin, spare.

=maigreur=, _n.f._, leanness, meagerness; slenderness, thinness, sorriness, poorness, spareness, scantiness, barrenness.

=maigrir=, _v.n._, to grow lean, to become lean; to grow thin, to become thin; to fall away, to waste away. _Il maigrit à vue d’œil_; he grows perceptibly thinner.

*=mail=, _n.m._, mallet; mall (game); mall, promenade (place).

*=maille=, _n.f._, mesh; stitch; ring, link; mail; speck (on the wings of partridges); web (in the eye); haw (in the eyes of animals); doit, stiver. _Cotte de —s_; coat of mail. _Ils ont toujours — à partir ensemble_; they have always a crow to pluck with each other, a bone to pick with one another. _N’avoir ni sou ni —_; not to have a farthing, to have nothing to bless one’s self with.

=maillé=, =-e=, _adj._, stitched; mailed; speckled, spotted. _Fer —_; wire-netting.

*=maillechort=, _n.m._, German silver; nickel silver.

*=mailler=, _v.a._, to stitch; to lattice, to mail.

_se_ =mailler=, _v.r._, to grow, _or_ get, speckled.

=mailler=, _n.m._, pack-horse, sumpter horse.

*=maillet=, _n.m._, mallet, beetle.

*=mailloche=, _n.f._, mallet, beetle.

=maillon=, _n.m._, stitch, running knot.

*=maillot=, _n.m._, swaddling-band; swaddling-clothes; (of acrobats) tights, fleshings. _Enfant au —_; child in arms.

*=maillure=, _n.f._, (hawking) spots, speckles.

=main=, _n.f._, hand; handwriting; lead, trick, deal (at cards); hook (at the end of a well-rope); handle; hand-shovel; body-loop (of carriages); paw (of some animals). _— de papier_; quire of paper. _En lever la —_; to take one’s oath to anything. _En mettre la — au feu_; to stake one’s life on anything. _Mettre l’épée à la —_; to draw one’s sword. _Mettre le pain à la — à quelqu’un_; to put any one in the way of making a livelihood. _Donner la — à quelqu’un_; to give one’s hand to any one, to assist any one, to give any one a helping hand. _Baiser les —s à quelqu’un_; to kiss any one’s hands. _Tendre la —_; to hold out one’s hand, to lend a helping hand. _Donner les —s à une chose_; to consent to a thing. _Cheval de —_; led horse. _Cela est sous votre —_; that is under your very nose. _Il est sous sa —_; he is dependent upon him; he is in his power. _Mettre la — sur quelqu’un_; to lay hands upon any one. _Il n’y va pas de — morte_; he strikes hard, he hits with a vengeance. _Tenir la — à quelque chose_; to take anything in hand, to see that a thing is done. _Un coup de —_; (milit.) bold, unexpected attack, surprise; a bold stroke. _Tour de —_; sleight of hand. _En venir aux —s_; to come to blows. _En être aux —_; to be engaged (of troops). _Faire — basse sur_; to lay violent hands on, to plunder. _Tenir la — haute à quelqu’un_; to keep a tight hand over any one. _Il l’a fait haut la —_; he did it as easily as could be. _Mettre la dernière — à un ouvrage_; to put the finishing stroke to a work. _Battre des —s_; to clap one’s hands. _Faire crédit de la — à la bourse_; to trust no further than one can see. _Mettre la — à une chose_; to set one’s hand to a thing. _Mettre la — à la pâte_; to put one’s shoulder to the wheel. _Faire — basse sur_; to plunder, to kill, to slaughter; to seize, to lay hands on. _Il a la — bonne_; he is very handy. _Mettre la — à l’œuvre_; to set about a work. _Mettre la dernière — à une chose_; to put the finishing touch to anything. _Être en —_; to be in hand, to have in hand. _Avoir la — légère_; to be free with one’s hand. _Lâcher la —_; to give the rein, to give head; to give more liberty; to lower one’s pretensions. _J’ai toujours l’argent à la —_; I am always laying out money. _Se faire la —_; to keep one’s hand in. _Se perdre la —_; to get rusty. _Il en a les —s nettes_; his hands are clean of it. _Je m’en lave les —s_; I wash my hands of it. _J’en mettrais ma — au feu_; I would stake my life on it. _Ils se tiennent tous par la —_; they go hand in hand together. _Les —s m’en sont tombées_; I was amazed, astounded. _Froides —s, chaudes amours_; cold hand, warm heart. _Avoir la —_; to have the deal, to lead, to play first. _Avoir la — crochue_; to be light-fingered. _De la — à la bouche, se perd souvent la soupe_; there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip. _À la —_; in hand, by hand; ready. _Une chambre grande comme la —_; a room not fit to swing a cat in. _A deux —s_; with both hands. _À pleines —s_; largely, liberally, plentifully. _À toutes —s_; fit for anything; (man.) fitted to ride and drive. _A — armée_; by main force. _À la portée de la —_; within reach. _De longue —_; long since, of old standing. _De — en —_; from one to another, from hand to hand. _En un tour de —_; in a trice, in a twinkling. _Sous —_; underhand, clandestinely. _Sous la —_; at hand. _En —_; in hand. _Hors —_, _hors la —_; off-side. _En — propre_; personally, into one’s own hands. _— courante_; (com.) waste-book.

=main chaude=, _n.f._, hot cockles (game).

=main-d’œuvre=, _n.f._, (_—s-—_) workmanship, handicraft, manual labor, hand labor.

=mainette=, _n.f._, (bot.) coral club-top.

=main-forte=, _n.f._, (_n.p._) assistance, help, aid. _Prêter — à quelqu’un_; to lend a helping hand to any one.

=mainlevée=, _n.f._, (jur.) replevin; withdrawal; raised hand.

=mainmise=, _n.f._, (jur.) seizure.

=mainmortable=, _adj._, (jur.) subject to mortmain.

=mainmorte=, _n.f._, (jur.) mortmain.