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American BraillePoint Point, n.
1. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end
with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.
2. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing
and writing for the blind. The first practical system was
that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in
Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are
current in the United States:
New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points
arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later
improvement,
American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the
New-York-point principle of using the characters of few
points for the commonest letters.
3. In technical senses:
(a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,
by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &
Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side
who stands a short distance in front of the goal
keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball) (pl.)
The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;
hence, a straight run from point to point; a
cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]
(c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the
place where its prey has gone into cover.
(d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain
dance positions. At the countretailleCountretaille Coun"tre*taille` (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F.
contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See Tally.]
A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]
At the countretaille, in return. --Chaucer. Batailled
Batailled Bat"ailled, a.
Embattled. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Braille
Braille Braille, n.
A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the
characters are represented by tangible points or dots. It was
invented by Louis Braille, a French teacher of the blind.
Canaille
Canaille Ca*naille", n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop.
and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]
1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]
CountretailleCountretaille Coun"tre*taille` (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F.
contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See Tally.]
A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]
At the countretaille, in return. --Chaucer. Espiaille
Espiaille Es`pi*aille", n.
Espial. [Obs.]
Faille
Faille Faille, n. [F.]
A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.
Graille
Graille Graille, n. [Cf. F. gr[^e]le a sort of file.]
A halfround single-cut file or fioat, having one curved face
and one straight face, -- used by comb makers. --Knight.
Grisaille
Grisaille Gri"saille`, n. [F., from gris gray.]
1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; --
used in English especially for painted glass.
2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. --Knight.
mailleMail Mail, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See
Medal.]
1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver
half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also
maile, and maille.]
2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and
phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]
Mail and duties (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in
whatever form paid. Mervaille
Mervaille Mer"vaille`, n.
Marvel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
MitrailleMitraille Mi`traille", n. [F. See Mitrailleur.]
Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon. Mitrailleur
Mitrailleur Mi`tra`illeur", n. [F.] (Mil.)
One who serves a mitrailleuse.
Mitrailleur
Mitrailleur Mi`tra`illeur", n.
A mitralleuse.
Mitrailleuse
Mitrailleuse Mi`tra`illeuse", n. [F., fr. mitrailler to fire
grapeshot, fr. mitraille old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF.
mite a mite.] (Mil.)
A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of
barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be
fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
Nailless
Nailless Nail"less, a.
Without nails; having no nails.
PoraillePoraille Po*raille", n. [OF. pouraille. See Poor.]
Poor people; the poor. [Obs.] --Chaucer. RailleryRaillery Rail"ler*y (r[a^]l"l[~e]r*[y^] or r[=a]l"-; 277), n.
[F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language;
satirical merriment.
Let raillery be without malice or heat. --B. Jonson.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of
them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.
--Addison. Railleur
Railleur Rail`leur", n. [F.]
A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] --Wycherley.
RocailleRocaille Ro`caille", n. [F. Cf. Rock a stone.] (Art)
(a) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as
for gardens.
(b) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on
the forms of shells and water-worn rocks. Sailless
Sailless Sail"less, a.
Destitute of sails. --Pollok.
TailleTaille Taille, n. [F. See Tally, Tailor.]
1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. [Obs.]
Whether that he paid or took by taille. --Chaucer.
2. (O. F. Law) Any imposition levied by the king, or any
other lord, upon his subjects.
The taille, as it still subsists in France, may
serve as an example of those ancient tallages. It
was a tax upon the profits of the farmer, which they
estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm.
--A. Smith.
3. (Mus.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also,
for the tenor viol or viola. Tailless
Tailless Tail"less, a.
Having no tail. --H. Spencer.
TenailleTenaille Te*naille", n. [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a
tenaille, fr. L. tenaculum. See Tenaculum.] (Fort.)
An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain,
between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin. Tirailleur
Tirailleur Ti`rail`leur", n. [F., from tirailler to skirmish,
wrest, from tirer to draw.] (Mil.)
Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the
French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to
annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit.
The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
VitailleVitaille Vi*taille, n. [See Victuals.]
Food; victuals. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
Meaning of Aille from wikipedia
- over the
Aille River in
County Clare, Ireland. The
Spectacle Bridge was
designed by
County Clare's
county engineer, John Hill. It
spans the
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Ailles rectangle is a
rectangle constructed from four right-angled
triangles which is
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- The
Aille River (Irish:
Abhainn na h
Aille) is a
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flowing from the
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Ailles is a
commune in the
Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in
northern France. The
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between Ballyvaughan and Ennistymon. The
Aille River flows through the town,
where it is
joined by the
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north of the
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