Fil

Thread. Wire. Edge (of sword, of razor, etc.). Grain (of wood). Vein (in stone). Current (of stream). String (of marionettes, and by extension of intrigues, Sonepiracien) etc.). Steel measuring tape. Fildefer. Wire.—Fil de fer barbelé oeeen Barbed wire.—Fil li e. Ordinary wire.—Fil tendu. Wire stretched acro from tree to tree. Trip wire.—Fil isolé. Loose trip wire.—Fil de fer sur pieux. Ordinary entanglement with posts.—Fil de commande. Control wire. Fil conduct eur. Guide-thread. Electric wire.—Fil de ligne. Line wire (electr.).—Fil de retour. Return wire (electr.).—Fil aérien. Air-line.—Fil émaillé. Knamel-insulated wire.—Fil souple. Flex wire.—Filisolé. Insulated wire.—Fil fusible. Fuze wire (electr.).—Fil radio-act if. Wire coated with radium salt.—Au double fil. With return wire.—Fil de terre. Wire to earth-plate. Fil de fouet. Whipcord.—Fil d’emball age. Pack thread.—Fil d’éco e. Cotton.— Fil retores. Twine.— Fil de caret. Rope yarn.—Fils en croix. Cro -wires, cro threads (of telescope, etc.).—Fil 4 plomb. Plumb line.— De droit fil. With the grain—A contre-fil. Acro the grain. Il y aura du fila retordre. It will be a difficult job. Ne tenir qu’a un fil. To hang by a hair.—Fil d’Ariane. Clue. Ariadne’s thread.—Fil de la Vierge. See Filandre. —Au fildel’eau. With, down, the stream. [p.250]