ambré

a. amber-colored, amber; ambered (perfumed with ambergris). ambrette, f. amber seed, musk seed, ambrette (seed of the abelmosk). ambroide, m. ambroid. ambroine, f. ambroin (an insulating material). ambrosie, /. (Bot.) ragweed (Ambrosia). ame, f. core; (of firearms) bore; (of bellows) valve; soul. — de charge ment, loading tube. amélioration, /. improvement, betterment, amelioration; (Metal.) a treatment of ore to improve its condition, as by exposure to the weather or to water. améliorer, ».t. improve, ameliorate; purify (metals); correct. — ».r. improve. amenage, m. (Com.) carriage. aménagement, m. management, etc. (see aménager). en —, in preparation, under construction.