miek March

A march executed in quick time; also quickstep. nick Match. — Cotton yarn, of several strands, saturated and covered with an imflammable composition. It is used for communicating fire from point to point in fireworks, etc. uickstep. — A lively, spirited march frequently played by military bands. niek Time. — The length of the full step in quick time is 30 inches, measured from heel to heel, and the cadence is at the rate of 120 steps per minute. nlllom. — The ordinary cro -guard of a sword; also, in small arms, the French term for the curved part of a sword or bayonet hilt nilted Grape. — The old pattern grape-shot, which consisted of a round iron plate or bottom, having an iron pin in its center, around which the small shot were piled, quilted with canvas, and tied, so as to appear in form something like a bunch of grapes. ninan Breech-sight. — An improvement on the pendulum hau e. It is fixed in a socket on the right side of the breech. The scale has a spirit-level, by means of which it is made vertical. The advantages claimed over the hau e are in. creased steadine and accuracy. rainbaai. — A type of bolo having a blade of general utility to the private soldier. fcaimeunx. — The arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed in each corner and one in the middle; checker wise.