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(Fem.). Tower. Tall vat, tower of chemical, etc., plant. (Masc.). Turn, revolution. Turn, twist (of rope). Tour. Lathe. Potter’s wheel. Trick, turn. Fraction de tour (quart, six iéme, huitiéme, de tour). Partial turn (of a breech screw, etc.).—Deux tours du volant. Two turns of the handwheel.—Marcher 4100 tours. To steam at 100 revolutions.—Tour d@’horizon. See Horizon.—Demit our. About turn, turn about.—Demi-tour sur les épaules. About turn on the shoulders (equit.).—Demi-tour sur les hanches. About turn on the haunches (equit.).—Faire le tour. To capsize (of ship), laso, to swing ship (for adjustment of compa es).—Prendre du tour. To take plenty of room for swinging (of ship).—Tour a4 métaux. Metal working lathe. —Tour a copier. Copying lathe.—Tour a décolleter. Screw-cutting lathe —Tour 4 emboutir. Spinning lathe.— Tour a bois. Wood-turning lathe —Fait au tour. Machined, also (figuratively) well-finished.—Tours et retours. Twists and turns, windings. Tour de service. Relief (personnel).—A tour de réle. In turn, by roster. Tour de guet. Watch-tower. [p.584]