verge de balance

  • 1Verge escapement — showing (c) crown wheel, (v) verge, (p,q) pallets Ve …

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  • 2Verge — Verge, n. [F. verge, L. virga; perhaps akin to E. wisp.] 1. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean. [1913 Webster] 2. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they… …

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  • 3verge — verge1 [vʉrj] n. [ME < OFr, rod, wand, stick, yard, hoop < L virga, twig, rod, wand < IE * wizga < base * wei , to bend, twist > WIRE, WHISK] 1. a) the edge, brink, or margin (of something): also used figuratively [the verge of the …

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  • 4balance — 1. balance [ balɑ̃s ] n. f. • XIIe; lat pop. °bilancia, de bis « deux fois » et lanx « plateau (de balance) » I ♦ 1 ♦ Instrument qui sert à peser, formé d un fléau mobile et de plateaux dont l un porte la chose à peser, l autre les poids marqués …

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  • 5balancé — 1. balance [ balɑ̃s ] n. f. • XIIe; lat pop. °bilancia, de bis « deux fois » et lanx « plateau (de balance) » I ♦ 1 ♦ Instrument qui sert à peser, formé d un fléau mobile et de plateaux dont l un porte la chose à peser, l autre les poids marqués …

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  • 6verge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, rod, measuring rod, margin, from Anglo French, rod, area of jurisdiction, from Latin virga twig, rod, line Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office (2)… …

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  • 7verge — I. n. 1. Rod, staff, mace. 2. Edge, brink, border, margin, rim, brim, confine, limit, skirt. 3. Eve, brink, edge, point. 4. Arbor (of a watch balance), spindle. II. v. n. 1. Tend, incline, slope, lean, trend, bear. 2 …

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  • 8grammer — [gʀame] v. tr. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; de gramm(e) ou de gramm(age) et suff. er. ❖ ♦ Techn. (papeterie, imprim., arts graphiques). Déterminer le grammage de (un papier). || Grammer un échantillon de vergé, du vergé. Abs …

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  • 9Escapement — redirects here. For the fisheries term for the stock surviving fishing pressures over a spawning cycle, see Spawn (biology). For other uses, see Escapement (disambiguation). A deadbeat escapement, used in many pendulum clocks. Click above to see… …

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  • 10ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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