bull

From a clipped form of French bulldozer, from American English bulldozer.


sole

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea.

(carpentry) sole, a piece of timber, a joist


console

desc

→ Armenian: քոնսոլ (kʻonsol), քոնցոլ (kʻoncʻol) — Constantinople

→ Catalan: consola

→ English: console

→ German: Konsole

→ Greek: κονσόλα (konsóla)

→ Ottoman Turkish: قونسول (konsol)

→ Turkish: konsol

→ Polish: konsola

Probably a shortened from consolateur, denoting the same architectural element, ultimately from consoler (“to console, to comfort”).

(carpentry) projecting piece of timber in the form of a cantilever arm


ferme

Inherited from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).


auge

From Latin alveus; according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, it was a (very early) borrowing.

(masonry) mixing tub, mortar box (pan or tub for mixing mortar)


épi

Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.

(masonry) opus spicatum (herringbone masonry)


assemblage

(carpentry) jointing (act of making a joint)


mamelon

(plumbing) nipple (short threaded connecting tube)


bâti

(carpentry) frame
(in particular) door frame


sauterelle

⇒ Catalan: santanell

→ English: sauterelle

(masonry) sauterelle (instrument to trace and form angles)


assise

(masonry) course (row or layer of bricks)


potence

Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin potentia.


corbeau

fr-noun

corbeau m (plural corbeaux, feminine corbelle)

→ English: corbeau

Inherited from Middle French corbeau m, from Old French corbel m, itself either a diminutive of corp m (“raven”), or from a Late Latin corbellus, corvellus m, from Latin corvus m (Vulgar Latin variant *corbus m).


besaiguë

besaiguës (plural)
besaigüe (alternative)
bésaigüe (alternative dated)
bisaiguë (alternative)
bisaigüe (alternative)

From Old French besagües, biesagüe, from Vulgar Latin (ascia) bisacuta, from Latin bis + acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto.

(carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises


poutre

From Old French poutre, probably from apocope of an earlier *poutrelle, from a Vulgar Latin *pultrella < pulitrella from the feminine of Latin pullitrum, ultimately from pullus (“colt, youngling”).

poutre à vive arête

Une crue un peu forte s’est produite pendant la nuit, et le fleuve a recueilli un certain nombre d’objets imprudemment déposés trop près de ses rives, poutres, futailles vides, et autres matériaux susceptibles de flotter.

A rather strong flood occurred during the night, and the river collected a certain number of objects imprudently deposited too close to its banks, beams, empty barrels, and other materials likely to float.


gruter

gruter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
grutant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
gruté (participle past)
grute (first-person indicative present singular)
grutes (indicative present second-person singular)
grute (indicative present singular third-person)
grutons (first-person indicative plural present)
grutez (indicative plural present second-person)
grutent (indicative plural present third-person)
grutais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
grutais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
grutait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
grutions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
grutiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
grutaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
grutai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
grutas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
gruta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
grutâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
grutâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
grutèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
gruterai (first-person future indicative singular)
gruteras (future indicative second-person singular)
grutera (future indicative singular third-person)
gruterons (first-person future indicative plural)
gruterez (future indicative plural second-person)
gruteront (future indicative plural third-person)
gruterais (conditional first-person singular)
gruterais (conditional second-person singular)
gruterait (conditional singular third-person)
gruterions (conditional first-person plural)
gruteriez (conditional plural second-person)
gruteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
grute (first-person present singular subjunctive)
grutes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
grute (present singular subjunctive third-person)
grutions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
grutiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
grutent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
grutasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
grutasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
grutât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
grutassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
grutassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
grutassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
grute (imperative second-person singular)
grutons (first-person imperative plural)
grutez (imperative plural second-person)


bousiller

bousiller (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
bousillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
bousillé (participle past)
bousille (first-person indicative present singular)
bousilles (indicative present second-person singular)
bousille (indicative present singular third-person)
bousillons (first-person indicative plural present)
bousillez (indicative plural present second-person)
bousillent (indicative plural present third-person)
bousillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bousillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bousillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bousillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bousilliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bousillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bousillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bousillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bousilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bousillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bousillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bousillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bousillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
bousilleras (future indicative second-person singular)
bousillera (future indicative singular third-person)
bousillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
bousillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
bousilleront (future indicative plural third-person)
bousillerais (conditional first-person singular)
bousillerais (conditional second-person singular)
bousillerait (conditional singular third-person)
bousillerions (conditional first-person plural)
bousilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
bousilleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
bousille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bousilles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bousille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bousillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bousilliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bousillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bousillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bousillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bousillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bousillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bousillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bousillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bousille (imperative second-person singular)
bousillons (first-person imperative plural)
bousillez (imperative plural second-person)
bouziller (alternative)


faîtière

faîtières (plural)
faitière (alternative)


flache

From Latin flaccus. Originally a feminine form corresponding to a masculine flac. Doublet of flaque and flasque.


chanlatte

(roofing) arris fillet, tilting fillet, eaves lath


moye

(masonry) a soft layer of rock within a harder rock


débillarder

débillarder (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
débillardant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
débillardé (participle past)
débillarde (first-person indicative present singular)
débillardes (indicative present second-person singular)
débillarde (indicative present singular third-person)
débillardons (first-person indicative plural present)
débillardez (indicative plural present second-person)
débillardent (indicative plural present third-person)
débillardais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
débillardais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
débillardait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
débillardions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
débillardiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
débillardaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
débillardai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
débillardas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
débillarda (historic indicative past singular third-person)
débillardâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
débillardâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
débillardèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
débillarderai (first-person future indicative singular)
débillarderas (future indicative second-person singular)
débillardera (future indicative singular third-person)
débillarderons (first-person future indicative plural)
débillarderez (future indicative plural second-person)
débillarderont (future indicative plural third-person)
débillarderais (conditional first-person singular)
débillarderais (conditional second-person singular)
débillarderait (conditional singular third-person)
débillarderions (conditional first-person plural)
débillarderiez (conditional plural second-person)
débillarderaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
débillarde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
débillardes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
débillarde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
débillardions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
débillardiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
débillardent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
débillardasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
débillardasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
débillardât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
débillardassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
débillardassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
débillardassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
débillarde (imperative second-person singular)
débillardons (first-person imperative plural)
débillardez (imperative plural second-person)


débillardement

débillardement m (plural débillardements)

From débillarder (“to cut diagonally”) + -ment.


mur de soutènement

fr-noun

mur de soutènement m (plural murs de soutènement)


feuillure

Inherited from Middle French feuille + -ure, from Old French [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *fodiclāre from Latin *fodiculāre, from Latin fodicāre, from fodere.


perré

Inherited from Old French pairé. Equivalent to pierre + -é.
From Middle French perrer (“to decorate with stones”) > perré ("fitted with stones").
Compare
empierrer (“to decorate with stones”) > empierré (“fitted with stones”).


cornières

(construction, printing) a long, L-shaped piece of steel or aluminum bent at 90°, steel angle


lambourde

→? Catalan: llamborda

Inherited from Old French laon (“plank”) and bourde (“beam”).

Il n'était pas achevé d'être bâti, et l'on voyait le ciel à travers les lambourdes de la toiture.

1857, Gustave Flaubert, chapter 5, in Madame Bovary, second part; republished as Eleanor Marx, transl., 1886:

The building was unfinished; the sky could be seen through the joists of the roofing.


mur porteur

(masonry, architecture) foundation wall, load-bearing wall


regrattage

(masonry) regrating (act of removing the outer surface of stone so as to give a fresh appearance)


presse-étoupe

fr-noun

presse-étoupe m (plural presse-étoupes or presse-étoupe)

presse-étoupes (plural)
presse-étoupe (plural)
presse-étoupes (alternative)

From presse + étoupe, literally “press tow”, due to being originally made of tow.

(electricity, mechanics, nautical, plumbing) a watertight and/or airtight metallic piece with a seal for a driveshaft, valve, or other appliance

(plumbing) a seal for between the handle and the body of a tap