Maîtrisse-GARCETTE, the bunt-gasket, or middle-gasket of a yard.

GARCETTE de bonnettes, the keys or buttons of the bonnets.

GARCETTES de fourrures de cables, plat, for serving the cables.

GARCETTES de ris, the reef-points of a sail.

GARCETTES de tournevire, the nippers of the cable, by which it is attached to the voyol.

GARCETTES de voiles, the gaskets which are used to furl the sails.

garçons de bord, the ordinary seamen in a ship of war or merchantman.

GARDES, or QUART, the watch.

GARDE au mât, a person who looks out at the mast-head.

GARDE-corps, the side-nettings, or quarter-nettings of a ship.

GARDE-CÔTE, a ship of war which cruises on the coast of a nation, to protect it from the insults of enemies, or pirates.

GARDE des côtes, a military guard, employed to defend the coasts in time of war.

GARDE-feux, powder-chests, or cartridge-chests.

GARDE de la marine, a midshipman, or naval cadet.

GARDE-magasin, an officer similar to the store-keeper of a dock-yard.

GARDE-ménagerie, a ship's poulterer, or person who takes care of the beasts, fowls, &c. in a ship.

GARDER un vaisseau, to dog, pursue, or watch the motion of an enemy's ship, so as to prevent her from escaping: also to guard and protect a ship.

GARDIEN de la fosse à lion, the boatswain's yeoman.

GARDIENNERIE, or CHAMBRE des canoniers, the gun-room.See SAINTE-BARBE.

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