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.

GAR�ONS 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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