CH. XXVII 



LIST OF FRENCH NAMES 



559 



LIST OF FRENCH NAMES FOR PARTS OF 



HARNESS 



The following French equivalents for the English 

 names of parts of harness or of a coach are given 

 for the convenience of persons driving in France. 

 The list has been revised by Mr Morris E. How- 

 lett, of Paris, and may be trusted as giving the 

 names actually used in a French stable. The gen- 

 der is denoted by (m) or (/). The figures refer to 

 the cuts in the text. 



Axle-arm, 13, 14 . 



Back-strap, 106, 107 



Bar-bit, B, 88 . . 



In the lower bar 



In the middle bar . 



In the upper bar 



Upper ring (of a bit 



Bar- buckle . 



Bearing-rein, 93 



Belly-band 



Billet (of a rein), 89 



Bit (used for a bit gener- 

 ally, but especially for 

 a curb-bit) . . . . 



Black leather . 



Boss, 84 



Essieu (m) 



Croupiere {/) 



Mors (m) a barette {/) 



en bas 



an milieu 



au banquet 



CEil (m) 



Boucle (/) a traverse 



Enrenement (;//) 



Sous-ventriere ( f) 



Porte-mors (m) 



Mors (m) 

 Cuir (m) noir 

 Cocarde {/), [Bossette 

 ( / ) when on a bit] 



