ploc, n.m., (nav.) sheathing hair, cow-hair.
ploiement, n.m., folding.
plomb (plon), n.m., lead, shot; plumb-line, plummet; custom-house seal; sink. De —; (fig.) heavy; (of clouds or sky) gray, leaden, of a leaden hue. Menu —; small shot. — en saumon; pig-lead. Jeter son — sur quelque chose; to have an eye upon anything. Mine de —; black-lead pencil, lead. — dans la tête; (fig.) ballast. À —; perpendicularly, directly; vertically; right, or sheer, down. Sous les —s; under the leads. Tomber à —; to plumb; to fall vertically.
plombage, n.m., leading, lead work; plumbing.
plombagine, n.f., plumbago, black-lead.
plombé, -e, part., leaded; (fig.) of a leaden hue, leaden-colored; (of sticks) loaded. Dent —e; tooth that has been stopped. Il a le teint —; he has a livid complexion.
plomber, v.a., to lead; to load, to seal, to stop, to mark or stamp with lead; to stop (a tooth); to plumb. — le faîte d’un toit; to lead the ridge of a roof. — un mur; to plumb a wall. Se —; to assume a leaden hue.
plomberie (plon-brî), n.f., plumbery; lead-making; lead-manufactory; lead-works.
plombeur, n.m., (custom-house) stamper. Rouleau —; field roller.
plombeu-x, -se, adj., leady, leaden.