porte-crosse, n.m., (—) crosier-bearer; (milit.) carbine-bucket.
porte-cure-dent, n.m., (—-—s) tooth-pick case or holder.
porte-dieu, n.m., (—) (c.rel.) viaticum-bearer.
porte-drapeau, n.m., (—) (milit.) ensign-bearer, ensign, color-sergeant.
portée, n.f., brood, litter; reach (of the hand, arm); reach (of the mind); capacity, compass; comprehension; import (extent of signification); shot (of a missile weapon); (artil.) range; (arch.) pitch; bearing; resting-point; (mus.) staff, stave. Hors de la — du canon; beyond cannon range. A or à la — du fusil; within gun-shot range. Cela n’est pas à ma —; that is not within my reach. Être à la — de la voix de quelqu’un; to be within hearing, within call. À — de trait; within bow-shot. Cet ouvrage n’est pas à ma —; that work is not within my compass, is beyond me. Cela passe ma —; that is beyond my comprehension, I cannot make it out, I fail to understand. Se mettre à la — de quelqu’un; to come down to the level of any one. Esprit d’une haute —; an intellect of great range of thought. La — d’un raisonnement; the scope or bearing of an argument.
☉porte-enseigne, n.m., (—) standard-bearer.
porte-épée, n.m., (—) sword-bearer; sword-belt, sword-hanger.
porte-éperon, n.m., (—, or —-—s) spur-strap.
porte-étendard, n.m., (—) standard-bearer; cornet.
porte-étrier, n.m., (—) stirrup-strap.