usance, n.f., (com.) usance. À l’—; at usance.
usante, adj.f., (jur.) (of spinsters) making use of, using.
usé, -e, adj., worn out, threadbare; stale, common, trite, hackneyed. Conte —; stale story.
user, v.n., to use, to make use of. — de violence; to use violence. — de douceur; to use gentle means. En — bien avec quelqu’un; to use, or treat, any one well. En — mal avec quelqu’un; to use, or treat, any one ill. En — bien, en — mal; to make a good, or bad, use of.
user, v.a., to use, to consume; to wear out, to wear off; to use up, to spend, to waste; to wear away; to wear down; (surg.) to eat off, to consume. — des souliers; to wear out shoes. — ses yeux; to impair one’s sight (by reading, etc.).
s’user, v.r., to wear out; to be worn out, to be used, to be consumed; to waste, to decay; to be spent.
user, n.m., wear, service. Ce drap est d’un bon —; this cloth wears well. On ne connaît les gens qu’à l’—; (fig.) it takes time to know people. Être bon à l’—; to improve on acquaintance.
usine, n.f., works, mills, manufactory, factory.
usinier, n.m., manufacturer, mill-owner.