GABIONNER, Fr. to cover or secure with gabions.
GAFFLES, the steel lever with which the ancients bent their cross-bows.
GAGES, Fr. wages. Among the French this phrase signified the fruits or compensations which were derived by individuals from appointments given by the crown, whether of a military, civil, or judicial nature, or for service done at sea or by land.
GAIN is frequently used in a military sense, as they gained the day, &c.
To Gain ground. See [Ground].
GAINE de flamme, Fr. a sort of linen sheath or cover, into which the staff of a flag or pendant is put.
Gaine de pavilion, Fr. a cloth, or linen-band, which is sewed across the flag, and through which the different ribands are interlaced.
Gaines de girouettes, Fr. bands, or pieces of linen, with which the vanes are tied to the staff.
GAITERS, a sort of cover for the leg, usually made of cloth, and are either long as reaching to the knee, or short, as only reaching just above the ancle; the latter are termed half-gaiters.
Galeries Capitales, Fr. are those galleries which lie under the capitals in works of fortification.