Kock, Charles-Paul de

Japanese: コック（英語表記）Kock， Charles-Paul de

[Born] May 21, 1793, Passy
Died: April 27, 1871. French writer in Paris. Born to an exiled Dutch banker, his father was executed during the Revolution. He became a banker himself, but was fired after the publication of his debut novel, L'Enfant de ma femme (1813), and thereafter began his career as a writer. His novels, which feature ordinary city folk and girls from the working-class neighborhood, were highly praised not only in Japan but also abroad as "Parisian stories." He was a prolific writer, and his collected works (1902-05) amount to 299 volumes. His representative works include Georgette (1820), Gustave le mauvais sujet (21), Mon voisin Raymond (23), and Monsieur Dupont (24), as well as many melodramas and vaudeville works.

cock
cock

A simple valve that allows and blocks the flow of fluids. A conical plug with a hole in one direction is fitted to the conical surface of the valve body, and the plug is turned to open and close the cock. It opens fully with a quarter turn, so opening and closing does not take much time. The flow path is straight. However, three-way cocks have a different rotation angle when fully open, and the flow path is also curved. Made of cast iron or bronze, they are mainly used for small diameter pipelines and for discharge. There are also glass and ceramic versions.

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Japanese:

[生]1793.5.21. パシー
[没]1871.4.27. パリ
フランスの作家。亡命オランダ人の銀行家の子に生れたが，父は大革命で処刑された。自身も銀行員となったが，処女作『わが妻の子』L'Enfant de ma femme (1813) の出版がもとで解雇され，以後作家生活に入る。市井の小市民，下町娘たちが登場する小説は国内のみならず，外国でも「パリもの」としてもてはやされた。多作家で全集 (1902～05) は 299巻に及ぶ。代表作『ジョルジェット』 Georgette (1820) ，『無頼漢ギュスターブ』 Gustave le mauvais sujet (21) ，『隣人レーモン』 Mon voisin Raymond (23) ，『デュポン氏』 Monsieur Dupont (24) のほか，メロドラマ，ボードビルなど多数。

コック
cock

流体の流通と遮断を行う簡単な弁。一方向に穴のあいた円錐面の栓 (プラグ) を弁箱の円錐面にすり合せて組立て，プラグを回してコックを開閉する。4分の1回転で全開するので開閉に時間を要しない。流路は直線的である。ただし，三方コックは全開の回転角度が異なり，流路も曲る。鋳鉄または青銅製で，主として直径の小さい管路や吐出し用などに用いる。ガラス，陶製などのものもある。

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