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F.
F(. 1.F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Ph\'d2nician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F 1913 Webster]
F clef, the bass clef. See under Clef. 1913 Webster]
Fa(f, n.[It.](Mus.)(a)A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.(b)The tone F. 1913 Webster]
fabadj.[shortened form of fabulous.]extremely pleasing. [Colloq.] Syn. -- fabulous. WordNet 1.5]
Fabaceaen.a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniacea; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae. Syn. -- Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family. WordNet 1.5]
Fa*ba"ceous(f, a.[L. fabaceus, fr. faba bean.]Having the nature of a bean; like a bean. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa*bel"la(?), n.; pl.Fabellae(-l.[NL., dim. of L. faba a bean.](Anat.)One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals. 1913 Webster]
Fa"bi*an(?), a.[L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius.]Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. 1913 Webster]
Fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions. 1913 Webster]
Fa"bi*an, a.1.Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists, organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic principles gradually without violent agitation.
The Fabian Society proposes then to conquer by delay; to carry its programme, not by a hasty rush, but through the slower, but, as it thinks, surer methods of patient discussion, exposition, and political action.William Clarke. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fa"bi*an(?), n.A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fabianan.a genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs. Syn. -- genus Fabiana. WordNet 1.5]
Fabianismn.the principles and beliefs of or similar to those of the Fabian Society, advocating socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law. [British] WordNet 1.5]
Fa"ble(f, n.[F., fr. L. fabula, fr. fari to speak, say. See Ban, and cf. Fabulous, Fame.]1.A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue. 1913 Webster]
Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant.Addison. 1913 Webster]
A fable may have talking animals anthropomorphically cast as humans representing different character types, sometimes illustrating some moral principle; as, Aesop's Fables. PJC]
2.The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem. 1913 Webster]
The moral is the first business of the poet; this being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as may be most suitable to the moral.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. \'bdOld wives' fables. \'b8 1 Tim. iv. 7. 1913 Webster]
We grew fable of the city where we dwelt.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.Fiction; untruth; falsehood. 1913 Webster]
It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret methods.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ble, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fabled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fabling(?).]To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true. \'bdHe Fables not.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell.Prior. 1913 Webster]
He fables, yet speaks truth.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ble, v. t.To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely. 1913 Webster]
The hell thou fablest.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fa"bler(f, n.A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`bli`au"(?), n.; pl.Fabliaux(-.[F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.](Fr. Lit.)One of the metrical tales of the Trouv\'8ares, or early poets of the north of France. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ric(f, n.[L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.]1.The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is fabricated; as:(a)Framework; structure; edifice; building. 1913 Webster]
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Milton.
(b)Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of constructing; construction. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.Milman. 1913 Webster]
4.Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. 1913 Webster]
The whole vast fabric of society.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ric, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fabricked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fabricking.]To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] \'bdFabric their mansions.\'b8 J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ri*cant(?), n.[F.]One who fabricates; a manufacturer.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ri*cate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fabricated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fabricating(?).][L. fabricatus, p. p. of fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica. See Fabric, Farge.]1.To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. 1913 Webster]
2.To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens. 1913 Webster]
3.To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. 1913 Webster]
Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages.Paley. 1913 Webster]
fabricatedadj.formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a fabricated excuse for his absence. Syn. -- fancied, fictional, fictitious, fictive, invented, made-up. WordNet 1.5]
Fab`ri*ca"tion(?), n.[L. fabricatio; cf. F. fabrication.]1.The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication.
Syn. -- See Fiction. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ri*ca`tor(?), n.[L.]One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes. 1913 Webster]
The fabricator of the works of Ossian.Mason. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ri*ca`tress(?), n.A woman who fabricates. 1913 Webster]
Fab"rile(?), a.[L. fabrilis, fr. faber workman. See Forge.]Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill. 1913 Webster]
Fab"u*list(?), n.[Cf. F. fabuliste, fr. L. fabula. See Fable.]One who invents or writes fables. 1913 Webster]
Fab"u*lize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fabulized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fabulizing(?).][Cf. F. fabuliser. See Fable.]To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions.G. S. Faber. 1913 Webster]
2.A fabulous or fictitious story. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fab"u*lous(f, a.[L. fabulosus; cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]1.Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero. 1913 Webster]
The fabulous birth of Minerva.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
2.beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome.
-- Fab"u*lous*ly(#), adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fab"ur*den(f, n.[F. faux bourdon. See False, and Burden a verse.]1.(Mus.)(a)A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.(b)A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fac(f, n.[Abbrev. of facsimile.]A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`\'87ade"(for f, n.[F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See Face.](Arch.)The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its fa\'87ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use. 1913 Webster]
Face(f, n.[F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see Fact); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. Facetious.]1.The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator. 1913 Webster]
A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.Gen. ii. 6. 1913 Webster]
Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)(a)The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.(b)That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.(c)The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face. 1913 Webster]
4.(Print.)(a)The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.(b)The style or cut of a type or font of type. 1913 Webster]
To set a face upon their own malignant design.Milton. 1913 Webster]
This would produce a new face of things in Europe.Addison. 1913 Webster]
We wear a face of joy, because Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
6.That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance. 1913 Webster]
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.Gen. iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
7.Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance. 1913 Webster]
We set the best faceon it we could.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.(Astrol.)Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
9.Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery. 1913 Webster]
This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
10.Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of. 1913 Webster]
11.Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases. 1913 Webster]
The Lord make his face to shine upon thee.Num. vi. 25. 1913 Webster]
My face [favor] will I turn also from them.Ezek. vii. 22. 1913 Webster]
12.(Mining)The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done. 1913 Webster]
13.(Com.)The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount; most commonly called face value.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face plan or face-plan; face hammer. 1913 Webster]
Face ague(Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also tic douloureux. --
Face card, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented; the king, queen, or jack. --
Face cloth, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse. --
Face guard, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc. --
Face hammer, a hammer having a flat face. --
Face joint(Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other structure. --
Face mite(Zo\'94ll.), a small, elongated mite (Demdex folliculorum), parasitic in the hair follicles of the face. --
Face mold, the templet or pattern by which carpenters, etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, etc. --
Face plate. (a)(Turning)A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached.(b)A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock.(c)A true plane for testing a dressed surface.Knight. --
Face wheel. (Mach.)(a)A crown wheel.(b)A wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing; a lap. --
face valuethe value written on a financial instrument; same as face{13}. Also used metaphorically, to mean apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face value. 1913 Webster]
Cylinder face(Steam Engine), the flat part of a steam cylinder on which a slide valve moves. --
Face of an anvil, its flat upper surface. --
Face of a bastion(Fort.), the part between the salient and the shoulder angle. --
Face of coal(Mining), the principal cleavage plane, at right angles to the stratification. --
Face of a gun, the surface of metal at the muzzle. --
Face of a place(Fort.), the front comprehended between the flanked angles of two neighboring bastions.Wilhelm. --
Face of a square(Mil.), one of the sides of a battalion when formed in a square. --
Face of a
watch, clock, compass, card etc., the dial or graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of day, point of the compass, etc. --
Face to face. (a)In the presence of each other; as, to bring the accuser and the accused face to face.(b)Without the interposition of any body or substance. \'bdNow we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face.\'b8 1 Cor. xiii. 12.(c)With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or toward one another; vis \'85 vis; -- opposed to back to back. --
To fly in the face of, to defy; to brave; to withstand. --
To make a face, to distort the countenance; to make a grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or disagreement.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Face(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Faced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Facing(?).]1.To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle. 1913 Webster]
I'll face Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To Confront impudently; to bully. 1913 Webster]
I will neither be facednor braved.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park; some of the seats on the train faced backward. 1913 Webster]
He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble. 1913 Webster]
5.To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress. 1913 Webster]
6.To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mach.)To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface. 1913 Webster]
8.To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. 1913 Webster]
To face down, to put down by bold or impudent opposition. \'bdHe faced men down.\'b8 Prior. --
To face (a thing) out, to persist boldly or impudently in an assertion or in a line of conduct. \'bdThat thinks with oaths to face the matter out.\'b8 Shak. --
to face the musicto admit error and accept reprimand or punishment as a consequence for having failed or having done something wrong; to willingly experience an unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation; as, as soon as he broke the window with the football, Billy knew he would have to face the music. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Face, v. i.1.To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. \'bdTo lie, to face, to forge.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left. 1913 Webster]
Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid!Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To present a face or front. 1913 Webster]
Faced(f, a.Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced. 1913 Webster]
face-hardenv. t.to harden (steel) by adding carbon. WordNet 1.5]
face liftn.1.an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from a person's face. Syn. -- face lifting, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty. WordNet 1.5]
2.a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a building. Syn. -- face lifting. WordNet 1.5]
face-liftv. t.to perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. Syn. -- lift. WordNet 1.5]
Fa"cer(f, n.1.One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor fasers.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
2.A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy. [Collog.] 1913 Webster]
I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer.C. Kingsley.
3.a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced.[wns=1] [obsolescent Briticism] WordNet 1.5]
face-savingadj.1.allowing one to maintain one's dignity or prestige; designed to avoid admitting something embarrassing; as, a face-saving compromise; -- of actions. WordNet 1.5]
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Fac"et(?), n.[F. facette, dim. of face face. See Face.]1.A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.[Written also facette.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. 1913 Webster]
Fac"et, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Faceted; p. pr. & vb. n.Faceting.]To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond. 1913 Webster]
Fa*cete"(?), a.[L. facetus elegant, fine, facetious; akin to facies. See Face, and cf. Facetious.]Facetious; witty; humorous. [Archaic] \'bdA facete discourse.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
\'bdHow to interpose\'b8 with a small, smart remark, sentiment facete, or unctuous anecdote.Prof. Wilson.
-- Fa*cete"ly, adv. -- Fa*cete"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fac"et*ed(?), a.Having facets. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa*ce"ti*\'91(, n. pl.[L., fr. facetus. See Facete.]Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits. 1913 Webster]
face" time`(f, n.Time spent speaking with a person face-to-face; -- contrasted with time spent communicating by electronic media, such as telephone or e-mail, or via written communications; as, the chief of staff has the most face time with the president. [Recent] PJC]
Fa*ce"tious(?), a.[Cf. F. fac\'82tieux. See Faceti\'91.]1.Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply.
-- Fa*ce"tious*ly, adv. -- Fa*ce"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
face-to-faceadj.1.without intervening persons; involving direct communication between persons in each other's presence; -- of conversation or confrontation; as, face-to-face negotiations. Syn. -- person-to-person. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.having the front parts facing each other. PJC]
Fa*cette"(?), n.[F.]See Facet, n. 1913 Webster]
Face"work`(?), n.The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ci*a(?), n.(Arch.)See Fascia. 1913 Webster]
Fa"cial(?), a.[LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.]Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. -- Fa"cial*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Facial angle(Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ci*end(?), n.[From neut. of L. faciendus, gerundive of facere to do.](Mach.)The multiplicand. See Facient, 2. 1913 Webster]
Fa"cient(?), n.[L. faciens, -- entis, p. pr. of facere to make, do. See Fact.]1.One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)(a)One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient.(b)The multiplier. 1913 Webster]
facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation. See Multiplication. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa"ci*es(?), n.[L., from, face. See Face.] 1913 Webster]
1.The anterior part of the head; the face. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill. 1913 Webster]
Fac"ile(?)a.[L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F. facile. Srr Fact, and cf. Faculty.]1.Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor. 1913 Webster]
Order . . . will render the work facile and delightful.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered. 1913 Webster]
The facile gates of hell too slightly barred.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty, austere, or distant; affable; complaisant. 1913 Webster]
I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
4.Easily persuaded to good or bad; yielding; ductile to a fault; pliant; flexible. 1913 Webster]
Since Adam, and his facile consort Eve, Milton. 1913 Webster]
This is treating Burns like a child, a person of so facile a disposition as not to be trusted without a keeper on the king's highway.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
5.Ready; quick; expert; as, he is facile in expedients; he wields a facile pen.
-- Fac"ile*ly, adv. -- Fac"ile*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fa*cil"i*tate(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Facilitated(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Facilitating(f.][Cf. F. faciliter. See Facility.]To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task. 1913 Webster]
To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which the times call for.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
facilitatedadj.freed from difficulty or impediment. Contrasted with delayed. Syn. -- expedited. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fa*cil`i*ta"tion(?), n.The act of facilitating or making easy. 1913 Webster]
facilitativeadj.freeing from difficulty or impediment; as, facilitative changes in the economic structure. WordNet 1.5]
facilitatorn.someone who makes progress easier. WordNet 1.5]
facilitatoryadj.(Med.)inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity. WordNet 1.5]
Fa*cil"i*ty(f, n.; pl.Facilities(f.[L. facilitas, fr. facilis easy: cf. F. facilit\'82. See Facile.]1.The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation. 1913 Webster]
The facility with which government has been overturned in France.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.Ease in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art. 1913 Webster]
3.Easiness to be persuaded; readiness or compliance; -- usually in a bad sense; pliancy. 1913 Webster]
It is a great error to take facility for good nature.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
4.Easiness of access; complaisance; affability. 1913 Webster]
Offers himself to the visits of a friend with facility.South. 1913 Webster]
5.That which promotes the ease of any action or course of conduct; advantage; aid; assistance; -- usually in the plural; as, special facilities for study.
Syn. -- Ease; expertness; readiness; dexterity; complaisance; condescension; affability. -- Facility, Expertness, Readiness. These words have in common the idea of performing any act with ease and promptitude. Facility supposes a natural or acquired power of dispatching a task with lightness and ease. Expertness is the kind of facility acquired by long practice. Readiness marks the promptitude with which anything is done. A merchant needs great facility in dispatching business; a banker, great expertness in casting accounts; both need great readiness in passing from one employment to another. \'bdThe facility which we get of doing things by a custom of doing, makes them often pass in us without our notice.\'b8 Locke. \'bdThe army was celebrated for the expertness and valor of the soldiers.\'b8 \'bdA readiness to obey the known will of God is the surest means to enlighten the mind in respect to duty.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Fa"cing(?), n.1.A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface. 1913 Webster]
2.A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used. 1913 Webster]
4.(Founding)A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, etc., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mil.)(a)pl.The collar and cuffs of a military coat; -- commonly of a color different from that of the coat.(b)The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl. 1913 Webster]
Facing brick, front or pressed brick. 1913 Webster]
Fa"cing*ly, adv.In a facing manner or position. 1913 Webster]
Fa*cin"o*rous(?), a.[L. facinorous, from facinus deed, bad deed, from facere to make, do.]Atrociously wicked. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
-- Fa*cin"o*rous*ness, n. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fac"ound(?), n.[F. faconde, L. facundia. See Facund.]Speech; eloquence. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Her facound eke full womanly and plain.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fac*sim"i*le(?), n.; pl.Facsimiles(-l.[L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile.]A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. 1913 Webster]
Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph. 1913 Webster]
Fac*sim"i*le, (, v. t.To make a facsimile of. 1913 Webster]
Fact(f, n.[L. factum, fr. facere to make or do. Cf. Feat, Affair, Benefit, Defect, Fashion, and -fy.]1.A doing, making, or preparing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A project for the fact and vending B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance. 1913 Webster]
What might instigate him to this devilish fact, I am not able to conjecture.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
He who most excels in fact of arms.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten. 1913 Webster]
4.The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts. 1913 Webster]
I do not grant the fact.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
This reasoning is founded upon a fact which is not true.Roger Long. 1913 Webster]
fact has in jurisprudence peculiar uses in contrast with law; as, attorney at law, and attorney in fact; issue in law, and issue in fact. There is also a grand distinction between law and fact with reference to the province of the judge and that of the jury, the latter generally determining the fact, the former the law.BurrillBouvier. 1913 Webster]
Accessary before, after,
the fact. See under Accessary. --
Matter of fact, an actual occurrence; a verity; used adjectively: of or pertaining to facts; prosaic; unimaginative; as, a matter-of-fact narration.
fact-findingadj.designed to find information or ascertain facts; as, a fact-finding committee. Syn. -- investigative, investigatory. WordNet 1.5]
Fac"tion(f, n.[L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.]1.(Anc. Hist.)One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus. 1913 Webster]
2.A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good. 1913 Webster]
3.Tumult; discord; dissension. 1913 Webster]
They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves.Clarendon.
Syn. -- Combination; clique; junto. See Cabal. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tion*a*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. factionnaire, L. factionarius the head of a company of charioteers.]Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Always factionary on the party of your general.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tion*er(-?r), n.One of a faction.Abp. Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tion*ist, n.One who promotes faction. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tious(?). a.[L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]1.Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; -- said of persons. 1913 Webster]
Factious for the house of Lancaster.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels. 1913 Webster]
Headlong zeal or factious fury.Burke.
-- Fac"tious*ly, adv. -- Fac"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fac*ti"tious(?), a.[L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Fetich.]Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste. -- Fac-ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fac*ti"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
He acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an incorrigible habit, of desultory reading.De Quincey.
Syn. -- Unnatural. -- Factitious, Unnatural. Anything is unnatural when it departs in any way from its simple or normal state; it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. An unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a factitious demand is one created by active exertions for the purpose. An unnatural alarm is one greater than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one wrought up with care and effort. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an object, but produces some change in the object, as when we say, He made the water wine. 1913 Webster]
Sometimes the idea of activity in a verb or adjective involves in it a reference to an effect, in the way of causality, in the active voice on the immediate objects, and in the passive voice on the subject of such activity. This second object is called the factitive object.J. W. Gibbs. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tive(?), a.Making; having power to make. [Obs.] \'bdYou are . . . factive, not destructive.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fac"to(?), adv.[L., ablative of factum deed, fact.](Law)In fact; by the act or fact. 1913 Webster]
De facto. (Law)See De facto. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tor(?), n.[L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor. See Fact.]1.(Law)One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker.Story.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
2.A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math.)One of the elements or quantities which, when multiplied together, form a product. 1913 Webster]
4.One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent; a contributory cause. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Factored(-t; p. pr. & vb. n.Factoring.](Mach.)To resolve (a quantity) into its factors. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tor*age(?), n.[Cf. F. factorage.]The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission. 1913 Webster]
Fac"tor*ess(?), n.A factor who is a woman. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fac*to"ri*al(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to a factory.Buchanan. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)Related to factorials. 1913 Webster]
Fac*to"ri*al, n.(Math.)(a)pl.A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable. Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x + (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several factors take the name of factorials.Brande & C.
(b)The product of the consecutive whole numbers from unity up to any given number; thus, 5 factorial is the product of 5 times four times three times two times one, or 120. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fac"tor*ing(?), n.(Math.)The act of resolving into factors. 1913 Webster]
factorisev. t.1.to resolve into factors, as of a polynomial; same as factorize. [mostly Brit.] Syn. -- factorize. WordNet 1.5]
fac"tor*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Factorized(-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n.Factorizing(-?"z?ng).]1.(Law)(a)To give warning to; -- said of a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, the warning being to the effect that he shall not pay the money or deliver the property of the defendant in his hands to him, but appear and answer the suit of the plaintiff.(b)To attach (the effects of a debtor) in the hands of a third person; to garnish. See Garnish. [Vt. & Conn.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)to resolve (a complex expression, such as a polynomial) into factors. Syn. -- factorise. WordNet 1.5]
Fac"tor*ship, n.The business of a factor. 1913 Webster]
Fac"to*ry(?), n.; pl.Factories(-r.[Cf. F. factorerie.]1.A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. \'bdThe Company's factory at Madras.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory.W. Guthrie. 1913 Webster]
3.A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory. 1913 Webster]
Factory leg(Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young children by working in factories. 1913 Webster]
factory-madeadj.made in a factory. Contrasted with homemade. [Narrower terms: boughten, store-bought ; mass-produced ] WordNet 1.5]
fac*to"tum(f, n.; pl.factotums(-t.[L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total.]A person employed to do all kinds of work or business; a person with many different responsibilities.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
fac"tu*al(f, a.1.of or pertaining to facts; as, factual inaccuracies. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.containing only facts (as contrasted with opinions or speculations); as, a factual report. PJC]
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\'d8Fac"tum(f, n.; pl.Facta(#).[L. See Fact.]1.(Law)A man's own act and deed; particularly: (a)(Civil Law)Anything stated and made certain.(b)(Testamentary Law)The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)The product. See Facient, 2. 1913 Webster]
Fac"ture(?), n.[F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura a making. See Fact.]1.The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)An invoice or bill of parcels. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fac"u*l\'91(?), n. pl.[L., pl. of facula a little torch.](Astron.)Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.Newcomb. 1913 Webster]
Fac"u*lar(?)a.(Astron.)Of or pertaining to the facul\'91.R. A. Proctor. 1913 Webster]
Fac"ul*ta*tive(?), a.[L. facultas, -atis, faculty: cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ.]1.Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or the like hence, optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the people and is necessary only when demanded by petition; facultative studies; -- opposed to obligatory and compulsory, and sometimes used with to. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Of such a character as to admit of existing under various forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or the like;specif.: (Biol.)Having the power to live under different conditions; as, a facultative parasite, a plant which is normally saprophytic, but which may exist wholly or in part as a parasite; -- opposed to obligate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(Physiol.)Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.
In short, there is no facultative plurality in the mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all purposes, cognitive or practical.J. Martineau. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fac"ul*ty(?), n.; pl.Faculties(#).[F. facult, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See Fact, and cf. Facility.]1.Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or capacity for any of the well-known classes of mental activity; psychical or soul capacity; capacity for any of the leading kinds of soul activity, as knowledge, feeling, volition; intellectual endowment or gift; power; as, faculties of the mind or the soul. 1913 Webster]
But know that in the soul faculties that serve Milton. 1913 Webster]
What a piece of work is a man ! how noble in reason ! how infinite in faculty !Shak. 1913 Webster]
He had a ready faculty, indeed, of escaping from any topic that agitated his too sensitive and nervous temperament.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
3.Power; prerogative or attribute of office. [R.] 1913 Webster]
This Duncan faculties so meek.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Privilege or permission, granted by favor or indulgence, to do a particular thing; authority; license; dispensation. 1913 Webster]
The pope . . . granted him a faculty to set him free from his promise.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
It had not only faculty to inspect all bishops' dioceses, but to change what laws and statutes they should think fit to alter among the colleges.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
5.A body of a men to whom any specific right or privilege is granted; formerly, the graduates in any of the four departments of a university or college (Philosophy, Law, Medicine, or Theology), to whom was granted the right of teaching (profitendi or docendi) in the department in which they had studied; at present, the members of a profession itself; as, the medical faculty; the legal faculty, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.(Amer. Colleges)The body of person to whom are intrusted the government and instruction of a college or university, or of one of its departments; the president, professors, and tutors in a college. 1913 Webster]
It is your favorite fad to draw plans.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
2.a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in fashion. Syn. -- craze; mania. PJC]
-- Fad"dist, n. Fad"dish, a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`daise"(?), n.[F.]A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
faddishfaddyadj.1.intensely fashionable for a short time.[wns=1] Syn. -- trendy.
[WordNet 1.5]
2.prone to follow fads; as, a faddish clique of teenagers; -- of people. Syn. -- trendy.
[PJC]
faddistn.a person who subscribes to a variety of fads. WordNet 1.5]
Fad"dle(?), v. i.[Cf. Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.]To trifle; to toy. -- v. t.To fondle; to dandle. [Prov. Eng.]Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Fade(?)a.[F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] \'bdPassages that are somewhat fade.\'b8 Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Fade(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Faded; p. pr. & vb. n.Fading.][OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. Fade, a., Vade.]1.To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. 1913 Webster]
The earth mourneth and fadeth away.Is. xxiv. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. \'bdFlowers that never fade.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. 1913 Webster]
The stars shall fade away.Addison 1913 Webster]
He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fade, v. t.To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. 1913 Webster]
No winter could his laurels fade.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fad"ed(?), a.That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. \'bdHis faded cheek.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Where the faded moon Keats. 1913 Webster]
Fad"ed*ly, adv.In a faded manner. 1913 Webster]
A dull room fadedly furnished.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Fade"less, a.Not liable to fade; unfading. 1913 Webster]
Fadge(?), v. i.[Cf. OE. faden to flatter, and AS. f to join, unit, G. f\'81gen, or AS. \'bef\'91gian to depict; all perh. form the same root as E. fair. Cf. Fair, a., Fay to fit.]To fit; to suit; to agree. 1913 Webster]
They shall be made, spite of antipathy, to fadge together.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Well, Sir, how fadges the new design ?Wycherley. 1913 Webster]
Fadge(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A small flat loaf or thick cake; also, a fagot. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Fad"ing(?), a.Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n.Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. -- Fad"ing*ly, adv. -- Fad"ing*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fad"ing, n.An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. \'bdFading is a fine jig.\'b8 [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
\'d8F\'91"ces(?), n. pl.[L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.[Written also feces.] 1913 Webster]
Fag(fn.A knot or coarse part in cloth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
fag(f, n.a male homosexual; -- always used disparagingly and considered offensive. Shortened form of faggot. [Slang, disparaging.] Syn. -- faggot. PJC]
Fag, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fagged(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fagging(f.][Cf. LG. fakk wearied, weary, vaak slumber, drowsiness, OFries. fai, equiv. to f\'bech devoted to death, OS. f, OHG. feigi, G. feig, feige, cowardly, Icel. feigr fated to die, AS. f, Scot. faik, to fail, stop, lower the price; or perh. the same word as E. flag to droop.]1.To become weary; to tire. 1913 Webster]
Creighton withheld his force till the Italian began to fag.G. Mackenzie. 1913 Webster]
2.To labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge. 1913 Webster]
Read, fag, and subdue this chapter.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
3.To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery, for another, as in some English schools. 1913 Webster]
To fag out, to become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a rope, or the edge of canvas. 1913 Webster]
Fag, v. t.1.To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that fatigues. [R.] 1913 Webster]
It is such a fag, I came back tired to death.Miss Austen. 1913 Webster]
Brain fag. (Med.)See Cerebropathy. 1913 Webster]
Fagaceaeprop. n.a natural family of chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs, including beeches, chestnuts, and oaks; it includes the genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; and Quercus. Syn. -- family Fagaceae, beech family. WordNet 1.5]
Fag"-end"(?), n.1.An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a rope, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The refuse or meaner part of anything. 1913 Webster]
fag"ging(f, n.Laborious drudgery; esp., the acting as a drudge for another at an English school. 1913 Webster]
fag"got(f, n.[perh. from fagot{5}, a shriveled old woman.]a male homosexual; -- always used disparagingly and considered offensive. [Slang, disparaging] Syn. -- fagot, fag, fairy, pansy, queer, poof, poove, pouf. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; -- same as fagot{1}. Syn. -- fagot. WordNet 1.5]
Fagopyrumprop. n.a genus of plants of the buckwheat family, including the buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum. Syn. -- genus Fagopyrum. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fag"ot(fn.[F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. fa`kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. Fagotto.]1.A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising batteries, filling ditches, or other purposes in fortification; a fascine.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a pile. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)A bassoon. See Fagotto. 1913 Webster]
4.A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company. [Eng.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.An old shriveled woman. [Slang, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fagot iron, iron, in bars or masses, manufactured from fagots. --
Fagot vote, the vote of a person who has been constituted a voter by being made a landholder, for party purposes. [Political cant, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fag"ot(?)v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fagoted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fagoting.]To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle; also, to collect promiscuously.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa*got"to(?), n.[It. See Fagot.](Mus.)The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa"ham(?), n.The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fahl"band`(?), n.[G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a band.](Mining)A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.Raymond.
Fah"lun*ite(f, n.[From Fahlun, a place in Sweden.](Min.)A hydrated silica of alumina, resulting from the alteration of iolite. 1913 Webster]
Fahr.adj. [abbrev.] an abbreviation of Fahrenheit; -- used in designating temperatures; as, 72 Used as an alternative to celsius. Syn. -- fahrenheit, f., F. WordNet 1.5]
Fah"ren*heit(?)prop. a.[G.]Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to celsius. -- n.The Fahrenheit thermometer or scale. 1913 Webster]
Fahrenheit thermometer is so graduated that the freezing point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its scale, and the boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure is 212 degrees. It is commonly used in the United States and in England. 1913 Webster]
faience, \'d8Fa`\'8b*ence"(?), n.[F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]Glazed earthenware; esp., a fine variety that which is decorated with colorful designs in an opaque glaze. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fail(fv. i.[imp. & p. p.Failed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Failing.][F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See Fail, and cf. Fallacy, False, Fault.]1.To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail. 1913 Webster]
As the waters fail from the sea.Job xiv. 11. 1913 Webster]
Till Lionel's issue fails, his should not reign.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of. 1913 Webster]
If ever they fail of beauty, this failure is not be attributed to their size.Berke. 1913 Webster]
3.To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink. 1913 Webster]
When earnestly they seek fail.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails. 1913 Webster]
5.To perish; to die; -- used of a person. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Had the king in his last sickness failed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation. 1913 Webster]
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this.Ezra iv. 22. 1913 Webster]
Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated. 1913 Webster]
Our envious foe hath failed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.To err in judgment; to be mistaken. 1913 Webster]
Which ofttimes may succeed, so as perhaps fail not.Milton. 1913 Webster]
9.To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent; as, many credit unions failed in the late 1980's. 1913 Webster]
Fail(?), v. t.1.To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert. 1913 Webster]
There shall not fail thee a man on the throne.1 Kings ii. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To miss of attaining; to lose. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Though that seat of earthly bliss be failed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fail, n.[OF. faille, from failir. See Fail, v. i.]1.Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail. \'bdHis highness' fail of issue.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The mask of sneering faineance was gone.C. Kingsley. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fai`ne`ant", \'d8fai`n\'82`ant"(f, a.[F.; fait he does + n\'82ant nothing.]Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion. Syn. -- bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent, lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
fai`ne`ant", \'d8fai`n\'82`ant"(f, n.A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fain\'82ant deity. A deity recognized as real but conceived as not acting in human affairs, hence not worshiped. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Faint(f, a.[Compar.Fainter(-; superl.Faintest.][OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See Feign, and cf. Feint.]1.Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst. 1913 Webster]
2.Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly; dejected; depressed; as, \'bdFaint heart ne'er won fair lady.\'b8Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
3.Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound. 1913 Webster]
4.Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint efforts; faint resistance. 1913 Webster]
The faint prosecution of the war.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
Faint, n.The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See Fainting, n. 1913 Webster]
The saint, faint.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Faint, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fainting.]1.To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See Fainting, n. 1913 Webster]
Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.Guardian. 1913 Webster]
If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by the way.Mark viii. 8. 1913 Webster]
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2.To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 1913 Webster]
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.Prov. xxiv. 10. 1913 Webster]
3.To decay; to disappear; to vanish. 1913 Webster]
Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Faint(?), v. t.To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It faints me to think what follows.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Faint"-heart`ed(?), a.Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. 1913 Webster]
Fear not, neither be faint-hearted.Is. vii. 4.
-- Faint"-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- Faint"-heart`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Faint"ing(?), n.Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak. 1913 Webster]
Fainting fit, a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Faint"ish, a.Slightly faint; somewhat faint. -- Faint"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
I will send a faintness into their hearts.Lev. xxvi. 36. 1913 Webster]
Faints(?), n. pl.The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fair(f, a.[Compar.Fairer(?); superl.Fairest.][OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f\'91ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f\'81gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. Fang, Fain, Fay to fit.]1.Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. 1913 Webster]
A fair white linen cloth.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
2.Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. 1913 Webster]
Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin. 1913 Webster]
The northern people large and fair-complexioned.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
4.Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day. 1913 Webster]
You wish fair winds may waft him over.Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view. 1913 Webster]
The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
6.(Shipbuilding)Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines. 1913 Webster]
7.Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement. \'bdI would call it fair play.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc. 1913 Webster]
When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty.L' Estrange. 1913 Webster]
10.Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen. 1913 Webster]
The news is very fair and good, my lord.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fair ball. (Baseball)(a)A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman.(b)A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; -- called also a fair hit. --
Fair maid. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried.(b)The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia] --
Fair one, a handsome woman; a beauty, --
Fair play, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice. --
From fair to middling, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.] --
I have found out a gift for my fair.Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
3.Good fortune; good luck. 1913 Webster]
Now fair befall thee !Shak. 1913 Webster]
The fair, anything beautiful; women, collectively. \'bdFor slander's mark was ever yet the fair.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fair, v. t.1.To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fairing the foul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Shipbuilding)To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines. 1913 Webster]
Fair, n.[OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.]1.A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade. 1913 Webster]
2.A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair. 1913 Webster]
3.A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair. 1913 Webster]
4.an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair. PJC]
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis fair Song (1904: words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Kerry Mills, popularized by Billy Murray. Prominent in the movie "Meet Me In St. Louis", 1944) PJC]
After the fair, Too late. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
fair and squareadv.justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. Opposite of unfairly. [Colloq.] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fair-and-squareadj.fair and honest; just. Opposite of unfair. [Colloq.] Syn. -- honest. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fair catch. (Football)A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to advance the ball when caught. He must not then be interfered with. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fairground, n.an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses. Often used in plural. WordNet 1.5]
fairgrounds, n. pl.same as fairground. PJC]
Fair"-haired`(?), a.1.Having fair or light-colored hair. 1913 Webster]
2.favorite; considered especially talented or promising; as, the fair-haired boy of the literary set. [prenominal] [informal] Syn. -- blue-eyed(prenominal), white-haired(prenominal), white-headed. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fair"ness, n.The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fair"-spo`ken(?), a.Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. \'bdA marvelous fair-spoken man.\'b8 Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Fair"way`(?), n.1.The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels.Totten.
2.(golf)That part of a golf course between the tee and the green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to the rough. PJC]
Fair"-weath`er(?), a.1.Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend. 1913 Webster]
Fair-weather sailor, a make-believe or inexperienced sailor; -- the nautical equivalent of carpet knight. 1913 Webster]
Fair"-world`(?)n.State of prosperity. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They think it was never fair-world with them since.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fair"y(?), n.; pl.Fairies(#).[OE. fairie, faierie, enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F. f\'82er, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See Fate, and cf. Fay a fairy.][Written also fa\'89ry.]1.Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The God of her has made an end, fairy Gower. 1913 Webster]
2.The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy.Lydgate. 1913 Webster]
3.An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon. 1913 Webster]
The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy.K. James. 1913 Webster]
And now about the caldron sing, fairies in a ring.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.An enchantress. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fairy of the mine, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See Kobold. 1913 Webster]
No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fair"y, a.1.Of or pertaining to fairies. 1913 Webster]
2.Given by fairies; as, fairy money.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fairy bird(Zo\'94l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern. --
Fairy bluebird. (Zo\'94l.)See under Bluebird. --
Fairy martin(Zo\'94l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. --
Fairy ringsor
Fairy circles, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances; also, the mushrooms themselves. Such circles may have diameters larger than three meters. --
Fairy shrimp(Zo\'94l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. --
Fairy stone(Paleon.), an echinite. 1913 Webster]
Fair"y*land`(?)n.The imaginary land or abode of fairies. 1913 Webster]
Fair"y*like`(?), a.Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music. 1913 Webster]
fairy-slippern.a rare north temperate bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf. Syn. -- calypso, Calypso bulbosa. WordNet 1.5]
fairy talen.1.a story about magical or mythological creatures, such as fairies, elves, goblins, trolls, orcs, unicorns, wizards, dragons, etc., usually composed for the amusement of children; called also a fairy story. PJC]
2.a false story intended to deceive or mislead, especially one involving unlikely events or situations; called also a fairy story. PJC]
Faith(f, n.[OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid, Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]1.Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony. 1913 Webster]
2.The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth. 1913 Webster]
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the finite will and understanding to the reason.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
3.(Judeo-Christian Theol.)(a)The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.(b)(Christian Theol.)The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith. 1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him [God].Heb. xi. 6. 1913 Webster]
The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the mind which is called \'bdtrust\'b8 or \'bdconfidence\'b8 exercised toward the moral character of God, and particularly of the Savior.Dr. T. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence in the testimony of God.J. Hawes. 1913 Webster]
4.That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Which to believe of her, faith that reason without miracle Shak. 1913 Webster]
Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.Gal. i. 23. 1913 Webster]
5.Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty. 1913 Webster]
Children in whom is no faith.Deut. xxvii. 20. 1913 Webster]
Whose failing, while her faith to me remains, Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith. 1913 Webster]
For you alone faith with injured Palamon.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.Credibility or truth. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The faith of the foregoing narrative.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Act of faith. See Auto-da-f\'82. --
Breach of faith,
Confession of faith, etc. See under Breach, Confession, etc. --
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God. --
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Faith(?), interj.By my faith; in truth; verily. 1913 Webster]
Faithed(?), a.Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere. [Obs.] \'bdMake thy words faithed.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Faith"ful(?), a.1.Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. 1913 Webster]
You are not faithful, sir.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements. 1913 Webster]
The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him.Deut. vii. 9. 1913 Webster]
3.True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant. 1913 Webster]
So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, faithful only he.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation. 1913 Webster]
It is a faithful saying.2 Tim. ii. 11. 1913 Webster]
The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed.
-- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
faithfulnessn.the trait of being faithful. Syn. -- fidelity. WordNet 1.5]
Faith"less, a.1.Not believing; not giving credit. 1913 Webster]
Be not faithless, but believing.John xx. 27. 1913 Webster]
2.Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Not observant of promises or covenants. 1913 Webster]
4.Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife. 1913 Webster]
A most unnatural and faithless service.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying. \'bdYonder faithless phantom.\'b8 Goldsmith.
-- Faith"less*ly, adv.Faith"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fai"tour(?), n.[OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See Factor.]A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fake(?), n.[Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS. f\'91c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row, and E. fay to fit.](Naut.)One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. 1913 Webster]
Fake, v. t.(Naut.)To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out. 1913 Webster]
Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot. 1913 Webster]
Fake, v. t.[Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.] 1.To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob. 1913 Webster]
2.To make; to construct; to do. 1913 Webster]
3.To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it. 1913 Webster]
Fake, n.A trick; a swindle. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
fakeern.same as fakir. Syn. -- fakir. WordNet 1.5]
fak"er(?), n.[Sometimes erroneously written fakir.]1.One who fakes something;as(a)a thief.(b), a peddler of petty things.(c)a workman who dresses things up. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a person who makes deceitful pretenses. Syn. -- imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, pseudo, pseud, role player. WordNet 1.5]
Fa"kir(?), n.[Ar. faq\'c6r poor.]an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker.[Written also faquir anf fakeer.] 1913 Webster]
Fa"kir(?), n.[Prob. confused with Fakir an oriental ascetic.]See Faker. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fa"la*na"ka(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc. 1913 Webster]
Fal*cade"(f, n.[F., ultimately fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.](Man.)The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets.Harris. 1913 Webster]
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{ Fal"cate(?), Fal"ca*ted(?), }a.[L. falcatus, fr. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.]Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed. 1913 Webster]
Fal*ca"tion(?), n.The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fal"cer(?), n.[From L. falx, falcis, a sickle.](Zo\'94l.)One of the mandibles of a spider. 1913 Webster]
Fal"chion(?), n.[OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL. f\'84lcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. falcon; cf. It. falcione. Cf. Defalcation.]1.A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages. 1913 Webster]
2.A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors. 1913 Webster]
Fal*cid"i*an(?), a.[L. Falcidius.]Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune. 1913 Webster]
Falcidian law(Civil Law), a law by which a testator was obliged to leave at least a fourth of his estate to the heir.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Fal"ci*form(?), a.[L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form: cf. F. falciforme.]Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver. 1913 Webster]
Fal"con(?), n.[OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. Falchion.]1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)One of a family (Falconid\'91) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.(b)Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. 1913 Webster]
In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon.Yarrell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gun.)An ancient form of cannon. 1913 Webster]
Chanting falcon. (Zo\'94l.)See under Chanting. 1913 Webster]
Fal"con*er(?), n.[OE. fauconer, OF. falconier, fauconier, F. fauconnier. See Falcon.]A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fal"co*net(?), n.[Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau, LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]1.One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.(b)One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice. 1913 Webster]
fal"con-gen`til, falcon-gentle(?), n.[F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.]1.(Zo\'94l.)any female falcon;especially -- PJC]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The female or young of the goshawk (Accipiter gentilis, formerly Astur palumbarius). 1913 Webster]
Fal"co*nine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconid\'91 1913 Webster]
Fal"con*ry(?), n.[Cf. F. fauconnerie. See Falcon.]1.The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game. 1913 Webster]
2.The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fal"cu*la(?), n.[L., a small sickle, a billhook.](Zo\'94l.)A curved and sharp-pointed claw. 1913 Webster]
Fal"cu*late(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon. 1913 Webster]
Fald"age(?), n.[LL. faldagium, fr. AS. fald, E. fold. Cf. Foldage.](O. Eng. Law)A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; -- often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Fald"fee`(?), n.[AS. fald (E.fold) + E. fee. See Faldage.](O. Eng. Law)A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage on his own ground.Blount. 1913 Webster]
Fald"ing, n.A frieze or rough-napped cloth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fal"dis*to*ry(?), n.[LL. faldistorium, faldestorium, from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) + stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and Stool, and cf. Faldstool, Fauteuil.]The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fald"stool`(?), n.[See Faldistory.]A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool. 1913 Webster]
Fa*ler"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as, Falernianwine. 1913 Webster]
Falk(f, n.(Zo\'94l.)The razorbill.[Written also falc, and faik.] [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fall(f, v. i.[imp.Fell(f; p. p.Fallen(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Falling.][AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to fall, Skr. sphal, sphul, to tremble. Cf. Fail, Fell, v. t., to cause to fall.]1.To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer. 1913 Webster]
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.Luke x. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees. 1913 Webster]
I fell at his feet to worship him.Rev. xix. 10. 1913 Webster]
3.To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean. 1913 Webster]
4.To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle. 1913 Webster]
A thousand shall fall at thy side.Ps. xci. 7. 1913 Webster]
He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell.Byron. 1913 Webster]
5.To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls. 1913 Webster]
6.To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of the young of certain animals.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the price falls; stocks fell two points. 1913 Webster]
I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now Shak. 1913 Webster]
The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and vanished.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
8.To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed. 1913 Webster]
Heaven and earth will witness, fall, that we are innocent.Addison. 1913 Webster]
9.To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin. 1913 Webster]
Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.Heb. iv. 11. 1913 Webster]
10.To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; as, to fall into error; to fall into difficulties. 1913 Webster]
11.To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; -- said of the countenance. 1913 Webster]
Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.Gen. iv. 5. 1913 Webster]
I have observed of late thy looks are fallen.Addison. 1913 Webster]
12.To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes. 1913 Webster]
13.To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation. 1913 Webster]
14.To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate. 1913 Webster]
The Romans fell on this model by chance.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall.Ruth. iii. 18. 1913 Webster]
They do not make laws, they fall into customs.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
15.To come; to occur; to arrive. 1913 Webster]
The vernal equinox, which at the Nicene Council fell on the 21st of March, falls now [1694] about ten days sooner.Holder. 1913 Webster]
16.To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows. 1913 Webster]
They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart and soul.Jowett (Thucyd. ). 1913 Webster]
17.To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals. 1913 Webster]
18.To belong or appertain. 1913 Webster]
If to her share some female errors fall, Pope. 1913 Webster]
19.To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him. 1913 Webster]
To fall abroad of(Naut.), to strike against; -- applied to one vessel coming into collision with another. --
To fall among, to come among accidentally or unexpectedly. --
To fall astern(Naut.), to move or be driven backward; to be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a current, or when outsailed by another. --
To fall away. (a)To lose flesh; to become lean or emaciated; to pine.(b)To renounce or desert allegiance; to revolt or rebel.(c)To renounce or desert the faith; to apostatize. \'bdThese . . . for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.\'b8 Luke viii. 13.(d)To perish; to vanish; to be lost. \'bdHow . . . can the soul . . . fall away into nothing?\'b8 Addison.(e)To decline gradually; to fade; to languish, or become faint. \'bdOne color falls away by just degrees, and another rises insensibly.\'b8 Addison. --
To fall back. (a)To recede or retreat; to give way.(b)To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to fulfill. --
To fall back uponor
To fall back on. (a)(Mil.)To retreat for safety to (a stronger position in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of troops).(b)To have recourse to (a reserved fund, a more reliable alternative, or some other available expedient or support). --
To fall calm, to cease to blow; to become calm. --
To fall down. (a)To prostrate one's self in worship. \'bdAll kings shall fall down before him.\'b8 Ps. lxxii. 11.(b)To sink; to come to the ground. \'bdDown fell the beauteous youth.\'b8 Dryden.(c)To bend or bow, as a suppliant.(d)(Naut.)To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet. --
To fall flat, to produce no response or result; to fail of the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat. --
To fall foul of. (a)(Naut.)To have a collision with; to become entangled with(b)To attack; to make an assault upon. --
To fall from, to recede or depart from; not to adhere to; as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from allegiance or duty. --
To fall from grace(M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from the faith. --
To fall home(Ship Carp.), to curve inward; -- said of the timbers or upper parts of a ship's side which are much within a perpendicular. --
To fall in. (a)To sink inwards; as, the roof fell in.(b)(Mil.)To take one's proper or assigned place in line; as, to fall in on the right.(c)To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse; as, on the death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which he had so long received, fell in.(d)To become operative. \'bdThe reversion, to which he had been nominated twenty years before, fell in.\'b8 Macaulay. --
To fall into one's hands, to pass, often suddenly or unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands of the enemy. --
To fall in with. (a)To meet with accidentally; as, to fall in with a friend.(b)(Naut.)To meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come near, as land.(c)To concur with; to agree with; as, the measure falls in with popular opinion.(d)To comply; to yield to. \'bdYou will find it difficult to persuade learned men to fall in with your projects.\'b8 Addison. --
To fall off. (a)To drop; as, fruits fall off when ripe.(b)To withdraw; to separate; to become detached; as, friends fall off in adversity. \'bdLove cools, friendship falls off, brothers divide.\'b8 Shak.(c)To perish; to die away; as, words fall off by disuse.(d)To apostatize; to forsake; to withdraw from the faith, or from allegiance or duty. 1913 Webster]
Those captive tribes . . . fell off Milton.
(e)To forsake; to abandon; as, his customers fell off.(f)To depreciate; to change for the worse; to deteriorate; to become less valuable, abundant, or interesting; as, a falling off in the wheat crop; the magazine or the review falls off. \'bdO Hamlet, what a falling off was there!\'b8 Shak.(g)(Naut.)To deviate or trend to the leeward of the point to which the head of the ship was before directed; to fall to leeward. --
To fall on. (a)To meet with; to light upon; as, we have fallen on evil days.(b)To begin suddenly and eagerly. \'bdFall on, and try the appetite to eat.\'b8 Dryden.(c)To begin an attack; to assault; to assail. \'bdFall on, fall on, and hear him not.\'b8 Dryden.(d)To drop on; to descend on. --
To fall out. (a)To quarrel; to begin to contend. 1913 Webster]
A soul exasperated in ills falls out Addison.
(b)To happen; to befall; to chance. \'bdThere fell out a bloody quarrel betwixt the frogs and the mice.\'b8 L'Estrange.(c)(Mil.)To leave the ranks, as a soldier. --
To fall over. (a)To revolt; to desert from one side to another.(b)To fall beyond.Shak. --
To fall short, to be deficient; as, the corn falls short; they all fall short in duty. --
To fall through, to come to nothing; to fail; as, the engageent has fallen through. --
To fall to, to begin. \'bdFall to, with eager joy, on homely food.\'b8 Dryden. --
To fall under. (a)To come under, or within the limits of; to be subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of the emperor.(b)To come under; to become the subject of; as, this point did not fall under the cognizance or deliberations of the court; these things do not fall under human sight or observation.(c)To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be subordinate to in the way of classification; as, these substances fall under a different class or order. --
To fall upon. (a)To attack. [See To fall on.] (b)To attempt; to have recourse to. \'bdI do not intend to fall upon nice disquisitions.\'b8 Holder.(c)To rush against. 1913 Webster]
Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of its applications, implies, literally or figuratively, velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so various, and so mush diversified by modifying words, that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its applications. 1913 Webster]
Fall(?), v. t.1.To let fall; to drop. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.To diminish; to lessen or lower. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Upon lessening interest to four per cent, you fall the price of your native commodities.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.To bring forth; as, to fall lambs. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Fall, n.1.The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall. 1913 Webster]
Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.Prov. xvi. 18. 1913 Webster]
4.Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire. 1913 Webster]
Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall.Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol. 1913 Webster]
6.Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents. 1913 Webster]
7.A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. 1913 Webster]
8.Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope. 1913 Webster]
9.Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara. 1913 Webster]
10.The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice.Addison. 1913 Webster]
11.Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet. 1913 Webster]
12.The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn. 1913 Webster]
What crowds of patients the town doctor kills, fall, he raised the weekly bills.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
13.That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow. 1913 Webster]
14.The act of felling or cutting down. \'bdThe fall of timber.\'b8 Johnson. 1913 Webster]
15.Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels. 1913 Webster]
16.Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
17.That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. 1913 Webster]
Fall herring(Zo\'94l.), a herring of the Atlantic (Clupea mediocris); -- also called tailor herring, and hickory shad. --
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fal*la"cious(?), a.[L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf. F. fallacieux. See Fallacy.]Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning. -- Fal*la"cious*ly, adv. -Fal*la"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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fallaciousnessn.1.result of a fallacy or error in reasoning. WordNet 1.5]
Fal"la*cy(f, n.; pl.Fallacies(f.[OE. fallace, fallas, deception, F. fallace, fr. L. fallacia, fr. fallax deceitful, deceptive, fr. fallere to deceive. See Fail.]1.Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception. 1913 Webster]
Winning by conquest what the first man lost, fallacy surprised.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Logic)An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a sophism.
Syn. -- Deception; deceit; mistake. -- Fallacy, Sophistry. A fallacy is an argument which professes to be decisive, but in reality is not; sophistry is also false reasoning, but of so specious and subtle a kind as to render it difficult to expose its fallacy. Many fallacies are obvious, but the evil of sophistry lies in its consummate art. \'bdMen are apt to suffer their minds to be misled by fallacies which gratify their passions. Many persons have obscured and confounded the nature of things by their wretched sophistry; though an act be never so sinful, they will strip it of its guilt.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
Fal"-lals`(?), n. pl.Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [Colloq.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Fal"lax(?), n.[L. fallax deceptive. See Fallacy.]Cavillation; a caviling. [Obs.] Cranmer. 1913 Webster]
fall"back(?), n.1.The act or process of falling back. PJC]
2.Something or someone to which one resorts as an alternative to a failed resource or method. PJC]
Some ruined temple or fallen monument.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
Fal"len*cy(?), n.[LL. fallentia, L. fallens p. pr of fallere.]An exception. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fall"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, falls. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A part which acts by falling, as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks. 1913 Webster]
Fall"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A fresh-water fish of the United States (Semotilus bullaris); -- called also silver chub, and Shiner. The name is also applied to other allied species. 1913 Webster]
Fal`li*bil"i*ty(?), n.The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser. 1913 Webster]
Fal"li*ble(?), a.[LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to deceive: cf. F. faillible. See Fail.]Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible. 1913 Webster]
Fal"li*bly, adv.In a fallible manner. 1913 Webster]
Fall"ing(?), a. & n.from Fall, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Falling away,
Falling off, etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc., under Fall, v. i. --
Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century. --
Falling sickness(Med.), epilepsy.Shak. --
Falling star. (Astron.)See Shooting star. --
Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an a\'89rolite. --
Falling tide, the ebb tide. --
Falling weather, a rainy season. [Colloq.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
falloffn.a noticeable decline in performance; as, a falloff in automobile sales. Syn. -- slump, drop-off, falling off. WordNet 1.5]
Fal*lo"pi*an(?), a.[From Fallopius, or Fallopio, a physician of Modena, who died in 1562.](Anat.)Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus. 1913 Webster]
falloutn.1.the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion. Syn. -- radioactive dust, radioactive fallout. WordNet 1.5]
2.the falling to the ground of radioactive particles lifted into the atmosphere by a nuclear explosion. PJC]
3.an incidental or unexpected effect, especially one which is undesirable, consequent to an event or process; ; -- usually used only in the singular; as, the fallout from the disclosure of the Lewinsky tapes made trouble for the President for months after the event; fallout from the stock market crash caused property prices to decline in the New York area. PJC]
4.(Med.)one selected from a group by some criterion. [cant] PJC]
Corrective action was taken in 97 of the 418 fallouts from 3,787 patients at risk.H. Gill Cryer et al. (Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. Vol 41, no. 3, 1996). PJC]
5.one who fails to maintain the same pace as and lags behind a group of which s/he is a member. [cant] PJC]
The executive officer's group noted all fallouts by name and policed them into a group to complete the run at a slower pace.Lt. Col. William C. David (Preparing a Battalion for Combat: Physical Fitness and Mental Toughness. Army University After Next - Virtual Research Library). PJC]
Fal"low(?), a.[AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel. f\'94lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav white, L. pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr. palita. Cf. Pale, Favel, a., Favor.]1.Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. Fallow, n.]Left untilled or unsowed after plowing; uncultivated; as, fallow ground. 1913 Webster]
Fallow chat,
Fallow finch(Zo\'94l.), a small European bird, the wheatear (Saxicola \'d2nanthe). See Wheatear. 1913 Webster]
Fal"low, n.[So called from the fallow, or somewhat yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n., cf. MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.]1.Plowed land. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who . . . pricketh his blind horse over the fallows.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded; land plowed without being sowed for the season. 1913 Webster]
The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
3.The plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever been found a sure method of destroying weeds. 1913 Webster]
Be a complete summer fallow, land is rendered tender and mellow. The fallow gives it a better tilth than can be given by a fallow crop.Sinclair. 1913 Webster]
Fallow crop, the crop taken from a green fallow. [Eng.] --
Green fallow, fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and clean from weeds, by cultivating some green crop, as turnips, potatoes, etc. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fal"low(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fallowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fallowing.][From Fallow, n.]To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land. 1913 Webster]
Fal"low deer`(?). [So called from its fallow or pale yellow color.](Zo\'94l.)A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks. 1913 Webster]
Fal"low*ist(?), n.One who favors the practice of fallowing land. [R.] Sinclair. 1913 Webster]
Fal"low*ness, n.A well or opening, through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or lowered. [U.S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
fall webworm, n.(Zo\'94l.)The larva of any moth of the genus Hyphantria, which spins a web around the foliage on which it feeds. PJC]
Fal"sa*ry(?), n.[L. falsarius, fr. falsus. See False, a.]A falsifier of evidence. [Obs.] Sheldon. 1913 Webster]
False(?), a.[Compar.Falser(?); superl.Falsest.][L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall.]1.Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness. 1913 Webster]
2.Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises. 1913 Webster]
I to myself was false, ere thou to me.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement. 1913 Webster]
4.Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. 1913 Webster]
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar. 1913 Webster]
Whose false foundation waves have swept away.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
6.Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)Not in tune. 1913 Webster]
False arch(Arch.), a member having the appearance of an arch, though not of arch construction. --
False attic, an architectural erection above the main cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or inclosing rooms. --
False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing. --
False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence. --
False conception(Med.), an abnormal conception in which a mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a properly organized fetus. --
False croup(Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane. --
False
door (Arch.), the representation of a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to give symmetry. --
False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. --
False galena. See Blende. --
False imprisonment(Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or the unlawful detaining of a person in custody. --
False keel(Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's lateral resistance. --
False key, a picklock. --
False leg. (Zo\'94l.)See Proleg. --
False membrane(Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an animal membrane. --
False papers(Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving false representations respecting her cargo, destination, etc., for the purpose of deceiving. --
False passage(Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments. --
False personation(Law), the intentional false assumption of the name and personality of another. --
False pretenses(Law), false representations concerning past or present facts and events, for the purpose of defrauding another. --
False rail(Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of the head rail to strengthen it. --
False relation(Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed by a flat or sharp. --
False return(Law), an untrue return made to a process by the officer to whom it was delivered for execution. --
False ribs(Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are five pairs in man. --
False roof(Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and the roof.Oxford Gloss. --
False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for fraudulent purposes. --
False scorpion(Zo\'94l.), any arachnid of the genus Chelifer. See Book scorpion. --
False tack(Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack. --
False vampire(Zo\'94l.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America, formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and ghost vampire. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire. --
False window. (Arch.)See False door, above. --
False wing. (Zo\'94l.)See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard. --
False works(Civil Engin.), construction works to facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding, bridge centering, etc. 1913 Webster]
False, adv.Not truly; not honestly; falsely. \'bdYou play me false.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
False, v. t.[L. falsare to falsify, fr. falsus: cf. F. fausser. See False, a.]1.To report falsely; to falsify. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To betray; to falsify. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[He] hath his truthe falsed in this wise.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In his falsed fancy.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To feign; to pretend to make. [Obs.] \'bdAnd falsed oft his blows.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
False"-heart`ed, a.Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious.Bacon. -- False"-heart`ed*ness, n.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
False"hood(?), n.[False + -hood]1.Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. 1913 Webster]
Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie. 1913 Webster]
False"ly(?), adv.In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously. \'bdO falsely, falsely murdered.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Oppositions of science, falsely so called.1 Tim. vi. 20. 1913 Webster]
Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely ?Jer. vii. 9. 1913 Webster]
False"ness, n.The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word. 1913 Webster]
Fal*set"to(?), n.; pl.Falsettos(#).[It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.]A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fal"si*cri"men(?). [L.](Civ. Law)The crime of falsifying. 1913 Webster]
Burrill. Greenleaf. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*fi`a*ble(?), a.[Cf. OF. falsifiable.]1.Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.able to be proven false, and therefore testable; as, most religious beliefs are not falsifiable, and are therefor outside the scope of experimental science. PJC]
Fal`si*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. falsification.]1.The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not. 1913 Webster]
To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Willful misstatement or misrepresentation. 1913 Webster]
Extreme necessity . . . forced him upon this bold and violent falsification of the doctrine of the alliance.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Equity)The showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong.Story. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*fi*ca`tor(?), n.[Cf. F. falsificateur.]A falsifier.Bp. Morton. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*fi`er(?), n.One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; a liar. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Falsified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Falsifying.][L. falsus false + -ly: cf. F. falsifier. See False, a.]1.To make false; to represent falsely. 1913 Webster]
The Irish bards use to forge and falsify everything as they list, to please or displease any man.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To counterfeit; to forge; as, to falsify coin. 1913 Webster]
3.To prove to be false, or untrustworthy; to confute; to disprove; to nullify; to make to appear false. 1913 Webster]
By how much better than my word I am, falsify men's hope.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Jews and Pagans united all their endeavors, under Julian the apostate, to baffle and falsify the prediction.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.To violate; to break by falsehood; as, to falsify one's faith or word.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
5.To baffle or escape; as, to falsify a blow.Butler. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)To avoid or defeat; to prove false, as a judgment.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
7.(Equity)To show, in accounting, (an inem of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.Story. Daniell. 1913 Webster]
8.To make false by multilation or addition; to tamper with; as, to falsify a record or document. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*fy, v. i.To tell lies; to violate the truth. 1913 Webster]
It is absolutely and universally unlawful to lie and falsify. 1913 Webster]
South. 1913 Webster]
Fals"ism(?), n.That which is evidently false; an assertion or statement the falsity of which is plainly apparent; -- opposed to truism. 1913 Webster]
Fal"si*ty(?), n.;pl.Falsities(#).[L. falsitas: cf. F. fausset\'82, OF. also, falsit\'82. See False, a.]1.The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of conformity to truth. 1913 Webster]
Probability does not make any alteration, either in the truth or falsity of things.South. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion. 1913 Webster]
Men often swallow falsities for truths.Sir T. Brown.
Syn. -- Falsehood; lie; deceit. -- Falsity, Falsehood, Lie. Falsity denotes the state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a false declaration designedly made. A lie is a gross, unblushing falsehood. The falsity of a person's assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him. 1913 Webster]
Falstaffprop. n.Sir John Falstaff, a celebrated character in Shakespeare's historical play " Henry IV." (1st and 2d parts), and also in " The Merry Wives of Windsor." He is a very fat, sensual, and witty old knight; a swindler, drunkard, and good-tempered liar; and something of a coward. Falstaff was originally called Sir John Oldcastle. The first actor of the part was John Heminge. Century Dict. 1906]
Shakespeare found the name of John Oldcastle in the ... older play of "Henry V."; in the Chronicle he found a John Oldcastle, who was page to the Duke of Norfolk who plays a part in "Richard II."; and this, according to Shakespeare, his Falstaff (Oldcastle) had been in his youth. When the poet wrote his "Henry IV." he knew not who this Oldcastle was, whom he had rendered so distinct with the designation as Norfolk's page; he was a Lord Cobham [Sir John Oldcastle, known as the good lord Cobham], who had perished as a Lollard and Wickliffite in the persecution of the church under Henry V. The Protestants regarded him as a holy martyr, the Catholics as a heretic; the latter seized with eagerness this description of the fat poltroon, and gave it out as a portrait of Lord Cobham, who was indeed physically and mentally his contrast. The family complained of this misuse of a name dear to them, and Shakespeare declared in the epilogue to "Henry IV." that Cobham was in his sight also a martyr, and that "this was not the man." At the same time, he changed the name to Falstaff, but this was of little use; in spite of the express retraction, subsequent Catholic writers on church history still declared Falstaff to be a portrait of the heretic Cobham. But it is a strange circumstance that even now under the name of Falstaff another historical character is again sought for, just as if it were impossible for such a vigorous form not to be a being of reality. It was referred to John Fastolfe, whose cowardice is more stigmatised in "Henry VI." than history justifies; and this too met with public blame, although Shakespeare could have again asserted that he intended Fastolfe as little as Cobham. Gervinus, Shakespeare Commentaries (tr. by K E. Bunnett, [ed. 1880), p. 800. Century Dict. 1906]
Falstaffianadj.of or pertaining to Falstaff, a character in Shakespeare's plays. WordNet 1.5]
Fal"ter(?), v. t.To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Fal"ter, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Faltered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Faltering.][OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault. See Fault, v. & n.]1.To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters. 1913 Webster]
With faltering speech and visage incomposed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. \'bdHe found his legs falter.\'b8 Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
3.To hesitate in purpose or action. 1913 Webster]
Ere her native king falter under foul rebellion's arms.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought. 1913 Webster]
Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space and distance falters.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fal"ter, v. t.To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner. 1913 Webster]
And here he faltered forth his last farewell.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Mde me most happy, faltering \'bdI am thine.\'b8Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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Fal"ter(?), n.[See Falter, v. i.]Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice. 1913 Webster]
The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`luns"(?), n.[F.](Geol.)A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision. 1913 Webster]
Fal"we(?), a. & n.Fallow. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Falx(?), n.[L., a sickle.](Anat.)A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain. 1913 Webster]
Fam"ble(?), v. i.[OE. falmelen; cf. SW. famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, falter, hesitate, Icel. f\'belma to grope. Cf. Famble.]To stammer. [Obs.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
Fame(f, n.[OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]1.Public report or rumor. 1913 Webster]
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.Gen. xlv. 16. 1913 Webster]
2.Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. 1913 Webster]
I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.Shak.
Fame, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Famed(?),; p. pr. & vb. n.Faming.]1.To report widely or honorably. 1913 Webster]
The field where thou art famed Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To make famous or renowned. 1913 Webster]
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fame"less, a.Without fame or renown. -- Fame"less*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
familialadj.1.relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation. WordNet 1.5]
2.tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits. Syn. -- genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible. WordNet 1.5]
Fa*mil`iar(?), a.[OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]1.Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. \'bdFamiliar feuds.\'b8 Byron. Syn. -- familial. 1913 Webster]
2.Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. 1913 Webster]
3.Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. \'bdIn loose, familiar strains.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. 1913 Webster]
That war, or peace, or both at once, may be familiar to us.Shak. 1913 Webster]
There is nothing more familiar than this.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call.1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9. 1913 Webster]
Fa*mil"iar, n.1.An intimate; a companion. 1913 Webster]
All my familiars watched for my halting.Jer. xx. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.An attendant demon or evil spirit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Court of Inquisition)A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. 1913 Webster]
familiarisev. t.to make familiar or acquainted; same as familiarize. [chiefly Brit.] Syn. -- familiarize, acquaint. WordNet 1.5]
Fa*mil`iar"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Familiarities(#).[OE. familarite, F. familiarit\'82fr. L. faniliaritas. See Familiar.]1.The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties.
Syn. -- Acquaintance; fellowship; affability; intimacy. See Acquaintance. 1913 Webster]
Fa*mil`iar*i*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of making familiar; the result of becoming familiar; as, familiarization with scenes of blood. 1913 Webster]
Fa*mil"iar*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Familiarized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Familiarizing(?).][Cf. F. familiariser.]1.To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress; we familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings. 1913 Webster]
2.To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science. 1913 Webster]
familiarizedadj.having become familiar. Syn. -- adjusted, acquainted. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
familiarizingadj.serving to familiarize. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fa"mil"iar*ly, adv.In a familiar manner. 1913 Webster]
Fa*mil"ia*ry(?), a.[L. familiaris. See Familiar.]Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fam"i*lism(?), n.The tenets of the Familists.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fam"i*list(?), n.[From Family.](Eccl. Hist.)One of a fanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love. 1913 Webster]
Fam"i*lis*ter*y(?), n.; pl.Familisteries(.[F. familist\'8are.]A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
{ Fam`i*listic(?), Fam`i*lis"tic*al(?), }a.Pertaining to Familists.Baxter. 1913 Webster]
Fam"i*ly(?), n.; pl.Families(#).[L. familia, fr. famulus servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells, Skr. dh\'beman house, fr. dh\'beto set, make, do: cf. F. famille. Cf. Do, v. t., Doom, Fact, Feat.]1.The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. 1913 Webster]
2.The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society. 1913 Webster]
The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
3.Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe, clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the family of Abraham; the father of a family. 1913 Webster]
Go ! and pretend your family is young.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage. 1913 Webster]
5.Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family. 1913 Webster]
6.A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine family. 1913 Webster]
7.(Biol.)A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zo\'94logy a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order. 1913 Webster]
Family circle. See under Circle. --
Family man. (a)A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him and dependent upon him.(b)A man of domestic habits. \'bdThe Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men.\'b8 Mayhew. --
Family of
curves (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation. --
In a family way, like one belonging to the family. \'bdWhy don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?\'b8 Thackeray. --
In the family way, pregnant. [Colloq. euphemism] 1913 Webster]
Fam"ine(?), n.[F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr. h\'beni loss, lack, h\'be to leave.]General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. \'bdWorn with famine.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
There was a famine in the land.Gen. xxvi. 1. 1913 Webster]
Famine fever(Med.), typhus fever. 1913 Webster]
Fam"ish(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Famished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Famishing.][OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See Famine, and cf. Affamish.]1.To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hanger. 1913 Webster]
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread.Cen. xli. 55. 1913 Webster]
The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary. 1913 Webster]
And famish him of breath, if not of bread.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To force or constrain by famine. 1913 Webster]
He had famished Paris into a surrender.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fam"ish, v. i.1.To die of hunger; to starve. 1913 Webster]
2.To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish. 1913 Webster]
You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary. 1913 Webster]
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish.Prov. x. 3. 1913 Webster]
Fam"ish*ment(?), n.State of being famished. 1913 Webster]
Fa*mos"i*ty(?), n.[L. famositas infamy: cf. F. famosit\'82. See Famous.]The state or quality of being famous. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fa"mous(?), a.[L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See Fame.]Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate. 1913 Webster]
Famous for a scolding tongue.Shak.
Syn. -- Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated; renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent. -- Famous, Renowned, Illustrious. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See Distinguished. 1913 Webster]
Fa"mous*ly(?), adv.In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly. 1913 Webster]
Then this land was famously enriched Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fa"mous*ness, n.The state of being famous. 1913 Webster]
Fam"u*lar(?), n.[Cf. L. famularis of servants.]Domestic; familiar. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fam"u*late(?), v. i.[L. famulatus, p. p. of famulari to serve, fr. famulus servant.]To serve. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fam"u*list(?), n.[L. famulus servant.]A collegian of inferior rank or position, corresponding to the sizar at Cambridge. [Oxford Univ., Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fan(f, n.[AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; cf. F. van. Cf. Van a winnowing machine, Winnow.]1.An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface; as: (a)An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle.(b)(Mach.)Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.(c)An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.(d)Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock's tail, a window, etc.(e)A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind. 1913 Webster]
Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.Is. xxx. 24. 1913 Webster]
2.That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion. 1913 Webster]
3.A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fan blower, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. --
Fan cricket(Zo\'94l.), a mole cricket. --
Fan light(Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows which are set in the circular heads of arched doorways. --
Fan shell(Zo\'94l.), any shell of the family Pectinid\'91. See Scallop, n., 1. --
Fan tracery(Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface of fan vaulting. --
Fan vaulting(Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is peculiar to English Gothic. --
Fan wheel, the wheel of a fan blower. --
Fan window. Same as Fan light (above). --
electric fan. a fan having revolving blades for propelling air, powered by an electric motor. 1913 Webster]
Fan(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fanned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fanning(?).][Cf. OF. vanner, L. vannere. See Fan, n., Van a winnowing machine.]1.To move as with a fan. 1913 Webster]
The air . . . fanned with unnumbered plumes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan. 1913 Webster]
3.To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. 1913 Webster]
Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat.Jer. li. 2. 1913 Webster]
5.To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan excites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace. 1913 Webster]
Fanning machine, or
Fanning mill, a machine for separating seed from chaff, etc., by a blast of air; a fanner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`nal"(?), n.[F.]A lighthouse, or the apparatus placed in it for giving light. 1913 Webster]
Fa*nat"ic(?), a.[L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane.]Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions. 1913 Webster]
But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast T. Moore. 1913 Webster]
Fa*nat"ic, n.A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion. 1913 Webster]
There is a new word, coined within few months, called fanatics, which, by the close stickling thereof, seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age.Fuller (1660). 1913 Webster]
Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by judgment.Stowe. 1913 Webster]
Fa*nat"ic*al(?), a.Characteristic of, or relating to, fanaticism; fanatic. -Fa*nat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Fa*nat"ic*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fa*nat"i*cism(?), n.[Cf. Fanatism.]Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy.
Syn. -- See Superstition. 1913 Webster]
Fa*nat"i*cize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fanaticized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fanaticizing(?).]To cause to become a fanatic. 1913 Webster]
Fan"a*tism(?), n.[Cf. F. fanatisme. Cf. Fanaticism.]Fanaticism. [R.] Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cied(?), a.[From Fancy, v. t.]Formed or conceived by the fancy; unreal; as, a fancied wrong. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ci*er(?), n.1.One who is governed by fancy. \'bdNot reasoners, but fanciers.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird fancier, dog fancier, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ci*ful(?), a.1.Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects. 1913 Webster]
2.Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in ideal qualities or figures; as, a fanciful scheme; a fanciful theory. 1913 Webster]
3.Curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful headdress. 1913 Webster]
Gather up all fancifullest shells.Keats.
Syn. -- Imaginative; ideal; visionary; capricious; chimerical; whimsical; fantastical; wild. -- Fanciful, Fantastical, Visionary. We speak of that as fanciful which is irregular in taste and judgment; we speak of it as fantastical when it becomes grotesque and extravagant as well as irregular; we speak of it as visionary when it is wholly unfounded in the nature of things. Fanciful notions are the product of a heated fancy, without any tems are made up of oddly assorted fancies, aften of the most whimsical kind; visionary expectations are those which can never be realized in fact.
-- Fan"ci*ful*ly, adv. -Fan"ci*ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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Fan"ci*less(?), a.Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination. [R.] 1913 Webster]
A pert or bluff important wight, fanciless, whose blood is white.Armstrong. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy(f, n.; pl.Fancies(#).[Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. bh\'beto shine. Cf. Fantasy, Fantasia, Epiphany, Phantom.]1.The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination. 1913 Webster]
In the soul fancy next Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit. 1913 Webster]
How now, my lord ! why do you keep alone, fancies your companoins making ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression. 1913 Webster]
I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking. 1913 Webster]
To fit your fancies to your father's will.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value. 1913 Webster]
London pride is a pretty fancy for borders.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
6.A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
The fancy, all of a class who exhibit and cultivate any peculiar taste or fancy; hence, especially, sporting characters taken collectively, or any specific class of them, as jockeys, gamblers, prize fighters, etc. 1913 Webster]
At a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy.De Quincey.
Fan"cy, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fancied(?), p. pr. & vb. n.Fancying(.]1.To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof. 1913 Webster]
If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To love. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy, v. t.1.To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. 1913 Webster]
He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. \'bdWe fancy not the cardinal.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal). 1913 Webster]
He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy, a.1.Adapted to please the fancy or taste, especially when of high quality or unusually appealing; ornamental; as, fancy goods; fancy clothes. 1913 Webster]
2.Extravagant; above real value. 1913 Webster]
This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fancy ball, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations. --
Fancy fair, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose. --
Fancy goods, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make. --
Fancy line(Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; -- used to haul it down. --
Fancy roller(Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually having straight teeth) in front of the doffer. --
Fancy stocks, a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial. --
Fancy store, one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold. --
Fancy woods, the more rare and expensive furniture woods, as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy-free`(?), a.Free from the power of love. \'bdIn maiden meditation, fancy-free.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy*mon`ger(?), n.A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy-sick`(?), a.Love-sick.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"cy*work`(?), n.Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fand(?), obs. imp. of Find.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fan*dan"go(?), n.; pl.Fandangoes(#).[Sp. A name brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to Spain.]1.A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced. 1913 Webster]
2.A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fane(?), n.[L. fanum a place dedicated to some deity, a sanctuary, fr. fari to speak. See Fame.]A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church. [Poet.] 1913 Webster]
Such to this British Isle, her Christian fanes.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa*ne"ga(?), n.[Sp.]A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1 De Colange. 1913 Webster]
Fan"fare`(?), n.[F. Cf. Fanfaron.]A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. 1913 Webster]
The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fan"fa*ron(?), n.[F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farf\'ber talkative.]A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fan*far`on*ade"(?), n.[F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp. fanfarronada. See Fanfaron.]A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Fan"foot`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot (Phyodactylus gecko) is believed, by the natives, to have venomous toes.(b)Any moth of the genus Polypogon. 1913 Webster]
Fang(f, v. t.[OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig. only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f; akin to D. vangen, OHG. f\'behan, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f\'be, Sw. f, f, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E. fair, peace, pact. Cf. Fair, a.]1.To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
2.To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. \'bdChariots fanged with scythes.\'b8 Philips. 1913 Webster]
Fang, n.[From Fang, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider. 1913 Webster]
Since I am a dog, beware my fangs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. 1913 Webster]
The protuberant fangs of the yucca.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining)A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.Knight. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mech.)A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)(a)The valve of a pump box.(b)A bend or loop of a rope. 1913 Webster]
In a fang, fast entangled. --
To lose the fang, said of a pump when the water has gone out; hence:
To fang a pump, to supply it with the water necessary to make it operate. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Fanged(?), a.Having fangs or tusks; as, a fanged adder. Also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Fan"gle(?), n.[From Fang, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing.]Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. 1913 Webster]
Fan"gle, v. t.To fashion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To control and new fangle the Scripture.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fan"gled(?), a.New made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Obs., except with the prefix new.] See Newfangled. \'bdOur fangled world.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"gle*ness(?), n.Quality of being fangled. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He them in new fangleness did pass.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fang"less(?), a.Destitute of fangs or tusks. \'bdA fangless lion.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"got(?), n.[Cf. It. fagotto, fangotto, a bundle. Cf. Fagot.]A quantity of wares, as raw silk, etc., from one hundred weight. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ion(?), n.[See Fanon.]1.(Mil.)A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A small flag for marking the stations in surveying. 1913 Webster]
Fan"like`(?), a.Resembling a fan; -- specifically(Bot.), folded up like a fan, as certain leaves; plicate.
Fan"nel(?), n.[Dim., from same source as fanon.]Same as Fanon. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ner(?), n.1.One who fans.Jer. li. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.A fan wheel; a fan blower. See under Fan. 1913 Webster]
Fan"-nerved`(?), a.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Having the nerves or veins arranged in a radiating manner; -- said of certain leaves, and of the wings of some insects. 1913 Webster]
Fan"on(?), n.[F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner cloth, G. fahne banner. See Vane, and cf. Fanion, Gonfalon.](Eccl.)A term applied to various articles,as:(a)A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops.(b)A maniple.[Written also fannel, phanon, etc.] 1913 Webster]
Fan" palm`(?). (Bot.)Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Cham\'91rops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts. 1913 Webster]
Fan"tad(f, n.see fantod. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fan"tail`(f, n.(Zool.)(a)A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail.(b)Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.(c)the fantail goldfish. 1913 Webster]
Fan"-tailed`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon. 1913 Webster]
fan"tail` gold"fish(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)a type of goldfish bred artificially, having a realtively short oval body and a tail with four lobes arrayed somewhat like a folding fan, as though forming a part of the surface of a cone. Called also fantail. PJC]
Fan"-tan`(f, n.[Chinese (of Canton) in an-tan-kun gambling house.]1.A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of his cards being the winner. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fan*ta"si*a(?), n.[It. See Fancy.](Mus.)A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by set form. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ta*sied(?), a.[From Fantasy.]Filled with fancies or imaginations. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fan"tasm(?), n.[See Phantasm, Fancy.]Same as Phantasm. 1913 Webster]
Fan"tast(?), n.One whose manners or ideas are fantastic. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fan*tas"tic(?), a.[F. fantastique, fr. Gr. Fancy.]1.Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the nature of a phantom; unreal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Indulging the vagaries of imagination; whimsical; full of absurd fancies; capricious; as, fantastic minds; a fantastic mistress. 1913 Webster]
4.Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque. 1913 Webster]
There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, fantastic roots so high.T. Gray.
Fan"ta*sy(?), n.; pl.Fantasies(#).[See Fancy.]1.Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor. 1913 Webster]
Is not this something more than fantasy ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
A thousand fantasies Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Fantastic designs. 1913 Webster]
Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold thread.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Fan"ta*sy, v. t.To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy. [Obs.] Cavendish. 1913 Webster]
Which he doth most fantasy.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
{ Fan*tigue"(?), Fan*tique"(?) }, n.[Written also fanteague, fanteeg, etc.][Cf. Fantod.]State of worry or excitment; fidget; ill humor. [Prov. Eng.] Dickens. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fan`toc*ci"ni(?), n. pl.[It., dim. fr. fante child.]Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used. 1913 Webster]
{ Fan"tod(?), Fan"tad(?), }n.[Cf. Fantigue.]State of worry or excitement; fidget; fuss; also, indisposition; pet; sulks. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fan"tom(?), n.See Phantom. 1913 Webster]
Fantom corn, phantom corn.Grose. 1913 Webster]
fanwortn.a common aquatic plant (Cabomba caroliniana) of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers. Syn. -- water-shield, Cabomba caroliniana. WordNet 1.5]
Fap(?), a.Fuddled. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fa*quir"(?), n.See Fakir. 1913 Webster]
Far(?), n.[See Farrow.](Zo\'94l.)A young pig, or a litter of pigs. 1913 Webster]
Far, a.[Farther(#) and Farthest(#) are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See Further.][OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fa\'c6rra, adv., Gr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. Farther, Farthest.]1.Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent. 1913 Webster]
They said, . . . We be come from a far country.Josh. ix. 6. 1913 Webster]
The nations far and near contend in choice.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. 1913 Webster]
3.Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. 1913 Webster]
They that are far from thee ahsll perish.Ps. lxxiii. 27. 1913 Webster]
4.Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. 1913 Webster]
He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.F. Anstey. 1913 Webster]
5.The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts. 1913 Webster]
far is sometimes not easily discriminated. 1913 Webster]
By far, by much; by a great difference. --
Far between, with a long distance (of space or time) between; at long intervals. \'bdThe examinations are few and far between.\'b8 Farrar. 1913 Webster]
Far, adv.1.To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. 1913 Webster]
2.To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. 1913 Webster]
3.In great part; as, the day is far spent. 1913 Webster]
4.In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. 1913 Webster]
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.Prov. xxxi. 10. 1913 Webster]
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As. --
Far off. (a)At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.(b)Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. \'bdBut now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.\'b8 Eph. ii. 13. --
Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike.Pope. --
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. --
Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. \'bdFar and wide his eye commands.\'b8 Milton. --
From far, from a great distance; from a remote place. 1913 Webster]
Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread. 1913 Webster]
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Far"-a*bout`(?), n.A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Far"ad(?), n.[From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.](Elec.)The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt. 1913 Webster]
far"a*day(?), n.[From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.](Elec.)the quantity of electric charge that, passed though an ionic solution, will cause electrolysis of one equivalent of ions; it is equal to about 96,490 coulombs. The number of univalent metal ions (such as silver in a silver nitrate solution) which would be deposited as free metal by such a current is Avogadro's number, 6.023 x 1023. PJC]
Far*ad"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws.
{ Far"a*dism(?), Far`a*di*za"tion(?), }n.(Med.)The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes. 1913 Webster]
Far"a*dize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Faradized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Faradizing(?).](Med.)To stimulate with, or subject to, faradic, or inducted, electric currents. -- Far"a*diz`er(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Far"and(?), n.See Farrand, n. 1913 Webster]
Far"an*dams(?), n.A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa`ran`dole"(?), n.[F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.]A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.
I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole.W. D. Howells. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Farce(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Farced(?), p. pr. & vb. n.Farcing(.][F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. Force to stuff, Diaphragm, Frequent, Farcy, Farse.]1.To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets.Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
His tippet was aye farsed full of knives.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To render fat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
3.To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Farcing his letter with fustian.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Farce, n.[F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes farctus), p. p. pf farcire. See Farce, v. t.]1.(Cookery)Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat. 1913 Webster]
2.A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions. 1913 Webster]
Farce is that in poetry which \'bdgrotesque\'b8 is in a picture: the persons and action of a farce are all unnatural, and the manners false.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. \'bdThe farce of state.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Farc"tate(?), a.[L. farctus, p. p. of farcire. See Farce, v. t.](Bot.)Stuffed; filled solid; as, a farctate leaf, stem, or pericarp; -- opposed to tubular or hollow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Far"cy(?), n.[F. farcin; cf. L. farciminum a disease of horses, fr. farcire. See Farce.](Far.)A contagious disease of horses, associated with painful ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is of the same nature as glanders, and is often fatal. Called also farcin, and farcimen. 1913 Webster]
Farcy, although more common in horses, is communicable to other animals and to human beings. 1913 Webster]
Farcy bud, a hard, prominent swelling occurring upon the cutaneous surface in farcy, due to the obstruction and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels, and followed by ulceration.Youatt. 1913 Webster]
Fard(?), n.[F., prob. fr. OHG. gifarit, gifarwit p. p. of farwjan to color, tinge, fr. farawa color, G. farbe.]Paint used on the face. [Obs.] \'bdPainted with French fard.\'b8 J. Whitaker. 1913 Webster]
Fard, v. t.[F. farder to paint one's face.]To paint; -- said esp. of one's face. [Obs.] Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Far`dage"(?), n.[F. See Fardel.](Naut.)See Dunnage. 1913 Webster]
Far"del(?), n.[OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel, fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the two parts of a camel's load. Cf. Furl.]A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
Far"del, v. t.To make up in fardels. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Far"ding-bag`(?), n.[Of uncertain origin; cf. Fardel.]The upper stomach of a cow, or other ruminant animal; the rumen. 1913 Webster]
Far"ding*deal(?), n.[See Farthing, and Deal a part.]The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also farding dale, fardingale, etc.] 1913 Webster]
Fare(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fared(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Faring.][AS. faran to travel, fare; akin to OS., Goth., & OHG. faran to travel, go, D. varen, G. fahren, OFries., Icel., & Sw. fara, Dan. fare, Gr. peritus experienced, portus port, Skr. par to bring over. Chaffer, Emporium, Far, Ferry, Ford, Peril, Port a harbor, Pore, n.]1.To go; to pass; to journey; to travel. 1913 Webster]
So on he fares, and to the border comes Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or ill. 1913 Webster]
So fares the stag among the enraged hounds.Denham. 1913 Webster]
I bid you most heartily well to fare.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
So fared the knight between two foes.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
3.To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or social comforts; to live. 1913 Webster]
There was a certain rich man which . . . fared sumptuously every day.Luke xvi. 19. 1913 Webster]
4.To happen well, or ill; -- used impersonally; as, we shall see how it will fare with him. 1913 Webster]
So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.To behave; to conduct one's self. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
She ferde [fared] as she would die.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fare(?), n.[AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See Fare, v.]1.A journey; a passage. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That nought might stay his fare.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway. 1913 Webster]
3.Ado; bustle; business. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The warder chid and made fare.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer. 1913 Webster]
What fare? what news abroad ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare. \'bdPhilosophic fare.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full fare of passengers.A. Drummond. 1913 Webster]
7.The catch of fish on a fishing vessel. 1913 Webster]
Bill of fare. See under Bill. --
Fare
indicator , a device for recording the number of passengers on a street car, etc. --
Fare wicket. (a)A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges, exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number of persons passing it.(b)An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Far"en(?), obs. p. p. of Fare, v. i.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
fare-thee-welln.state of perfection; the utmost degree; as, they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well. WordNet 1.5]
Fare`well"(?), interj.[Fare (thou, you) + well.]Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. 1913 Webster]
So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fare thee well! and if forever, fare thee well.Byron. 1913 Webster]
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Fare`well"(?), n.1.A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. 1913 Webster]
2.Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. 1913 Webster]
And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Before I take my farewell of the subject.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fare"well`(?), a.Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. 1913 Webster]
Leans in his spear to take his farewell view.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
Farewell rock(Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Far"fet`(?), a.[Far + fet, p. p. of Fette.]Farfetched. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
York with his farfet policy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far"fetch`(?), v. t.[Far + fetch.]To bring from far; to seek out studiously. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To farfetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Far"fetch`, n.Anything brought from far, or brought about with studious care; a deep strategem. [Obs.] \'bdPolitic farfetches.\'b8 Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Far"fetched`(?), a.1.Brought from far, or from a remote place. 1913 Webster]
Every remedy contained a multitude of farfetched and heterogeneous ingredients.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable. 1913 Webster +PJC]
far-flungadj.widely spread or distributed; as, the far-flung corners of the Empire. WordNet 1.5]
Fa*ri"na(for f, n.[L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley.]1.A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Pollen. [R.] Craig. 1913 Webster]
Far`i*na"ceous(?), a.[L. farinaceus.]1.Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet. 1913 Webster]
2.Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds. 1913 Webster]
3.Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy. 1913 Webster]
Farl(?), v. t.Same as Furl. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Far"lie(?), n.[OE. ferlish wonder, as adj., strange, sudden, fearful, AS. f\'d6rl\'c6c sudden. See Fear.]An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder. See Fearly. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Farm(?), n.[OE. ferme rent, lease, F. ferme, LL. firma, fr. L. firmus firm, fast, firmare to make firm or fast. See Firm, a. & n.]1.The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It is great willfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation. 1913 Webster]
4.Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner. 1913 Webster]
farm, as they are entirely so from the legal sense.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
5.A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government. 1913 Webster]
The province was devided into twelve farms.Burke. 1913 Webster]
6.(O. Eng. Law)A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm. 1913 Webster]
Whereas G. H. held the farm of sugars upon a rent of 10,000 marks per annum.State Trials (1196). 1913 Webster]
Farm(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Farmed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Farming.]1.To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds. 1913 Webster]
We are enforced to farm our royal realm.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes. 1913 Webster]
To farm their subjects and their duties toward these.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.To take at a certain rent or rate. 1913 Webster]
4.To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm. 1913 Webster]
To farm let,
To let to farm, to lease on rent. 1913 Webster]
Farm, v. i.To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer. 1913 Webster]
Farm"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being farmed. 1913 Webster]
Farm"er(f, n.[Cf. F. fermier.]One who farms; as: (a)One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant.Smart.(b)One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.(c)One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues.(d)(Mining)The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown. 1913 Webster]
Farmer-general[F. fermier-general], one to whom the right of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given sum paid down. --
Farmers' satin, a light material of cotton and worsted, used for coat linings.McElrath. --
The king's farmer(O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Farm"er*ess, n.A woman who farms. 1913 Webster]
farmeretten.a woman working on a farm; a farmeress. WordNet 1.5]
Farm"er*ship, n.Skill in farming. 1913 Webster]
Farm"er*y(?), n.The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Farm"house`, n.A dwelling house on a farm; a farmer's residence. 1913 Webster]
Farm"ing, a.Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community. 1913 Webster]
Farm"ing, n.The business of cultivating land. 1913 Webster]
farmlandn.a rural area where farming is practiced; land actually under cultivation or capable of supporting crops. Syn. -- farming area. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Farm"yard`(?), n.The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space inclosed by the farm buildings. 1913 Webster]
Far"ness(?), n.[From Far, a.]The state of being far off; distance; remoteness. [R.] Grew. 1913 Webster]
Far"o(?), n.[Said to be so called because the Egyptian king Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.]A gambling game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack. 1913 Webster]
Faro bank, the capital which the proprietor of a faro table ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro is played.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Fa`ro*ese`(?), n. sing. & pl.An inhabitant, or, collectively, inhabitants, of the Faroe islands. 1913 Webster]
Far"-off`(?), a.1.Remote; as, the far-off distance; troops landing on far-off shores. Cf. Far-off, under Far, adv. Syn. -- faraway. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Far*rag*i*nous(?), a.[See Farrago.]Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. [R.] Kirwan. 1913 Webster]
A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Far*ra"go(?), n.[L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.]A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture. 1913 Webster]
A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes, and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.Sheridan. 1913 Webster]
Far"rand(?), n.[OE. farand beautiful; cf. Gael. farranta neat, stout, stately; or perh. akin to E. fare.]Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also farand.]Grose. 1913 Webster]
far-reachingadj.having a wide range or effect; as, far-reaching (or extensive) forests; a far-reaching reform. Syn. -- extensive. WordNet 1.5]
Far`re*a"tion(?), n.[L. farreatio.]Same as Confarreation. 1913 Webster]
Far"ri*er(?), n.[OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor, ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf. Ferreous.]1.A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon. 1913 Webster]
Far"ri*er, v. i.To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. [Obs.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Far"ri*er*y(?), n.1.The art of shoeing horses. 1913 Webster]
2.The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art. 1913 Webster]
3.The place where a smith shoes horses. 1913 Webster]
Far"row(f, n.[AS. fearh a little pig; a akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G. fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr. po`rkos. Cf. Pork.]A litter of pigs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far"row, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Farrowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Farrowing.]To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Far"row, a.[Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f\'84rse, AS. fearr bull, G. farre. Cf. Heifer.]Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only of cows. 1913 Webster]
Farse(?), n.[See Farce, n.](Eccl.)An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; -- common in English before the Reformation. 1913 Webster]
Far"see`ing(?), a.1.Able to see to a great distance; farsighted. 1913 Webster]
2.Having foresight as regards the future. 1913 Webster]
Far"sight`ed(?), a.1.Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Hypermetropic. 1913 Webster]
Far"sight`ed*ness, n.1.Quality of bbeing farsighted. 1913 Webster]
. See Further.] [For farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further. Cf. Farthest.]1.More remote; more distant than something else. 1913 Webster]
2.Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further. 1913 Webster]
Before our farther way the fates allow.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Let me add a farther Truth.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Some farther change awaits us.MIlton. 1913 Webster]
Far"ther, adv.1.At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther. 1913 Webster]
2.Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event. 1913 Webster]
No farther, (used elliptically for) go no farther; say no more, etc. 1913 Webster]
It will be dangerous to go on. No farther !Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far"ther, v. t.To help onward. [R.] See Further. 1913 Webster]
Far"ther*ance(?), n. [Obs.] See Furtherance. 1913 Webster]
Far"ther*more`(?), adv. [Obs.] See Furthermore. 1913 Webster]
Far"thest(f, a.Superl. of far.[See Farther and cf. Furthest]Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest. 1913 Webster]
Far"thestadv.At or to the greatest distance. See Furthest. 1913 Webster]
Far"thing(?), n.[OE. furthing, AS. fe\'a2r, fr. fe\'a2r fourth, fe\'a2r, fe\'a2wer, four. See Four.]1.The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency. 1913 Webster]
2.A very small quantity or value. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A division of land. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.R. Carew. 1913 Webster]
Far"thin*gale(?), n.[OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr. OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp. verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See Verdant.]A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. 1913 Webster]
We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . . farthingales and things.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fas"ces(?), n. pl.[L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.)A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority. 1913 Webster]
Fas"cet(?), n.(Glass Making)A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- called also pontee and punty. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fas"ci*a(?), n.; pl.Fasci\'91(#).[L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.]1.A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See Illust. of Column. 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A broad well-defined band of color. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*al(?), a.1.Pertaining to the fasces. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Relating to a fascia.
{ Fas"ci*ate(?), Fas"ci*a`ted(?), }a.[L. fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]1.Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)Banded or compacted together.(b)Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Broadly banded with color. 1913 Webster]
Fas`ci*a"tion, n.The act or manner of binding up; bandage; also, the condition of being fasciated. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*cle(?), n.[L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See Fasces.]1.A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the divisions of a book published in parts; fasciculus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fas"ci*cled(?), a.Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster; as, the fascicled leaves of the pine or larch; the fascicled roots of the dahlia; fascicled muscle fibers; fascicled tufts of hair. 1913 Webster]
Fas*cic"u*lar(?), a.Pertaining to a fascicle; fascicled; as, a fascicular root. 1913 Webster]
Fas*cic"u*lar*ly, adv.In a fascicled manner.Kirwan.
{ Fas*cic"u*late(?), Fas*cic"u*la`ted(?),}a.Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*cule(?), n.[See Fascicle.]A small bunch or bundle; a fascicle; as, a fascicule of fibers, hairs, or spines. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fas*cic"u*lus(?), n.; pl.Fasciculi(#).[L. See Fascicle.]1.A little bundle; a fascicle. 1913 Webster]
2.A division of a book. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fascinated(?), p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating(.][L. fascinare; cf. Gr. 1.To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. 1913 Webster]
It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain.Griffith (Cuvier). 1913 Webster]
2.To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. 1913 Webster]
There be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy.Bacon.
fascinatedadj.1.having the attention fixed by a sense of wonder. Syn. -- hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed. WordNet 1.5]
2.intensely interested in or attracted by; as, I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them. WordNet 1.5]
fascinatingadj.1.capable of holding the attention; as, a fascinating story. Syn. -- absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting, spellbinding. WordNet 1.5]
2.capturing interest as if by a spell; as, a fascinating woman. Syn. -- bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing. WordNet 1.5]
Fas`ci*na"tion(?), n.[L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.]1.The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence. 1913 Webster]
The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them against fascination.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.The state or condition of being fascinated. 1913 Webster]
3.That which fascinates; a charm; a spell. 1913 Webster]
There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.South. 1913 Webster]
Fas*cine"(?), n.[F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See Fasces.](Fort. & Engin.)A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*nous(?), a.[L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to fascinare. See Fascinate.]Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] \'bdFascinous diseases.\'b8 Harvey. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fas*ci"o*la(?), n.;pl.Fasciol\'91(#).[See Fasciole.](Anat.)A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.Wilder. 1913 Webster]
Fas"ci*ole(?), n.[L. fasciola a little bandage. See Fascia.](Zo\'94l.)A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea. 1913 Webster]
fasc"ism(fn.1.a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; -- opposed to democracy and liberalism. WordNet 1.5]
2.an authoritarian system of government under absolute control of a single dictator, allowing no political opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism. PJC]
3.Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 to 1943. PJC]
4.broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly authoritarian or dictatorial control of government or other organizations; -- often used pejoratively in this sense. PJC]
fascistn.an adherent of fascism or similar right-wing authoritarian views. WordNet 1.5]
fascistfascisticadj.1.of or pertaining to fascism; resembling fascism; as, fascist propaganda. WordNet 1.5]
Fash(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fashed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fashing.][OF. faschier, F. f, to anger, vex; cf. Pr. fasticar, fastigar, fr. L. fastidium dilike. See Fastidious.]To vex; to tease; to trouble. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Without further fash on my part.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion(?), n.[OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See Fact, Feat, and cf. Faction.] 1913 Webster]
1.The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.; workmanship; execution. 1913 Webster]
The fashion of his countenance was altered.Luke ix. 29. 1913 Webster]
I do not like the fashion of your garments.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion. 1913 Webster]
The innocent diversions in fashion.Locke. 1913 Webster]
As now existing, fashion is a form of social regulation analogous to constitutional government as a form of political regulation.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
3.Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion. 1913 Webster]
4.Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; way. \'bdAfter his sour fashion.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
After a fashion, to a certain extent; of a sort; sort of. --
Fashion piece(Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate the transom, and define the shape of the stern. --
Fashion plate, a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fashioned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fashioning.][Cf. F. faconner.]1.To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. 1913 Webster]
Here the loud hammer fashions female toys.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Ingenious art . . . fashion and refine the age.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. 1913 Webster]
Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. 1913 Webster]
Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fashioning needle(Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*a*ble(?), a.1.Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress. 1913 Webster]
2.Established or favored by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions. 1913 Webster]
3.Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a fashionable man. 1913 Webster]
Time is like a fashionable host Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*a*ble, n.A person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*a*ble*ness, n.State of being fashionable. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*a*bly, adv.In a fashionable manner. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ioned(?), a.Having a certain style or fashion; as, old-fashioned; new-fashioned. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*er(?), n.One who fashions, forms, ar gives shape to anything. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The fashioner had accomplished his task, and the dresses were brought home.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*ist(?), n.An obsequious follower of the modes and fashions. [R.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion*less, a.Having no fashion. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion-mon`ger(?), n.One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Fash"ion-mon`ger*ing, a.Behaving like a fashion-monger. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fas"sa*ite(?), n.(Min.)A variety of pyroxene, from the valley of Fassa, in the Tyrol. 1913 Webster]
Fast(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fasting.][AS. f; akin to D. vasten, OHG. fast, G. fasten, Icel. & Sw. fasta, Dan. faste, Goth. fastan to keep, observe, fast, and prob. to E. fast firm.]1.To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry. 1913 Webster]
Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence. 1913 Webster]
Thou didst fast and weep for the child.2 Sam. xii. 21. 1913 Webster]
Fasting day, a fast day; a day of fasting. 1913 Webster]
Fast, n.[OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f\'91sten, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See Fast, v. i.]1.Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. 1913 Webster]
Surfeit is the father of much fast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation. 1913 Webster]
3.A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast. 1913 Webster]
Fast day, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God. --
To break one's fast, to put an end to a period of abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's morning meal; to breakfast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fast, a.[Compar.Faster(?); superl.Fastest(?).][OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use. Cf. Fast, adv., Fast, v., Avast.]1.Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. 1913 Webster]
There is an order that keeps things fast.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong. 1913 Webster]
Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend. 1913 Webster]
4.Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors. 1913 Webster]
5.Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound. 1913 Webster]
All this while in a most fast sleep.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse. 1913 Webster]
8.Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
9.In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant, esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another. \'bdPlay fast and loose with faith.\'b8 Shak. --
Fast and loose pulleys(Mach.), two pulleys placed side by side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re\'89ngage the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and vice versa. --
Hard and fast(Naut.), so completely aground as to be immovable. --
To make fast(Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as a vessel, a rope, or a door. 1913 Webster]
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Fast(?), adv.[OE. faste firmly, strongly, quickly, AS. f\'91ste. See Fast, a.]1.In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably. 1913 Webster]
We will bind thee fast.Judg. xv. 13. 1913 Webster]
2.In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast. 1913 Webster]
Fast by, or
Fast beside, close or near to; near at hand. 1913 Webster]
He, after Eve seduced, unminded slunk fast by.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fast by the throne obsequious Fame resides.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fast, n.That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring. 1913 Webster]
fast"ball`n.(Baseball)a baseball thrown with maximum velocity. Syn. -- heater, smoke, hummer, bullet. WordNet 1.5]
fast"break`n.(basketball)a rapid dash to get a shot at one's own basket as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball; -- often occurring after the opposing team has shot at their basket. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fas"ten(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fastened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fastening(?).][AS. f\'91stnian; akin to OHG. festin. See Fast, a.]1.To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts. 1913 Webster]
The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the service of many successions of parties, with very different ideas fastened to them.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
If I can fasten but one cup upon him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fasten
a charge, ,
upon, to make his guilt certain, or so probable as to be generally believed. --
To fasten one's eyes upon, to look upon steadily without cessation.Acts iii. 4.
Fas*tid"i*ous(?), a.[L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr. fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance (of uncertain origin) + taedium loathing. Cf. Tedious, Fash.]Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite. 1913 Webster]
Proud youth ! fastidious of the lower world.Young.
Syn. -- Squeamish; critical; overnice; difficult; punctilious. -- Fastidious, Squeamish. We call a person fastidious when his taste or feelings are offended by trifling defects or errors; we call him squeamish when he is excessively nice or critical on minor points, and also when he is overscrupulous as to questions of duty. \'bdWhoever examines his own imperfections will cease to be fastidious; whoever restrains his caprice and scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish.\'b8 Crabb.
-- Fas*tid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Fas*tid"i*ous*ness, n.
{ Fas*tig"i*ate(?), Fas*tig"i*a`ted(?), }a.[L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.]1.Narrowing towards the top. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat. 1913 Webster]
Fast"ness, n.[AS. f\'91stnes, fr. f\'91st fast. See Fast, a.]1.The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. 1913 Webster]
All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
2.A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains. 1913 Webster]
3.Conciseness of style. [Obs.] Ascham. 1913 Webster]
4.The state of being fast or swift. 1913 Webster]
Fas"tu*ous(?), a.[L. fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Barrow. -- Fas"tu*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fat(?), n.[See Vat, n.]1.A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The fats shall overflow with wine and oil.Joel ii. 24. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities. [Obs.] Hebert. 1913 Webster]
Fat, a.[Compar.Fatter(?); superl.Fattest(?).][AS. f; akin to D. vet, G. fett, feist, Icel. feitr, Sw. fet, Dan. fed, and perh. to Gr. pi^dax spring, fountain, pidy`ein to gush forth, pi`wn fat, Skr. pi to swell.]1.Abounding with fat; as: (a)Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.(b)Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food. 1913 Webster]
2.Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid. 1913 Webster]
Making our western wits fat and mean.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Make the heart of this people fat.Is. vi. 10. 1913 Webster]
3.Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture. 1913 Webster]
4.Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job. 1913 Webster]
Now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
5.Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures.Swift. 1913 Webster]
6.(Typog.)Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page. 1913 Webster]
Fat lute, a mixture of pipe clay and oil for filling joints. 1913 Webster]
Fat(?), n.1.(Physiol. Chem.)An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose. 1913 Webster]
Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats, tristearin, tripalmitin, and triolein, mixed in varying proportions. As olein is liquid at ordinary temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it follows that the consistency or hardness of fats depends upon the relative proportion of the three individual fats. During the life of an animal, the fat is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells, owing to the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid olein at the body temperature. Chemically, fats are composed of fatty acid, as stearic, palmitic, oleic, etc., united with glyceryl. In butter fat, olein and palmitin predominate, mixed with another fat characteristic of butter, butyrin. In the vegetable kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found, as myristin from nutmegs, a glyceride of lauric acid in the fat of the bay tree, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land. 1913 Webster]
3.(Typog.)Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor. 1913 Webster]
Fat acid. (Chem.)See Sebacic acid, under Sebacic. --
Fat series,
Fatty series(Chem.), the series of the paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives; the marsh gas or methane series. --
Natural fats(Chem.), the group of oily substances of natural occurrence, as butter, lard, tallow, etc., as distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial production, as paraffin. Most natural fats are essentially mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids. 1913 Webster]
Fat, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fatted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.atting(?).][OE. fatten, AS. f. See Fat, a., and cf. Fatten.]To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep. 1913 Webster]
We fat all creatures else to fat us.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fat, v. i.To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. 1913 Webster]
An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Fa"tal, a.[L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.]1.Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
These thing are fatal and necessary.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
It was fatal to the king to fight for his money.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Foreboding death or great disaster. [R.] 1913 Webster]
That fatal screech owl to our house Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error. 1913 Webster]
Fa"tal*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. fatalisme.]The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity. 1913 Webster]
Fa"tal*ist(?), n.[Cf. F. fataliste.]One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity. 1913 Webster]
Fa`tal*is"tic(?), a.Implying, or partaking of the nature of, fatalism. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tal"i*ty(?), n.;pl.Fatalities(#).[L. fatalitas: cf. F. fatalit\'82]1.The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. 1913 Webster]
The Stoics held a fatality, and a fixed, unalterable course of events.South. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being fatal; tendency to destruction or danger, as if by decree of fate; mortaility. 1913 Webster]
The year sixty-three is conceived to carry with it the most considerable fatality.Ser T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
By a strange fatality men suffer their dissenting.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fa"tal*ly(?), adv.1.In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
2.In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded. 1913 Webster]
Fa"tal*ness, n.Quality of being fatal.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa"ta Mor*ga"na(?). [It.; -- so called because this phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata) of the name of Morg\'a0na. See Fairy.]A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily. 1913 Webster]
Fat"-brained`(?), a.Dull of apprehension. 1913 Webster]
Fate(f, n.[L. fatum a prophetic declaration, oracle, what is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate, fr. fari to speak: cf. OF. fat. See Fame, Fable, Ban, and cf. 1st Fay, Fairy.]1.A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned. 1913 Webster]
Necessity and chance fate.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Beyond and above the Olympian gods lay the silent, brooding, everlasting fate of which victim and tyrant were alike the instruments.Froude. 1913 Webster]
2.Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death. 1913 Webster]
The great, th'important day, big with the fate Addison. 1913 Webster]
Our wills and fates do so contrary run Shak. 1913 Webster]
The whizzing arrow sings, And bears thy fate, Antinous, on its wings.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him. 1913 Webster]
A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Sometimes an hour of Fate's serenest weather strikes through our changeful sky its coming beams.B. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.[L. Fata, pl. of fatum.](Myth.)The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parc\'91who were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread. 1913 Webster]
fate or destiny as a power superior to gods and men -- swaying all things irresistibly. This may be called the fate of poets and mythologists. Philosophical fate is the sum of the laws of the universe, the product of eternal intelligence and the blind properties of matter. Theological fate represents Deity as above the laws of nature, and ordaining all things according to his will -- the expression of that will being the law.Krauth-Fleming.
Fat"ed(?), p. p. & a.1.Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to rule a factious people. 1913 Webster]
One midnight Fated to the purpose.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Invested with the power of determining destiny. [Obs.] \'bdThe fated sky.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Exempted by fate. [Obs. or R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fate"ful(?), a. .Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. \'bdThe fateful steel.\'b8 J. Barlow. 1913 Webster]
2.Significant of fate; ominous. 1913 Webster]
The fateful cawings of the crow.Longfellow.
-- Fate"ful*ly, adv.- Fate"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
fat-freeadj.containing no fat; -- of foods. Opposite of fat-containing. Syn. -- fatless, nonfat. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fat"head`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley (Pimephales promelas); -- called also black-headed minnow.(b)A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. 1913 Webster]
fat"head`edadj.same as stupid. Opposite of smart. [informal] Syn. -- blockheaded, boneheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fa"ther(f, n.[OE. fader, AS. f\'91der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. fa Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. path`r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p\'be protect. Papa, Paternal, Patriot, Potential, Pablum.]1.One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent. 1913 Webster]
A wise son maketh a glad father.Prov. x. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors. 1913 Webster]
David slept with his fathers.1 Kings ii. 10. 1913 Webster]
Abraham, who is the father of us all.Rom. iv. 16. 1913 Webster]
3.One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection. 1913 Webster]
I was a father to the poor.Job xxix. 16. 1913 Webster]
He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house.Gen. xiv. 8. 1913 Webster]
4.A respectful mode of address to an old man. 1913 Webster]
And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!2 Kings xiii. 14. 1913 Webster]
5.A senator of ancient Rome. 1913 Webster]
6.A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bless you, good father friar !Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers. 1913 Webster]
8.One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher. 1913 Webster]
The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.Gen. iv. 21. 1913 Webster]
Might be the father, Harry, to that thought.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The father of good news.Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity. 1913 Webster]
Our Father, which art in heaven.Matt. vi. 9. 1913 Webster]
Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Milton. 1913 Webster]
Adoptive father, one who adopts the child of another, treating it as his own. --
Apostolic father,
Conscript fathers, etc.See under Apostolic, Conscript, etc. --
Father in God, a title given to bishops. --
Father of lies, the Devil. --
Father of the bar, the oldest practitioner at the bar. --
Fathers of the city, the aldermen. --
Father of the Faithful. (a)Abraham.Rom. iv.Gal. iii. 6-9.(b)Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors. --
Father of the house, the member of a legislative body who has had the longest continuous service. --
Most Reverend Father in God, a title given to archbishops and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and York. --
Natural father, the father of an illegitimate child. --
Putative father, one who is presumed to be the father of an illegitimate child; the supposed father. --
Spiritual father. (a)A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in leading a soul to God.(b)(R. C. Ch.)A priest who hears confession in the sacrament of penance. --
The Holy Father(R. C. Ch.), the pope. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fathered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fathering.]1.To make one's self the father of; to beget. 1913 Webster]
Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.). 1913 Webster]
Men of wit fathered what he writ.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To provide with a father. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Think you I am no stronger than my sex, fathered and so husbanded ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
To father onupon, to ascribe to, or charge upon, as one's offspring or work; to put or lay upon as being responsible. \'bdNothing can be so uncouth or extravagant, which may not be fathered on some fetch of wit, or some caprice of humor.\'b8 Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Father-Godn.God, when considered as the first person in the Trinity. Syn. -- Father. WordNet 1.5]
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Fa"ther*hood(?), n.The state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther-in-law`(?), n.; pl.Fathers-in-law(.The father of one's husband or wife; -- correlative to son-in-law and daughter-in-law. 1913 Webster]
father-in-law. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*land"(?), n.[Imitated fr. D. vaderland. See Father, and Land.]One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or ancestors. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther-lash`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A European marine fish (Cottus bubalis), allied to the sculpin; -- called also lucky proach. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*less, a.1.Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child. 1913 Webster]
2.Without a known author.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*less*ness, n.The state of being without a father. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*li*ness(?), n.[From Fatherly.]The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*ly, a.1.Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful. 1913 Webster]
You have showed a tender, fatherly regard.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to a father. 1913 Webster]
Fa"ther*ship, n.The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity. 1913 Webster]
Fath"om(f, n.[OE. fadme, fa, AS. f\'91 fathom, the embracing arms; akin to OS. fa the outstretched arms, D. vadem, vaam, fathom, OHG. fadom, fadum, G. faden fathom, thread, Icel. fa fathom, Sw. famn, Dan. favn; cf. Gr. patere to lie open, extend. Cf. Patent, Petal.]1.A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. 1913 Webster]
2.The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Another of his fathom they have none Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fath"om, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fathomed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fathoming.]1.To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.] Purchas. 1913 Webster]
2.To measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not fathomed its deeper import.Hawthotne. 1913 Webster]
Fath"om*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being fathomed. 1913 Webster]
Fath"om*er(?), n.One who fathoms. 1913 Webster]
Fath"om*less, a.1.Incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable; that can not be sounded. 1913 Webster]
And buckle in a waist most fathomless.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Incomprehensible. 1913 Webster]
The fathomless absurdity.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tid"i*cal(?), a.[L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere to say, tell.]Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] Howell. -- Fa*tid"i*cal*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tigue"(?), n.[F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]1.Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. 1913 Webster]
2.The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. 1913 Webster]
Fatigue call(Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. --
Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. --
Fatigue duty(Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms.Farrow. --
Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tigue", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fatigued(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fatiguing, n.][Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Syn. -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade. 1913 Webster]
{ Fat"i*mite(?), Fat"i*mide(?) }, a.(Hist.)Descended from Fatima, the daughter and only child of Mohammed. -- n.A descendant of Fatima. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tis"cence(?), n.[L. fatiscense, p. pr. of fatiscere to gape or crack open.]A gaping or opening; state of being chinky, or having apertures.Kirwan. 1913 Webster]
Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal !Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ling(?), n.[Fat + -ling.]A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food. 1913 Webster]
He sacrificed oxen and fatlings.2 Sam. vi. 13. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ly, adv.Grossly; greasily. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ner(?), n.One who fattens. [R.] See Fattener.Arbuthnit. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ness, n.1.The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh. 1913 Webster]
Their eyes stand out with fatness.Ps. lxxiii. 7. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ten(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fattened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fattening(?).][See Fat, v. t.]1.To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat. 1913 Webster]
2.To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ten, v. i.To grow fat or corpulent; to grow plump, thick, or fleshy; to be pampered. 1913 Webster]
And villains fatten with the brave man's labor.Otway. 1913 Webster]
fattenedadj.fed until grown and ready for slaughter or for sale in the market; -- of market animals. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fat"ten*er(?), n.One who, or that which, fattens; that which gives fatness or fertility. 1913 Webster]
Fat"ti*ness(?), n.State or quality of being fatty. 1913 Webster]
Fat"tish(?), a.Somewhat fat; inclined to fatness. 1913 Webster]
Coleridge, a puffy, anxious, obstructed-looking, fattish old man.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
fattismn.discrimination against people who are overweight. Syn. -- fatism. WordNet 1.5]
Fat"ty(?), a.Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. 1913 Webster]
Fatty acid(Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves fatlike substances. --
Fatty clays. See under Clay. --
Fatty degeneration(Med.), a diseased condition, in which the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the efficient parts of these organs. --
Fatty heart,
Fatty liver, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver, etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration or infiltration. --
Fatty infiltration(Med.), a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without destruction of any essential parts of the latter. --
Fatty tumor(Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose tissue; lipoma. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tu"i*tous(?), a.Stupid; fatuous. 1913 Webster]
Fa*tu"i*ty(?), n.[L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf. F. fatuit\'82 Cf. Fatuous.]Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity. 1913 Webster]
Those many forms of popular fatuity.I Taylor. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fau`bourg"(f, n.[F.]A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls. 1913 Webster]
Fau"cal(?), a.[L. fauces throat.]Pertaining to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial;esp.,(Phon.)produced in the fauces, as certain deep guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other languages. 1913 Webster]
Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals.I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fau"ces(?), n. pl.[L.]1.(Anat.)The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. 1913 Webster]
Fau"cet(?), n.[F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]1.A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. 1913 Webster]
2.The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section. 1913 Webster]
Fauld(?), n.The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch. 1913 Webster]
Faule(?), n.A fall or falling band. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
These laces, ribbons, and these faules.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
Fault(?), n.[OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See Fail, and cf. Default.]1.Defect; want; lack; default. 1913 Webster]
One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my friend.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish. 1913 Webster]
As patches set upon a little breach fault.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geol. & Mining)(a)A dislocation of the strata of the vein.(b)In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
5.(Hunting)A lost scent; act of losing the scent. 1913 Webster]
Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled, fault cleary out.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Tennis)Failure to serve the ball into the proper court. 1913 Webster]
7.(Elec.)A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.(Geol. & Mining)A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping.
The surface along which the dislocated masses have moved is called the
fault plane. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a
vertical fault; when its inclination is such that the present relative position of the two masses could have been produced by the sliding down, along the fault plane, of the mass on its upper side, the fault is a
normal fault, gravity fault. When the fault plane is so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up relatively, the fault is then called a
reverse fault (or
reversed fault),
thrust fault, or
overthrust fault. If no vertical displacement has resulted, the fault is then called a
horizontal fault. The linear extent of the dislocation measured on the fault plane and in the direction of movement is the
displacement; the vertical displacement is the
throw; the horizontal displacement is the
heave. The direction of the line of intersection of the fault plane with a horizontal plane is the
trend of the fault. A fault is a
strike fault when its trend coincides approximately with the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal plane); it is a
dip fault when its trend is at right angles to the strike; an
oblique fault when its trend is oblique to the strike. Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called
cross faults. A series of closely associated parallel faults are sometimes called
step faults and sometimes
distributive faults. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
At fault, unable to find the scent and continue chase; hence, in trouble or embarrassment, and unable to proceed; puzzled; thrown off the track. --
To find fault, to find reason for blaming or complaining; to express dissatisfaction; to complain; -- followed by with before the thing complained of; but formerly by at. \'bdMatter to find fault at.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia).
Syn. -- -- Error; blemish; defect; imperfection; weakness; blunder; failing; vice. -- Fault, Failing, Defect, Foible. A fault is positive, something morally wrong; a failing is negative, some weakness or falling short in a man's character, disposition, or habits; a defect is also negative, and as applied to character is the absence of anything which is necessary to its completeness or perfection; a foible is a less important weakness, which we overlook or smile at. A man may have many failings, and yet commit but few faults; or his faults and failings may be few, while his foibles are obvious to all. The faults of a friend are often palliated or explained away into mere defects, and the defects or foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults. \'bdI have failings in common with every human being, besides my own peculiar faults; but of avarice I have generally held myself guiltless.\'b8 Fox. \'bdPresumption and self-applause are the foibles of mankind.\'b8 Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Fault(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Faulted; p. pr. & vb. n.Faulting.]1.To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For that I will not fault thee.Old Song. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted. 1913 Webster]
Fault, v. i.To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a king, they had not faulted.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Fault"er(?), n.One who commits a fault. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Behold the faulter here in sight.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Fault"-find`er(?), n.One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold. 1913 Webster]
Fault"-find`ing, n.The act of finding fault or blaming; -- used derogatively. Also Adj. 1913 Webster]
Fault"ful(?), a.Full of faults or sins.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fault"i*ly(?), adv.In a faulty manner. 1913 Webster]
Fault"i*ness, n.Quality or state of being faulty. 1913 Webster]
Round, even to faultiness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fault"ing, n.(Geol.)The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced. 1913 Webster]
Fault"less, a.Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem. 1913 Webster]
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Pope.
Syn. -- Blameless; spotless; perfect. See Blameless.
-- Fault"less*ly, adv.-Fault"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fault"y(?), a.1.Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended. 1913 Webster]
Created once faulty since.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty.2 Sam. xiv. 13. 1913 Webster]
Faun(?), n.[L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See Favor.](Rom. Myth.)A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man. 1913 Webster]
Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fau"na(?), n.[NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.](Zo\'94l.)The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna. 1913 Webster]
Fau"nal(?), a.Relating to fauna. 1913 Webster]
Fau"nist(?), n.One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist.Gilbert White. 1913 Webster]
Fau"sen(?), n.[Cf. W. llysowen eel, ll sounding in Welsh almost like fl.](Zo\'94l.)A young eel. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fausse`-braye"(?), n.[F. fausse-braie.](Mil.)A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main rampart, and considerably below its level. 1913 Webster]
Faust(foust). 1.A tragedy by Goethe, commenced in 1772, and published. as \'bdFaust, ein Fragment\'b8 in 1790. Part 1, complete, was published as "Faust, eine TragGoethe. Century Dict. 1906]
2.An opera by Gounod (words, after Goethe, by Carr Century Dict. 1906]
3.An opera by Spohr, first produced at Frankfurt in 1818. The words, which do not follow Goethe's play, are by Bernhard. Century Dict. 1906]
Faust, Faust"usn.an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge. Syn. -- Faust. WordNet 1.5]
Faust, or Faustus(f., Doctor Johann Faust, a person born at Kundling (Knittlingen), WRoda, near Weimar, and said to have died in 1588. He was a man of licentious character, a magician, astrologer, and soothsayer, who boasted of performing the miracles of Christ. It was believed that he was carried off at last by the devil, who had lived with him in the form of a black dog. Century Dict. 1906]
Faust were gathered from the then recent traditions concerning him in a book which appeared at the book-fair at Frankfurt-on-the-Main in 1587. It was called "The History of Dr. Faustus, the Notorious Magician and Master of the Black Art, etc." Soon after its appearance it became known in England. A metrical version of it into English was licensed by Aylmer, Bishop of London, before the end of the year. In 1588 there was a rimed version of it into German, also a translation into low German, and a new edition of the original with some slight changes. In 1689 there appeared a version of the first German Faust book into, French, by Victor Palma Cayet. The English prose version was made from the second edition of the original,
that of 1588, and is undated, but probably was made at once. There was a revised edition of it in 1592. In 1592 there was a Dutch translation from the second German edition. This gives the time of the carrying off of Faustus by the devil as the night between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth of October, 1538. The English version also gives 1538 as the year, and it is a date, as we have seen, consistent with trustworthy references to his actual life. Marlowe's play (' The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus ') was probably written in 1588, soon after the original story had found its way to England. He treated the legend as a poet, bringing out with all his power its central thought -- man in the pride of knowledge turning from his God. (Morley, Eng. Writers, IX. 254.) Germany about the beginning of the 17th century, and, after passing through various developments on the stage, finally became a puppet-play, which is still in existence. Lessing wrote parts of two versions of the story. M, the painter, published two fragments of his dramatized life of Faust in 1778. Goethe's tragedy (which see) was not published till 1808. Klinger published a romance "Faust's Leben, Thaten und HKlingemann published a tragedy on the subject (1815), Heine a ballet "Der Doctor Faust, ein Tanzpoem" (1851), and Lenau an epic "Faust" (1836). W. G. Wills adapted a play from Goethe's "Faust," which Henry Irving produced in 1885. Calderon's play "El Magico Prodigioso " strongly resembles Goethe's and Marlowe's plays, though founded on the legend of St. Cyprian. Century Dict. 1906]
\'d8Fau`teuil"(?), n.[F. See Faldistory.]1.An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy. 1913 Webster]
2.Chair of a presiding officer. 1913 Webster]
Fau"tor(?), n.[L., contr. fr. favitor, fr. favere to be favorable: cf. F. fauteur. See Favor.]A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support; an abettor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The king and the fautors of his proceedings.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fau`vette"(f, n.[F., dim. fr. fauve fawn-colored.](Zo\'94l.)A small singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8faux(f, n.; pl.fauces(f.[L.]See Fauces.
\'d8faux` pas"(f. [F. See False, and Pas.]A false step; a mistake or wrong measure;especially,a slip or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux pas of mentioning John's former wife. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fa*vag"i*nous(?), a.[L. favus a honeycomb.]Formed like, or resembling, a honeycomb. 1913 Webster]
fa"vel(f, a.[OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of German oigin. See Fallow, a.]Yellow; fallow; dun. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
fa"vel, n.A horse of a favel or dun color. 1913 Webster]
To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n. 1913 Webster]
fa"vel, n.[OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See Fable.]Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] Skeat. 1913 Webster]
\'d8fa*vel"la(?), n.[NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.](Bot.)A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red alg\'91. 1913 Webster]
fa*ve"o*late(?), a.[L. favus honeycomb.]Honeycomb; having cavities or cells, somewhat resembling those of a honeycomb; alveolate; favose. 1913 Webster]
Fa`vier" ex*plo"sive(?)prop. n.. [After the inventor, P. A. Favier, a Frenchman.]Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene. They are stable, but require protection from moisture. As prepared it is a compressed cylinder of the explosive, filled with loose powder of the same composition, all inclosed in waterproof wrappers. It is used for mining. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fa*vil"lous(?), a.[L. favilla sparkling or glowing ashes.]Of or pertaining to ashes. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Light and favillous particles.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
fa*vo"ni*an(?), a.[L. Favonius the west wind.]Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle. 1913 Webster]
fa"vor(f, n.[Written also favour.][OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh\'bevaya to further, foster, causative of bh to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.]1.Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. 1913 Webster]
Hath crawled into the favor of the king.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. 1913 Webster]
But found no favor in his lady's eyes.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.Luke ii. 52. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration. 1913 Webster]
Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. 1913 Webster]
I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence.Swift. 1913 Webster]
5.The object of regard; person or thing favored. 1913 Webster]
All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, favor.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding. 1913 Webster]
Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap.Shak. 1913 Webster]
This boy is fair, of female favor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.(Law)Partiality; bias.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
9.A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. 1913 Webster]
10.pl.Love locks. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Challenge
to the favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge. --
In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. --
In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. --
To curry favor[see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. --
With one's favor, or
By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission. 1913 Webster]
But, with your favor, I will treat it here.Dryden.
Fa"vor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Favored(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Favoring.][Written also favour.][Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.]1.To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. 1913 Webster]
O happy youth! and favored of the skies.Pope. 1913 Webster]
He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.2 Sam. xx. 11. 1913 Webster]
[The painter] has favored her squint admirably.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. 1913 Webster]
3.To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father. 1913 Webster]
The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*a*ble(f, a.[Written also favourable.][F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n.]1.Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. 1913 Webster]
Lend favorable ears to our request.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient. 1913 Webster]
A place very favorable for the making levies of men.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] Spenser.
-- Fa"vora*ble*ness, n. -- Fa"vor*a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vored(f, a.1.Countenanced; aided; regarded with kindness; as, a favored friend. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as, well-favored; hard-favored, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vored*ly(?), adv.In a favored or a favorable manner; favorably. [Obs.] Deut. xvii. 1.Arscham. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vored*ness, n.Appearance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*er(?), n.One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship; a well-wisher; one who assists or promotes success or prosperity.[Written also favourer.] 1913 Webster]
And come to us as favorers, not as foes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*ess(?), n.A woman who favors or gives countenance.[Written also fovouress.] 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*ite(?), n.[OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See Favor.]1.A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. 1913 Webster]
Committing to a wicked favorite Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar. 1913 Webster]
3.(Sporting)The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*ite, a.Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. \'bdHis favorite argument.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*it*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. favoritisme.]The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. 1913 Webster]
A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Fa"vor*less, a.1.Unfavored; not regarded with favor; having no countenance or support. 1913 Webster]
Fa*vose"(?), a.[L. favus honeycomb.]1.(Bot.)Honeycombed. See Faveolate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Of or pertaining to the disease called favus. 1913 Webster]
Fav"o*site(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fav`o*si"tes(?), n.[NL. See Favose.](Paleon.)A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fa"vus(?), n.[L., honeycomb.]1.(Med.)A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. 1913 Webster]
2.A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila.Mollett. 1913 Webster]
Fawn(?), n.[OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck. 1913 Webster]
2.The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.Holland. 1913 Webster]
3.A fawn color. 1913 Webster]
Fawn, a.Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored. 1913 Webster]
Fawn, v. i.[Cf. F. faonner.]To bring forth a fawn. 1913 Webster]
Fawn, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fawned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fawning.][OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. f\'91gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejoice, welcome. See Fain.]To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon. 1913 Webster]
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Thou with trembling fear, fawning parasite, obeyest.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fawn, n.A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fawn"-col`ored(?), a.Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown. 1913 Webster]
Fawn"er(?), n.One who fawns; a sycophant. 1913 Webster]
Fawn"ing*ly, adv.In a fawning manner. 1913 Webster]
Fay(?), n.[F. f\'82e. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.]A fairy; an elf. \'bdYellow-skirted fays.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fay, n.[OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.]Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fay(f\'be), v. t.[imp. & p. p.fayed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Faying.][OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. f\'c7gan to join, unite; akin to OS. f\'d3gian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. f\'81gen, Sw. foga. See Fair, and cf. Fadge.](Shipbuilding)To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together. 1913 Webster]
Fay, v. i.(Shipbuilding)To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together. 1913 Webster]
Faying surface, that surface of an object which comes with another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates, angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork. 1913 Webster]
Fay"al*ite(?), n.[So called from the island Fayal.](Min.)A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron. 1913 Webster]
Faze(f, v. t.to cause to become disconcerted or disturbed. A variant form of Feeze. \'bdThe perpetual need to learn new software doesn't faze him.\'b8 1913 Webster +PJC ]
Feague(?), v. t.[Cf. G. fegen to sweep, Icel. f\'91gia to cleanse, polish, E. fair, fay, to fit, fey to cleanse.]To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] Otway. 1913 Webster]
Fe"al(?), a.[OF. feal, feel, feeil, fedeil, F. fid\'8ale, L. fidelis faithful, fr. fides faith. See Faith.]Faithful; loyal. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Fe"al*ty(?), n.[OE. faute, OF. faut\'82, fealt\'82, feel\'82, feelteit, fr. L. fidelitas, fr. fidelis faithful. See Feal, and cf. Fidelity.]1.Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by which this obligation was assumed; fidelity to a superior power, or to a government; loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation.Wharton (Law Dict. ). Tomlins. 1913 Webster]
2.Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a friend, or of a wife to her husband. 1913 Webster]
He should maintain fealty to God.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Makes wicked lightnings of her eyes, and saps fealty of our friends.tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Swore fealty to the new government.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fealty is distinguished from homage, which is an acknowledgment of tenure, while fealty implies an oath. See Homage.Wharton.
Fear(?), n.A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fear, n.[OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f\'bera danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f\'ber harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See Fare.]1.A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread. 1913 Webster]
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Where no hope is left, is left no fear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Script.)(a)Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.(b)Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth. 1913 Webster]
I will put my fear in their hearts.Jer. xxxii. 40. 1913 Webster]
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.Ps. xxxiv. 11. 1913 Webster]
render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.Rom. xiii. 7. 1913 Webster]
3.That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness. 1913 Webster]
There were they in great fear, where no fear was.Ps. liii. 5. 1913 Webster]
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For fear, in apprehension lest. \'bdFor fear you ne'er see chain nor money more.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fear, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feared(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fearing.][OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. f to terrify. See Fear, n.]1.To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude. 1913 Webster]
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.Ps. xxiii. 4. 1913 Webster]
With subordinate clause. 1913 Webster]
I greatly fear my money is not safe.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I almost fear to quit your hand.D. Jerrold. 1913 Webster]
2.To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of. 1913 Webster]
Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To be anxious or solicitous for. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ay what else, fear you not her courage?Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
fear their people from doing evil.Robynsin (More's utopia). 1913 Webster]
Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.Shak.
Syn. -- To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate. 1913 Webster]
Fear, v. i.To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. 1913 Webster]
I exceedingly fear and quake.Heb. xii. 21. 1913 Webster]
Fear"er(?), n.One who fars.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Fear"ful(?), a.1.Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. 1913 Webster]
Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
2.inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. 1913 Webster]
What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted?Deut. xx. 8. 1913 Webster]
3.Indicating, or caused by, fear. 1913 Webster]
Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. 1913 Webster]
This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.Deut. xxviii. 58. 1913 Webster]
2.A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment. 1913 Webster]
Fear"some(?)a.1.Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] \'bdThis fearsome wind.\'b8 Sir W. Scott 1913 Webster]
2.Easily frightened; timid; timorous. \'bdA silly fearsome thing.\'bd B. Taylor 1913 Webster]
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Fea"si*bil*ity(?)n.; pl.Feasibilities(-tiz).[from Feasible]The quality of being feasible; practicability; also, that which is feasible; as, before we adopt a plan, let us consider its feasibility. 1913 Webster]
Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for certainties, possibilities for feasibilities.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fea"si*ble(?)a.[F. faisable, fr. faire to make or do, fr. L. facere. See Fact, Feat.]1.Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable. 1913 Webster]
Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible in practice.Burke. 1913 Webster]
It was not feasible to gratify so many ambitions.Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
2.Fit to be used or tailed, as land. [R.] R. Trumbull.
Fea"si*ble*ness, n. --Fea"si*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Feast(f, n.[OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f\'88te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. Fair, n., Festal, F.]1.A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary. 1913 Webster]
The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.Ex. xiii. 6. 1913 Webster]
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.Luke ii. 41. 1913 Webster]
feasts are called immovable when they always occur on the same day of the year; otherwise they are called movable. 1913 Webster]
2.A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of food. 1913 Webster]
Enough is as good as a feast.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his lords.Dan. v. 1. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight; something highly agreeable; entertainment. 1913 Webster]
The feast of reason, and the flow of soul.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Feast day, a holiday; a day set as a solemn commemorative festival.
Syn. -- Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal; festivity; festival. -- Feast, Banquet, Festival, Carousal. A feast sets before us viands superior in quantity, variety, and abundance; a banquet is a luxurious feast; a festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained indulgence in frolic and drink. 1913 Webster]
Feast, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Feasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Feasting.][OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work, F. f\'88ter to celebrate a holiday. See Feast, n.]1.To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions, particularly in large companies, and on public festivals. 1913 Webster]
And his sons went and feasted in their houses.Job. i. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To be highly gratified or delighted. 1913 Webster]
With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Feast, v. t.1.To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
2.To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul. 1913 Webster]
Feast your ears with the music a while.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Feast"er(?), n.1.One who fares deliciously. 1913 Webster]
2.One who entertains magnificently.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Feat(f, n.[OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait, factum, fr. L. facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. Fact, Feasible, Do.]1.An act; a deed; an exploit. 1913 Webster]
The warlike feats I have done.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity. 1913 Webster]
Feat, v. t.To form; to fashion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To the more mature, feated them.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Feat, a.[Compar.Feater(?); superl.Featest.][F. fait made, shaped, fit, p. p. of faire to make or do. See Feat, n.]Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice; pretty. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Never master had a page . . . so feat.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And look how well my garments sit upon me -- feater than before.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Feat"-bod`ied(?), a.Having a feat or trim body. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Feat"e*ous(?), a.[Cf. OF. faitis, faitice, fetis, well made, fine, L. facticius made by art.]Dexterous; neat. [Obs.] Johnson.
-- Feat"e*ous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er(f, n.[OE. fether, AS. fe; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj\'94, Sw. fj\'84der, Dan. fj\'91der, Gr. ptero`n wing, feather, pe`tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and prob. to L. penna feather, wing. Pen a feather.]1.One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down. 1913 Webster]
Down, Quill, Plumage.
2.Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase, \'bdBirds of a feather,\'b8 that is, of the same species. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I am not of that feather to shake off Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs. 1913 Webster]
4.A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse. 1913 Webster]
5.One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mach. & Carp.)A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline. 1913 Webster]
7.A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the stone.Knight. 1913 Webster]
8.The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water. 1913 Webster]
Feather is used adjectively or in combination, meaning composed of, or resembling, a feather or feathers; as, feather fan, feather-heeled, feather duster. 1913 Webster]
Feather alum(Min.), a hydrous sulphate of alumina, resulting from volcanic action, and from the decomposition of iron pyrites; -- called also halotrichite.Ure. --
Feather bed, a bed filled with feathers. --
Feather driver, one who prepares feathers by beating. --
Feather duster, a dusting brush of feathers. --
Feather flower, an artifical flower made of feathers, for ladies' headdresses, and other ornamental purposes. --
Feather grass(Bot.), a kind of grass (Stipa pennata) which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the chaffy scales which inclose the grain. --
Feather maker, one who makes plumes, etc., of feathers, real or artificial. --
Feather ore(Min.), a sulphide of antimony and lead, sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb, but also massive. It is a variety of Jamesonite. --
Feather shot, Feathered shot(Metal.), copper granulated by pouring into cold water.Raymond. --
Feather spray(Naut.), the spray thrown up, like pairs of feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel. --
Feather star. (Zo\'94l.)See Comatula. --
Feather weight. (Racing)(a)Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted.(b)The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a horse in racing.Youatt.(c)In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the lightest of the classes into which contestants are divided; -- in contradistinction to light weight, middle weight, and heavy weight. --
A feather in the capan honour, trophy, or mark of distinction. [Colloq.] --
To be in full feather, to be in full dress or in one's best clothes. [Collog.] --
To be in high feather, to be in high spirits. [Collog.] --
To cut a feather. (a)(Naut.)To make the water foam in moving; in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.(b)To make one's self conspicuous. [Colloq.] --
To show the white feather, to betray cowardice, -- a white feather in the tail of a cock being considered an indication that he is not of the true game breed. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feathered(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Feathering.]1.To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. 1913 Webster]
An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe. 1913 Webster]
A few birches and oaks still feathered the narrow ravines.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.To render light as a feather; to give wings to.[R.] 1913 Webster]
The Polonian story perhaps may feather some tedious hours.Loveday. 1913 Webster]
4.To enrich; to exalt; to benefit. 1913 Webster]
They stuck not to say that the king cared not to plume his nobility and people to feather himself.Bacon.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.To tread, as a cock.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To feather one's nest, to provide for one's self especially from property belonging to another, confided to one's care; -- an expression taken from the practice of birds which collect feathers for the lining of their nests. --
To feather an oar(Naut), to turn it when it leaves the water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke. --
To tar and feather a person, to smear him with tar and cover him with feathers, as a punishment or an indignity. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er, v. i.1.To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out. 1913 Webster]
2.To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or \'bdfeathers;\'b8 as, the cream feathers. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
3.To turn to a horizontal plane; -- said of oars. 1913 Webster]
The feathering oar returns the gleam.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
Stopping his sculls in the air to feather accurately.Macmillan's Mag. 1913 Webster]
4.To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be or to appear in feathery form. 1913 Webster]
A clump of ancient cedars feathering in evergreen beauty down to the ground.Warren. 1913 Webster]
The ripple feathering from her bows.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Feath"ered(?), a.1.Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow. 1913 Webster]
Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nonsense feathered with soft and delicate phrases and pointed with pathetic accent.Dr. J. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed; as, land feathered with trees. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-edge`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. 1913 Webster]
2.Any thin, as on a board or a razor. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-edged`(?), a.Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-few`(?), n.(Bot.)Feverfew. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-foil`(?), n.[Feather + foil a leaf.](Bot.)An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-head`(?), n.A frivolous or feather-brained person. [Colloq.] H. James. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-head`ed(?), a.Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*i*ness(?), n.The state or condition of being feathery. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*ing, n.1.(Arch.)Same as Foliation. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t. 1913 Webster]
3.A covering of feathers. 1913 Webster]
Feathering float(Naut.), the float or paddle of a feathering wheel. --
Feathering screw(Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone. --
Feathering wheel(Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*less, a.Destitute of feathers. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*ly, a.Like feathers. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er-pat"ed(?), a.Feather-headed; frivolous. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*stitch`(?), n.A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag line. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Feath"er-veined`(?), a.(Bot.)Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of a midrib. 1913 Webster]
Feath"er*y(?), a.Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ye feathery people of mid air.Barry Cornwall. 1913 Webster]
Fea"ture(?; 135), n.[OE. feture form, shape, feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Facture.]1.The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. 1913 Webster]
What needeth it his feature to descrive?Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance. 1913 Webster]
It is for homely features to keep home.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape. 1913 Webster]
And to her service bind each living creature feature.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.A form; a shape. [R.] 1913 Webster]
So scented the grim feature, and upturned Milton. 1913 Webster]
Featurely warriors of Christian chivalry.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Feaze(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feazed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Feazing.][Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. f\'91s fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso.]To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Feaze, v. t.[See Feese.<-- now faze-->]To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. [Obs.] insworth. 1913 Webster]
Feaze, n.A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Feaz"ings(?), n. pl.[See Feaze, v. t.](Naut.)The unlaid or ragged end of a rope.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Fe*bric"i*tate(?), v. i.[L. febricitare, fr. febris. See Febrile.]To have a fever. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Fe*brif"ic(?), a.[L. febris fever + ficare (in comp.) to make. See fy-.]Producing fever.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Fe*brif"u*gal(? , a.[See Febrifuge.]Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Feb"ri*fuge(?), n.[L. febris fever + fugare to put to flight, from fugere to flee: cf. F. f\'82brifuge. see Febrile, Feverfew.](Med.)A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever. -- a.Antifebrile. 1913 Webster]
Fe"brile(?; 277), a.[F. f\'82brile, from L. febris fever. See Fever.]Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it; as, febrile symptoms; febrile action.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Feb"ru*a*ry(?), n.[L. Februarius, orig., the month of expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa, pl., the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to purify, expiate.]The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days. 1913 Webster]
Feb`ru*a"tion(?), n.[L. februatio. See february.]Purification; a sacrifice. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fe"cal(f, a.[Cf. F. f\'82cal. See Feces.]Relating to, or containing, dregs, feces, or ordure; f\'91cal. 1913 Webster]
Fec"che(?), v. t.To fetch. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ces(?), n. pl.dregs; sediment; excrement. See F\'92ces. 1913 Webster]
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Fe"cial(?), a.[L. fetialis belonging to the fetiales, the Roman priests who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from the enemy before a formal declaration of war.]Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ci*fork`(?), n.[Feces + fork.](Zo\'94l.)The anal fork on which the larv\'91 of certain insects carry their f\'91ces. 1913 Webster]
Feck"less(?), a.[Perh. a corruption of effectless.]Spiritless; weak; worthless. [Scot] 1913 Webster]
The feck, the greater or larger part. \'bdThe feck o' my life.\'b8 Burns. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fecks(?), n.A corruption of the word faith.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fec"u*la(?), n.; pl.Fecul\'92[L.faecula burnt tartar or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf. F. f\'82cule.]Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence.Especially:(a)The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.(b)The green matter of plants; chlorophyll. 1913 Webster]
Fec"u*lence(?), n.[L. faeculentia dregs, filth: cf. F. f\'82culence.]1.The state or quality of being feculent; muddiness; foulness. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is feculent; sediment; lees; dregs. 1913 Webster]
Fec"u*len*cy(?), n.Feculence. 1913 Webster]
Fec"u*lent(?), a.[L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F. f\'82culent. See Fecula.]Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid. 1913 Webster]
Both his hands most filthy feculent.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fec"und(?), a.[L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. f\'82cond. see Fetus.]Fruitful in children; prolific.Graunt. 1913 Webster]
Fec"un*date(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fecundated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fecundating(?).][L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.]1.To make fruitful or prolific.W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma. 1913 Webster]
Fec`un*da"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. f\'82condation.](Biol.)The act by which, either in animals or plants, material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male, so that a new organism results; impregnation; fertilization. 1913 Webster]
Fe*cun"di*fy(?), v. t.[Fecund + -fy.]To make fruitful; to fecundate.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fe*cun"di*ty(?), n.[L. fecunditas: cf. F. f\'82condit\'82. See Fecund.]1.The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers. 1913 Webster]
2.The power of germinating; as in seeds. 1913 Webster]
3.The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
fedayeen.; pl.fedayeen. [(1950-1955). Ar. fid, one who sacrifices himself.]a member of an Arab paramilitary organization, predominantly Palestinian, which performs commando raids, especially against Israel or Israeli targets. Usually used in the plural. PJC]
fedelinin.an extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli.[Sometimes spelled fedellini or fedelline.] WordNet 1.5]
Fed"er*al(?), a.[L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin to fides faith: cf. F. f\'82d\'82ral. see Faith.]1.Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually governments or their representatives. 1913 Webster]
The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal right, . . . to part with Sardinia.Grew. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:(a)Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland.(b)Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.(c)Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist. 1913 Webster]
Federal Congress. See under Congress. 1913 Webster]
Fed"er*al, n.See Federalist. 1913 Webster]
Fed"er*al*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. f\'82d\'82ralisme.]The principles of Federalists or of federal union. 1913 Webster]
Fed"er*al*ist, n.[Cf. F. f\'82d\'82raliste.]An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and adoption; a member of the political party which favored the administration of president Washington. 1913 Webster]
fed"er*al*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Federalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Federalizing(?).][Cf. F. f\'82d\'82raliser.]To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.Barlow. 1913 Webster]
Federal National Mortgage Associationprop. n.A federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages. [acron.] Syn. -- FNMA, Fannie Mae. WordNet 1.5]
fed"er*a*ry(?), n.[See Federal.]A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [Obs.] hak. 1913 Webster]
Fed"er*ate(?), a.[L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.]United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations. Syn. -- federated. 1913 Webster]
fed"er*at*ed(?), adj.United by compact under a central organization, as governments or commercial organizations. Syn. -- federate. WordNet 1.5]
Fed`er*a"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. f\'82d\'82ration.]1.The act of uniting in a league; confederation. 1913 Webster]
2.A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fed"er*a*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. f\'82d\'82ratif.]Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. \'bdA federative society.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
fe*do"ra(f, n.A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise. Syn. -- felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby. WordNet 1.5]
Fee(f, n.[OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property, money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of \'bdproperty, money,\'b8 arising from cattle being used in early times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly consisting of cattle; akin to OS. fehu cattle, property, D. vee cattle, OHG. fihu, fehu, G. vieh, Icel. f cattle, property, money, Goth. fa\'a1hu, L. pecus cattle, pecunia property, money, Skr. pa cattle, perh. orig., \'bda fastened or tethered animal,\'b8 from a root signifying to bind, and perh. akin to E. fang, fair, a.; cf. OF. fie, flu, feu, fleu, fief, F. fief, from German, of the same origin. the sense fief is due to the French. Feud, Fief, Fellow, Pecuniary.]1.property; possession; tenure. \'bdLaden with rich fee.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered; especially, payment for professional services, of optional amount, or fixed by custom or laws; charge; pay; perquisite; as, the fees of lawyers and physicians; the fees of office; clerk's fees; sheriff's fees; marriage fees, etc. 1913 Webster]
To plead for love deserves more fee than hate.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Feud. Law)A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eng. Law)An estate of inheritance supposed to be held either mediately or immediately from the sovereign, and absolutely vested in the owner. 1913 Webster]
absolute fee, or fee simple, is land which a man holds to himself and his heirs forever, who are called tenants in fee simple. In modern writers, by fee is usually meant fee simple. A limited fee may be a qualified or base fee, which ceases with the existence of certain conditions; or a conditional fee, or fee tail, which is limited to particular heirs.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
5.(Amer. Law)An estate of inheritance belonging to the owner, and transmissible to his heirs, absolutely and simply, without condition attached to the tenure. 1913 Webster]
Fee estate(Eng. Law), land or tenements held in fee in consideration or some acknowledgment or service rendered to the lord. --
Fee farm(Law), land held of another in fee, in consideration of an annual rent, without homage, fealty, or any other service than that mentioned in the feoffment; an estate in fee simple, subject to a perpetual rent.Blackstone. --
Fee farm rent(Eng. Law), a perpetual rent reserved upon a conveyance in fee simple. --
Fee fund(Scot. Law), certain court dues out of which the clerks and other court officers are paid. --
Fee simple(Law), an absolute fee; a fee without conditions or limits. 1913 Webster]
Buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a quarter.Shak.
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Fee tail(Law), an estate of inheritance, limited and restrained to some particular heirs.Burill. 1913 Webster]
Fee(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Feeing.]To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe. 1913 Webster]
The patient . . . fees the doctor.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
There's not a one of them but in his house feed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fee"ble(f, a.[Compar.Feebler(-bl; superl.Feeblest(-bl.][OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf. Foible.]1.Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated. 1913 Webster]
Carried all the feeble of them upon asses.2 Chron. xxviii. 15. 1913 Webster]
2.Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. \'bdA lady's feeble voice.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fee"ble, v. t.To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Shall that victorious hand be feebled here?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fee"ble-mind"ed(?), a.Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. \'bdcomfort the feeble-minded.\'b8 1 Thess. v. 14.
Fee"ble*ness, n.The quality or condition of being feeble; debility; infirmity. 1913 Webster]
That shakes for age and feebleness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fee"bly(?), adv.In a feeble manner. 1913 Webster]
The restored church . . . contended feebly, and with half a heart.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Feed(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Feeding.][AS. f, fr. f food; akin to OS. f, OFries. f, f, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f\'91, Sw. f\'94da, Dan. f\'94de. Food.]1.To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy the physical huger of. 1913 Webster]
If thine enemy hunger, feed him.Rom. xii. 20. 1913 Webster]
Unreasonable creatures feed their young.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent, taste, or desire. 1913 Webster]
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Feeding him with the hope of liberty.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
3.To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill; to feed a furnace with coal. 1913 Webster]
4.To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen, develop, and guard. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt feed my people Israel.2 Sam. v. 2. 1913 Webster]
Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed.B. Cornwall. 1913 Webster]
5.To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep. 1913 Webster]
Once in three years feed your mowing lands.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
6.To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mach.)(a)To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.(b)To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in wood and metal working machines, so that the work moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work). 1913 Webster]
Feed, v. i.1.To take food; to eat. 1913 Webster]
Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it would not feed.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
2.To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon. 1913 Webster]
Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To be nourished, strengthened, or satisfied, as if by food. \'bdHe feeds upon the cooling shade.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To place cattle to feed; to pasture; to graze. 1913 Webster]
If a man . . . shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field.Ex. xxii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Feed(?), n.1.That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep. 1913 Webster]
2.A grazing or pasture ground.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a meal; as, a feed of corn or oats. 1913 Webster]
4.A meal, or the act of eating. [R.] 1913 Webster]
For such pleasure till that hour feed or fountain never had I found.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.The water supplied to steam boilers. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mach.)(a)The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work.(b)The supply of material to a machine, as water to a steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of stones.(c)The mechanism by which the action of feeding is produced; a feed motion. 1913 Webster]
Feed bag, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule. --
Feed cloth, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc. --
Feed door, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal. --
Feed head. (a)A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam boiler.(b)(Founding)An excess of metal above a mold, which serves to render the casting more compact by its pressure; -- also called a riser, deadhead, or simply feed or headKnight. --
Feed heater. (a)(Steam Engine)A vessel in which the feed water for the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam.(b)A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock. --
Feed motion, Feed gear(Mach.), the train of mechanism that gives motion to the part that directly produces the feed in a machine. --
Feed pipe, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam engine, etc., with water. --
Feed pump, a force pump for supplying water to a steam boiler, etc. --
Feed regulator, a device for graduating the operation of a feeder.Knight. --
Feed screw, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work. --
Feed water, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc. --
Feed wheel(Mach.), a kind of feeder. See Feeder, n., 8. 1913 Webster]
feedbackn.1.the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input. WordNet 1.5]
2.response to an inquiry or experiment. WordNet 1.5]
feedbag, feed bagn.a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse or mule); animal feed such as oats are placed in the bag, and it is fastened at the top of the head, covering the muzzle. The animal may then eat the contents while thus wearing the feedbag. Syn. -- nosebag. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Feed"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. 1913 Webster]
A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. \'bdThe feeder of my riots.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. 1913 Webster]
With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.One who fattens cattle for slaughter. 1913 Webster]
5.A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow. 1913 Webster]
6.A branch railroad, stage line, air route, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line. 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.(Mining)(a)A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.Ure.(b)A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
8.(Mach.)An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon. 1913 Webster]
9.(Steam Engine)A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed. 1913 Webster]
Feed"ing, n.1.the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is eaten; food. 1913 Webster]
3.That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land. 1913 Webster]
Feeding bottle. See under Bottle. 1913 Webster]
Fee`-faw`-fum"(?), n.A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant. \'bdImpudent fee-faw-fums.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Fee"jee(?), a. & n.(Ethnol.)See Fijian. 1913 Webster]
Feel(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Felt(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Feeling.][AS. f; akin to OS. gif to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. f\'81hlen, Icel. f\'belma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm palm of the hand, L. palma. Cf. Fumble, Palm.]1.To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. 1913 Webster]
Who feel Creecn. 1913 Webster]
2.To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. 1913 Webster]
Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son.Gen. xxvii. 21. 1913 Webster]
He hath this to feel my affection to your honor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. 1913 Webster]
Teach me to feel another's woe.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing.Eccl. viii. 5. 1913 Webster]
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt.Byron. 1913 Webster]
4.To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. 1913 Webster]
For then, and not till then, he felt himself.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To feel the helm(Naut.), to obey it. 1913 Webster]
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Feel(?), v. i.1.To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body. 1913 Webster]
2.To have the sensibilities moved or affected. 1913 Webster]
[She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron. Burke. 1913 Webster]
And mine as man, who feel for all mankind.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; -- followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded. 1913 Webster]
I then did feel full sick.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. 1913 Webster]
Garlands . . . which I feel Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; -- followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation. 1913 Webster]
Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. \'bdIf haply they might feel after him, and find him.\'b8 Acts xvii. 27.
To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth.Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
2.A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. 1913 Webster]
The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel.S. Sharp. 1913 Webster]
Feel"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, feels. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp. 1913 Webster]
Insects . . . perpetually feeling and searching before them with their feelers or antenn\'91.Derham. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative. 1913 Webster]
Feel"ing, a.1.Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a feeling heart. 1913 Webster]
2.Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his wrongs. 1913 Webster]
Feel"ing, n.1.The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body, especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous sensibility to external objects. 1913 Webster]
Why was the sight feeling, through all parts diffused?Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An act or state of perception by the sense above described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself; consciousness. 1913 Webster]
The apprehension of the good Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of feeling; a man destitute of feeling. 1913 Webster]
4.Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility. 1913 Webster]
A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind.Garrick. 1913 Webster]
Tenderness for the feelings of others.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator.Fairholt.
Feel"ing*ly, adv.In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically. 1913 Webster]
Feere(?), n.[See Fere, n.]A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Feese(?), n.[Cf. OE. fesien to put to flight, AS. f\'c7sian, f\'dfsian, f\'dfsan, fr. f\'d4s, prompt, willing.]The short run before a leap. [Obs.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
Feet"less, a.Destitute of feet; as, feetless birds. 1913 Webster]
Feeze(?), v. t.[For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see Feese.]1.To turn, as a screw. [Scot] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
2.To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written also feaze, feize, pheese.]Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
To feeze up, to work into a passion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Feeze, n.Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Feh"ling(?), n.(Chem.)See Fehling's solution, under Solution. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fehm(?), n., \'d8Fehm"ge*richt`(, n.Same as Vehm, Vehmgericht. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Feh"mic(?), a.See Vehmic. 1913 Webster]
Feign(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feigned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Feigning.][OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr. L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See Dough, and cf. Figure, Faint, Effigy, Fiction.]1.To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true. 1913 Webster]
There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.Neh. vi. 8. 1913 Webster]
The poet feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To dissemble; to conceal. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Feigned(?), a.Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. \'bdA feigned friend.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.Ps. xvii. 1.
-- Feign"ed*ly(#), adv. -- Feign"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly.Jer. iii. 10. 1913 Webster]
Feigned issue(Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause.Burill.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Feign"er(?), n.One who feigns or pretends. 1913 Webster]
Feign"ing, a.That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.
-- Feign"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Feine(?), v. t. & i.To feign. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Feint(?), a.[F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.]Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Dressed up into any feint appearance of it.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Feint, n.[F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]1.That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch. 1913 Webster]
Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
2.A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc. 1913 Webster]
Feint, v. i.To make a feint, or mock attack. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fei`tsui"(?), n.(Min.)The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade. 1913 Webster]
Feize(?), v. t.See Feeze, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Fel"an*ders(?), n. pl.See Filanders.
{ Feld"spar`(?), Feld"spath`(?) }, n.[G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.](Min.)A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case, baryta. They occur in crystals and crystalline masses, vitreous in luster, and breaking rather easily in two directions at right angles to each other, or nearly so. The colors are usually white or nearly white, flesh-red, bluish, or greenish. 1913 Webster]
orthoclastic) species orthoclase or common potash feldspar, and the rare hyalophane or baryta feldspar; also the triclinic species (called in general plagioclase) microcline, like orthoclase a potash feldspar; anorthite or lime feldspar; albite or soda feldspar; also intermediate between the last two species, labradorite, andesine, oligoclase, containing both lime and soda in varying amounts. The feldspars are essential constituents of nearly all crystalline rocks, as granite, gneiss, mica, slate, most kinds of basalt and trachyte, etc. The decomposition of feldspar has yielded a large part of the clay of the soil, also the mineral kaolin, an essential material in the making of fine pottery. Common feldspar is itself largely used for the same purpose.
{ Feld*spath"ic(?), Feld*spath"ose(?) }, a.Pertaining to, or consisting of, feldspar. 1913 Webster]
Fele(?), a.[AS. fela, feola; akin to G. viel, gr. Full, a.]Many. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lic"ify(?), v. t.[L. felix happy + -fy.]To make happy; to felicitate. [Obs.] Quarles. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lic"i*tate(?), a.[L. felicitatus, p. p. of felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See felicity.]Made very happy. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
I am alone felicitate Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lic"i*tate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Felicitated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.felicitating.][Cf. F. f\'82liciter.]1.To make very happy; to delight. 1913 Webster]
What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate. 1913 Webster]
Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot is cast in this kingdom.W. Howitt.
Syn. -- See Congratulate. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lic`i*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. f\'82licitation.]The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lic"i*tous(?), a.Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. 1913 Webster]
Felicitous words and images.M. Arnold.
-- Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
fe*lic"i*tous*nessn.a pleasing and appropriate manner or style, especially of expression. Syn. -- felicity. WordNet 1.5]
Fe*lic"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Felicities(#).[OE. felicite, F. f\'82licit\'82, fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, -icis, happy, fruitful; akin to fetus.]1.The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness; enjoyment of good. 1913 Webster]
Our own felicity we make or find.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
2.That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing. 1913 Webster]
the felicities of her wonderful reign.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
3.A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking. \'bdFelicity of expression.\'b8 Bp. Warburton.
felidn.any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws; a member of the Felidae. Syn. -- feline. WordNet 1.5]
Felidaen.a natural family of lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers. Syn. -- family Felidae. WordNet 1.5]
Fe"line(?), a.[L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob. orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f\'82lin. See Fetus.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus Felis, or family Felid\'91; as, the feline race; feline voracity. 1913 Webster]
2.Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fe"lis(?), n.[L., cat.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals. 1913 Webster]
Fell(?), imp. of Fall. 1913 Webster]
Fell, a.[OE. fel, OF. fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf. AS. fel (only in comp.) OF. fel, as a noun also accus. felon, is fr. LL. felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir. feal, Arm. falloni treachery, Ir. & Gael. feall to betray; or cf. OHG. fillan to flay, torment, akin to E. fell skin. Cf. Felon.]1.Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. 1913 Webster]
While we devise fell tortures for thy faults.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Eager; earnest; intent. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I am so fell to my business.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Fell, n.[Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.]Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fell, n.[AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in \'edrutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, G. Film, Peel, Pell, n.]A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. 1913 Webster]
We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fell(?), n.[Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fj\'84ll a ridge or chain of mountains, Dan. fjeld mountain, rock and prob. to G. fels rock, or perh. to feld field, E. field.]1.A barren or rocky hill.T. Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.A wild field; a moor.Dryton. 1913 Webster]
Fell, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Felled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Felling.][AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to fall; akin to D. vellen, G. f\'84llen, Icel. fella, Sw. f\'84lla, Dan. f\'91lde. See Fall, v. i.]To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down. 1913 Webster]
Stand, or I'll fell thee down.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fell, n.(Mining)The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting. 1913 Webster]
Fell, v. t.[Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f\'86ll a hem.]To sew or hem; -- said of seams. 1913 Webster]
Fell, n.1.(Sewing)A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses. 1913 Webster]
2.(Weaving)The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. 1913 Webster]
Fell"a*ble(?), a.Fit to be felled. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fel"lah(?), n.; pl. Ar. Fellahin(#), E. Fellahs(#).[Ar.]A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians, Syrians, etc.W. M. Thomson. 1913 Webster]
fel*la"ti*o(f, n.a form of sexual activity between two persons in which the penis of one is stimulated by the other's mouth, especially until orgasm is achieved. It is a form of oral sex. Compare cunnilingus. The act is also called by the slang term blow job. PJC]
Fell"er(?), n.One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling trees. 1913 Webster]
Fell"er, n.An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam. 1913 Webster]
Fell"fare`(?), n.[Cf. AS. fealafor, and E. fieldfare.](Zo\'94l.)The fieldfare. 1913 Webster]
Fel*lif"lu*ous(?), a.[L. fellifuus; fel gall + fluere to flow.]Flowing with gall. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fel*lin"ic(?), a.[L. fel, fellis, gall.]Of, relating to, or derived from, bile or gall; as, fellinic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fell"mon`ger(?), n.A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts. 1913 Webster]
Fell"ness, n.[See Fell cruel.]The quality or state of being fell or cruel; fierce barbarity.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fel"loe(?), n.See Felly. 1913 Webster]
Fel"lon(?), n.Variant of Felon. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Those two were foes the fellonest on ground.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low(?), n.[OE. felawe, felaghe, Icel. f\'c7lagi, fr. f\'c7lag companionship, prop., a laying together of property; f\'c7 property + lag a laying, pl. l\'94g law, akin to liggja to lie. See Fee, and Law, Lie to be low.]1.A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer. 1913 Webster]
The fellows of his crime.Milton. 1913 Webster]
We are fellows still, Shak. 1913 Webster]
That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude.Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
Judges xi. 37. 1913 Webster]
2.A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man. 1913 Webster]
Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.An equal in power, rank, character, etc. 1913 Webster]
It is impossible that ever Rome fellow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male. 1913 Webster]
When they be but heifers of one year, . . . they are let go to the fellow and breed.Holland. 1913 Webster]
This was my glove; here is the fellow of it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.A person; an individual. 1913 Webster]
She seemed to be a good sort of fellow.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
6.In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges. 1913 Webster]
7.In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation. 1913 Webster]
8.A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society. 1913 Webster]
Fellow is often used in compound words, or adjectively, signifying associate, companion, or sometimes equal. Usually, such compounds or phrases are self-explanatory; as, fellow-citizen, or fellow citizen; fellow-student, or fellow student; fellow-workman, or fellow workman; fellow-mortal, or fellow mortal; fellow-sufferer; bedfellow; playfellow; workfellow. 1913 Webster]
Were the great duke himself here, and would lift up fellow pomp amongst his nobles.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low(?), v. t.To suit with; to pair with; to match. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low-com"mon*er(?), n.A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or dines, at the Fellow's table. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low-crea"ture(?; 135), n.One of the same race or kind; one made by the same Creator. 1913 Webster]
Reason, by which we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low*feel"(?), v. t.To share through sympathy; to participate in. [R.] D. Rodgers. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low-feel"ing, n.1.Sympathy; a like feeling. 1913 Webster]
2.Joint interest. [Obs.] Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low*less, a.Without fellow or equal; peerless. 1913 Webster]
Whose well-built walls are rare and fellowless.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low*like`(?), a.Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms; sympathetic. [Obs.] Udall. 1913 Webster]
Fel"low*ship(?), n.[Fellow + -ship.]1.The state or relation of being or associate. 1913 Webster]
2.Companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; frequent and familiar intercourse. 1913 Webster]
In a great town, friends are scattered, so that there is not that fellowship which is in less neighborhods.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Men are made for society and mutual fellowship.Calamy. 1913 Webster]
3.A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest. 1913 Webster]
The great contention of the sea and skies fellowship.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fellowship in pain divides not smart. Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fellowship in woe doth woe assuage. Shak. 1913 Webster]
The goodliest fellowship of famous knights, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.Those associated with one, as in a family, or a society; a company. 1913 Webster]
The sorrow of Noah with his fellowship.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
With that a joyous fellowship issued Spenser. 1913 Webster]
5.(Eng. & Amer. Universities)A foundation for the maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a fellow, who usually resides at the university.
<-- why "foundation"? stipend is more accurate now. This use is sense 4 of this dictionary, an "endowment" --> 1913 Webster]
6.(Arith.)The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners; -- called also partnership, company, and distributive proportion. 1913 Webster]
Good fellowship, companionableness; the spirit and disposition befitting comrades. 1913 Webster]
There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Fel"low*ship(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fellowshiped(; p. pr. & vb. n.. Fellowshiping.](Eccl.)To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian fellowship. 1913 Webster]
Fel"ly(?), adv.In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fel"ly, n.; pl.Fellies(.[OE. feli, felwe, felow, AS. felg, felge; akin to D. velg, G. felge, OHG. felga felly (also, a harrow, but prob. a different word), Dan. felge.]The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes.[Written also felloe.] 1913 Webster]
Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fe"lo-de-se`(?), n.; pl.Felos-de-se(#).[LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.](Law)One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Fel"on(?), n.[OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. f\'82lon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.]1.(Law)A person who has committed a felony. 1913 Webster]
2.A person guilty or capable of heinous crime. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.
Fel"on, a.Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious; cruel; traitorous; disloyal. 1913 Webster]
Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fe*lo"ni*ous(?), a.Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide. 1913 Webster]
O thievish Night, felonious end, Milton.
-- Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fel"on*ry(?), n.A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a penal colony.Howitt. 1913 Webster]
Fel"on*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)The bittersweet nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet. 1913 Webster]
Fel"o*ny(?), n.; pl.Felonies(#).[OE. felonie cruelty, OF. felonie, F. f\'82lonie treachery, malice. See Felon, n.]1.(Feudal Law)An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
2.(O.Eng.Law)An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt. 1913 Webster]
3.A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment. 1913 Webster]
felony, in American law, has lost this point of distinction; and its meaning, where not fixed by statute, is somewhat vague and undefined; generally, however, it is used to denote an offense of a high grade, punishable either capitally or by a term of imprisonment. In Massachusetts, by statute, any crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison, and no other, is a felony; so in New York. the tendency now is to obliterate the distinction between felonies and misdemeanors; and this has been done partially in England, and completely in some of the States of the Union. The distinction is purely arbitrary, and its entire abolition is only a question of time. 1913 Webster]
felony is, otherwise than by enumerating the various kinds of offenses which are so called. originally, the word felony had a meaning: it denoted all offenses the penalty of which included forfeiture of goods; but subsequent acts of Parliament have declared various offenses to be felonies, without enjoining that penalty, and have taken away the penalty from others, which continue, nevertheless, to be called felonies, insomuch that the acts so called have now no property whatever in common, save that of being unlawful and purnishable.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
To compound a felony. See under Compound, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Fel"site(?), n.[Cf. Feldspar.](Min.)A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz. 1913 Webster]
Fel*sit"ic(?), a.relating to, composed of, or containing, felsite.
Fel"stone`(?), n.[From G. feldstein, in analogy with E. felspar.](Min.)See Felsite. 1913 Webster]
Felt(?), imp. & p. p. from Feel. 1913 Webster]
Felt(?), n.[AS. felt; akin to D. vilt, G. filz, and possibly to Gr. pilus hair, pileus a felt cap or hat.]1.A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. 1913 Webster]
It were a delicate stratagem to shoe Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A hat made of felt.Thynne. 1913 Webster]
3.A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Felt grain, the grain of timber which is transverse to the annular rings or plates; the direction of the medullary rays in oak and some other timber.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Felt, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Felted; p. pr. & vb. n.Felting.]1.To make into felt, or a feltike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder of a steam engine. 1913 Webster]
Felt"er(?), v. t.To clot or mat together like felt. 1913 Webster]
His feltered locks that on his bosom fell.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Felt"ing, n.1.The material of which felt is made; also, felted cloth; also, the process by which it is made. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of splitting timber by the felt grain. 1913 Webster]
Fel"try(?), n.[OF. feltre.]See Felt, n. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fe*luc"ca(, n.[It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua), fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harr\'beqah a sort of ship.](Naut.)A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be used at either end. 1913 Webster]
Fel"wort`(?), n.[Probably a corruption of fieldwort.](Bot.)A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family. 1913 Webster]
Fe"male(?), n.[OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L. femella, dim. of femina woman. See Feminine.]1.An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. 1913 Webster]
The male and female of each living thing.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant. 1913 Webster]
Fe"male, a.1.Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. 1913 Webster]
As patient as the female dove Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness. \'bdFemale usurpation.'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe the discovery of America.Belknap. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization. 1913 Webster]
Female rhymes (Pros.), double rhymes, or rhymes (called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line. 1913 Webster]
strain, complain) is called a male rhyme; one in which the two final syllables of each verse agree, the last being short (motion, ocean), is called female.Brande & C.
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Female screw, the spiral-threaded cavity into which another, or male, screw turns.Nicholson. --
Female fern (Bot.), a common species of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixf\'91mina), growing in many countries; lady fern. 1913 Webster]
male fern and female fern were anciently given to two common ferns; but it is now understood that neither has any sexual character.
Syn. -- Female, Feminine.We apply female to the sex or individual, as opposed to male; also, to the distinctive belongings of women; as, female dress, female form, female character, etc.; feminine, to things appropriate to, or affected by, women; as, feminine studies, employments, accomplishments, etc. \'bdFemale applies to sex rather than gender, and is a physiological rather than a grammatical term. Feminine applies to gender rather than sex, and is grammatical rather than physiological.\'b8Latham. 1913 Webster]
Fe"mal*ist(?), n.A gallant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Courting her smoothly like a femalist.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Fe"mal*ize(?), v. t.To make, or to describe as, female or feminine.Shaftesbury. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Feme(for f, n.[OF. feme, F. femme.](Old Law)A woman.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Feme covert(Law), a married woman. See Covert, a., 3. --
Feme sole(Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose husband is dead. --
Feme sole traderor
Feme sole merchant(Eng. Law), a married woman, who, by the custom of London, engages in business on her own account, inpendently of her husband. 1913 Webster]
Fem"er*ell(?), n.[OF. fumeraille part of a chimney. See Fume.](Arch.)A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for ventilation or escape of smoke. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nine(?), a.[L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob. akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to suckle, Skr. dh\'be to suck; cf. AS. f\'d6mme woman, maid: cf. F. f\'82minin. See Fetus.]1.Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic of a woman; womanish; womanly. 1913 Webster]
Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine ease and grace.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate. 1913 Webster]
Her heavenly form feminine.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but altogether feminine, and subject to ease and delicacy.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Feminine rhyme. (Pros.)See Female rhyme, under Female, a.
Syn. -- See Female, a. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nine, n.1.A woman. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
They guide the feminines toward the palace.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix. 1913 Webster]
There are but few true feminines in English.Latham. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nine*ly, adv.In a feminine manner.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nine*ness, n.The quality of being feminine; womanliness; womanishness. 1913 Webster]
Fem`i*nin"i*ty(?), n.1.The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness. 1913 Webster]
2.The female form. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
O serpent under femininitee.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fe*min"i*ty(?), n.Womanliness; femininity. [Obs.] \'bdTrained up in true feminity.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fem`i*ni*za"tion(?), n.The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nize(?), v. t.[Cf. F. f\'82miniser.]To make womanish or effeminate.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Fem"i*nye(?), n.[OF. femenie, feminie, the female sex, realm of women.]The people called Amazons. [Obs.] \'bd[The reign of] feminye.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Femme(? , n.[F.]A woman. See Feme, n. 1913 Webster]
Femme de chambre(?). [F.]A lady's maid; a chambermaid. 1913 Webster]
Fem"o*ral(?), a.[L. femur, femoris, thigh: cf. F. f\'82moral.]Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery. \'bdFemoral habiliments.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
femorisn.The thigh bone; same as femur. Syn. -- femur, thighbone. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Fe"mur(f, n.; pl.Femora(f.[L. thigh.](Anat.)(a)The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee.(b)The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Fen(f, n.[AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.]Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh. 1913 Webster]
Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to, or of the nature of, a fen or fens. 1913 Webster]
Fen boat, a boat of light draught used in marshes. --
Fen duck(Zo\'94l.), a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler. [Prov. Eng.] --
Fen fowl(Zo\'94l.), any water fowl that frequent fens. --
Fen goose(Zo\'94l.), the graylag goose of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] --
Fen land, swamp land. 1913 Webster]
Fence(f, n.[Abbrev. from defence.]1.That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. 1913 Webster]
Let us be backed with God and with the seas, fence impregnable.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within. 1913 Webster]
Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
fence. 1913 Webster]
3.(Locks)A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. 1913 Webster]
4.Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing. 1913 Webster]
Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, fence.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. [Slang] Mayhew. 1913 Webster]
Fence month(Forest Law), the month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited.Bullokar. --
Fence roof, a covering for defense. \'bdThey fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof.\'b8 Holland. --
Fence time, the breeding time of fish or game, when they should not be killed. --
Rail fence, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by posts. --
Ring fence, a fence which encircles a large area, or a whole estate, within one inclosure. --
Worm fence, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends; -- called also snake fence, or Virginia rail fence. --
To be on the fence, to be undecided or uncommitted in respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
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Fence, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fenced(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fencing(f.]1.To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. 1913 Webster]
To fence my ear against thy sorceries.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure. 1913 Webster]
O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth, fence not Athens.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fence the tables(Scot. Church), to make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.McCheyne. 1913 Webster]
Fence(?), v. i.1.To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. 1913 Webster]
Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first place, to be fenced against.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only. 1913 Webster]
He will fence with his own shadow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc. 1913 Webster]
They fence and push, and, pushing, loudly roar; Dryden. 1913 Webster]
As when a billow, blown against, fenced Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fend(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fended; p. pr. & vb. n.Fending.][Abbrev. fr. defend.]To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows. 1913 Webster]
With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To fend off a
boat (Naut.), to prevent its running against anything with too much violence. 1913 Webster]
Fend, v. i.To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. 1913 Webster]
The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Fen"der(?), n.[From Fend, v. t. & i., cf. Defender.]One who or that which defends or protects by warding off harm; as: (a)A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from escaping to the floor.(b)Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.(c)A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard.(d)Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a house, from damage by carriage wheels. 1913 Webster]
Fen"er*ate(?), v. i.[L. faeneratus, p. p. of faenerari lend on interest, fr. faenus interest.]To put money to usury; to lend on interest. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Fen`er*a"tion(?), n.[L. faeneratio.]The act of fenerating; interest. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fen`es-tel"la(?), n.[L., dim. of fenestra(Arch.)Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fe*nes"tra(?), n.; pl.Fenestr\'91(#).[L., a window.](Anat.)A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear. 1913 Webster]
Fe*nes"tral(?), a.[L. fenestra a window.]1.(Arch.)Pertaining to a window or to windows. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to a fenestra. 1913 Webster]
Fe*nes"tral, n.(Arch.)A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead of glass.Weale. 1913 Webster]
Fe*nes"trate(?), a.[L. fenestratus, p. p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]1.Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies. 1913 Webster]
Fe*nes"tra*ted(?), a.1.(Arch.)Having windows; characterized by windows. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Fenestrate. 1913 Webster]
Fen`es*tra"tion(?), n.1.(Arch.)The arrangement and proportioning of windows; -- used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window (and door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The state or condition of being fenestrated. 1913 Webster]
Fe*nes"trule(?), n.[L. fenestrula a little window, dim. of fenestra a window.](Zo\'94l.)One of the openings in a fenestrated structure. 1913 Webster]
F\'88ng"-hwang`(?), n.[Chin. feng + .](Chinese Myth.)A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a sage to the throne, or when right principles are about to prevail. It is often represented on porcelains and other works of art. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fen"gite(?), n.(Min.)A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on account of its transparency. 1913 Webster]
F\'88ng"-shu`i(?), n.[Chin. feng wind + shiu water.]A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fe"ni*an(?), n.[From the Finians or Fenii, the old militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn, Fionn, or Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional history.]A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ni*an(?), a.Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ni*an*ism(?), n.The principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians. 1913 Webster]
Fenks(f, n.The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fen"nec(f, n.[Ar. fanek.](Zo\'94l.)A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears. 1913 Webster]
Fen"nel(f, n.[AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.](Bot.)A perennial plant of the genus F\'91niculum (F. vulgare), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. 1913 Webster]
Smell of sweetest fennel.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex.S. G. Goodrich. 1913 Webster]
Azorean, ,
fennel, (F\'91niculum dulce). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb. --
Dog's fennel(Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also mayweed. --
Fennel flower(Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. N. Damascena is common in gardens. N. sativa furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the \'bdfitches\'b8 mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25). --
Fennel water(Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative. --
Giant fennel(Ferula communis), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus. --
Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale) looking something like fennel. 1913 Webster]
Fen"nish(?), a.Abounding in fens; fenny. 1913 Webster]
Fen"ny(?), a.[AS. fennig.]Pertaining to, or inhabiting, a fen; abounding in fens; swampy; boggy. \'bdFenny snake.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fen"owed(?), a.[AS. fynig musty, fynegean to become musty or filthy: cf. fennig fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen. Cf. Finew.]Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed. [Obs.] Dr. Favour. 1913 Webster]
Fen"-sucked`(?), a.Sucked out of marches. \'bdFen-sucked fogs.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fen"u*greek(? , n.[L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.](Bot.)A plant (trigonella F\'d2num Gr\'91cum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are \'bdnow only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay.\'b8 J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881). 1913 Webster]
Feod(?), n.A feud. See 2d Feud.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Feod"al(?), a.Feudal. See Feudal. 1913 Webster]
Feo*dal"i*ty(?), n.Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Feod"a*ry(?), n.1.An accomplice. 1913 Webster]
Art thou a feodary for this act?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Law)An ancient officer of the court of wards.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Feod"a*to*ry(?), n.See Feudatory. 1913 Webster]
Feoff(?; 277), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feoffed(#); p. pr. & vb. n.. Feoffing.][OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See Fief.](Law)To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to; to enfeoff. 1913 Webster]
Feoff, n.(Law)A fief. See Fief. 1913 Webster]
Feof*fee"(?; 277), n.[OF. feoff\'82.](Law)The person to whom a feoffment is made; the person enfeoffed. 1913 Webster]
Feoff"ment(?), n.[OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum.](Law)(a)The grant of a feud or fee.(b)(Eng. Law)A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.Burrill.
(c)The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed. [Obs. in the U.S., Rare in Eng.]
{ Feo"for(?), Feof"fer(?) }, n.[OF. feoour.](Law)One who enfeoffs or grants a fee. 1913 Webster]
Fer(?), a. & adv.Far. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fe*rac"i*ty(?), n.[L. feracitas.]The state of being feracious or fruitful. [Obs.] Beattie. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fe"r\'91(?), n. pl.[L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild.](Zo\'94l.)A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.
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\'d8Fe"r\'91 na*tu"r\'91(?). [L.]Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ral(?), a.[L. ferus. See Fierce.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.
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feral child, not raised by humans --> 1913 Webster]
Fe"ral, a.[L. feralis, belonging to the dead.]Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [R.] \'bdFeral accidents.\'b8 Burton. 1913 Webster]
Ferde(?), obs. imp. of Fare.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fer`-de-lance"(?), n.[F., the iron of a lance, lance head.](Zo\'94l.)A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus<-- now Bothrops atrox-->) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle.
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Fer"ding(?), n.[See Farthing.]A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ferd"ness(?), n.[OE. ferd fear. See Fear.]Fearfulness. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fere(?), n.[OE. fere companion, AS. gef, from f to go, travel, faran to travel. Fare.]A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written also fear and feere.]Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
In fere, together; in company. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fere, a.[Cf. L. ferus wild.]Fierce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fere, v. t. & i.To fear. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fer`e*to*ry(?), n.[L. feretrum bier, Gr. fe`rein to bear, akin to L. ferre, E. bear to support.]A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints.Mollett. 1913 Webster]
Fer"gu*son*ite(?), n.(Min.)A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fe"ri*a(?), n.; pl.Feri\'91(.(Eccl.)A week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a fast.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ri*al(?), n.Same as Feria. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ri*al, a.[LL. ferialis, fr. L. ferie holidays: cf. F. f\'82rial. See 5th Fair.]1.Of or pertaining to holidays. [Obs.] J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
2.Belonging to any week day, esp. to a day that is neither a festival nor a fast. 1913 Webster]
Fe`ri*a"tion(?), n.[L. feriari to keep holiday, fr. ferie holidays.]The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fe"rie(?), n.[OF. ferie, fr. L. ferie holidays. See 5th Fair.]A holiday. [Obs.] Bullokar. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ri*er(?), a., compar. of Fere, fierce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Rhenus ferier than the cataract.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Fe"rine(?), a.[L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See Fierce.]Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts.Sir M. Hale. -- n.A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- Fe"rine*ly, adv. -- Fe"rine*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fer*in"gee(?), n.[Per. Farang\'c6, or Ar. Firanj\'c6, properly, a Frank.]The name given to Europeans by the Hindos.[Written also Feringhee.] 1913 Webster]
Fer"ly(?), a.[AS. f sudden, unexpected. See Fear, n.]Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n.A wonder; a marvel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
{ Ferm, Ferme(?), n. }[See Farm.]Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ma*cy(?), n.[OE. See Pharmacy.]Medicine; pharmacy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fer"ment(?), n.[L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st Barm, Fervent.]1.That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer. 1913 Webster]
a) Formed or organized ferments. (b) Unorganized or structureless ferments. The latter are now called enzymes and were formerly called soluble ferments or chemical ferments. Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development; as, the acetic ferment, the butyric ferment, etc. See Fermentation. Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are chemical substances; as a rule they are proteins soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In action they are catalytic and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease of malt. Before 1960 the term "ferment" to mean "enzyme" fell out of use. Enzymes are now known to be globular proteins, capable of catalyzing a wide variety of chemical reactions, not merely hydrolytic. The full set of enzymes causing production of ethyl alcohol from sugar has been identified and individually purified and studied. See enzyme. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Subdue and cool the ferment of desire.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
the nation is in a ferment.Walpole.
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in a fermentin a state of agitation, applied to human groups. --> 1913 Webster]
3.A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
ferment oils, volatile oils produced by the fermentation of plants, and not originally contained in them. These were the quintessences of the alchemists.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ment"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fermented; p. pr. & vb. n.Fermenting.][L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See Ferment, n.]To cause ferment or fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. 1913 Webster]
Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ment", v. i.1.To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent particles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce. 1913 Webster]
2.To be agitated or excited by violent emotions. 1913 Webster]
But finding no redress, ferment and rage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The intellect of the age was a fermenting intellect.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ment`a*bil"i*ty(?), n.Capability of fermentation. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ment"a*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. fermentable.]Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable. 1913 Webster]
Fer`men*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. fermentation.]1.The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast;in a wider sense(Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment{1}, whether in the form of living organisms or enzymes. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.In industrial microbiology fermentation usually refers to the production of chemical substances by use of microorganisms. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. 1913 Webster]
It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Acetous fermentationor
Acetic fermentation, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus (Mycoderma aceti) or series of enzymes. The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, acetaldehyde, is formed in the first process.
1.C2H6O + O ---> H2O + C2H4O Alcohol. Water. Acetaldehyde.
2.C2H4O + O --> C2H4O2 Acetaldehyde. Acetic acid.
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Alcoholic fermentation, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torul\'91 develop. --
Ammoniacal fermentation, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment.
Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. --
Butyric fermentation, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See Lactic fermentation. --
enzymatic fermentationor
Fermentation by an unorganized ferment. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the enzyme acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. --
Fermentation theory of disease(Biol. & Med.), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See Germ theory. --
Glycerin fermentation, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium (Bacillus subtilis) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. --
Lactic fermentation, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium (Bacterium lactis of Lister). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose.
In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) --> C4H8O2 (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas). --
Putrefactive fermentation. See Putrefaction. 1913 Webster]
Fer`men*ta"tion tank. a tank in which fermentations are carried out. PJC]
Fer*ment"a*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. fermentatif.]Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process.
-- Fer*ment"a*tive*ly, adv. -- Fer*ment"a*tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ment"er(?), n.an apparatus for carrying out fermentation by a liquid suspension of microorganisms; a fermentation tank; as, an industrial fermenter.Laboratiory and industrial fermenters are usually equipped with a means of stirring the contained liquid so as to avoid settling of the fermenting organisms, and often have other, sometimes elaborate, mechanisms to control conditions of the fermentation, such as temperature, degree of aeration, or pH. The main structures of large industrial fermenters are typically made of steel. PJC]
Fer"mer*ere(?), n.[OF. enfermerier, fr. enfermerie infirmary. See Infirmary.]The officer in a religious house who had the care of the infirmary. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fer"me*ture(?), n.[F., fr. fermer to close.](Mil.)The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fer"mil*let(?), n.[OF., dim. of fermeil, fermail, clasp, prob. fr. OF. & F. fermer to make fast, fr. ferme fast. See Firm.]A buckle or clasp. [Obs.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
fermionn.any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistcs and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle. WordNet 1.5]
fermiumn.the transuranic element of atomic number 100; symbol Fm. The atomic weight of the most stable isotope, having a half-life of about 80 days, is 257. The first isotope, Fm255 was discovered in 1952 in the debris of a thermonuclear explosion. Other istopes have been produced in nuclear reactors and by decay of other transuranic elements.Handb. Ch. Phys. 61. Syn. -- Fm. WordNet 1.5]
Fern(f, n.[AS. fearn; akin to D. varen, G. farn, farnkraut; cf. Skr. par\'c9a wing, feather, leaf, sort of plant, or Lith. papartis fern.](Bot.)An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size. 1913 Webster]
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Christmas fern. See under Christmas. --
Climbing fern(Bot.), a delicate North American fern (Lygodium palmatum), which climbs several feet high over bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of decoration. --
Fern owl. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The European goatsucker.(b)The short-eared owl. [Prov. Eng.] --
Fern shaw, a fern thicket. [Eng.] R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
fernedadj.abounding in or covered with ferns. [Narrower terms: braky ] fernless Syn. -- ferny. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fern"er*y(?), n.A place for rearing ferns. 1913 Webster]
fernlessadj.devoid of ferns. Opposite of ferned. WordNet 1.5]
fernlikeadj.resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; as, the fernlike shadows of locust leaves. Syn. -- ferny. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fern"ti*cle(?), n.A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fern"y(?), a.1.Abounding in ferns. 1913 Webster]
2.resembling a fern; fernlike. PJC]
Ferocactusn.a genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and Southwestern U. S., including some of the barrel cacti. Syn. -- genus Ferocactus. WordNet 1.5]
Fe*ro"cious(?), a.[L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F. f\'82roce. See Ferocity.]Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion. 1913 Webster]
The humbled power of a ferocious enemy.Lowth.
Syn. -- Ferocious, Fierce, Savage, Barbarous.When these words are applied to human feelings or conduct, ferocious describes the disposition; fierce, the haste and violence of an act; barbarous, the coarseness and brutality by which it was marked; savage, the cruel and unfeeling spirit which it showed. A man is ferocious in his temper, fierce in his actions, barbarous in the manner of carrying out his purposes, savage in the spirit and feelings expressed in his words or deeds.
-- Fe*ro"cious*ly, adv. -- Fe*ro"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
It [Christianity] has adapted the ferociousness of war.Blair. 1913 Webster]
Fe*roc"i*ty(?), n.[L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, -ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocit\'82. See Fierce.]Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance. 1913 Webster]
The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fer*o"her(?), n.(Arch\'91ol.)A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fe"rous(?), a.[L. ferus. See Fierce.]Wild; savage. [R.] Arthur Wilson. 1913 Webster]
-fer*ous(?). [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear to support.]A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ran"dine(? , n.[F.; cf. OF. ferrant iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron.]A stuff made of silk and wool. 1913 Webster]
I did buy a colored silk ferrandine.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
{ Fer*ran"ti ca"bles(?), Fer*ran"ti mains"(?) }. (Elec.)A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper separated by an insulating material composed of paper saturated with black mineral wax. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fer*ran"ti phe*nom"e*non. (Elec.)An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables in London. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fer*ra"ra(?), n.A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ra*rese"(?), a.Pertaining to Ferrara, in Italy. -- n., sing. & pl.A citizen of Ferrara; collectively, the inhabitants of Ferrara. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ra"ro(?), prop. n.Geraldine Anne Ferraro, a United States politician. Born in 1935, she was a congresswoman from New York in the United States Congress from 1978 to 1984, and ran unsuccessfully in 1984 a candidate for Vice President of the United States, with Walter Mondale as the Presidential candidate. She was the first woman to be nominated by a major U. S. political party for the office of Vice President. PJC]
Fer"ra*ry(?), n.[L. ferraria iron works. See Ferreous.]The art of working in iron. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Fer"rate(?), n.[L. ferrum iron.](Chem.)A salt of ferric acid.
{ Fer"re(?), Fer"rer(?), a. & adv. } Obs. compar. of Fer. 1913 Webster]
Fer"re*ous(?), a.[L. ferreus, fr. ferrum iron. Cf. Farrier, Ferrous.]Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fer"rest(?), a. & adv. Obs. superl. of Fer.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ret(?), n.[F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.](Zo\'94l.)An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela ), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fer"ret, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n.Ferreting.][Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret. 1913 Webster]
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ret, n.[Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. Floret.]A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ret, n.[F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.](Glass Making)The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ret*er(?), n.One who ferrets.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ret-eye`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ret"to(?), n.[It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro iron, fr. L. ferrum.]Copper sulphide, used to color glass.Hebert. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ri-(. (Chem.)A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as, ferricyanide. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ri*age(?; 48), n.[From Ferry.]The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ric(?), a.[L. ferrum iron: cf. F. ferrique. See Ferrous.]Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence than in the ferrous compounds; as, ferric oxide; ferric acid. 1913 Webster]
Ferric acid(Chem.), an acid, H2FeO4, which is not known in the free state, but forms definite salts, analogous to the chromates and sulphates. --
Ferric oxide(Chem.), sesquioxide of iron, Fe2O3; hematite. See Hematite. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ri*cy"a*nate(?), n.[Ferri- + cyanate.](Chem.)A salt of ferricyanic acid; a ferricyanide. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ri*cy*an"ic(?), a.[Ferri- + cyanic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, a ferricyanide. 1913 Webster]
Ferricyanic acid(Chem.), a brown crystalline substance, H6(CN)12Fe2, obtained from potassium ferricyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferricyanides; -- called also hydro-ferricyanic acid, hydrogen ferricyanide, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ri*cy"a*nide(?; 104), n.[Ferri- + cyanide.](Chem.)One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base. 1913 Webster]
Potassium ferricyanide(Chem.), red prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt, K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ris wheel(?). An amusement device consisting of a giant power-driven vertically oriented steel wheel, revolvable on its horizontal stationary axle, and carrying a number of balanced passenger cars or open seats around its rim; the seats are suspended so as to remain horizontal as the wheel rotates, and, depending on the size of the wheel, the passengers when they reach the top may have a grand vista of the surrounding area; -- so called after G. W. G. Ferris, American engineer, who erected the first of its kind for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.Ferris wheels are often found at traveling fairs and at permanent amusement parks. The Reisenrad in Vienna is one of the world's largest and most famous Ferris wheels. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Fer"ro-(. (Chem.)A prefix, or combining form, indicating ferrous iron as an ingredient; as, ferrocyanide. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ro*cal"cite(?), n.[Ferro- + calcite.]Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ro-con"crete(?), n.(Arch. & Engin.)Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles, water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called also armored concrete steel, and most commonly reenforced concrete. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Fer`ro*cy"a*nate(?), n.[Ferro- + cyanate: cf. F. ferrocyanate.](Chem.)A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ro*cy*an"ic(?), a.[Ferro- + cyanic: cf. F. ferrocyanique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a ferrocyanide. 1913 Webster]
ferrocyanic acid(Chem.), a white crystalline substance, H4(CN)6Fe, of strong acid properties, obtained from potassium ferrocyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferrocyanides; -- called also hydro-ferrocyanic acid, hydrogen ferrocyanide. etc. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ro*cy"a*nide(? , n.[Ferro- + cyanide.](Chem.)One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base. 1913 Webster]
Potassium ferrocyanide(Chem.), yellow prussiate of potash; a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, K4(CN)6Fe, the starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate, prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen, as horn, leather, blood, etc., in iron pots. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ro*type(?), n.[L. ferrum iron + -type.]A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process; -- familiarly called tintype. 1913 Webster]
Fer"rous(?), a.[Cf. F. ferreux. See Ferreous.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence of two; as, ferrous sulphate. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ru"gi*na`ted(?), a.[See Ferrugo.]Having the color or properties of the rust of iron. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ru"gi*nous(f, a.[L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See Ferrugo.]1.Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fer*ru"go(f, n.[L., iron rust, fr. ferrum iron.]A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color. 1913 Webster]
Fer"rule(for f, n.[Formerly verrel, F. virole, fr. L. viriola little bracelet, dim. of viriae, pl., bracelets; prob. akin to viere to twist, weave, and E. withe. The spelling with f is due to confusion with L. ferrum iron.][Sometimes spelled ferule.]1.A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Machinery)Any of various circular or cylindrical metal objects used at joints in a tube, pipe, or rod, especially to assist making a tight seal at a joint. PJC]
3.Hence:(Steam Boilers)A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:(Chemistry)A bushing used at the joints of metal tubing in HPLC equipment to make a tight seal. PJC]
5.(Fishing)One of several small rings at the top of a casting rod which holds the fishing line.RHUD PJC]
Fer*ru"mi*nate(?), v. t.[L. ferruminatus, p. p. of ferruminare to cement, solder, fr. ferrumen cement, fr. ferrum iron.]To solder or unite, as metals. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ru`mi*na"tion(?), n.[L. ferruminatio: cf. F. ferrumination.]The soldering or uniting of metals. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ry(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ferried(-r; p. pr. & vb. n.Ferrying.][OE. ferien to convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See Fare.]1.To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat. 1913 Webster]
2.To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids to and from school. PJC]
Fer"ry, v. i.To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry. 1913 Webster]
They ferry over this Lethean sound Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ry, n.; pl.Ferries(#).[OE. feri; akin to Icel. ferja, Sw. f\'84rja, Dan. f\'91rge, G. f\'84hre. See Ferry, v. t.]1.A place where persons or things are carried across a river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat. 1913 Webster]
It can pass the ferry backward into light.Milton. 1913 Webster]
To row me o'er the ferry.Campbell. 1913 Webster]
2.A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry. 1913 Webster]
3.A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls. 1913 Webster]
Ferry bridge, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay. --
Ferry railway. See under Railway. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ry*boat`(?), n.A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., usually across streams, rivers, bays, and other narrow waters. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ry*man(?), n.; pl.Ferrymen(.One who maintains or attends a ferry. 1913 Webster]
Fer"tile(? , a.[L. fertilis, fr. ferre to bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. SeeBear to support.]1.Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination. 1913 Webster]
Though he in a fertile climate dwell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)Capable of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile flowers.(b)Containing pollen; -- said of anthers. 1913 Webster]
3.produced in abundance; plenteous; ample. 1913 Webster]
Henceforth, my early care . . . fertile burden ease Milton.
Syn. -- Fertile, Fruitful.Fertile implies the inherent power of production; fruitful, the act. The prairies of the West are fertile by nature, and are turned by cultivation into fruitful fields. The same distinction prevails when these words are used figuratively. A man of fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a readiness of application which enable him to think and act effectively. 1913 Webster]
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Fer"tile*ly(? , adv.In a fertile or fruitful manner. 1913 Webster]
fer"tile*ness, n.Fertility.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Fer*til"i*tate(?), v. t.To fertilize; to fecundate.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fer*til"i*ty(?), n.[L. fertilitas: cf. F. fertilit\'82.]The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention; quickness; readiness; as, the fertility of soil, or of imagination. \'bdfertility of resource.\'b8 E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps fertility.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste fertility.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Fer`ti*li*za"tion(?), n.1.The act or process of rendering fertile. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation. 1913 Webster]
Close fertilization(Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom. --
Cross fertilization, fertilization by pollen from some other blossom. See under Cross, a. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ti*lize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fertilized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fertilizing(?).][Cf. F. fertiliser.]1.To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground, and meadows. 1913 Webster]
And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower.A. R. Wallace. 1913 Webster]
fertilizedadj.1.united with a male gamete to begin the development of an individual embryo; -- of female gametes. Syn. -- impregnated, inseminated. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.made more suitable for growth of crops by addition of fertilizer{2}; -- of soil. Syn. -- enriched. PJC]
Fer"ti*lizer(?), n.1.One who fertilizes; the agent that carries the fertilizing principle, as a moth to an orchid.A. R. Wallace. 1913 Webster]
2.That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial substances which make plants grow better, as manure, guano, phosphate of lime, ammonium nitrate, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fer"u*la(?), n.[L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]1.A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire. 1913 Webster]
Fer`u*la"ceous(?), a.[L. ferulaceus, fr. ferula rod: cf. F. f\'82rulac\'82.]Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed; as, ferulaceous plants. 1913 Webster]
Fer"ule(? , n.[L. ferula: cf. F. f\'82rule. See Ferula.]1.A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment. 1913 Webster]
2.A ferrule. [R.] PJC]
Fer"ule(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feruled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Feruling.]To punish with a ferule. 1913 Webster]
Fe*ru"lic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida (Ferula asaf\'d2tida); as, ferulic acid.[Written also ferulaic.] 1913 Webster]
Fer"ven*cy(?), n.[Cf. OF. fervence. See Fervent.]The state of being fervent or warm; ardor; warmth of feeling or devotion; eagerness. 1913 Webster]
When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance.Wake. 1913 Webster]
Fer"vent(?), a.[F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]1.Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. 1913 Webster]
The elements shall melt with fervent heat.2 Pet. iii. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. 1913 Webster]
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit.Rom. iii. 11. 1913 Webster]
So spake the fervent angel.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind.Macaulay.
-- Fer"vent*ly, adv. -- Fer"vent*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Laboring fervently for you in prayers.Col. iv. 12. 1913 Webster]
Fer*ves"cent(?), a.[L. fervescens, p. pr. of fervescere to become boiling hot, incho., fr. fervere. See Fervent.]Growing hot. 1913 Webster]
-- Fer"vid*ly, adv. -- Fer"vid*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fer"vor(?), n.[Written also fervour.][OF. fervor, fervour, F. ferveur, L. fervor, fr. fervere. See Fervent.]1.Heat; excessive warmth. 1913 Webster]
The fevor of ensuing day.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.Intensity of feeling or expression; glowing ardor; passion; holy zeal; earnestness.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Winged with fervor of her love.Shak.
Syn. -- Fervor, Ardor.Fervor is a boiling heat, and ardor is a burning heat. Hence, in metaphor, we commonly use fervor and its derivatives when we conceive of thoughts or emotions under the image of ebullition, or as pouring themselves forth. Thus we speak of the fervor of passion, fervid declamation, fervid importunity, fervent supplication, fervent desires, etc. Ardent is used when we think of anything as springing from a deepseated glow of soul; as, ardent friendship, ardent zeal, ardent devotedness; burning with ardor for the fight. 1913 Webster]
Fes"cen*nine(?), a.[L. Fescenninus, fr. Fescennia, a city of Etruria.]Pertaining to, or resembling, the Fescennines. -- n.A style of low, scurrilous, obscene poetry originating in fescennia. 1913 Webster]
Fes"cue(f, n.[OE. festu, OF. festu, F. f\'82tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]1.A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read. \'bdPedantic fescue.\'b8 Sterne. 1913 Webster]
To come under the fescue of an imprimatur.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
3.The style of a dial. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)A grass of the genus Festuca. 1913 Webster]
Fescue grass(Bot.), a genus of grasses (Festuca) containing several species of importance in agriculture. Festuca ovina is sheep's fescue; F. elatior is meadow fescue. 1913 Webster]
Fes"cue(f, v. i. & t.[imp. & p. p.Fescued(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fescuing.]To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fes"els(?), n. pl.[Written also fasels.]See Phasel. [Obs.] May (Georgics).
{ Fess, Fesse }(?), n.[OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See Fascia.](Her.)A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries. 1913 Webster]
Fess point(Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ter(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Festered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Festering.][OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF. festrir, fr. festre, n. See Fester, n.]1.To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers. 1913 Webster]
Wounds immedicable fester, and gangrene.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.South. 1913 Webster]
Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children of the soil.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle. 1913 Webster]
Fes`ter, v. t.To cause to fester or rankle. 1913 Webster]
For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, festered ranking malice in my breast.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ter, n.[OF. festre, L. fistula a sort of ulcer. Cf. Fistula.]1.A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule. 1913 Webster]
2.A festering or rankling. 1913 Webster]
The fester of the chain their necks.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fest"eye(?), v. t.[OF. festier, festeer, F. festoyer.]To feast; to entertain. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ti*nate(?), a.[L. festinatus, p. p. of festinare to hasten.]Hasty; hurried. [Obs.] -- Fes"ti*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fes`ti*na"tion(?), n.[L. festinatio.]Haste; hurry. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ti*val(?), a.[OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See Festive.]Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful. 1913 Webster]
I cannot woo in festival terms.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ti-val, n.A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. 1913 Webster]
The morning trumpets festival proclaimed.Milton.
Syn. -- Feast; banquet; carousal. See Feast. 1913 Webster]
Fes"tive(?), a.[L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See feast, and cf. Festivous.]Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- Fes"tive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
The glad circle round them yield their souls festive mirth and wit that knows no gall.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Fes*tiv"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Festivities(#).[L. festivitas: cf. F. festivit\'82.]1.The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety. 1913 Webster]
The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth.Bp. Hurd. 1913 Webster]
2.A festival; a festive celebration.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fes"ti*vous(?), a.[See Festive.]Pertaining to a feast; festive. [R.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fes*toon"(?), n.[F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.]1.A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch. & Sculp.)A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium. 1913 Webster]
Fes*toon", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Festooned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Festooning.]To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons. 1913 Webster]
Fes*toon"y(?), a.Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, festoons.Sir J. Herschel. 1913 Webster]
A little insect of a festucine or pale green.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fes"tu*cous(?), a.Formed or consisting of straw. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fes"tue(?), n.[See Fescue.]A straw; a fescue. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Fet(?), n.[Cf. feat, F. fait, and It. fett slice, G. fetzen rag, Icel. fat garment.]A piece. [Obs.] Dryton. 1913 Webster]
Fet, v. t.[OE. fetten, feten, AS. fetian; akin to AS. f\'91t a journey, and to E. foot; cf. G. fassen to seize. Foot, and cf. Fetch.]To fetch. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And from the other fifty soon the prisoner fet.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fet, p. p.of Fette. Fetched. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fe"tal(?), a.[From Fetus.]Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal circulation; fetal membranes. 1913 Webster]
Fe*ta"tion(?), n.The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy. 1913 Webster]
Fetch(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fetched 2; p. pr. & vb. n.. Fetching.][OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh. the same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get, OFries. faka to prepare. Fet, v. t.]1.To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go and bring; to get. 1913 Webster]
Time will run back and fetch the age of gold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bred in thine hand.1 Kings xvii. 11, 12. 1913 Webster]
2.To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for. 1913 Webster]
Our native horses were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to; as, to fetch a man to. 1913 Webster]
Fetching men again when they swoon.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To reduce; to throw. 1913 Webster]
The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.South. 1913 Webster]
5.To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh. 1913 Webster]
I'll fetch a turn about the garden.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He fetches his blow quick and sure.South. 1913 Webster]
6.To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing. 1913 Webster]
Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched Chapman. 1913 Webster]
7.To cause to come; to bring to a particular state. 1913 Webster]
They could n't fetch the butter in the churn.W. Barnes. 1913 Webster]
To fetch a compass(Naut.), to make a sircuit; to take a circuitious route going to a place. --
To fetch a pump, to make it draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle. --
To fetch
headway (Naut.), to move ahead or astern. --
To fetch out, to develop. \'bdThe skill of the polisher fetches out the colors [of marble]\'b8 Addison. --
To fetch up. (a)To overtake. [Obs.] \'bdSays [the hare], I can fetch up the tortoise when I please.\'b8 L'Estrange.(b)To stop suddenly. 1913 Webster]
fetch, v. i.To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.Totten. 1913 Webster]
To fetch away(Naut.), to break loose; to roll slide to leeward. --
To fetch and carry, to serve obsequiously, like a trained spaniel. 1913 Webster]
Fetch, n.1.A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice. 1913 Webster]
Every little fetch of wit and criticism.South. 1913 Webster]
2.The apparation of a living person; a wraith. 1913 Webster]
The very fetch and ghost of Mrs. Gamp.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Fetch candle, a light seen at night, superstitiously believed to portend a person's death. 1913 Webster]
Fetch"er(f, n.One who fetches or brings. 1913 Webster]
fetchingadj.drawing favorable attention; as, a fetching new hat. Syn. -- appealing, taking, winning. WordNet 1.5]
Fete, n. pl.[See Foot.]Feet. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8F\'88te(f, n.[F. See Feast.]A festival. 1913 Webster]
F\'88te champ\'88tre( [F.], a festival or entertainment in the open air; a rural festival. 1913 Webster]
F\'88te(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.F\'88ted; p. pr. & vb. n.F\'88ting.][Cf. F. f\'88ter.]To feast; to honor with a festival.
{ Fe"tich, Fe"tish(?), n. }[F. f\'82tiche, from Pg. feiti, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.]1.A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being. 1913 Webster]
2.Any object to which one is excessively devoted.
{ fe"tich*ism, Fe"tish*ism(? ; 277), n. }[Cf. F. f\'82tichisme.][Written also feticism.]1.The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration. 1913 Webster]
The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two great divisions, the first belonging rather to fetichism, the second to polytheism proper.Tylor.
{ Fe"tich*ist, Fe"tish*ist, n. }A believer in fetiches. 1913 Webster]
He was by nature a fetichist.H. Holbeach.
{ Fe`tich*is"tic(?), Fe`tish*is"tic, a.}Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism. 1913 Webster]
A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean levity and fetichistic dread.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ti*cide(? , n.[Written also f\'d2ticide.][Fetus + L. caedere to kill.](Med. & Law)The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ti*cism(?), n.See Fetichism. 1913 Webster]
Fet"id(? , a.[L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. f\'82tide.]Having an offensive smell; stinking. 1913 Webster]
Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fet*id"i*ty(? , n.Fetidness. 1913 Webster]
Fet"id*ness, n.The quality or state of being fetid. 1913 Webster]
Fe*tif"er*ous(?), a.[Fetus + -ferous.]Producing young, as animals. 1913 Webster]
Fet"lock(?), n.[OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace, step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. Foot.]The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair. 1913 Webster]
Their wounded steeds fetlock deep in gore.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fet"te(? , v. t.[imp.Fette, p. p.Fet.][See Fet, v. t.]To fetch. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fet"ter(f, n.[AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feter, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fj\'94turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe`dh, and to E. foot. Foot.] [Chiefly used in the plural, fetters.] 1.A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle. 1913 Webster]
[They] bound him with fetters of brass.Judg. xvi. 21. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint. 1913 Webster]
Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fet"ter, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fettered(; p. pr. & vb. n.Fettering.]1.To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. 1913 Webster]
My heels are fettered, but my fist is free.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations. 1913 Webster]
My conscience! thou art fettered Shak. 1913 Webster]
fet"ter*bush`n.1.An ornamental evergreen shrub (Pieris floribunda) of the Southeastern U. S. having small white bell-shaped flowers. Syn. -- mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda. WordNet 1.5]
2.A showy evergreen shrub (Lyonia lucida) of the Southeastern U. S. with shiny leaves and angled branches and umbel-like clusters of pink to reddish flowers. Syn. -- fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida. WordNet 1.5]
Fet"tered(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which bend backward, and appear unfit for walking. 1913 Webster]
Fet"ter*er(?), n.One who fetters.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Fet"ter*less, a.Free from fetters.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Fet"tle(?), v. t.[OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1), fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to E. fit. See Fit, a.]1.To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.] Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metal.)To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders, etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace. 1913 Webster]
Fet"tle, v. i.To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business. [Prov. Eng.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Fet"tle, n.The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
In fine fettle, in good spirits. 1913 Webster]
Fet"tling(?), n.1.(Metal.)A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the United States.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Pottery)The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware. 1913 Webster]
Fe"tus(f, n.; pl.Fetuses(f.[L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer, fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to do, or according to others, to be.]The young or embryo of a vertebrate animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals. showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal, embryo being applied to the earlier stages.[Written also f\'d2tus.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fet"wah(?), n.[Ar.]A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran.[Also spelled fatwah and fatwa.]Whitworth. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Feu(f, n.[See 2d Feud, and Fee.](Scots Law)A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Feu"ar(f, n.[From Feu.](Scots Law)One who holds a feu.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Feud(f, n.[OE. feide, AS. f, fr. f\'beh hostile; akin to OHG. f, G. fehde, Sw. fejd, D. feide; prob. akin to E. fiend. See Foe.]1.A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race. 1913 Webster]
2.A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed. 1913 Webster]
Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and kindreds.Purchas.
Feud, n.[LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E. fief. See Fief, Fee.](Law)A stipendiary estate in land, held of a superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profits thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior; a fief; a fee. 1913 Webster]
feu"dal(f, a.[F. f\'82odal, or LL. feudalis.]1.Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or fees; as, feudal rights or services; feudal tenures. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of, or founded upon, feuds or fiefs; embracing tenures by military services; as, the feudal system. 1913 Webster]
Feu"dal*ism(f, n.[Cf. F. f\'82odalisme.]The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render military service to the king or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages. 1913 Webster]
feu"dal*ist, n.An upholder of feudalism. 1913 Webster]
Feu*dal"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. f\'82odalit\'82.]The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Feu`dal*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of reducing to feudal tenure. 1913 Webster]
Feu"dal*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Feudalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Feudalizing(?).]To reduce to a feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism. 1913 Webster]
Feu"dal*ly, adv.In a feudal manner. 1913 Webster]
Feu"da*ry(?), a.[LL. feudarius, fr. feudum. See 2d Feud.]Held by, or pertaining to, feudal tenure. 1913 Webster]
Feu"da*ry, n.1.A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.A feodary. See Feodary. 1913 Webster]
Feu"da*ta*ry(?), a. & n.[LL. feudatarius: cf. F. feudataire.]See Feudatory. 1913 Webster]
Feu"da*to*ry(?), n.; pl.Feudatories(.A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief. 1913 Webster]
The grantee . . . was styled the feudatory or vassal.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
[He] had for feudatories great princes.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Feu"da*to*ry, a.Held from another on some conditional tenure; as, a feudatory title.Bacon.
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\'d8Feu` de joie"(?). [F., lit., fire of joy.]A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy. 1913 Webster]
Feud"ist(?), n.[Cf. F. feudiste.]A writer on feuds; a person versed in feudal law.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Feu`illants"(?), n. pl.A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France. 1913 Webster]
Feuille"mort`(?), a.[F. feuille morte a dead leaf.]Having the color of a faded leaf.Locke. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Feu`ille*ton"(? , n.[F., from feulle leaf.]A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed. 1913 Webster]
Feuill"ton*ist(?), n.[F. feuilletoniste.]A writer of feuilletons.F. Harrison. 1913 Webster]
feu"ter(, v. t.[OE. feutre rest for a lance, OF. feutre, fautre, feltre, felt, cushion, rest for a lance, fr. LL. filtrum, feltrum; of German origin, and akin to E. felt. See Felt, and cf. Filter.]To set close; to fix in rest, as a spear.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Feu"ter*er(?), n.[Either fr. G. f\'81tterer feeder, or corrupted fr. OF. vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre, a kind of hound, fr. L. vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The last is of Celtic origin.]A dog keeper. [Obs.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver(f, n.[OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fi\'8avre. Cf. Febrile.]1.(Med.)A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever. 1913 Webster]
Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals; intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at intervals; continued or continual fevers neither remit nor intermit. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever. 1913 Webster]
An envious fever Shak. 1913 Webster]
After life's fitful fever he sleeps well.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Brain fever,
Continued fever, etc. See under Brain, Continued, etc. --
Fever and ague, a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are preceded by chills. It is of malarial origin. --
Fever blister(Med.), a blister or vesicle often found about the mouth in febrile states; a variety of herpes. --
Fever bush(Bot.), the wild allspice or spice bush. See Spicewood. --
Fever powder. Same as Jame's powder. --
Fever root(Bot.), an American herb of the genus Triosteum (Triosteum perfoliatum); -- called also feverwort and horse gentian. --
Fever sore, a carious ulcer or necrosis.Miner. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fevered(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fevering.]To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The white hand of a lady fever thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver*few(f, n.[AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.](Bot.)A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver*ish, a.1.Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish. 1913 Webster]
2.Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as, feverish symptoms. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver*wort`(?), n.See Fever root, under Fever. 1913 Webster]
Fe"ver*y(f, a.Feverish. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Few(f, a.[Compar.Fewer(f; superl.Fewest.][OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe\'a0, pl. fe\'a0we; akin to OS. f\'beh, OHG. ffao, Icel. f\'ber, Sw. f\'86, pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. Paucity.]Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituting a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. \'bdAre not my days few?\'b8 Job x. 20. 1913 Webster]
Few know and fewer care.Proverb. 1913 Webster]
Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. 1913 Webster]
A few, a small number. --
In few, in a few words; briefly.Shak.
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No few, not few; more than a few; many.Cowper.
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The few, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority. 1913 Webster]
Fey(?), v. t.[Cf. Feague.]To cleanse; to clean out. [Obs.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Feyne(?), v. t.To feign. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Feyre(?), n.A fair or market. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fez(f, n.[F., fr. the town of Fez in Morocco.]A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a variety of the tarboosh. See Tarboosh.B. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
FHLMCn.[acronym from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.]a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages. It is called Freddie Mac in the jargon of the finance industry. [acronym] Syn. -- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Fia"cre(?), n.[F.]A kind of French hackney coach. 1913 Webster]
Fi"ance(?), v. t.[F. fiancer. See Affiance.]To betroth; to affiance. [Obs.] Harmar. 1913 Webster]
Fi"ants(?), n.[F. fiente dung.]The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger. 1913 Webster]
Fi"ar(? , n.[See Feuar.]1.(Scots Law)One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter. 1913 Webster]
I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of Scotland, for the current year. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi*as"co(?), n.; pl.Fiascoes(#).[It.]A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking. 1913 Webster]
Fi"at(?), n.[L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. Be.]1.An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. 1913 Webster]
His fiat laid the corner stone.Willis. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Law)(a)A warrant of a judge for certain processes.(b)An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. 1913 Webster]
Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it. 1913 Webster]
Fib(?), n.[Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.]A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically. 1913 Webster]
They are very serious; they don't tell fibs.H. James. 1913 Webster]
Fib, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fibbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fibbing(?).]To speak falsely. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fib, v. t.To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Fib"ber(?), n.One who tells fibs.
{ Fi"ber, Fi"bre }, (, n.[F. fibre, L. fibra.]1.One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. 1913 Webster]
2.Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender rootlets of a plant.[wns=1] 1913 Webster]
3.the inherent complex of attributes that determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber.[wns=2] Syn. -- character, fibre. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
4.A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures. 1913 Webster]
5.(Nutrition)that portion of food composed of carbohydrates which are completely or partly indigestible, such as cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk. PJC]
6.a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.[wns=3] Syn. -- fibre, vulcanized fiber. WordNet 1.5]
Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw, etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers. --
Fiber plants(Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc.
fiberboardn.a type of wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets, calle also particle board. Syn. -- fibreboard, particle board. WordNet 1.5]
{ Fi"bered, Fi"bred }(?), a.Having fibers; made up of fibers.
{ Fi"ber-faced`, Fi"bre-faced` }(?), a.Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.
fiberglassn.a material made of fine glass fibers woven into a fabric-like form, and used in applications requiring heat resistance; it is also embedded in resins to make a pliable but strong composite material used as the main component of fishing rods and boat hulls, and replacing the sheet metal in some automobile bodies.[Also spelled fibreglass, mostly British in usage.] WordNet 1.5]
{ Fi"ber*less, Fi"bre*less }, a.Having no fibers; destitute of fibers or fiber. 1913 Webster]
Fi"ber op`tics, (, n.that branch of optics which studies the transmission of light through thin transparent fibers.Light transmission through optical fibers has become an important means of data and telephone signal transmission, in some areas superseding the carrying of vioce and data signals through electrical pulses over copper wire. It is also used for directly carrying images from otherwise inaccessible locations, as from inside the body, for medical procedures. Light transmission via fiber optics for data transmission uses an optical fiber made of specially purified glass with low light absorption characteristics. PJC]
fi"ber*scopen.(Med.)an instrument used to examine internal organs. WordNet 1.5]
fibren.Same as fiber. [Mostly British usage] WordNet 1.5]
fibreboardn.Same as fiberboard. [mostly British usage] WordNet 1.5]
fibreglassn.Same as fiberglass. [mostly British usage] WordNet 1.5]
Fi"bri*form(? , a.[L. fibra a fiber + -form.](Biol.)Having the form of a fiber or fibers; resembling a fiber. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bril(?), n.[F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra.]A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi*bril"la(?), n.; pl.Fibrill\'92(#).[NL. See Fibril.]A minute thread or fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a muscular fiber; a fibril. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bril*lar(?), a.Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, fibrillar twitchings. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bril*la*ry(? , a.Of of pertaining to fibrils. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bril*la`ted(? , a.Furnished with fibrils; fringed. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bril*la"tion(?), n.The state of being reduced to fibers.Carpenter. 1913 Webster]
Fi*bril"lose(? , a.Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers; as, fibrillose appendages. 1913 Webster]
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Fi*bril"lous(? , a.[Cf. F. fibraleux.]Pertaining to, or composed of, fibers. 1913 Webster]
Fi"brin(?), n.[Cf. F. fibrine. See Fiber.](Physiol. Chem.)1.A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice. 1913 Webster]
2.The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin. 1913 Webster]
3.An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin. 1913 Webster]
Fibrin factors(Physiol.), the albuminous bodies, paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood, which, by the action of the fibrin ferment, are changed into fibrin, in coagulation. --
Fibrin ferment(Physiol. Chem.), a ferment which makes its appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed, and is supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of the blood, with formation of fibrin. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bri*na"tion(?), n.(Med.)The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin. 1913 Webster]
Fi"brine(?), a.Belonging to the fibers of plants. 1913 Webster]
Fi*brin"o*gen(?), n.[Fibrin + -gen.](Physiol. Chem.)An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bri*nog"e*nous(?), a.(Physiol. Chem.)Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bri*no*plas"tic(?), a.(Physiol.Chem.)Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bri*no*plas"tin(?), n.[Fibrin + Gr. (Physiol.Chem.)An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also paraglobulin. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bri*nous(? , a.Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as, fibrious exudation. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bro*car"ti*lage(?), n.[L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage.](Anat.)A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al(?), a.[L. fibra a fiber + gr. (Anat.)Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous.St. George Mivart. 1913 Webster]
Fi"broid(?), a.[L. fibra a fiber + -oid.](Med.)Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. -- n.A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. 1913 Webster]
Fibroid degeneration, a form of degeneration in which organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue. --
Fibroid phthists, a form of pulmonary consumption associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the pressure due to the contraction of this tissue. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bro*in(? , n.[L. fibra a fiber.](Chem.)A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass. 1913 Webster]
Fi"bro*lite(? , n.[L. fibra a fiber + -lite: cf. F. fibrolithe.](Min.)A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholizite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi*bro"ma(?), n.[NL. See Fiber, and -oma.](Med.)A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi`bro*spon"gi*\'91(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge.](Zo\'94l.)An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges. 1913 Webster]
Fi"brous(?), a.[Cf. F. fibreux.]Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. -- Fi"brous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fi`bro*vas"cu*lar(?), a.[L. fibra a fiber + E. vascular.](Bot.)Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular. 1913 Webster]
Fib"ster(?), n.One who tells fibs. [Jocular] 1913 Webster]
Mere fibul\'91, without a robe to clasp.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee. 1913 Webster]
3.(Surg.)A needle for sewing up wounds. 1913 Webster]
Fib"u-lar(?), a.Pertaining to the fibula. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fib`u*la"re(?), n.; pl.Fibularia(#).[NL. See Fibula.](Anat.)The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals. 1913 Webster]
Fice(?), n.A small dog; -- written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc. [Southern U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Fich"tel*ite(?), n.(Min.)A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. 1913 Webster]
Fich"u(?), n.[F., neckerchief.]A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders. 1913 Webster]
Fic"kle(?), a.[OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f\'becen deceit, OS. f, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. Fidget.]Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fic"kle*ness(?), n.The quality of being fickle; instability; inconsonancy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fic"kly(?), adv.In a fickle manner. [Obs.] Pepys. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi"co(?), n.; pl.Ficoes(#).[It., a fig, fr. L.ficus. See Fig.]A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you. 1913 Webster]
Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tile(?), a.[L. fictilis. See Fiction.]Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. 1913 Webster]
Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art.C. Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Fictile ware, ware made of any material which is molded or shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort.
-- Fic"tile*ness, n. -- Fic*til"i*ty(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tion(?), n.[F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign.]1.The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. 1913 Webster]
The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances. 1913 Webster]
The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators.Dict. of Education. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
5.Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.
Syn. -- Fabrication; invention; fable; falsehood. -- Fiction, Fabrication. Fiction is opposed to what is real; fabrication to what is true. Fiction is designed commonly to amuse, and sometimes to instruct; a fabrication is always intended to mislead and deceive. In the novels of Sir Walter Scott we have fiction of the highest order. The poems of Ossian, so called, were chiefly fabrications by Macpherson. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tion*al(?), a.Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic.\'bdFictional rather than historical.\'b8 Latham. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tion*ist, n.A writer of fiction. [R.] Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Fic*ti"tious(?), a.[L. fictitius. See Fiction.]Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame. 1913 Webster]
The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones.Pope.
-- Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fic*ti"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tive(?), a.[Cf. F. fictif.]Feigned; counterfeit. \'bdThe fount of fictive tears.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fic"tor(?), n.[L.]An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material. [R.] Elmes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi"cus(?), n.[L., a fig.]A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree. 1913 Webster]
Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree. 1913 Webster]
Fid(?), n.[Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump.]1.(Naut.)A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the trestle trees. 1913 Webster]
2.A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything. 1913 Webster]
3.A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing. 1913 Webster]
hand fids and standing fids (which are larger than the others, and stand upon a flat base). An iron implement for this purpose is called a marline spike. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mil.)A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns. 1913 Webster]
Fi*dal"go(?), n.[Pg. See Hidalgo.]The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to that of Hidalgo in Spain. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle(f, n.[OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. Viol.]1.(Mus.)A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Fiddle beetle(Zo\'94l.), a Japanese carabid beetle (Damaster blaptoides); -- so called from the form of the body. --
Fiddle block(Naut.), a long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by side as in a common double block.Knight. --
Fiddle bow, fiddlestick. --
Fiddle fish(Zo\'94l.), the angel fish. --
Fiddle head, See fiddle head in the vocabulary. --
Fiddle pattern, a form of the handles of spoons, forks, etc., somewhat like a violin. --
Scotch fiddle, the itch. (Low) --
To play first fiddle, or
To play second fiddle, to take a leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fiddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fiddling(?).]1.To play on a fiddle. 1913 Webster]
Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle. 1913 Webster]
Talking, and fiddling with their hats and feathers.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle(?), v. t.To play (a tune) on a fiddle. 1913 Webster]
fid"dle*dee*dee`(?), interj.An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to nonsense! [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fmprop. n.the symbol for the element Fermium. PJC]
fid"dle-fad`dle, v. i.To talk nonsense. [Colloq.] Ford. 1913 Webster]
fid"dle*head`n.1.any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes. Syn. -- ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris. WordNet 1.5]
2.New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds, called also fiddlehead fern; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy. Syn. -- cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea. WordNet 1.5]
3.(Naut.)an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it serves the function of a billhead. 1913 Webster +PJC]
fiddleneckn.hairy annual plant (Phacelia tanacetifolia) of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers. Syn. --Phacelia tanacetifolia. WordNet 1.5]
fiddle-shapedadj.shaped like a fiddle; -- of a leaf shape. Syn. -- pandurate, panduriform. WordNet 1.5]
Fid"dler(?), n.[AS. fi.]1.One who plays on a fiddle or violin. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also fiddler crab, calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle-shaped`(?), a.(Bot.)Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle*stick`(?), n.The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle*string`(?), n.One of the catgut strings of a fiddle. 1913 Webster]
Fid"dle*wood`(?), n.[Corrupted fr. F. bois-fid\'8ale, lit., faithful wood; -- so called from its durability.]The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum. 1913 Webster]
Fi`de*jus"sion(?), n.[L. fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: cf. F. fid\'82jussion.](Civil Law)The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship. 1913 Webster]
Fi`de*jus"sor(?), n.[L.: cf. F. fid\'82jusseur.](Civil Law)A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Fi*del"i*ty(?), n.[L. fidelitas: cf. F. fid\'82lit\'82. See Fealty.]Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially: (a)Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty. 1913 Webster]
Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
The best security for the fidelity of men is to make interest coincide with duty.A. Hamilton.
(b)Adherence to the marriage contract.(c)Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty. 1913 Webster]
The principal thing required in a witness is fidelity.Hooker.
\'d8Fi"des(?), n.[L., faith.](Roman Muth.)Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith. 1913 Webster]
Fidge(f, n. & v. i.See Fidget. [R.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Fidg"et(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fodgeting.][From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS. befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle.]To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts.Moore. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fid"i*a(?), n.[NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America. 1913 Webster]
Fi*dic"i*nal(?), a.[L. fidicinus, fr. fidicen, -inis, a lute player.](Mus.)Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument. 1913 Webster]
Fi*du"cial(?), a.[L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See Faith.]1.Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. \'bdFiducial reliance on the promises of God.\'b8 Hammond. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Fiducial edge(Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be drawn. --
Fiducial lineor
Fiducial point(Math. & Physics.), a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments. 1913 Webster]
Fi*du"cial*ly, adv.With confidence.South.
Fi*du"ci*a*ry(? , a.[L. fiduciarus, fr. fiducia: cf. F. fiduciaire. See Fiducial.]1.Involving confidence or trust; confident; undoubting; faithful; firm; as, in a fiduciary capacity. \'bdFiduciary obedience.\'b8 Howell. 1913 Webster]
2.Holding, held, or founded, in trust.Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Fi*du"ci*a*ry, n.1.One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee. 1913 Webster]
Instrumental to the conveying God's blessing upon those whose fiduciaries they are.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an Antinomian.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Fie(?), interj.[OE. fi; cf. D. fif. G. pfui, Icel. f, Sw. & Dan. fy, F. fi, L. fi, phy.]An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See Fy.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fief(?), n.[F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as E. fee. See Fee, and cf. Feud, a tief.](Law)An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
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Field(f, n.[OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f\'84lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]1.Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture. 1913 Webster]
Fields which promise corn and wine.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. 1913 Webster]
In this glorious and well-foughten field.Shak. 1913 Webster]
What though the field be lost?Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.: (a)Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.(b)The space covered by an optical instrument at one view. 1913 Webster]
Without covering, save yon field of stars.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ask of yonder argent fields above.Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.(Her.)The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver). 1913 Webster]
6.An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room. 1913 Webster]
Afforded a clear field for moral experiments.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
7.A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting. 1913 Webster]
8.(Baseball)That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield. 1913 Webster]
Field is often used adjectively in the sense of belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with reference to the operations and equipments of an army during a campaign away from permanent camps and fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes investigations or collections out of doors. A survey uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e., measurment, observations, etc., made in field work (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick. Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc. 1913 Webster]
Coal field(Geol.)See under Coal. --
Field artillery, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army. --
Field basil(Bot.), a plant of the Mint family (Calamintha Acinos); -- called also basil thyme. --
Field colors(Mil.), small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors. --
Field cricket(Zo\'94l.), a large European cricket (Gryllus campestric), remarkable for its loud notes. --
Field day. (a)A day in the fields.(b)(Mil.)A day when troops are taken into the field for instruction in evolutions.Farrow.(c)A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day. --
Field driver, in New England, an officer charged with the driving of stray cattle to the pound. --
Field duck(Zo\'94l.), the little bustard (Otis tetrax), found in Southern Europe. --
Field glass. (Optics)(a)A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a race glass.(b)A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches long, and having 3 to 6 draws.(c)See Field lens. --
Field lark. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The skylark.(b)The tree pipit. --
Field lens(Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called also field glass. --
Field madder(Bot.), a plant (Sherardia arvensis) used in dyeing. --
Field marshal(Mil.), the highest military rank conferred in the British and other European armies. --
Field officer(Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain and below that of general. --
Field officer's court(U.S.Army), a court-martial consisting of one field officer empowered to try all cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison and regimental courts.Farrow. --
Field plover(Zo\'94l.), the black-bellied plover (Charadrius squatarola); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda). --
Field spaniel(Zo\'94l.), a small spaniel used in hunting small game. --
Field sparrow. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A small American sparrow (Spizella pusilla).(b)The hedge sparrow. [Eng.] --
Field staff> (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to hold a lighted match for discharging a gun. --
Field vole(Zo\'94l.), the European meadow mouse. --
Field of ice, a large body of floating ice; a pack. --
Field, Field of view, in a telescope or microscope, the entire space within which objects are seen. --
Field magnet. see under Magnet. --
Magnetic field. See Magnetic. --
To back the field, To bet on the field. See under Back, v. t. --
To keep the field. (a)(Mil.)To continue a campaign.(b)To maintain one's ground against all comers. --
To
lay, ,
against the field, to bet on (a horse, etc.) against all comers. --
To take the field(Mil.), to enter upon a campaign. 1913 Webster]
Field(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fielded; p. pr. & vb. n.Fielding.]1.To take the field. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Ball Playing)To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball. 1913 Webster]
Field, v. t.(Ball Playing)To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder. 1913 Webster]
Field"ed, a.Engaged in the field; encamped. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To help fielded friends.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Field"en(?), a.Consisting of fields. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The fielden country also and plains.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Field"er(?), n.(Ball Playing)A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls. 1913 Webster]
Field"fare`(?; 277), n.[OE. feldfare, AS. feldfare; field + faran to travel.](Zo\'94l.)a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare. 1913 Webster]
Field"ing, n.(Ball Playing)The act of playing as a fielder. 1913 Webster]
fieldmouse, field mousen.1.(Zo\'94l.)any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabing woods and fields and gardens. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Zo\'94l.)any mouse inhabiting fields, as the campagnol and the deer mouse. See Campagnol, and Deer mouse. 1913 Webster]
Field"piece`(?), n.A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun. 1913 Webster]
fields"mann.(Cricket)a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting. Syn. -- fielder. WordNet 1.5]
field-test, field testv. t.to test something in the field, i. e. under the actual conditions under which it will be used; as, The Army field-tested the new tanks. Used in contrast with testing in a laboratory or under controlled conditions. Syn. -- field test. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Field"work`(?), n.(Mil.)Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
All works which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called fieldworks.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
Field"y(?), a.Open, like a field. [Obs.] Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
Fiend(?), n.[OE. fend, find, fiend, feond, fiend, foe, AS. fe\'a2nd; akin to OS. f\'c6ond, D. vijand enemy, OHG. f\'c6ant, G. feind, Icel. fj\'bend, Sw. & Dan. fiende, Goth. fijands; orig. p. pr. of a verb meaning to hate, AS. fe\'a2n, fe\'a2gan, OHG. f\'c6, Goth. fijan, Skr. p\'c6y to scorn; prob. akin to E. feud a quarrel. \'fb81. Cf. Foe, Friend.]An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon. 1913 Webster]
Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Milton. 1913 Webster]
O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind fiend.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fiend"ful(?), a.Full of fiendish spirit or arts.Marlowe.
-- Fiend"ful*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Fiend"ish(?), a.Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal; malignant; devilish; hellish. -- Fiend"ish*ly, adv. -- Fiend"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi`e*ras"fer(?), n.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their habit of living as commensals in other animals. One species inhabits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama; another lives within an East Indian holothurian. 1913 Webster]
Fierce(?), a.[Compar.Fiercer(?); superl.Fiercest(?).][OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. Feral, Ferocity.]1.Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind. 1913 Webster]
His fierce thunder drove us to the deep.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious. \'bdA fierce whisper.\'b8 Dickens. \'bdA fierce tyrant.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Thou huntest me as a fierce lion.Job. x. 16. 1913 Webster]
-- Fierce"ly, adv. -- Fierce"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
fiercenessn.the quality of being fierce; ferocity; fury; vehemence. Syn. -- ferocity, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness, strength. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Fi"e*ri fa"ci*as(?). [L., cause it to be done.](Law)A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the sum claimed.Blackstone. Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Fi"er*i*ness(?), n.The quality of being fiery; heat; acrimony; irritability; as, a fieriness of temper.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fi"er*y(? , a.[Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]1.Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance. 1913 Webster]
And fiery billows roll below.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous. 1913 Webster]
Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?Shak. 1913 Webster]
The fiery spirit of his forefathers.W. Irwing. 1913 Webster]
5.heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.Pope. 1913 Webster]
The sword which is made fiery.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Fiery cross, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fies"ta(?), n.[Sp. See Feast, n.]1.Among Spanish, a religious festival; a saint's day or holiday; also, a holiday or festivity.
Even . . . a bullfight is a fiesta.Am. Dialect Notes.
Some fiesta, when all the surrounding population were expected to turn out in holiday dress for merriment.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.an organized series of acts and performances. Syn. -- festival, feast, fete. WordNet 1.5]
Fife(f, n.[F. fifre, OHG. pf\'c6fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See Pipe.](Mus.)A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music. 1913 Webster]
Fife major(Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment. --
Fife rail. (Naut.)(a)A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc.(b)A railing around the break of a poop deck. 1913 Webster]
Fife, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fifed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.fifing.]To play on a fife. 1913 Webster]
Fif"er(f, n.One who plays on a fife. 1913 Webster]
FIFO(f, a.[acronym, First In First Out.]1.(accounting)an accounting method in which goods in inventory are valued at the price of the most recent acquisition of each type of goods, and those used up from inventory are valued at the cost of those first acquired. PJC]
Fif"teen`(?), a.[OE. fiftene, AS. f\'c6ft, f\'c6ft. See Five, and Ten, and cf. Fifty.]Five and ten; one more than fourteen. 1913 Webster]
Fif"teen`, n.1.The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv. 1913 Webster]
Fif"teenth`(?), a.[OE. fiftenthe; cf. fiftethe, AS. f\'c6fte. See Fifteen.]1.Next in order after the fourteenth; -- the ordinal of fifteen. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of fifteen equal parts or divisions of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Fif"teenth`, n.1.One of fifteen equal parts or divisions; the quotient of a unit divided by fifteen. 1913 Webster]
2.A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs, etc., in England, being one fifteenth part of what the personal property in each town, etc., had been valued at.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)(a)A stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the diaposon.(b)An interval consisting of two octaves. 1913 Webster]
Fifth(?), a.[OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f\'c6fta. See Five.]1.Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Fifth monarchy men(Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years. --
Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.<-- something superfluous, as an unwanted person. --> 1913 Webster]
Fifth(?), n.1.The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.<-- a fifth of whiskey = a fifth of a gallon --> 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. 1913 Webster]
fifth` col"umn(?), n.[from a statement during the Spanish Civil War (1936) that the Falange had four columns of soldiers marching on the city, and a fifth column \'bdalready there\'b8 (i.e. sympathizers inside the Republican lines).]1.a group of persons inside the battle lines of a territory engaged in a conflict, who secretly sympathize with the enemy, and who engage in espionage or sabotage; -- sometimes also referred to as a trojan horse. RP]
2.Hence, any faction of persons within a group who secretly sympathize with an enemy, especially those who engage in activities harmful to the group; an enemy in one's midst; a group of traitors. RP]
Fifth"ly, adv.In the fifth place; as the fifth in order. 1913 Webster]
fiftiesn.1.the decade from 1950 to 1959. WordNet 1.5]
2.the time of life between 50 and 60. Syn. -- mid-fifties. WordNet 1.5]
Fif"ti*eth(?), a.[AS. f\'c6ftigo. See Fifty.]1.Next in order after the forty-ninth; -- the ordinal of fifty. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of fifty equal parts or divisions. 1913 Webster]
Fif"ti*eth, n.One of fifty equal parts; the quotient of a unit divided by fifty. 1913 Webster]
Fif"ty(?), a.[AS. f\'c6ftig; akin to OHG. finfzug, fimfzuc, G. f\'81nfzig, funfzig, Goth. fimftigjus. See Five, and Ten, and cf. Fifteen.]Five times ten; as, fifty men. 1913 Webster]
Fif"ty, n.; pl.Fifties(.1.The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l. 1913 Webster]
fifty-fiftyn.a lottery in which the organizers retain fifty percent of the money wagered, and distribute fifty percent of the wagered money to the winner. PJC]
Fig(f, n.[F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. Fico.]1.(Bot.)A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands. 1913 Webster]
2.The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors. 1913 Webster]
Caprification. 1913 Webster]
3.A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
4.The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt. \'bdA fig for Peter.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Cochineal fig. See Conchineal fig. --
Fig dust, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds. --
Fig faun, one of a class of rural deities or monsters supposed to live on figs. \'bdTherefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns.\'b8 Jer. i. 39. (Douay version). --
Fig gnat(Zo\'94l.), a small fly said to be injurious to figs. --
Fig leaf, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty. --
Fig marigold(Bot.), the name of several plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers. --
Fig tree(Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce. 1913 Webster]
Fig, v. t.[See Fico, Fig, n.]1.To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To put into the head of, as something useless o [Obs.] L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on their heads, the males with chapeaux bras?Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi`ga`ro"(?), n.[From the name of the barber in Beaumarchais' \'bdBarber of Seville.\'b8]An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer. 1913 Webster]
Fig"a*ry(?), n.[Corrupted fr. vagary.]A frolic; a vagary; a whim. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fig"eat`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.(b)A bird. See Figpecker. 1913 Webster]
Such a little figent thing.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
fig leaf1.The leaf from a fig tree. PJC]
2.An ornamental design shaped like the leaf of a fig tree, used in architecture; also, a design shaped like a fig leaf to cover genitalia in sculpture or paintings -- in reference to the biblical story in Genesis of Adam and Eve, who covered their privates with fig leaves. PJC]
3.Hence: [figurative] Anything used to conceal what is considered embarrassing or indecent. See sense 2. PJC]
The devil is the author of wicked figgum.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fight(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fought(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fighting.][OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. f\'84kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]1.To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against. 1913 Webster]
You do fight against your country's foes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. 1913 Webster]
To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach. 1913 Webster]
Fight, v. t.1.To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause. 1913 Webster]
He had to fight his way through the world.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
I have fought a good fight.2 Tim. iv. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the frigate for three hours. 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. 1913 Webster]
To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached. 1913 Webster]
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Fight, n.[OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See Fight, v. i.]1.A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a violent conflict or struggle for victory, between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc. 1913 Webster]
Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A struggle or contest of any kind. 1913 Webster]
3.Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
4.A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Running fight, a fight in which the enemy is continually chased; also, one which continues without definite end or result.
Fight"er(?), n.[AS. feohtere.]One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fight"ing, a.1.Qualified for war; fit for battle. 1913 Webster]
An host of fighting men.2 Chron. xxvi. 11. 1913 Webster]
2.Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.Pope. 1913 Webster]
A fighting chance, one dependent upon the issue of a struggle. [Colloq.] --
Fighting crab(Zo\'94l.), the fiddler crab. --
Fighting fish(Zo\'94l.), a remarkably pugnacious East Indian fish (Betta pugnax), reared by the Siamese for spectacular fish fights. 1913 Webster]
Fight"ing*ly, adv.Pugnaciously. 1913 Webster]
Fight"wite`(?), n.[Fight + wite.](O.Eng. Law)A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ment(?), n.[L. figmentum, fr. fingere to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign.]An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined. 1913 Webster]
Social figments, feints, and formalism.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
It carried rather an appearance of figment and invention . . . than of truth and reality.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Fig"peck`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European garden warbler (Sylvia, ); -- called also beccafico and greater pettychaps. 1913 Webster]
Fig"-shell`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A marine univalve shell of the genus Pyrula, or Ficula, resembling a fig in form.
{ Fig"u*late(?), Fig"u*la`ted(?) }, a.[L. figulatus, p. p. of figulare to shape, fr. figulus potter, fr. fingere to shape.]Made of potter's clay; molded; shaped. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fig"u*line(? , n.[F., fr. L. figulina pottery, fr. figulus. See Figulate.]A piece of pottery ornamented with representations of natural objects. 1913 Webster]
Whose figulines and rustic wares Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Fig"u*line(?), a.[L. figulinus. See Figulate.]1.Suitable for the making of pottery; fictile; -- said of clay. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Made of clay, as by the potter; -- said of vessels, ornamental figures, or the like; as, figuline ware. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fig`ur*a*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. figurabilit\'82.]The quality of being figurable.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fig`ur*a*ble(?), a.[L. figurare to form, shape, fr. figura figure: cf. F. figurable. See Figure.]Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape. 1913 Webster]
Lead is figurable, but water is not.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ur*al(?), a.[From Figure.]1.Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Figurate. See Figurate. 1913 Webster]
Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate. 1913 Webster]
Fig"u*rant`(? , n. masc.[F., prop. p. pr. of figurer figure, represent, make a figure.]One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene, without taking a prominent part. 1913 Webster]
Fig"u*rante`(? , n. fem.[F.]A female figurant; esp., a ballet girl. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ur*ate(?), a.[L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See Figure.]1.Of a definite form or figure. 1913 Webster]
Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant. 1913 Webster]
Figurate counterpointdescant(Mus.), that which is not simple, or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone, but in which freer movement of one or more parts mingles passing discords with the harmony; -- called also figural, figurative, and figured counterpoint or descant (although the term figured is more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written above or below to indicate the other notes of the harmony). --
Figurate numbers(Math.), numbers, or series of numbers, formed from any arithmetical progression in which the first term is a unit, and the difference a whole number, by taking the first term, and the sums of the first two, first three, first four, etc., as the successive terms of a new series, from which another may be formed in the same manner, and so on, the numbers in the resulting series being such that points representing them are capable of symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures, as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc.In the following example, the two lower lines are composed of figurate numbers, those in the second line being triangular, and represented thus: --
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Fig"ur*a`ted(?), a.Having a determinate form. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ur*ate*ly(?), adv.In a figurate manner. 1913 Webster]
Fig`u*ra"tion(?), n.[L. figuratio.]1.The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Mixture of concords and discords. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ur*a*tive(?), a.[L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See Figurative.]1.Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. 1913 Webster]
This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. 1913 Webster]
3.Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. 1913 Webster]
4.Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
Figurative
counterpoint . See under Figurate.
-- Fig"ur*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Fig"ur*a*tive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ure(f, n.[F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.]1.The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. 1913 Webster]
Flowers have all exquisite figures.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. 1913 Webster]
A coin that bears the figure of an angel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geom.)A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure. 1913 Webster]
I made some figure there.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Gentlemen of the best figure in the county.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
That he may live in figure and indulgence.Law. 1913 Webster]
7.A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
9.A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. 1913 Webster]
Who is the figure of Him that was to come.Rom. v. 14. 1913 Webster]
10.(Rhet.)A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech. 1913 Webster]
To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
11.(Logic)The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 1913 Webster]
12.(Dancing)Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. 1913 Webster]
13.(Astrol.)A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
14.(Music)(a)Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.Grove.
(b)A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment. 1913 Webster]
2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. The following are the principal figures used for this purpose: --
<-- the "figures" illustrated here have a bar through each number and cannot be represented as simple fractions, thus the special "musfig" field notation. The following numbers are contained in a single line of large (ca. 14 pt.) bold type -->
Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot. --
Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. --
Figure stone(Min.), agalmatolite. --
Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. --
To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ure, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Figured(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Figuring.][F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See Figure, n.]1.To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape. 1913 Webster]
If love, alas! be pain I bear, 1913 Webster]
No thought can figure, and no tongue declare.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 1913 Webster]
The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite o'er with burning meteors.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To indicate by numerals; also, to compute. 1913 Webster]
As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 1913 Webster]
Whose white vestments figure innocence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To prefigure; to foreshow. 1913 Webster]
In this the heaven figures some event.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mus.)(a)To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.(b)To embellish. 1913 Webster]
To figure out, to solve; to compute or find the result of. --
To figure up, to add; to reckon; to compute the amount of. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ure, v. i.1.To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as, the envoy figured at court. 1913 Webster]
2.To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring to secure the nomination. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
go figurea phrase used by itself as an interjection to mean \'bdHow can one explain that?\'b8, or to express puzzlement over some seeming contradiction. [Colloq.] PJC]
Fig"ured(?), a.1.Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)(a)Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3.(b)Indicated or noted by figures. 1913 Webster]
Figured bass. See Continued bass, under Continued. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ure*head`(?), n.1.(Naut.)The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship. 1913 Webster]
2.A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief. 1913 Webster]
Fi*gu"ri*al(?), a.Represented by figure or delineation. [R.] Craig. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi`gu`rine"(? , n.[F., dim. of figure.]A very small figure, whether human or of an animal; especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished from statuette, which is applied to small figures in bronze, marble, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fig"ur*ist(?), n.One who uses or interprets figurative expressions.Waterland. 1913 Webster]
Fig"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A genus of herbaceous plants (Scrophularia), mostly found in the north temperate zones. See Brownwort. 1913 Webster]
Fi"ji*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants. -- n.A native of the Fiji islands.[Written also Feejeean, Feejee.] 1913 Webster]
Fike(?), n.See Fyke. 1913 Webster]
Fil(?), obs. imp. of Fall, v. i. Fell.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fi*la"ceous(? , a.[L. filum thread.]Composed of threads.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fil"a*cer(?), n.[OE. filace a file, or thread, on which the records of the courts of justice were strung, F. filasse tow of flax or hemp, fr. L. filum thread.](Eng. Law)A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas; -- so called because he filed the writs on which he made out process. [Obs.] Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Fil"a*ment(?), n.[F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row.]A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber;esp.(Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther. 1913 Webster]
Fil`a*men"ta*ry(?), a.Having the character of, or formed by, a filament. 1913 Webster]
Fil"a*men*toid`(?), a.[Filament + -oid.]Like a filament. 1913 Webster]
Fil`a*men"tous(?), a.[Cf. F. filamenteux.]Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Fil"an*der(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New Guinea. 1913 Webster]
Fil"an*ders(?), n. pl.[F. filandres, fr. L. filum thread.](Falconry)A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fi"lar(?), a.[L. filum a thread.]Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer. 1913 Webster]
Fi*la"ri*a(?), n.; pl.filariae.[NL., fr. L. filum a thread.](Zo\'94l.)a small, slender nematode worm of the family Onchocercidae (Filariidae) of many species, parasitic when adult in various animals, including man. They may live within the blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or cavities of the body. Infection with such organisms may be transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Fi*la"ri*a(?), n.[NL., fr. L. filum a thread.](Zo\'94l.)a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as belonging to several genera within the family Onchocercidae. See Onchocerca and Guinea worm. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fi*la"ri*al(?), a.1.(Zo\'94l. & Med.)Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filari\'91 and allied parasitic worms. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of birds. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil`a*ri"a*sis(?), n.[NL.]1.(Zo\'94l., Med.)the presence of filariae within the body of an organism; infection with filariae. It is mostly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]
2.(Med.)a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels. Death of the adult worms may lead to inflammation and permanent fibrosis; the condition may lead to serious symptoms, such as elephantiasis or blindness. See river blindness WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
filariidadj.of or pertaining to family Filariidae. WordNet 1.5]
Filariidaen.a natural family consisting of threadlike roundworms, called filariae. Syn. -- family Filariidae. WordNet 1.5]
Fi*lasse"(?), n.[F., fr. fil thread, L. filum.]Vegetable fiber, as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil"a*to*ry(?), n.[LL. filatorium place for spinning, fr. filare to spin, fr. L. filum a thread.]A machine for forming threads. [Obs.] W. Tooke. 1913 Webster]
Fil"a*ture(?; 135), n.[LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See Filatory.]1.A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk. 1913 Webster]
fil"bert(?), n.[Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or perh. named from a St.Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in the nutting season.]1.(Bot.)The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or Corylus maxima, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate. 1913 Webster]
filberts are usually large hazelnuts, especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees. The American hazelnuts are of two other species, Corylus Americana and Corylus cornuta, and are also sometimes called filberts. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Bot.)The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree. PJC]
Filbert gall(Zo\'94l.), a gall resembling a filbert in form, growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the larva of a gallfly (Cecidomyia). 1913 Webster]
Filch(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filched(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Filching.][Cf. AS. feolan to stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth. filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE. felen.]To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer. 1913 Webster]
Fain would they filch that little food away.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
But he that filches from me my good name, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Filch"er(f, n.One who filches; a thief. 1913 Webster]
Filch"ing*ly, adv.By pilfering or petty stealing. 1913 Webster]
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File(f, n.[F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. Enfilade, Filament, Fillet.]1.An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a)(Mil.)A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks. 1913 Webster]
files in a company describes its width, as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in \'bdfours deep\'b8 would be spoken of as 25 files in 4 ranks. Farrow.
(b)An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant.(c)The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order. 1913 Webster]
It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.Shak.
(d)A roll or list. \'bdA file of all the gentry.\'b8 Shak.
2.Course of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Let me resume the file of my narration.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
3.(computers)a collection of data on a digital recording medium treated as a unit for the purpose of recording, reading, storage, or indexing; -- such a file is typically accessible by computer programs by the use of a file name. The data may be of any type codable digitally, such as simple ASCII-coded text, complex binary-coded data, or an executable program, or may be itself a collection of other files. PJC]
File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file independently of others. --
File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who covers and leads those in rear of him. --
File marching, the marching of a line two deep, when faced to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank march side by side.Brande & C. --
Indian file, Single file, a line of men marching one behind another; a single row. --
On file, preserved in an orderly collection. --
Rank and file. (a)The body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army, including corporals and privates.Wilhelm.(b)Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders. 1913 Webster]
File(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filing.]1.To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers. 1913 Webster]
I would have my several courses and my dishes well filed.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)To put upon the files or among the records of a court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception in court. 1913 Webster]
To file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place it in the official custody of the clerk. To file, on the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper the date of its reception, and retain it in his office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may concern.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
File, v. i.[Cf. F. filer.](Mil.)To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off. 1913 Webster]
To file with, to follow closely, as one soldier after another in file; to keep pace. 1913 Webster]
My endeavors filed with my abilities.Shak. 1913 Webster]
File(f, n.[AS. fe\'a2l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f\'c6la, f\'c6hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. , Russ. pila, and Skr. pi to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.]1.A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc. 1913 Webster]
file differs from a rasp in having the furrows made by straight cuts of a chisel, either single or crossed, while the rasp has coarse, single teeth, raised by the pyramidal end of a triangular punch. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Mock the nice touches of the critic's file.Akenside. 1913 Webster]
3.A shrewd or artful person. [Slang] Fielding. 1913 Webster]
Will is an old file in spite of his smooth face.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Bastard file,
Cross file, etc. See under Bastard, Cross, etc. --
Cross-cut file, a file having two sets of teeth crossing obliquely. --
File blank, a steel blank shaped and ground ready for cutting to form a file. --
File cutter, a maker of files. --
Second-cut file, a file having teeth of a grade next finer than bastard. --
Single-cut file, a file having only one set of parallel teeth; a float. --
Smooth file, a file having teeth so fine as to make an almost smooth surface. 1913 Webster]
File, v. t.1.To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth. 1913 Webster]
2.To smooth or polish as with a file.Shak. 1913 Webster]
File your tongue to a little more courtesy.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
File, v. t.[OE. fulen, filen, foulen, AS. f, fr. fFoul, and cf. Defile, v. t.]To make foul; to defile. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
All his hairy breast with blood was filed.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
File" clos`er. (Mil.)A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the ranks. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
File"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper. 1913 Webster]
Fil"er(?), n.One who works with a file. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ial(?), a.[L. filialis, fr. filius son, filia daughter; akin to e. female, feminine. Cf. Fitz.]1.Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience. 1913 Webster]
2.Bearing the relation of a child. 1913 Webster]
And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ial*ly(?), adv.In a filial manner. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*ate(?), v. t.To adopt as son or daughter; to establish filiation between. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fil`i*a"tion(?), n.[LL. filiatio, fr. L. filius son: cf. F. filiation. See Filial.]1.The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. 1913 Webster]
The relation of paternity and filiation.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation.Smart. 1913 Webster]
3.Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a language. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as, the filiations are from a common stock. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil"i*beg(?), n.[Gael. feileadhbeag, i. e., little kilt; feileadh kilt + beag little, small; cf. filleadh a plait, fold.]Same as Kilt.[Written also philibeg.] 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*bus`ter(?), n.[Sp. flibuster, flibustero, corrupted fr. E. freebooter. See Freebooter.]A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*bus*ter, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fillibustered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filibustering.]1.To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter.Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
2.To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices. [political cant or slang, U.S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*bus`ter*ism(?), n.The characteristics or practices of a filibuster.Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*cal(?), a.Belonging to the Filices, r ferns. 1913 Webster]
Fi*lic"ic(?), a.[L. filix, -icis, a fern.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, ferns; as, filicic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*cide(?), n.[L. filius son, filia daughter + caedere to kill.]The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder. 1913 Webster]
Fi*lic"i*form(?), a.[L. filix, -icis, fern + -form: cf. F. filiciforme]Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*coid(?), a.[L. filix, -icis, fern + -oid: cf. F. filicoi\'8bde.](Bot.)Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction. 1913 Webster]
Fi*li"e*ty(?), n.[L. filietas.]The relation of a son to a father; sonship; -- the correlative of paternity.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Fi*lif"er*ous(?), a.[L. filum a thread + -ferous.]Producing threads.Carpenter. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*form(?), a.[L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.]Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papill\'91 of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of Antenn\'92.
{ Fil"i*grain, Fil"i*grane }(?), n.[Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row, and Grain, and cf. Filigree.]Filigree. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*gree(?), n.[Corrupted fr. filigrane.]Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*gree, a.Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative. 1913 Webster]
You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Fil"i*greed(?), a.Adorned with filigree.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ing(?), n.A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as, iron filings. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fil`i*o"que(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)The Latin for, \'bdand from the Son,\'b8 equivalent to et filio, inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the clause qui ex Patre procedit (who proceedeth from the Father) of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (a. d. 381), which makes a creed state that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father. Hence, the doctrine itself (not admitted by the Eastern Church). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil`i*pen"du*lous(?; 135), a.[L. filum a thread + pendulus hanging, fr. pend to hang.](Bot.)Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets. 1913 Webster]
Filipinoadj.1.of or relating to the Philippines or its people or customs. Syn. -- Philippine. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or relating to the language of the Philippines. Syn. -- Tagalog. WordNet 1.5]
Fil`i*pi"no(?), n.; pl. Filipinos(#). [Sp.]A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.[wns=1]
Then there are Filipinos, -- \'bdchildren of the country,\'b8 they are called, -- who are supposed to be pure-blooded descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of them without some touch of Chinese or native blood.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.the official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.[wns=2] Syn. -- Philippine. WordNet 1.5]
Fill(?), n.[See Thill.]One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Fill horse, a thill horse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fill, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filling.][OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f\'81llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See Full, a.]1.To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. 1913 Webster]
The rain also filleth the pools.Ps. lxxxiv. 6. 1913 Webster]
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim.John ii. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun. 1913 Webster]
And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas.Gen. i. 22. 1913 Webster]
The Syrians filled the country.1 Kings xx. 27. 1913 Webster]
3.To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy. 1913 Webster]
Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude?Matt. xv. 33. 1913 Webster]
Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair. 1913 Webster]
5.To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)(a)To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails.(b)To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails. 1913 Webster]
7.(Civil Engineering)To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel. 1913 Webster]
To fill in, to insert; as, he filled in the figures. --
To fill out, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to make complete; as, to fill out a bill. --
To fill up, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. \'bdThe bliss that fills up all the mind.\'b8 Pope. \'bdAnd fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ.\'b8 Col. i. 24. 1913 Webster]
Fill(?), v. i.1.To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. 1913 Webster]
2.To fill a cup or glass for drinking. 1913 Webster]
Give me some wine; fill full.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To back and fill. See under Back, v. i. --
To fill up, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel of the river fills up with sand. 1913 Webster]
Fill, n.[AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.]1.A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. \'bdYe shall eat your fill.\'b8 Lev. xxv. 19. 1913 Webster]
I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Filled cheese. An inferior kind of cheese made from skim milk with a fatty \'bdfilling,\'b8 such as oleomargarine or lard, to replace the fat removed in the cream. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fillagreen.variant spelling of filigree. Syn. -- filigree, filagree. WordNet 1.5]
fillen.a young unmarried woman. Syn. -- girl, filly, miss, missy, gal, young lady, young woman. WordNet 1.5]
filledadj.1.containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower terms: abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate), rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick with(predicate); brimful, brimful of(predicate), brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming with(predicate); chockablock(predicate), chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), chuck-full(predicate), cram full; congested, engorged; crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming, swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming with(predicate); flooded, inundated, swamped ; glutted, overfull; heavy with(predicate) ; laden, loaded ; overladen, overloaded ; stuffed ; stuffed; well-lined ] Syn. -- full. WordNet 1.5]
2.entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite of hollow. Syn. -- solid. WordNet 1.5]
3.having appointments throughout the course of a period; -- of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free Syn. -- occupied. WordNet 1.5]
Fill"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling. 1913 Webster]
'T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the hexameter.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Paint.)A composition, as of powdered silica and oil, used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying paint, varnish, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(Forestry)Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as coppice under standards. Chiefly used in the pl. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil"let(?), n.[OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread, fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See Fille a row.]1.A little band, especially one intended to encircle the hair of the head. 1913 Webster]
A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Cooking)A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip rolled together and tied. 1913 Webster]
fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice of flat fish without bone. \'bdFillet of a fenny snake.\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A thin strip or ribbon; esp.: (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched. (b) A strip of card clothing. (c) A thin projecting band or strip. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)A concave filling in of a re\'89ntrant angle where two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner. 1913 Webster]
5.(Arch.)A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of Base, and Column. 1913 Webster]
6.(Her.)An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mech.)The thread of a screw. 1913 Webster]
8.A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt. 1913 Webster]
9.The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun. 1913 Webster]
10.Any scantling smaller than a batten. 1913 Webster]
11.(Anat.)A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 1913 Webster]
12.(Man.)The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests. 1913 Webster]
Arris fillet. See under Arris. 1913 Webster]
Fil"let, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filleted; p. pr. & vb. n.Filleting.]To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet. 1913 Webster]
Fil"let*ing, n.1.(Arch.)The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where flashing is employed in better work. 1913 Webster]
2.The material of which fillets are made; also, fillets, collectively. 1913 Webster]
Fil"li*beg(?), n.A kilt. See Filibeg. 1913 Webster]
Fill"ing(?), n.1.That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The woof in woven fabrics. 1913 Webster]
3.(Brewing)Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it. 1913 Webster]
Back filling. (Arch.)See under Back, a. 1913 Webster]
Fil"lip(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filliped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filliping.][For filp, flip. Cf. Flippant.]1.To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. \'bdYou fillip me o' the head.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To snap; to project quickly. 1913 Webster]
The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
Fil"lip, n.1.A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. 1913 Webster]
2.Something serving to rouse or excite. 1913 Webster]
I take a glass of grog for a filip.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Fil"li*peen`(?), n.See Philopena. 1913 Webster]
Fil"lis*ter(?), n.1.The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty.Knight. 1913 Webster]
2.A plane for making a rabbet. 1913 Webster]
Fillister screw had, a short cylindrical screw head, having a convex top. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ly(?), n.; pl.Fillies(#).[Cf. Icel. fylia, fr. foli foal. See Foal.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal. 1913 Webster]
Neighing in likeness of a filly foal.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A lively, spirited young girl. [Colloq.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
Film(?), n.[AS. film skin, fr. fell skin; akin to fylmen membrane, OFries. filmene skin. See Fell skin.]1.A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 1913 Webster]
He from thick films shall purge the visual ray.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.hence, any thin layer covering a surface. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.A slender thread, as that of a cobweb. 1913 Webster]
Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Photog.)The layer, usually of gelatin or collodion, containing the sensitive salts of photographic plates. PJC]
5.(Photog.)a flexible sheet of celluloid or other plastic material to which a light-sensitive layer has been applied, used for recording images by the processes of photography. It is commonly used in rolls mounted within light-proof canisters suitable for simple insertion into cameras designed for such canisters. On such rolls, varying numbers of photographs may be taken before the canister needs to be replaced. PJC]
6.a motion picture. PJC]
7.the art of making motion pictures; -- used mostly in the phrase the film. PJC]
8.a thin transparent sheet of plastic, used for wrapping objects; as, polyethylene film. PJC]
Celluloid film(Photog.), a thin flexible sheet of celluloid, coated with a sensitized emulsion of gelatin, and used as a substitute for photographic plates. --
Cut film(Photog.), a celluloid film cut into pieces suitable for use in a camera. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Film, v. t.1.To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. 1913 Webster]
It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.to make a motion picture of (any event or literary work); to record with a movie camera; as, to film the inauguration ceremony; to film Dostoevsky's War and Peace. PJC]
filmableadj.readily adaptable to motion picture form; -- of books, plays, and other works of literature. WordNet 1.5]
filmedadj.recorded on film. Syn. -- canned, taped, tape-recorded, transcribed. WordNet 1.5]
Film"i*ness(?), n.State of being filmy. 1913 Webster]
filmmakev. i.to make films; be a film maker. Syn. -- film-make. WordNet 1.5]
Film"y(?), a.Composed of film or films. 1913 Webster]
Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fil`o*plu*ma"ceous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the structure of a filoplume. 1913 Webster]
Fil"o*plume(?), n.[L. filum a thread pluma a soft feather.](Zo\'94l.)A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length. 1913 Webster]
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Fi"lose`(?), a.[L. filum a thread.]Terminating in a threadlike process. 1913 Webster]
Fil`o*selle"(?), n.[F., floss silk.]A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of floss. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fils(?), n.[F., fr. L. filius. See Filial.]Son; -- sometimes used after a French proper name to distinguish a son from his father, as, Alexandre Dumas, fils. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fil"ter(?), n.[F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt, LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for straining liquors. See Feuter.]Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air. 1913 Webster]
Filter bed, a pond, the bottom of which is a filter composed of sand gravel. --
Filter gallery, an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the intervening sand and gravel; -- called also infiltration gallery. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ter, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filtered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filtering][Cf. F. filter. See Filter, n., and cf. Filtrate.]To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter. 1913 Webster]
Filtering paper, Filter paper, a porous unsized paper, for filtering. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ter, v. i.To pass through a filter; to percolate. 1913 Webster]
Fil"ter, n.Same as Philter. 1913 Webster]
filter-tippedadj.having a tip designed to filter the smoke; -- of a cigarette or cigar; as, filter-tipped cigarettes. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Filth(f, n.[OE. filthe, ful\'ebe, AS. f, fr. f\'d4l foul; akin to OHG. f\'d4lida. See Foul, and cf. File.]1.Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. 1913 Webster]
To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Filth disease(Med.), a disease supposed to be due to pollution of the soil or water. 1913 Webster]
Filth"i*ly(?), adv.In a filthy manner; foully. 1913 Webster]
Filth"i*ness, n.1.The state of being filthy. 1913 Webster]
Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit.2 Cor. vii. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity. 1913 Webster]
Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.2 Chron. xxix. 5. 1913 Webster]
Filth"y(?), a.[Compar.Filthier(?); superl.Filthiest.]Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. \'bdIn the filthy-mantled pool.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
He which is filthy let him be filthy still.Rev. xxii. 11.
Fil"trate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Filtrated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filtrating. (][Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter.]To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Fil"trate(?), n.That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with retentate, the material remaining on the filter. 1913 Webster]
Fil*tra"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. filtration.]The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
{ Fim"ble, n., Fim"ble hemp` (f. }[Corrupted from female hemp.]Light summer hemp, that bears no seed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fim"bri*a(?), n.; pl.Fimbri\'91(#).[L., fringe. See Fringle.](Anat.)(a)pl.A fringe, or fringed border.(b)A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Fim*bri*ate(?), a.[L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.]Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube. 1913 Webster]
Fim"bri*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n.Fimbriating.]To hem; to fringe.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fim"bri*a`ted(?), a.1.Having a fringed border; fimbriate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, as the antenn\'91 of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Fin(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Finned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finning.][Cf. Fin of a fish.]To carve or cut up, as a chub. 1913 Webster]
Fin, n.[See Fine, n.]End; conclusion; object. [Obs.] \'bdShe knew eke the fin of his intent.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. pen a feather.]1.(Zo\'94l.)An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Zo\'94l.)A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks. 1913 Webster]
3.A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin, as: (a)The hand. [Slang] (b)(Com.)A blade of whalebone. [Eng.] McElrath.(c)(Mech.)A mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold.(d)(Mech.)The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling.Raymond.
(e)(Mech.)A feather; a spline. 1913 Webster]
4.A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats. 1913 Webster]
5.(A\'89ronautics)A fixed stabilizing surface, usually vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Apidose fin. (Zo\'94l.)See under Adipose, a. --
Fin ray(Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of fishes. --
Fin whale(Zo\'94l.), a finback. --
Paired fins(Zo\'94l.), the pectoral and ventral fins, corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher animals. --
Unpaired, ,
fins(Zo\'94l.), the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins. 1913 Webster]
Fin"a*ble(?), a.[From Fine.]Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
finaglev. i. & t.to achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. Syn. -- wangle, manage. WordNet 1.5]
Fi"nal(f, a.[F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.]1.Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. 1913 Webster]
Yet despair not of his final pardon.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue. 1913 Webster]
3.Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view. 1913 Webster]
Final cause. See under Cause.
Syn. -- Final, Conclusive, Ultimate.Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment, etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion, negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact; a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have always reference to something earlier or proceeding; as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally makes at the close of a negotiation are usually conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi*na"le(f, n.[It. See Final.]Close; termination; as: (a)(Mus.)The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition.(b)The last composition performed in any act of an opera.(c)The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition. 1913 Webster]
finalisationn.same as finalization. Syn. -- finalization. WordNet 1.5]
Fi"nal*ist(?), n.(Sports)Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fi*nal"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Finalities(#).[L. finalitas the being last.]1.The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.Baxter. 1913 Webster]
2.The relation of end or purpose to its means.Janet. 1913 Webster]
finalizationn.the act of finalizing. Syn. -- finalisation. WordNet 1.5]
finalizev. t.[imp. & p. p.finalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.finalizing.]to put the last touches on; put into final form. Syn. -- make final, settle, nail down. WordNet 1.5]
Fi"nal*ly(?), adv.1.At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered. 1913 Webster]
Whom patience finally must crown.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Completely; beyond recovery. 1913 Webster]
Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
Fi*nance"(?), n.[F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See Fine, n., Finish.]1.The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources. 1913 Webster]
All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The science of raising and expending the public revenue. \'bdVersed in the details of finance.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fi*nance"(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Financed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Financing.]To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.
Securing foreign capital to finance multitudinous undertakings.B. H. Chamberlain. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
financesn.assets in the form of money. Syn. -- funds, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource. WordNet 1.5]
Fi*nan"cial(?), a.Pertaining to finance. \'bdOur financial and commercial system.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fi*nan"cial*ist, n.A financier. 1913 Webster]
Fi*nan"cial*ly, adv.In a financial manner.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fin`an*cier"(?; 277), n.[Cf. F. financier.]1.One charged with the administration of finance; an officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money matters. 1913 Webster]
Fin`an*cier", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Financiered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Financiering.]To conduct financial operations. 1913 Webster]
Fin"back`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal\'91noptera, and allied genera, of the family Bal\'91nopterid\'91, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus. 1913 Webster]
Fin"bat kite(?). same as Eddy kite. [Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Finch(f, n.; pl.Finches(f.[AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.](Zo\'94l.)A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillid\'91. 1913 Webster]
finch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bramble finch. See Brambling. --
Canary finch, the canary bird. --
Copper finch. See Chaffinch. --
Diamond finch. See under Diamond. --
Finch falcon(Zo\'94l.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax. --
To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] \'bdPrivily a finch eke could he pull.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Finch"backed`(?), a.Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle. 1913 Webster]
Finched(?), a.Same as Finchbacked. 1913 Webster]
Find(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Found(found); p. pr. & vb. n.Finding.][AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]1.To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person. 1913 Webster]
Searching the window for a flint, I found Shak. 1913 Webster]
In woods and forests thou art found.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
2.To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. \'bdI find you passing gentle.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The torrid zone is now found habitable.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
3.To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.(a)To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.(b)To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.(c)To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.(d)To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. 1913 Webster]
Seek, and ye shall find.Matt. vii. 7. 1913 Webster]
Every mountain now hath found a tongue.Byron. 1913 Webster]
4.To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. 1913 Webster]
Wages \'9c14 and all found.London Times. 1913 Webster]
Nothing a day and find yourself.Dickens.
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5.To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person. 1913 Webster]
To find his title with some shows of truth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. \'bdCanst thou by searching find out God?\'b8 Job. xi. 7. \'bdWe do hope to find out all your tricks.\'b8 Milton. --
To find fault with, to blame; to censure. --
To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning? 1913 Webster]
Find(?), v. i.(Law)To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Find, n.Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by arch\'91ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. 1913 Webster]
Find"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being found; discoverable.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Find"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, finds;specifically(Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily, called also a finder telescope or finder scope. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Micros.)A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of vision. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fin` de si\'8a"cle(?). [F.]Lit., end of the century; -- mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19th century. At that time the phrase was also intended to imply \'bdmodern\'b8 or \'bdup-to-date;\'b8 as, fin-de-si\'8acle ideas.As the twentieth century comes to a close, the meaning may change. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Find"fault`(?), n.A censurer or caviler. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Find"fault`ing, a.Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious. [Obs.] Whitlock. 1913 Webster]
Find"ing, n.1.That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc. 1913 Webster]
When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
After his friends finding and his rent.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A cold May and a windy findy.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
fine(f, a.[Compar.finer(f; superl.finest.][F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See Finish, and cf. Finite.]1.Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful. 1913 Webster]
The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold.Prov. iii. 14. 1913 Webster]
A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one of the finest scholars.Felton. 1913 Webster]
To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].Leigh Hunt. 1913 Webster]
2.Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy. 1913 Webster]
He gratified them with occasional . . . fine writing.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
The eye standeth in the finer medium and the object in the grosser.Bacon.
(b)Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.(c)Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.(d)Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.(e)Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk. 1913 Webster]
5.Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine. 1913 Webster]
6.(Used ironically.) 1913 Webster]
Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fine is often compounded with participles and adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn, fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fine arch(Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a glasshouse.Knight. --
Fine arts. See the Note under Art. --
Fine cut, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut up into shreds. --
Fine goods, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.McElrath. --
Fine stuff, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used as material for the finishing coat in plastering. --
To sail fine(Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as possible.
Syn. -- Fine, Beautiful. When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to coarse) denotes no \'bdordinary thing of its kind.\'b8 It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the single attribute implied in the latter term; but when we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden, landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a great variety of objects, the word has still a very definite sense, denoting a high degree of characteristic excellence. 1913 Webster]
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Fine, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fined(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fining.][From Fine, a.]1.To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. 1913 Webster]
It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men.Hobbes. 1913 Webster]
2.To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.L. H. Bailey. 1913 Webster]
3.To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. 1913 Webster]
I often sate at home fined themselves Browning. 1913 Webster]
Fine(f, n.[OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL., a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal; a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a transaction, suit, or prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF. fin end, settlement, F. fin end. See Finish, and cf. Finance.]1.End; conclusion; termination; extinction. [Obs.] \'bdTo see their fatal fine.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Is this the fine of his fines?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)(a)(Feudal Law)A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.Spelman.
(b)(Eng. Law)A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease. 1913 Webster]
Fine for alienation(Feudal Law), a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over his land to another.Burrill. --
Fine of lands, a species of conveyance in the form of a fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was the right of the other party.Burrill. See Concord, n., 4. --
In fine, in conclusion; by way of termination or summing up. 1913 Webster]
Fine, v. t.[From Fine, n.]To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars. 1913 Webster]
Fine, v. i.To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b). [R.] 1913 Webster]
Men fined for the king's good will; or that he would remit his anger; women fined for leave to marry.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Fine, v. t. & i.[OF. finer, F. finir. See Finish, v. t.]To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Billiards & Pool)In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be deflected but little, the object ball being driven to one side. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fine(f, v. i.To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.
To fine
away, down, off, gradually to become fine; to diminish; to dwindle.
I watched her [the ship] . . . gradually fining down in the westward until I lost of her hull.W. C. Russel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fineableadj.liable to a fine. Syn. -- finable. WordNet 1.5]
finedadj.subjected to punishment by a fine. Syn. -- mulcted. WordNet 1.5]
Fine"draw`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Finedrawn(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finedrawing.]To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
Fine"draw`er(?), n.One who finedraws. 1913 Webster]
Fine"drawn`(?), a.Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn speculations. 1913 Webster]
Fi*neer"(?), v. i.To run in debt by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. [R.] Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Fi*neer", v. t.To veneer. 1913 Webster]
fine-grainedadj.1.consisting of fine particles. Syn. -- powdered, powdery, pulverized, small-grained. WordNet 1.5]
2.dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells. Syn. -- close-grained. WordNet 1.5]
3.involving careful consideration of details and fine distinctions; -- of conceptual schemas; as, fine-grained distinctions. Syn. -- detailed. PJC]
Fine"less(?), a.[Fine end + -less.]Endless; boundless. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
fine-lookingadj.pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; as, a fine-looking woman.[Narrower terms: beautiful (vs. ugly) ] Syn. -- good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured. WordNet 1.5]
Fine"ly, adv.In a fine or finished manner. 1913 Webster]
Fine"ness, n.[From Fine, a.]1.The quality or condition of being fine. 1913 Webster]
2.Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. 1913 Webster]
The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins. 1913 Webster]
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4.Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade. 1913 Webster]
Fin"er(?), n.One who fines or purifies. 1913 Webster]
Her mistress' cast-off finery.F. W. Robertson. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. Refinery.](Iron Works)A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling. 1913 Webster]
Fine"spun`(?), a.Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories. 1913 Webster]
Fi`nesse"(? , n.[F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.]1.Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. 1913 Webster]
This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Whist Playing)The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. 1913 Webster]
Fi*nesse"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Finessed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finessing.]1.To use artifice or stratagem.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.(Whist Playing)To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play. 1913 Webster]
Fine"still`(?), v. t.To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine preparation. 1913 Webster]
Fine"still`er(?), n.One who finestills. 1913 Webster]
fine-toothfine-toothedadj.having fine teeth set close together; as, a fine-tooth comb. WordNet 1.5]
fine-tunev. t.to adjust carefully and precisely so as to achieve optimum performance or efficiency; as, The mechanic fine-tuned the engine. WordNet 1.5]
Fin"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A finback whale.(b) (pl.) True fish, as distinguished from shellfish. 1913 Webster]
Fin"foot`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A South American bird (Heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica. 1913 Webster]
Fin"-foot`ed, a.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Having palmate feet.(b)Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger(f, n.[AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.]1.One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than the thumb. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;especially(Mech.)a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion. 1913 Webster]
3.The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard. 1913 Webster]
A piece of steel three fingers thick.Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
4.Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. [R.] 1913 Webster]
She has a good finger.Busby. 1913 Webster]
Ear finger, the little finger. --
Finger alphabet. See Dactylology. --
Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play. --
Finger board(Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual. --
Finger
bowl , a bowl or glass to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table. --
Finger flower(Bot.), the foxglove. --
Finger grass(Bot.), a kind of grass (Panicum sanguinale) with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See Crab grass, under Crab. --
Finger nut, a fly nut or thumb nut. --
Finger plate, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks. --
Finger post, a guide post bearing an index finger. --
Finger reading, reading printed in relief so as to be sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind. --
Finger shell(Zo\'94l.), a marine shell (Pholas dactylus) resembling a finger in form. --
Finger sponge(Zo\'94l.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes, or branches. --
Finger stall, a cover or shield for a finger. --
Finger steel, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife. 1913 Webster]
To burn one's fingers. See under Burn. --
To have a finger in, to be concerned in. [Colloq.] --
To have at one's fingers' ends, to be thoroughly familiar with. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fingered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fingering.]1.To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with. 1913 Webster]
Let the papers lie; fingering them to anger me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To touch lightly; to toy with. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)(a)To perform on an instrument of music.(b)To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing. 1913 Webster]
4.To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To execute, as any delicate work. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger, v. i.(Mus.)To use the fingers in playing on an instrument.Busby. 1913 Webster]
fingerboardn.1.a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger. Syn. -- fingerpost. WordNet 1.5]
2.a bank of keys on a musical instrument. Syn. -- piano keyboard, clavier. WordNet 1.5]
3.a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers. WordNet 1.5]
fingerbreadthn.the length or breadth of a finger used as a linear measure. Syn. -- finger, finger's breadth, digit. WordNet 1.5]
finger cotn.a close-fitting sheath worn at the end of a finger, for protection of the finger or to avoid soiling the object touched. Syn. -- fingerstall, cot{3}. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fin"gered(?), a.1.Having fingers. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having leaflets like fingers; digitate. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)Marked with figures designating which finger should be used for each note. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger*er(?), n.One who fingers; a pilferer. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger*ing, n.1.The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers. 1913 Webster]
The mere sight and fingering of money.Grew. 1913 Webster]
2.The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers. 1913 Webster]
4.Delicate work made with the fingers.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ger*ling(?), n.[Finger + -ling.](Zo\'94l.)A young salmon. See Parr. 1913 Webster]
fingerpaint, finger paintn.A type of paint having the consistency of a thin paste or jelly, which is applied to a surface by dipping fingers into the paint and smearing the paint on the surface, usually in artistic patterns. It is used primarily by children. PJC]
finger-paint, fingerpaintv. i. & t.To paint{1} with fingerpaint. Syn. -- use fingerpaint. WordNet 1.5]
finger paintingn.Creating pictures using finger paint. PJC]
fingerpostn.a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger. Syn. -- fingerboard. WordNet 1.5]
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Fin"ger*print(?), n.[Finger + print.]1.an impression of the pattern of ridges on the skin of the last joint of a person's finger, left on a surface after a person has touched the surface.Fingerprints left by persons who have committed crimes are considered as reliable physical evidence linking an individual with a crime, because each person's fingerprints are distinctively different from those of others, allowing identification of a person with high confidence. PJC]
2.a fingerprint{1} made intentionally in ink on a paper form for the purpose of identification of the individual. PJC]
3.any distinctive pattern of characteristics or properties of an object which can serve to identify that object; as, the distinctive fingerprint of eugenol in the mass spectrum allowed easy recognition of its presence in the sample. PJC]
4.a smudge made by a (dirty) finger.[wns=3] Syn. -- fingermark. WordNet 1.5]
fin"ger*printv. t.to take an impression of the fingerprints of (a person); as, to fingerprint applicants for a gun permit. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fingerprintingn.The procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints. WordNet 1.5]
finger-rolln.(Basketball)A shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket. WordNet 1.5]
fingerrootn.tall leafy European biennial or perennial (Digitalis purpurea) having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; -- its leaves yield the drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock. Syn. -- common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, Digitalis purpurea. WordNet 1.5]
fingerstalln.a sheath worn to protect a finger. Syn. -- cot. WordNet 1.5]
fingertipn.the end (tip) of a finger. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Fin"gri*go(?), n.; pl.Fingrigos(#).[So called in Jamaica.](Bot.)A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry. 1913 Webster]
Fin"i*al(?), n.[L. finire to finish, end. See Finish.](Arch.)The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself. 1913 Webster]
The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else.Hazlitt.
Syn. -- Finical, Spruce, Foppish. These words are applied to persons who are studiously desirous to cultivate finery of appearance. One who is spruce is elaborately nice in dress; one who is finical shows his affectation in language and manner as well as in dress; one who is foppish distinguishes himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the cut of his clothes, by the tawdriness of his ornaments, and by the ostentation of his manner. \'bdA finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body into as small a compass as possible, to give himself the air of a delicate person; a spruce gentleman strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or cravat, nor a hair of his head to lie amiss; a foppish gentleman seeks . . . to render himself distinguished for finery.\'b8Crabb.
-- Fin"i*cal*ly, adv. -- Fin"i*cal*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fin`i*cal"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being finical; finicalness.
{ Fin"ick*ing(?), Fin"ick*y, a. }Finical; unduly particular; excessively demanding over minor details. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fi*nif"ic(? , n.[L. finis end + facere to make.]A limiting element or quality. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The essential finific in the form of the finite.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fin"i*fy(? , v. t.[Fine, a. + -fy.]To make fine; to dress finically. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hath so pared and finified them [his feet.]B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fin"i*kin(?), a.[Fine, a. + -kin.]Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] Smart. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ing(?), n.1.The act of imposing a fin 1913 Webster]
2.The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. 1913 Webster]
Fining pot, a vessel in which metals are refined.Prov. xvii. 3. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi"nis(?), n.[L.]An end; conclusion. It is often placed at the end of a book. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ish(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Finished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finishing.][F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]1.To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. 1913 Webster]
And heroically hath finished Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Fin"ish, v. i.1.To come to an end; to terminate. 1913 Webster]
His days may finish ere that hapless time.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To end; to die. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ish, n.1.That which finishes, puts an end to 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish. 1913 Webster]
3.(Fine Arts)(a)The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.(b)See Finishing coat, under Finishing. 1913 Webster]
4.The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ished(?), a.Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. 1913 Webster]
Finished work(Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ish*er(?), n.1.One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects; esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings it to perfection. 1913 Webster]
O prophet of glad tidings, finisher Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fin"ish*ing, n.The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ish*ing, a.Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. 1913 Webster]
Finishing coat. (a)(Plastering)the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.(b)(Painting)The final coat of paint, usually differently mixed applied from the others. --
Finishing press, a machine for pressing fabrics. --
Finishing rolls(Iron Working), the rolls of a train which receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its finished shape.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Fi"nite(?), a.[L. finitus, p. p. of finire. See Finish, and cf. Fine, a.]Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration. 1913 Webster]
Fi"nite*less, a.Infinite. [Obs.] Sir T. browne. 1913 Webster]
Fi"nite*ly, adv.In a finite manner or degree. 1913 Webster]
Fi"nite*ness, n.The state of being finite. 1913 Webster]
Fin"i*tude(?), n.[L. finire. See Finish.]Limitation.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Fin*jan"(?), n.[Also fingan, findjan, fingian, etc.][Ar. finj\'ben.]In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, such as is held in a cup or stand called a zarf. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fin keel. (Naut.)A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by offering great resistance to lateral motion through the water. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fin"land*er(?), n.A native or inhabitant of Finland. 1913 Webster]
Fin"less, a.(Zo\'94l.)destitute of fins. 1913 Webster]
Fin"let(?), n.[Fin + -let.]A little fin; one of the parts of a divided fin. 1913 Webster]
Fin"like`(?), a.Resembling a fin. 1913 Webster]
Finn(?), a.A native of Finland; one of the FinnFinns. 1913 Webster]
Fin"nan had"die(?). [See Haddock.]Haddock cured in peat smoke, originally at Findon (pron. f\'ccn"an), Scotland. the name is also applied to other kinds of smoked haddock.[Written also finnan haddock.] 1913 Webster]
Finned(?), a.Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Finn"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Finns. 1913 Webster]
Fin"ni*kin(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse.[Written also finikin.] 1913 Webster]
Finn"ish(?), a.Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language. -- n.A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns. 1913 Webster]
Finns(?), n. pl.; sing. Finn. (Ethnol.)(a)Natives of Finland; Finlanders.(b)A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders.[Written also Fins.] 1913 Webster]
Fin"ny(?), a.1.(Zo\'94l.)Having, or abounding in, fins, as fishes; pertaining to fishes. 1913 Webster]
2.Abounding in fishes. 1913 Webster]
With patient angle trolls the finny deep.Goldsmoth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fi*no"chi*o(?; 277), n.[It. finocchio fennel, LL. fenuclum. See Fennel.](Bot.)An umbelliferous plant (F\'d2niculum dulce) having a somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Fi"nos(?), n. pl.[Sp., pl., fr. fino fine.]Second best wool from Merino sheep.Gardner. 1913 Webster]
Fin"pike`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The bichir. See Crossopterygii. 1913 Webster]
Fin"sen light(?). [After Prof. Niels R. Finsen (b. 1860), Danish physician.](Med.)Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous affections. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fint(?), 3d pers. sing. pr. of Find, for findeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fin"-toed`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fiord(fyi or y consonant, , n.[Dan. & Norw. fiord. See Frith.]A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.[Written also fjord.] 1913 Webster]
Fi"o*rin(?), n.[Cf. Ir. fiothran a sort of grass.](Bot.)A species of creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba); -- called also fiorin grass. 1913 Webster]
Fi"o*rite(?), n.(Min.)A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having a pearly luster; -- so called from Fiora, in Ischia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fio`ri*tu"re(?), n. pl.[It., pl. of fioritura a flowering.](Mus.)Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player.
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Fip"pen*ny bit`(? . [Corruption of five penny bit.]The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
fourpence ha'penny or fourpence; in New York a sixpence; in Pennsylvania, Virginia, etc., a fip; and in Louisiana, a picayune. 1913 Webster]
Fip"ple(f, n.[perh. fr. L. fibula a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. fible a stick used to stir pottage.]A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fir(f, n.[Dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel. fura, AS. furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. f\'94hre, OHG. forha pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus oak.](Bot.)A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus. 1913 Webster]
Fir in the Bible means any one of several coniferous trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three species of pine.J. D. Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Fire(f, n.[OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f, f, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. Empyrean, Pyre.]1.The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition. 1913 Webster]
fire exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called flame. Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed. 1913 Webster]
2.Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace. 1913 Webster]
3.The burning of a house or town; a conflagration. 1913 Webster]
4.Anything which destroys or affects like fire. 1913 Webster]
5.Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper. 1913 Webster]
he had fire in his temper.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
6.Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. 1913 Webster]
And bless their critic with a poet's fire.Pope. 1913 Webster]
7.Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star. 1913 Webster]
Stars, hide your fires.Shak. 1913 Webster]
As in a zodiac fires.Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction. 1913 Webster]
9.The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire. 1913 Webster]
Blue fire,
Red fire,
Green fire(Pyrotech.), compositions of various combustible substances, as sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony, strontium, barium, etc. --
Fire alarm(a)A signal given on the breaking out of a fire.(b)An apparatus for giving such an alarm. --
Fire annihilator, a machine, device, or preparation to be kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid. --
Fire balloon. (a)A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire placed in the lower part<-- = hot-air balloon -->. (b)A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite at a regulated height.Simmonds. --
Fire bar, a grate bar. --
Fire basket, a portable grate; a cresset.Knight. --
Fire beetle. (Zo\'94l.)See in the Vocabulary. --
Fire blast, a disease of plants which causes them to appear as if burnt by fire. --
Fire box, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for the fire. --
Fire brick, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and used for lining fire boxes, etc. --
Fire brigade, an organized body of men for extinguished fires. --
Fire bucket. See under Bucket. --
Fire bug, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac. [U.S.] --
Fire clay. See under Clay. --
Fire company, a company of men managing an engine in extinguishing fires. --
Fire cross. See Fiery cross. [Obs.] Milton. --
Fire damp. See under Damp. --
Fire dog. See Firedog, in the Vocabulary. --
Fire drill. (a)A series of evolutions performed by fireman for practice. (b)An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; -- used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by many savage peoples. --
Fire eater. (a)A juggler who pretends to eat fire.(b)A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur. [Colloq.] --
Fire engine, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels, for throwing water to extinguish fire. --
Fire escape, a contrivance for facilitating escape from burning buildings. --
Fire gilding(Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off afterward by heat. --
Fire gilt(Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire gilding. --
Fire insurance, the act or system of insuring against fire; also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium or small percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an owner of property from loss by fire during a specified period. --
Fire irons, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs, poker, and shovel. --
Fire main, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out fire. --
Fire master(Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the composition of fireworks. --
Fire office, an office at which to effect insurance against fire. --
Fire opal, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections. --
Fire ordeal, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon red-hot irons.Abbot. --
Fire pan, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially the receptacle for the priming of a gun. --
Fire plug, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing fires. --
Fire policy, the writing or instrument expressing the contract of insurance against loss by fire. --
Fire pot. (a)(Mil.)A small earthen pot filled with combustibles, formerly used as a missile in war.(b)The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a furnace.(c)A crucible.(d)A solderer's furnace. --
Fire raft, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy's ships. --
Fire roll, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to their quarters in case of fire. --
Fire setting(Mining), the process of softening or cracking the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally superseded by the use of explosives.Raymond. --
Fire ship, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting fire to an enemy's ships. --
Fire shovel, a shovel for taking up coals of fire. --
Fire stink, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites, caused by the formation of hydrogen sulfide.Raymond. --
Fire surface, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of combustion; heating surface. --
Fire swab, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.Farrow. --
Fire teaser, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine. --
Fire water, a strong alcoholic beverage; -- so called by the American Indians. --
Fire worship, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India. --
Greek fire. See under Greek. --
On fire, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager; zealous. --
Running fire, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of troops. --
St. Anthony's fire, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously.Hoblyn. --
St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint Elmo. --
To set on fire, to inflame; to kindle. --
To take fire, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion. 1913 Webster]
Fire(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fired(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fring.]1.To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. 1913 Webster]
2.To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery. 1913 Webster]
3.To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge. 1913 Webster]
Love had fired my mind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man. 1913 Webster]
5.To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler. 1913 Webster]
6.To light up as if by fire; to illuminate. 1913 Webster]
[The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a rifle, pistol, or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.To drive by fire. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Till my bad angel fire my good one out.Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.(Far.)To cauterize. 1913 Webster]
10.to dismiss from employment, a post, or other job; to cause (a person) to cease being an employee; -- of a person. The act of firing is usually performed by that person's supervisor or employer. \'bdYou can't fire me! I quit!\'b8 PJC]
To fire up, 1.to light up the fires of, as of an engine;also, figuratively, to start up any machine. -- 2.to render enthusiastic; -- of people. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fire, v. i.1.To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle. 1913 Webster]
2.To be irritated or inflamed with passion. 1913 Webster]
3.To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town. 1913 Webster]
To fire up, to grow irritated or angry. \'bdHe . . . fired up, and stood vigorously on his defense.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
fire-on-the-mountainn.1.poinsettia (Euphoria cyathophora) of the U. S. and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphoria heterophylla. Syn. -- painted leaf, Mexican fire plant, Euphoria cyathophora. WordNet 1.5]
Fire"arm`(f, n.A gun, pistol, or any weapon from which a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder. 1913 Webster]
Fire"back`(f, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
Fire"ball`(?), n.1.(Mil.)A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen. 1913 Webster]
2.A rare phenomenon often associated with or caused by lightning, resembling a luminous ball of fire passing rapidly through the air or along solid objects, then disappearing, and sometimes exploding. It seldom lasts more than a few seconds. Also called ball lightning, globe lightning, globular lightning, or kugelblitz. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
3.A large mass of fire caused by a large explosion, as of inflammable liquids or a nuclear device. The larger fireballs, as of nuclear explosions, rise seemingly intact into the air and may reach high altitudes while still glowing. PJC]
Fire" bee`tle(?). (Zo\'94l.)A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; -- called also cucujo. The name is also applied to other species. See Firefly. 1913 Webster]
Fire"board`(?), n.A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in use. 1913 Webster]
Fire"bote`(?), n.(O. Eng. Law)An allowance of fuel. See Bote. 1913 Webster]
Fire"brand`(?), n.1.A piece of burning wood.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
firebratn.(Zo\'94l.)an insect (Thermobia domestica) which is a type of bristletail that lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces. Syn. --Thermobia domestica. WordNet 1.5]
firebreakn.a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire. WordNet 1.5]
firebrickn.a brick made of fire clay, used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys. WordNet 1.5]
firebugn.a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property; an arsonist. Syn. -- arsonist, incendiary. WordNet 1.5]
2.a brightly colored type of true bug that can exude a stain. WordNet 1.5]
firebushn.1.An evergreen South American shrub *Streptosolen jamesonii) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant. Syn. -- marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii. WordNet 1.5]
2.A densely branched Eurasian plant (Bassia scoparia) whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called burning bush. Syn. -- summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia. WordNet 1.5]
fireclayn.a heat-resistant clay. WordNet 1.5]
fire"crack`er(?), n.A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an entertainment or in celebrations. Same as Cracker., n., 3. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fire"crest`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus), having a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren. 1913 Webster]
firedampn.a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that forms in coal mines and becomes explosive when mixed with air. It is a source of serious hazard in coal mining operations. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fire"dog`(?), n.A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron. 1913 Webster]
Fire"drake`(f, n.[AS. f; f fire + draca a dragon. See Fire, and Drake a dragon.] [Obs.] 1.A fiery dragon.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket. 1913 Webster]
3.A worker at a furnace or fire.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fire"-fanged`(?), a.[Fire + fanged seized.]Injured as by fire; burned; -- said of manure which has lost its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat generated by decomposition. 1913 Webster]
fire"fight`er, fire" fight`er(f, n.A person whose occupation it is to go to the scene of an unwanted fire and extinguish it; a member of a fire company; a fireman{1} or a woman who fights fires.Some towns have few or no professional firefighters, and fire suppression is conducted mostly by groups of volunteers, called volunteer firefighters. The term fireman{1} was at one time synonymous with firefighter, until women began to engage in the same occupation. PJC]
Fire"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family Scorp\'91nid\'91, of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins. 1913 Webster]
Fire"flaire`(?), n.[Fire + Prov. E. flaire a ray.](Zo\'94l.)A European sting ray of the genus Trygon (T. pastinaca); -- called also fireflare and fiery flaw. 1913 Webster]
Fire"flame`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European band fish (Cepola rubescens). 1913 Webster]
Fire"fly`(?), n.; pl.Fireflies(.(Zo\'94l.)Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyrid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Photinus (especially Photinus pyralis) and Photuris, in which both sexes are winged. The name is also applied to luminous species of Elaterid\'91. See Fire beetle. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fire"fly` lu*cif"er*in(?), n.(Biochem.)a type of luciferin produced by the firefly Photinus pyralis.Its structure has been elucidated, and chemically it is recognized as 4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid, C11H8N3O2S2. It has found use in a very sensitive assay for ATP, in which concentrations of ATP as low as 10-11 molar can be detected. [MI11] PJC]
firehousen.a building housing firemen and the apparatus they use to extinguish fires. Syn. -- fire station. WordNet 1.5]
fire hydrantn.an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in suppressing fires in towns. Syn. -- fireplug, plug. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fire"less, a.Destitute of fire. 1913 Webster]
firelightn.the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace); as, lovers sitting together in the firelight. WordNet 1.5]
firelightern.(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire. WordNet 1.5]
Fire"lock`, n.An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock. 1913 Webster]
Fire"man(?), n.; pl.Firemen(-men).1.A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. 1913 Webster]
2.A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. 1913 Webster]
Fire"-new`(?), a.Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.Charles reade. 1913 Webster]
Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fire"place`(?), n.The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built. 1913 Webster]
fireplugn.an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals at the street edge of a sidewalk for convenience in suppressing fires in towns. Syn. -- fire hydrant, plug. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
firepowern.1.(military)The relative capacity for delivering weapons fire on a target; as, the battleship has more firepower than a cruiser. WordNet 1.5]
2. [figurative] A measure of the resources available to a group which allows them to achieve their objectives; capacity for action. PJC]
Fire"proof`(?), a.Proof against fire; incombustible. 1913 Webster]
Fire"proof`ing(?), n.The act or process of rendering anything incombustible; also, the materials used in the process. 1913 Webster]
fire-raisingn.malicious burning to destroy property; arson. [Mostly British usage] Syn. -- arson, incendiarism. WordNet 1.5]
Fir"er(?), n.One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary. [R.] R. Carew. 1913 Webster]
fire-resistantfire-resistingfire-resistiveadj.Not able to burn or able to burn only with difficulty. [Narrower terms: noncombustible (vs. combustible), incombustible] Syn. -- fireproof. WordNet 1.5]
fire-retardantadj.able to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire; -- of substances that are added to combustible materials to make them less combustible. PJC]
fire retardantn.a substance applied or added to materials or objects, so as to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire. PJC]
Fire"room`, n.Same as Stokehold, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fire salen.1.a sale of objects damaged by fire, usually at much reduced prices. PJC]
2.A sale of objects or assets at much reduced prices, often performed to raise money rapidly. PJC]
fire-sale pricen.a price much lower than normal market price; as, the Reagan administration sold off valuable mineral and timber resources at fire-sale prices. PJC]
Fire"-set`(?), n.A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker. 1913 Webster]
Fire"side`(?), n.A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement. 1913 Webster]
Fire"stone`(?; 110), n.[AS. f flint; f fire + st\'ben stone.]1.Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint. 1913 Webster]
2.A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fire"tail`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European redstart; -- called also fireflirt. [prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
fire-treen.a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree (Nuytsia floribunda) of West Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses. Syn. -- flame tree, flame-tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda. WordNet 1.5]
Fire"ward`en(?), n.An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; -- called also fireward. 1913 Webster]
Fire"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.(b)The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum). 1913 Webster]
firewheeln.An annual of the central U. S. (Gaillardia pulchella) having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center. Syn. -- blanket flower, Indian blanket, Gaillardia pulchella. WordNet 1.5]
Fire"wood`(f, n.Wood for fuel. 1913 Webster]
fire"work`(f, n.1.A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner, as gunpowder, sulphur, metallic filings, and various salts; also called a pyrotechnic device. The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework. The art of designing fireworks for purposes of entertainment is called pyrotechnics. The name firework is also given to various combustible preparations used in war.
2.pl.A pyrotechnic exhibition; an entertainment consisting of the discharge of fireworks{1}. [Obs. in the sing.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Night before last, the Duke of Richmond gave a firework.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Fire"worm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm. 1913 Webster]
Fir"ing, n.1.The act of discharging firearms. 1913 Webster]
2.The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.The application of fire, or of a cautery.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
4.The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. 1913 Webster]
5.Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Firing iron, an instrument used in cauterizing. 1913 Webster]
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Fir"ing pin`. In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Firk(?), v. t.[Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.]To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Firk, v. i.To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A wench is a rare bait, with which a man 1913 Webster]
No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fir"kin(?), n.[From AS. fe\'a2wer four (or an allied word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. See Four.]1.A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Fir"lot(?), n.[Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. to E. four + lot part, portion. See Firkin.]A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Firm(?), a.[Compar.Firmer(?); superl.Firmest.][OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne.]1.Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. 1913 Webster]
2.Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. 1913 Webster]
Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow firm battalion.Milton. 1913 Webster]
By one man's firm obediency fully tried.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land. 1913 Webster]
4.Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
Firm, n.[It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See Firm, a.]The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co. 1913 Webster]
Firm, v. t.[OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See Firm, a.]1.To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He on his card and compass firms his eye.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fir"ma*ment(?), n.[L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make firm: cf. F. firmament. See Firm, v. & a.]1.Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Custom is the . . . firmament of the law.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.The region of the air; the sky or heavens. 1913 Webster]
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.Gen. i. 6. 1913 Webster]
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament.Gen. i. 14. 1913 Webster]
appear to be placed, and are really seen. 1913 Webster]
3.(Old Astron.)The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres. 1913 Webster]
Fir`ma*men"tal(?), a.Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fir"man(? , n.; pl.Firmans(#)or(#).[Pers. ferm\'ben.]In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance.[Written also firmaun.] 1913 Webster]
Firm"er-chis"el(?), n.A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Firmness, Constancy.Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character; \'bdwithout constancy,\'b8 says Addison, \'bdthere is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Firms(?), n. pl.[From Firm, a.](Arch.)The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fir"ring(?), n.(Arch.)See Furring. 1913 Webster]
Fir"ry(?), a.Made of fir; abounding in firs. 1913 Webster]
In firry woodlands making moan.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
First(f, a.[OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f\'94rste, OHG. furist, G. f\'81rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See For, Fore, and cf. Formeer, Foremost.]1.Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign. 1913 Webster]
2.Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others. 1913 Webster]
3.Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece. 1913 Webster]
At first blush. See under Blush. --
At first hand, from the first or original source; without the intervention of any agent. 1913 Webster]
It is the intention of the person to reveal it at first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself.Dickens.
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First coat(Plastering), the solid foundation of coarse stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat. --
First day, Sunday; -- so called by the Friends. --
First floor. (a)The ground floor. [U.S.] (b)The floor next above the ground floor. [Eng.] --
First
fruit . (a)The fruits of the season earliest gathered.(b)(Feudal Law)One year's profits of lands belonging to the king on the death of a tenant who held directly from him.(c)(Eng. Eccl. Law)The first year's whole profits of a benefice or spiritual living.(d)The earliest effects or results. 1913 Webster]
See, Father, what first fruits on earth are sprung Milton.
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First mate, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain. --
First name, same as Christian name. See under Name, n. --
First officer(Naut.), in the merchant service, same as First mate (above). --
First sergeant(Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer in a company; the orderly sergeant.Farrow. --
First watch(Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at midnight; also, the men on duty during that time. --
First water, the highest quality or purest luster; -- said of gems, especially of diamond and pearls.
First(f, adv.Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles. 1913 Webster]
Adam was first formed, then Eve.1 Tim. ii. 13. 1913 Webster]
At first,
At the first, at the beginning or origin. --
First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end. 1913 Webster]
And all are fools and lovers first or last.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
First, n.(Mus.)The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a pre\'89minence in the combined effect. 1913 Webster]
firstbornn.The first child born to a parent; as, his firstborn was showered with gifts from relatives. Syn. -- eldest. PJC]
First"born`(?), a.First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted; as, the firstborn child. Syn. -- eldest. 1913 Webster]
First"-class`(?), a.Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope. 1913 Webster]
First-class carFirst-class railway carriage, any passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; -- distinguished from a second-class car. 1913 Webster]
first-come-first-servedadj.distributed in order to those who request it in person; not subject to reservation for later delivery. Contrasted with reservable. [predicate] Syn. -- rush. WordNet 1.5]
First"-hand`(?), a.Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent; -- of information; as, a firsthand report; firsthand information; firsthand knowledge. Syn. -- direct, original. 1913 Webster]
One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension of him is first-hand and direct; and that is the sphere of our own mind.J. Martineau. 1913 Webster]
First"ling(f, n.[First + -ling.]1.The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The thing first thought or done. 1913 Webster]
The very firstlings of my heart shall be firstlings of my hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
First"ling, a.Firstborn. 1913 Webster]
All the firstling males.Deut. xv. 19. 1913 Webster]
First"ly, adv.In the first place; before anything else; -- sometimes improperly used for first. 1913 Webster]
First`-or"der, a.decaying at an exponential rate; -- a mathematical concept applied to various types of decay, such as radioactivity and chemical reactions.In first order decay, the amount of material decaying in a given period of time is directly proportional to the amount of material remaining. This may be expressed by the differential equation:
dA/dt = -kt
where dA/dt is the rate per unit time at which the quantity (or concentration) of material (expressed as A) is increasing, t is the time, and k is a constant. The minus sign in front of the "kt" assures that the amount of material remaining will be decreasing as time progresses. A solution of the differential equation to give the quantity A shows that:
A = e-kt
where e is the base for natural logarithms. Thus this type of decay is called exponential decay. In certain chemical reactions that are in fact second-order, involving two reactants, the conditions may be chosen in some cases so that one reactant is vastly in excess of the other, and its concentration changes very little in the course of the reaction, so that the reaction rate will be approximately first order in the more dilute reactant; such reactions are called pseudo first order. PJC]
First"-rate`(f, a.Of the highest excellence; pre\'89minent in quality, size, or estimation. 1913 Webster]
Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability.Jowett (Thucyd). 1913 Webster]
First"-rate`, n.(Naut.)A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class. 1913 Webster]
first-rateadj.1.of the highest quality; as, a first-rate reporter. Syn. -- ace, A-one, first-class, super, tip-top, topnotch, tops(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
first-ratern.One who is first-rate. WordNet 1.5]
first-stringadj.First to play in a game; not reserved as a substitute; -- of members of a team. Also used in non-sports contexts to mean first-rate. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
first-yearadj.Being in the first year of an experience especially in a U. S. high school or college; -- of a person. Syn. -- freshman. WordNet 1.5]
Firth(f, n.[Scot. See Frith.](Geog.)An arm of the sea; a frith. 1913 Webster]
Fir" tree`(f. See Fir. 1913 Webster]
Fisc(f, n.[F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money basket, treasury; prob. akin to fascis bundle. See Fasces.]A public or state treasury.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fis"cal(f, a.[F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr. fiscus. See Fisc.]Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue. 1913 Webster]
The fiscal arrangements of government.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Fis"cal, n.1.The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.A treasurer.H. Swinburne. 1913 Webster]
3.A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal. 1913 Webster]
4.The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general. 1913 Webster]
Fi*set"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to fustet or fisetin. 1913 Webster]
Fis"e*tin(?), n.[G. fisettholz a species of fustic.](Chem.)A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fish(f, n.[F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.]A counter, used in various games. 1913 Webster]
Fish, n.; pl.Fishes(f, or collectively, Fish.[OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. Piscatorial. In some cases, such as fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob. been confused with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]1.A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics, living in the water. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See Pisces. 1913 Webster]
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3.pl.The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces. 1913 Webster]
4.The flesh of fish, used as food. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)(a)A purchase used to fish the anchor.(b)A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish, used to strengthen a mast or yard. 1913 Webster]
Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word; as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied. 1913 Webster]
Age of Fishes. See under Age, n., 8. --
Fish ball, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small, round cake. [U.S.] --
Fish bar. Same as Fish plate (below). --
Fish beam(Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the under one) swells out like the belly of a fish.Francis. --
Fish crow(Zo\'94l.), a species of crow (Corvus ossifragus), found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It feeds largely on fish. --
Fish culture, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish; pisciculture. --
Fish davit. See Davit. --
Fish day, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day. --
Fish duck(Zo\'94l.), any species of merganser. --
Fish fall, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship. --
Fish garth, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or taking them easily. --
Fish glue. See Isinglass. --
Fish joint, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of railroads. --
Fish kettle, a long kettle for boiling fish whole. --
Fish ladder, a dam with a series of steps which fish can leap in order to ascend falls in a river. --
Fish line, Fishing line, a line made of twisted hair, silk, etc., used in angling. --
Fish louse(Zo\'94l.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes, esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to Caligus, Argulus, and other related genera. See Branchiura. --
Fish maw(Zo\'94l.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air bladder, or sound. --
Fish meal, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in soups, etc. --
Fish oil, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc. --
Fish owl(Zo\'94l.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World genera Scotopelia and Ketupa, esp. a large East Indian species (K. Ceylonensis). --
Fish plate, one of the plates of a fish joint. --
Fish pot, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for catching crabs, lobsters, etc. --
Fish pound, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett. --
Fish slice, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a fish trowel. --
Fish slide, an inclined box set in a stream at a small fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.Knight. --
Fish sound, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for the preparation of isinglass. --
Fish story, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. --
Fish strainer. (a)A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a boiler.(b)A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish, to drain the water from a boiled fish. --
Fish trowel, a fish slice. --
Fish
weir , a weir set in a stream, for catching fish. --
Neither fish nor flesh,
Neither fish nor fowl (Fig.), neither one thing nor the other. 1913 Webster]
Fish(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fishing.]1.To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. 1913 Webster]
2.To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments. 1913 Webster]
Any other fishing question.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fish, v. t.[OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian; akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc, Goth. fisk. See Fish the animal.]1.To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor. 1913 Webster]
2.To search by raking or sweeping.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
4.To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n. 1913 Webster]
To fish the anchor. (Naut.)See under Anchor. 1913 Webster]
Fish"-bel`lied(?), a.Bellying or swelling out on the under side; as, a fish-bellied rail.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fish"-block`(?), n.See Fish-tackle. 1913 Webster]
fishbonen.a bone of a fish. WordNet 1.5]
Fish"er(?), n.[AS. fiscere.]1.One who fishes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the \'bdblack cat.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Fish"er*man(?), n.; pl.Fishermen(.1.One whose occupation is to catch fish. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery. 1913 Webster]
Fish"er*y(?), n.; pl.Fisheries(.1.The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A place for catching fish. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
fishflyn.(Zo\'94l.)a fly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly. WordNet 1.5]
Fish"ful(?), a.Abounding with fish. [R.] \'bdMy fishful pond.\'b8 R. Carew. 1913 Webster]
Fish"gig`(?), n.A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fish"hawk`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The osprey (Pandion halia\'89tus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard. 1913 Webster]
Fish"hook`(?), n.1.A hook for catching fish. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the fish-tackle is hooked.Dana. 1913 Webster]
Fish"i*fy(?), v. t.To change to fish. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fish"i*ness, n.The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
Fish"ing, n.1.The act, practice, or art of one who fishes. 1913 Webster]
2.A fishery.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fish"ing, a.[From Fishing, n.]Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village. 1913 Webster]
Fishing fly, an artificial fly for fishing. --
Fishing line, a line used in catching fish. --
Fishing net, a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc. --
Fishing rod, a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling. --
Fishing smack, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing. --
Fishing tackle, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc. --
Fishing tube(Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid. 1913 Webster]
fishing expeditionn.An investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, with no credible evidence of such wrongdoing available at the outset of the investigation, and often without specifying in advance the wrongdoing to be proven. [metaphorical] PJC]
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Fish"like(?), a.Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish. 1913 Webster]
A very ancient and fishlike smell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fish"mon`ger(?), n.A dealer in fish. 1913 Webster]
fishpondn.a freshwater pond with fish. WordNet 1.5]
Fish"skin`(?), n.1.The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.) 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)See Ichthyosis. 1913 Webster]
Fish"-tac`kle(?), n.A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block. 1913 Webster]
Fish"-tail`(?), a.Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish. 1913 Webster]
fishtailv. t.(aeronautics)to slow down by moving the tail sideways, of an airplane. WordNet 1.5]
fishtailv. i.to have the rear end skid from side to side, out of control: -- said of automobiles or other vehicles. PJC]
Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish. --
Fish-tail propeller(Steamship), a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming. 1913 Webster]
Fish"wife`(?), n.1.A fishwoman. 1913 Webster]
2.A woman who abusively scolds other people, often using coarse or vulgar language. PJC]
Fish"wom`an(?), n.; pl.Fishwomen(.A woman who retails fish; a female fishmonger. 1913 Webster]
Fish"y(?), a.1.Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul. [Colloq.]
<--3. creating suspicion that the surface appearances are misleading --> 1913 Webster]
Fisk(?), v. i.[Cf. Sw. fjeska to bustle about.]To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Fis`si*gem*ma"tion(?), n.[L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + E. gemmation.](Biol.)A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation. 1913 Webster]
Fis"sile(?), a.[L. fissilis, fr. fissus, p. p. of findere to split. See Fissure.]1.Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals. 1913 Webster]
This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
2.Fissionable. PJC]
Fis`si*lin"gual(?), a.[L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + E. lingual.](Zo\'94l.)Having the tongue forked. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis`si*lin"gui*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.](Zo\'94l.)A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the common lizards.[Written also Fissilingues.] 1913 Webster]
Fis*sil"i*ty(?), n.Quality of being fissile. 1913 Webster]
Fis"sion(?), n.[L. fissio. See Fissure.]1.A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradual division or cleavage of the into two parts, each of which then becomes a separate and independent organisms; as when a cell in an animal or plant, or its germ, undergoes a spontaneous division, and the parts again subdivide. See Segmentation, and Cell division, under Division. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A process by which certain coral polyps, echinoderms, annelids, etc., spontaneously subdivide, each individual thus forming two or more new ones. See Strobilation. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physics)The act or process of disintegration of an atomic nucleus into two or more smaller pieces; called also nuclear fission. The process may be spontaneous or induced by capture of neutrons or other smaller nuclei, and usually proceeds with evolution of energy. PJC]
fis"sion*able(?), a.Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; -- a property of certain isotopes of elements with heavy nuclei. Syn. -- fissile. PJC]
Fis`si*pal"mate(?), a.[L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + palma palm.](Zo\'94l.)Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis*sip"a*ra(?), n. pl.[NL. See Fissiparous.](Zo\'94l.)Animals which reproduce by fission. 1913 Webster]
Fis*sip"a*rism(?), n.[See Fissiparous.](Biol.)Reproduction by spontaneous fission. 1913 Webster]
Fis`si*par"i*ty(?), n.(Biol.)Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism. 1913 Webster]
Fis*sip"a*rous(?), a.[L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.](Biol.)Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. -- Fis*sip"a*rous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Fis`si*pa"tion(?), n.(Biol.)Reproduction by fission; fissiparism.
{ Fis"si*ped(?), Fis*sip"e*dal(?) }, a.[Cf. F. fissip\'8ade.](Zo\'94l.)Having the toes separated to the base. [See Aves.] 1913 Webster]
Fis"si*ped, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Fissipedia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis`si*pe"di*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p. of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.](Zo\'94l.)A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia. 1913 Webster]
Fis`si*ros"tral(?), a.[Cf. F. fissirostre.](Zo\'94l.)Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis`si*ros"tres(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p. of findere to cleave) + rostrum beak.](Zo\'94l.)A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft. 1913 Webster]
Fis"sur*al(?), a.Pertaining to a fissure or fissures; as, the fissural pattern of a brain. 1913 Webster]
Fis`su*ra"tion(?), n.(Anat.)The act of dividing or opening; the state of being fissured. 1913 Webster]
Fis"sure(?), n.[L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.]A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. 1913 Webster]
Cerebral fissures(Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum. --
Fissure needle(Surg.), a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds.Knight. --
Fissure of rolando(Anat.), the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum. --
Fissure of Sylvius(Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under Brain. --
Fissure vein(Mining), a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Fis"sure(?), v. t.To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis`su*rel"la(?), n.[NL., dim. of L. fissura a fissure.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also keyhole limpet. 1913 Webster]
Fissurellidaen.a natural family of marine limpets. Syn. -- family Fissurellidae. WordNet 1.5]
Fist(f, n.[OE. fist, fust, AS. f; akin to D. vuist, OHG. f, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. pygmh` fist, py`x with the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Pigmy.]1.The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow. 1913 Webster]
Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
More light than culver in the falcon's fist.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.(print.)the index mark [ 1913 Webster]
Hand over fist(Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand. 1913 Webster]
Fist, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fisting.]1.To strike with the fist.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fist"ic(?), a.[From Fist.]Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fist"i*cuff(?), n.A cuff or blow with the fist or hand; (pl.) a fight with the fists; boxing.Swift. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis*tu"ca(?), n.[L.]An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis"tu*la(?; 135), n.; pl.Fistul\'91(#).[L.]1.A reed; a pipe. 1913 Webster]
2.A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula. 1913 Webster]
Incomplete fistula(Med.), a fistula open at one end only. 1913 Webster]
Fis"tu*lar(?), a.[L. fistularis: cf. F. fistulaire.]Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fis`tu*la"ri*a(?), n.[NL., fr. L. fistula pipe.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity. 1913 Webster]
Fis`tu*la"ri*oid(?), a.[Fistularia + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia. 1913 Webster]
Fis"tu*late(?; 135), v. t. & i.[Cf. L. fistulatus furnished with pipes.]To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe. [Obs.] \'bdA fistulated ulcer.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Stalactite often occurs fistuliform.W. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Fis"tu*lose`(?; 135), a.[L. fistulosus.]Formed like a fistula; hollow; reedlike.Craig. 1913 Webster]
Fis"tu*lous(?), a.[Cf. F. fistuleux.]1.Having the form or nature of a fistula; as, a fistulous ulcer. 1913 Webster]
2.Hollow, like a pipe or reed; fistulose.Lindley. 1913 Webster]
Fit(?), imp. & p. p. of Fight. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fit, n.[AS. fitt a song.]In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus.[Written also fitte, fytte, etc.] 1913 Webster]
To play some pleasant fit.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fit, a.[Compar.Fitter(?); superl.Fittest(?).][OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten to suit, square, Goth. f to adorn. 1.Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances, education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy. 1913 Webster]
That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fit audience find, though few.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Prepared; ready. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
So fit to shoot, she singled forth among Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
3.Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste; convenient; meet; becoming; proper. 1913 Webster]
Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked?Job xxxiv. 18.
Fit(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fitted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fitting(?).]1.To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended; to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation. 1913 Webster]
The time is fitted for the duty.Burke. 1913 Webster]
The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc. 1913 Webster]
The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes.Is. xliv. 13. 1913 Webster]
3.To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required. 1913 Webster]
No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on. 1913 Webster]
That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.Shak. 1913 Webster]
That time best fits the work.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fit out, to supply with necessaries or means; to furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer. --
To fit up, to furnish with things suitable; to make proper for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to fit up a room for a guest. 1913 Webster]
Fit(?), v. i.1.To be proper or becoming. 1913 Webster]
Nor fits it to prolong the feast.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to be adapted; as, his coat fits very well. 1913 Webster]
Fit, n.1.The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of dress to the person of the wearer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)(a)The coincidence of parts that come in contact.(b)The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. 1913 Webster]
Fit rod(Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fit, n.[AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin. 1.A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, fit.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness. 1913 Webster]
And when the fit was on him, I did mark Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit of melancholy, of passion, or of laughter. 1913 Webster]
All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree of pain.Swift. 1913 Webster]
The English, however, were on this subject prone to fits of jealously.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or inaction; an impulsive and irregular action. 1913 Webster]
The fits of the season.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.] 1913 Webster]
A tongue of light, a fit of flame.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
By fits,
By fits and starts, by intervals of action and repose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Bot.)A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt. 1913 Webster]
Fitch, n.[Contr. of fitched.](Zo\'94l.)The European polecat; also, its fur. 1913 Webster]
Fitch"\'82(?), a.[Cf. F. fich\'82, lit. p. p. of ficher to fasten, OF. fichier to pierce. Cf. 1st Fish.](Her.)Sharpened to a point; pointed. 1913 Webster]
Cross fitch\'82, a cross having the lower arm pointed. 1913 Webster]
Fitched(?), a.(her.)Fitch\'82.[Also fiched.]
{ Fitch"et(?), Fitch"ew(?) }, n.[Cf. OF. fisseau, fissel, OD. fisse, visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.](Zo\'94l.)The European polecat (Putorius f\'d2tidus). See Polecat. 1913 Webster]
Fitch"y(?), a.Having fitches or vetches. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ly(?), adv.In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as, a maxim fitly applied. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ment(?), n.The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming; equipment. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ness, n.The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office. 1913 Webster]
Fitt(?), n.See 2d Fit. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ta*ble(?), a.Suitable; fit. [Obs.] Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ted*ness(?), n.The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
fitted outadj.same as outfitted, 1. Syn. -- outfitted. WordNet 1.5]
Fit"ter(?), n.1.One who fits or makes to fit; esp.: (a)One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress.(b)One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each other. 1913 Webster]
2.A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper. [Eng.] Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ter, n.A little piece; a flitter; a flinder. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Where's the Frenchman? Alas, he's all fitters.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fit"ting(?), n.Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings. 1913 Webster]
Fit"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)A plant (Eryngium f\'d2tidum) supposed to be a remedy for fits. 1913 Webster]
Fitz(?), n.[OF. fils, filz, fiz, son, F. fils, L. filius. See Filial.]A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of Clarence. 1913 Webster]
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, American Novelist (1896-1940).
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Molly McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald. He was a second cousin, twice removed of Francis Scott Key, the writer of the "Star Spangled Banner", a fact of which he was very proud and for whom he was named.
His father was a failed businessman and his mother was the doting, smothering kind. He had one younger sister. He was extremely ashamed of his mother for her lack of beauty and emasculating of his father. Both parents were thrilled with Scott because he was handsome, popular and later, a famous writer. The family lived off the income of the mother who was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. All of his life Scott aspired to be one of the rich people he socialized with in St. Paul and later at Princeton University, where he was more successful as a participant in performing and writing musical productions in the Triangle Club than as an academic.
In 1917 Scott enlisted in the Army when it was apparent that his Junior year at Princeton might be his last, owing to poor grades. He hoped to make a name for himself in World War I doing something brave and heroic. His head was always full of notions of becoming famous, popular and sought-after in high social circles, and the darling of the "top girl" among the elite. Unfortunately for Scott, the war ended before he had a chance to prove his bravery. It was a pivotal point in his life and work, however, as it was while he was in the Army that he met Zelda Sayre.
Zelda Sayre was the belle of Montgomery, Alabama, not yet eighteen and already famous in town for her bucking of authority, drinking, dancing all night and beauty. Scott had met his match. He was stationed in Montgomery when he met her at a dance. They had a rocky courtship that continued until Scott mustered out of the Army and got a job in advertising in New York City. He hated the job and when Zelda broke off their engagement citing his dim future in business, he was desolate. He quit his job and went back home to St. Paul where he stayed with his parents and rewrote a novel about his college days that had earlier been rejected.
The novel, This Side of Paradise, became THE biggest novel of 1920. Fitzgerald was an instant success known all around the nation and celebrated as the Voice of His Generation. He married Zelda one week after its publication. They then embarked a life of drinking, wild nights, hobnobbing with the rich and famous and becoming the life of every party. This continued on for a few years both in the United States and Paris where they sought refuge from their excesses, but only created more. In Paris, Fitzgerald wrote what was to become his finest work and because of which his place in literary history is secured. The Great Gatsby was like all of Fitzgerald's work, based on his own life. Like the title character, Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald wanted to reinvent himself and become the person he always wanted to be in his imagination; rich, brave, successful in life and as important in his mind if not more, to have the girl of his dreams by his side, appreciating him.
Fitzgerald was always sure of one thing -- his own talent. He had been a writer since he was a child and always received special attention for it. Writing was something he could do that none of his classmates could. He reveled in his notoriety and even when his pain of alcoholism and disappointments in life became almost unbearable his talent and belief in it never faltered.
Zelda and Scott had one daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, "Scottie." Their marriage became a hell for both of them as they descended into alcoholism and Zelda's mental illness, which surfaced when she was in her late twenties. Through all of the travails, Scott stayed a dedicated writer, mostly turning out short stories for the Saturday Evening Post and Esquire which paid him top dollar. It was through these stories that Fitzgerald was able to support himself, and pay for Zelda's extended periods in mental hospitals. He also sent Scottie to private schools. His alcoholism frequently caused his own need for drying-out cures in sanitariums, also.
F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940 in Hollywood in the company of his mistress, gossip columnist Sheilah Graham. He had finally become sober for one year, but it was too late. He had ruined his health. When he died his five novels had been out of print for years and he was considered a relic of the Twenties "Jazz Age", a term he had coined. He had been in Hollywood the last few years of his life trying to be a movie writer for hire in order to continue to support himself, Zelda, who was permanently in a mental hospital, and his daughter, who was in college. It was not until the Fifties that Fitzgerald's literary legacy finally was appreciated. He is now considered to be one of the greatest writers of the Twentieth Century.
Sources: Fool for Love: F. Scott Fitzgerald, A biographical portrait by Scott Donaldson, Congdon & Weed, New York, NY, 1983. F. Scott Fitgerald in Minnesota: His Homes and Haunts by John J. Koblas, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN, 1978. Gail Glaser]
Five(f, a.[OE. fif, five, AS. f\'c6f, f\'c6fe; akin to D. vijf, OS. f\'c6f, OHG. finf, funf, G. f\'81nf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. c\'a2ic, L. quinque, Gr. pe`nte, \'92ol. pe`mpe, Skr. pa. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary.]Four and one added; one more than four. 1913 Webster]
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Five nations(Ethnol.), a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York. 1913 Webster]
Five(f, n.1.The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. 1913 Webster]
Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.Matt. xxv. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens. 1913 Webster]
Five"fold`(f, a. & adv.In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple. 1913 Webster]
five`-hit"ter(f, n.(Baseball)A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits. Syn. -- 5-hitter. WordNet 1.5]
Five"-leaf`(f, n.Cinquefoil; five-finger.
{ Five"-leafed`(?), Five"-leaved`(?) }, a.(Bot.)Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. 1913 Webster]
Five"ling(?), n.(Min.)A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals. 1913 Webster]
Fives(f, n. pl.A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Fives court, a place for playing fives. 1913 Webster]
Fives, n.[See Vives.]A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.Shak. 1913 Webster]
five-spotn.1.(Bot.)A California annual (Nemophila maculata) having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal. Syn. -- five spot, Nemophila maculata. WordNet 1.5]
2.a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. WordNet 1.5]
3.A five-dollar bill. [U. S. slang] PJC]
Five`-twen"ties(?), n. pl.Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years. 1913 Webster]
Fix(f, a.[OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to fix; cf. F. fixe.]Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fix, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fixed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fixing.][Cf. F. fixer.]1.To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite. 1913 Webster]
An ass's nole I fixed on his head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers fix their reverence.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.Ps. cxii. 7. 1913 Webster]
And fix far deeper in his head their stings.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker. 1913 Webster]
Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite.Pope. 1913 Webster]
One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.Young. 1913 Webster]
3.To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] Sandys. 1913 Webster]
4.(Photog.)To render (an impression) permanent by treating with a developer to make it insensible to the action of light.Abney. 1913 Webster]
5.To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Iron Manuf.)To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.
Fix, v. i.1.To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest. 1913 Webster]
Your kindness banishes your fear, fix forever here.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
To fix on, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have fixed on certain leading points. 1913 Webster]
Fix, n.1.A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No, nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.(Iron Manuf.)fettling. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Fix"a*ble(-, a.Capable of being fixed. 1913 Webster]
Fix*a"tion(f, n.[Cf. F. fixation.]1.The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed. 1913 Webster]
An unalterable fixation of resolution.Killingbeck. 1913 Webster]
To light, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or fixation.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.Quain. 1913 Webster]
A fixation and confinement of thought to a few objects.Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
4.A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; -- said of metals.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fix"a*tive(?), n.That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a mordant. 1913 Webster]
Fixed air(Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; -- so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed by strong bases. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. --
Fixed alkali(Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia. --
Fixed ammunition(Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed together in a case ready for loading. --
Fixed battery(Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns and mortars intended to remain stationary; -- distinguished from movable battery. --
Fixed bodies, those which can not be volatilized or separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty, as gold, platinum, lime, etc. --
Fixed capital. See the Note under Capital, n., 4. --
Fixed fact, a well established fact. [Colloq.] --
Fixed light, one which emits constant beams; -- distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent light. --
Fixed oils(Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain, and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished from volatile or essential oils. --
Fixed pivot(Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of troops wheels. --
Fixed stars(Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly the same apparent position and distance with respect to each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets. 1913 Webster]
Fix"ed*ly(f, adv.In a fixed, stable, or constant manner. 1913 Webster]
Fix"ed*ness, n.1.The state or quality of being fixed; stability; steadfastness. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as, the fixedness of gold. 1913 Webster]
Fix"i*ty(-, n.[Cf. F. fixit\'82.]1.Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is fixed. 1913 Webster]
2.Coherence of parts.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
Fix"ture(f, n.[Cf. Fixure.]1.That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away. 1913 Webster]
2.State of being fixed; fixedness. 1913 Webster]
The firm fixture of thy foot.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others.Wharton (Law Dict.).Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
fixure (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of old works. 1913 Webster]
Fix"ure(-, n.[L. fixura a fastening, fr. figere to fix. See Fix, and cf. Fixture.]Fixed position; stable condition; firmness. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
fiz"gig`, n.[Fizz + gig whirling thing.]A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes. 1913 Webster]
fiz"gig`, n.[See Gig a flirt.]A gadding, flirting girl.Gosson. 1913 Webster]
fizz(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.fizzed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.fizzing.][Cf. Icel. f\'c6sa to break wind, Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten. Cf. Foist.]To make a hissing sound, such as that of a burning fuse or a bubbling carbonated beverage. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fizz, n.A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly. 1913 Webster]
fizzingfizzyadj.Hissing and bubbling, like a carbonated beverage. WordNet 1.5]
fiz"zle(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.fizzled(f; p. pr. & vb. n.fizzling(f.][See Fizz.]1.To make a hissing sound. 1913 Webster]
It is the easiest thing, sir, to be done, fizzling.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking, especially after a good start; to achieve nothing. [Colloq. or Low] 1913 Webster +PJC]
A four-day rally in stocks fizzled yesterday amid renewed fears that strong economic growth may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.Sharon R. King (N. Y. Times, May 6, 1998). PJC]
To fizzle out, to burn with a hissing noise and then go out, like wet gunpowder;hence:to fail completely and ridiculously; to prove a failure. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
fiz"zle, n.A failure or abortive effort; a fiasco. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fjord(fy, n.See Fiord. 1913 Webster]
flab(fl, n.Loose or flaccid body fat. WordNet 1.5]
Flab"ber*gast(fl, v. t.[Cf. Flap, and Aghast.]To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
Flab`ber*gas*ta"tion(fl, n.The state of being flabbergasted. [Jocular] London Punch. 1913 Webster]
Flab"bi*ly(fl, adv.In a flabby manner. 1913 Webster]
Flab"bi*ness, n.Quality or state of being flabby. 1913 Webster]
flab"by(fl, a.[See Flap.]Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh. 1913 Webster]
Fla"bel(?), n.[L. flabellum a fan, dim. of flabrum a breeze, fr. flare to blow.]A fan. [Obs.] Huloet. 1913 Webster]
Fla*bel"late(?), a.[L. flabellatus, p. p. of flabellare to fan, fr. flabellum. See Flabbel.](Bot.)Flabelliform. 1913 Webster]
Flab`el*la"tion(?), n.The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan or some other contrivance.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Fla*bel"li*form(?), a.[L. flabellum a fan + -form: cf. F. flabeliforme.]Having the form of a fan; fan-shaped; flabellate. 1913 Webster]
Fla*bel"li*nerved`(?), a.[L. flabellum a fan + E. nerve.](Bot.)Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base; -- said of a leaf. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fla*bel"lum(?), n.[L. SeeFlabel.](Eccl.)A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Flab"ile(?), a.[L. flabilis.]Liable to be blown about.Bailey. 1913 Webster]
flac"cid(flor fl, a.[L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.]Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh. 1913 Webster]
Religious profession . . . has become flacced.I. Taylor.
-- flac"cid*ly(flor fl, adv. -- flac"cid*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Flac*cid"i*ty(flor fl, n.[Cf. F. flaccidit\'82.]The state of being flaccid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flache`rie"(fl, n.[F.]A bacterial disease of silkworms, supposed to be due to eating contaminated mulberry leaves. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flack"er(?), v. i.[OE. flakeren, fr. flacken to move quickly to and fro; cf. icel. flakka to rove about, AS. flacor fluttering, flying, G. flackern to flare, flicker.]To flutter, as a bird. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 1913 Webster]
Flack"et(?), n.[OF. flasquet little flask, dim. of flasque a flask.]A barrel-shaped bottle; a flagon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fla"con(fl, n.[F. See Flagon.]A small glass bottle with a stopper; as, a flacon for perfume. \'bdTwo glass flacons for the ink.\'b8 Longfellow. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flacourtiaceaeprop. n.A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs. Syn. -- family Flacourtiaceae, flacourtia family. WordNet 1.5]
Flag(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flagged(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flagging(fl.][Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. Flacker, Flag an ensign.]1.To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp. 1913 Webster]
As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast.T. Moore. 1913 Webster]
2.To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags. 1913 Webster]
The pleasures of the town begin to flag.Swift.
Syn. -- To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine. 1913 Webster]
Flag(fl, v. t.1.To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of. 1913 Webster]
Nothing so flags the spirits.Echard. 1913 Webster]
Flag, n.[Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See Flag to hang loose.]1.That which flags or hangs down loosely. 1913 Webster]
2.A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.(b)A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.(c)The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called also flag feather. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Black flag. See under Black. --
Flag captain,
Flag leutenant, etc., special officers attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer. --
Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an admiral, or commodore. --
Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to an enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose of making some communication not hostile. --
Flag share, the flag officer's share of prize money. --
Flag station(Railroad), a station at which trains do not stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or waved. --
National flag, a flag of a particular country, on which some national emblem or device, is emblazoned. --
Red flag, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists. --
To dip, the flag, to mlower it and quickly restore it to its place; -- done as a mark of respect. --
To hang out the white flag, to ask truce or quarter, or, in some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a white flag. --
To hang the flag
half-mast high , to raise it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign of mourning. --
To
strike, ,
the flag, to haul it down, in token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of surrender. --
Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious disease is on board. 1913 Webster]
Flag, v. t.[From Flag an ensign.]1.To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab. 1913 Webster]
2.To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance. 1913 Webster]
3.To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity.
The antelope are getting continually shyer and more difficult to flag.T. Roosevelt. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flag, n.[From Flag to hang loose, to bend down.](Bot.)An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus. 1913 Webster]
Cooper's flag, the cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the long leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels to make the latter water-tight. --
Corn flag. See under 2d Corn. --
Flag broom, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or rushes. --
Flag root, the root of the sweet flag. --
Sweet flag. See Calamus, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
Flag, v. t.To furnish or deck out with flags. 1913 Webster]
Flag, n.[Icel. flaga, cf. Icel. flag spot where a turf has been cut out, and E. flake layer, scale. Cf. Floe.]1.A flat stone used for paving.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones. 1913 Webster]
Flag, v. t.To lay with flags of flat stones. 1913 Webster]
The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Flag"el*lant(?), n.[L. flagellans, p. p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.](Eccl. Hist.)One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flag`el*la"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr.L. flagellatus, p. p. SeeFlagellate, v. t.](Zo\'94l.)An order of Infusoria, having one or two long, whiplike cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See Infusoria, and Monad. 1913 Webster]
Flag"el*late(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flagellated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flagellating(?).][L. flagellatus, p. p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]To whip; to scourge; to flog. 1913 Webster]
Fla*gel"late(?), a.1.Flagelliform. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Flagellata. 1913 Webster]
3.Having a flagellum or flagella. PJC]
flagellatedadj.1.resembling a flagellum or flagella. Syn. -- flagellate{1}. WordNet 1.5]
2.having a flagellum or flagella. Syn. -- flagellate{3}. PJC]
Flag`el*la"tion(?), n.[L. flagellatio: cf. F. flagellation.]A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging.Garth. 1913 Webster]
Flag"el*la`tor(?), n.One who practices flagellation; one who whips or scourges. 1913 Webster]
Fla*gel"li*form(?), a.[L. flagellum a whip + -form.]Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fla*gel"lum(?), n.; pl. E. Flagellums(#), L. Flagella(#).[L., a whip. See Flagellate, v. t.]1.(Bot.)A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.(b)An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.(c)A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antenn\'91 and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped. 1913 Webster]
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Flag"eo*let`(?), n.[F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of fla\'81te, flahute, F. fl. See Flute.](Mus.)A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder. 1913 Webster]
Flageolet tones(Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones of stringed instruments. 1913 Webster]
Flag"gi*ness(?), n.The condition of being flaggy; laxity; limberness.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Flag"ging(?), n.A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively. 1913 Webster]
2.Tasteless; insipid; as, a flaggy apple. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Flag"gy, a.[From 5th Flag.]Abounding with the plant called flag; as, a flaggy marsh. 1913 Webster]
Flag"i*tate(?), v. t.[L. flagitatus, p. p. of flagitare to demand. See Flagitious.]To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion. [Archaic] Carcyle. 1913 Webster]
Fla*gi"tious(?), a.[L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf. flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.]1.Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc. 1913 Webster]
Debauched principles and flagitious practices.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of persons.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as, flagitious times.Pope.
-- Fla*gi"tious*ly, adv. -- Fla*gi"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
A sentence so flagitiously unjust.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flag"man(?), n.; pl.Flagmen(.One who makes signals with a flag. 1913 Webster]
Flag"on(?), n.[F. flacon, for flascon, fr. OF. flasche, from LL. flasco. See Flask.]A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass. 1913 Webster]
A trencher of mutton chops, and a flagon of ale.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fla"gran*cy(?), n.; pl.Flagrancies(#).[L. flagrantia a burning. See Flagrant.]1.A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The condition or quality of being flagrant; atrocity; heiniousness; enormity; excess.Steele. 1913 Webster]
Fla"grant(?), a.[L. flagrans, -antis, p. pr. of flagrate to burn, akin to Gr. flagrant. Cf. Flame, Phlox.]1.Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent. 1913 Webster]
The beadle's lash still flagrant on their back.Prior. 1913 Webster]
A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the executioner or the beadle.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Flagrant desires and affections.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging. 1913 Webster]
A war the most powerful of the native tribes was flagrant.Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
3.Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.
Syn. -- Atrocious; flagitious; glaring. See Atrocious. 1913 Webster]
Fla"grant*ly, adv.In a flagrant manner. 1913 Webster]
Fla"grate(?), v. t.[L. flagrare, flagratum, v.i. & t., to burn.]To burn. [Obs.] Greenhill. 1913 Webster]
Flag"ship`(?), n.(Naut.)The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant. 1913 Webster]
Flag"staff`(?), n.; pl.-staves( or -staffs(.A staff{4} on which a flag is hoisted. 1913 Webster]
Flag"stone`(?), n.A flat stone used in paving, or any rock which will split into such stones. See Flag, a stone. 1913 Webster]
flag-wavingadj.fanatically patriotic; same as chauvinistic. [prenominal] Syn. -- chauvinistic, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic. WordNet 1.5]
Flag"worm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A worm or grub found among flags and sedge. 1913 Webster]
Flail(?), n.[L. flagellum whip, scourge, in LL., a threshing flail: cf. OF. flael, flaiel, F. fl\'82au. See Flagellum.]1.An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely. 1913 Webster]
His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An ancient military weapon, like the common flail, often having the striking part armed with rows of spikes, or loaded.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
No citizen thought himself safe unless he carried under his coat a small flail, loaded with lead, to brain the Popish assassins.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flail"y(?), a.Acting like a flail. [Obs.] Vicars. 1913 Webster]
Flain(?), obs. p. p. of Flay.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flair(fl, n.[OE. flaireodor, fr. OF. & F. flair, fr. OF. flairier, F. flairer, to smell, LL. flagrare for L. fragrare. See Flagrant.]1.Smell; odor. [Obs.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A talent or ability, expecially an intuitive one that makes performance of a task appear easy; an intuitive appreciation; a knack; as, she has a flair for acting. PJC]
4.An attractive way of performing a task; style. PJC]
Flake(fl, n.[Cf. Icel. flaki, fleki, Dan. flage, D. vlaak.]1.A paling; a hurdle. [prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things. 1913 Webster]
You shall also, after they be ripe, neither suffer them to have straw nor fern under them, but lay them either upon some smooth table, boards, or flakes of wands, and they will last the longer.English Husbandman. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on in calking, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flake(fl, n.[Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off, split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. Flag a flat stone.]1.A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish. \'bdLottle flakes of scurf.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Great flakes of ice encompassing our boat.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.A little particle of lighted or incandescent matter, darted from a fire; a flash. 1913 Webster]
With flakes of ruddy fire.Somerville. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A sort of carnation with only two colors in the flower, the petals having large stripes. 1913 Webster]
4.a person who behaves strangely; a flaky{2} person. [Colloq.] PJC]
Flake knife(Arch\'91ol.), a cutting instrument used by savage tribes, made of a flake or chip of hard stone.Tylor. --
Flake stand, the cooling tub or vessel of a still worm.Knight. --
Flake white. (Paint.)(a)The purest white lead, in the form of flakes or scales.(b)The trisnitrate of bismuth.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Flake(?), n.[Etym. uncertain; cf. 1st Fake.]A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable.
Flake after flake ran out of the tubs, until we were compelled to hand the end of our line to the second mate.F. T. Bullen. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flake, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flaked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaking.]To form into flakes.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Flake, v. i.To separate in flakes; to peel or scale off. 1913 Webster]
Flak"i*ness(?), n.The state of being flaky. 1913 Webster]
Flak"y(?), a.1.Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. 1913 Webster]
What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires!Watts. 1913 Webster]
A flaky weight of winter's purest snows.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.prone to strange or erratic behavior; -- of persons. PJC]
3.odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; -- of behavior. PJC]
4.unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; -- of machinery, especially electronic devices. \'bda flaky computer board.\'b8 PJC]
Flam(fl, n.[Cf. AS. fle\'a0m, fl, flight. Flimflam.]A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity.South. 1913 Webster]
Flam, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flammed ; p. pr. & vb. n.Flamming.]To deceive with a falsehood. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
God is not to be flammed off with lies.South. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flam`b\'82"(?), a.[F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame. Cf. Flambeau.]1.(Ceramics)Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top and allowed to run down the sides; -- said of pieces of Chinese porcelain. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a.[F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through flame.](Cooking)dipped in or covered with a flammable liqueur and set afire when served; -- usually used postpositively. PJC]
Flam"beau(?); n.; pl.Flambeaux(#) or Flambeaus(#).[F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.]A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch. 1913 Webster]
Flam*boy"ant(?), a.[F.](Arch.)Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style. 1913 Webster]
Flam*boy"er(?), n.[F. flamboyer to be bright.](Bot.)A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of C\'91salpinia. 1913 Webster]
Flame(fl, n.[OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF. flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr. flagrare to burn. See Flagrant, and cf. Flamneau, Flamingo.]1.A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire. 1913 Webster]
2.Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. \'bdIn a flame of zeal severe.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Smit with the love of sister arts we came, flame with flame.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Ardor of affection; the passion of love.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
4.A person beloved; a sweetheart.Thackeray.
Syn. -- Blaze; brightness; ardor. See Blaze. 1913 Webster]
Flame bridge, a bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5. --
Flame color, brilliant orange or yellow.B. Jonson. --
Flame engine, an early name for the gas engine. --
Flame manometer, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to obtain graphic representation of the action of the human vocal organs. See Manometer. --
Flame reaction(Chem.), a method of testing for the presence of certain elements by the characteristic color imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow, potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green, etc. Cf. Spectrum analysis, under Spectrum. --
Flame tree(Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as the Rhododendron arboreum in India, and the Brachychiton acerifolium of Australia. 1913 Webster]
Flame, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flamed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaming.][OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also, flamer. See Flame, n.]1.To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze. 1913 Webster]
The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing would make it flame again.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor. 1913 Webster]
He flamed with indignation.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flame, v. t.To kindle; to inflame; to excite. 1913 Webster]
And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flame"-col`ored(?), a.Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color.Shak. 1913 Webster]
flamefishn.a bright red perchlike fish (Apogon maculatus) found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters. Syn. --Apogon maculatus. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
flameflower, flame flowern.1.a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers. Syn. -- kniphofia, tritoma. WordNet 1.5]
2.plant of the Southwestern U. S. with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil. Its fleshy roots were once cooked by Indians. WordNet 1.5]
Flame"less, a.Destitute of flame.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Flame"let(?), n.[Flame + -let.]A small flame. 1913 Webster]
The flamelets gleamed and flickered.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Fla"men(?), n.; pl. E. Flammens(#), L. Flamines(#).[L.](Rom. Antiq.)A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. 1913 Webster]
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.Milton. 1913 Webster]
flamencon.1.a strongly rhythmic and vigorous style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies, characterized by clapping and stamping of feet. Syn. -- gypsy dancing. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Mus.)a strongly rhythmic style of music originating in southern Spain, often improvisatorial, performed by itself, often on a guitar, or as an accompaniment to flamenco dancing. PJC]
flameproofadj.not susceptible to burning; noncombustible; fireproof; -- of artifacts. Opposite of combustible. Syn. -- flame-retardant. WordNet 1.5]
flamethrowern.(Mil.)a weapon that squirts ignited liquid or gelatinous fuel for several yards. WordNet 1.5]
Fla*min"e*ous(?), a.Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical. 1913 Webster]
2.Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling. \'bdIn flaming yellow bright.\'b8 Prior. 1913 Webster]
3.Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue. 1913 Webster]
Flam"ing*ly, adv.In a flaming manner. 1913 Webster]
Fla*min"go(?), n.; pl.Flamingoes(#).[Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr. meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See Flame.](Zo\'94l.)Any bird of the genus Ph\'d2nicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum. 1913 Webster]
Fla*min"i*cal(?), a.Pertaining to a flamen.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flam`ma*bil"ity(?), n.The quality of being flammable; inflammability. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Flanch(?), n.; pl.Flanches(#).[Prov. E., a projection, OF. flanche flank. See Flank.]1.A flange. [R.]. (Her.)A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side. 1913 Webster]
Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is considered one of the subordinaries. 1913 Webster]
Flanched(?), a.(Her.)Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings. 1913 Webster]
Flan`co*nade"(?), n.[F.](Fencing)A thrust in the side. 1913 Webster]
Flange(fl, n.[Prov. E. flange to project, flanch a projection. See Flanch, Flank.]1.An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.Knight. 1913 Webster]
2.A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe. 1913 Webster]
Blind flange, a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe. --
Flange joint, a joint, as that of pipes, where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together.Knight. --
Flange rail, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep wheels, etc. from running off. --
Flange turning, the process of forming a flange on a wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot. 1913 Webster]
Flange, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flanged(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flanging(fl.](Mach.)To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange. 1913 Webster]
Flange, v. i.To be bent into a flange. 1913 Webster]
Flanged(fl, a.Having a flange or flanges; as, a flanged wheel. 1913 Webster]
Flank(fl, n.[F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]1.The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)(a)The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side. 1913 Webster]
When to right and left the frontDivided, and to either flank retired.Milton.
(b)(Fort.)That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a work defending another by a fire along the outside of its parapet. See Illust. of Bastion. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The side of any building.Brands. 1913 Webster]
4.That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line. 1913 Webster]
Flank attack(Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or rear. --
Flank company(Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers, light infantry, or riflemen. --
Flank defense(Fort.), protection of a work against undue exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire from other works, sweeping the ground in its front. --
Flank en potence(Mil.), any part of the right or left wing formed at a projecting angle with the line. --
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on the left, of a company, battalion, etc. --
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on the flank. --
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or to take up a new position. --
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against hostile incursion. --
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of the enemy. 1913 Webster]
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Flank(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flanked(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flanking.][Cf. F. flanquer. See Flank, n., and cf. Flanker, v. t.]1.To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon. 1913 Webster]
Stately colonnades are flanked with trees.Pitt. 1913 Webster]
2.To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of. 1913 Webster]
Flank, v. i.1.To border; to touch.Bp. Butler. 1913 Webster]
2.To be posted on the side. 1913 Webster]
Flank"er(?), n.One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body. 1913 Webster]
They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants.W. Irwing. 1913 Webster]
Flank"er, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flankered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flankering.][See Flank, v. t.]1.To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Flan"nel(fl, n.[F. flanelle, cf. OF. flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel, fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. Wool.]1.A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling flannel{1}; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets; also called flanellette. PJC]
3.pl.garments made of flannel, especially underwear. PJC]
4.a washcloth. [Brit.] PJC]
5.humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. [Brit. informal] PJC]
6.insincere flattery or praise. [Brit. informal] PJC]
Adam's flannel. (Bot.)See under Adam. --
Canton flannel,
Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton. 1913 Webster]
flannelbush, flannelbushn.(Bot.)any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and Northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers. Syn. -- California beauty. WordNet 1.5]
flannelcaken.a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle; a pancake; a flapjack. Syn. -- pancake, battercake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot cake. WordNet 1.5]
Flan"neled(?), a.Covered or wrapped in flannel. 1913 Webster]
flanneletten.a cotton imitation of flannel. Syn. -- flannel{2}. WordNet 1.5]
Flan"nel flow`er. (Bot.)(a)The common mullein.(b)A Brazilian apocynaceous vine (Macrosiphonia longiflora) having woolly leaves.(c)An umbelliferous Australian flower (Actinotus helianthi), often erroneously thought to be composite. The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flan"nen(?), a.Made or consisting of flannel. [Obs.] \'bdFlannen robes.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Flap(?), n.[OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap, and E. flap, v.]Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. 1913 Webster]
A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. 1913 Webster]
3.The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(Far.)A disease in the lips of horses. 1913 Webster]
5.(Aeronautics)a movable part of an airplane wing, used to increase lift or drag, especially when taking off or landing. used often in the plural. WordNet 1.5]
Flap tile, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip. --
Flap valve(Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve. 1913 Webster]
Flap, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flapped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flapping(?).][Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]1.To beat with a flap; to strike. 1913 Webster]
Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. 1913 Webster]
To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] W. Cartwright. 1913 Webster]
Flap, v. i.1.To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. 1913 Webster]
The crows flapped over by twos and threes.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Flap"drag`on(?), n.1.A game in which the players catch raisins out burning brandy, and swallow them blazing.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.The thing thus caught and eaten.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Cakes and ale, and flapdragons and mummer's plays, and all the happy sports of Christians night.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Flap"drag`on, v. t.To swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
See how the sea flapdragoned it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flap"per(?), n.1.One who, or that which, flaps. 1913 Webster]
2.See Flipper. \'bdThe flapper of a porpoise.\'b8 Buckley. 1913 Webster]
Flapper skate(Zo\'94l.), a European skate (Raia intermedia). 1913 Webster]
Flare(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flared(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flaring.][Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.]1.To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. 1913 Webster]
2.To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. 1913 Webster]
3.To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy. 1913 Webster]
With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flaring in sunshine all the day.Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare. 1913 Webster]
To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace. 1913 Webster]
3.(Photog.)A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the center of the developed negative. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flare, n.Leaf of lard. \'bdPig's flare.\'b8 Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
flaredadj.having a gradual increase in width; as, flared nostrils. Syn. -- flaring. WordNet 1.5]
Flare"-up`(?), n.1.A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden bursting into flame; a flaring. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flar"ing(?), a.1.That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light. 1913 Webster]
His [the sun's] flaring beams.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Opening or speading outwards. 1913 Webster]
Flar"ing*ly, adv.In a flaring manner. 1913 Webster]
Flash(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flashed(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flashing.][Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare.]1.To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed. 1913 Webster]
2.To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. 1913 Webster]
Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unnumbered struggles.Talfourd. 1913 Webster]
The object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
A thought flashed through me, which I clothed in act.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily. 1913 Webster]
Every hour flashes into one gross crime or other.Shak. 1913 Webster]
flash in the pan, a failure or a poor performance, especially after a normal or auspicious start; also, a person whose initial performance appears augur success but who fails to achieve anything notable. From 4th pan, n., sense 3 -- part of a flintlock. Occasionally, the powder in the pan of a flintlock would flash without conveying the fire to the charge, and the ball would fail to be discharged. Thus, a good or even spectacular beginning that eventually achieves little came to be called a flash in the pan. --
To flash in the pan, to fail of success, especially after a normal or auspicious start. [Colloq.] See under Flash, a burst of light.Bartlett. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn. -- Flash, Glitter, Gleam, Glisten, Glister.Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood or wide extent of light. The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object, or from a pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also, in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding in not being accompanied with a loud report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears, or flowers wet with dew. 1913 Webster]
Flash(fl, v. t.1.To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light. 1913 Webster]
The chariot of paternal Deity, Flashing thick flames.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind. 1913 Webster]
3.(Glass Making)To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b). 1913 Webster]
4.To trick up in a showy manner. 1913 Webster]
Limning and flashing it with various dyes.A. Brewer. 1913 Webster]
5.[Perh. due to confusion between flash of light and plash, splash.]To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He rudely flashed the waves about.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flashed glass. See Flashing, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Flash, n.; pl.Flashes(.1.A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show. 1913 Webster]
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind.Shak. 1913 Webster]
No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy.Wirt. 1913 Webster]
3.The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period. 1913 Webster]
The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictitious strength to liquors. 1913 Webster]
5.a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph; as, to take a picture without a flash. Syn. -- flashbulb, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun. WordNet 1.5]
6.Same as flashlight. [informal] PJC]
7.(Journalism)A short news item providing recently received and usually preliminary information about an event that is considered important enough to interrupt normal broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called a news flash or bulletin. PJC]
Flash light, Flashing light, a kind of light shown by lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating with periods of dimness.Knight. --
Flash in the pan, the flashing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence, sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing. 1913 Webster]
Flash, a.1.Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.
<-- different from flashy[3]? Not much used late 1900's. Perh. because of sense 2? --> 1913 Webster]
2.Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry. 1913 Webster]
Flash house, a house frequented by flash people, as thieves and whores; hence, a brothel. \'bdA gang of footpads, reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flash, n.Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes. 1913 Webster]
Flash, n.[OE. flasche, flaske; cf. OF. flache, F. flaque.]1.A pool. [Prov. Eng.] Haliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Engineering)A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal. 1913 Webster]
Flash wheel(Mech.), a paddle wheel made to revolve in a breast or curved water way, by which water is lifted from the lower to the higher level. 1913 Webster]
flashbackn.1.a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene; also, the scene thus introduced. WordNet 1.5]
2.An unusually vivid recollection of a prior experience, often one that is traumatic, such as scenes from combat or a criminal assault, or induced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD; when accompanied by hallucinations it is called flashback hallucinosis. PJC]
flash"bulb`n.a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph. Syn. -- flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun. WordNet 1.5]
Flash"board`(?), n.A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Flash boiler. A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flash burner. A gas burner with a device for lighting by an electric spark. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flash"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, flashes. 1913 Webster]
2.A man of more appearance of wit than reality. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).(b)The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also flusher. 1913 Webster]
4.an exhibitionist{1}, especially a male, who briefly exposes his private parts in a public place. PJC]
flash-frozenadj.preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; -- used of foods. Syn. -- quick-frozen, frozen. WordNet 1.5]
flash"gun`n.a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph. Syn. -- flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashbulb. WordNet 1.5]
Flash"i*ly(?), adv.In a flashy manner; with empty show. 1913 Webster]
Flash"i*ness, n.The quality of being flashy. 1913 Webster]
Flash"ing, n.1.(Engineering)The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting. 1913 Webster]
3.(Glass Making)(a)The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.(b)A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Flashing point(Chem.), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 100flash point. 1913 Webster]
flashlightn.a portable battery-powered electric lamp, small enough to be held in one hand; -- it is most commonly cylindrical, but other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a torch Syn. -- torch. WordNet 1.5]
Flash" point`(?), n.1.the lowest temperature at which the vapors given off by a volatile liquid exposed to air will burst into flame when approached by a flame. Also called flashing point. PJC]
2.that point in time or that degree of provocation at which someone will suddenly begin to act vigorously; -- often used in reference to angry reactions. PJC]
Flash"y(?), a.1.Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright. 1913 Webster]
A little flashy and transient pleasure.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Fiery; vehement; impetuous. 1913 Webster]
A temper always flashy.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress. 1913 Webster]
4.Without taste or spirit. 1913 Webster]
Lean and flashy songs.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flask(?), n.[AS. flasce, flaxe; akin to D. flesch, OHG. flasca, G. flasche, Icel. & Sw. flaska, Dan. flaske, OF. flasche, LL. flasca, flasco; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel, Gr. Flagon, Flasket.]1.A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine. 1913 Webster]
2.A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A bed in a gun carriage. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
4.(Founding)The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three part flask, four part flask, etc. 1913 Webster]
Erlenmeyer flask, a thin glass flask, flat-bottomed and cone-shaped to allow of safely shaking its contents laterally without danger of spilling; -- so called from Erlenmeyer, a German chemist who invented it. --
Florence flask. [From Florence in Italy.](a)Same as Betty, n., 3.(b)A glass flask, round or pear-shaped, with round or flat bottom, and usually very thin to allow of heating solutions. --
Pocket flask, a kind of pocket dram bottle, often covered with metal or leather to protect it from breaking. 1913 Webster]
Flask"et(?), n.[Cf. W. fflasged a vessel of straw or wickerwork, fflasg flask, basket, and E. flask.]1.A long, shallow basket, with two handles. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
In which they gathered flowers to fill their flasket.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A small flask. 1913 Webster]
3.A vessel in which viands are served. [Obs.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
flat-bottomflat-bottomedadj.1.having a flat bottom.a flat-bottom boat WordNet 1.5]
Flat(fl, a.[Compar.Flatter(fl; superl.Flattest(fl.][Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl\'94tz stratum, layer.]1.Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane. 1913 Webster]
Though sun and moon flat sea sunk.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed. 1913 Webster]
What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat!Milton. 1913 Webster]
I feel . . . my hopes all flat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Fine Arts)Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest. 1913 Webster]
A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
4.Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste. 1913 Webster]
5.Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition. 1913 Webster]
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat. 1913 Webster]
Flat burglary as ever was committed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.Marston. 1913 Webster]
8.(Mus.)(a)Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat.(b)Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound. 1913 Webster]
9.(Phonetics)Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a nonsonant (or sharp) consonant. 1913 Webster]
10.(Golf)Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft; -- said of a club. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11.(Gram.)Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix, or an infinitive without the sign to. Many flat adverbs, as in run fast, buy cheap, are from AS. adverbs in -\'89, the loss of this ending having made them like the adjectives. Some having forms in ly, such as exceeding, wonderful, true, are now archaic. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
12.(Hort.)Flattening at the ends; -- said of certain fruits. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flat arch. (Arch.)See under Arch, n., 2. (b). --
Flat cap, cap paper, not folded. See under Paper. --
Flat chasing, in fine art metal working, a mode of ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots and lines made with a punching tool.Knight. --
Flat chisel, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing. --
Flat file, a file wider than its thickness, and of rectangular section. See File. --
Flat nail, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a flat, thin head, larger than a tack.Knight. --
Flat paper, paper which has not been folded. --
Flat rail, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar spiked to a longitudinal sleeper. --
Flat rods(Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods, for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.Raymond. --
Flat rope, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting; gasket; sennit.Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a wide, flat band. Knight. --
Flat space. (Geom.)See Euclidian space. --
Flat stitch, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] --
Flat tint(Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade. --
To fall flat (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat. 1913 Webster]
Of all who fell by saber or by shot, fell half so flat as Walter Scott.Lord Erskine. 1913 Webster]
Flat(?), adv.1.In a flat manner; directly; flatly. 1913 Webster]
Sin is flat opposite to the Almighty.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.(Stock Exchange)Without allowance for accrued interest. [Broker's Cant] 1913 Webster]
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Flat, n.1.A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats. 1913 Webster]
Envy is as the sunbeams that beat hotter upon a bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a shallow; a strand. 1913 Webster]
Half my power, this night flats, are taken by the tide.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Something broad and flat in form; as: (a)A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.(b)A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.(c)(Railroad Mach.)A car without a roof, the body of which is a platform without sides; a platform car.(d)A platform on wheel, upon which emblematic designs, etc., are carried in processions. 1913 Webster]
4.The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge. 1913 Webster]
5.(Arch.)A floor, loft, or story in a building;especially,a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself; an apartment taking up a whole floor. In this latter sense, the usage is more common in British English. 1913 Webster +PJC]
6.(Mining)A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
7.A dull fellow; a simpleton; a numskull. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Or if you can not make a speech, flat.Holmes. 1913 Webster]
8.(Mus.)A character [ 1913 Webster]
9.(Geom.)A homaloid space or extension. 1913 Webster]
Flat(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flatted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flatting(?).]1.To make flat; to flatten; to level. 1913 Webster]
2.To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress. 1913 Webster]
Passions are allayed, appetites are flatted.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
3.To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone. 1913 Webster]
Flat, v. i.1.To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)To fall form the pitch. 1913 Webster]
To flat out, to fail from a promising beginning; to make a bad ending; to disappoint expectations. [Colloq.]<-- = to fall flat --> 1913 Webster]
Flat"bill`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers. 1913 Webster]
Flat"boat`(?), n.A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters. 1913 Webster]
flat"-bot`tomflat"-bot`tomed(?), a.Having an even lower surface or bottom; as, a flat-bottomed boat. 1913 Webster]
Flat"-cap`(?), n.A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; -- hence, a citizen of London.Marston. 1913 Webster]
flat"car`n.(Railroads)a railroad car without permanent sides or roof. Syn. -- flat. WordNet 1.5]
Flat"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any fish of the family Pleuronectid\'91; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder. 1913 Webster]
flat" foot`, flat"foot`(?). (Med.)A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot. 1913 Webster]
flat"foot`n.a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [slang] PJC]
Flat"-foot`ed, a.1.Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep; suffering from fallen arches.[wns=3] 1913 Webster]
4.Without reservation; without evasion or compromise; firm; as, a flat-footed refusal; a flatfooted denial.[wns=4] Syn. -- downright, forthright, foursquare, head-on, straightforward. PJC]
5.With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
6.Unprepared and unable to react quickly; as, the new product caught their competitors flat-footed.[wns=2] Syn. -- unready. WordNet 1.5]
To catch (one) flatfootedto catch (a person) unprepared; to catch (a person) by surprise. PJC]
Flat"head`(?), a.Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians. 1913 Webster]
Flat"head`, n.(Ethnol.)A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Flat"-head`ed(?), a.Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail. 1913 Webster]
Flat"i`ron(?), n.An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes. 1913 Webster]
Fla"tive(?), a.[L. flare, flatum to blow.]Producing wind; flatulent. [Obs.] A. Brewer. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ling(?), adv.[Flat, a. + adverbial suff. -ling.]With the flat side, as of a sword; flatlong; in a prostrate position. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flat"long(?; 115), adv.With the flat side downward; not edgewise.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ly, adv.1.In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly. 1913 Webster]
He that does the works of religion slowly, flatly, and without appetite.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.peremptorily; positively; plainly; forthrightly. \'bdHe flatly refused his aid.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
flat"mate`n.someone who shares an apartment with a person. WordNet 1.5]
flat"ness, n.1.The quality or state of being flat. 1913 Webster]
2.Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level. 1913 Webster]
3.Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression. 1913 Webster]
4.Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity. 1913 Webster]
5.Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ten(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flattened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flattening.][From Flat, a.]1.To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness; to make flat; to level; to make plane. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw down; to bring to the ground; to prostrate; hence, to depress; to deject; to dispirit. 1913 Webster]
3.To make vapid or insipid; to render stale. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch. 1913 Webster]
To flatten a sail(Naut.), to set it more nearly fore-and-aft of the vessel. --
Flattening oven, in glass making, a heated chamber in which split glass cylinders are flattened for window glass. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ten, v. i.To become or grow flat, even, depressed, dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch. 1913 Webster]
flattenedadj.1.shaped like a thin sheet. Syn. -- planate. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Biol)flattened laterally along the whole length e.g. certain leafstalks or flatfishes. Syn. -- compressed, flat. WordNet 1.5]
Flat"ter(fl, n.1.One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metal Working)(a)A flat-faced fulling hammer.(b)A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flattered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flattering.][OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. Flitter, Flutter, Flattery.]1.To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle. 1913 Webster]
When I tell him he hates flatterers, flattered.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net for his feet.Prov. xxix. 5. 1913 Webster]
Others he flattered by asking their advice.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations. 1913 Webster]
3.To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter, v. i.To use flattery or insincere praise. 1913 Webster]
If it may stand him more in stead to lie, flatter, or adjure.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter*er(?), n.One who flatters. 1913 Webster]
The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter*ing, a.That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech. 1913 Webster]
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A flattering painter, who made it his care, Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter*ing*ly, adv.With flattery. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ter*y(?), n.; pl.Flatteries(#).[OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.]The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. 1913 Webster]
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.Burke.
Syn. -- Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See Adulation. 1913 Webster]
Flat"ting(?), n.1.The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out. 1913 Webster]
2.A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
3.A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
4.The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls. 1913 Webster]
Flatting coat, a coat of paint so put on as to have no gloss. --
Flatting furnace. Same as flattening oven, under Flatten. --
Flatting mill. (a)A rolling mill producing sheet metal; esp., in mints, the mill producing the ribbon from which the planchets are punched.(b)A mill in which grains of metal are flatted by steel rolls, and reduced to metallic dust, used for purposes of ornamentation. 1913 Webster]
Flat"tish(?), a.Somewhat flat.Woodward.
flat-topflat-toppedadj.1.having a flat or flattened upper surface. WordNet 1.5]
flat"top`n.(Mil.)An aircraft carrier. PJC]
{ Flat"u*lence(?), Flat"u*len*cy(?) }, n.[Cf. F. flatulence.]The state or quality of being flatulent. 1913 Webster]
Flat"u*lent(?), a.[L. flatus a blowing, flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, fr. flare to blow: cf. F. flatulent. See Blow.]1.Affected with flatus{2} or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy. 1913 Webster]
2.Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach. 1913 Webster]
Vegetables abound more with a\'89rial particles than animal substances, and therefore are more flatulent.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
3.Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor.Quincy. 1913 Webster]
4.Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity. 1913 Webster]
He is too flatulent sometimes, and sometimes too dry.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Flat"u*lent*ly, adv.In a flatulent manner; with flatulence. 1913 Webster]
Flat`u*os"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. flatuosit\'82.]Flatulence. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Flat"u*ous(?), a.[Cf. F. flatueux.]Windy; generating wind. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fla"tus(?), n.; pl. E. Flatuses(#), L. Flatus.[L., fr. flare to blow.]1.A breath; a puff of wind.Clarke. 1913 Webster]
2.Gas generated in the stomach, intestine, or other cavities of the body.Quincy. 1913 Webster]
flat"ware`n.eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered collectively. Syn. -- silver. WordNet 1.5]
Flat"wise`(?), a. With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise. 1913 Webster]
flatworkn.Ironing that can be done mechanically. Syn. -- flat wash. WordNet 1.5]
Flat"worm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any worm belonging to the Platyhelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians. 1913 Webster]
Flaun"drish(? , a.Flemish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flaunt(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flaunted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Flaunting.][Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter, flutter.]To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. 1913 Webster]
You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Flaunt, v. t.To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of. \'bdIf you've got it, flaunt it.\'b8 1913 Webster +PJC]
Flaunt, n.Anything displayed for show. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In these my borrowed flaunts.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flaunt"ing*ly, adv.In a flaunting way. 1913 Webster]
Flau"tist(?), n.[It. flauto a flute See Flute.]A player on the flute; a flutist. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flau"to(flou"t, n.[It.]A flute. 1913 Webster]
Flauto piccolo( [It., little flute], an octave flute. --
Flauto traverso( [It., transverse flute], the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old fl\'96te , with a mouth piece at the end. 1913 Webster]
Fla*van"i*line(? , n.[L. flavus yellow + E. aniline.](Chem.)A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline. 1913 Webster]
Fla*ves"cent(?), a.[L. flavescens, p. pr. of flavescere to turn yellow.]Turning yellow; yellowish. 1913 Webster]
Fla"vol(?), n.[L. flavus yellow + -oil.](Chem.)A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it. 1913 Webster]
Fla"vor(?), n.[OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor, cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob. fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf. Blow.][Written also flavour.]1.That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose. 1913 Webster]
2.That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink. 1913 Webster]
3.That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors. 1913 Webster]
4.That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts. 1913 Webster]
Fla"vor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flavored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flavoring.]To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest. 1913 Webster]
Fla"vored(?), a.Having a distinct flavor; as, high-flavored wine. 1913 Webster]
flavorfuladj.tasteful; having a good taste; -- of food.tasteless Syn. -- flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous. WordNet 1.5]
flavoringn.something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts. Syn. -- flavorer, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning. WordNet 1.5]
Flaw(fl, n.[OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.]1.A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase. 1913 Webster]
This heart flaws.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute. 1913 Webster]
Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?South. 1913 Webster]
3.A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And deluges of armies from the town flaw.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. 1913 Webster]
Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flaw, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flawed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flawing.]1.To crack; to make flaws in. 1913 Webster]
The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
France hath flawed the league.Shak. 1913 Webster]
flawed(fl, a.having flaws or imperfections; not perfect; -- applied broadly; as, a flawed vase; a flawed performance; a flawed character. Syn. -- blemished. PJC]
Flaw"less, a.Free from flaws.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Flawn(fl, n.[OF. flaon, F. flan, LL. flado, fr. OHG. flado, G. fladen, a sort of pancake; cf. Gr. Place.]A sort of flat custard or pie. [Obs.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Flaw"ter(?), v. t.[Cf. Flay.]To scrape or pare, as a skin. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Flaw"y(?), a.1.Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind. 1913 Webster]
Flax(fl, n.[AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. Ply.]1.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. 1913 Webster]
2.The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. 1913 Webster]
Earth flax(Min.), amianthus. --
Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. --
Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. --
Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton.Knight. --
Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. --
Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. --
Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. --
New Zealand flax(Bot.)See Flax-plant. 1913 Webster]
Flax"en(?), a.Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair. 1913 Webster]
Flax"-plant`(?), n.(Bot.)A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. 1913 Webster]
Flax"seed`(?), n.The seed of the flax; linseed. 1913 Webster]
Flax"y(?), a.Like flax; flaxen.Sir M. Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Flay(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flayed(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flaying.][OE. flean, flan, AS. fle\'a0n; akin to D. vlaen, Icel. fl\'be, Sw. fl\'86, Dan. flaae, cf. Lith. pleszti to tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst, tear; perh. akin to E. flag a flat stone, flaw.]To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth. 1913 Webster]
With her nails flay thy wolfish visage.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Flay"er(?), n.One who strips off the skin. 1913 Webster]
Flea(fl, v. t.[See Flay.]To flay. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He will be fleaed first J. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
Flea, n.[OE. fle, flee, AS. fle\'a0, fle\'a0h; akin to D. vtoo, OHG. fl, G. floh, Icel. fl, Russ. blocha; prob. from the root of E. flee. Flee.](Zo\'94l.)An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis, formerly Pulex canis) and the smaller cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) take its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
A flea in the ear, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. --
Beach flea,
Black flea, etc. See under Beach, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flea"bane`(?), n.(Bot.)One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria. 1913 Webster]
Flea"-bee`tle(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small beetle of the family Halticid\'91, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species. 1913 Webster]
Flea"-bite`(?), n.1.The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. 1913 Webster]
2.A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.Harvey. 1913 Webster]
flea"-bit`ten(?), a.1.Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face. 1913 Webster]
2.White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse. 1913 Webster]
Fleak(fl, n.A flake; a thread or twist. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Little long fleaks or threads of hemp.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Fleak"ing, n.A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Flea"-louse`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllid\'91, of many species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri. 1913 Webster]
Fleam(?), n.[F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See Phlebotomy.](Surg. & Far.)A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. 1913 Webster]
Fleam tooth, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle; a peg tooth.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fleam"y(?), a.Bloody; clotted. [Obs. or Prov.] 1913 Webster]
Foamy bubbling of a fleamy brain.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Flear(?), v. t. & i.See Fleer. 1913 Webster]
Flea"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fl\'8ache(?), n.[F. fl\'8ache, prop., an arrow.](Fort.)A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge. 1913 Webster]
Fleck(?), n.A flake; also, a lock, as of wool. [Obs.] J. Martin. 1913 Webster]
Fleck(?), n.[Cf. Icel. flekkr; akin to Sw. fl\'84ck, D. vlek, G. fleck, and perh. to E. flitch.]A spot; a streak; a speckle. \'bdA sunny fleck.\'b8 Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Life is dashed with flecks of sin.tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fleck, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flecked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flecking.][Cf. Icel. flekka, Sw. fl\'84cka, D. vlekken, vlakken, G. flecken. See Fleck, n.]To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple. 1913 Webster]
Both flecked with white, the true Arcadian strain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A bird, a cloud, flecking the sunny air.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Fleck"er(?), v. t.To fleck.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fleck"less, a.Without spot or blame. [R.] 1913 Webster]
My consnience will not count me fleckless.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Flec"tion(?), n.[See Flexion.]1.The act of bending, or state of being bent. 1913 Webster]
2.The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. 1913 Webster]
Flec"tion*al(?), a.Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection. 1913 Webster]
A flectional word is a phrase in the bud.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Flec"tor(?), n.A flexor. 1913 Webster]
Fled(?), imp. & p. p. of Flee. 1913 Webster]
Fledge(?), a.[OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G. fl\'81gge, fl\'81cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E. fly. Fly, v. i.]Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. 1913 Webster]
His shoulders, fledge with wings.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fledge, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Fledged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fledging.]1.To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight. 1913 Webster]
The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift for themselves.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. 1913 Webster]
Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged.Shak. 1913 Webster]
fledgedadj.1.having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination; -- of birds. [Narrower terms: fledgling(prenominal), fledgeling(prenominal)] unfledged Syn. -- mature. WordNet 1.5]
2.equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow. Syn. -- vaned. WordNet 1.5]
fledgelessadj.not equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow. Syn. -- unfledged, unvaned. WordNet 1.5]
fledgeling, fledglingn.a new member of a group. Syn. -- newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, entrant. WordNet 1.5]
2.A young bird just fledged.[wns=2] 1913 Webster]
fledglingadj.1.having just acquired its flight feathers; -- of a young bird; as, a fledgling robin. [prenominal] Syn. -- fledgeling(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
2.young and inexperienced; as, a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier. Syn. -- unfledged. WordNet 1.5]
Flee(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fled(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Fleeing.][OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fle\'a2n (imperf. fle\'a0h); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G. fliehen, Icel. fl (imperf. fl), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. . Flight.]To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive. 1913 Webster]
[He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flee fornication.1 Cor. vi. 18. 1913 Webster]
So fled his enemies my warlike father.Shak. 1913 Webster]
fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost speed. \'bdWhither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?\'b8 Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5. 1913 Webster]
Fleece(fl, n.[OE. flees, AS. fle\'a2s; akin to D. flies, vlies.]1.The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time. 1913 Webster]
Who shore me fleece.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece. 1913 Webster]
3.(Manuf.)The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine. 1913 Webster]
Fleece wool, wool shorn from the sheep. --
Golden fleece. See under Golden. 1913 Webster]
Fleece, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fleeced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fleecing.]1.To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. 1913 Webster]
2.To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions. 1913 Webster]
Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them, the people were finely fleeced.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.To spread over as with wool. [R.] Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Fleeced(?), a.1.Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Stripped of a fleece; plundered; robbed. 1913 Webster]
Fleece"less(?), a.Without a fleece. 1913 Webster]
Flee"cer(?), n.One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or fraund.Prynne. 1913 Webster]
Flee"cy(?), a.Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. \'bdFleecy flocks.\'b8 Prior. 1913 Webster]
fleen(fl, n. pl.Obs. pl. of Flea.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
fle"er(fl, n.One who flees.Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
fleer(fl, [imp. & p. p.fleered(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.fleering.][OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.]1.To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. 1913 Webster]
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Fleer, v. t.To mock; to flout at.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fleer, n.1.A word or look of derision or mockery. 1913 Webster]
And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers.South. 1913 Webster]
fleer"er(fl, n.One who fleers.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
fleer"ing*ly, adv.In a fleering manner. 1913 Webster]
fleet(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.fleeted; p. pr. & vb. n.fleeting.][OE. fleten, fleoten, to swim, AS. fle\'a2tan to swim, float; akin to D. vlieten to flow, OS. fliotan, OHG. fliozzan, G. fliessen, Icel. flj to float, flow, Sw. flyta, D. flyde, L. pluere to rain, Gr. plei^n to sail, swim, float, Skr. plu to swim, sail. Fleet, n. & a., Float, Pluvial, Flow.]1.To sail; to float. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And in frail wood on Adrian Gulf doth fleet.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance. 1913 Webster]
All the unaccomplished works of Nature's hand, . . . fleet hither.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)To move or change in position; -- said of persons; as, the crew fleeted aft. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fleet, v. t.1.To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy. 1913 Webster]
Many young gentlemen flock to him, and fleet the time carelessly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)(a)To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.Totten.
(b)To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)To move or change in position; used only in special phrases; as, of fleet aft the crew.
We got the long \'bdstick\'b8 . . . down and \'bdfleeted\'b8 aft, where it was secured.F. T. Bullen. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fleet, a.[Compar.Fleeter(?); superl.Fleetest.][Cf. Icel. flj quick. See Fleet, v. i.]1.Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble. 1913 Webster]
In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil. [Prov. Eng.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Fleet, n.[OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle\'a2t ship, fr. fle\'a2tan to float, swim. See Fleet, v. i. and cf. Float.]A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fleet captain, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Fleet, n.[AS. fle\'a2t a place where vessels float, bay, river; akin to D. vliet rill, brook, G. fliess. See Fleet, v. i.]1.A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London. 1913 Webster]
Together wove we nets to entrap the fish fleets.Matthewes. 1913 Webster]
2.A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up). 1913 Webster]
Fleet parson, a clergyman of low character, in, or in the vicinity of, the Fleet prison, who was ready to unite persons in marriage (called Fleet marriage) at any hour, without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents. 1913 Webster]
Fleet(?), v. t.[AS. fl cream, fr. fle\'a2tan to float. See Fleet, v. i.]To take the cream from; to skim. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"en(?), n.Fleeted or skimmed milk. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fleeten face, a face of the color of fleeten, i. e., blanched; hence, a coward. \'bdYou know where you are, you fleeten face.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"-foot`(?), a.Swift of foot.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"ing, a.Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.
Syn. -- Evanescent; ephemeral. See Transient. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"ing*ly, adv.In a fleeting manner; swiftly. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"ings(?), n. pl.A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. [prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"ly, adv.In a fleet manner; rapidly. 1913 Webster]
Fleet"ness, n.Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time. 1913 Webster]
Fleigh(?), obs. imp. of Fly.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fleme(?), v. t.[AS. fl, fl.]To banish; to drive out; to expel. [Obs.] \'bdAppetite flemeth discretion.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flem"er(?), n.One who, or that which, banishes or expels. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flem"ing(?), n.A native or inhabitant of Flanders. 1913 Webster]
Flem"ish(?), a.Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n.The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders. 1913 Webster]
Flemish accounts(Naut.), short or deficient accounts. [Humorous] Ham. Nav. Encyc. --
Flemish beauty(Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few kinds which have a red color on one side. --
Flemish bond. (Arch.)See Bond, n., 8. --
Flemish brick, a hard yellow paving brick. --
Flemish coil, a flat coil of rope with the end in the center and the turns lying against, without riding over, each other. --
Flemish eye(Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by dividing the strands and lying them over each other. --
Flemish horse(Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of a yard. 1913 Webster]
Flench(?), v. t.Same as Flence. 1913 Webster]
Flense(?), v. t.[Cf. Dan. flense, D. vlensen, vlenzen, Scot. flinch.]To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. 1913 Webster]
the flensed carcass of a fur seal.U. S. Census (1880). 1913 Webster]
Flesh(fl, n.[OE. flesch, flesc, AS. fl; akin to OFries. fl\'besk, D. vleesch, OS. fl, OHG. fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw. fl\'84sk.]1.The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles. 1913 Webster]
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2.Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat; especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as distinguished from fish. 1913 Webster]
With roasted flesh, or milk, and wastel bread.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.The human body, as distinguished from the soul; the corporeal person. 1913 Webster]
As if this flesh, which walls about our life, Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.The human eace; mankind; humanity. 1913 Webster]
All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.Gen. vi. 12. 1913 Webster]
5.Human nature: (a)In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness. 1913 Webster]
There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.Cowper.
(b)In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality.(c)(Theol.)The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences. 1913 Webster]
6.Kindred; stock; race. 1913 Webster]
He is our brother and our flesh.Gen. xxxvii. 27. 1913 Webster]
7.The soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten. 1913 Webster]
Flesh is often used adjectively or self-explaining compounds; as, flesh broth or flesh-broth; flesh brush or fleshbrush; flesh tint or flesh-tint; flesh wound. 1913 Webster]
After the flesh, after the manner of man; in a gross or earthly manner. \'bdYe judge after the flesh.\'b8 John viii. 15. --
An arm of flesh, human strength or aid. --
Flesh and blood. See under Blood. --
Flesh broth, broth made by boiling flesh in water. --
Flesh fly(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of flies whose larv\'91 or maggots feed upon flesh, as the bluebottle fly; -- called also meat fly, carrion fly, and blowfly. See Blowly. --
Flesh meat, animal food.Swift. --
Flesh side, the side of a skin or hide which was next to the flesh; -- opposed to grain side. --
Flesh tint(Painting), a color used in painting to imitate the hue of the living body. --
Flesh worm(Zo\'94l.), any insect larva of a flesh fly. See Flesh fly (above). --
Proud flesh. See under Proud. --
To be one flesh, to be closely united as in marriage; to become as one person.Gen. ii. 24. 1913 Webster]
Flesh, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fleshed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fleshing.]1.To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate; -- from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time. 1913 Webster]
Full bravely hast thou fleshed Shak. 1913 Webster]
The wild dog flesh his tooth on every innocent.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom. \'bdFleshed in triumphs.\'b8 Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
Old soldiers Fleshed in the spoils of Germany and France.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
3.(Leather Manufacture)To remove flesh, membrance, etc., from, as from hides. 1913 Webster]
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Fleshed(?), a.1.Corpulent; fat; having flesh. 1913 Webster]
2.Glutted; satiated; initiated. 1913 Webster]
Fleshed with slaughter.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"er(?), n.1.A butcher. 1913 Webster]
A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"hood(?), n.The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Thou, who hast thyself fleshhood.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"i*ness(?), n.The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"ings(?), n. pl.Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors and dancers.D. Jerrold. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"less, a.Destitute of flesh; lean.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"li*ness(?), n.The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"ling(?), n.A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flesh"ly(fl, a.[AS. fl.]1.Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. \'bdFleshly bondage.\'b8 Denham. 1913 Webster]
2.Animal; not vegetable.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. \'bdFleshly wisdom.\'b8 2 Cor. i. 12. 1913 Webster]
Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Carnal; wordly; lascivious. 1913 Webster]
Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.1 Pet. ii. 11. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants. 1913 Webster]
Flet(?), p. p.of Fleet. Skimmed. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fletch(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fletched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fletching.][F. fl\'8ache arrow.]To feather, as an arrow.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: \'bdAmerica loved his brother.\'b8Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
Fletch"er(?), n.[OF. flechier.]One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. [Obs.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Flete(?), v. i.[See Fleet, v. i.]To float; to swim. [Obs.] \'bdWhether I sink or flete.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fle*tif"er*ous(?), a.[L. fletifer; fletus a weeping (from flere, fletum, to weep) + ferre to bear.]Producing tears. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fleur`-de-lis`(?), n.; pl.Fleurs-de-lis(#).[F., flower of the lily. Cf. Flower-de-luce, Lily.]1.(Bot.)The iris. See Flower-de-luce. 1913 Webster]
2.A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fleu`ron"(?), n.[F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. Floroon.]A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a flower-shaped part in a necklace. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fleur"y(?), a.[F. fleuri covered with flowers, p. p. of fleurir. See Flourish.](Her.)Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a cross so decorated. 1913 Webster]
Flew(?), imp. of Fly. 1913 Webster]
Flewed(?), a.Having large flews.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flews(?), n. pl.The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound. 1913 Webster]
Flex(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flexed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flexing.][L. flexus, p. p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch.]To bend; as, to flex the arm. 1913 Webster]
Flex, n.Flax. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flex*an"i*mous(?), a.[L. flexanimus; flectere, flexum, to bend + animus mind.]Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
Flex`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.[L. flexibilitas: cf. F. flexibilite.]The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
All the flexibility of a veteran courtier.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flex"i*ble(?), a.[L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.]1.Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. 1913 Webster]
When the splitting wind flexible the knees of knotted oaks.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering. 1913 Webster]
Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language. 1913 Webster]
This was a principle more flexible to their purpose.Rogers.
Flex"ion(?), n.[L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]1.The act of flexing or bending; a turning. 1913 Webster]
2.A bending; a part bent; a fold.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gram.)Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. 1913 Webster]
Express the syntactical relations by flexion.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physiol.)The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension. 1913 Webster]
Flex"or(?), n.[NL.](Anat.)A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; -- opposed to extensor. 1913 Webster]
flex"i*time`, flex"time`flex" time`(?), n.[short for flexible time.]A system of scheduling working hours in places of employment, which allows employees to arrive at and leave work at times of their own choice, providing that they work the required number of hours and usually requiring that they be present during certain hours, called core time.Certain workers prefer to arrive early and leave early, and others prefer to arrive late and leave late. Flex time is a way to accommodate such preferences, presumably improving employee morale, and also helps reduce traffic congestion during commmuting times. PJC]
Flex"u*ose`(?; 135), a.Flexuous. 1913 Webster]
Flex"u*ous(?), a.[L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending, turning.]1.Having turns, windings, or flexures. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner. 1913 Webster]
3.Wavering; not steady; flickering.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Flex"u*ral(?), a.[From Flexure.]Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity. 1913 Webster]
Flex"ure(?; 135), n.[L. flexura.]1.The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. 1913 Webster]
Will it give place to flexure and low bending?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. 1913 Webster]
Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered.British Quart. Rev. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astron.)The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion. 1913 Webster]
The flexure of a curve(Math.), the bending of a curve towards or from a straight line. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fli`bus`tier"(?), n.[F.]A buccaneer; an American pirate. See Filibuster. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flick(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flicked(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flicking.][Cf. Flicker.]1.To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.
Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flick, n.A flitch; as, a flick of bacon. 1913 Webster]
Flick, n.[See Flick, v. t.]1.A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.
She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony.Mrs. Humphry Ward. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday. [Colloq.] PJC]
Flick"er(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flickered(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flickering.][OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. Flacker.]1.To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. 1913 Webster]
And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. 1913 Webster]
The shadows flicker to fro.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Flick"er, n.1.The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. 1913 Webster]
The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.Thoureau. 1913 Webster]
Flick"ering*ly, adv.In a flickering manner. 1913 Webster]
Flidge, v. i.To become fledged; to fledge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Every day build their nests, every hour flidge.R. Greene. 1913 Webster]
Fli"er(fl, n.[Form Fly, v.; cf. Flyer]1.One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A fly. See Fly, n., 9, and 13 (b). 1913 Webster]
3.(Spinning)See Flyer, n., 5. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)See Flyer, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
5.An a\'89roplane or flying machine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flight(fl, n.[AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle\'a2gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle\'a2n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. Flee, Fly.]1.The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. 1913 Webster]
Like the night owl's lazy flight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure. 1913 Webster]
Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.Matt. xxiv. 20. 1913 Webster]
Fain by flight to save themselves.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly. 1913 Webster]
Could he have kept his spirit to that flight, He had been happy.Byron. 1913 Webster]
His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Swift flights of angels ministrant.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Like a flight of fowl Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.Parker. 1913 Webster]
6.A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Challenged Cupid at the flight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Not a flight drawn home Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
7.The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
8.a trip made by or in a flying vehicle, as an airplane, spacecraft, or aeronautical balloon. PJC]
9.A scheduled flight{8} on a commercial airline; as, the next flight leaves at 8 o'clock. PJC]
Flight feathers(Zo\'94l.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird. --
To put to flight,
To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout. --
to take a flight{9}, to make a trip in an airplane, especially a scheduled flight{9}. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Syn. -- Pair; set. See Pair. 1913 Webster]
Flight"ed(?), a.1.Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition. \'bdDrowsy-flighted steeds.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Feathered; -- said of arrows. 1913 Webster]
Flight"er(?), n.(Brewing)A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Flight"i*ly(?), adv.In a flighty manner. 1913 Webster]
Flight"i*ness, n.The state or quality of being flighty. 1913 Webster]
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious. 1913 Webster]
Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast.J. S. Harford. 1913 Webster]
Flim"flam(?), n.[Cf. Flam.]A freak; a trick; a lie.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flim"si*ly(?), adv.In a flimsy manner. 1913 Webster]
Flim"si*ness, n.The state or quality of being flimsy. 1913 Webster]
Flim"sy(?), a.[Compar.Flimsier(?); superl.Flimsiest.][Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. Limsy.]Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. 1913 Webster]
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.Pope. 1913 Webster]
All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.Sheridan.
Flim"sy, n.1.Thin or transfer paper. 1913 Webster]
2.A bank note. [Slang, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Flinch(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flinched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flinching.][Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl\'82chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex.]1.To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. 1913 Webster]
A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Croquet)To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. 1913 Webster]
Flinch, n.The act of flinching. 1913 Webster]
Flinch"er(?), n.One who flinches or fails. 1913 Webster]
Flinch"ing*ly, adv.In a flinching manner. 1913 Webster]
Flin"der*mouse`(?), n.[OE. vlindre moth (cf. D. vlinder butterfly) + E. mouse. Cf. Flittermouse, Flinders.](Zo\'94l.)A bat; a flittermouse. 1913 Webster]
Flin"ders(?), n. pl.[Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]Small pieces or splinters; fragments. 1913 Webster]
The tough ash spear, so stout and true, flinders flew.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Flindersian.A small genus of Australian timber trees. Syn. -- genus Flindersia. WordNet 1.5]
flindosa, flindosyn.A tall Australian timber tree (Flindersia australis) yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc. Syn. -- native beech, flindosy, Flindersia australis. WordNet 1.5]
Fling(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flung(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flinging.][OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl\'84nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]1.To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond. 1913 Webster]
'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. 1913 Webster]
The sun begins to fling Milton. 1913 Webster]
Every beam new transient colors flings.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. 1913 Webster]
His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
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To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. --
To fling away, to reject; to discard. 1913 Webster]
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.Shak.
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To fling down. (a)To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. 1913 Webster]
This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Tennyson.
(b)To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. --
To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. --
To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of.Addison. --
To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. --
To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. --
To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. 1913 Webster]
Fling(?), v. i.1.To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. 1913 Webster]
2.To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. 1913 Webster]
And crop-full, out of doors he flings.Milton. 1913 Webster]
I flung closer to his breast, flings to sheath.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. 1913 Webster]
Fling, n.1.A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. 1913 Webster]
I, who love to have a fling, Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. 1913 Webster]
4.A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
England were but a fling Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
5.a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. PJC]
6.a love affair. PJC]
7.a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal] Syn. -- shot. PJC]
8.a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. PJC]
To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation.J. H. Newman. \'bdWhen I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.\'b8 D. Jerrold. 1913 Webster]
Fling"dust`(?), n.One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fling"er(?), n.One who flings; one who jeers. 1913 Webster]
Flint(?), n.[AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint; cf. OHG. flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh. akin to Gr. Plinth.]1.(Min.)A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge. It is very hard, and strikes fire with steel. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of flint for striking fire; -- formerly much used, esp. in the hammers of gun locks. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything extremely hard, unimpressible, and unyielding, like flint. \'bdA heart of flint.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Flint age. (Geol.)Same as Stone age, under Stone. --
Flint brick, a fire made principially of powdered silex. --
Flint glass. See in the Vocabulary. --
Flint implements(Arch\'91ol.), tools, etc., employed by men before the use of metals, such as axes, arrows, spears, knives, wedges, etc., which were commonly made of flint, but also of granite, jade, jasper, and other hard stones. --
Flint mill. (a)(Pottery)A mill in which flints are ground.(b)(Mining)An obsolete appliance for lighting the miner at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were made to produce a shower of sparks, which gave light, but did not inflame the fire damp.Knight. --
Flint stone, a hard, siliceous stone; a flint. --
Flint wall, a kind of wall, common in England, on the face of which are exposed the black surfaces of broken flints set in the mortar, with quions of masonry. --
Liquor of flints, a solution of silica, or flints, in potash. --
To skin a flint, to be capable of, or guilty of, any expedient or any meanness for making money. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Flint" glass`(?). (Chem.)A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass. 1913 Webster]
Flint"i*ness(?), n.The state or quality of being flinty; hardness; cruelty.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flint"lock`(?), n.1.A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming. 1913 Webster]
2.A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies. 1913 Webster]
Flint"ware`(?), n.A superior kind of earthenware into whose composition flint enters largely.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Flint"wood`(?), n.(Bot.)An Australian name for the very hard wood of the Eucalyptus piluralis. 1913 Webster]
Flint"y(?), a.[Compar.Flintier(?); superl.Flintiest.]Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. 1913 Webster]
Flinty rock, Flinty state, a siliceous slate; -- basanite is here included. See Basanite. 1913 Webster]
Flip(fl, n.[Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.]A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. 1913 Webster]
Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip. 1913 Webster]
Flip, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flipped(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flipping.]1.To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent. 1913 Webster]
As when your little ones flip their cherry stones.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake. PJC]
3.To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant] PJC]
4.(Finance)To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [cant] PJC]
Flip, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flipped(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flipping.]To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out. PJC]
Flipe(fl, v. t.To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Flip"-flap`(?), n.[See Flip, and Flap.]The repeated stroke of something long and loose.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Flip"-flap`, adv.With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose.Ash. 1913 Webster]
Flip"pan*cy(?), n.[See Flippant.]The state or quality of being flippant. 1913 Webster]
This flippancy of language.Bp. Hurd. 1913 Webster]
Flip"pant(?), a.[Prov. E. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Cf. Flip, Fillip, Flap, Flipper.]1.Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative. 1913 Webster]
It becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant and free in their speech.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration; empty; trifling; inconsiderate; pert; petulant. \'bdFlippant epilogues.\'b8 Thomson. 1913 Webster]
To put flippant scorn to the blush.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
A sort of flippant, vain discourse.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Flip"pant*ly, adv.In a flippant manner. 1913 Webster]
Flip"pant*ness, n.State or quality of being flippant. 1913 Webster]
Flip"per(?), n.[Cf. Flip, Flippant.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)The hand. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
flippersn.flipper[By analogy with flipper[W13(1)], the limb of an aquatic animal used for locomotion]A type of shoe with a paddle-like front extending well beyond the end of the toe, used an aid in swimming (especially underwater).They are typically of rubber-like material, and are not worn when walking on land. Syn. -- fin, fins. WordNet 1.5]
Flirt(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n.Flirting.][Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.]1.To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief. 1913 Webster]
2.To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan. 1913 Webster]
3.To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flirt, v. i.1.To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flirt, n.1.A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. 1913 Webster]
Several little flirts and vibrations.Addison. 1913 Webster]
With many a flirt and flutter.E. A. Poe. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.]One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. 1913 Webster]
Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Flirt, a.Pert; wanton. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flir*ta"tion(?), n.1.Playing at courtship; coquetry. 1913 Webster]
The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flirt"-gill`(?), n.A woman of light behavior; a gill-flirt. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
You heard him take me up like a flirt-gill.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flirt"ing*ly, adv.In a flirting manner. 1913 Webster]
Flisk(?), v. i.To frisk; to skip; to caper. [Obs. Scot.] \'bdThe flisking flies.\'b8 Gosson. 1913 Webster]
Flisk, n.A caper; a spring; a whim. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Flit(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flitted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flitting(?).][OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. Fleet, v. i.]1.To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along. 1913 Webster]
A shadow flits before me.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To flutter; to rove on the wing.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate. 1913 Webster]
It became a received opinion, that the souls of men, departing this life, did flit out of one body into some other.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
4.To remove from one place or habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Wright. Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
5.To be unstable; to be easily or often moved. 1913 Webster]
And the free soul to flitting air resigned.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Flit, a.Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet. 1913 Webster]
Flitch(?), n.; pl.Flitches(#).[OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl\'c6k flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. Flick, n.]1.The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam. 1913 Webster]
3.The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Flitch(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flitched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flitching.][See Flitch, n.]To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips; as, to flitch logs; to flitch bacon. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flite(?), v. i.[AS. fl\'c6tan to strive, contend, quarrel; akin to G. fleiss industry.]To scold; to quarrel. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 1913 Webster]
{ Flite, Flyte }(?), n.[AS. fl\'c6t. See Flite.]Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
The bird of Pallas has also a good \'bdflyte\'b8 on the moral side . . . in his suggestion that the principal effect of the nightingale's song is to make women false to their husbands.Saintsbury. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flit"ter(?), v. i.To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flit"ter, v. t.To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Flit"ter, n.[Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment. 1913 Webster]
Flit"ter*mouse`(?), n.[Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse.](Zo\'94l.)A bat; -- called also flickermouse, flindermouse, and flintymouse. 1913 Webster]
Flit"tern(?), a.A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
Flit"ting(?), n.1.A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering. 1913 Webster]
2.A removal from one habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and it was now standing loaded at the door, ready to move away.Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
{ Flitt"ing, Flytt"ing }(?), n.Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century. [Obs. or Scot.]
These \'bdflytings\'b8 consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants.Saintsbury. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flit"ting*ly, adv.In a flitting manner. 1913 Webster]
Flit"ty(?), a.[From Flit.]Unstable; fluttering. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Flix(?), n.[Cf. Flax.]Down; fur. [Obs. or Eng.] J. Dyer. 1913 Webster]
Float(fl, n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle\'a2tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. Fleet, v. i., and cf. Flotilla, Flotsam, Plover.]1.Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the liquid surface, or mark the place of, something. Specifically: (a)A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.(b)The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.(c)The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish.(d)Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.(e)The hollow, metallic ball which floats on the fuel in the fuel tank of a vehicle to indicate the level of the fuel surface, and thus the amount of fuel remaining.(f)A hollow elongated tank mounted under the wing of a seaplane which causes the plane to float when resting on the surface of the water. 1913 Webster +PJC]
This reform bill . . . had been used as a float by the conservative ministry.J. P. Peters. 1913 Webster]
2.A float board. See Float board (below). 1913 Webster]
3.(Tempering)A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die.Knight. 1913 Webster]
4.The act of flowing; flux; flow. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep. [Obs.] Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
6.(Plastering)The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed. 1913 Webster]
7.A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.Knight. 1913 Webster]
8.A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe. 1913 Webster]
9.A coal cart. [Eng.] Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
10.The sea; a wave. See Flote, n. 1913 Webster]
11.(Banking)The free use of money for a time between occurrence of a transaction (such as depositing a check or a purchase made using a credit card), and the time when funds are withdrawn to cover the transaction; also, the money made available between transactions in that manner. PJC]
12.a vehicle on which an exhibit or display is mounted, driven or pulled as part of a parade. The float often is based on a large flat platform, and may contain a very elaborate structure with a tableau or people. PJC]
Float board, one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or of a steamer's paddle wheel; -- a vane. --
Float case(Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship. --
Float
copper (Mining), fine particles of metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus liable to be lost. --
Float ore, water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.Raymond. --
Float stone(Arch.), a siliceous stone used to rub stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface. --
Float valve, a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See Float, 1 (b). 1913 Webster]
Float, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Floated; p. pr. & vb. n.Floating.][OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float, swim, fr. fle\'a2tan. See Float, n.]1.To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up. 1913 Webster]
The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Three blustering nights, borne by the southern blast, floated.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air. 1913 Webster]
They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the wind.Pope. 1913 Webster]
There seems a floating whisper on the hills.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Float, v. t.1.To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor. 1913 Webster]
Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock.Southey. 1913 Webster]
2.To flood; to overflow; to cover with water. 1913 Webster]
Proud Pactolus floats the fruitful lands.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.(Plastering)To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet. 1913 Webster]
4.To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation. 1913 Webster]
Float"a*ble(?), a.That may be floated. 1913 Webster]
Float"age(?; 48), n.Same as Flotage. 1913 Webster]
Float*a"tion(?), n.See Flotation. 1913 Webster]
Float"er(?), n.1.One who floats or swims. 1913 Webster]
2.A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface. 1913 Webster]
3.(Politics)(a)A voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose vote is purchasable. [U. S.] (b)A person, as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own. [U. S.] (c)A person who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Float"ing, a.1.Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air. 1913 Webster]
2.Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals. 1913 Webster]
3.Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt. 1913 Webster]
Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been withdrawn in great masses from the island.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Floating anchor(Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail. --
Floating battery(Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the bombardment of a place. --
Floating bridge. (a)A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau bridge. See Bateau. (b)(Mil.)A kind of double bridge, the upper one projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.(c)A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by means of chains which are anchored on each side of a stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels being driven by stream power.(d)The landing platform of a ferry dock. --
Floating cartilage(Med.), a cartilage which moves freely in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the functions of the latter. --
Floating dam. (a)An anchored dam.(b)A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock. --
Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor improvements, etc. --
Floating dock. (Naut.)See under Dock. --
Floating harbor, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships riding at anchor to leeward.Knight. --
Floating heart(Bot.), a small aquatic plant (Limnanthemum lacunosum) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water of American ponds. --
Floating island, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs. --
Floating kidney. (Med.)See Wandering kidney, under Wandering. --
Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy or floating stage. --
Floating liver. (Med.)See Wandering liver, under Wandering. --
Floating pier, a landing stage or pier which rises and falls with the tide. --
Floating ribs(Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which are not connected with the others in front; in man they are the last two pairs. --
Floating screed(Plastering), a strip of plastering first laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the coat. --
Floating threads(Weaving), threads which span several other threads without being interwoven with them, in a woven fabric. 1913 Webster]
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Float"ing(?), n.1.(Weaving)Floating threads. See Floating threads, above. 1913 Webster]
2.The second coat of three-coat plastering.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also fattening, plumping, and laying out. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Floating charge, lien, etc. }(Law)A charge, lien, etc., that successively attaches to such assets as a person may have from time to time, leaving him more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no such charge or lien existed.
Float"ing*ly, adv.In a floating manner. 1913 Webster]
floatplanen.a plane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water. Syn. -- pontoon plane, seaplane. WordNet 1.5]
Float"y(?), a.Swimming on the surface; buoyant; light.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Flo"bert(?), n.(Gun.)A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap. 1913 Webster]
Flobert rifle, a rifle adapted to the use of floberts. 1913 Webster]
Floc`cil*la"tion(?), n.[L. floccus a flock of wool. Cf. Flock of wool.](Med.)A delirious picking of bedclothes by a sick person, as if to pick off flocks of wool; carphology; -- an alarming symptom in acute diseases.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Floc*cose"(?), a.[L. floccosus. Cf. 2d Flock, n.]1.Spotted with small tufts like wool.Wright. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often deciduous. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cu*lar(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the flocculus. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cu*late(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flocculated; p. pr. & vb. n.Flocculating.](Geol.)To aggregate into small lumps. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cu*late(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cu*late(?), v. t.To convert into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make granular or crumbly; as, the flocculating of a soil improves its mechanical condition.
When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small particles together, or flocculates them.I. P. Roberts. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floc`cu*la"tion(?), n.(Geol.)The process by which small particles of fine soils and sediments aggregate into larger lumps. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cule(?), n.[See Flocculus.]1.A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Chem.)Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floc"cu*lence(?), n.The state of being flocculent. 1913 Webster]
Floc"cu*lent(?), a.[See Flock of wool.]1.Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged birds. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)Having a structure like shredded wool, as some precipitates. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Floc"cu*lus(?), n.; pl.Flocculi(#).[NL., dim. of L. floccus a lock or flock of wool.](Anat.)A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Floc"cus(?), n.; pl.Flocci(#).[L., a flock of wool.]1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.(b)A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi. 1913 Webster]
Flock(?), n.[AS. flocc flock, company; akin to Icel. flokkr crowd, Sw. flock, Dan. flok; prob. orig. used of flows, and akin to E. fly. See Fly.]1.A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The heathen . . . came to Nicanor by flocks.2 Macc. xiv. 14. 1913 Webster]
2.A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge. 1913 Webster]
As half amazed, half frighted all his flock.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Flock, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flocked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flocking.]To gather in companies or crowds. 1913 Webster]
Friends daily flock.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Flocking fowl(Zo\'94l.), the greater scaup duck. 1913 Webster]
Flock, v. t.To flock to; to crowd. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.Taylor (1609). 1913 Webster]
Flock, n.[OE. flokke; cf. D. vlok, G. flocke, OHG. floccho, Icel. fl, perh. akin to E. flicker, flacker, or cf. L. floccus, F. floc.]1.A lock of wool or hair. 1913 Webster]
I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point [pommel].Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. ), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture. 1913 Webster]
3.Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose. 1913 Webster]
Flock bed, a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine. \'bdOnce a flock bed, but repaired with straw.\'b8 Pope. --
Flock paper, paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size. 1913 Webster]
Flock, v. t.To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock. 1913 Webster]
Flock"ly, adv.In flocks; in crowds. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flock"mel(?), adv.[AS. flocm. See Meal part.]In a flock; in a body. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That flockmel on a day they to him went.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flock"y, a.Abounding with flocks; floccose. 1913 Webster]
Floe(fl, n.[Cf. Dan. flag af iis, iisflage, Sw. flaga, flake, isflaga, isflake. See Flag a flat stone.]A low, flat mass of floating ice. 1913 Webster]
Floe rat(Zo\'94l.), a seal (Phoca f\'d2tida). 1913 Webster]
Flog(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flogged(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flogging(-g.][Cf. Scot. fleg blow, stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L. flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows. 1913 Webster]
Flog"ger(?), n.1.One who flogs. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to start the bung.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Flog"ging(?), a. & n.from Flog, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Flogging chisel(Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in chipping castings. --
Flogging hammer, a small sledge hammer used for striking a flogging chisel. 1913 Webster]
Flon(?), n. pl.See Flo. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flong(? , obs. imp. & p. p. of Fling. 1913 Webster]
Flong(?), n.[Of the same origin as flawn, flan, a metal disk.](Stereotyping)A compressed mass of paper sheets, forming a matrix or mold for stereotype plates. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flood(fl, n.[OE. flod a flowing, stream, flood, AS. fl; akin to D. vloed, OS. fl, OHG. fluot, G. flut, Icel. fl, Sw. & Dan. flod, Goth. fl; from the root of E. flow. Flow, v. i.]1.A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation. 1913 Webster]
A covenant never to destroy flood.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood. 1913 Webster]
There is a tide in the affairs of men, flood, leads on to fortune.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely diffused; an overflowing; a superabundance; as, a flood of bank notes; a flood of paper currency. 1913 Webster]
Flood anchor(Naut.), the anchor by which a ship is held while the tide is rising. --
Flood fence, a fence so secured that it will not be swept away by a flood. --
Flood gate, a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing, a body of water; a tide gate. --
Flood mark, the mark or line to which the tide, or a flood, rises; high-water mark. --
Flood tide, the rising tide; -- opposed to ebb tide. --
The Flood, the deluge in the days of Noah. 1913 Webster]
Flood, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flooded; p. pr. & vb. n.Flooding.]1.To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency. 1913 Webster]
Floor(fl, n.[AS. fl; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.]1.The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. 1913 Webster]
2.The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2. 1913 Webster]
3.The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. 1913 Webster]
4.A story of a building. See Story. 1913 Webster]
5.(Legislative Assemblies)(a)The part of the house assigned to the members.(b)The right to speak; as, the gentleman from Iowa has the floor. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mining)(a)The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.(b)A horizontal, flat ore body.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. --
Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. --
Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor. --
Floor plan. (a)(Shipbuilding)A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line.(b)(Arch.)A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house. 1913 Webster]
Floor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Floored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flooring.]1.To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards. 1913 Webster]
2.To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent. 1913 Webster]
Floored or crushed by him.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
3.To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I've floored my little-go work.T. Hughes. 1913 Webster]
Floor"age(?; 48), n.Floor space. 1913 Webster]
floorboardn.1.a board in the floor. Syn. -- floor board. WordNet 1.5]
2.the floor of an automobile. WordNet 1.5]
floorcovern.a covering for the floor of an automobile. Syn. -- floor covering. WordNet 1.5]
flooredadj.1.provided with a floor.ceilinged WordNet 1.5]
2.knocked down to the floor or ground. PJC]
3.defeated; overwhelmed. PJC]
4.suprised and confounded; nonplused; as, I was floored by the brilliance of the solution. PJC]
Floor"er(?), n.Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Floor"heads`, n. pl.(Naut.)The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Floor"ing, n.A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Material for the construction of a floor or floors. 1913 Webster]
Floor"less, a.Having no floor. 1913 Webster]
Floor"walk`er(?), n.One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer and director. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Flop(fl, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flopped(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flopping.][A variant of flap.]1.To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap. 1913 Webster]
2.To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.] Fielding. 1913 Webster]
Flop(fl, v. i.1.To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground. [Colloq.] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Flop, n.Act of flopping. [Colloq.] W. H. Russell. 1913 Webster]
flophousen.a cheap and usually seedy lodging house or hotel. Syn. -- dosshouse. WordNet 1.5]
Flop"py(?), n.Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ra(?), n.[L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]1.(Rom. Myth.)The goddess of flowers and spring. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ral(?), a.[L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora.]1.Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters.Martyn. 1913 Webster]
Floral envelope(Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ran(?), n.(Mining)Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine.Pryce. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flo`r\'82al"(?), n.[F. flor\'82al, fr. L. flos, floris, flower.]The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vend\'82miare. 1913 Webster]
Flor"en(?), n.[LL. florenus. See Florin.]A cerain gold coin; a Florence. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flor"ence(?), n.[From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]1.An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value.Camden. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of cloth.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Florence flask. See under Flask. --
Florence oil, olive oil prepared in Florence. 1913 Webster]
Flor"en*tine(? , a.[L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. 1913 Webster]
Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble. 1913 Webster]
Flor"en*tine, n.1.A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of silk.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Flo*res"cence(?), n.[See Florescent.](Bot.)A bursting into flower; a blossoming.Martyn. 1913 Webster]
Flo*res"cent(?), a.[L. florescens, p. pr. of florescere begin to blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]Expanding into flowers; blossoming. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ret(?), n.[OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret.]1.(Bot.)A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. fleuret.]A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Flo`ri*a"tion(?), n.1.Ornamentation by means of flower forms, whether closely imitated or conventionalized. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Any floral ornament or decoration.Rock. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flo*ric"o*mous(?), a.[L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair.]Having the head adorned with flowers. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Flo`ri*cul"tur*al(? , a.Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ri*cul`ture(? , n.[L. flos, floris, flower + cultura culture.]The cultivation of flowering plants. 1913 Webster]
Flo`ri*cul"tur*ist(?), n.One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist. 1913 Webster]
Flor"id(?), a.[L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]1.Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance. 1913 Webster]
3.Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations. 1913 Webster]
Flor"i*da bean"(?). (Bot.)(a)The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean.(b)One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flo*rid"e*\'91(?), n. pl.[NL., from L. flos, floris, a flower.](Bot.)A subclass of alg\'91 including all the red or purplish seaweeds; the Rhodosperme\'91 of many authors; -- so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species. 1913 Webster]
Floridianprop. n.a resident of Florida. WordNet 1.5]
Flo*rid"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being florid; floridness.Floyer. 1913 Webster]
Flor"id*ly(?), adv.In a florid manner. 1913 Webster]
Flor"id*ness, n.The quality of being florid.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Flo*rif"er*ous(?), a.[L. florifer; flos, floris, flower + ferre to bear; cf. F. florif\'8are.]Producing flowers.Blount. 1913 Webster]
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Flo`ri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. flos, floris, flower + facere to make.]The act, process, or time of flowering; florescence. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ri*form(? , a.[L. flos, floris, flower + -form: cf. F. floriforme.]Having the form of a flower; flower-shaped. 1913 Webster]
Flo"ri*ken(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An Indian bustard (Otis aurita). The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis.[Written also florikan, florikin, florican.] 1913 Webster]
Flo"ri*lege(?), n.[L. florilegus flower-culling; flos, floris, flower + legere to gather: cf. F. floril\'8age.]The act of gathering flowers. 1913 Webster]
Flor"in(?), n.[F. florin, It. florino, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos. See Flower, and cf. Floren.]A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents. 1913 Webster]
Flo"rist(? , n.[Cf. F. fleuriste, floriste, fr. F. fleur flower. See Flower.]1.A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers. 1913 Webster]
2.One who writes a flora, or an account of plants. 1913 Webster]
Flo*roon"(?), n.[F. fleuron. See Flower.]A border worked with flowers.Wright. 1913 Webster]
Flos`cu*la"ri*an(?), n.[From L. flosculus a floweret.](Zo\'94l.)One of a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles around the lobed disk. 1913 Webster]
Flos*cule(?), n.[L. flosculus, dim. of flos flower: cf. F. floscule.](Bot.)A floret. 1913 Webster]
Flos"cu*lous(?), a.(Bot.)Consisting of many gamopetalous florets. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flos`-fer"ri(?), n.[L., flower of iron.](Min.)A variety of aragonite, occuring in delicate white coralloidal forms; -- common in beds of iron ore. 1913 Webster]
Flosh(?), n.[Cf. G. fl\'94sse a trough in which tin ore is washed.](Metallurgy)A hopper-shaped box or Knight. 1913 Webster]
Floss(?; 195), n.[It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]1.(Bot.)The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk. 1913 Webster]
2.Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering. 1913 Webster]
3.A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains its loose and downy character. It is much used in embroidery. Called also floxed silk. --
Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and floss yarn.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
Floss, n.[Cf. G. floss a float.]1.A small stream of water. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present. 1913 Webster]
Floss hole. (a)A hole at the back of a puddling furnace, at which the slags pass out.(b)The tap hole of a melting furnace.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Floss"y(?; 115), a.Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flo"ta(?), n.[Sp. See Flotilla.]A fleet; especially, a 1913 Webster]
Flo"tage(?), n.[OF. flotage, F. flottage, fr. flotter to float.]1.The state of floating. 1913 Webster]
2.That which floats on the sea or in rivers.[Written also floatage.] 1913 Webster]
Flo"tant(?), a.[OF. flotant, F. flottant, p. pr. of flotter to float.](Her.)Represented as flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner flotant. 1913 Webster]
Flo*ta"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See Flotilla.]1.The act, process, or state of floating. 1913 Webster]
2.The science of floating bodies. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com. & Finance)Act of financing, or floating, a commercial venture or an issue of bonds, stock, or the like. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Center of flotation. (Shipbuilding)(a)The center of any given plane of flotation.(b)More commonly, the middle of the length of the load water line.Rankine. --
Plane, ,
of flotation, the plane or line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a body floating in it. See Bearing, n., 9 (c). --
Surface of flotation(Shipbuilding), the imaginary surface which all the planes of flotation touch when a vessel rolls or pitches; the envelope of all such planes. 1913 Webster]
Flotation process. A process of separating the substances contained in pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the surface of a flowing liquid, the substances that are quickly wet readily overcoming the surface tension of the liquid and sinking, the others flowing off in a film or slime on the surface, though, perhaps, having a greater specific gravity than those that sink. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flote(?), v. t.To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Flote, n.[Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. Float, n.]A wave. [Obs.] \'bdThe Mediterranean flote.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flo*til"la(?), n.[Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See Fluctuate, and cf. Float, n.]A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.
{ Flot"sam(?), Flot"son(?) }, n.[F. flotter to float. See FFlotilla, and cf. Jetsam.](Law)Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Flot"ten(?), p. p.of Flote, v. t.Skimmed. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flounce(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flounced(flounst); p. pr. & vb. n.Flouncing(?).][Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.]To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure. 1913 Webster]
To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and bruise us.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
With his broad fins and forky tail he laves flounces in the waves.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Flounce(?), n.The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body. 1913 Webster]
Flounce, n.[Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr. rounce.]An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress, consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge around the skirt, and left hanging. 1913 Webster]
Flounce, v. t.To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a petticoat or a frock. 1913 Webster]
Floun"der(?), n.[Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A flatfish of the family Pleuronectid\'91, of many species. 1913 Webster]
Pleuronectes flesus. There are several common American species used as food; as the smooth flounder (P. glabra); the rough or winter flounder (P. Americanus); the summer flounder, or plaice (Paralichthys dentatus), Atlantic coast; and the starry flounder (Pleuronectes stellatus). 1913 Webster]
2.(Bootmaking)A tool used in crimping boot fronts. 1913 Webster]
Floun"der, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Floundered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Floundering.][Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce. 1913 Webster]
They have floundered on from blunder to blunder.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Floun"der, n.The act of floundering. 1913 Webster]
Flour(flour), n.[F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl\'81r flower, flour. See Flower.]The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard. 1913 Webster]
Flour bolt, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving, cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones. --
Flour boxa tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box. --
Flour
dredge , a flour box. --
Flour dresser, a mashine for sorting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness. --
Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour. 1913 Webster]
Flour, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Floured(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flouring.]1.To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat. 1913 Webster]
2.To sprinkle with flour. 1913 Webster]
Floured(?), p. a.Finely granulated; -- said of quicksilver which has been granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Flour"ish(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flourished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flourishing.][OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and -ish.]1.To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive. 1913 Webster]
A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . . soil.Bp. Horne. 1913 Webster]
2.To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production. 1913 Webster]
When all the workers of iniquity do flourish.Ps. xcii 7 1913 Webster]
Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness.Nelson. 1913 Webster]
We say flourished then or then.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery. 1913 Webster]
They dilate . . . and flourish long on little incidents.J. Watts. 1913 Webster]
4.To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. 1913 Webster]
Impetuous spread flourished o'er his head.Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. 1913 Webster]
6.To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude. 1913 Webster]
Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus?Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To boast; to vaunt; to brag.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Flour"ish, v. t.1.To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton. 1913 Webster]
2.To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sith that the justice of your title to him flourish the deceit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish. 1913 Webster]
And flourishes his blade in spite of me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To develop; to make thrive; to expand. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bottoms of thread . . . which with a good needle, perhaps may be flourished into large works.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like.Howell. 1913 Webster]
2.Decoration; ornament; beauty. 1913 Webster]
The flourish of his sober youth Crashaw. 1913 Webster]
3.Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit. 1913 Webster]
He lards with flourishes his long harangue.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure. 1913 Webster]
The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible curiously printed.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
5.A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare. 1913 Webster]
A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums!Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword. 1913 Webster]
Flour"ish*er(?), n.One who flourishes. 1913 Webster]
Flour"ish*ing*ly, adv.In a flourishing manner; ostentatiously. 1913 Webster]
Flour"y(?), a.Of or resembling flour; mealy; covered with flour.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Flout(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Flouting.][OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D. fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See Flute.]To mock or insult; to treat with contempt. 1913 Webster]
Phillida flouts me.Walton. 1913 Webster]
Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Flout, v. i.To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at. 1913 Webster]
Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Flout, n.A mock; an insult. 1913 Webster]
Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Flout"er(?), n.One who flouts; a mocker. 1913 Webster]
Flout"ing*ly, adv.With flouting; insultingly; as, to treat a lover floutingly. 1913 Webster]
Flow(fl, obs. imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flow(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flowed(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flowing.][AS. fl\'d3wan; akin to D. vloeijen, OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl\'d3a to deluge, Gr. plw`ein to float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float, fleet. \'fb80. Cf. Flood.]1.To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes. 1913 Webster]
2.To become liquid; to melt. 1913 Webster]
The mountains flowed down at thy presence.Is. lxiv. 3. 1913 Webster]
3.To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy. 1913 Webster]
Those thousand decencies that daily flow Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily. 1913 Webster]
Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious. 1913 Webster]
In that day . . . the hills shall flow with milk.Joel iii. 18. 1913 Webster]
The exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
6.To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks. 1913 Webster]
The imperial purple flowing in his train.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
7.To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours. 1913 Webster]
The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.To discharge blood in excess from the uterus. 1913 Webster]
Flow, v. t.1.To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with varnish. 1913 Webster]
Flow, n.1.A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood. 1913 Webster]
2.A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words. 1913 Webster]
3.Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream. 1913 Webster]
The feast of reason and the flow of soul.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb. 1913 Webster]
5.A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also flow moss and flow bog. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Flow"age(?; 48), n.An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows. 1913 Webster]
Flow"en(?), obs. imp. pl. of Fly, v. i.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er(flou", n.[OE. flour, OF. flour, flur, flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. Blossom, Effloresce, Floret, Florid, Florin, Flour, Flourish.]1.In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla. 1913 Webster]
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calyx, sometimes tubular, sometimes consisting of separate leaves called sepals; secondly, an inner envelope or corolla, which is generally more or less colored, and which, like the calyx, is sometimes tubular, sometimes composed of separate leaves called petals; thirdly, one or more stamens, consisting of a stalk or filament and a head or anther, in which the pollen is produced; and fourthly, a pistil, which is situated in the center of the flower, and consists generally of three principal parts; one or more compartments at the base, each containing one or more seeds; the stalk or style; and the stigma, which in many familiar instances forms a small head, at the top of the style or ovary, and to which the pollen must find its way in order to fertilize the flower.Sir J. Lubbock. 1913 Webster]
3.The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth. 1913 Webster]
The choice and flower of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
The flower of the chivalry of all Spain.Southey. 1913 Webster]
A simple maiden in her flower Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
The flowers of grains, mixed with water, will make a sort of glue.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.(Old Chem.)A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur. 1913 Webster]
6.A figure of speech; an ornament of style. 1913 Webster]
7.pl.(Print.)Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.W. Savage. 1913 Webster]
8.pl.Menstrual discharges.Lev. xv. 24. 1913 Webster]
Animal flower(Zo\'94l.)See under Animal. --
Cut flowers, flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. --
Flower bed, a plat in a garden for the cultivation of flowers. --
Flower beetle(Zo\'94l.), any beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. any one of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes, family Nitidulid\'91, some of which are injurious to crops. --
Flower bird(Zo\'94l.), an Australian bird of the genus Anthornis, allied to the honey eaters. --
Flower bud, an unopened flower. --
Flower clock, an assemblage of flowers which open and close at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time. --
Flower head(Bot.), a compound flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of the daisy. --
Flower pecker(Zo\'94l.), one of a family (Dic\'91id\'91) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits. --
Flower piece. (a)A table ornament made of cut flowers.(b)(Fine Arts)A picture of flowers. --
Flower stalk(Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er(flou", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flowered(flou"; p. pr. & vb. n.Flowering.][From the noun. Cf. Flourish.]1.To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June. 1913 Webster]
2.To come into the finest or fairest condition. 1913 Webster]
Their lusty and flowering age.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
When flowered my youthful spring.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer. 1913 Webster]
That beer did flower a little.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To come off as flowers by sublimation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Observations which have flowered off.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er, v. t.To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*age(?; 48), n.State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
flowerbedn.1.a bed in which flowers are growing. Syn. -- bed of flowers. WordNet 1.5]
Flow"er-de-luce"(?), n.[Corrupted fr. fleur-de-lis.](Bot.)A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. 1913 Webster]
Iris Germanica, I. Florentina, I. Persica, I. sambucina, and the American I. versicolor, I. prismatica, etc. 1913 Webster]
floweredadj.resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers. Syn. -- floral. WordNet 1.5]
Flow"er*er(?), n.A plant which flowers or blossoms. 1913 Webster]
Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*et(?), n.A small flower; a floret.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er-fence`(?), n.(Bot.)A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana pulcherrima, orC\'91salpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies.Baird. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*ful(?), a.Abounding with flowers.Craig. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er-gen`tle(?), n.(Bot.)A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*i*ness(?), n.The state of being flowery. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*ing, a.(Bot.)Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flowering fern, a genus of showy ferns (Osmunda), with conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet places. --
Flowering plants, plants which have stamens and pistils, and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; -- distinguished from flowerless plants. --
Flowering rush, a European rushlike plant (Butomus umbellatus), with an umbel of rosy blossoms. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*ing, n.1.The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom; florification. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of adorning with flowers. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*less, a.Having no flowers. 1913 Webster]
Flowerless plants, plants which have no true flowers, and produce no seeds; cryptogamous plants. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*less*ness, n.State of being without flowers. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*pot`(?), n.A vessel, commonly or earthenware, for earth in which plants are grown. 1913 Webster]
flowers-of-an-hourn.An annual weedy herb (Hibiscus trionum) with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers, native to the Old World tropics and naturalized as a weed in North America. Syn. -- flower-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan, Hibiscus trionum. WordNet 1.5]
Flow"er State. Florida; -- a nickname, alluding to sense of L. floridus, from florida flowery. See Florid. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flow"er*y(?), a.1.Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms. 1913 Webster]
2.Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The flowery kingdom, China. 1913 Webster]
Flow"er*y-kir`tled(?), a.Dressed with garlands of flowers. [Poetic & Rare] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Flow"ing, a.That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious. 1913 Webster]
Flowing battery(Elec.), a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells.Knight. --
Flowing furnace, a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola. --
Flowing sheet(Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Flow"ing(?), a. & n. from Flow, v. i. & t. 1913 Webster]
Flow"ing*ly, adv.In a flowing manner. 1913 Webster]
Flow"ing*ness, n.Flowing tendency or quality; fluency. [R.] W. Nichols. 1913 Webster]
Flown(?), p. p. of Fly; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be; as, the birds are flown. 1913 Webster]
Flown, a.Flushed, inflated.[Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.]Pope. 1913 Webster]
Then wander forth the sons flown with insolence and wine.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Floxed" silk`(?). See Floss silk, under Floss. 1913 Webster]
Floyte(?), n. & v.A variant of Flute. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flu"ate(?), n.[Cf. F. fluate. See Fluor.](Chem.)A fluoride. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flu"a*vil(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon extracted from gutta-percha, as a yellow, resinous substance; -- called also fluanil. 1913 Webster]
Flu"can(?), n.(Mining)Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it.[Written also flookan, flukan, and fluccan.] 1913 Webster]
Fluc*tif"er*ous(?), a.[L. fluctus wave + -ferous.]Tending to produce waves.Blount. 1913 Webster]
Fluc`tu*a*bil"i*ty(?; 135), n.The capacity or ability to fluctuate. [R.] H. Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Fluc"tu*ant(?; 135), a.[L. fluctuans, p. pr. of fluctuare. See Fluctuate.]1.Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.)showing undulation or fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor. 1913 Webster]
2.Floating on the waves. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fluc"tu*ate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fluctuated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fluctuating(?).][L. fluctuatus, p. p. of fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to flow. See Fluent, and cf. Flotilla.]1.To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
2.To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate.
Syn. -- To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple. -- To Fluctuate, Vacillate, Waver. -- Fluctuate is applied both to things and persons and denotes that they move as they are acted upon. The stocks fluctuate; a man fluctuates between conflicting influences. Vacillate and waver are applied to persons to represent them as acting themselves. A man vacillates when he goes backward and forward in his opinions and purposes, without any fixity of mind or principles. A man wavers when he shrinks back or hesitates at the approach of difficulty or danger. One who is fluctuating in his feelings is usually vacillating in resolve, and wavering in execution. 1913 Webster]
Fluc"tu*ate, v. t.To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion. [R.] 1913 Webster]
And fluctuate all the still perfume.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
fluc"tu*at`ingadj.moving irregularly in an oscillatory manner, especially up and down; as, fluctuating prices. WordNet 1.5]
Fluc`tu*a"tion(?), n.[L. fluctuatio; cf. F. fluctuation.]1.A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea. 1913 Webster]
2.A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of prices. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Flue(fl, n.[Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.]1.An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a)A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air.(b)A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another.(c)(Steam Boiler)A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes. 1913 Webster]
2.In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flue boiler. See under Boiler. --
Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace. --
Flue plate(Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate. --
Flue surface(Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases. 1913 Webster]
Flue(fl, n.[Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W. llwch dust. Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
fluegelhorn, n.[from German fl.]a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore. Syn. -- flugelhorn, fl WordNet 1.5]
Flu"en*cy(?), n.[L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See Fluent.]The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility. 1913 Webster]
The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flu"ent(?), a.[L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. Fluctuate, Flux.]1.Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving. 1913 Webster]
2.Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech. 1913 Webster]
With most fluent utterance.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Flu"ent, n.1.A current of water; a stream. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. F. fluente.](Math.)A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral. 1913 Webster]
Flu"ent*ly, adv.In a fluent manner. 1913 Webster]
Flu"ent*ness, n.The quality of being fluent. 1913 Webster]
Flue pipe. (Music)A pipe, esp. an organ pipe, whose tone is produced by the impinging of a current of air upon an edge, or lip, causing a wave motion in the air within; a mouth pipe; -- distinguished from reed pipe. Flue pipes are either open or closed (stopped at the distant end). The flute and flageolet are open pipes; a bottle acts as a closed pipe when one blows across the neck. The organ has both open and closed flue pipes, those of metal being usually round in section, and those of wood triangular or square. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flue"work`(?), n.(Mus.)A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. PJC]
3.Something light and inconsequential; something not to be taken seriously; -- used commonly of literary or dramatic productions, and sometimes of people. PJC]
4.A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a drama. PJC]
Fluff(?), v. t. & i.To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff.Holmes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluff(?), v. t.To make a mistake in the performance of; -- used mostly of lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act. PJC]
Fluff"y(?), a.[Compar.Fluffier(?); superl.Fluffiest.]Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy. \'bdThe carpets were fluffy.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
The present Barnacle . . . had a youthful aspect, and the fluffiest little whisker, perhaps, that ever was seen.Dickens.
-- Fluff"i*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fl\'81"gel(?), n.[G., a wing.](Mus.)A grand piano or a harpsichord, both being wing-shaped. 1913 Webster]
flugelhorn, fl[from German fl.]n.a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore, and having three valves. Syn. -- fluegelhorn. WordNet 1.5]
Flu"gel*man(?), n.[G. fl\'81gelman.](Mil.)Same as Fugleman. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id(fl, a.[L. fluidus, fr. fluere to flow: cf. F. fluide. See Fluent.]Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id, n.A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. 1913 Webster]
Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes applied to electricity and magnetism, as in phrases electric fluid, magnetic fluid, though not strictly appropriate; such usage has disappeared. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fluid dram, Fluid drachm, a measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce. --
Fluid ounce. (a)In the United States, a measure of capacity, in apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.(b)In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains. --
Fluids of the body. (Physiol.)The circulating blood and lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle serum are the more important fluids of the body. The tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per cent of water. --
Burning fluid,
Elastic fluid,
Electric fluid,
Magnetic fluid, etc.See under Burning, Elastic, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id*al(?), a.Pertaining to a fluid, or to its flowing motion. 1913 Webster]
Fluidal structure(Geol.), the structure characteristic of certain volcanic rocks in which the arrangement of the minute crystals shows the lines of flow of thew molten material before solidification; -- also called fluxion structure. 1913 Webster]
Flu*id"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. fluidit\'82.]The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing; a liquid, a\'89riform, or gaseous state; -- opposed to solidity. 1913 Webster]
It was this want of organization, this looseness and fluidity of the new movement, that made it penetrate through every class of society.J. R. Green. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fluidized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fluidizing.]To render fluid. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id*ness, n.The state of being fluid; fluidity. 1913 Webster]
Flu"id*ounce`, n.See Fluid ounce, under Fluid. 1913 Webster]
Flu"i*drachm`(?), n.See Fluid dram, under Fluid.Pharm. of the U. S. 1913 Webster]
Flu"kan(?), n.(Mining)Flucan. 1913 Webster]
Fluke(flor fl, n.[Cf. AS. fl a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl a kind of halibut.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The European flounder. See Flounder.[Written also fleuk, flook, and flowk.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays.RHUD PJC]
3.(Zo\'94l.)A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. 1913 Webster]
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Fluke(fl, n.[Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]1.The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. 1913 Webster]
3.An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. 1913 Webster]
4.An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope. 1913 Webster]
Fluke(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Fluked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fluking(?).]To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluke"worm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as 1st Fluke, 2. 1913 Webster]
Fluk"y(?), a.Formed like, or having, a fluke. 1913 Webster]
Flume(f;, n.[Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. \'fb84. See Fluent.]A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity. 1913 Webster]
Flu"mi*nous(?), a.[L. flumen, fluminis, river.]Pertaining to rivers; abounding in streama. 1913 Webster]
Flum"mer*y(?), n.[W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]1.A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap. 1913 Webster]
Milk and flummery are very fit for children.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. 1913 Webster]
The flummery of modern criticism.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Flung(?), imp. & p. p. of Fling. 1913 Webster]
Flunk(fl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flunked(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flunking.][Cf. Funk.]To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear. 1913 Webster]
Flunk, v. t.1.To fail in; to fail to pass (a test, examination, or course of study). [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.To shirk, as a task or duty. 1913 Webster]
Flunk, n.A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant), a total failure in a recitation. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
flunk outv. i.to be dismissed (from a school or course of study) due to failure to perform up to the minimum standard. Syn. -- fail out; wash out.
[PJC]
Flun"ky(fl, n.; pl.Flunkies(fl.[Prob. fr. or akin to flank.][Written also flunkey.]1.A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. 1913 Webster]
3.One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Flun"ky*dom(?), n.The place or region of flunkies.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Flun"ly*ism(?), n.The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Flu"o-(. (Chem.)A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in fluosilicate, fluobenzene. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*bo"rate(?), n.[Cf. F. fluoborate.](Chem.)A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*bo"ric(?), a.[Fluo-boric: cf. F. fluoborique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, fluorine and boron. 1913 Webster]
Fluoridic acid(Chem.), a double fluoride, consisting essentially of a solution of boron fluoride, in hydrofluoric acid. It has strong acid properties, and is the type of the borofluorides. Called also borofluoric acid. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*bo"ride(?), n.(Chem.)See Borofluoride.
{ Flu`o*ce"rine(?), Flu`o*ce"rite(?) }, n.[Fluo- + cerium.](Min.)A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden. Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Flu"or albus(?). [L., white flow.](Med.)The whites; leucorrh\'91a. 1913 Webster]
Flu`or*an"thene(?), n.[Fluorene + anthracene.](Chem.)A white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10, of a complex structure, found as one ingredient of the higher boiling portion of coal tar. 1913 Webster]
Flu"or*a`ted(?), a.(Chem.)Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Flu`or*ene(?), n.(Chem.)A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained artificially. 1913 Webster]
fluo`res"ce*in, fluo`res"ce*ine, flu`o*res"ce*\'8bn(?), n.(Chem.)A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin. Syn. -- fluorescein, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*res"cence(?), n.[From Fluor.](Chemistry, Optics)A luminescence emitted by certain substances due to the absorption of radiation at one wavelength, and the almost instantaneous re-emission of radiation at another, usually longer wavelength. The re-radiation stops almost as soon as the incident radiation is halted, thus distinguishing this phenomenon from phosphorescence, in which re-radiation of light may continue for some time after the incident radiation is halted.The color of the radiated light typically differs from the apparent color of the material, as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer, but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it, by first absorbing the light to achieve an excited state, and then radiating light to resume the ground energy level. The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of longer wavelength than the incident light. The radiation can also be induced by ionizing radiation which is not electromagnetic, such as alpha or beta rays, and cathode rays. This property is possessed by fluorspar, uranium glass, sulphide of calcium, and many other substances. It finds use in analytical instruments to detect or measure radiation, and in some commercial applications. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Flu`o*res"cent(?), a.Having the property of fluorescence. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*res"cin(?), n.(Chem.)A colorless, amorphous substance which is produced by the reduction of fluoresce\'8bn, and from which the latter may be formed by oxidation. 1913 Webster]
Flu*or"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. fluorique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, obtained from, or containing, fluorine. 1913 Webster]
fluoridatev. t.To subject to fluoridation, as of water; to add fluoride to. Syn. -- fluoridize. WordNet 1.5]
fluoridationn.The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay). Syn. -- fluoridization. WordNet 1.5]
Flu"or*ide(? , n.[Cf. F. fluoride.](Chem.)A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. 1913 Webster]
Calcium fluoride(Min.), fluorite, CaF2. See Fluorite. 1913 Webster]
fluoridizationn.the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay). Syn. -- fluoridation. WordNet 1.5]
fluoridizev. t.to subject to fluoridation, as of water. Syn. -- fluoridate. WordNet 1.5]
Flu"or*ine(fl, n.[NL. fluorina: cf. G. fluorin, F. fluorine. So called from its occurrence in the mineral fluorite.](Chem.)A non-metallic, gaseous element of atomic number 9, strongly acid or negative, and associated with chlorine, bromine, and iodine, in the halogen group of which it is the first member. It always occurs combined, is very active chemically, and possesses such an avidity for most elements, and silicon especially, that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass vessels, but may be contained in lead vessels. If set free it immediately attacks a containing glass vessel, so that it was not isolated until 1886. It is a pungent, corrosive, colorless gas. Symbol F. Atomic weight 19.00. 1913 Webster]
Fluorine unites with hydrogen to form hydrofluoric acid, which is the agent employed in etching glass. It occurs naturally, principally combined as calcium fluoride in fluorite, and as a double fluoride of aluminium and sodium in cryolite. 1913 Webster]
Flu"or*ite(?), n.(Min.)Calcium fluoride (CaF2), a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor. 1913 Webster]
fluorochromen.Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens. WordNet 1.5]
Flu"or*oid(?), n.[Fluor + -oid.](Crystallog.)A tetrahexahedron; -- so called because it is a common form of fluorite. 1913 Webster]
Flu*or"o*scope(?), n.[Fluorescence + -scope.]1.(Phys.)An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics)A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects placed in the path of the X rays. -- Flu*or`o*scop"ic(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flu`or*os"co*py(?), n.Examination of an object, as the human body, by exposing it to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a fluorescent screen; cryptoscopy. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flu"or*ous(?), a.Pertaining to fluor. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*sil"i*cate(?), n.[Cf. F. fluosilicate.](Chem.)A double fluoride of silicon and some other (usually basic) element or radical, regarded as a salt of fluosilicic acid; -- called also silicofluoride. 1913 Webster]
Flu`o*si*lic"ic(?), a.[Fluo- + silicic: cf. F. fluosilicique.](Chem.)Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine. 1913 Webster]
Fluosilicic acid, a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon, H2F6Si, obtained in solution in water as a sour fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the fluosilicates; -- called also silicofluoric acid, and hydrofluosilicic acid. 1913 Webster]
Flur"ry(?), n.; pl.Flurries(#).[Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]1.A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind. 1913 Webster]
2.A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind. 1913 Webster]
Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Flush(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Flushed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Flushing.][Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash; perh. influenced by blush. \'fb84.]1.To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face. 1913 Webster]
The flushing noise of many waters.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
It flushes violently out of the cock.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush. 1913 Webster]
3.To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow. 1913 Webster]
In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird. 1913 Webster]
Flushing from one spray unto another.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Flush, v. t.1.To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement. 1913 Webster]
Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, Flushing his brow.Keats. 1913 Webster]
3.To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood. 1913 Webster]
How faintly flushed. how phantom fair, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.To excite; to animate; to stir. 1913 Webster]
Such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition.South. 1913 Webster]
5.To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.Nares. 1913 Webster]
6.To cause to flow; to draw water from, or pour it over or through (a pond, meadow, sewer, etc.); to cleanse by means of a rush of water. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To flush a joints(Masonry), to fill them in; to point the level; to make them flush. 1913 Webster]
Flush, v. i.(Mining)(a)To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.(b)To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flush, n.1.A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. 1913 Webster]
In manner of a wave or flush.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow. 1913 Webster]
The flush of angered shame.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset. 1913 Webster]
4.A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy. 1913 Webster]
5.A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed. 1913 Webster]
6.[From F. or Sp. flux. Cf. Flux.]A hand of cards, all of the same suit; -- especially significant in poker, where five cards of the same suit constitute a flush, which beats a straight but is beaten by a full house or four of a kind. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Flush, a.1.Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright. 1913 Webster]
With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal. 1913 Webster]
Lord Strut was not very flush in ready.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch. & Mech.)Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint. 1913 Webster]
4.(Card Playing)Consisting of cards of one suit. 1913 Webster]
Flush bolt. (a)A screw bolt whose head is countersunk, so as to be flush with a surface.(b)A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door, so as to be flush therewith. --
Flush deck. (Naut.)See under Deck, n., 1. --
Flush tank, a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for flushing drainpipes, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flush(?), adv.So as to be level or even. 1913 Webster]
Flush"board`(?), n.Same as Flashboard. 1913 Webster]
Flush"er(?), n.1.A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them with water. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The red-backed shrike. See Flasher. 1913 Webster]
Flush"ing, n.1.A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; -- commonly in the [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Weaving)A surface formed of floating threads. 1913 Webster]
Flush"ing*ly, adv.In a flushing manner. 1913 Webster]
Flush"ness, n.The state of being flush; abundance. 1913 Webster]
Flus"ter(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Flustered; p. pr. & vb. n.Flustering.][Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.]To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. 1913 Webster]
His habit or flustering himself daily with claret.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Flus"ter, v. i.To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. 1913 Webster]
The flstering, vainglorious Greeks.South. 1913 Webster]
Flus"ter, n.Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder. 1913 Webster]
Flus`ter*a"tion(?), n.The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered; fluster. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Flus"trate(?), v. t.[See Fluster, v. t.]To fluster. [Colloq.] Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Flute(?), n.[OE. floute, floite, fr. OF. fla\'81te, flahute, flahuste, F. fl; cf. LL. flauta, D. fluit. See Flute, v. i.]1.A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole. 1913 Webster]
The breathing flute's soft notes are heard around.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n. 1913 Webster]
3.A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle. 1913 Webster]
4.A long French breakfast roll.Simonds. 1913 Webster]
5.A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound. 1913 Webster]
Flute bit, a boring tool for piercing ebony, rosewood, and other hard woods. --
Flute pipe, an organ pipe having a sharp lip or wind-cutter which imparts vibrations to the column of air in the pipe.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Flute(fl, n.[Cf. F. fl a transport, D. fluit.]A kind of flyboat; a storeship. 1913 Webster]
Armed en fl\'96te( (Nav.), partially armed. 1913 Webster]
Flute(?), v. i.[OE. flouten, floiten, OF. fla\'81ter, fle\'81ter, flouster, F. fl\'96ter, cf. D. fluiten; ascribed to an assumed LL. flautare, flatuare, fr. L. flatus a blowing, fr. flare to blow. Cf. Flout, Flageolet, Flatulent.]To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound. 1913 Webster]
Flute, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fluted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fluting(?).]1.To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. 1913 Webster]
Knaves are men, flute fantastic tenderness.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
2.To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fl\'96te` \'85 bec"(?). [F.](Mus.)A beak flute, an older form of the flute, played with a mouthpiece resembling a beak, and held like a flageolet. 1913 Webster]
2.Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum. 1913 Webster]
Flute"mouth`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A fish of the genus Aulostoma, having a much elongated tubular snout. 1913 Webster]
Flut"er(?), n.1.One who plays on the flute; a flutist or flautist. 1913 Webster]
2.One who makes grooves or flutings. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ing, n.Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle. 1913 Webster]
Fluting iron, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called also Italian iron, or gaufering iron.Knight. --
Fluting lathe, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on balusters, table legs, etc. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ist(?), n.[Cf. F. fl\'96tiste.]A performer on the flute; a flautist.Busby. 1913 Webster]
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2.To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan. 1913 Webster]
3.To move about briskly, irregularly, or with great bustle and show, without much result. 1913 Webster]
No rag, no scrap, of all the beau, or wit, fluttered, and that once so writ.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To be in agitation; to move irregularly; to flucttuate; to be uncertainty. 1913 Webster]
Long we fluttered on the wings of doubtful success.Howell. 1913 Webster]
His thoughts are very fluttering and wandering.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ter(?), v. t.1.To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 1913 Webster]
2.To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. 1913 Webster]
Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ter, n.1.The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan. 1913 Webster]
The chirp and flutter of some single birdMilnes. . 1913 Webster]
2.Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Flutter wheel, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ter*er(?), n.One who, or that which, flutters. 1913 Webster]
Flut"ter*ing*ly, adv.In a fluttering manner. 1913 Webster]
Flut"y(?), a.Soft and clear in tone, like a flute. 1913 Webster]
Flu"vi*al(?), a.[L. fluvialis, from fluvius river, fr. fluere to flow: cf.F. fluvial. See Fluent.]Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as, a fluvial plant. 1913 Webster]
Flu"vi*al*ist, n.One who exlpains geological phenomena by the action of streams. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Flu`vi*at"ic(?), a.[L. fluviaticus. See Fluvial.]Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Flu"vi*a*tile(?), a.[L. fluviatilis, fr. fluvius river: cf. F. fluviatile.]Belonging to rivers or streams; existing in or about rivers; produced by river action; fluvial; as, fluviatile starta, plants.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
Flu"vi*o*graph(?), n.[L. fluvius river + -graph.]An instrument for measuring and recording automatically the rise and fall of a river. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flu`vi*o-ma*rine"(?), a.[L. fluvius river + E. marine.](Geol.)Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea, as deposits at the mouths of rivers. 1913 Webster]
Flu`vi*om"e*ter(?), n.[L. fluvius river + -meter.]An instrument for measuring the height of water in a river; a river gauge. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flux(fl, n.[L. fluxus, fr. fluere, fluxum, to flow: cf.F. flux. See Fluent, and cf. 1st & 2d Floss, Flush, n., 6.]1.The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change. 1913 Webster]
By the perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part of them is thrown out of the body.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Her image has escaped the flux of things, Trench. 1913 Webster]
Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.Felton. 1913 Webster]
2.The setting in of the tide toward the shore, -- the ebb being called the reflux. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being liquid through heat; fusion. 1913 Webster]
4.(Chem. & Metal.)Any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite. 1913 Webster]
White flux is the residuum of the combustion of a mixture of equal parts of niter and tartar. It consists chiefly of the carbonate of potassium, and is white. -- Black flux is the ressiduum of the combustion of one part of niter and two of tartar, and consists essentially of a mixture of potassium carbonate and charcoal. 1913 Webster]
5.(Med.)(a)A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part; especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the bloody flux or dysentery. See Bloody flux.(b)The matter thus discharged. 1913 Webster]
6.(Physics)The quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area of a given surface in a unit of time. 1913 Webster]
Flux, a.[L. fluxus, p. p. of fluere. See Flux, n.]Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable. 1913 Webster]
The flux nature of all things here.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Flux, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fluxed(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Fluxing.]1.To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux. 1913 Webster]
He might fashionably and genteelly . . . have been dueled or fluxed into another world.South. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to become fluid; to fuse.Kirwan. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)To cause a discharge from; to purge. 1913 Webster]
Flux*a"tion(?), n.The act of fluxing. 1913 Webster]
Flux`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. LL. fluxibilitas fluidity.]The quality of being fluxible.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Flux"i*ble(?), a.[Cf.LL. fluxibilis fluid, OF. fluxible.]Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral.Holland.
-- Flux"i*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Flux"ile(?), a.[L. fluxilis, a., fluid.]Fluxible. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Flux*il"i*ty(?), n.State of being fluxible.[Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flux"ion(?), n.[Cf. F. fluxion.]The act of flowing.Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.The matter that flows.Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
3.Fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)An unnatural or excessive flow of blood or fluid toward any organ; a determination. 1913 Webster]
5.A constantly varying indication. 1913 Webster]
Less to be counted than the fluxions of sun dials.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
6.(Math.)(a)The infinitely small increase or decrease of a variable or flowing quantity in a certain infinitely small and constant period of time; the rate of variation of a fluent; an incerement; a differential.(b)pl.A method of analysis developed by Newton, and based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated by motion, and involving in their changes the notion of velocity or rate of change. Its results are the same as those of the differential and integral calculus, from which it differs little except in notation and logical method. 1913 Webster]
Flux"ion*al(?), a.Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant. 1913 Webster]
The merely human,the temporary and fluxional.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Flux"ure(?; 138), n.[L. fluxura a flowing.]1.The quality of being fluid. [Obs.] Fielding. 1913 Webster]
2.Fluid matter. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Fly(fl, v. i.[imp.Flew(fl; p. p.Flown(fl; p. pr. & vb. n.Flying.][OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle\'a2gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. Fledge, Flight, Flock of animals.]1.To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
2.To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. 1913 Webster]
3.To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. 1913 Webster]
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.Job v. 7. 1913 Webster]
4.To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. 1913 Webster]
Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.Bryant. 1913 Webster]
5.To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee. 1913 Webster]
Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ?Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. 1913 Webster]
To fly about(Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. --
To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.] --
To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly. --
To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist. --
To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. --
To fly on, to attack. --
To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence. --
To fly out. (a)To rush out.(b)To burst into a passion; to break out into license. --
To let fly. (a)To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. \'bdA man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.\'b8 Addison.(b)(Naut.)To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets. 1913 Webster]
Fly, v. t.1.To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc. 1913 Webster]
The brave black flag I fly.W. S. Gilbert. 1913 Webster]
2.To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid. 1913 Webster]
Sleep flies the wretch.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To fly the favors of so good a king.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To hunt with a hawk. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an a\'89roplane. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To fly a kite(Com.), to raise money on commercial notes. [Cant or Slang] 1913 Webster]
Fly, n.; pl.Flies(fl.[OE. flie, flege, AS. fl, fle\'a2ge, fr. fle\'a2gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. Fly, v. i.]1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.(b)Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append. 1913 Webster]
2.A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing. \'bdThe fur-wrought fly.\'b8 Gay. 1913 Webster]
3.A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A trifling fly, none of your great familiars.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
4.A parasite. [Obs.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
5.A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
6.The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the \'bdunion\'b8 to the extreme end. 1913 Webster]
7.The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.Totten. 1913 Webster]
9.(Mech.)(a)Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.(b)A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below). 1913 Webster]
10.(Knitting Machine)The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.Knight. 1913 Webster]
11.The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn. 1913 Webster]
12.(Weaving)A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.Knight. 1913 Webster]
13.(a)Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press.(b)A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work. 1913 Webster]
14.The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place. 1913 Webster]
15.One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater. 1913 Webster]
16.The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons. 1913 Webster]
17.(Baseball)A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called fly ball. \'bda fly deep into right field\'b8 1913 Webster +PJC]
Fly agaric(Bot.), a mushroom (Agaricus muscarius), having a narcotic juice which, in sufficient quantities, is poisonous. --
Fly block(Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used in the hoisting tackle of yards. --
Fly board(Printing Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by the fly. --
Fly book, a case in the form of a book for anglers' flies.Kingsley. --
Fly cap, a cap with wings, formerly worn by women. --
Fly drill, a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward.Knight. --
Fly fishing, the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies; fishing using a fly{2} as bait.Walton. -- --
Fly fisherman, one who fishes using natural or artificial flies{2} as bait, especially one who fishes exclusively in that manner. --
Fly flap, an implement for killing flies. --
Fly governor, a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. --
Fly honeysuckle(Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and L. Xylosteum. --
Fly hook, a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. --
Fly leaf, an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --
Fly maggot, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly.Ray. --
Fly net, a screen to exclude insects. --
Fly nut(Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger nut. --
Fly paper, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that feed upon or are entangled by it. --
Fly powder, an arsenical powder used to poison flies. --
Fly press, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly. --
Fly rail, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table. --
Fly rod, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly. --
Fly sheet, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill. --
Fly snapper(Zo\'94l.), an American bird (Phainopepla nitens), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray. --
Fly wheel(Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to accumulate or give out energy for a variable or intermitting resistance. See Fly, n., 9. --
On the fly(Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a batted ball caught before touching the ground.<-- (b) at the moment needed, without prior preparation. -- said of objects created as needed in the course of some activity, rather than having been prepared before the activity began. A term Much used in computer programming. (c) busy; in motion.-->. 1913 Webster]
{ Fly amanita, Fly fungus }. (Bot.)A poisonous mushroom (Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white spores. Called also fly agaric, deadly amanita. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fly"a*way`(?), a.Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; -- used of both persons and things. -- n.A flyaway person or thing. \'bdTruth is such a flyaway.\'b8 Emerson. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flyaway grass. (Bot.)The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fly"bane`(?), n.(Bot.)A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric. 1913 Webster]
Fly"-bit`ten(?), a.Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fly"blow`(?), v. t.To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with flyblows.Bp. Srillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Fly"blow`, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the eggs or young larv\'91 deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly. 1913 Webster]
Fly"blown`(?), a.Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul. 1913 Webster]
Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Fly"boat`(?), n.[Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.]1.(Naut.)A large Dutch coasting vessel. 1913 Webster]
Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats.Purchas. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals. 1913 Webster]
Fly"-case`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. 1913 Webster]
Fly"catch`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. 1913 Webster]
Muscicapid\'91, as the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family Tyrannid\'91, as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche (Pyrocephalus rubineus). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family Sylvicolid\'91 are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher (Sylvania Canadensis), and the hooded flycatcher (S. mitrata). See Tyrant flycatcher. 1913 Webster]
Fly"-catch`ing, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the habit of catching insects on the wing. 1913 Webster]
Fly"er(?), n.[See Flier.]1.One that uses wings. 1913 Webster]
2.The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)One in a flight of steps which are parallel to each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a winder. 1913 Webster]
5.The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11. 1913 Webster]
6.The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers.Internat. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
7.(Stock Jobbing)A small operation not involving ? considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Fly"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A California scorp\'91noid fish (Sebastichthys rhodochloris), having brilliant colors. 1913 Webster]
Fly"-fish, v. i.To angle, using flies for bait.Walton. 1913 Webster]
Fly"ing(?), a.[From Fly, v. i.]Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. 1913 Webster]
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Flying army(Mil.)a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.Farrow. --
Flying artillery(Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. --
Flying bridge,
Flying camp. See under Bridge, and Camp. --
Flying buttress(Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. --
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. --
Flying doe(Zo\'94l.), a young female kangaroo. --
Flying dragon. (a)(Zo\'94l.)See Dragon, 6.(b)A meteor. See under Dragon. --
Flying Dutchman. (a)A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment.(b)A spectral ship. --
Flying fish. (Zo\'94l.)See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary. --
Flying fox(Zo\'94l.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary. --
Flying frog(Zo\'94l.), either of two East Indian tree frogs of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps. --
Flying gurnard(Zo\'94l.), a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance.Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans. --
Flying jib(Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom. --
Flying-jib boom(Naut.), an extension of the jib boom. --
Flying kites(Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather. --
Flying lemur. (Zo\'94l.)See Colugo. --
Flying level(Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc. --
Flying lizard. (Zo\'94l.)See Dragon, n. 6. --
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. --
Flying mouse(Zo\'94l.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm\'91us), a marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels, and a featherlike tail. --
Flying party(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. --
Flying phalanger(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel (Belideus ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. --
Flying sap(Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. --
Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --
Flying squid(Zo\'94l.), an oceanic squid (Ommastrephes, ), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --
Flying squirrel(Zo\'94l.)See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. --
Flying start, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. --
Flying torch(Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night. 1913 Webster]
Flying boat. A compact form of hydro-a\'89roplane having one central body, or hull. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fly"ing fish`(?). (Zo\'94l.)A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exoc\'d2tus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. 1913 Webster]
Fly"ing fox`(?). (Zo\'94l.)1.a fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, which has a head resembling that of a fox. PJC]
2.the colugo. 1913 Webster]
Fly"ing le"mur(?). (Zo\'94l.)either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East Indies (Cynocephalus variegatus) or the Phillipines (Cynocephalus volans) having broad folds of skin between the fore and hind limbs on both sides of the body allowing them to make long gliding leaps; they have been classed in the separate order Dermoptera. They are arboreal and have become rare. PJC]
Fly"ing squir"rel(? or ?). (Zo\'94l.)One of a group of squirrels, of the genus Glaucomys (formerly Pteromus and Sciuropterus [1913 Webster]), especially Glaucomys volans and Glaucomys sabrinus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long, gliding leaps. 1913 Webster +PJC]
(Sciuropterus volucella) is also called Assapan. The Australian flying squirrels, or flying phalangers, are marsupials. See Flying phalanger (above). 1913 Webster]
flyleafn.A blank leaf in the front of back or a book. WordNet 1.5]
Fly"man(?), n.; pl.Flymen(-m?n).The driver of a fly, or light public carriage. 1913 Webster]
flyovern.1.the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; called in the United States an overpass; as, an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England. [Brit.] Syn. -- overpass, flypast. WordNet 1.5]
2.a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground. Syn. -- flypast. WordNet 1.5]
fly"pa`per(fl, n.A strip of paper that is coated with a sticky substance and suspended from an overhead object to trap and kill flies; also, a similar paper poisoned so as to kill flies on contact. WordNet 1.5]
fly"past(fl, n.1.the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; same as flyover; called in the United States an overpass. [Brit.] Syn. -- overpass, flyover. WordNet 1.5]
2.a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground. Syn. -- flyover. WordNet 1.5]
Flysch(fl, n.[A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to flow, melt.](Geol.)A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. 1913 Webster]
Fly"speck(fl, n.A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot. 1913 Webster]
Fly"speck(fl, v. t.To soil with flyspecks. 1913 Webster]
fly"swat , fly"swat*tern.An implement with a flat part (a mesh of metal or plastic) and a long handle, used to kill insects by striking them. The handle is typically about one foot long and the flat mesh at the end (usually of plastic) is about 5 inces square. Syn. -- swatter. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fly"trap(fl, n.1.A trap for catching flies. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A plant (Dion\'91a muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, having two-lobed leaves which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain sensitive hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus trapping insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves. The plant is native to North and South Carolina, growing in bogs. 1913 Webster]
flywheeln.A heavy wheel or disk which stores kinetic energy by rotating on a shaft, and by its momentum smoothes the operation of a reciprocating engine by reducing fluctuations of speed. It is used in certain types of machinery, such as automobiles. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
PJC]
FMn.[Frequency Modulaiton.]A method of transmitting radio signals by modulating the frequency of the carrier wave; -- opposed to AM (amplitude modulation), in which the signal modulates the amplitude, rather than the frequency of the carrier wave. [acron.] Syn. -- frequency modulation. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fmprop. n.The chemical symbol for Fermium, a transuranic element. Syn. -- fermium, atomic number 100. WordNet 1.5]
fnese(fn, v. i.[AS. fn, gefn.]To breathe heavily; to snort. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
FNMAn.The Federal National Mortgage Association a federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages. [acron.] Syn. -- Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae. WordNet 1.5]
Fo(f, n.The Chinese name of Buddha. 1913 Webster]
Foal(f, n.[OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw. f, Gr. pw^los, L. pullus a young animal. Cf. Filly, Poultry, Pullet.](Zo\'94.)The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equid\'91); a colt; a filly. 1913 Webster]
Foal teeth(Zo\'94l.), the first set of teeth of a horse. --
In foal,
With foal, being with young; pregnant; -- said of a mare or she ass. 1913 Webster]
Foal(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foaled(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Foaling.]To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass. 1913 Webster]
Foal(f, v. i.To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind. 1913 Webster]
Foam(f, n.[OE. fam, fom, AS. f; akin to OHG. & G. feim.]The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea. 1913 Webster]
Foam cock, in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to blow off impurities. 1913 Webster]
Foam(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Foamed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Foaming.][AS. f. See Foam, n.]1.To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam. 1913 Webster]
He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth.Mark ix. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.To form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action. 1913 Webster]
Foam(f, v. t.To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam. \'bdFoaming out their own shame.\'b8 Jude 13. 1913 Webster]
foam"ingadj.Giving off bubbles and developing a head of foam; as, a foaming glass of beer. Syn. -- bubbling, frothing. WordNet 1.5]
foam"y(f, a.Covered with foam; frothy; spumy. 1913 Webster]
Behold how high the foamy billows ride!Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fob(f, n.[Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.]1.A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a watch pocket. 1913 Webster]
2.a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch, usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to conveniently remove the watch from the watch pocket. PJC]
Fob chain, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in the fob; a fob{2}. 1913 Webster]
Fob(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fobbed(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Fobbing.][Cf.Fop.] 1913 Webster]
1.To beat; to maul. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To cheat; to trick; to impose on.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people."Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fo"cal(?), a.[Cf. F. focal. See Focus.]Belonging to,or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point. 1913 Webster]
Focal distance, or length, of a lens or mirror(Opt.), the distance of the focus from the surface of the lens or mirror, or more exactly, in the case of a lens, from its optical center. --
Focal distance of a telescope, the distance of the image of an object from the object glass. 1913 Webster]
Fo`cal*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus, or the state of being focalized. 1913 Webster]
Fo"cal*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Focalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Focalizing(?).]To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. 1913 Webster]
Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Foc"il*late(?), v. t.[L. focilatus, p. p. of focillare.]To nourish. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Fo*cim"e*ter(?), n.[Focus + -meter.](Photog.)An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera.Knight. 1913 Webster]
fo'c'sle, fo'c's'le(f, n.The forecastle, a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed; -- the spelling is intended to reflect the common pronunciation among seamen. Syn. -- forecastle. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fo"cus(f, n.; pl. E. Focuses(f, L. Foci(f.[L. focus hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. Curfew, Fuel, Fusil the firearm.]1.(Opt.)A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refracted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distance between any point of the curve and the focus to the distance of the same point from the directrix is constant. 1913 Webster]
sum of the two lines from any point of the curve to the two foci is constant; that is: AG + GB = AH + HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major axis. The diameter which being produced passes through the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called foci, possessing properties similar to those of the foci of conic sections.
In an ellipse, rays of light coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve, proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from B. 1913 Webster]
3.A central point; a point of concentration. 1913 Webster]
Aplanatic focus. (Opt.)See under Aplanatic. --
Conjugate focus(Opt.), the focus for rays which have a sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called because the positions of the object and its image are interchangeable. --
Focus tube(Phys.), a vacuum tube for R\'d2ntgen rays in which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode, for intensifying the effect. --
Principal, ,
focus(Opt.), the focus for parallel rays. 1913 Webster]
Fo"cus(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Focused(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Focusing.]To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera.R. Hunt. 1913 Webster]
focusedadj.[Also spelled focussed.]1.being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated; -- of an image. Opposite of unfocused. WordNet 1.5]
2.converging on a point; -- of light rays; as, focused light rays can set something afire. WordNet 1.5]
3.concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose. Syn. -- centered, centred, centralized. WordNet 1.5]
focussedadj.1.same as focused (in all senses). Syn. -- focused. WordNet 1.5]
focusing, focussingn.1.the concentration of attention or energy on something. Syn. -- focus, focussing. WordNet 1.5]
2.the act of bringing into focus. Syn. -- focalization, focalisation. WordNet 1.5]
Fod"der(f, n.[See 1st Fother.]A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fod"der(f, n.[AS. f, ff food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. f, Sw. & Dan. foder. Food and cf. Forage, Fur.]That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fod"der(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foddered(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Foddering.]To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fod"der*er(?), n.One who fodders cattle. 1913 Webster]
Fo"di*ent(?), a.[L. fodiens, p. pr. of fodere to dig.]Fitted for, or pertaining to, digging. 1913 Webster]
Fo"di*ent(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Fodientia. 1913 Webster]
Fo`di*en"ti*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fodiens p. pr., digging.](Zo\'94l.)A group of African edentates including the aard-vark. 1913 Webster]
Foe(f, n.[OE. fo, fa, AS. f hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.] 1913 Webster]
1.One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. 1913 Webster]
A man's foes shall be they of his own household.Matt. x. 36 1913 Webster]
2.An enemy in war; a hostile army. 1913 Webster]
3.One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. 1913 Webster]
A foe to received doctrines.I. Watts 1913 Webster]
Foe(?), v. t.To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Foehn(?), n.[G. dial. (Swiss), fr. L. Favonius west wind. Cf. Favonian.](Meteor.)(a)A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by compression in its descent from the mountains, reaches the base, particularly in winter, dry and warm.(b)Any similar wind, as the chinook, in other parts of the world. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foe"hood(?), n.Enmity.Bp. Bedell. 1913 Webster]
Foe"man(f, n.; pl.Foemen(-m.[AS. f.]An enemy in war. 1913 Webster]
And the stern joy which warriors feel foemen worthy of their steel.Sir W. Scott 1913 Webster]
F\'d2"tal(?), a.Same as Fetal. 1913 Webster]
F\'d2*ta"tion(?), n.Same as Fetation. 1913 Webster]
F\'d2"ti*cide(?), n.Same as Feticide. 1913 Webster]
F\'d2"tor(?), n.Same as Fetor. 1913 Webster]
foetus, F\'d2"tus(?), n.Same as Fetus. 1913 Webster]
Fog(f, n.[Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.](Agric.)(a)A second growth of grass; aftergrass.(b)Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.Sometimes called, in New England, old tore. In Scotland, fog is a general name for moss. 1913 Webster]
Fog(f, v. t.(Agric.)To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from. 1913 Webster]
Fog(f, v. i.[Etymol. uncertain.]To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fog(f, n.[Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj snowstorm, fj to drift.]1.Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud. 1913 Webster]
2.A state of mental confusion. 1913 Webster]
3.(Photog.)Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed film or a photograph which should be clear. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fog alarm,
Fog bell,
Fog horn, etc., a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather. --
Fog bank, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land. --
Fog ring, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, -- often seen on the coast of Newfoundland. 1913 Webster]
Fog(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fogged(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Fogging(#).]1.To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure. 1913 Webster]
2.(Photog.)To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the developer, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fog(?), v. i.(Photog.)To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development. 1913 Webster]
Fog belt. A region of the ocean where fogs are of marked frequency, as near the coast of Newfoundland. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fog"bow`(?), n.A nebulous arch, or bow, of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foge(?), n.The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin.Raymond 1913 Webster]
Fog"ger(?), n.One who fogs; a pettifogger. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A beggarly fogger.Terence in English(1614) 1913 Webster]
Fog"gi*ly(?), adv.In a foggy manner; obscurely.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fog"gi*ness(?), n.The state of being foggy.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fog"gy(?), a.[Compar.Foggier(?); superl.Foggiest.][From 4th Fog.]1.Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Your coarse, foggy, drowsy conceit.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
fog"hornn.A horn that emits a loud low-pitched sound, used on ships navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence. Syn. -- fog signal. PJC]
fog signaln.a loud low warning sound that can be heard by fog-bound ships; a foghorn. Syn. -- foghorn. WordNet 1.5]
Fo"gy(?), n.; pl.Fogies(.1.A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old; an old fogy.[Written also fogie and fogey.] [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
vogt, a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as \'bdan invalid or garrison soldier,\'b8 and is applied to the old soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of such persons we see the origin of the present use of the term.Sir F. Head. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)In the United States service, extra pay granted to officers for length of service. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fo"gy*ism(?), n.The principles and conduct of a fogy. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Foh(?), interj.[Cf. Faugh.]An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt; poh; fie.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fo"hist(?), n.A Buddhist priest. See Fo. 1913 Webster]
Foi"ble(?), a.[OF. foible. See Feeble.]Weak; feeble. [Obs.] Lord Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Foi"ble(?), n.1.A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty. 1913 Webster]
A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded and overshadowed by superficial foibles.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.[Written also faible.]
Foil(foil), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foiled(foild); p. pr. & vb. n.Foiling.][F. fouler to tread or trample under one's feet, to press, oppress. See Full, v. t.]1.To tread under foot; to trample. 1913 Webster]
King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled under foot.Knoless. 1913 Webster]
Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle, Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat. 1913 Webster]
And by foiled.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Her long locks that foil the painter's power.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Foil, v. t.[See 6th File.]To defile; to soil. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Foil, n.1.Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Nor e'er was fate so near a foil.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in the main, but usually lighter and having a button at the point. 1913 Webster]
Blunt as the fencer's foils, which hit, but hurt not.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Isocrates contended with a foil against Demosthenes with a word.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
3.The track or trail of an animal. 1913 Webster]
To run a foil,to lead astray; to puzzle; -- alluding to the habits of some animals of running back over the same track to mislead their pursuers.Brewer. 1913 Webster]
Foil, n.[OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. blade. Cf. Foliage, Folio.]1.A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil. 1913 Webster]
2.(Jewelry)A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors mixed with isinglass; -- employed by jewelers to give color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones.Ure. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage. 1913 Webster]
As she a black silk cap on him began foil of his milk-white to serve.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Hector has a foil to set him off.Broome. 1913 Webster]
4.A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection. 1913 Webster]
5.(Arch.)The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed. 1913 Webster]
Foil stone, an imitation of a jewel or precious stone. 1913 Webster]
Foil"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being foiled. 1913 Webster]
Foil"er(?), n.One who foils or frustrates.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Foil"ing, n.(Arch.)A foil.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Foil"ing, n.[Cf. F. foul\'82es. See 1st Foil.](Hunting)The track of game (as deer) in the grass. 1913 Webster]
Foin(foin), n.[F. fouine a marten.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and faced with foins.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Foin, v. i.[OE. foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. fouiner to push for eels with a spear, fr. F. fouine an eelspear, perh. fr. L. fodere to dig, thrust.]To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Foin, v. t.To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.] Huloet. 1913 Webster]
Foin, n.A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foin"er*y(?), n.Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as distinguished from broadsword play. [Obs.] Marston. 1913 Webster]
Foin"ing*ly(?), adv.With a push or thrust. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Foi"son(?), n.[F. foison, fr. L. fusio a pouring, effusion. See Fusion.]Rich harvest; plenty; abundance. [Archaic] Lowell. 1913 Webster]
That from the seedness the bare fallow brings foison.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foist, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Foisting.][Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz, fitchet, bullfist.]To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in. 1913 Webster]
Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in abuses and corruption.R. Carew. 1913 Webster]
When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a supposititious foisting of some words in.South. 1913 Webster]
Foist, n.1.A foister; a sharper. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Foist"er(?), n.One who foists something surreptitiously; a falsifier.Mir. for Mag. 1913 Webster]
Fold(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Folded; p. pr. & vb. n.Folding.][OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. f\'86lla, Goth. fal, cf. Gr. di-pla`sios twofold, Skr. pu a fold. Cf. Fauteuil.]1.To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter. 1913 Webster]
As a vesture shalt thou fold them up.Heb. i. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair. 1913 Webster]
3.To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. 1913 Webster]
A face folded in sorrow.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
We will descend and fold him in our arms.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To cover or wrap up; to conceal. 1913 Webster]
Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fold, v. i.To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.1 Kings vi. 34. 1913 Webster]
Fold, n.[From Fold, v. In sense 2 AS. -feald, akin to fealdan to fold.]1.A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. 1913 Webster]
Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions.J. D. Dana. 1913 Webster]
2.Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace. 1913 Webster]
Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fold net, a kind of net used in catching birds. 1913 Webster]
Fold, n.[OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]1.An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. 1913 Webster]
Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. 1913 Webster]
There shall be one fold and one shepherd.John x. 16. 1913 Webster]
The very whitest lamb in all my fold.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] Creech. 1913 Webster]
Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle. 1913 Webster]
Fold, v. t.To confine in a fold, as sheep. 1913 Webster]
Fold, v. i.To confine sheep in a fold. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The star that bids the shepherd fold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
foldablefoldawayadj.Capable of being folded into a more compact form. Syn. -- folding(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
Fold"ing(?), n.1.The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. 1913 Webster]
The lower foldings of the vest.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.(Agric.)The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc. 1913 Webster]
Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair. --
Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges. 1913 Webster]
Fold"less, a.Having no fold.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Fo`li*a"ceous(?), a.[L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]1.(Bot.)Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Consisting of leaves or thin lamin\'91; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*age(?), n.[OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.] 1913 Webster]
1.Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage. 1913 Webster]
2.A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc. 1913 Webster]
Foliage plant(Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*age(?), v. t.To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. [R.] Drummond. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*aged(?), a.Furnished with foliage; leaved; as, the variously foliaged mulberry. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*ar(?), a.(Bot.)Consisting of, or pertaining to, leaves; as, foliar appendages. 1913 Webster]
Foliar gap(Bot.), an opening in the fibrovascular system of a stem at the point of origin of a leaf. --
Foliar trace(Bot.), a particular fibrovascular bundle passing down into the stem from a leaf. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*ate(, a.[L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See Foliage.](Bot.)Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. 1913 Webster]
Foliate curve. (Geom.)Same as Folium. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foliated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foliating(?).]1.To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*a`ted(?), a.1.Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch. 1913 Webster]
3.(Min.)Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geol.)Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose. 1913 Webster]
5.Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*a"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. foliation.]1.The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. 1913 Webster]
2.The manner in which the young leaves are dispo 1913 Webster]
The . . . foliation must be in relation to the stem.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina. 1913 Webster]
4.The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses. 1913 Webster]
5.(Arch.)The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See Tracery. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geol.)The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure. 1913 Webster]
Fol"io(?), n.; pl.Folios(#).[Ablative of L. folium leaf. See 4th Foil.]1.A leaf of a book or manuscript. 1913 Webster]
2.A sheet of paper once folded. 1913 Webster]
3.A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper. 1913 Webster]
4.(Print.)The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. 1913 Webster]
5.A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words. 1913 Webster]
Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches. 1913 Webster]
Fol"io, v. t.To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page. 1913 Webster]
Fol"io, a.Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*o*late(?), a.Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as, bi-foliolate.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*ole(?), n.[Dim. of L. folium leaf: cf. F. foliole.](Bot.)One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet. 1913 Webster]
Fo`li*os"i*ty(?), n.The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness. [R.] De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*ous(, a.[See Foliose.]1.Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Foliose. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fo"li*um(?), n.; pl. E. Foliums(#), L. Folia(#).[L., a leaf.]1.A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 + y3 = axy. 1913 Webster]
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{ Folk(f, Folks(f }, n. collect. & pl.[AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]1.(Eng. Hist.)In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war.J. R. Green. 1913 Webster]
2.People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire folks, and let them tell thee tales.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well. [Colloq. New Eng.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Folk song, one of a class of songs long popular with the common people. --
Folk speech, the speech of the common people, as distinguished from that of the educated class. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fol"ke*thing`(?), n.[Dan. See Folk, and Thing.]The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, or Parliament. See Legislature, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Folk"land`(?), n.[AS. folcland.](O.Eng. Law)Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed.Mozley & W.
{ Folk"lore`(?), n., Folk" lore` }. Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as stories, proverbs, riddles and songs.Trench. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Folk"mote`(?), n.[AS. folcm folk meeting.]An assembly of the people; esp. (Sax. Law), a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court. [Hist.] 1913 Webster]
To which folkmote they all with one consent Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Folk"mot`er(?), n.One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
folksyadj.1.same as cracker-barrel. Syn. -- cracker-barrel, homespun. WordNet 1.5]
2.very informal and familiar; as, a folksy radio commentator; a folksy style. WordNet 1.5]
folktale, folk talen.a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk, especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fol"li*cle(?), n.[L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d Fool.]1.(Bot.)A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)(a)A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle.(b)A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.(c)A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle. 1913 Webster]
Fol*lic"u*lar(?), a.1.Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Affecting the follicles; as, follicular pharyngitis. 1913 Webster]
Fol*lic"u*lous(?), a.[L. folliculosus full of husks: cf. F. folliculeux.]Having or producing follicles. 1913 Webster]
Fol"li*ful(?), a.Full of folly. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fol"low(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Followed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Following.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian, fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg, G. folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f\'94lja, Dan. f\'94lge, and perh. to E. folk.]1.To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend. 1913 Webster]
It waves me forth again; I'll follow it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. 1913 Webster]
I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them.Ex. xiv. 17. 1913 Webster]
3.To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice. 1913 Webster]
Approve the best, and follow what I approve. Milton. 1913 Webster]
Follow peace with all men.Heb. xii. 14. 1913 Webster]
It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites.J. Edwards. 1913 Webster]
4.To copy after; to take as an example. 1913 Webster]
We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
5.To succeed in order of time, rank, or office. 1913 Webster]
6.To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise. 1913 Webster]
7.To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument. 1913 Webster]
He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. 1913 Webster]
O, had I but followed the arts!Shak. 1913 Webster]
O Antony! I have followed thee to this.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Follow board(Founding), a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.Knight. --
To follow the hounds, to hunt with dogs. --
To follow suit(Card Playing), to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set. --
To follow up, to pursue indefatigably.
Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.- To Follow, Pursue. To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison. 1913 Webster]
Fol"low, v. i.To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
Syn. -- To Follow, Succeed, Ensue. To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day, and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence. As wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution; and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness. 1913 Webster]
Fol"low(?), n.The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fol"low*er(?), n.[OE. folwere, AS. folgere.]1.One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer. 1913 Webster]
2.A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope. 1913 Webster]
3.(Steam Engine)(a)The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston.(b)A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver. 1913 Webster]
5.Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.
Fol"low*ing(?), n.1.One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Vocation; business; profession. 1913 Webster]
Fol"low*ing, a.1.Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. 1913 Webster]
north, south, following, preceding. 1913 Webster]
Following edge. (A\'89ronautics)See Advancing-edge, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Following surface. (A\'89ronautics)See Advancing-surface, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
follow-onn.an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings. WordNet 1.5]
follow-ona.Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions. PJC]
follow-throughn.1.Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the project. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Golf, Baseball, Tennis)The remainder of a stroke with a club, bat, or racket after the ball has been hit. PJC]
follow-upn.1.a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit.A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a sale or other request would also be a follow-up. Syn. -- reexamination, review. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Journalism)A subsequent story providing information discovered or events happening after a first story was published. PJC]
3.(Journalism)Same as sidebar. PJC]
Fol"ly(?), n.; pl.Follies(#).[OE. folie, foli, F. folie, fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool.]1.The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. 1913 Webster]
2.A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. 1913 Webster]
What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. 1913 Webster]
[Achan] wrought folly in Israel.Josh. vii. 15. 1913 Webster]
When lovely woman stoops to folly.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
4.The result of a foolish action or enterprise. 1913 Webster]
It is called this man's or that man's \'bdfolly,\'b8 and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Fol"we(?), v. t.To follow. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fo"mal*haut`(?), n.[Ar., prop., mouth of the large fish: cf. F. Fomalhaut.](Astron.)A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis, or Southern Fish. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ment"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n.Fomenting.][F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. bake.]1.To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. 1913 Webster]
2.To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors.Locke. 1913 Webster]
But quench the choler you foment in vain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fo"ment(?), n.1.Fomentation. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.
He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up.Julian Ralph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fo`men*ta"tion(?), n.[fomentatio: cf. F. fomentation.]1.(Med.)(a)The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors.(b)The lotion applied to a diseased part. 1913 Webster]
Dishonest fomentation of your pride.Young. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ment"er(?), n.One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fo"mes(f, n.; pl.Fomites(f.[L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.](Med.)Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites. 1913 Webster]
Fomorn.1.(Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature. Syn. -- Fomorian. WordNet 1.5]
Fomoriann.1.(Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature. Syn. -- Fomor. WordNet 1.5]
Fond(?), obs. imp. of Find. Found.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fond, a.[Compar.Fonder(?); superl.Fondest.][For fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See Fon.]1.Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Grant I may never prove so fond Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate. 1913 Webster]
3.Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on). 1913 Webster]
More fond on her than she upon her love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
You are as fond of grief as of your child.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures.Irving. 1913 Webster]
5.Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.Byron. 1913 Webster]
6.Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fond, v. t.To caress; to fondle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fond, v. i.To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fond(?), n.[F., fr. L. fundus. See Fund.] [Obs., or used as a French word] 1.Foundation; bottom; groundwork;specif.:(a)(Lace Making)The ground.(b)(Cookery)The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Fund, stock, or store. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fon"dant(f, n.[F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast.]A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded; as, cherry fondant. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Fond"e(f, v. t. & i.[AS. fandian to try.]To endeavor; to strive; to try. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fon"dle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fondled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fondling(?).][From Fond, v.]To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
Syn.- See Caress. 1913 Webster]
Fon"dler(?), n.One who fondles.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Fon"dling(?), n.[From Fondle.]The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. 1913 Webster]
Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling Mickle. 1913 Webster]
Fond"ling(?), n.[Fond + -ling.]1.A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection. 1913 Webster]
Fondlings are in danger to be made fools.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Fon"don(?), n.[Cf. F. fondant flux.](Metal.)A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fon`du"(f, a.[F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]1.Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.
2.Melted.[Also spelled fondue.] PJC]
\'d8Fon`due"(?), n.[Also erroneously Fon`du".][F. See Fondu; cf. Fondant.]1.(Cookery)A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and usually used as a dip for pieces of bread. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Cookery)A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked in or dipped into a hot sauce; as, beef fondue. PJC]
fon`due"(f, a.[F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]Melted.[Also spelled fondu.] PJC]
\'d8Fon`dus"(?), n.[F. fondu, prop. p. p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fone(?), n.; pl. of Foe. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fong"e(?), v. t.[See Fang, v. t.]To take; to receive. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Font(?), n.[F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See Found to cast, and cf. Fount a font.](Print.)A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount. 1913 Webster]
Font, n.[AS. font, fant, fr. L. fons, fontis, spring, fountain; cf. OF. font, funt, F. fonts, fonts baptismaux, pl. See Fount.]1.A fountain; a spring; a source. 1913 Webster]
Bathing forever in the font of bliss.Young. 1913 Webster]
2.A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing. 1913 Webster]
That name was given me at the font.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Font"al(?), a.Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive. [R.] 1913 Webster]
From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fon"ta*nel`(?), n.[F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See Fountain.]1.(Med.)An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Fon`ta`nelle"(?), n.[F.](Anat.)Same as Fontanel, 2. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fon`tange"(?), n.[F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]A kind of tall headdress formerly worn.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Food(?), n.[OE. fode, AS. f\'d3da; akin to Icel. f\'91\'eba, f\'91\'ebi, Sw. f\'94da, Dan. & LG. f\'94de, OHG. fatunga, Gr. patei^sthai to eat, and perh. to Skr. p\'be to protect, L. pascere to feed, pasture, pabulum food, E. pasture. \'fb75. Cf. Feed, Fodder food, Foster to cherish.]1.What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment. 1913 Webster]
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nitrogenous, or proteid, foods, i.e., those which contain nitrogen, and nonnitrogenous, i.e., those which do not contain nitrogen. The latter group embraces the fats and carbohydrates, which collectively are sometimes termed heat producers or respiratory foods, since by oxidation in the body they especially subserve the production of heat. The proteids, on the other hand, are known as plastic foods or tissue formers, since no tissue can be formed without them. These latter terms, however, are misleading, since proteid foods may also give rise to heat both directly and indirectly, and the fats and carbohydrates are useful in other ways than in producing heat. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes. 1913 Webster]
This may prove food to my displeasure.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In this moment there is life and food Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Food is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds, as in food fish or food-fish, food supply. 1913 Webster]
Food vacuole(Zo\'94l.), one of the spaces in the interior of a protozoan in which food is contained, during digestion. --
Fool(?), n.[Cf. F. fouler to tread, crush. Cf. 1st Foil.]A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool. 1913 Webster]
Fool, n.[OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. Folly, Follicle.]1.One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural. 1913 Webster]
2.A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt. 1913 Webster]
Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
3.(Script.)One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person. 1913 Webster]
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.Ps. xiv. 1. 1913 Webster]
4.One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments. 1913 Webster]
Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?Milton. 1913 Webster]
April fool,
Court fool, etc.See under April, Court, etc. --
Fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually attached, formerly worn by professional jesters. --
Fool's errand, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure or undertaking. --
Fool's gold, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in color. --
Fool's paradise, a name applied to a limbo (see under Limbo) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain self-satistaction. --
Fool's parsley(Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant (\'92thusa Cynapium) resembling parsley, but nauseous and poisonous. --
To make a fool of, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to shame. [Colloq.] --
To play the fool, to act the buffoon; to act a foolish part. \'bdI have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.\'b8 1 Sam. xxvi. 21. 1913 Webster]
Fool, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fooled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fooling.]To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
<-- = to fool around --> 1913 Webster]
Is this a time for fooling?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fool, v. t.1.To infatuate; to make foolish.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For, fooled with hope, men favor the deceit.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money. 1913 Webster]
You are fooled, discarded, and shook off Shak. 1913 Webster]
To fool away, to get rid of foolishly; to spend in trifles, idleness, folly, or without advantage. 1913 Webster]
Foo"lahs`(?), n. pl.; sing. Foolah. (Ethnol.)Same as Fulahs. 1913 Webster]
Fool"-born`(?), a.Begotten by a fool.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fool"er*y(?), n.; pl.Fooleries(.1.The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. 1913 Webster]
Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical. 1913 Webster]
That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Fool"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The orange filefish<--clownfish?-->. See Filefish.(b)The winter flounder. See Flounder. 1913 Webster]
Fool"-hap`py(?), a.Lucky, without judgment or contrivance. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fool"har`di*hood(?), n.The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness. 1913 Webster]
Fool"har`di*ly, adv.In a foolhardy manner. 1913 Webster]
Fool"har`di*ness, n.Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fool"har`dise(?), n.[Fool, F. fol, fou + F. hardiesse boldness.]Foolhardiness. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fool"har`dy(?), a.[OF. folhardi. See Fool idiot, and Hardy.]Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.Howell.
Fool"i*fy(?), v. t.[Fool + -fy.]To make a fool of; to befool. [R.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Fool"ish, a.1.Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. 1913 Webster]
I am a very foolish fond old man.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act. 1913 Webster]
Fools"cap`(?), n.[So called from the watermark of a fool's cap and bells used by old paper makers. See Fool's cap, under Fool.]A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper. 1913 Webster]
Foot(f, n.; pl.Feet(f.[OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f, pl. f; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p\'bed, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. \'fb77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient, Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess, Pedal.]1.(Anat.)The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum. 1913 Webster]
3.That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. 1913 Webster]
4.The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed; ; the foot of the page. 1913 Webster]
And now at foot Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. 1913 Webster]
Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.Berkeley. 1913 Webster]
6.Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.] 1913 Webster]
As to his being on the foot of a servant.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
7.A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard. 1913 Webster]
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8.(Mil.)Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. \'bdBoth horse and foot.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
9.(Pros.)A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. 1913 Webster]
10.(Naut.)The lower edge of a sail. 1913 Webster]
Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds. 1913 Webster]
Foot artillery. (Mil.)(a)Artillery soldiers serving in foot.(b)Heavy artillery.Farrow. --
Foot bank(Fort.), a raised way within a parapet. --
Foot barracks(Mil.), barracks for infantery. --
Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle.Knight. --
Foot company(Mil.), a company of infantry.Milton. --
Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots. --
Foot hammer(Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle. --
Foot iron. (a)The step of a carriage.(b)A fetter. --
Foot jaw. (Zo\'94l.)See Maxilliped. --
Foot key(Mus.), an organ pedal. --
Foot level(Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.Farrow. --
Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.] --
Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.] --
Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge. --
Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir. --
Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] Dryden. --
Foot post. (a)A letter carrier who travels on foot.(b)A mail delivery by means of such carriers. --
Fot pound, Foot poundal. (Mech.)See Foot pound and Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary. --
Foot press(Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle. --
Foot race, a race run by persons on foot.Cowper. --
Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side. --
Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness. --
Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long. --
Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place. --
Foot secretion. (Zo\'94l.)See Sclerobase. --
Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot. --
Foot stick(Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. --
Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet. --
Foot tubercle. (Zo\'94l.)See Parapodium. --
Foot valve(Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser. --
Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle. --
Foot waling(Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers.Totten. --
Foot wall(Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein. 1913 Webster]
By foot, On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot. --
Cubic foot. See under Cubic. --
Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo\'94tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs. --
Foot of the fine(Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.; also Chirograph. (b). --
Square foot. See under Square. --
To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of execution. --
To keep the foot(Script.), to preserve decorum. \'bdKeep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.\'b8 Eccl. v. 1. --
To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.] --
To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.] --
To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription. --
To
put, ,
one on his feet, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start. --
Under foot. (a)Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot.Gibbon.(b)Below par. [Obs.] \'bdThey would be forced to sell . . . far under foot.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Foot(f, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Footed; p. pr. & vb. n.Footing.]1.To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foot, v. t.1.To kick with the foot; to spurn.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
What confederacy have you with the traitors footed in the kingdom?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To tread; as, to foot the green.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
4.To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account. 1913 Webster]
5.To seize or strike with the talon. [Poet.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.To renew the foot of, as of a stocking.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To foot a bill, to pay it. [Colloq.] --
To foot it, to walk; also, to dance.<-- = to hoof it (to walk) --> 1913 Webster]
If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
footagen.(Cinematography)1.the amount of film that has been shot. WordNet 1.5]
2.a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done. WordNet 1.5]
foot"ball`(?), n.An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather.Waller. 1913 Webster]
The American football is an oblate spheroid, with pointed ends. In other countries, the football is the same as a soccer ball. The games played with the two different balls are different. In the United States, the game played with a soccer ball is called soccer. PJC]
2.The game played with a football{1}, by two opposing teams of players moving the ball between goals at opposite ends of a rectangular playing field. Outside the United States football refers to soccer, and in England, also to rugby, but in the United States the shape of the ball and the rules of the game are different.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.Soccer or rugby. [Brit.] PJC]
4. [fig.] Something which is treated in a rough manner, usually as part of a dispute; as, a political football. PJC]
footballern.an athlete who plays football. Syn. -- football player. WordNet 1.5]
Foot"band`(?), n.A band of foot soldiers. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Foot"bath`(?), n.A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet. 1913 Webster]
Foot"board`(?), n.1.A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet; as: (a)The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive.(b)The foot-rest of a coachman's box. 1913 Webster]
2.A board forming the foot of a bedstead. 1913 Webster]
3.A treadle. 1913 Webster]
Foot"boy`(?), n.A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foot"breadth`(?), n.The breadth of a foot; -- used as a measure.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Not so much as a footbreadth.Deut. ii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Foot"bridge`(?), n.A narrow bridge for foot passengers only. 1913 Webster]
Foot candle. (Photom.)The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foot"cloth`(?), n.Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Foot"ed, a.1.Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot; as, a footed candlestick. \'bdFooted like a goat.\'b8 Grew. 1913 Webster]
Footed is often used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) feet; as, fourfooted beasts. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a foothold; established. 1913 Webster]
Our king . . . is footed in this land already.Shak. 1913 Webster]
-foot"ersuff.a suffix designating something with a length of (so many) feet; -- used only in combinations with a numerical prefix; as, he is a six-footer; the golfer sank a 40-footer; his yacht is a 60-footer. WordNet 1.5]
foot"ern.a person who travels by foot. Syn. -- pedestrian, walker. WordNet 1.5]
Foot"fall`(?), n.A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.Poe. 1913 Webster]
Foot"fight`(?), n.A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight on horseback.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Foot"glove`(?), n.A kind of stocking. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Foot" Guards`(?), pl.Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Foot"halt`(?), n.A disease affecting the feet of sheep. 1913 Webster]
Foot"hill`(?), n.A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains. 1913 Webster]
Foot"hold`(?), n.A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Foot" pound`(?). (Mech.)A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity through a vertical distance of one foot. 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 581 -->
Foot" pound`al(?). (Mech.)A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal. 1913 Webster]
Foot"print`(?), n.The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, \'bdFootprints of the Creator.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Foot"rope`(?), n.(Aut.)(a)The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.(b)That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. 1913 Webster]
Foots(?), n. pl.The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
foot"sore, foot"-sore`(?), a.Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle. 1913 Webster]
Foot"stalk`(?), n.1.(Bot.)The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.(b)The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Foot"stall`(?), n.[Cf. Pedestal.]1.The stirrup of a woman's saddle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The plinth or base of a pillar. 1913 Webster]
Foot"step`(?), n.1.The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. 1913 Webster]
How on the faltering footsteps of decay Bryant. 1913 Webster]
2.An inclined plane under a hand printing press. 1913 Webster]
Foot"stone`(?; 110), n.The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone. 1913 Webster]
Foot"stool`(?), n.A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting. 1913 Webster]
Foot ton. (Mech.)A unit of energy or work, being equal to the work done in raising one ton against the force of gravity through the height of one foot. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foot valve. (Mech.)A suction valve or check valve at the lower end of a pipe; esp., such a valve in a steam-engine condenser opening to the air pump. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foot"way`(?), n.A passage for pedestrians only. 1913 Webster]
Foot"worn`(?), a.Worn by, or weared in, the feet; as, a footworn path; a footworn traveler. 1913 Webster]
Foot"y(?), a.1.Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.Poor; mean. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Foo"zle(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Foozled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foozling(?).][Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.]To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.
She foozles all along the course.Century Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foo"zle, n.1.A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fop(?), n.[OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G. foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.]One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy. 1913 Webster]
Fop"-doo`dle(?), n.A stupid or insignificant fellow; a fool; a simpleton. [R.] Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Fop"ling(?), n.A petty fop.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Fop"per*y(?), n.; pl.Fopperies(#).[From Fop.]1.The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly. 1913 Webster]
2.Folly; foolery. 1913 Webster]
Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fop"pish(?), a.Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.
Syn. -- Finical; spruce; dandyish. See Finical.
-- Fop"pish*ly, adv. -- Fop"pish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
For-(. [AS. for-; akin to D. & G. ver-, OHG. fir-, Icel. for-, Goth. fra-, cf. Skr. par\'be- away, Gr. far, adj. Cf. Fret to rub.]A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly, quite thoroughly, as in forbathe. 1913 Webster]
For(?), prep.[AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f\'81r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f\'94r, Dan. for, adv. f\'94r, Goth. fa\'a3r, fa\'a3ra, L. pro, Gr. pra-. Fore, First, Foremost, Forth, Pro-.]In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place. 1913 Webster]
1.Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done. 1913 Webster]
With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath.Shak. 1913 Webster]
How to choose dogs for scent or speed.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Now, for so many glorious actions done, For peace at home, and for the public wealth, for C\'91sar's health.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to grant.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done. 1913 Webster]
The oak for nothing ill, for twigs, the poplar for the mill.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
It was young counsel for the persons, and violent counsel for the matters.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Shall I think the worls was made for one, for kings, as beasts for men, for protection, but to be devoured?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
For he writes not for money, nor for praise.Denham. 1913 Webster]
3.Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against. 1913 Webster]
We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.2 Cor. xiii. 8. 1913 Webster]
It is for the general good of human society, and consequently of particular persons, to be true and just; and it is for men's health to be temperate.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Aristotle is for poetical justice.Dennis. 1913 Webster]
4.Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; 1913 Webster]
We sailed from Peru for China and Japan.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of. 1913 Webster]
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.Ex. xxi. 23, 24. 1913 Webster]
6.Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being. 1913 Webster]
We take a falling meteor for a star.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
If a man can be fully assured of anything for a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace for tru Locke. 1913 Webster]
Most of our ingenious young men take up some cried-up English poet for their model.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
But let her go for an ungrateful woman.Philips. 1913 Webster]
7.Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc. 1913 Webster]
The writer will do what she please for all me.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next minute supervene.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
For anything that legally appears to the contrary, it may be a contrivance to fright us.Swift. 1913 Webster]
8.Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of. 1913 Webster]
For many miles about Shak. 1913 Webster]
Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing.prior. 1913 Webster]
To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.Garth. 1913 Webster]
9.Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
For, As for, so far as concerns; as regards; with reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently. See under As. 1913 Webster]
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.Josh. xxiv. 15. 1913 Webster]
For me, my stormy voyage at an end, Dryden.
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For all that, notwithstanding; in spite of. --
For all the world, wholly; exactly. \'bdWhose posy was, for all the world, like cutlers' poetry.\'b8 Shak. --
For as much as, Forasmuch as, in consideration that; seeing that; since. --
For by. See Forby, adv. --
For ever, eternally; at all times. See Forever. --
For me, For all me, as far as regards me. --
For my life, For the life of me, if my life depended on it. [Colloq.] T. Hook. --
For that,
For the reason that, because; since. [Obs.] \'bdFor that I love your daughter.\'b8 Shak. --
For thy, Forthy[AS. for.], for this; on this account. [Obs.] \'bdThomalin, have no care for thy.\'b8 Spenser. --
For to, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of. [Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] -- \'bdWhat went ye out for to see?\'b8 Luke vii. 25.See To, prep., 4. --
O for, would that I had; may there be granted; -- elliptically expressing desire or prayer. \'bdO for a muse of fire.\'b8 Shak. --
Were it not for, If it were not for, leaving out of account; but for the presence or action of. \'bdMoral consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were it not for the will.\'b8 Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
For(?), conj.1.Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything. 1913 Webster]
And for of long that way had walk\'82d none, Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think For she with me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before. 1913 Webster]
Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever.Ps. cxxxvi. 1. 1913 Webster]
Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, for if our virtues Shak. 1913 Webster]
For because, because. [Obs.] \'bdNor for because they set less store by their own citizens.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). --
For why. (a)Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.] (b)Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.
Syn. -- See Because. 1913 Webster]
For, n.One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it. 1913 Webster]
The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.Jane Austen. 1913 Webster]
For"age(?; 48), n.[OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr. forre, fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See Fodder food, and cf. Foray.]1.The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc. 1913 Webster]
He [the lion] from forage will incline to play.Shak. 1913 Webster]
One way a band select from forage drives Milton. 1913 Webster]
Mawhood completed his forage unmolested.Marshall. 1913 Webster]
2.Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Forage cap. See under Cap. --
Forage master(Mil.), a person charged with providing forage and the means of transporting it.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
For"age, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Foraged ; p. pr. & vb. n.Foraging(?).]To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. 1913 Webster]
His most mighty father on a hill Forage in blood of French nobility.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foraging ant(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of ants of the genus Eciton, very abundant in tropical America, remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food. --
Foraging cap, a forage cap. --
Foraging party, a party sent out after forage. 1913 Webster]
For"age(?), v. t.To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds.Pope. 1913 Webster]
For"a*ger(?), n.One who forages. 1913 Webster]
For"a*lite(?), n.[L. forare to bore + -lite.](Geol.)A tubelike marking, occuring in sandstone and other strata. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fo*ra"men(?), n.; pl. L. Foramina(#), E. Foramines(#).[L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.]A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. 1913 Webster]
Foramen of Monro(Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. --
Foramen of Winslow(Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ram"i*na`ted(?), a.[L. foraminatus.]Having small opening, or foramina. 1913 Webster]
For`a*min"i*fer(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Foraminifera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ram`i*nif"er*ous(?), a.1.Having small openings, or foramina. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera; as, foraminiferous mud. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ram"i*nous(?), a.[L. foraminosus.]Having foramina; full of holes; porous.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
For`as*much"(?), conj.In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; -- followed by as. See under For, prep. 1913 Webster]
For"ay(for f, n.[Another form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
The huge Earl Doorm, . . . foray, rolling eyes of prey.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
For"ay, v. t.To pillage; to ravage. 1913 Webster]
He might foray our lands.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
For"ay*er(? , n.One who makes or joins in a foray. 1913 Webster]
They might not choose the lowland road, forayers were abroad.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
For*bade"(?), imp. of Forbid. 1913 Webster]
For*bathe", v. t.To bathe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For*bear"(f, n.[See Fore, and Bear to produce.]An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled forebear.] \'bdYour forbears of old.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
For*bear"(f, v. i.[imp.Forbore(?) (Forbare(, [Obs.]); p. p.Forborne(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forbearing.][OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to support.]1.To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. 1913 Webster]
Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?1 Kings xxii. 6. 1913 Webster]
2.To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.Ezek. ii. 7. 1913 Webster]
3.To control one's self when provoked. 1913 Webster]
The kindest and the happiest pair forbear.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Both bear and forbear.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
For*bear", v. t.1.To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. 1913 Webster]
But let me that plunder forbear.Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
The King Forbore his own advantage.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To treat with consideration or indulgence. 1913 Webster]
Forbearing one another in love.Eph. iv. 2. 1913 Webster]
3.To cease from bearing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Whenas my womb her burden would forbear.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*bear"ance(?), n.The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. 1913 Webster]
He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. 1913 Webster]
Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his rage goes slower.Shak.
For*bear"er(?), n.One who forbears.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
For*bear"ing, a.Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For*bear"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
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For*bid"(f, v. t.[imp.Forbade(f; p. p.Forbidden(f (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n.Forbidding(f.][OE. forbeden, AS. forbe\'a2dan; pref. for- + be\'a2dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbj, forbo, Sw. f\'94rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]1.To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. 1913 Webster]
More than I have said . . . Forbids to dwell upon.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. 1913 Webster]
Have I not forbid her my house?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. 1913 Webster]
A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He shall live a man forbid.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] L. Andrews.
Syn. -- To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit. 1913 Webster]
For*bid"(?), v. i.To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. \'bdI did not or forbid.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
For*bid"dance(?), n.The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How hast thou yield to transgress forbiddance.Milton. 1913 Webster]
I know no spells, use no forbidden arts.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Forbidden fruit. (a)Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.(b)(Bot.)A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits. 1913 Webster]
For*bid"den*ly, adv.In a forbidden or unlawful manner.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For*bid"der(?), n.One who forbids.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For*bid"ding(?), a.Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
To see the falls for force of the river Kent.T. Gray. 1913 Webster]
Force, n.[F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, n.]1.Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term. 1913 Webster]
He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion; as, by force of arms; to take by force. 1913 Webster]
Which now they hold by force, and not by right.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation; the armed forces. 1913 Webster]
Is Lucius general of the forces?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)(a)Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence.(b)Validity; efficacy.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
5.(Physics)Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force. 1913 Webster]
Animal force(Physiol.), muscular force or energy. --
Catabiotic force[Gr. (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. --
Centrifugal force,
Centripetal force,
Coercive force, etc.See under Centrifugal, Centripetal, etc. --
Composition of forces,
Correlation of forces, etc.See under Composition, Correlation, etc. --
Force and arms[trans. of L. vi et armis](Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence. --
In force, or
Of force, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. \'bdA testament is of force after men are dead.\'b8 Heb. ix. 17. --
Metabolic force(Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. --
No force, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
Of force, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. \'bdGood reasons must, of force, give place to better.\'b8 Shak. --
Plastic force(Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. --
Vital force(Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known.
Syn. -- Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. -- Force, Strength. Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength, strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand, looks more to the outward; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength. \'bdForce is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion.\'b8Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Thy tears are of no force to mollify Heywood. 1913 Webster]
More huge in strength than wise in works he was.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Adam and first matron Eve Strength added from above, new hope to spring Milton. 1913 Webster]
Force(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forcing(?).][OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare, fortiare. See Force, n.]1.To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor. 1913 Webster]
2.To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind. 1913 Webster]
3.To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence to one's will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to commit rape upon. 1913 Webster]
To force their monarch and insult the court.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I should have forced thee soon wish other arms.Milton. 1913 Webster]
To force a spotless virgin's chastity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To obtain, overcome, or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress; as, to force the castle; to force a lock. 1913 Webster]
5.To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc. 1913 Webster]
It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay forced the steel away.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To force the tyrant from his seat by war.Sahk. 1913 Webster]
Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into religion.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
6.To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
What can the church force more?J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
7.To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a conceit or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits. 1913 Webster]
High on a mounting wave my head I bore, Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.(Whist)To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none. 1913 Webster]
9.To provide with forces; to re\'89nforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
10.To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Force, v. i. [Obs. in all the senses.] 1.To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor. 1913 Webster]
Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard. 1913 Webster]
Your oath once broke, you force not to forswear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I force not of such fooleries.Camden. 1913 Webster]
3.To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter. 1913 Webster]
It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how.Udall. 1913 Webster]
Forced(?), a.Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. 1913 Webster]
Forced draught. See under Draught. --
Forced march(Mil.), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed.
-- For"ced*ly(#), adv. -- For"ced*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
force-feedv. t.to feed (someone) against his will, as during a hunger strike. WordNet 1.5]
force-feedn.a method of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings. Syn. -- lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed. WordNet 1.5]
Force"ful(?), a.Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. -- Force"ful*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Against the steed he threw forceful spear.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Force"less, a.Having little or no force; feeble. 1913 Webster]
These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
forcefulnessn.physical energy or intensity. Syn. -- force, strength. WordNet 1.5]
Force"meat`(?), n.[Corrupt. for farce-meat, fr. F. farce stuffing. See Farce, n.](Cookery)Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.[Written also forced meat.] 1913 Webster]
Force"ment(?), n.The act of forcing; compulsion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
It was imposed upon us by constraint; forcement treachery?J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
For"ceps(?), n.[L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. Furnace.]1.A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. 1913 Webster]
Dressing forceps. See under Dressing. 1913 Webster]
Force" pump`(?). (Mach.)(a)A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston.(b)A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger. 1913 Webster]
For"cer(?), n.1.One who, or that which, forces or drives. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)(a)The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.(b)A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc. 1913 Webster]
For"ci*ble(?), a.[Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.]1.Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. 1913 Webster]
How forcible are right words!Job. vi. 2 1913 Webster]
Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
But I have reasons strong and forcible.Shak. 1913 Webster]
That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented.Lowth (Transl. ) 1913 Webster]
2.Violent; impetuous. 1913 Webster]
Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined.Prior. 1913 Webster]
3.Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. 1913 Webster]
In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Forcible entry and detainer(Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.
For"ci*ble-fee`ble(?), a.[From Feeble, a character in the Second Part of Shakespeare's \'bdKing Henry IV.,\'b8 to whom Falstaff derisively applies the epithet \'bdforcible.\'b8]Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid. 1913 Webster]
He [Prof. Ayton] would purge his book of much offensive matter, if he struck out epithets which are in the bad taste of the forcible-feeble school.N. Brit. Review. 1913 Webster]
For"ci*ble*ness, n.The quality of being forcible. 1913 Webster]
For"ci*bly, adv.In a forcible manner. 1913 Webster]
For"cing(?), n.1.The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gardening)The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat. 1913 Webster]
Forcing
bed , a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed. --
Forcing engine, a fire engine. --
Forcing fit(Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together. --
Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruit trees, etc. --
Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle. --
Forcing pump. See Force pump(b). 1913 Webster]
For"ci*pal(?), a.Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut like a pair of forceps.Sir T. Browne.
{ For"ci*pate(?), For"ci*pa`ted(?) }, a.Like a pair of forceps; as, a forcipated mouth. 1913 Webster]
For`ci*pa"tion(?), n.Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
For"cite(?), n.[From 3d Force, n.](Chem.)A gelatin dynamite in which the dope is composed largely of sodium nitrate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
For*cut"(?), v. t.To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ford(f, n.[AS. ford; akin to G. furt, Icel. fj\'94r bay, and to E. fare. Fare, v. i., and cf. Frith arm of the sea.]1.A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. 1913 Webster]
He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.A stream; a current. 1913 Webster]
With water of the ford Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Permit my ghost to pass the Stygford.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ford, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forded; p. pr. & vb. n.Fording.]To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. 1913 Webster]
His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ford"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being forded. -- Ford"a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ford"less, a.Without a ford. 1913 Webster]
A deep and fordless river.Mallock. 1913 Webster]
For*do"(?), v. t.[OE. fordon, AS. ford; pref. for- + d to do. See For-, and Do, v. i.]1.To destroy; to undo; to ruin. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
This is the night fordoes me quite.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To overcome with fatigue; to exhaust.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
For*dwine"(f, v. i.To dwindle away; to disappear. [Obs.] Rom of R. 1913 Webster]
Fore(f, n.[AS. f, fr. faran to go. See Fare, v. i.]Journey; way; method of proceeding. [Obs.] \'bdFollow him and his fore.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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Fore, adv.[AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for. See For, and cf. Former, Foremost.]1.In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)In or towards the bows of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Fore and aft(Naut.), from stem to stern; lengthwise of the vessel; -- in distinction from athwart.R. H. Dana, Jr. --
Fore-and-aft rigged(Naut.), not rigged with square sails attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on stays in the midship line of the vessel. See Schooner, Sloop, Cutter. 1913 Webster]
Fore(f, a.[See Fore, adv.]Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. 1913 Webster]
The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fore is much used adjectively or in composition. 1913 Webster]
Fore bay, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race. --
Fore body(Shipbuilding), the part of a ship forward of the largest cross-section, distinguished from middle body and after body. --
Fore boot, a receptacle in the front of a vehicle, for stowing baggage, etc. --
Fore bow, the pommel of a saddle.Knight. --
Fore cabin, a cabin in the fore part of a ship, usually with inferior accommodations. --
Fore carriage. (a)The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle.(b)A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam. --
Fore course(Naut.), the lowermost sail on the foremost of a square-rigged vessel; the foresail. See Illust. under Sail. --
Fore door. Same as Front door. --
Fore edge, the front edge of a book or folded sheet, etc. --
Fore elder, an ancestor. [Prov. Eng.] --
Fore end. (a)The end which precedes; the earlier, or the nearer, part; the beginning. 1913 Webster]
I have . . . paid fore end of my time.Shak.
(b)In firearms, the wooden stock under the barrel, forward of the trigger guard, or breech frame. --
Fore girth, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a martingale. --
Fore hammer, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in time, with the hand hammer. --
Fore leg, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a chair, settee, etc. --
Fore peak(Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the portion of the hold which is farthest forward. --
Fore piece, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress. --
Fore plane, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a jack plane and a smoothing plane.Knight. --
Fore reading, previous perusal. [Obs.] Hales. --
Fore rent, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is gathered. --
Fore sheets(Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the space beyond the front thwart. See Stern sheets. --
Fore shore. (a)A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of the surf.(b)The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a breakwater.Knight.(c)The part of the shore between high and low water marks. --
Fore sight, that one of the two sights of a gun which is near the muzzle. --
Fore tackle(Naut.), the tackle on the foremast of a ship. --
Fore topmast. (Naut.)See Fore-topmast, in the Vocabulary. --
Fore wind, a favorable wind. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne.Sandys.
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Fore world, the antediluvian world. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fore, n.The front; hence, that which is in front; the future. 1913 Webster]
At the fore(Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; -- said of a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc. --
To the fore. (a)In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in plain sight; in readiness for use.(b)In existence; alive; not worn out, lost, or spent, as money, etc. [Irish] \'bdWhile I am to the fore.\'b8 W. Collins. \'bdHow many captains in the regiment had two thousand pounds to the fore?\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Fore, prep.Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore`ad*mon"ish(?), v. t.To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Fore`ad*vise"(?), v. t.To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the event.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore`al*lege"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forealleged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forealleging(?).]To allege or cite before.Fotherby. 1913 Webster]
Fore`ap*point"(?), v. t.To set, order, or appoint, beforehand.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Fore*arm"(?), v. t.To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.South. 1913 Webster]
Fore"arm`(?), n.(Anat.)That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and wrist; the antibrachium. 1913 Webster]
Fore"beam`(?), n.The breast beam of a loom. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bear"(?), n.An ancestor. See Forbear. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bode"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foreboded; p. pr. & vb. n.Foreboding.][AS. forebodian; fore + bodian to announce. See Bodev. t.]1.To foretell. 1913 Webster]
2.To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly. 1913 Webster]
His heart forebodes a mystery.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Sullen, desponding, and foreboding nothing but wars and desolation, as the certain consequence of C\'91sar's death.Middleton. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bode"ment(?), n.The act of foreboding; the thing foreboded. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bod"er(?), n.One who forebodes. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bod"ing, n.Presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune. 1913 Webster]
Fore*bod"ing*ly, adv.In a foreboding manner. 1913 Webster]
Fore"brace`(?), n.(Naut.)A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail. 1913 Webster]
Fore"brain`(?), n.(Anat.)The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the prosencephalon only. See Brain. 1913 Webster]
Fore*by"(?), prep.[Fore + by.]Near; hard by; along; past. See Forby.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore*cast"(?), v. t.1.To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. 1913 Webster]
He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds.Dan. xi. 24. 1913 Webster]
2.To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices. 1913 Webster]
It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Fore*cast", v. i.To contrive or plan beforehand. 1913 Webster]
If it happen as I did forecast.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fore"cast(?), n.Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination. 1913 Webster]
He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation; as, the weather forecast. 1913 Webster]
His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Fore*cast"er(?), n.One who forecast.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
fore"cast*ingn.The process of calculating and predicting future events, usually based on extrapolation from past experience, and with varying degress of uncertainty. Syn. -- prediction, foretelling. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fore"cas`tle(?; sailors say , n.(Naut.)(a)A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.(b)That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.(c)In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live. 1913 Webster]
Fore"cit`ed(?), a.Cited or quoted before or above.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Fore*close"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foreclosed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foreclosing(?).][F. forclos, p. p. of forclore to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris outside) + F. clore to close. See Foreign, and Close, v. t.]To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude. 1913 Webster]
The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.Carew. 1913 Webster]
To foreclose a mortgager(Law), to cut him off by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption. --
To foreclose a mortgage, (not technically correct, but often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Fore*clo"sure(?; 135), n.The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate. 1913 Webster]
Fore`con*ceive"(?), v. t.To preconceive; to imagine beforehand. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fore*date"(?), v. t.To date before the true time; to antedate. 1913 Webster]
Fore"deck`(?), n.(Naut.)The fore part of a deck, or of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Fore*deem"(?), v. t.To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode. [Obs.] Udall. 1913 Webster]
Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Fore*deem", v. i.[Cf. Foredoom.]To know or discover beforehand; to foretell. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past, present, and to come.Genevan Test. 1913 Webster]
Fore`de*sign"(? , v. t.To plan beforehand; to intend previously.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Fore`de*ter"mine(?), v. t.To determine or decree beforehand.Bp. Hopkins. 1913 Webster]
Fore`dis*pose"(?), v. t.To bestow beforehand. [R.] 1913 Webster]
King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the Bishop of Meath.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fore*doom"(?), v. t.[Cf. Foredeem.]To doom beforehand; to predestinate. 1913 Webster]
Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fore"doom`(?), n.Doom or sentence decreed in advance. \'bdA dread foredoom ringing in the ears of the guilty adult.\'b8 Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fore"fa`ther(?; 277), n.One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. 1913 Webster]
Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught to respect yourselves.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Forefathers' Day, the anniversary of the day (December 21) on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally been celebrated on the 22d. 1913 Webster]
Fore*feel"(?), v. t.To feel beforehand; to have a presentiment of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As when, with unwieldy waves, the great sea forefeels winds.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Fore`fence"(?), n.Defense in front. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore*fend"(?), v. t.[OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden to fend. See Fend, v. t.]To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. 1913 Webster]
God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history.Landor. 1913 Webster]
It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fore"fin`ger(?), n.The finger next to the thumb; the index finger. 1913 Webster]
Fore*flow"(?), v. t.To flow before. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore"foot`(?), n.1.One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped; -- usually written fore foot. 1913 Webster]
2.(Shipbuilding)A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem. 1913 Webster]
Fore"front`(?), n.Foremost part or place. 1913 Webster]
Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.2 Sam. xi. 15. 1913 Webster]
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Fore"game`(?), n.A first game; first plan. [Obs.] Whitlock. 1913 Webster]
Fore"gang`er(?), n.[Prop., a goer before cf. G. voreg\'84nger. See Fore, and Gang.](Naut.)A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Fore*gath"er(?), v. i.Same as Forgather. 1913 Webster]
Fore"gift`(?), n.(Law)A premium paid by a lessee when taking his lease. 1913 Webster]
Fore"gleam`(?), n.An antecedent or premonitory gleam; a dawning light. 1913 Webster]
The foregleams of wisdom.Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Fore*go"(?), v. t.[imp.Forewent 2; p. p.Foregone(?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n.Foregoing.][See Forgo.]1.To quit; to relinquish; to leave. 1913 Webster]
Stay at the third cup, or forego the place.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. 1913 Webster]
All my patrimony,, forego.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego.Keble. 1913 Webster]
[He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the word has been confused with Forego, to go before. 1913 Webster]
Fore*go", v. t.[AS. foreg\'ben; fore + g\'ben to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See Go, v. i.]To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles. 1913 Webster]
Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
For which the very mother's face forewent Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion. 1913 Webster]
Fore*go"er(?), n.1.One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an ancestor; a progenitor. 1913 Webster]
2.A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore*go"er, n.[Etymologically forgoer.]One who forbears to enjoy. 1913 Webster]
foregoneadj.past; -- used of time; as, foregone summers. Contrassted to present. Syn. -- bygone, bypast, departed, gone. WordNet 1.5]
foregone conclusionn.An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. PJC]
Fore"ground`(?), n.On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6. 1913 Webster]
Fore*guess"(?), v. t.To conjecture. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore"gut`(?), n.(Anat.)The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the intestine, or to the entrance of the bile duct. 1913 Webster]
Fore"hand`(?), n.1.All that part of a horse which is before the rider.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.The chief or most important part.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
3.Formed in the forehand or fore parts. 1913 Webster]
A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fore"head(?; 277), n.1.The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow. 1913 Webster]
2.The aspect or countenance; assurance. 1913 Webster]
To look with forehead bold and big enough Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The front or fore part of anything. 1913 Webster]
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.Milton. 1913 Webster]
So rich advantage of a promised glory forehead of this action.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore*hear"(?), v. i. & t.To hear beforehand. 1913 Webster]
Fore"hearth`(?), n.(Metal.)The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp. 1913 Webster]
Fore*hend"(?), v. t.See Forhend. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore*hew"(?), v. t.To hew or cut in front. [Obs.] Sackville. 1913 Webster]
Fore"hold`(?), n.(Naut.)The forward part of the hold of a ship. 1913 Webster]
Fore"hook`(?), n.(Naut.)A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook. 1913 Webster]
For"eign(?), a.[OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See Door, and cf. Foreclose, Forfeit, Forest, Forum.]1.Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government. \'bdForeign worlds.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits. \'bdDomestic and foreign writers.\'b8 Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Hail, foreign wonder! Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; -- with to or from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature. 1913 Webster]
This design is not foreign from some people's thoughts.Swift. 1913 Webster]
4.Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Kept him a foreign man still; which so grieved him, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Foreign attachment(Law), a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person; -- called in some States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process.Kent.Tomlins.Cowell. --
Foreign bill, a bill drawn in one country, and payable in another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is one drawn and payable in the same country. In this latter, as well as in several other points of view, the different States of the United States are foreign to each other. See Exchange, n., 4.Kent.Story. --
Foreign body(Med.), a substance occurring in any part of the body where it does not belong, and usually introduced from without. --
Foreign office, that department of the government of Great Britain which has charge British interests in foreign countries. 1913 Webster]
foreign-bornadj.born in another area or country than that lived in; -- of persons. Syn. -- nonnative. WordNet 1.5]
For"eign*er(?), n.A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger. 1913 Webster]
Joy is such a foreigner, Denham. 1913 Webster]
Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects.Swift. 1913 Webster]
For"eign*ism(?), n.Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign idiom or custom. 1913 Webster]
It is a pity to see the technicalities of the so-called liberal professions distigured by foreignisms.Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
For"eign*ness, n.The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness. 1913 Webster]
Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring to set me right.Locke. 1913 Webster]
A foreignness of complexion.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Fore*judge"(?), v. t.[Fore + judge.]To judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof; to prejudge. 1913 Webster]
Fore*judge", v. t.[For forjudge, fr. F. forjuger; OF. fors outside, except + F. juger to judge.](O. Eng. Law)To expel from court for some offense or misconduct, as an attorney or officer; to deprive or put out of a thing by the judgment of a court.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Fore*judg"er(?), n.(Eng. Law)A judgment by which one is deprived or put out of a right or thing in question. 1913 Webster]
He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fore*knowl"edge(?), n.Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to happen; prescience. 1913 Webster]
If I foreknew, Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For"el(?), n.[OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. f\'d3dr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur, Fodder food.]A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill. 1913 Webster]
For"el, v. t.To bind with a forel. [R.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fore"land`(?), n.1.A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South Foreland in Kent, England. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)A piece of ground between the wall of a place and the moat.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
3.(Hydraul. Engin.)That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fore*lay"(?), v. t.1.To lay down beforehand. 1913 Webster]
These grounds being forelaid and understood.Mede. 1913 Webster]
2.To waylay. See Forlay. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore*lead"er(?), n.One who leads others by his example; a guide. 1913 Webster]
Fore*lend"(?), v. t.See Forlend. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As if that life to losse they had forelent.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore*let"(?), v. t.See Forlet. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Fore*lie"(?), v. i.To lie in front of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Which forelay Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore*lift"(?), v. t.To lift up in front. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore"lock`(?), n.1.The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. 1913 Webster]
Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. --
Forelock hook(Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard.Knight. --
To take
time, ,
by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. 1913 Webster]
Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it.Swift. 1913 Webster]
On occasion's forelock watchful wait.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fore*look"(?), v. i.To look beforehand or forward. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore"man(?), n.; pl.Foremen(.The first or chief man; as: (a)The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.(b)The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer. 1913 Webster]
fore"man*shipn.The position of a foreman. WordNet 1.5]
Fore"mast`(?), n.(Naut.)The mast nearest the bow. 1913 Webster]
Foremast handor
Foremast man(Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast. 1913 Webster]
Fore"milk`(?), n.(Physiol.)The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum. 1913 Webster]
Fore"most`(?), a.[OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.]First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army. 1913 Webster]
THat struck the foremost man of all this world.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore"most`ly, adv.In the foremost place or order; among the foremost.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
\'d8F\'94"ren*di*h\'a0z`(?), n.[Hung., lit., House of Lords.](Hungary)See Legislature. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fore*nenst"(?), prep.[See Fore, and Anent.]Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic] 1913 Webster]
The land forenenst the Greekish shore.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Fore"-night`(?), n.The evening between twilight and bedtime. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Fore"noon"(?), n.The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon. 1913 Webster]
Fore"no`tice(?), n.Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. [R.] Rymer. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ren"sal(?), a.Forensic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fo*ren"sic(?), a.[L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.]Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. 1913 Webster]
Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law. 1913 Webster]
Fo*ren"sic, n.(Amer. Colleges)An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis. 1913 Webster]
Fore*run"(?), v. t.1.To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following). 1913 Webster]
2.To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce. 1913 Webster]
These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore*run"ner(?), n.1.A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever. 1913 Webster]
Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even Jesus.Heb. vi. 20. 1913 Webster]
My elder brothers, my forerunners, came.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A predecessor; an ancestor. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)A piece of rag terminating the log line. 1913 Webster]
Fore"sail`(?), n.(Naut.)(a)The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast.(b)The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner.(c)The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast. 1913 Webster]
Fore*say"(?), v. t.[AS. foresecgan; fore + secgan to say. See Say, v. t.]To foretell. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Fore*see"(?), v. t.[AS. forese\'a2n; fore + se\'a2n to see. See See, v. t.]1.To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow. 1913 Webster]
A prudent man foreseeth the evil.Prov. xxii. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.To provide. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Fore*see", v. i.To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
foreseeableadj.being such as may reasonable be anticipated; as, foreseeable costs were well within the budget. WordNet 1.5]
Fore*seen"(?), conj., or (strictly) p. p.Provided; in case that; on condition that. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
One manner of meat is most sure to every complexion, foreseen that it be alway most commonly in conformity of qualities, with the person that eateth.Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Fore*se"er(?), n.One who foresees or foreknows. 1913 Webster]
Fore*seize"(?), v. t.To seize beforehand. 1913 Webster]
Fore*shad"ow(?), v. t.To shadow or typi Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fore*shew"(?), v. t.See Foreshow. 1913 Webster]
Fore"ship`(?), n.The fore part of a ship. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
foreshoren.the part of the seashore between the high-water and and low-water marks. WordNet 1.5]
Fore*short"en(?), v. t.1.(Fine Art)To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination. 1913 Webster]
Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie Foreshortened in the tract of time.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fore*short"en*ing, n.(Fine Arts)Representation in a foreshortened mode or way. 1913 Webster]
Fore"shot`(?), n.In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fore*show"(?), v. t.[AS. foresce\'a0wian to foresee, provide; fore + sce\'a0wian to see. See Show, v. t.]To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. 1913 Webster]
Your looks foreshow Shak. 1913 Webster]
Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose, foreshows.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Fore*show"er(?), n.One who predicts. 1913 Webster]
Fore"side(?), n.1.The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea. 1913 Webster]
2.The outside or external covering.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore"sight`(?), n.1.The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. 1913 Webster]
This seems an unseasonable foresight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A random expense, without plan or foresight.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Surv.)Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gun.)Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a. 1913 Webster]
Fore"sight`ed(?), a.Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future.Bartram. 1913 Webster]
Fore*spent", a. [Obs.] See Forspent. 1913 Webster]
Fore*spur"rer(?), n.One who rides before; a harbinger. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
For"est(?), n.[OF. forest, F. for\'88t, LL. forestis, also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground reserved for the chase, fr. L. foris, foras, out of doors, abroad. See Foreign.]1.An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Law)A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
For"est, a.Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. 1913 Webster]
Forest fly. (Zo\'94l.)(a)One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanid\'91, which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly.(b)A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick. --
Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest.Thomson. --
Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests. --
Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree. 1913 Webster]
For"est, v. t.To cover with trees or wood. 1913 Webster]
Fore"staff`(?), n.(Naut.)An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross-staff.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
For"est*age(?), n.[Cf. F. forestage.](O. Eng. Law)(a)A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.(b)A service paid by foresters to the king. 1913 Webster]
For"est*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights. 1913 Webster]
Fore*stall"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forestalled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forestalling.][OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal, foresteall, prop., a placing one's self before another. See Fore, and Stall.]1.To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. 1913 Webster]
What need a man forestall his date of grief, Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance. 1913 Webster]
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An ugly serpent which forestalled their way.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
But evermore those damsels did forestall Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To be forestalled ere we come to fall.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge.Rush. 1913 Webster]
3.To deprive; -- with of. [R.] 1913 Webster]
All the better; may forestall him of the coming day!Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eng. Law)To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. 1913 Webster]
To forestall the market, to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844.Burrill.
Syn. -- To anticipate; monopolize; engross. 1913 Webster]
Fore*stall"er(?), n.One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Fore"stay`(?), n.(Naut.)A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship. 1913 Webster]
for"est*edadj.covered with forest; as, efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest. WordNet 1.5]
For"est*er(?), n.[F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]1.One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. 1913 Webster]
2.An inhabitant of a forest.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.A forest tree. [R.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine. 1913 Webster]
Fore"stick`(?), n.Front stick of a hearth fire. 1913 Webster]
For"est*ry(?), n.[Cf. OF. foresterie.]The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management of growing timber.
{ Fore"swart`(?), Fore"swart`(?), }a. [Obs.] See Forswat. 1913 Webster]
Fore"taste`(?), n.A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation. 1913 Webster]
Fore*taste"(?), v. t.1.To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate. 1913 Webster]
2.To taste before another. \'bdForetasted fruit.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fore"tast`er(? , n.One who tastes beforehand, or before another. 1913 Webster]
Fore*teach"(?), v. t.To teach beforehand. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fore*tell"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foretold(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foretelling.]To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow. 1913 Webster]
Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character.C. Middleton.
Syn. -- To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur. 1913 Webster]
Fore*tell", v. i.To utter predictions.Acts iii. 24. 1913 Webster]
Fore*tell"er(?), n.One who predicts.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Fore*think"(?), v. t.1.To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The soul of every man forethink thy fall.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore"time`(?), n.The past; the time before the present. \'bdA very dim foretime.\'b8 J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Fore"to`ken(?), n.[AS. foret\'becen. See Token.]Prognostic; previous omen.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Fore*to"ken(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foretokened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foretokening(?).][AS. foret\'becnian; fore + t\'becnian.]To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. 1913 Webster]
Fore*told"(?), imp. & p. p. of Foretell. 1913 Webster]
Fore" tooth`(?), pl.Fore teeth(.(Anat.)One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. 1913 Webster]
Fore"top`(?), n.1.The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)The platform at the head of the foremast. 1913 Webster]
Fore`-top*gal"lant(? , a.(Naut.)Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail. 1913 Webster]
Fore`-top"mast(?), n.(Naut.)The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast; the mast next above the foremast. See Ship. 1913 Webster]
Fore`-top"sail(? , n.(Naut.)the topsail on a foremast. See Sail. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words; but, in the United States, the general practice is to make but a single word of them. 1913 Webster]
Fore*vouched"(f, a.Formerly vouched or avowed; affirmed in advance. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore"ward`(f, n.The van; the front. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore*warn"(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forewarned(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Forewarning.]To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance. 1913 Webster]
We were forewarned of your coming.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fore*waste"(?), v. t.See Forewaste.Gascoigne. 1913 Webster]
Fore*wend"(?), v. t.[Fore + wend.]To go before. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fore*wish"(?), v. t.To wish beforehand. 1913 Webster]
Fore"wit`(?), n.1.A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto their liking, always like the best.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.Foresight; prudence. 1913 Webster]
Let this forewit guide thy thought.Southwell. 1913 Webster]
Fore*wite"(?), v. t.[pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers.Forewot(?), 2d personForewost(, pl.Forewiten(; imp. sing.Forewiste(?), pl.Forewisten(; p. pr. & vb. n.Forewiting(?).][AS. forewitan. See Wit to know.]To foreknow. [Obs.] [Written also forwete.]Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fore"wom`an(?), n.; pl.Forewomen(.A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman.Tatler.W. Besant. 1913 Webster]
For"feit(?), n.[OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p. p. of forfaire to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do. See Foreign, and Fact.]1.Injury; wrong; mischief. [Obs. & R.] 1913 Webster]
To seek arms upon people and country that never did us any forfeit.Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
2.A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life. 1913 Webster]
Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal forfeits.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits. 1913 Webster]
Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
For"feit, a.[F. forfait, p. p. of forfaire. See Forfeit, n.]Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. 1913 Webster]
Thy wealth being forfeit to the state.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To tread the forfeit paradise.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
For"feit, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forfeited; p. pr. & vb. n.Forfeiting.][OE. forfeten. See Forfeit, n.]To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited. 1913 Webster]
[They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Undone and forfeited to cares forever!Shak. 1913 Webster]
For"feit, v. i.1.To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I will have the heart of him if he forfeit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For"feit, p. p. In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Once more I will renew forfeite.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For"feit*a*ble(?), a.Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture. 1913 Webster]
For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain, and forfeitable, like the lands themselves.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
For"feit*er(?), n.One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture. 1913 Webster]
For"fei*ture(?; 135), n.[F. forfeiture, LL. forisfactura.]1.The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act. 1913 Webster]
Under pain of foreiture of the said goods.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct. 1913 Webster]
For*fend"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + fend. See Forewend.]To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Which peril heaven forefend!Shak. 1913 Webster]
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For*fer"ed(f, p. p. & a.[See For-, and Fear.]Excessively alarmed; in great fear. [Obs.] \'bdForfered of his death.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For"fete(?), v. i.[See Forfeit.]To incur a penalty; to transgress. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And all this suffered our Lord Jesus Christ that never forfeted.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For"fex(?), n.[L.]A pair of shears.Pope. 1913 Webster]
For"fi*cate(?), a.[L. forfex, forficis, shears.](Zo\'94l.)Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For*fic"u*la(?), n.[L., small shears, scissors, dim. of forfex shears.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of insects including the earwigs. See Earwig, 1. 1913 Webster]
Forficulidaen.A natural family of insects incliuding the typical earwigs. Syn. -- family Forficulidae. WordNet 1.5]
For*gath"er(?), v. i.To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool.Wilson. 1913 Webster]
For*gave"(f, imp. of Forgive. 1913 Webster]
Forge(f, n.[F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. Fabric.]1.A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., where iron is heated and wrought; a smithy. 1913 Webster]
In the quick forge and working house of thought.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the ore, or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and shingling; a shingling mill. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of beating or working iron or steel; the manufacture of metallic bodies. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In the greater bodies the forge was easy.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
American forge, a forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working continuously.Raymond. --
Catalan forge. (Metal.)See under Catalan. --
Forge cinder, the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary. --
Forge rolls,
Forge train, the train of rolls by which a bloom is converted into puddle bars. --
Forge wagon(Mil.), a wagon fitted up for transporting a blackmith's forge and tools. --
Portable forge, a light and compact blacksmith's forge, with bellows, etc., that may be moved from place to place. 1913 Webster]
Forge, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forging(?).][F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare, fabricari, to form, frame, fashion, from fabrica. See Forge, n., and cf. Fabricate.]1.To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any particular shape, as a metal. 1913 Webster]
Mars's armor forged for proof eterne.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To form or shape out in any way; to produce; to frame; to invent. 1913 Webster]
Those names that the schools forged, and put into the mouth of scholars, could never get admittance into common use.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Do forge a life-long trouble for ourselves.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To coin. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
4.To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document. 1913 Webster]
That paltry story is untrue, forged to cheat such gulls as you.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Forged certificates of his . . . moral character.Macaulay.
Syn. -- To fabricate; counterfeit; feign; falsify. 1913 Webster]
Forge, v. i.[See Forge, v. t., and for sense 2, cf. Forge compel.]1.To commit forgery. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in outsailing another; -- used especially in the phrase to forge ahead.Totten. 1913 Webster]
And off she [a ship] forged without a shock.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Forge, v. t.(Naut.)To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward. 1913 Webster]
forged(f, adj.1.Not genuine; counterfeit; -- used mostly of signatures and documents. See forge, v. t., 4. Syn. -- bad. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.shaped by strong pressure in a press, or by heatng and hammering; -- of metal objects.Also used metaphorically of results requiring intense or difficult effort. PJC]
Forge"man(?), n.; pl.Forgemen(.A skilled smith, who has a hammerer to assist him. 1913 Webster]
For"ger(?), n.[Cf. F. forgeur metal worker, L. fabricator artificer. See Forge, n. & v. t., and cf. Fabricator.]One who forges, makes, of forms; a fabricator; a falsifier. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document. 1913 Webster]
For"ger*y(?), n.; pl.Forgeries(#).[Cf. F. forgerie.]1.The act of forging metal into shape. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Useless the forgery Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited. 1913 Webster]
These are the forgeries of jealously.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The writings going under the name of Aristobulus were a forgery of the second century.Waterland.
Syn. -- Counterfeit; Forgery.Counterfeit is chiefly used of imitations of coin, or of paper money, or of securities depending upon pictorial devices and engraved designs for identity or assurance of genuineness. Forgery is more properly applied to making a false imitation of an instrument depending on signatures to show genuineness and validity.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
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For*get"(?), v. t.[imp.Forgot(?) (Forgat(, Obs.); p. p.Forgotten(?), Forgot; p. pr. & vb. n.Forgetting.][OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. f\'94rg\'84ta, Dan. forgiette. See For-, and Get, v. t.]1.To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing. 1913 Webster]
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.Ps. ciii. 2. 1913 Webster]
Let my right hand forget her cunning.Ps. cxxxvii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Hath thy knee forget to bow?Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect. 1913 Webster]
Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.Is. xlix. 15. 1913 Webster]
To forget one's self. (a)To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.(b)To be entirely unselfish.(c)To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control. 1913 Webster]
For*get"ful(?), a.1.Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. 1913 Webster]
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers.Heb. xiii. 2. 1913 Webster]
3.Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic] \'bdThe forgetful wine.\'b8 J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
For*get"ful*ly, adv.In a forgetful manner. 1913 Webster]
For*get"ful*ness, n.1.The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind. 1913 Webster]
2.Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. 1913 Webster]
A sweet forgetfulness of human care.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.
Syn. -- Forgetfulnes, Oblivion.Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things, and indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to. 1913 Webster]
For*get"-me-not`(?), n.[Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.](Bot.)A small perennial herb, of the genus Myosotis (Myosotis scorpiodes, Myosotis palustris, Myosotis incespitosa, etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity. Syn. -- mouse ear, . 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Ajuga Cham\'91pitus. 1913 Webster]
For*get"ta*ble(?), a.Liable to be, or that may be, forgotten.Carlyle.<-- = not memorable, undistinguished --> 1913 Webster]
For*get"ter(?), n.One who forgets; a heedless person.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
For*get"ting*ly, adv.By forgetting. 1913 Webster]
For"ging(?), n.1.The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of counterfeiting. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel. 1913 Webster]
There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could be turned out.London Times. 1913 Webster]
For*giv"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
For*give"(?), v. t.[imp.Forgave(?); p. p.Forgiven(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forgiving][OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f, Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See For-, and Give, v. t.]1.To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign. 1913 Webster]
To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, forgive.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven. 1913 Webster]
And their sins should be forgiven them.Mark iv. 12. 1913 Webster]
He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending. 1913 Webster]
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.Luke xxiii. 34. 1913 Webster]
I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.\'b8 Matt. vi. 12. \'bdBe of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.\'b8 Matt. ix. 2.
Syn. -- See excuse. 1913 Webster]
For*give"ness, n.[AS. forgifnes.]1.The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. 1913 Webster]
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses.Dan. ix. 9. 1913 Webster]
In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin.Eph. i. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive. 1913 Webster]
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.Ps. cxxx. 3, 4.
Syn. -- Pardon, remission. -- Forgiveness, Pardon. Forgiveness is Anglo-Saxon, and pardon Norman French, both implying a giving back. The word pardon, being early used in our Bible, has, in religious matters, the same sense as forgiveness; but in the language of common life there is a difference between them, such as we often find between corresponding Anglo-Saxon and Norman words. Forgive points to inward feeling, and suppose alienated affection; when we ask forgiveness, we primarily seek the removal of anger. Pardon looks more to outward things or consequences, and is often applied to trifling matters, as when we beg pardon for interrupting a man, or for jostling him in a crowd. The civil magistrate also grants a pardon, and not forgiveness. The two words are, therefore, very clearly distinguished from each other in most cases which relate to the common concerns of life. 1913 Webster]
For*giv"er(?), n.One who forgives.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
For*giv"ing, a.Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper.
-- For*giv"ing*ly, adv. -- For*giv"ing*ness, n.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
forgivingnessn.a tendency to be kind and forgiving. Syn. -- kindness. WordNet 1.5]
For*go"(?), v. t.[imp.Forwent; p. p.Forgone; p. pr. & vb. n.Forgoing.][OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forg\'ben, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- + g\'ben to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See Go, v. i.]1.To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego. 1913 Webster]
For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. See 1st forego, 2. PJC]
forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct. 1913 Webster]
For*got"(?), imp. & p. p. of Forget. 1913 Webster]
For*got"ten(?), p. p. of Forget. 1913 Webster]
For*hall"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + hale to draw.]To harass; to torment; to distress. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*hend"(?), v. t.To seize upon. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forisfamiliated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forisfamiliating(?).][LL. forisfamiliatus, p. p. of forisfamiliater to forisfamiliate; L. foris abroad, without + familia family.](LAw)Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Fo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate, v. i.(Law)To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance. 1913 Webster]
Fo`ris*fa*mil`i*a"tion(?), n.(Law)The act of forisfamiliating. 1913 Webster]
Fork(f, n.[AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf. Fourch\'82, Furcate.]1.An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow. 1913 Webster]
Let it fall . . . though the fork invade Shak. 1913 Webster]
A thunderbolt with three forks.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road. 1913 Webster]
5.The gibbet. [Obs.] Bp. Butler. 1913 Webster]
Fork beam(Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur. --
Fork chuck(Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work. --
Fork head. (a)The barbed head of an arrow.(b)The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint. --
In fork. (Mining)A mine is said to be in fork, or an engine to \'bdhave the water in fork,\'b8 when all the water is drawn out of the mine.Ure. --
The forks of a rivera road, the branches into which it divides, or which come together to form it; the place where separation or union takes place. 1913 Webster]
Fork, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Forked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forking.]1.To shoot into blades, as corn. 1913 Webster]
The corn beginneth to fork.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks. 1913 Webster]
Fork, v. t.To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil. 1913 Webster]
Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
To fork
over , to hand or pay over, as money. [Slang] G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Fork"beard`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.(b)The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard. 1913 Webster]
Forked(?), a.1.Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. 1913 Webster]
A serpent seen, with forked tongue.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. 1913 Webster]
Cross forked(Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; -- called also cross double fitch\'82. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points. --
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
-- Fork"ed*ly(#), adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
For*kerve(?), v. t. [Obs.] See Forcarve, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Fork"i*ness(?), n.The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner. 1913 Webster]
Fork"less, a.Having no fork. 1913 Webster]
Fork"tail`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forked.(b)A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Fork"-tailed`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds. 1913 Webster]
Fork-tailed flycatcher(Zo\'94l.), a tropical American flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus). --
Fork-tailed gull(Zo\'94l.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. --
Fork-tailed kite(Zo\'94l.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite. 1913 Webster]
Fork"y(?), a.Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated. \'bdForky tongues.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
For*laft"(?), obs. p. p. of Forleave.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*lay"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + lay.]To lie in wait for; to ambush. 1913 Webster]
An ambushed thief forlays a traveler.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
For*leave"(?), v. t.[OE. forleven; pref. for- + leven to leave.]To leave off wholly. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*lend"(?), v. t.To give up wholly. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For*lese"(?), v. t.[p. p.Forlore(?), Forlorn(.][OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.]To lose utterly. [Obs.] haucer. 1913 Webster]
For*let", v. t.[OE. forleten, AS. forl; pref. for- + l to allow; akin to G. verlassen to leave. See Let to allow.]To give up; to leave; to abandon. [Obs.] \'bdTo forlet sin.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*lie"(?), v. i.See Forelie. 1913 Webster]
For*lore"(?), imp. pl. & p. p. of Forlese. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The beasts their caves, the birds their nests forlore.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
For*lorn"(?), a.[OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forle\'a2san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le\'a2san (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. f\'94rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See For-, and Lorn, a., Lose, v. t.]1.Deserted; abandoned; lost. 1913 Webster]
Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. 1913 Webster]
For here forlorn and lost I tread.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
A forlorn hope[D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See For-, and Heap.](Mil.), a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise.
For*lorn", n.1.A lost, forsaken, or solitary person. 1913 Webster]
Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy.Oliver Cromvell. 1913 Webster]
For*lorn"ly, adv.In a forlorn manner.Pollok. 1913 Webster]
For*lorn"ness, n.State of being forlorn.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
For*lye"(?), v. i.Same as Forlie. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
-form(. [See Form, n.]A suffix used to denote in the form , resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform. 1913 Webster]
Form(f\'d3rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f\'d3rm in England), n.[OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. Firm.]1.The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or arrangement of matter, giving it individuality or distinctive character; configuration; figure; external appearance. 1913 Webster]
The form of his visage was changed.Dan. iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
And woven close close, both matter, form, and style.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government. 1913 Webster]
3.Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer. 1913 Webster]
Those whom form of laws Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form. 1913 Webster]
Though well we may not pass upon his life form of justice.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The earth was without form and void.Gen. i. 2. 1913 Webster]
He hath no form nor comeliness.Is. liii. 2. 1913 Webster]
6.A shape; an image; a phantom. 1913 Webster]
7.That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model. 1913 Webster]
8.A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society. \'bdLadies of a high form.\'b8 Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
9.The seat or bed of a hare. 1913 Webster]
As in a form sitteth a weary hare.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
10.(Print.)The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase. 1913 Webster]
11.(Fine Arts)The boundary line of a material object. In (painting), more generally, the human body. 1913 Webster]
12.(Gram.)The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms. 1913 Webster]
13.(Crystallog.)The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid. 1913 Webster]
14.(Metaph.)That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law. 1913 Webster]
15.Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the intellect; as, water assumes the form of ice or snow. In modern usage, the elements of a conception furnished by the mind's own activity, as contrasted with its object or condition, which is called the matter; subjectively, a mode of apprehension or belief conceived as dependent on the constitution of the mind; objectively, universal and necessary accompaniments or elements of every object known or thought of. 1913 Webster]
16.(Biol.)The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant. 1913 Webster]
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Good formBad form, the general appearance, condition or action, originally of horses, atterwards of persons; as, the members of a boat crew are said to be in good form when they pull together uniformly. The phrases are further used colloquially in description of conduct or manners in society; as, it is not good form to smoke in the presence of a lady. 1913 Webster]
Form(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Formed(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Forming.][F. former, L. formare, fr. forma. See Form, n.]1.To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion. 1913 Webster]
God formed man of the dust of the ground.Gen. ii. 7. 1913 Webster]
The thought that labors in my forming brain.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
2.To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust; also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by influence, etc.; to train. 1913 Webster]
'T is education forms the common mind.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Thus formed for speed, he challenges the wind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to make the shape of; -- said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted, in whole or in part. 1913 Webster]
The diplomatic politicians . . . who formed by far the majority.Burke. 1913 Webster]
4.To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9. 1913 Webster]
The melancholy hare is formed in brakes and briers.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Gram.)To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes. 1913 Webster]
6.(Elec.)To treat (plates) so as to bring them to fit condition for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but now the plates or grids are coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Form, v. i.1.To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column. 1913 Webster]
2.To run to a form, as a hare.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
To form on(Mil.), to form a lengthened line with reference to (any given object) as a basis. 1913 Webster]
Form"al(f, a.[L. formalis: cf. F. formel.]1.Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. 1913 Webster]
2.Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect. 1913 Webster]
Of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech.Holder. 1913 Webster]
3.Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent. 1913 Webster]
His obscure funeral . . . formal ostentation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. 1913 Webster]
A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids.W. Irwing. 1913 Webster]
She took off the formal cap that confined her hair.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
5.Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.Dependent in form; conventional. 1913 Webster]
Still in constraint your suffering sex remains, formal or in real chains.Pope. 1913 Webster]
7.Sound; normal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To make of him a formal man again.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Formal cause. See under Cause.
Syn. -- Precise; punctilious; stiff; starched; affected; ritual; ceremonial; external; outward. -- Formal, Ceremonious. When applied to things, these words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules of form or ceremony; as, to make a formal call; to take a ceremonious leave. When applied to a person or his manners, they are used in a bad sense; a person being called formal who shapes himself too much by some pattern or set form, and ceremonious when he lays too much stress on the conventional laws of social intercourse. Formal manners render a man stiff or ridiculous; a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the ease and freedom of social intercourse. 1913 Webster]
For*mal"de*hyde(?), n.[Formic + aldehyde.](Chem.)A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid. 1913 Webster]
For"ma*lin(?), n.[Formic + aldehyde + -in.](Chem.)An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Form"al*ism(f, n.The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. 1913 Webster]
Official formalism.Sir H. Rawlinson. 1913 Webster]
Form"al*ist, n.[Cf. F. formaliste.]One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion. 1913 Webster]
As far a formalist from wisdom sits, Young. 1913 Webster]
For*mal"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Formalities(#).[Cf. F. formalit\'82.]1.The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Form without substance. 1913 Webster]
Such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. 1913 Webster]
Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
4.An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. 1913 Webster]
He was installed with all the usual formalities.C. Middleton. 1913 Webster]
5.pl.The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
6.That which is formal; the formal part. 1913 Webster]
It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality.Milton. 1913 Webster]
7.The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. 1913 Webster]
The material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
8.(Scholastic. Philos.)The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities. 1913 Webster]
formalitiesn.a set of procedures required to make a transaction official. Syn. -- form, formality. WordNet 1.5]
Form"al*ize(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Formalized(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Formalizing(f.]1.To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.To render formal. 1913 Webster]
Form"al*ize, v. i.To affect formality. [Obs.] ales. 1913 Webster]
formalizedadj.1.concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms, especially in religion or art; using formalism; as, highly formalized plays like "Waiting for Godot". Syn. -- formalistic. WordNet 1.5]
2.given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures.official (vs. unofficial) --- (having official authority or sanction: "official permission"; "an official representative") WordNet 1.5]
That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the spring from which it flows.Smalridge. 1913 Webster]
You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
formalwearn.attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening. Syn. -- eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8For`mat"(for f, n.[F. or G. Cf. Formation.]1.(Print.)The shape and size of a book or other printed publication; hence, its external form.[wns=2] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.G. H. Putnam. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
One might, indeed, protest that the format is a little too luxurious.Nature. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Print.)the arrangement of the parts of a printed page, such as text and graphics; as, text flowing around an illustration provides a more pleasing format; multiple columns are a more common format for large pages. PJC]
3.(Computers)The pattern of organization of information in an electronic storage medium, such as the number and size of records, or the size, spacing, or separation symbols for fields in a record. A computer file, for example, may be in fixed-length format, in which each field or record occupies the same number of bytes, or in variable-length format, in which the lengths of fields or records varies. The number of formats are unlimited, being specifiable at will by programmers or in some cases by the users of programs.[wns=1] Syn. -- data format. PJC]
4.Hence,The general organization, form, or plan for anything, such as an organized social, political, or entertainment event. PJC]
formatv. t.to set into a specific format; -- of printed matter or data recorded on a data soorage medium. Syn. -- arrange. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
For"mate(f, n.[See Formic.](Chem.)A salt of formic acid.[Written also formiate.] 1913 Webster]
For*ma"tion(f, n.[L. formatio: cf. F. formation.]1.The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.Beattie. 1913 Webster]
2.The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. 1913 Webster]
3.A substance formed or deposited. 1913 Webster]
4.(Geol.)(a)Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.(b)A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mil.)The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
Form"a*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. formatif.]1.Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. 1913 Webster]
The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative. 1913 Webster]
3.(Biol.)Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter. 1913 Webster]
Form"a*tive, n.(Gram.)(a)That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.(b)A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root. 1913 Webster]
For`m\'82"(?), a.(Her.)Same as Pat\'82 or Patt\'82. 1913 Webster]
For"me(?), a.[OE., fr. AS. forma. See Foremost.]First. [Obs.] \'bdAdam our forme father.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Formed(?), a.1.(Astron.)Arranged, as stars in a constellation; as, formed stars. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized; as, the formed or organized ferments. See Ferment, n. 1913 Webster]
Formed material(Biol.), a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is physiologically dead, in distinction from the truly germinal or living matter. 1913 Webster]
For"me*don(?), n.[OF., fr. Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed \'bdby the form of the gift,: L. per formam doni.](O. Eng. Law)A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished. 1913 Webster]
For"mell(?), n.[Dim. of F. forme the female of a bird of prey.](Zo\'94l.)The female of a hawk or falcon. 1913 Webster]
Form"er(?), n.1.One who forms; a maker; a creator. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)(a)A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed.(b)A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped.(c)A cutting die. 1913 Webster]
For"mer(?), a.[A compar. due to OE. formest. See Foremost.]1.Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. 1913 Webster]
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age.Job. viii. 8. 1913 Webster]
The latter and former rain.Hosea vi. 3. 1913 Webster]
3.Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument. 1913 Webster]
3.Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned. 1913 Webster]
A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper.Pope.
For"mic(?), a.[L. formica an ant: cf. F. formique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether. 1913 Webster]
Amido formic acid, carbamic acid. --
Formic acid, a colorless, mobile liquid, HCO.OH, of a sharp, acid taste, occurring naturally in ants, nettles, pine needles, etc., and produced artifically in many ways, as by the oxidation of methyl alcohol, by the reduction of carbonic acid or the destructive distillation of oxalic acid. It is the first member of the fatty acids in the paraffin series, and is homologous with acetic acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For*mi"ca(f, prop. n.[L., an ant.](Zo\'94l.)A Linn\'91an genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant. 1913 Webster]
For*mi"ca(f, prop. n.[a trademark.]A thermosetting plastic material composed of melamine resin, having good heat and chemical resistance, and commonly used as the surface layer in laminated sheets employed as coverings for counter tops, walls, or furniture. PJC]
For`mi*ca"roid(?), a.[NL. Formicarius, the typical genus + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the family Formicarid\'91 or ant thrushes. 1913 Webster]
For"mi*ca*ry(?), n.[LL. formicarium, fr. L. formica an ant.](Zo\'94l.)The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill. 1913 Webster]
For"mi*cate(?), a.[L. formica an ant.](Zo\'94l.)Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants. 1913 Webster]
For"mi*cate(f, v. i.[See Formication.]To creep or crawl like ants; swarm with, or as with, ants.
An open space which formicated with peasantry.Lowell. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
For`mi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. formicatio, fr. formicare to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on one's self, fr. formica ant: cf. F. formication.](Med.)A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
For"mi*cid(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the ants. -- n.One of the family Formicid\'91, or ants. 1913 Webster]
Formicidaeprop. n.The natural family of insects comprising the ants. Syn. -- family Formicidae. WordNet 1.5]
For"mi*da*ble(?), a.[L. formidabilis, fr. formidare to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable.]Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. 1913 Webster]
They seemed to fear the formodable sight.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when you see so many pages behind.Drydn.
Form"ing(?), n.The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers. 1913 Webster]
Form"less, a.Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape. -- Form"less*ly, adv. -- Form"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
form-onlyadj.being a matter of form only; lacking substance. [prenominal] WordNet 1.5]
Formosaprop. n.An island off the coast of China, also called Taiwan. It was occupied by Japan from 1895 to 1945, when it was returned to Chinese sovereignty. After the Communist revolution which took over the Chinese mainland in 1949, the Nationalist Chinese under Chang Kai-Shek retreated to the island of Formosa and established that island as the base of their government, being recognized for several years as the de jure possessor of the China seat in the United Nations. The capital is Taipei. As of 1998, both the Taiwan government and the mainland China government recognized Taiwan as properly a part of China, but the island is currently ruled as a de facto independent nation, though it does not possess a seat in the United Nations. The question of when and under what circumstances the island will be reunited with the mainland government is still unresolved. Syn. -- Taiwan. PJC]
Formosanprop. adj.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Formosa or the natives of Formosa; as, The native Formosan population now forms a minority on their own island.. Syn. -- Taiwanese, Chinese. WordNet 1.5]
For"mu*la(?), n.; pl. E. Formulas(#), L. Formul\'91(#).[L., dim. of forma form, model. SeeForm, n.]1.A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math.)A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound. 1913 Webster]
5.(Chem.)A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound. 1913 Webster]
Chemical formul\'91 consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. 1913 Webster]
Empirical formula(Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2. --
Graphic formula,
Rational formula(Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula, constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus, under Benzene. --
Molecular formula(Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound. 1913 Webster]
For`mu*la*ris"tic(?), a.Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
For`mu*lar*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
For"mu*lar*ize(?), v. t.To reduce to a forula; to formulate. 1913 Webster]
For"mu*la*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. formulaire. See Formula.]Stated; prescribed; ritual. 1913 Webster]
For"mu*la*ry, n.; pl.Formularies(#).[Cf. F. formulaire.]1.A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formula\'91, etc.; a book of precedents. 1913 Webster]
2.Prescribed form or model; formula. 1913 Webster]
For"mu*late(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Formulated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Formulating(?).]To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.G. P. Marsh. 1913 Webster]
formulatedadj.reduced to a systematic form; reduced to a formula. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
For`mu*la"tion(?), n.The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula. 1913 Webster]
For"mule(?), n.[F.]A set or prescribed model; a formula. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
For`mu*li*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized. 1913 Webster]
For"mu*lize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Formulized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Formulizing(?).]To reduce to a formula; to formulate.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
For"myl(?), n.[Formic + -yl.](Chem.)(a)A univalent radical, H.C:O, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde.(b)Formerly, the radical methyl, CH3. 1913 Webster]
Forn*cast"(?), p. p.[OE. foren + cast. See Forecast.]Predestined. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For"ni*cal(?), a.Relating to a fornix.
{ For"ni*cate(?), For"ni*ca`ted(?) }, a.[L. fornicatus, fr. fornix, -icis, an arch, vault.]1.Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched. 1913 Webster]
For"ni*cate(?), v. i.[L. fornicatus, p. p. of fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel in an underground vault.]To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse. 1913 Webster]
For`ni*ca"tion(?), n.[F. fornication, L. fornicatio.]1.Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery. 1913 Webster]
For"ni*ca`tor(?), n.[F. fornicateur, OF. fornicator, from L. fornicator.]An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication. 1913 Webster]
For"ni*ca`tress(?), n.[Cf. F. fornicatrice, L. fornicatrix.]A woman guilty of fornication.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For"nix(?), n.; pl.Fornices(#).[L., an arch.](Anat.)(a)An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva.(b)Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain. 1913 Webster]
For*old"(?), a.Very old. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A bear's skin, coal-black, forold.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*pass"(?), v. t. & i.To pass by or along; to pass over. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*pine"(?), v. t.To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic] \'bdPale as a forpined ghost.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For"ray(? , v. t.[OE. forrayen. See Foray.]To foray; to ravage; to pillage. 1913 Webster]
For they that morn had forrayed all the land.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
For"ray, n.The act of ravaging; a ravaging; a predatory excursion. See Foray. 1913 Webster]
For*sake"(?), v. t.[imp.Forsook(?); p. p.Forsaken(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forsaking.][AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.]1.To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. 1913 Webster]
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments.Ps. lxxxix. 30. 1913 Webster]
2.To renounce; to reject; to refuse. 1913 Webster]
If you forsake the offer of their love.Shak.
Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon. 1913 Webster]
For*sak"er(?), n.One who forsakes or deserts. 1913 Webster]
For*say"(?), v. t.[AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.]To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*slack"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + slack to neglect.]To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*slouth"e(?), v. t.[See For-, and Slouth.]To lose by sloth or negligence. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*slow"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + slow.]To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
For*slow", v. i.To loiter. [Obs.] [Also spelled foreslow.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
For*slug"ge(?), v. t.[See Slug to be idle.]To lsoe by idleness or slotch. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*sooth"(?), adv.[AS. fors\'d3\'eb; for, prep. + s\'d3\'eb sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth.]In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. 1913 Webster]
A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm!Hayward. 1913 Webster]
Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam.Guardian. 1913 Webster]
For*sooth", v. t.To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The captain of the \'bdCharles\'b8 had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
For*sooth", n.A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [R.] 1913 Webster]
You sip so like a forsooth of the city.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
For*speak"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + speak.]1.To forbid; to prohibit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To bewitch. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
For*spent"(?), a.[AS. forspendan to consume; pref. for- + spendan to spend.]Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
A gentleman almost forspent with speed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For*stall"(?), v. t.To forestall. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*straught"(?), p. p. & a.[Pref. for- + straught; cf. distraught.]Distracted. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*swat"(?), a.[See Sweat.]Spent with heat; covered with sweat. [Obs.] P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
For*swear"(?), v. t.[imp.Forswore(?); p. p.Forsworn(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forswearing.][OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-, and Swear, v. i.]1.To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. 1913 Webster]
I . . . do forswear her.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To deny upon oath. 1913 Webster]
Like innocence, and as serenely bold forswears thy gold!Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. \'bdThou shalt not forswear thyself.\'b8 Matt. v. 33.
Syn. -- See Perjure. 1913 Webster]
For*swear", v. i.To swear falsely; to commit perjury.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For*swear"er(?), n.One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath. 1913 Webster]
For*swonk"(?), a.[Pref. for- + swonk, p. p. of swinkto labor. See Swink.]Overlabored; exhausted; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*swore"(?), imp. of Forswear. 1913 Webster]
For*sworn"(?), p. p. of Forswear. 1913 Webster]
For*sworn"ness, n.State of being forsworn. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8For*syth"i*a(?), a.[NL. Named after William Forsyth, who brought in from China.](Bot.)A shrub of the Olive family, with yellow blossoms. 1913 Webster]
Fort(?), n.[F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort.](Mil.)A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. 1913 Webster]
Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
Fort"a*lice(?), n.[LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce. See Fortress.](Mil.)A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called also fortelace. 1913 Webster]
Forte(f, n.[IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See Fort.]1.The strong point; that in which one excels.
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The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers.Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
2.The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For"te(f, adv.[It. forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.](Mus.)Loudly; strongly; powerfully. 1913 Webster]
Fort"ed(?), a.Furnished with, or guarded by, forts; strengthened or defended, as by forts. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Forth(?), v.[AS. for, fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fortFore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv.]1.Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. 1913 Webster]
Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
From this time forth, I never will speak word.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more.Strype. 1913 Webster]
2.Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. 1913 Webster]
When winter past, and summer scarce begun, forth to labor in the sun.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. 1913 Webster]
I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
And so forth,
Back and forth,
From forth. See under And, Back, and From. --
Forth of,
Forth from, out of. [Obs.] Shak. --
To bring forth. See under Bring. 1913 Webster]
Forth, prep.Forth from; out of. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Some forth their cabins peep.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Forth, n.[OE., a ford. Frith.]A way; a passage or ford. [Obs.] Todd. 1913 Webster]
Forth`by"(?), adv. [Obs.] See Forby. 1913 Webster]
Forth"com`ing(? , a.Ready or about to appear; making appearance. 1913 Webster]
Forth"go`ing(? , n.A going forth; an utterance.A. Chalmers. 1913 Webster]
Forth"go`ing, a.Going forth. 1913 Webster]
For*think"(?), v. t.To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret. [Obs.] \'bdLet it forthink you.\'b8 Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
That me forthinketh, quod this January.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Forth`with"(? With), adv.1.Immediately; without delay; directly. 1913 Webster]
Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith.Acts ix. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
For*thy"(?), adv.[AS. for; for, prep. + , instrumental neut. of se, se\'a2, , pron. demonstrative and article. See The.]Therefore. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For"ties(?), n. pl.See Forty. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*eth(?), a.[AS. fe\'a2wertigo. See Forty.]1.Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*eth, n.One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*fi`a*ble(?), a.[Cf. OF. fortifiable.]Capable of being fortified.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
For`ti*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.]1.The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. 1913 Webster]
2.That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. 1913 Webster]
Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.
Syn. -- Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*fi`er(?), n.One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fortified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fortifying.][F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Fort, and -fy.]1.To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. 1913 Webster]
Timidity was fortified by pride.Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*fy, v. i.To raise defensive works.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*lage(?; 48), n.[Cf. Fortalice.]A little fort; a blockhouse. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fort"in(?), n.[F. See Fort, n.]A little fort; a fortlet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8For*tis"si*mo(? , adv.[It., superl. of forte, adv. See Forte, adv.](Mus.)Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness. 1913 Webster]
No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good.Burke. 1913 Webster]
For"ti*tude(?), n.[L. fortitudo, fr. fortis strong. See Fort.]1.Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The fortitude of the place is best known to you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble. 1913 Webster]
Extolling patience as the truest fortitude.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.Locke.
Syn. -- Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery. See Courage, and Heroism. 1913 Webster]
Fort"let(?), n.A little fort. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Fort"night`(?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n.[Contr. fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.]The space of fourteen days; two weeks. 1913 Webster]
Fort"night`ly(?), a.Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication. -- adv.Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight. 1913 Webster]
FORTRANn.(Computers)[Formula Translation.]a higher programming language with an instruction set designed for ease of expression of mathematical functions, much used in programming of scientific and mathematical problems. PJC]
For*tread"(?), v. t.To tread down; to trample upon. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In hell shall they be all fortroden of devils.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For"tress(?), n.; pl.Fortresses(#).[F. forteresse, OF. forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, and cf. Fortalice.]A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Syn. -- Fortress, Fortification, Castle, Citadel. A fortress is constructed for military purposes only, and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a fortress of early times which was ordinarily a palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a fortress or city, etc. 1913 Webster]
For"tress, v. t.To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.Shak. 1913 Webster]
For*tu"i*tous(?), a.[L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune.]1.Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. 1913 Webster]
It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed.Robertson. 1913 Webster]
So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole.Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
2.(LAw)Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.Abbott.
Syn. -- Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See Accidental.
-- For*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- For*tu"i*tous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
For*tu"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. fortuit\'82.]Accident; chance; casualty.D. Forbes (1750). 1913 Webster]
Fortunaprop. n.the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche. WordNet 1.5]
For"tu*nate(?; 135), a.[L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]1.Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment. 1913 Webster]
2.Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
Syn. -- Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy. -- Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous. 1913 Webster]
For"tu*nate*ly, adv.In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily. 1913 Webster]
For"tu*nate*ness, n.The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness. 1913 Webster]
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For"tune(f, n.[F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See Bear to support, and cf. Fortuitous.]1.The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life. 1913 Webster]
'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune. 1913 Webster]
You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
3.That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success; especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort. 1913 Webster]
Fortune book, a book supposed to reveal future events to those who consult it.Crashaw. --
Fortune hunter, one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage. --
Fortune teller, one who professes to tell future events in the life of another. --
Fortune telling, the practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another. 1913 Webster]
For"tune, v. t.[OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]1.To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To provide with a fortune.Richardson. 1913 Webster]
3.To presage; to tell the fortune of. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
For"tune, v. i.To fall out; to happen. 1913 Webster]
It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
For"tune*less, a.Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fortunellaprop. n.small genus of shrubs called kumquats, native to South China, producing small ovoid orangelike fruits called kumquats. Syn. -- genus Fortunella. WordNet 1.5]
for"tune*tel`lern.a person who claims to be able to foretell events in the future of another person. Syn. -- fortune teller, fortune-teller. for"tune*tel`ling, n. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
For"tun*ize(?), v. t.To regulate the fortune of; to make happy. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For"ty(f, a.[OE. forti, fourti, fowerti, AS. fe\'a2wertig; fe\'a2wer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel. fj\'94rut\'c6u, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth. fidw. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Fourteen.]Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more. 1913 Webster]
For"ty, n.; pl.Forties(-t.1.The sum of four tens; forty units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl. 1913 Webster]
For`ty-nin"er(?), n.One the miners who took part in the California gold rush in 1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fo"rum(?), n.; pl. E. Forums(#), L. Fora(#).[L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]1.A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people. 1913 Webster]
2.A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes. 1913 Webster]
He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum.Brougham. 1913 Webster]
For*waked"(? , p. p. & a.Tired out with excessive waking or watching. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*wan"der(?), v. i.To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness. [Obs.]<-- sic. ? --> 1913 Webster]
For"ward(?), n.[OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.]An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Tell us a tale anon, as forward is.Chaucer.
{ For"ward(?), For"wards(?) }, adv.[AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorw\'84rts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards.]Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward. 1913 Webster]
For"ward, a.1.Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet. 1913 Webster]
2.Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; too hasty. 1913 Webster]
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.Gal. ii. 10. 1913 Webster]
Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years. 1913 Webster]
I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness.T. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
4.Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
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The most forward bud Shak. 1913 Webster]
For"ward(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Forwarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Forwarding.]1.To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement. 1913 Webster]
2.To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter. 1913 Webster]
For"ward*er(?), n.1.One who forwards or promotes; a promoter.Udall. 1913 Webster]
2.One who sends forward anything;specifically, (Com.)one who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant, such as a freight forwarder. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.(Bookbinding)One employed in forwarding. 1913 Webster]
For"ward*ing, n.1.The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bookbinding)The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher. 1913 Webster]
forward-lookingadj.planning for the future; concerned primarily with the future; -- contrasted with conern for the immediate present or reacting to past events.backward-looking PJC]
For"ward*ness, n.The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel. 1913 Webster]
2.An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.Robertson. 1913 Webster]
3.Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth. 1913 Webster]
3.Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty. 1913 Webster]
In France it is usual to bring children into company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a kind of forwardness and assurance.Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness; precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the forwardness of a pupil. 1913 Webster]
He had such a dexterous proclivity, as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness.Sir H. Wotton.
For*waste"(?), v. t.[Pref. for- + waste.]To desolate or lay waste utterly. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*wea"ry(?), v. t.To weary extremely; to dispirit. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*weep"(?), v. i.To weep much. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For*wete"(?), v. t.See Forewite. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*why"(?), conj.[For + why, AS. hw, instrumental case of hw\'be who.]Wherefore; because. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For*worn"(?), a.Much worn. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A silly man, in simple weeds forworn.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For*wot"(?), pres. indic. 1st & 3d pers. sing. of Forwete. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*wrap"(?), v. t.To wrap up; to conceal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
All mote be said and nought excused, nor hid, nor forwrapped.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*yelde"(?), v. t.[AS. forgieldan.]To repay; to requite. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*yete"(?), v. t.To forget. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
For*yet"ten(?), obs. p. p. of Foryete.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8For*zan"do(?), adv.[It., prop. p. p. of forzare to force.](Mus.)See Sforzato. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fos"sa(?), n.; pl.Foss\'92(#).[L., a ditch. See Fosse.](Anat.)A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal foss\'91 containing the nostrils in most birds. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sane`(?), n.[Cf. F. fossane.](Zo\'94l.)A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet. 1913 Webster]
Fosse(?), n.[F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]1.(Fort.)A ditch or moat. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fos`sette"(? , n.[F., dim. of fosse a fosse.]1.A little hollow; hence, a dimple. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea. 1913 Webster]
Fosse"way`(?), n.One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sick(?), v. i.[Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a troublesome person, fussick to potter over one's work, fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. Fuss.]1.(Mining)To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, to steal gold or auriferous matter from another's claim. [Australia] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To search about; to rummage.
A man who has fossicked in nature's byways.D. Macdonald. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fos"sil(?), a.[L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See Fosse.]1.Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. 1913 Webster]
2.preserved from a previous geological age; as, fossil water from deep wells; -- usually implying that the object so described has had its substance modified by long residence in the ground, but also used (as with fossil water) in cases where chemical composition is not altered. PJC]
3.(Paleon.)Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells. 1913 Webster]
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. --
Fossil cork,
Fossil flax,
Fossil paper, or
Fossil wood, varieties of amianthus. --
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime. --
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil, n.1.A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
fossils, but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.(Paleon.)The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living. 1913 Webster]
3.A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fos`sil*if"er*ous(?), a.[Fossil + -ferous.](Paleon.)Containing or composed of fossils. 1913 Webster]
Fos*sil`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Fossil + L. facere to make.]The process of becoming fossil. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil*ism(?), n.1.The science or state of fossils.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil*ist, n.One who is versed in the science of fossils; a paleontologist.Joseph Black. 1913 Webster]
Fos`sil*i*za"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. fossilisation.]The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fossilized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fossilizing(?).][Cf. F. fossiliser.]1.To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. 1913 Webster]
Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head fossilize her girlish mirth.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil*ize, v. i.1.To become fossil. 1913 Webster]
2.To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress. 1913 Webster]
Fos"sil*ized(?), a.Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions. 1913 Webster]
A fossilized sample of confused provincialism.Earle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fos*so"res(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. fossor digger, fr. fodere to dig.](Zo\'94l.)A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched.[Written also Fossoria.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fos*so"ri*a(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)See Fossores. 1913 Webster]
Fos*so"ri*al(?), a.[L. fossor a digger.]Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal. 1913 Webster]
Fos*so"ri*ous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Adapted for digging; -- said of the legs of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Fos"su*late(?), a.[L. fossula little ditch, dim. of fossa. See Fosse.]Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows. 1913 Webster]
Fos"ter(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fostered(?), p. pr. & vb. n.Fostering.][OE. fostren, fr. AS. f\'d3ster, f\'d3stor, food, nourishment, fr. f\'d3da food. \'fb75. See Food.]1.To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. 1913 Webster]
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius. 1913 Webster]
Fos"ter, v. i.To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fos"ter, a.[AS. f\'d3ster, f\'d3stor, nourishment. See Foster, v. t.]Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood. 1913 Webster]
Foster
babe, , an infant of child nursed by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father. --
Foster brother,
Foster sister, one who is, or has been, nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage. --
Foster dam, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.Dryden. --
Foster earth, earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil.J. Philips. --
Foster father, a man who takes the place of a father in caring for a child.Bacon. --
Foster land. (a)Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.] (b)One's adopted country. --
Foster lean[foster + AS. l\'91n a loan See Loan.], remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child; also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] Wharton. --
Foster mother, a woman who takes a mother's place in the nurture and care of a child; a nurse. --
Foster nurse, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] Shak. --
Foster parent, a foster mother or foster father. --
Fos"tress(?), n.[For fosteress.]A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Foth"er(?), n.[OE. fother, foder, AS. f\'d3 a cartload; akin to G. fuder a cartload, a unit of measure, OHG. fuodar, D. voeder, and perh. to E. fathom, or cf. Skr. p\'betr\'be vessel, dish. Cf. Fodder a fother.]1.A wagonload; a load of any sort. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of dung full many a fother.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.See Fodder, a unit of weight. 1913 Webster]
Foth"er, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fothered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fothering.][Cf. Fodder food, and G. f\'81ttern, futtern, to cover within or without, to line. \'fb75.]To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Fo"tive(?), a.[L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to cherish.]Nourishing. [Obs.] T. Carew (1633). 1913 Webster]
Fot"mal(?), n.(Com.)Seventy pounds of lead.
Fou`cault" cur`rent(?). [After J. B. L. Foucault (1819-68), French physicist.](Elec.)An eddy current. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ \'d8Fou`gade"(?), \'d8Fou`gasse"(?) }, n.(Mil.)A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy. 1913 Webster]
Fought(?), imp. & p. p. of Fight. 1913 Webster]
Fought"en(?), p. p. of Fight. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Foul(foul), a.[Compar. Fouler (-; superl.Foulest.][OE. foul, ful, AS. f; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f, Icel. f foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L. putere to stink, be putrid, pus pus, Gr. py`on pus, to cause to rot, Skr. p to stink. \'fb82. Cf. Defile to foul, File to foul, Filth, Pus, Putrid.]1.Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water. 1913 Webster]
My face is foul with weeping.Job. xvi. 16. 1913 Webster]
Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc. 1913 Webster]
So foul a sky clears not without a storm.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play. 1913 Webster]
8.Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out. 1913 Webster]
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Foul anchor. (Naut.)See under Anchor. --
Foul ball(Baseball), a ball that first strikes the ground outside of the foul ball lines, or rolls outside of certain limits. --
Foul ball lines(Baseball), lines from the home base, through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the field. --
Foul berth(Naut.), a berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vesel. --
Foul bill, Foul bill of health, a certificate, duly authenticated, that a ship has come from a place where a contagious disorder prevails, or that some of the crew are infected. --
Foul copy, a rough draught, with erasures and corrections; -- opposed to fair or clean copy. \'bdSome writers boast of negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their foul copies.\'b8 Cowper. --
Foul proof, an uncorrected proof; a proof containing an excessive quantity of errors. --
Foul strike(Baseball), a strike by the batsman when any part of his person is outside of the lines of his position. --
To fall foul, to fall out; to quarrel. [Obs.] \'bdIf they be any ways offended, they fall foul.\'b8 Burton. --
To
fall, ,
foul of. See under Fall. --
To make foul water, to sail in such shallow water that the ship's keel stirs the mud at the bottom. 1913 Webster]
Foul(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fouled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fouling.]1.To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing. 1913 Webster]
3.To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles. 1913 Webster]
4.To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race. 1913 Webster]
Foul, v. i.1.To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun. 1913 Webster]
2.To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled. 1913 Webster]
Foul, n.1.An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race. 1913 Webster]
2.(Baseball)See Foul ball, under Foul, a. 1913 Webster]
3.In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fou`lard"(f. f, n.[F.]1.A thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton, usually with a printed pattern on it. It was originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.an article of clothing made of foulard{1}, such as a neckpiece. PJC]
Foul"der(?), v. i.[OE. fouldre lightning, fr. F. foudre, OF. also fouldre, fr. L. fulgur. See Fulgor.]To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder. [Obs.] \'bdFlames of fouldering heat.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
I foully wronged him; do forgive me, do.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Foul"-mouthed`(?), a.Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive; as, noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once. Syn. -- foul-spoken. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
So foul-mouthed a witness never appeared in any cause.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Foul"ness, n.[AS. f.]The quality or condition of being foul. 1913 Webster]
Fou"mart`(?), n.[OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f foul + mear, meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul, a., and Marten the quadruped.](Zo\'94l.)The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat.[Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.] 1913 Webster]
Found(?), imp. & p. p. of Find. 1913 Webster]
Found, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Founded; p. pr. & vb. n.Founding.][F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.]To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. \'bdWhereof to found their engines.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Found, n.A thin, single-cut file for combmakers. 1913 Webster]
Found, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Founded; p. pr. & vb. n.Founding.][F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st Bottom, and cf. Founder, v. i., Fund.]1.To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. 1913 Webster]
I had else been perfect, founded as the rock.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A man that all his time founded his good fortunes on your love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
It fell not, for it was founded on a rock.Matt. vii. 25. 1913 Webster]
2.To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family. 1913 Webster]
There they shall found Milton.
Syn. -- To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See Predicate. 1913 Webster]
Foun*da"tion(?), n.[F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish.]1.The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. 1913 Webster]
2.That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. 1913 Webster]
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation.Is. xxviii. 16. 1913 Webster]
The foundation of a free common wealth.Motley. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 1913 Webster]
4.A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. 1913 Webster]
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation. 1913 Webster]
Against the canon laws of our foundation.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n. --
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. --
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school. --
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college. 1913 Webster]
Foun*da"tion*er(?), n.One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Foun*da"tion*less, a.Having no foundation. 1913 Webster]
foundedadj.based; -- often used as combining terms; as, well-founded suspicions. Syn. -- based. WordNet 1.5]
Found"er(?), n.[Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L. fundator.]One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows. 1913 Webster]
Found"er, n.[From Found to cast.]One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types. 1913 Webster]
Fonder's dust. Same as Facing, 4. --
Founder's sand, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of molding. 1913 Webster]
Found"er(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Foundered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foundering.][OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See Found to establish.]1.(Naut.)To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. 1913 Webster]
2.To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. 1913 Webster]
For which his horse fear\'82 gan to turn, foundrede as he leep.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To fail; to miscarry. \'bdAll his tricks founder.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Found"er, v. t.To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. 1913 Webster]
Found"er, n.(Far.)(a)A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.(b)An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.James White. 1913 Webster]
Foun"der*ous(?), a.Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road. [R.] Burke. 1913 Webster]
Found"er*shaft`(?), n.(Mining)The first shaft sunk.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Found"er*y(?), n.; pl.Founderies(#).[F. fonderie, fr. fondre. See Found to cast, and cf. Foundry.]Same as Foundry. 1913 Webster]
Found"ing, n.The art of smelting and casting metals. 1913 Webster]
Found"ling(?), n.[OE. foundling, fundling; finden to find + -ling; cf. f\'81ndling, findling. See Find, v. t., and -ling.]A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. 1913 Webster]
Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings. 1913 Webster]
Found"ress(?), n.A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund. 1913 Webster]
Found"ry(?), n.; pl.Foundries(#).[See Foundery.]1.The act, process, or art of casting metals. 1913 Webster]
2.The buildings and works for casting metals. 1913 Webster]
Foundry ladle, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds. 1913 Webster]
Fount, n.[OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. Font.]A fountain. 1913 Webster]
Foun"tain(foun"t, n.[F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]1.A spring of water issuing from the earth. 1913 Webster]
2.An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament. 1913 Webster]
3.A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source. 1913 Webster]
Judea, the fountain of the gospel.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Air fountain. See under Air. --
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.Young. --
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir. --
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir. --
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink. --
Fountain pump. (a)A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.(b)A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc. --
Fountain shell(Zo\'94l.), the large West Indian conch shell (Strombus gigas). --
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth. 1913 Webster]
2.the source of water from which a stream arises. Syn. -- headspring, head. WordNet 1.5]
Foun"tain*less, a.Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water. 1913 Webster]
Barren desert, fountainless and dry.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fount"ful(?), a.Full of fountains.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fouquierian.a genus of resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of the southwestern U. S. that are leafless most of the year. Syn. -- genus Fouquieria. WordNet 1.5]
Fouquieriaceaeprop. n.a small natural family of spiny shrubs or trees of the southwestern U. S. Syn. -- family Fouquieriaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Four(f, a.[OE. four, fower, feower, AS. fe\'a2wer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fj, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidw, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. te`ttares, te`ssares, pi`syres, Skr. catur. Farthing, Firkin, Forty, Cater four, Quater-cousin, Quatuor, Quire of paper, tetrarch.]One more than three; twice two. 1913 Webster]
Four, n.1.The sum of four units; four units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 1913 Webster]
3.Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Four`ch\'82"(f, a.[F. See Fork.](Her.)Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Four`chette"(f, n.[F., dim. of fourche. See Fork.]1.A table fork. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)(a)A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva.(b)The wishbone or furculum of birds.(c)The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. 1913 Webster]
3.(Surg.)An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fr\'91num. 1913 Webster]
4.(Glove Making)The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.Knight. 1913 Webster]
5.(Card Playing)The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Four"-cor`nered(?), a.Having four corners or angles. 1913 Webster]
Four"-cy`cle, n.(Thermodynamics)A four-stroke cycle, as the Otto cycle, for an internal-combustion engine. -- Four"-cy`cle, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Four`dri`nier"(?), n.A machine used in making paper; -- so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery. 1913 Webster]
Four"fold`(?), a. & adv.[AS. fe\'a2werfeold.]Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division. 1913 Webster]
He shall restore the lamb fourfold.2 Sam. xii. 6. 1913 Webster]
Four"fold`, n.Four times as many or as much. 1913 Webster]
Four"fold`, v. t.To make four times as much or as many, as an assessment; to quadruple. 1913 Webster]
Four"foot`ed(?), a.Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Four`gon"(?), n.[F.](Mil.)(a)An ammunition wagon.(b)A French baggage wagon. 1913 Webster]
Four"hand`ed(?), a.1.Having four hands; quadrumanous.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.Requiring four \'bdhands\'b8 or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards. 1913 Webster]
four-hittern.(Baseball)A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team four hits; as, he pitched a four-hitter. Syn. -- 4-hitter. WordNet 1.5]
four-in-handn.1.A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other. WordNet 1.5]
2.a coach pulled by four horses with one driver. Syn. -- coach, coach-and-four. WordNet 1.5]
Fou"ri*er*ism(?), n.The co\'94perative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
{ Fou"ri*er*ist, Fou"ri*er*ite(?) }, n.One who adopts the views of Fourier. 1913 Webster]
Four"-in-hand(?), a.Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach. -- n.A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team. 1913 Webster]
As quaint a four-in-hand Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
four-laneadj.Having two lanes for traffic in each direction; -- of paved highways. WordNet 1.5]
Four"ling, n.1.One of four children born at the same time; a quadruplet. 1913 Webster]
2.(Crystallog.)A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Four`neau"(?), n.[F.](Mil.)The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed. 1913 Webster]
Four"-o'clock`(?), n.1.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words. 1913 Webster]
four-partyadj.involving four parties. Syn. -- quadripartite. WordNet 1.5]
Four"pence(?), n.1.A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat. 1913 Webster]
2.A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents. 1913 Webster]
four-plyadj.having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; as, four-ply yarns. WordNet 1.5]
Four"-post`er(?), n.A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support a canopy or curtains. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
four-poundern.a cannon that throws a 4-pound shot. WordNet 1.5]
Four"rier(?; F. , n.[F., fr. OF. forre. See Forage, n.]A harbinger. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Four"score`(f, a.[Four + core, n.]Four times twenty; eighty. 1913 Webster]
Four"score`, n.The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects. 1913 Webster]
four-sidedadj.Having four sides. Syn. -- quadrilateral. WordNet 1.5]
Four"some(f, a.[Four + 2d -some.]Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or Golf] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Four"some, n.1.(Golf)A game between four players, with two on each side and each side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A group of four people or objects; as, we need another player to make a foursome for bridge. PJC]
four-spotn.A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips. WordNet 1.5]
Four"square`(f, a.Having four sides and four equal angles.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Four"teen`(?), a.[OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS. fe\'a2wert, fe\'a2wert. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Forty.]Four and ten more; twice seven. 1913 Webster]
Four"teen`, n.1.The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv. 1913 Webster]
Four"teenth`(?), a.[Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS. fe\'a2werteo.]1.Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month. 1913 Webster]
2.Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be divided. 1913 Webster]
Four"teenth`, n.1.One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The octave of the seventh. 1913 Webster]
3.One next after the thirteenth in a series. 1913 Webster]
Fourth(?), a.[OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS. fe\'a2r, fr. fe\'a2wer four.]1.Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four. 1913 Webster]
2.Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided. 1913 Webster]
Fourth, n.1.One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. 1913 Webster]
3.One coming next in order after the third. 1913 Webster]
The Fourth, specifically, in the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth. 1913 Webster]
Fourth"ly, adv.In the fourth place. 1913 Webster]
fourth-yearadj.of or pertaining to the fourth and final year in a U. S. high school or college. Syn. -- senior(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
Four"-way`(?), a.Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve.Francis. 1913 Webster]
Four-way cock, a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and now for various other purposes. In the illustration, a leads to the upper end of a steam engine cylinder, and b to the lower end; c is the steam pipe, and d the exhaust pipe. 1913 Webster]
Four"-way` stop(?), n.An intersection of two roads having stop signs at all four entry points. The usual rule for such intersections requires that those entering the intersection yield the right of way to vehicles entering before them. PJC]
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Four"-wheeled`(?), a.Having four wheels. 1913 Webster]
Four"-wheel`er(?), n.A vehicle having four wheels;specifically,a hackney carriage with four weels. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Fous"sa(?), n.[Natibe name.](Zo\'94l.)A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws. 1913 Webster]
Fou"ter(?), n.[F. foutre to lecher, L. futuere. Cf. Fouty.]A despicable fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett. 1913 Webster]
Fou"tra(?), n.[See Fouter.]A fig; -- a word of contempt. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A foutra for the world and wordlings base!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fou"ty(?), a.[Cf. F. foutu, p. p. of foutre; OF. foutu scoundrel. See Fouter.]Despicable. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fo"ve*a(?), n.; pl.Fove\'91(#).[L., a small pit.]A slight depression or pit; a fossa. 1913 Webster]
Fo"ve*ate(?), a.[L. fovea a pit.]Having pits or depressions; pitted. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fo*ve"o*la(?), n.; pl.Foveol\'91(#).[NL., dim. of L. fovea.]A small depression or pit; a fovea. 1913 Webster]
Fo"ve*o*late(? , a.Having small pits or depressions, as the receptacle in some composite flowers. 1913 Webster]
Fo"ve*o*la`ted(?), a.Foveolate. 1913 Webster]
Fo*vil"la(?), n.; pl.Fovill\'91(#).[Dim. fr. L. fovere to cherish.](Bot.)One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain. 1913 Webster]
Fowl(foul), n.Instead of the pl.Fowls the singular is often used collectively.[OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f\'86gel, Goth. fugls; of unknown origin, possibly by loss of l, from the root of E. fly, or akin to E. fox, as being a tailed animal.]1.Any bird; esp., any large edible bird. 1913 Webster]
Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air.Gen. i. 26. 1913 Webster]
Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not.Matt. vi. 26. 1913 Webster]
Like a flight of fowl Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus). 1913 Webster]
Barndoor fowl, Barnyard fowl, a fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen. 1913 Webster]
Fowl, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fowled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fowling.]To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc. 1913 Webster]
Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Fowling piece, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds. 1913 Webster]
Fowl"er(?), n.A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food. 1913 Webster]
Fow"ler*ite(?), n.[From Dr. Samuel Fowler.](Min.)A variety of rhodonite, from Franklin Furnace, New Jersey, containing some zinc. 1913 Webster]
Fow"ler's so*lu"tion(?). An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use. 1913 Webster]
Fox(f, n.; pl.Foxes(#).[AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa\'a3h, Icel. f fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. Vixen.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canid\'91, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species. 1913 Webster]
black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. 1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The European dragonet. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark. 1913 Webster]
4.A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox.Beattie. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 1913 Webster]
6.A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.pl.(Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies. 1913 Webster]
Fox and geese. (a)A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another.(b)A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. --
Fox bat(Zo\'94l.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. --
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. --
Fox brush(Zo\'94l.), the tail of a fox. --
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. --
Fox grape(Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord, Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape (Vitis vulpina) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the Catawba. --
Fox hunter. (a)One who pursues foxes with hounds.(b)A horse ridden in a fox chase. --
Fox shark(Zo\'94l.), the thrasher shark. See Thrasher shark, under Thrasher. --
Fox sleep, pretended sleep. --
Fox sparrow(Zo\'94l.), a large American sparrow (Passerella iliaca); -- so called on account of its reddish color. --
Fox squirrel(Zo\'94l.), a large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common. --
Fox terrier(Zo\'94l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. --
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.<-- ???a dance --> --
Fox wedge(Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging. --
Fox wolf(Zo\'94l.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox. 1913 Webster]
Fox(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Foxed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Foxing.][See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]1.To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. 1913 Webster]
I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
2.To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. 1913 Webster]
3.To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of. 1913 Webster]
Fox, v. i.To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. 1913 Webster]
Fox"earth`(?), n.A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself. 1913 Webster]
Foxed(?), a.1.Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings. 1913 Webster]
2.Repaired by foxing; as, foxed boots. 1913 Webster]
Fox"e*ry(?), n.Behavior like that of a fox; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fox"es(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)See Fox, n., 7. 1913 Webster]
Fox"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The fox shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.(b)The european dragonet. See Dragonet. 1913 Webster]
Fox"glove`(?), n.[AS. foxes-gl, foxes-cl,foxes-clife.](Bot.)Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis. 1913 Webster]
Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run foxgloves from their stem.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
foxholen.(Mil.)a small pit in the ground for individual shelter against enemy fire. Syn. -- fox hole. WordNet 1.5]
Fox"hound`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes. 1913 Webster]
Fox"-hunt`ing(?), a.Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes. 1913 Webster]
Fox"i*ness(?), n.1.The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration. 1913 Webster]
3.A coarse and sour taste in grapes. 1913 Webster]
Fox"ish, a.Foxlike. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fox"like`(?), a.Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy. 1913 Webster]
Fox"tail`(?), n.1.The tail or brush of a fox. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria. 1913 Webster]
3.(Metal.)The last cinders obtained in the fining process.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. --
Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox. 1913 Webster]
fox" trot`, fox"trot`n.a ballroom dance for couples in quadruple time, combining short and long and fast and slow steps in fixed sequences. Syn. -- fox-trot. WordNet 1.5]
fox"-trot`, fox"trot`v. i.To dance the foxtrot. PJC]
Fox"y(?), a.1.Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color. 1913 Webster]
3.Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling. 1913 Webster]
4.Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape. 1913 Webster]
5.Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women. [Slang] PJC]
6.Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing; as, wearing a foxy new outfit. [Slang] PJC]
Foy(foi), n.[F. foi, old spelling foy, faith. See Faith.]1.Faith; allegiance; fealty. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A feast given by one about to leave a place. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He did at the Dog give me, and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Foy`er"(?), n.[F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See Focus, n.]1.A lobby in a theater; a greenroom. 1913 Webster]
2.The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Foy"son(?), n. [Obs.] See Foison. 1913 Webster]
Fo"zi*ness(?), n.The state of being fozy; spiritlessness; dullness. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
[The Whigs'] foziness can no longer be concealed.Blackwood's. 1913 Webster]
Fo"zy(?), a.Spongy; soft; fat and puffy. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Fra"cas(fr, n.[F., crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf. Cashier, v. t.]An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl. 1913 Webster]
Frache(fr, n.A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed. 1913 Webster]
Frac"id(?), a.[L. fracidus mellow, soft.]Rotten from being too ripe; overripe. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Fract(fr, v. t.[L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.]To break; to violate. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frac"ted, a.(Her.)Having a part displaced, as if broken; -- said of an ordinary.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tion(?), n.[F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.]1.The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.A portion; a fragment. 1913 Webster]
Some niggard fractions of an hour.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arith. or Alg.)One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. 1913 Webster]
Common, ,
fraction, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as --
Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.Davies & Peck. --
Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. --
Continued fraction,
Decimal fraction,
Partial fraction, etc.See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc. --
Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. --
Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tion, v. t.(Chem.)To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tion*al(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. 1913 Webster]
2.Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. 1913 Webster]
Fractional crystallization(Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom. --
Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit. --
Fractional distillation(Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tion*al*ly, adv.By fractions or separate portions; as, to distill a liquid fractionally, that is, so as to separate different portions. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tion*ate(?), v. t.To separate (a mixture of chemical substances) into different portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids. 1913 Webster]
frac`tion*a"tionn.the act or process of separating a mixture into portions of different composition, as in distillation or fractional crystallization. Syn. -- fractional process. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Petroleum industry)Separation of crude oil into components of differing composition by fractional distillation. PJC]
Frac"tious(?), a.[Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.]Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
-- Frac"tious*ly, v. -- Frac"tious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Frac"tur*al(?; 135), a.Pertaining to, or consequent on, a fracture. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Frac"ture(?; 135), n.[L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.]1.The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. 1913 Webster]
2.(Surg.)The breaking of a bone. 1913 Webster]
3.(Min.)The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture. 1913 Webster]
Comminuted fracture(Surg.), a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts. --
Complicated fracture(Surg.), a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or joint. --
Compound fracture(Surg.), a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture. --
Simple fracture(Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound.
Syn. -- Fracture, Rupture.These words denote different kinds of breaking, according to the objects to which they are applied. Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is also used figuratively. \'bdTo be an enemy and once to have been a friend, does it not embitter the rupture?\'b8South. 1913 Webster]
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Frac"ture(?; 135), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fractured(#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.][Cf. F. fracturer.]To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fr\'91n"u*lum(?), n.; pl.Fr\'91nula(#).[NL., dim. of L. fraenum a bridle.](Anat.)A fr\'91num.
{ Fr\'91"num(?), Fre"num }, n.; pl. E. Fr\'91nums(#), L. Fr\'91na(#).[L., a bridle.](Anat.)A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fr\'91num of the tongue. 1913 Webster]
frag(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.fragged(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.fragging.][by shortening from fragmentation grenade; ca. 1965.](Mil.)To assault, especially to kill or wound, with a fragmentation grenade. [Slang] This term became popularized when disaffected American troops serving in Vietnam were reported on occasion to kill unpopular commanders by the use of grenades. PJC]
Fragariaprop. n.a genus of plants comprising the strawberry plants. Syn. -- genus Fragaria. WordNet 1.5]
Frag"ile(?), a.[L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a.]Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. 1913 Webster]
Fra*gil"i*ty(?), n.[L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilit\'82. Cf. Frailty.]1.The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Weakness; feebleness. 1913 Webster]
An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [beauty].Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.Liability to error and sin; frailty. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Frag"ment(?), n.[L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t.]A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. 1913 Webster]
Gather up the fragments that remain.John vi. 12. 1913 Webster]
Frag*men"tal(?), a.1.Fragmentary. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc. 1913 Webster]
Frag"men*ta*ri*ly(?), adv.In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal. 1913 Webster]
Frag"men*ta*ri*ness, n.The quality or property of being in fragments, or broken pieces; incompleteness; want of continuity.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Frag"men*ta*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. fragmentaire.]1.Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.Donne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Composed of the fragments of other rocks. 1913 Webster]
fragmentationn.the act or process of separating something into small pieces or fine particles. Syn. -- atomization, atomisation. WordNet 1.5]
fragmentation grenaden.(Mil.)A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge; the fragments fly away at high velocity, killing or wounding persons nearby. Contrasted to concussion grenade. The common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple from its reticulated surface appearance, resembling that of the fruit. PJC]
Frag"ment*ed(?), a.Broken into fragments. 1913 Webster]
Frag"ment*ist, n.A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of Wolfenb\'81ttel. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fra"gor(, n.[L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to break.]1.A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.[Due to confusion with fragrant.]A strong or sweet scent. [Obs. & Illegitimate.] Sir T. Herbert.
{ Fra"grance(?), Fra"gran*cy(?) }, n.[L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume. 1913 Webster]
Eve separate he spies, fragrance.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The goblet crowned, fragrancies around.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fra"grant(?), a.[L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.]Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume. 1913 Webster]
Fraight(?), a.Same as Fraught. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
frail(fr, n.[OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.]A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 1913 Webster]
2.The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. 1913 Webster]
3.A rush for weaving baskets.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
frail, a.[Compar.frailer(fr; superl.frailest.][OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr\'88le, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile.]1.Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. 1913 Webster]
That I may know how frail I am.Ps. xxxix. 4. 1913 Webster]
An old bent man, worn and frail.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
2.Tender. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Deep indignation and compassion frail.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. 1913 Webster]
Man is frail, and prone to evil.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
frail"ly, adv.Weakly; infirmly. 1913 Webster]
frail"ness, n.Frailty. 1913 Webster]
frail"ty(fr, n.; pl.frailties(fr.[OE. frelete, freilte, OF. frailet\'82, fr. L. fragilitas. See Frail, a., and cf. Fragility.]1.The condition or quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced. 1913 Webster]
God knows our frailty, [and] pities our weakness.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
\'d8Frai"scheur(?), n.[OF.; F fraicheur, fr. frais, fem. fra, fresh; of German origin. See Frash, a.]Freshness; coolness. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fraise(?), n.[See Froise.]A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fraise(?), n.[F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]1.(Fort.)A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter. 1913 Webster]
Fraise, v. t.(Mil.)To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.Wilhelm. 1913 Webster]
Fraised(?), a.Fortified with a fraise. 1913 Webster]
Frak"en(?), n.A freckle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A few fraknes in his face.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fram"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being framed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fram*b\'91"si*a(?), n.[F. & NL., fr. F. framboise raspberry.](Med.)The yaws. See Yaws. 1913 Webster]
Frame(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Framed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Framing.][OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf. Furnish.]1.(Arch. & Engin.)To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice. 1913 Webster]
2.To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false. 1913 Webster]
How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
3.To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform. 1913 Webster]
And frame my face to all occasions.Shak. 1913 Webster]
We may in some measure frame our minds for the reception of happiness.Landor. 1913 Webster]
The human mind is framed to be influenced.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.To cause; to bring about; to produce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To support. [Obs. & R.] 1913 Webster]
That on a staff his feeble steps did frame.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
6.To provide with a frame, as a picture. 1913 Webster]
7.to manufacture false evidence against (an innocent person), so as to make the person appear guilty of a crime. The act of framing a person is often referred to as a frame-up. PJC]
Frame, v. i.1.To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. [Obs.] Judg. xii. 6. 1913 Webster]
2.To proceed; to go. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The bauty of this sinful dame frame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frame, n.1.Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure. 1913 Webster]
These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, frame.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person. 1913 Webster]
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
No frames could be strong enough to endure it.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
3.A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched; as: (a)The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.(b)(Founding)A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings.(c)The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.(d)A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc.(e)(Hort.)A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost.(f)(Print.)A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor.(f)a pair of glasses without the lenses; that part of a pair of glasses that excludes the lenses. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.(Mach.)A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc. 1913 Webster]
She that hath a heart of that fine frame Shak. 1913 Webster]
Put your discourse into some frame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame. Same as frame of mind 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
John the bastard frame of villainies.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.In games: (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six frames in a game of 50 points. (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings forming a game. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Balloon frame,
Cant frames, etc. See under Balloon, Cant, etc. --
Frame
building , a building of which the form and support is made of framed timbers. [U.S.] --
Frame level, a mason's level. --
Frame saw, a thin saw stretched in a frame to give it rigidity. 1913 Webster]
framedadj.provided with a frame; as, there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk. Opposite of unframed. WordNet 1.5]
Frame of mind(?), n.mood; mental attitude; mental disposition; same as frame{6}. PJC]
Frame of reference(?), n.1.an arbitrary set of spatial coordinates used to describe the position or motion of objects. The coordinates may be fixed or moving; as, a rotating frame of reference. PJC]
2.a set of assumptions or conditions that are used to discuss or understand something; as, a religious frame of reference. PJC]
Fram"er(?), n.One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of the Constitution. 1913 Webster]
frame"shift(?), a.(Genetics)of, pertaining to, or causing a type of mutation consisting of the insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid structure of a gene, when the number of base pairs inserted or deleted is not a multiple of three. If the addition or deletion occurs in multiples of three, the unaffected nucleotides in the genome remain in the proper order ("frame") to be correctly translated into protein; in such cases of insertions or deletions not causing a frame shift, a functional though altered protein may be produced by the organism. Frameshift mutations cause more profound changes in the composition of the protein resulting from translation of the mutated gene. PJC]
Frame"-up`, n.A conspiracy or plot for a malicious or evil purpose;especially, an act that incriminates a person on false evidence. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frame"work`(?), n.1.The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society. 1913 Webster]
A staunch and solid piece of framework.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom. 1913 Webster]
Fram"ing, n.1.The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch. & Engin.)A framework, or a sy 1913 Webster]
Framing chisel(Carp.), a heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises.
{ Fram"pel(?), Fram"poid(?) }, a.[Also written frampul, frampled, framfold.][Cf. W. fframfol passionate, ffrom angry, fretting; or perh. akin to E. frump.]Peevish; cross; vexatious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Is Pompey grown so malapert, so frampel?Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Franc(fr, n.[F., fr. franc a Franc. See Frank, a.]A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes. 1913 Webster]
Fran"chise(? , n.[F., fr. franc, fem. franche, free. See Frank, a.]1.Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(LAw)A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an immunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote. 1913 Webster]
Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.W. H. Seward. 1913 Webster]
3.The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary. 1913 Webster]
Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.London Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an election of public officers. 1913 Webster]
Fran"chise, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Franchised(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Franchising.][Cf. OF. franchir to free, F., to cross.]To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fran"cic(?), a.[See Frank, a.]Pertaining to the Franks, or their language; Frankish. 1913 Webster]
Fran*cis"can(?), a.[LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.](R. C. Ch.)Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. 1913 Webster]
Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; -- called also Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis. --
Franciscan Nuns, nuns who follow the rule of St. Francis, esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called also Poor Clares or Minoresses. --
Franciscan Tertiaries, the Third Order of St. Francis. 1913 Webster]
Fran*cis"can, n.(R.C.Ch.)A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit. 1913 Webster]
Fran"co*lin(?), n.[F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp. francolin.](Zo\'94l.)A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia. 1913 Webster]
Fran"co*lite(?), n.(Min.)A variety of apatite from Wheal Franco in Devonshire. 1913 Webster]
Francophil, Francophileprop. n.An admirer of France and everything French. WordNet 1.5]
Francophobeprop. n.a person who hates or fears France, French culture, or the French people. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Francophone, Francophonicprop. a.Able to communicate in the French language; -- used especially of those whose native language is French. Syn. -- French-speaking. PJC]
franc-tireurn.a sharpshooter (in the French army). WordNet 1.5]
Fran"gent(?), a.[L. frangens, p. pr. of frangere. See Fraction.]Causing fracture; breaking. [R.] H. Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Fran`gi*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. frangibilit\'82.]The state or quality of being frangible.Fox. 1913 Webster]
Fran"gi*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. frangible.]Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fran"gi*pane(?), n.[F. frangipane; supposed to be called so from the inventor, the Marquis Frangipani, major general under Louis XIV.]1.A perfume of jasmine; frangipani. 1913 Webster]
2.A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.
{ Fran`gi*pan"i(?), Fran`gi*pan"ni(?) }, n.[Another spelling of frangipane.]A perfume derived from, or imitating the odor of, the flower of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria.
{ Fran*gu"lic(?), Fran`gu*lin"ic(?) }, a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn. 1913 Webster]
Frangulinic acid(Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of frangulin. 1913 Webster]
Fran"gu*lin(?), n.(Chem.)A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn; -- called also rhamnoxanthin. 1913 Webster]
Fran"ion(?), n.[Perh. from F. fain\'82ant an idler.]A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Frank, v. t.To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frank, n.(Zo\'94l.)The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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frank(fr, a.[Compar.franker(fr; superl.frankest.][F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]1.Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] \'bdIt is of frank gift.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc. 1913 Webster]
frank(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.franked(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.franking.]1.To send by public conveyance free of expense.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
2.To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc. 1913 Webster]
Frank, n.[See Frank, a.]The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege. 1913 Webster +PJC]
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Frank, n.[Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]1.(Ethnol.)A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France. 1913 Webster]
2.A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant. 1913 Webster]
3.A French coin. See Franc. 1913 Webster]
Frank`al*moigne"(?), n.[F. franc free + Norm. F. almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aum\'93ne. See Frank, a., and Almoner.](Eng. Law)A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called also tenure by free alms.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Frank"-chase`(?), n.[Frank free + chase.](Eng. Law)The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Frank"-fee`(?), n.[Frank free + fee.](Eng. Law)A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Frank"fort black`(?). A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
Frank"in*cense(?), n.[OF. franc free, pure + encens incense.]A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified. 1913 Webster]
Frank"ing(?), n.(Carp.)A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter. 1913 Webster]
Frank"ish, a.Like, or pertaining to, the Franks. 1913 Webster]
Frank"-law`(?), n.[Frank free + law.](Eng. Law)The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness; one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the same as the American expression civil rights.Abbot. 1913 Webster]
Frank"lin(?), n.[OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See Frank, a.]An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The franklin, a small landholder of those days.Sir J. Stephen. 1913 Webster]
Frank*lin"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin. 1913 Webster]
Franklinic electricity, electricity produced by friction; called also static electricity. 1913 Webster]
Frank"lin*ite(?), n.(Min.)A kind of mineral of the spinel group. 1913 Webster]
Frank"lin stove`(?). A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves. 1913 Webster]
Frank"ly, adv.In a frank manner; freely. 1913 Webster]
Frank"-mar"riage(?), n.[Frank free + marriage.](Eng. Law)A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten. [Obs.] Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Frank"ness, n.The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality. 1913 Webster]
Frank"pledge`(?), n.[Frank free + pledge.](O. Eng. Law)(a)A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety.(b)The tithing itself.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
The servants of the crown were not, as now, bound in frankpledge for each other.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fran"tic(?), a.[OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. Frenzy, and cf. Frenetic, Phrenetic.]Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. 1913 Webster]
Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frap(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frapped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frapping.][Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf. Affrap.]1.(Naut.)To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.Tottem. 1913 Webster]
2.To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.Knoght. 1913 Webster]
Frape(?), n.[Cf. frap, and Prov. E. frape to scold.]A crowd, a rabble. [Obs.] ares. 1913 Webster]
Frap"ler(?), n.A blusterer; a rowdy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Unpolished, a frapler, and base.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frap`p\'82" or Frappe(fr, a.[F., p.p. of frapper to strike, to chill.]Iced; frozen; artificially cooled; as, wine frapp\'82. -- (fror frn.A frapp\'82 mixture or beverage, as a water ice, variously flavored, frozen soft, and served in glasses; also, a milk shake. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frap"ping(?), n.[From Frap.](Naut.)A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraseran.A genus of North American herbs: columbo; it includes some species sometimes placed in the genus Swertia. Syn. -- genus Frasera. WordNet 1.5]
fratn.a social club for male college undergraduates; a shortened form of fraternity. Syn. -- fraternity. WordNet 1.5]
frat housen.a house used by a chapter of a fraternity at a college. Syn. -- fraternity house; chapter house. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Fra"ter, n.[L., a brother.](Eccl.)A monk; also, a frater house. [R.] Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Frater house, an apartament in a convent used as an eating room; a refectory; -- called also a fratery. 1913 Webster]
Fraterculan.a genus of sea birds, one of the genera of puffins. Syn. -- genus Fratercula. WordNet 1.5]
Fra*ter"nal(?), a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr. L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See Brother.]Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. -- Fra*ter"nal*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fraternal love and friendship.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fra*ter"nate(?), v. i.To fraternize; to hold fellowship.Jefferson.
Fra*ter"ni*ty(?), n.; pl.Fraternities(#).[F. fraternit\'82, L. fraternitas.]1.The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood. 1913 Webster]
2.A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Church, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes. 1913 Webster]
With what terms of respect knaves and sots will speak of their own fraternity!South. 1913 Webster]
4.A social club for male college undergraduates. They often have secret initiation rites, and are named by the use of two or three Greek letters. The corresponding association for women students is called a sorority. Syn. -- frat. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fra`ter*ni*za"tion(? , n.The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers. 1913 Webster]
I hope that no French fraternization . . . could so change the hearts of Englishmen.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fra"ter*nize(? , v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fraternized(#); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fraternizing(#).][Cf. F. fraterniser.]To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings. 1913 Webster]
Fra"ter*nize, v. t.To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy. 1913 Webster]
Correspondence for fraternizing the two nations.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Frat"er*ni`zer(?; 277), n.One who fraternizes.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fra"ter*y(? , n.[L. frater brother: cf. It. frateria a brotherhood of monks. See Friar.]A frater house. See under Frater.
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Fra"trage(? , n.[L. frater a brother.](Law)A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin. [Obs.] Crabb. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fra`tri*cel"li(?), n. pl.[It. fraticelli, lit., little brothers, dim. fr. frate brother, L. frater.](Eccl. Hist.)(a)The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his followers, early in the 13th century.(b)A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty, and discountenancing oaths. Called also Fratricellians and Fraticelli. 1913 Webster]
Frat"ri*ci`dal(?), a.Of or pertaining to fratricide; of the nature of fratricide. 1913 Webster]
Frat"ri*cide(?), n.[L. fratricidium a brother's murder, fr. fratricida a brother's murderer; frater, fratris, brother + caedere to kill: cf. F. fratricide.]1.The act of one who murders or kills his own brother. 1913 Webster]
2.[L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.]One who murders or kills his own brother. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frau(frou), n.; pl. Frauen(frou". [G. Cf. 1st Frow.]In Germany, a woman; a married woman; a wife; -- as a title, equivalent to Mrs., Madam. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraud(fr, n.[F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh to injure, dhv to cause to fall, and E. dull.]1.Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick. 1913 Webster]
If success a lover's toil attends, fraud or force attained his ends.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another. 1913 Webster]
3.A trap or snare. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Constructive fraud(Law), an act, statement, or omission which operates as a fraud, although perhaps not intended to be such.Mozley & W. --
Pious fraud(Ch. Hist.), a fraud contrived and executed to benefit the church or accomplish some good end, upon the theory that the end justified the means. --
Statute of frauds(Law), an English statute (1676), the principle of which is incorporated in the legislation of all the States of this country, by which writing with specific solemnities (varying in the several statutes) is required to give efficacy to certain dispositions of property.Wharton.
Fraud"u*lent*ly(?), adv.In a fraudulent manner. 1913 Webster]
Fraught(fr, n.[OE.fraight, fraght; akin to Dan. fragt, Sw. frakt, D. vracht, G. fracht, cf. OHG. fr merit, reward; perh. from a pref. corresponding to E. for + The root of E. own. Cf. Freight.]A freight; a cargo. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
A vessel of our country richly fraught.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences of speech.South. 1913 Webster]
Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fraught, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fraughted or Fraught; p. pr. & vb. n.Fraughting.][Akin to Dan. fragte, Sw. frakta, D. bevrachten, G. frachten, cf. OHG. fr to deserve. See Fraught, n.]To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Fraught"ing, a.Constituting the freight or cargo. [Obs.] \'bdThe fraughting souls within her.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fr\'84u"lein(froi"l, n. sing. & pl.[G., dim. of frau woman. See Frau.]In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; -- as a title, equivalent to Miss. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraun"ho*fer lines`(?)prop. n. pl.. (Physics.)The lines of the spectrum; especially and properly, the dark lines of the solar spectrum, so called because first accurately observed and interpreted by Fraunhofer, a German physicist. 1913 Webster]
frax"in(?), n.[From Fraxinus.](Chem.)A colorless crystalline substance (C16H18O10) found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus), and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is structurally a derivative of a coumarin glucoside. It shows a delicate blue-green fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin and fraxoside.MI-11br/
Syn. -- 8-(; also, 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-coumarin-8-; fraxetin-8-glucoside. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Frax"i*nus(?), prop. n.[L., the ash tree.](Bot.)A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees. 1913 Webster]
Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; Fraxinus Americana, the white ash; Fraxinus sambucifolia, the black ash or water ash. 1913 Webster]
fray(fr, n.[Abbreviated from affray.]An angry quarrel; an affray; contest; combat; broil. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Who began this bloody fray?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fray, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frayed(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Fraying.][See 1st Fray, and cf. Affray.]To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed?Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fray, v. t.[Cf. OF. fraier. See Defray, v. t.]To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Fray, v. t.[OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. chri`ein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. gh to rub, scratch. Cf. Friction.]To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head. 1913 Webster]
Fray, v. i.1.To rub. 1913 Webster]
We can show the marks he made frayed.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly. 1913 Webster]
A suit of frayed magnificience.tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fray, n.A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing. 1913 Webster]
Fray"ing, n.(Zo\'94l.)The skin which a deer frays from his horns.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fraz"zle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frazzled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frazzling(?).][Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; -- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.J. C. Harris. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraz"zle, n.1.The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
My fingers are all scratched to frazzles.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase
worn to a frazzle.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he \'bdhad fought his corps to a frazzle.\'b8Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Freak(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freaked(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Freaking.][Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr\'84kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Freaked with many a mingled hue.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Freak, n.[Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. fa\'a1hufriks avaricious.]1.A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice. 1913 Webster]
She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation.Spectator.
2.a rare and unpredictable event; as, the July snowstorm was a freak of nature. PJC]
3.an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs. PJC]
4.an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow. PJC]
Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim. 1913 Webster]
Freak, v. i.1.to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase
freak out. PJC]
2.to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase
freak out. PJC]
Freak, v. t.1.to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase
Freck(?), v. t.[Cf. Freak, v. t., Freckle.]To checker; to diversify. [R. & Poet.] 1913 Webster]
The painted windows, frecking gloom with glow.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Freck"le(fr, n.[Dim., from the same root as freak, v. t.]1.A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands. 1913 Webster]
2.Any small spot or discoloration. 1913 Webster]
Frec"kle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freckled(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Freckling(fr.]To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot. 1913 Webster]
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Frec"kle(fr, v. i.To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted. 1913 Webster]
The freckled cowslip, burnet, and green clover.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frec"kled*ness(-k'ld*n, n.The state of being freckled. 1913 Webster]
Frec"kly(-kl, a.Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled. 1913 Webster]
Fred(fr, n.[AS. fri peace. See Frith inclosure.]Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper names; as, Alfred; Frederic. 1913 Webster]
Fred"stole`(-st, n. [Obs.] See Fridstol.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Free(fr, a.[Compar.Freer(-; superl.Freest(-.][OE. fre, freo, AS. fre\'a2, fr\'c6; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr\'c6, G. frei, Icel. fr\'c6, Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr. pr\'c6 to love, Goth. frij. Cf. Affray, Belfry, Friday, Friend, Frith inclosure.]1.Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty. 1913 Webster]
That which has the power, or not the power, to operate, is that alone which is or is not free.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty. 1913 Webster]
3.Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. 1913 Webster]
4.Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go. 1913 Webster]
Set an unhappy prisoner free.Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will. 1913 Webster]
Not free, what proof could they have given sincere Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent. 1913 Webster]
My hands are guilty, but my heart is free.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
7.Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative. 1913 Webster]
He was free only with a few.Milward. 1913 Webster]
8.Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. 1913 Webster]
The critics have been very free in their censures.Felton. 1913 Webster]
A man may live a free life as to wine or women.Shelley. 1913 Webster]
9.Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money. 1913 Webster]
10.Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of. 1913 Webster]
Princes declaring themselves free from the obligations of their treaties.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
11.Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy. 1913 Webster]
12.Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse. 1913 Webster]
13.Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of. 1913 Webster]
He therefore makes all birds, of every sect, Free of his farm.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
14.Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school. 1913 Webster]
Why, sir, I pray, are not the streets as free Shak. 1913 Webster]
15.Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift. 1913 Webster]
16.Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc. 1913 Webster]
17.(O. Eng. Law)Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
18.(Law)Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
19.Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells. 1913 Webster]
Free agency, the capacity or power of choosing or acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will. --
Free bench(Eng. Law), a widow's right in the copyhold lands of her husband, corresponding to dower in freeholds. --
Free board(Naut.), a vessel's side between water line and gunwale. --
Free bond(Chem.), an unsaturated or unemployed unit, or bond, of affinity or valence, of an atom or radical. --
Free-borough men(O.Eng. Law). See Friborg. --
Free chapel(Eccles.), a chapel not subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary, having been founded by the king or by a subject specially authorized. [Eng.] Bouvier. --
Free charge(Elec.), a charge of electricity in the free or statical condition; free electricity. --
Free church. (a)A church whose sittings are for all and without charge.(b)An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of Scotland, in 1843, to be free from control by the government in spiritual matters. --
Free city, Free town, a city or town independent in its government and franchises, as formerly those of the Hanseatic league. --
Free cost, freedom from charges or expenses.South. --
Free and easy, unconventional; unrestrained; regardless of formalities. [Colloq.] \'bdSal and her free and easy ways.\'b8 W. Black. --
Free goods, goods admitted into a country free of duty. --
Free labor, the labor of freemen, as distinguished from that of slaves. --
Free port. (Com.)(a)A port where goods may be received and shipped free of custom duty.(b)A port where goods of all kinds are received from ships of all nations at equal rates of duty. --
Free public house, in England, a tavern not belonging to a brewer, so that the landlord is free to brew his own beer or purchase where he chooses.Simmonds. --
Free school. (a)A school to which pupils are admitted without discrimination and on an equal footing.(b)A school supported by general taxation, by endowmants, etc., where pupils pay nothing for tuition; a public school. --
Free services(O.Eng. Law), such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc.Burrill. --
Free ships, ships of neutral nations, which in time of war are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods. --
Free socage(O.Eng. Law), a feudal tenure held by certain services which, though honorable, were not military.Abbott. --
Free States, those of the United States before the Civil War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never existed. --
Free stuff(Carp.), timber free from knots; clear stuff. --
Free thought, that which is thought independently of the authority of others. --
Free trade, commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff regulations. --
Free trader, one who believes in free trade. --
To make free with, to take liberties with; to help one's self to. [Colloq.] --
To sail free(Naut.), to sail with the yards not braced in as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the wind. 1913 Webster]
2.Without charge; as, children admitted free. 1913 Webster]
Free, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Freeing.][OE. freen, freoien, AS. fre\'a2gan. See Free, a.]1.To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Our land is from the rage of tigers freed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Arise, . . . free thy people from their yoke.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of. 1913 Webster]
This master key Frees every lock, and leads us to his person.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To frank. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
free-and-easyadj.1.unconstrained and informal; as, an informal free-and-easy manner. Opposite of stiff, starchy, formal. Syn. -- casual. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.lacking normal concern for propriety. Syn. -- free-and-easy. PJC]
free-associatev. i.(psychoanalysis)to express one's thoughts, ideas, impressions, etc. in an unplanned and unstructured way, allowing each thought or idea to prompt recollection of the next one. It is a process used in psychotherapy. Syn. -- associate freely. WordNet 1.5]
free associationn.(psychoanalysis)The act or process of free-associating. It is a technique used in psychoanalysis and is supposed to allow the analyst access to the unconscious thoughts of the analysand. See free-associate. PJC]
Free" base`(fr, n.1.(Chem.)The basic form of an organic amine which is capable of forming acid salts such as hydrochlorides. PJC]
2.The basic form of a drug, often more powerful than a salt form because it is more readily absorbed into the blood stream. PJC]
free-base, Free" base`(fr, v. i.To ingest the basic form of a narcotic drug, usually by injection. PJC]
Free"boot`er(?), n.[D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster.]One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Free"boot`er*y(?), n.The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting.Booth. 1913 Webster]
Free"boot`ing, n.Robbery; plunder; a pillaging. 1913 Webster]
Free"boot`ing, a.Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing. 1913 Webster]
Your freebooting acquaintance.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Free"born`(?), a.Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom. 1913 Webster]
free-burningadj.burning in a continuous manner; -- of an electric arc; as, heat transfer to the anode in free-burning arcs. Syn. -- free burning, sustained. WordNet 1.5]
Free coinage. In the fullest sense, the conversion of bullion (of any specified metal) into legal-tender coins for any person who chooses to bring it to the mint; in a modified sense, such coinage when done at a fixed charge proportionate to the cost of the operation. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Free"-den`i*zen(?), v. t.To make free. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Freed"man(?), n.; pl.Freedmen(.A man who has been a slave, and has been set free. 1913 Webster]
Free"dom(fr, n.[AS. fre\'a2d; fre\'a2free + -dom. See Free, and -dom.]1.The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence. 1913 Webster]
Made captive, yet deserving freedom more.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Freedom fine, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades. --
Freedom of the city, the possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a mark of honorary distinction for public services.
Syn. -- See Liberty. 1913 Webster]
Freed"stool`(?), n. [Obs.] See Fridstol. 1913 Webster]
freedwomann.a woman who has been freed from slavery. Correlative of freedman. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
free enterprisen.1.an economic system having predominantly private ownership of the means of production, and relying chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices, and having a minimum of governmental interference in economic decisions; also, the political doctrine advocating such a system as the economic system of a country.[wns=1] Syn. -- market economy, laissez-faire economy. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.The conduct of business according to the principles of the free enterprise doctrine; the conduct of economic activity without governmental interference. PJC]
free-enterpriseadj.Of or pertaining to the free enterprise system having private ownership of the means of production and competition between enterprises. [prenominal] [Narrower terms: capitalistic, capitalist] socialistic Syn. -- competitive, private-enterprise(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
free-for-alln.1.a noisy and disordered fight conducted without rules. Syn. -- brawl. WordNet 1.5]
2.Hence:Any vigorous competition in which anyone can compete, with few or no rules, and in which the winner is unpredictable; as, when they began to distribute the free food, the orderly line of hungry recipients degenerated into a free-for-all. PJC]
Free"-hand`(?), a.Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments; -- of drawing or sculpture; as, free-hand drawing. See under Drawing. Syn. -- free, freehanded, unguided, untraced. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Free"-hand`ed, a.1.Open-handed; liberal; given or giving freely or liberally; as, a freehanded host.[wns=2] Syn. -- big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Free"hold`(?), n.(Lw)An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held.Kent. Burrill. 1913 Webster]
To abate into a freehold. See under Abate. 1913 Webster]
Free"hold`er(?), n.(Law)The possessor of a freehold. 1913 Webster]
Free"lance`(fr, n.1.a person who acts independently or without authorization of an organization or of his superiors. PJC]
2.a person who pursues a profession independently, and not as the employee of an organization; -- used especially of writers or photographers who sell their work to organizations of which they are not employees. PJC]
Free"lance`(fr, a.of or pertaining to a freelance{2}; as, a freelance photographer. PJC]
free-lancev. i.to work on a free-lance basis; to work as a freelancer. Syn. -- freelance. WordNet 1.5]
free"lanc`er, free"-lanc`er(fr, n.a freelance{2}, n. PJC]
Free"-liv`er(?), n.One who gratifies his physical appetites without stint; one given to indulgence in eating and drinking. 1913 Webster]
Free"-liv`ing, n.Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites as a way of life. 1913 Webster]
free-livingadj.(Biology)Living independently of other organisms; not parasitic or commensal.eating other organisms is not considered "dependence" in this sense. Syn. -- nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Free"-love`(?), n.The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. 1913 Webster]
Free"-lov`er, n.One who believes in or practices free-love. 1913 Webster]
Free"man(?), n.; pl.Freemen(#).[AS. fre\'a2man; fre\'a2free + mann man.]1.One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal. 1913 Webster]
2.A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Both having been made freemen on the same day.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Free"-mar`tin(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male, which is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Free"ma`son(?), n.One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance. 1913 Webster]
Free`ma*son"ic(?), a.Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal. 1913 Webster]
Free"ma`son*ry(?), n.The institutions or the practices of freemasons. 1913 Webster]
Free"-mill`ing(?), a.Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Free"-mind`ed(?), a.Not perplexed; having a mind free from care.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Free"ness, n.The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness. 1913 Webster]
Fre"er(?), n.One who frees, or sets free. 1913 Webster]
free-rangeadj.permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot; -- of livestock and domestic poultry. Syn. -- unenclosed. WordNet 1.5]
free-reedn.(Music)a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture. WordNet 1.5]
Free silver. The free coinage of silver; often, specif., the free coinage of silver at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Free"-soil`(?), a.1.Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856. [U.S.] WordNet 1.5]
2.Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited. [U.S.] [wns=1] Syn. -- slaveless. WordNet 1.5]
-- Free"soil`er(#), n. [U.S.] -- Free"-soil`ism(#), n. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Free"-spo`ken(?), a.Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out without subtlety.Bacon. Syn. -- bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
-- Free"-spo`ken*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Free"stone`(?), n.A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought. 1913 Webster]
Free"stone`, a.Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches. 1913 Webster]
Free"-swim`ming(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)1.Swimming in the open sea; -- said of certain marine animals. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zoology)able to swim about; not attached to a stationary object; -- of aquatic animals.[wns=1] Syn. -- unattached. WordNet 1.5]
freetailn.A small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions. Syn. -- freetailed bat. WordNet 1.5]
freetailed batn.A small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions. Syn. -- freetail. WordNet 1.5]
Free"think`er(?), n.One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century. 1913 Webster]
Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child.Addison.
Syn. -- Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See Infidel. 1913 Webster]
Free"think`ing, n.Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief.Berkeley. 1913 Webster]
free-thinkingadj.inclined to forms one's own opinions rather than depend upon authority, especially about social and religious issues; exhibiting boldness of speculation; skeptical of authority. Syn. -- latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical. WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]
Free"-tongued`(?), a.Speaking without reserve.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Free"wheel`(?), n.(Mach.)A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Free"wheel`, v. i.1.(a)Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still.(b)Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner; to coast in a vehicle having a freewheel. To ride a freewheel cycle.[wns=2] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Mach.)To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.to act without controls, external or internal; to live freely, independently, and without concern; -- of people.[wns=1] PJC]
freewheelern.someone acting freely or even irresponsibly. Syn. -- free agent, free spirit. WordNet 1.5]
freewheelingadj.acting heedless of consequences; acting without controls, external or internal; as, freewheeling foolishness. Syn. -- careless, irresponsible, reckless. WordNet 1.5]
Free will(?). 1.A will free from improper coercion or restraint. 1913 Webster]
To come thus was I not constrained, but did free will.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity. 1913 Webster]
free-will, free"will`(?), a.Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering. 1913 Webster]
Freewill Baptists. See under Baptist. 1913 Webster]
Freez"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being frozen. 1913 Webster]
Freeze, v. i.[imp.Froze(fr; p. p.Frozen(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Freezing.][OE. fresen, freosen, AS. fre\'a2san; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient, cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv\'be ice, prush to spirt. Frost.]1.To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body. 1913 Webster]
freezes at 32freezes at 40 1913 Webster]
2.To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins. 1913 Webster]
To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Freeze, v. t.1.To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill. 1913 Webster]
A faint, cold fear runs through my veins, freezes up the heat of life.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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To freeze out, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor. [Colloq.]
A railroad which had a London connection must not be allowed to freeze out one that had no such connection.A. T. Hadley.
It is sometimes a long time before a player who is frozen out can get into a game again.R. F. Foster. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Freeze, n.The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
freeze-driedadj.dried by freezing and applying a vacuum; -- used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances.This technique is gentler than other drying techniques and caused less damage or deterioration to sensitive substances. It is used primarily as a method to preserve foods or substances, and permit storage without deterioration. Syn. -- lyophilized, lyophilised. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Freeze"-dry`(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freeze-dried; p. pr. & vb. n.Freeze-drying.]to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; -- used as a mild method for drying foods or chemicals while causing little decomposition, in contrast to heat-drying.This is a relatively gently drying process used to preserve food or sensitive biological materials. For biochemical materials, the term lyophilize is often used. PJC]
Freez"er(?), n.One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream. 1913 Webster]
Freez"ing, a.Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. --
Freezing mixture, a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold. --
Freezing point, that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32 1913 Webster]
Fregatan.The type genus of the Fregatidae. Syn. -- genus Fregata. WordNet 1.5]
Fregatidaen.A natural family including the genus Fregata, of frigate birds. Syn. -- family Fregatidae. WordNet 1.5]
Frei"es*le`ben*ite(?), n.[Named after the German chemist Freiesleben.]A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in monoclinic crystals. 1913 Webster]
Freight(fr, n.[F. fret, OHG. fr merit, reward. See Fraught, n.]1.That with which anything is fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Law)(a)The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired.(b)The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
3.Freight transportation, or freight line. 1913 Webster]
Freight(fr, a.Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. 1913 Webster]
Freight agent, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. --
Freight car. See under Car. --
Freight train, a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train. 1913 Webster]
Freight, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freighted; p. pr. & vb. n.Freighting.][Cf. F. freter.]To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car. 1913 Webster]
Freight"age(fr, n.1.The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage. 1913 Webster]
2.The transportation of freight. 1913 Webster]
3.Freight; cargo; lading. Milton. 1913 Webster]
Freight"er(?), n.1.One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship. 1913 Webster]
2.One employed in receiving and forwarding freight. 1913 Webster]
3.One for whom freight is transported. 1913 Webster]
4.A vessel used mainly to carry freight. 1913 Webster]
Freight"less, a.Destitute of freight. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frei"herr`(?), n.; pl. Freiherrn(#). [G., lit., free lord.]In Germany and Austria, a baron. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frel"te(?), n.Frailty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
{ Fremd(?), Frem"ed(?) }a.[OE., from AS. fremede, fremde; akin to G. fremd.]Strange; foreign. [Old Eng. & Scot.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fre*mes"cent(?), a.[L. fremere to roar, murmur + -escent.]Becoming murmurous, roaring. \'bdFremescent clangor.\'b8 Carlyle. -- Fre*mes"cence(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Frem"i*tus(?), n., sing. & pl.[L., a murmuring, roaring.](Med.)Palpable vibration or thrill; as, the rhonchial fremitus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
French(fr, prop. a.[AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran, F. franFrank, a., and cf. Frankish.]Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. 1913 Webster]
French bean(Bot.), the common kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). --
French berry(Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. --
French casement(Arch.)See French window, under Window. --
French chalk(Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under Chalk. --
French cowslip(Bot.)The Primula Auricula. See Bear's-ear. --
French fake(Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely. --
French honeysuckle(Bot.)a plant of the genus Hedysarum (H. coronarium); -- called also garland honeysuckle. --
French horn, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the sound issues; -- called in France cor de chasse. --
French leave, an informal, hasty, or secret departure; esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts. --
French pie[French (here used in sense of \'bdforeign\'b8) + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)](Zo\'94l.), the European great spotted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie. --
French polish. (a)A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added.(b)The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. --
French purple, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants.Ure. --
French redrouge. --
French rice, amelcorn. --
French roof(Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope. --
French tub, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and logwood; -- called also plum tub.Ure. --
French window. See under Window. 1913 Webster]
French, prop. n.1.The language spoken in France. 1913 Webster]
2.Collectively, the people of France. 1913 Webster]
french friesfrench-fried potatoesn. pl.Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular cross-section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil. PJC]
french-fryv. t.to cook by immersing in hot fat. Syn. -- deep-fry. WordNet 1.5]
French"i*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frenchified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frenchifying.][French + -fy.]To make French; to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes of the French; to Gallicize.Burke. 1913 Webster]
French"ism(?), n.A French mode or characteristic; an idiom peculiar to the French language.Earle. 1913 Webster]
French"man(?), n.; pl.Frenchmen(.A native or one of the people of France. 1913 Webster]
French-speakingadj.able to communicate in French. Syn. -- Francophone, Francophonic. WordNet 1.5]
Fren"zied(fr, p. p. & a.Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened. -- Fren"zied*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
The people frenzied by centuries of oppression.Buckle. 1913 Webster]
Up starting with a frenzied look.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Fren"zy(fr, n.; pl.Frenzies(fr.[OE. frenesie, fransey, F. fr\'82n\'82sie, L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. fre`nhsis for freni^tis disease of the mind, phrenitis, fr. frhn mind. Cf. Frantic, Phrenitis.]Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage. 1913 Webster]
All else is towering frenzy and distraction.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fre"quen*cy(?), n.; pl.Frequencies(#).[L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr\'82quence. See Frequent.]1.The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles. 1913 Webster]
The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fre"quent(?), a.[L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fr\'82quent. Cf. Farce, n.]1.Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. \'bdFrequent feudal towers.\'b8 Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. 1913 Webster]
He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
'T is C\'91sar's will to have a frequent senate.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
4.Often or commonly reported. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Fre*quent"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n.Frequenting.][L. frequentare: cf. F. fr\'82quenter. See Frequent, a.]1.To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern. 1913 Webster]
He frequented the court of Augustus.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To make full; to fill. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fre*quent"age(?), n.The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Fre"quen*ta"tion(?), n.[L. frequentatio a crowding together, frequency: cf. F. fr\'82quentation.]The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
Fre*quent"a*tive(?), a.[L. frequentativus: cf. F. fr\'82quentatif.](Gram.)Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb. -- n.A frequentative verb. 1913 Webster]
Fre*quent*er(?), n.One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily. 1913 Webster]
Fre*quent*ly(?), adv.At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; repeatedly; commonly. 1913 Webster]
Fre"quent*ness, n.The quality of being frequent. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fr\'8are(?), n.[F. See Friar.]A friar.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fres"co(?), n.; pl.Frescoes or Frescos(#).[It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See Fresh, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fine Arts)(a)The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries.(b)In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner.(c)A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b. 1913 Webster]
Fres"co, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frescoed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frescoing.]To paint in fresco, as walls. 1913 Webster]
Fresh(fr, a.[Compar.Fresher(fr; superl.Freshest.][OE. fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr frisky, brisk, ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche, F. frais, fem. fra, which are of German origin. Cf. Fraischeur, Fresco, Frisk.]1.Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound. 1913 Webster]
2.New; original; additional. \'bdFear of fresh mistakes.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs.Landor. 1913 Webster]
3.Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water. 1913 Webster]
4.Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship. 1913 Webster]
6.Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind. 1913 Webster]
7.Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted. 1913 Webster]
Fresh breeze(Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour. --
Fresh gale, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour. --
Fresh, n.; pl.Freshes(.1.A stream or spring of fresh water. 1913 Webster]
He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him freshes are.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
3.The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.Beverly. 1913 Webster]
Fresh, v. t.To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
fresh-cutadj.recently cut; -- of flowers; as, a fresh-cut bouquet. WordNet 1.5]
Fresh"en(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Freshened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Freshening(?)]1.To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. 1913 Webster]
2.To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten. 1913 Webster]
To freshen ballast(Naut.), to shift Or restore it. --
To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. --
To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Fresh"en(?), v. i.1.To grow fresh; to lose saltness. 1913 Webster]
2.To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens. 1913 Webster]
Fresh"man(?), n.; pl.Freshmen(.A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university. Syn. -- frosh. 1913 Webster]
He drank his glass and cracked his joke, freshmen wondered as he spoke.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Fresh"man*ship, n.The state of being a freshman. 1913 Webster]
Fresh"-wa`ter(?), a.1.Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. 1913 Webster]
2.Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. 1913 Webster]
{ Fres`nel" lamp"(?), Fres'nel' lan'tern(?).}[From Fresnel the inventor, a French physicist.]A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens. 1913 Webster]
Fres`nel" lens"(?). [See Fresnel lamp.](Optics)See under Lens. 1913 Webster]
fressv. i.[Yiddish, fresn fr. G. fressen to eat (used of animals).]to eat copiously and without restraint; to snack frequently. [slang] Syn. -- gluttonize. WordNet 1.5]
Fret(fr, n. [Obs.] See 1st Frith. 1913 Webster]
Fret(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fretted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fretting.][OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr\'84ta, Goth. fra-itan. See For, and Eat, v. t.]1.To devour. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The sow frete the child right in the cradle.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. 1913 Webster]
With many a curve my banks I fret.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To impair; to wear away; to diminish. 1913 Webster]
By starts fretted fortunes give him hope and fear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. 1913 Webster]
5.To tease; to irritate; to vex. 1913 Webster]
Fret not thyself because of evil doers.Ps. xxxvii. 1. 1913 Webster]
Fret, v. i.1.To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. 1913 Webster]
2.To eat in; to make way by corrosion. 1913 Webster]
Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation.Wiseman. 1913 Webster]
3.To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast. 1913 Webster]
4.To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions. 1913 Webster]
He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fret, n.1.The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret. 1913 Webster]
Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Herpes; tetter.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(Mining)The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins. 1913 Webster]
Fret, v. t.[OE. fretten to adorn, AS. fr\'91twan, fr\'91twian; akin to OS. fratah, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan to make wise, also AS. fr\'91twe ornaments, OS. fratah\'c6 adornment.]To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. 1913 Webster]
Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Yon gray lines, fret the clouds, are messengers of day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fret, n.1.Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)An ornament consisting of small fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at oblique angles, as often in Oriental art. 1913 Webster]
His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney-piece with . . . carving.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
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3.The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair. 1913 Webster]
A fret of gold she had next her hair.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Fret saw, a saw with a long, narrow blade, used in cutting frets, scrolls, etc.; a scroll saw; a keyhole saw; a compass saw. 1913 Webster]
Fret(?), n.[F. frette a saltire, also a hoop, ferrule, prob. a dim. of L. ferrum iron. For sense 2, cf. also E. fret to rub.]1.(Her.)A saltire interlaced with a mascle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed. 1913 Webster]
Fret, v. t.To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ful(?), a.[See 2d Fret.]Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret"ful*ly, adv. -- Fret"ful*ness, n.
Syn. -- Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate; angry. -- Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault. Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger. 1913 Webster]
Frett(?), n.[See 2d Fret.](Mining)The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Frett, n.[See Frit.]A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ted(?), p. p. & a.[From 2d Fret.] 1913 Webster]
1.Rubbed or worn away; chafed. 1913 Webster]
2.Agitated; vexed; worried. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ted, p. p. & a.[See 5th Fret.]1.Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ten(?), a.[The old p. p. of fret to rub.]Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox. [Obs.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ter(?), n.One who, or that which, frets. 1913 Webster]
Fret"ty, a.[See 5th Fret.]Adorned with fretwork. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fre"tum(?), n.; pl.Freta(#).[L.]A strait, or arm of the sea. 1913 Webster]
Fret"work(?), n.[6th fret + work.]Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Freudprop. n.Sigmund Freud, the founder of the practise of psychoanalysis. Born 1856, died 1939. WordNet 1.5]
Freudianprop. a.of or pertaining to Sigmund Freud; as, Freudian theories. WordNet 1.5]
Frey, Freyr(fr, prop. n.(Norse Mythology)The god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity, presiding over rain, sunshine, and all the fruits of the earth, dispensing wealth among men; son of Njorth (Njord) and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir. He was especially worshipped in the temple at Upsala in Sweden WordNet 1.5 + Century Dict. 1906]
Frey"a(fr, prop. n.[Icel. Freyja.](Scand. Myth.)The daughter of Nj\'94rd, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct.[Written also Frea, Freyia, and Freyja.] 1913 Webster]
Fri"a*bii"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. friabilit\'82.]The quality of being friable; friableness.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Fri"a*ble(?), a.[L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.]Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. \'bdFriable ground.\'b8 Evelyn. \'bdSoft and friable texture.\'b8 Paley. -- Fri'a*ble*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fri"ar(?), n.[OR. frere, F. fr\'8are brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See Brother.]1.(R. C. Ch.)A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.(b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars.(d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)A white or pale patch on a printed page. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)An American fish; the silversides. 1913 Webster]
Friar bird(Zo\'94l.), an Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus. --
Friar's balsam(Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin.Brande & C. --
Friar's cap(Bot.), the monkshood. --
Friar's cowl(Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl. --
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.Milton. --
Friar skate(Zo\'94l.), the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor. 1913 Webster]
Fri"ar*ly, a.Like a friar; inexperienced.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
friar's-cowl, friar's-cowlsn.(Bot.)A tuberous perennial (Arisarum vulgare) having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; -- found in the Mediterranean, Canaries, and Azores. Syn. -- friars' cowl, Arisarum vulgare. WordNet 1.5]
Fri"ar*y(?), a.[From Friar, n.]Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.] Camden. 1913 Webster]
Fri"ar*y, n.[OF. frerie, frairie, fr. fr\'8are. See Friar.]1.A monastery; a convent of friars.Drugdale. 1913 Webster]
2.The institution or practices of friars.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fri*a"tion(?), n.[See Friable.]The act of breaking up or pulverizing. 1913 Webster]
Frib"ble(?), a.[Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]Frivolous; trifling; silly. 1913 Webster]
Frib"ble, n.A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop. 1913 Webster]
A pert fribble of a peer.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Frib"ble, v. i.1.To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. 1913 Webster]
The fools that are fribbling round about you.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.To totter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Frib"bler(?), n.A trifler; a fribble. 1913 Webster]
{ Fri"borg , Fri"borgh }(?), n.[AS. fri, lit., peace pledge; fri peace + borh, borg, pledge, akin to E. borrow. The first part of the word was confused with free, the last part, with borough.](Old Eng. Law)The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge. See Frankpledge.[Written also friburgh and fribourg.]Burril. 1913 Webster]
Fric"ace(?), n.[See Fricassee.]1.Meat sliced and dressed with strong sauce. [Obs.] King. 1913 Webster]
2.An unguent; also, the act of rubbing with the unguent.
\'d8Fri`can`deau"(?), \'d8Fric`an*do"(, n.[F. fricandeau; cf. Sp. fricand\'a2.](Cookery)A ragout or fricassee of veal; a fancy dish of veal or of boned turkey, served as an entr\'82e, -- called also fricandel.A. J. Cooley. 1913 Webster]
Fric"as*see`(?), n.[F. fricass\'82e, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction.](Cookery)A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy. 1913 Webster]
Fric"as*see`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fricasseed(?); p. pr. &. vb. n.Fricasseeing.]To dress like a fricassee. 1913 Webster]
Fric"a*tive(?), a.[See Frication.](Phon.)Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc. -- n.A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Fric"a*trice(?), n.[Cf. L. frictrix, fr. fricare to rub.]A lewd woman; a harlot. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fric"tion(?), n.[L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See Fray to rub, arid cf. Dentifrice.]1.The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc., to excite the skin to healthy action. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion. 1913 Webster]
3.A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress. 1913 Webster]
Angle of friction(Mech.), the angle which a plane onwhich a body is lying makes with a horizontal plane,when the hody is just ready to slide dewn the plane.This angle varies for different bodies, and for planes of different materials. --
Anti-friction wheels(Mach.), wheels turning freely on small pivots, and sustaining, at the angle formed by their circumferences, the pivot or journal of a revolving shaft, to relieve it of friction; -- called also friction wheels. --
Friction balls, or
Friction rollers, balls or rollers placed so as to receive the pressure or weight of bodies in motion, and relieve friction, as in the hub of a bicycle wheel. --
Friction brake(Mach.), a form of dynamometer for measuring the power a motor exerts. A clamp around the revolving shaft or fly wheel of the motor resists the motion by its friction, the work thus absorbed being ascertained by observing the force required to keep the clamp from revolving with the shaft; a Prony brake. --
Friction chocks, brakes attached to the common standing garrison carriages of guns, so as to raise the trucks or wheels off the platform when the gun begins to recoil, and prevent its running back.Earrow. --
Friction clutch,
Friction coupling, an engaging and disengaging gear for revolving shafts, pulleys, etc., acting by friction; esp.: (a)A device in which a piece on one shaft or pulley is so forcibly pressed against a piece on another shaft that the two will revolve together; as, in the illustration, the cone a on one shaft, when thrust forcibly into the corresponding hollow cone b on the other shaft, compels the shafts to rotate together, by the hold the friction of the conical surfaces gives.(b)A toothed clutch, one member of which, instead of being made fast on its shaft, is held by friction and can turn, by slipping, under excessive strain or in starting. --
Friction drop hammer, one in which the hammer is raised for striking by the friction of revolving rollers which nip the hammer rod. --
Friction gear. See Frictional gearing, under Frictional. --
Friction machine, an electrical machine, generating electricity by friction. --
Friction meter, an instrument for measuring friction, as in testing lubricants. --
Friction powder,
Friction composition, a composition of chlorate of potassium, antimony, sulphide, etc, which readily ignites by friction. --
Friction primer,
Friction tube, a tube used for firing cannon by means of the friction of a roughened wire in the friction powder or composition with which the tube is filled. --
Friction wheel(Mach.), one of the wheels in frictional gearing. See under Frictional. 1913 Webster]
Fric"tion*al(?), a.Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by friction; as, frictional electricity. 1913 Webster]
Frictional gearing, wheels which transmit motion by surface friction instead of teeth. The faces are sometimes made more or less V-shaped to increase or decrease friction, as required. 1913 Webster]
Fric"tion*less, a.Having no friction. 1913 Webster]
Fri"day(?), n.[AS. friged\'91g, fr. Frigu, the gooddes of marriage; friqu love + d\'91g day; cf. Icel. Frigg name of a goddess, the wife of Odin or Wodan, OHG. Fr\'c6atag, Icel. Frj\'bedagr. AS. frigu is prob. from the root of E. friend, free. See Free, and Day.]The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding Saturday. 1913 Webster]
Fridge(?), v. t.[AS. frician to dance, from free bold. Cf. Freak, n.]To rub; to fray. [Obs.] Sterne.
{ Frid"stol`(fr, Frith`stool"(fr }, n.[AS. fril. See Fred, and Stool.]A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.[Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.] [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fried(fr, imp. & p. p. of Fry. 1913 Webster]
fried"caken.A small cake fried in deep fat. WordNet 1.5]
Friend(fr, n.[OR. frend, freond, AS. fre\'a2nd, prop. p. pr. of fre\'a2n, fre\'a2gan, to love; akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love, OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. fr\'91ndi kinsman, Sw. fr\'84nde. Goth. frij friend, frij to love. Free, and cf. Fiend.]1.One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society and welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant. 1913 Webster]
Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.Prov. xviii. 24. 1913 Webster]
2.One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address. 1913 Webster]
Friend, how camest thou in hither?Matt. xxii. 12. 1913 Webster]
3.One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution. 1913 Webster]
4.One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers. 1913 Webster]
America was first visited by Friends in 1656.T. Chase. 1913 Webster]
5.A paramour of either sex. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
A friend
at court , one disposed to act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or influence. --
To be friends with, to have friendly relations with. \'bdHe's . . . friends with C\'91sar.\'b8 Shak. --
To make friends with, to become reconciled to or on friendly terms with. \'bdHaving now made friends with the Athenians.\'b8 Jowett (Thucyd.). 1913 Webster]
Friend, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Friended; p. pr. & vb. n.Friending.]To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Friend"ly, adv.In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
In whom all graces that can perfect beauty friendly met.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Friend"ly, n.1.A friendly person; -- usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders.
These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style.E. N. Bennett. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Mil.)A member of one's own military forces, or of allied forces. PJC]
friend"ly fire`, n.(Mil.)Weapons fire{9}, such as artillery or aerial bombardment, from one's own forces; -- used mostly when troops do damage or cause casualties among their own forces; as, the tank was hit by friendly fire. PJC]
Friend"ship, n.[AS. fre\'a2ndscipe. See Friend, and -ship.]1.The state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. 1913 Webster]
There is little friendship in the world.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Preferred by friendship, and not chosen by sufficiency.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Some friendship will it [a hovel] lend you gainst the tempest.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Aptness to unite; conformity; affinity; harmony; correspondence. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Those colors . . . have a friendship with each other.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fri"er(?), n.1.One who fries. 1913 Webster]
2.same as fryer. PJC]
Friese(?), n.Same as Friesic, n. 1913 Webster]
Fries"ic(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province in the northern part of the Netherlands. 1913 Webster]
Fries"ic, prop. n.The language of the Frisians, a Teutonic people formerly occupying a large part of the coast of Holland and Northwestern Germany. The modern dialects of Friesic are spoken chiefly in the province of Friesland, and on some of the islands near the coast of Germany and Denmark. 1913 Webster]
Fries"ish, a.Friesic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Frieze(?), n.[Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Cf. Friz.](Arch.)(a)That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.(b)Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column. 1913 Webster]
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Frieze(?), n.[F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz, curl. Cf. Friz.]A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. \'bdRobes of frieze.\'b8 Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Frieze, v. t.To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2. 1913 Webster]
Friezing machine, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine. 1913 Webster]
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Friezed(?), a.Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t., 2. 1913 Webster]
Frie"zer(?), n.One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes. 1913 Webster]
Frig"ate(?), n.[F. fr\'82gate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built. See Fabricate.]1.Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to larger vessels, and by 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from about 1750 to 1850, had one full battery deck and, often, a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them.[Formerly spelled frigat and friggot.] 1913 Webster]
2.Any small vessel on the water. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Frigate bird(Zo\'94l.), a web-footed rapacious bird, of the genus Fregata; -- called also man-of-war bird, and frigate pelican. Two species are known; that of the Southern United States and West Indies is F. aquila. They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They are related to the pelicans. --
Frigate mackerel(Zo\'94l.), an oceanic fish (Auxis Rochei) of little or no value as food, often very abundant off the coast of the United States. --
Frigate pelican. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Frigate bird. 1913 Webster]
Frig"ate-built"(?), a.(Naut.)Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle. 1913 Webster]
Frig"a*toon`(?), n.[It. fregatone: cf. F.fr\'82gaton. See Frigate.](Naut.)A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged. 1913 Webster]
Frig"e*fac`tion(?), n.[L. frigere to be cold + facere to make.]The act of making cold. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Frig"er*ate(?), v. t.[L. frigerare, fr. frigus cold.]To make cool. [Obs.] Blount.
{ Frigg(?), Frig"ga(?) }n.[Icel. Frigg. See Friday.](Scand. Myth.)The wife of Odin and mother of the gods; the supreme goddess; the Juno of the Valhalla. Cf. Freya. 1913 Webster]
1.A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]
Syn. -- Alarm; terror; consternation. See Alarm. 1913 Webster]
Fright(?), v. t.[imp.Frighted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Frighting.][OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG. furihten, forahtan, G. f\'81rchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte, Goth. faurhtjan. See Fright, n., and cf. Frighten.]To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare. 1913 Webster]
Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.Dryden.
Syn. -- To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate. 1913 Webster]
Fright"en(?), v. t.[imp.Frightened(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Frightening(#).][See Fright, v. t.]To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. 1913 Webster]
More frightened than hurt.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
Fright"ful(?), a.1.Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
See how the frightful herds run from the wood.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
Syn. -- Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking. -- Frightful, Dreadful, Awful. These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful. 1913 Webster]
Fright"ful*ly(?), adv.In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree. 1913 Webster]
Fright"ful*ness, n.The quality of being frightful. 1913 Webster]
Fright"less, a.Free from fright; fearless. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Frig"id(?), a.[L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. Frill.]1.Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate. 1913 Webster]
2.Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service. 1913 Webster]
3.Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Frigid zone, that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23Arctic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frig"i*da`ri*um(?), n.; pl.Frigidaria(#).[L., neut. of frigidarium cooling.]The cooling room of the Roman therm\'91, furnished with a cold bath. 1913 Webster]
Fri*gid"i*ty(?), n.[L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidit\'82.]1.The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. 1913 Webster]
Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age. 1913 Webster]
Frig"id*ly(?), adv.In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection. 1913 Webster]
Frig"id*ness, n.The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.
{ Frig"o*rif"ic(?), Frig"o*rif`ic*al(?) }a.[L. frigorificus; frigus, frigoris, cold + facere to make: cf. F. frigorifique.]Causing cold; producing or generating cold.Quincy. 1913 Webster]
{ Fri"jol, Fri"jole(?), n.; pl.Frijoles(. Also Fre"jol }. [Sp. fr\'a1jol, fr\'82jol.]1.In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, esp. the black seed of a variety of P. vulgaris. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of many dishes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
frijolillo, frijoliton.A shrub or small tree(Sophora secundiflora) having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans. Syn. -- mescal bean, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora. WordNet 1.5]
frill(fr, v. i.[imp. & p. p.frilled(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.frilling.][OF. friller, fr. L. frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F. frileux chilly.]1.To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Photog.)To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film. 1913 Webster]
Frill, v. t.To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap. 1913 Webster]
Frill, n.[See Frill, v. i.]. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.(b)A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See Frilled lizard (below). (c)A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.(d)A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells. 1913 Webster]
2.A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an additional function on a device or in a system not essential to the basic operation. -- Commonly used in the phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully functional but economical device or service; as, an economical no-frills airline. PJC]
frilled(fr, a.Furnished with a frill or frills. 1913 Webster]
Frilled lizard(Zo\'94l.), a large Australian lizard (Chlamydosaurus Kingii) about three feet long, which has a large, erectile frill on each side of the neck. 1913 Webster]
frillsn.Ornamental objects of no great value. Syn. -- falderal, folderol, gimcrackery, gimcracks, nonsense, trumpery. WordNet 1.5]
frim(fr, a.[Cf. AS. freme good, bold, and E. frame.]Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good condition; vigorous. [Obs.] \'bdFrim pastures.\'b8 Drayton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fri"maire`(?), n.[F., fr. frimas hoarfrost.]The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vend\'82miaire. 1913 Webster]
Fringe(fr, n.[OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.]1.An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. 1913 Webster]
2.Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. 1913 Webster]
The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.(Opt.)One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. 1913 Webster]
Fringe, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fringed(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Fringing.]To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe. 1913 Webster]
Precipices fringed with grass. Bryant. 1913 Webster]
Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral. 1913 Webster]
Fringed(?), a.Furnished with a fringe. 1913 Webster]
Fringed lear(Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs. 1913 Webster]
Fringe"less, a.Having no fringe. 1913 Webster]
Frin"gent(?), a.Encircling like a fringe; bordering. [R.] \'bdThe fringent air.\'b8 Emerson. 1913 Webster]
fringepodn.An annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles. Syn. -- lacepod. WordNet 1.5]
Fringe tree. A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Frin*gil"la(?), a.[NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling. 1913 Webster]
Fringillidaen.A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches, goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries, cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae, but has more recently been restricted in usage. Syn. -- family Fringillidae. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Frin*gil"line(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the family Fringillid\'91; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike. 1913 Webster]
Frin"gy(?), a.Adorned with fringes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frip"per(?), n.[F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple, fumble, waste.]One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Frisk, a.A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Frisk, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Frisked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frisking.]To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety. 1913 Webster]
The frisking satyrs on the summits danced.Addison. 1913 Webster]
frisk(fr, v. t.To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects, by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants. Syn. -- frisk. WordNet 1.5]
Frisk"al(?), n.A leap or caper. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Frisker(?), n.One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Fris"ket(?), n.[F. frisguette. Perhaps so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion. See Friska.](Print.)The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing. 1913 Webster]
Frisk"i*ly'(?), adv.In a frisky manner. 1913 Webster]
Frisk"i*ness, n.State or quality of being frisky. 1913 Webster]
friskingn.The act or process of searching someone for concealed weapons. Syn. -- frisk. WordNet 1.5]
Frisk"y, a.Inclined to frisk; frolicsome; gay. 1913 Webster]
He is too frisky for an old man.Jeffrey. 1913 Webster]
Fris"let(fr, n.[Cf. Fraise a kind of defense; also Friz.]A kind of small ruffle.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Frist(fr, v. t.[OE. fristen, firsten, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.]To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] Crabb. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fri"sure`(?), n.[F.]The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling.Smollett. 1913 Webster]
Frit(fr, n.[F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]1.(Glass Making)The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.(Ceramics)The material for glaze of pottery. 1913 Webster]
Frit brick, a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot. 1913 Webster]
Frit, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fritted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fritting.]To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Frit, v. t.To fritter; -- with away. [R.] Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Frit"fly`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small dipterous fly of the genus Oscinis, esp. O. vastator, injurious to grain in Europe, and O. Trifole, injurious to clover in America. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frith(fr, n.[OE. firth, Icel. fj\'94r; akin to Sw. fj\'84rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Geog.)A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also called firth. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] Carew. 1913 Webster]
Frith, n.[OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri peace; akin to freno peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. fri, and from the root of E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.]1.A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. [Obs.] Sir J. Wynne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frit"il*la`ri*a(?), n.[NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.](Bot.)A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crown-imperial. 1913 Webster]
Frit"il*la*ry(?), n.1.(Bot.)A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See Aphrodite. 1913 Webster]
Frit"i*nan*cy(?), n.[L. fritinnire to twitter.]A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Frit"ter(?), n.[OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]1.A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters. 1913 Webster]
2.A fragment; a shred; a small piece. 1913 Webster]
And cut whole giants into fritters.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Corn fritter. See under Corn. 1913 Webster]
Frit"ter, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frittered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frittering.]1.To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 1913 Webster]
2.To break into small pieces or fragments. 1913 Webster]
Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.Pope. 1913 Webster]
To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc. 1913 Webster]
Frit"ting(?), n.[See Frit to expose to heat.]The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion. 1913 Webster]
Friv"ol(?), v. i.To act frivolously; to trifle.Kipling. -- Friv"ol*er(#), Friv"ol*ler, n. [All Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fri*vol"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Frivolities(#).[Cg. F. frivolit\'82. See Frivolous.]The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition. 1913 Webster]
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Friv"o*lous(?), a.[L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. 1913 Webster]
His personal tastes were low and frivolous.Macaulay.
-- Friv"o*lous*ly, adv. -- Friv"o*lous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Friz(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frizzed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frizzing(?).][Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise the nap (on certain stuffs); prob.akin to OFries. frisle hair of the head. Cf. Frieze kind of cloth.][Written also frizz.]1.To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp. 1913 Webster]
With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
2.To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. 1913 Webster]
3.(Leather Manufacture)To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. 1913 Webster]
Frizzing machine. (a)(Fabrics)A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.(b)(Wood Working)A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing boards. 1913 Webster]
Friz, n.; pl.Frizzes(.That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.[Written also frizz.] 1913 Webster]
He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts.Hare. 1913 Webster]
Frize(?), n.(Arch.)See 1st Frieze. 1913 Webster]
Friz"el(?), a.(Firearms)A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Fri*zette"(?), n.[F. frisette curl.]A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out. 1913 Webster]
Frizz(?), v. t. & n.See Friz, v. t. & n. 1913 Webster]
Frizz, v. t. & i.[Partly imitative, but cf. Fry.]To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Friz"zle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frizzled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frizzling(?).][Dim. of friz.]To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle.Gay. 1913 Webster]
To frizzle up, to crinkle or crisp excessively. 1913 Webster]
Friz"zle(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Frizzled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frizzling(?).][Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in dial. use.]1.To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig.Hawthorne. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.
Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Friz"zle, n.A curl; a lock of hair crisped.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fro(fr, adv.[OE. fra, fro, adv. & prep., Icel. fr, akin to Dan. fra from, E. from. See From.]From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fro, prep.From. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Frock(fr, n.[F. froc a monk's cowl, coat, garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment; cf. L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid.]1.A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock. 1913 Webster]
2.A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord. 1913 Webster]
Frock coat, a body coat for men, usually double-breasted, the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed on so as to be somewhat full. --
Smock frock. See in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
Frock, v. t.1.To clothe in a frock. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock. 1913 Webster]
Frocked(?), a.Clothed in a frock. 1913 Webster]
Frock"less(?), a.Destitute of a frock. 1913 Webster]
Froe(fr, n.[See Frow.]A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [Obs.] \'bdRaging frantic froes.\'b8 Draylon. 1913 Webster]
Froe, n.[See Frow the tool]An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [U. S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Froe*bel"i*an(?), a.Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich Froebel, or the kindergarten system of education, which he organized. -- n.One who teaches by, or advocates the use of, the kindergarten system. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frog(fr, n.[AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr\'94.]1.(Zo\'94l.)An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime. 1913 Webster]
Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog (R. Catesbiana) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. 1913 Webster]
2.[Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.](Anat.)The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. 1913 Webster]
3.(Railroads)A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. 1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.]An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. 1913 Webster]
5.The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. 1913 Webster]
Cross frog(Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles. --
Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball. --
Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English. --
Frog fly. (Zo\'94l.)See Frog hopper. --
Frog hopper(Zo\'94l.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larv\'91 are inclosed in a frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit. --
Frog lily(Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar). --
Frog spit(Zo\'94l.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. 1913 Webster]
Frog(?), v. t.To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
frogmarchv.1.to march a person against his will by any method. WordNet 1.5]
2.to carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person. WordNet 1.5]
frog"bit`, frog's-bit(?), n.(Bot.)(a)A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ran\'91), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers.(b)An American plant (Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits. 1913 Webster]
Frog"-eyed`(?), a.Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying; -- said of tobacco used for cigar wrappers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frog"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)See Angler, n., 2.(b)An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish and toadfish. 1913 Webster]
Frogged(?), a.Provided or ornamented with frogs; as, a frogged coat. See Frog, n., 4.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Frog"gy(?), a.Abounding in frogs.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Frog"mouth`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargid\'91); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills. 1913 Webster]
Frog"s`-bit"(?), n.(Bot.)Frogbit. 1913 Webster]
Frog"shell`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells, belonging to Ranella and allied genera. 1913 Webster]
Froise(?), n.[OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E. frush to bruise,]A kind of pancake. See 1st Fraise.[Written also fraise.] 1913 Webster]
Frol"ic(fr, a.[D. vroolijk; akin to G. fr\'94lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr, Dan. fro, OS. fr, cf. Icel. fr swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.]Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. 1913 Webster]
The frolic wind that breathes the spring.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The gay, the frolic, and the loud.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Frol"ic, n.1.A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. 1913 Webster]
He would be at his frolic once again.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
2.A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking. 1913 Webster]
Frol"ic, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Frolicked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frolicking.]To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. 1913 Webster]
Hither, come hither, and frolic and play.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Frol"ic*ly, adv.In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Frol"ic*some(?), a.Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. 1913 Webster]
Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors.Sir W. Scott.
-- Frol"ic*some*ly, adv. -- Frol"ic*some*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
From(fr, prep.[AS. fram, from; akin to OS. fram out, OHG. & Icel. fram forward, Sw. fram, Dan. frem, Goth. fram from, prob. akin to E. forth. Fro, Foremost.]Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the antithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony. 1913 Webster]
Experience from the time past to the time present.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The song began from Jove.Drpden. 1913 Webster]
From high M\'91onia's rocky shores I came.Addison. 1913 Webster]
If the wind blow any way from shore.Shak. 1913 Webster]
From sometimes denotes away from, remote from, inconsistent with. \'bdAnything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.\'b8 Shak.From, when joined with another preposition or an adverb, gives an opportunity for abbreviating the sentence. \'bdThere followed him great multitudes of people . . . from [the land] beyond Jordan.\'b8 Math. iv. 25. In certain constructions, as from forth, from out, etc., the ordinary and more obvious arrangment is inverted, the sense being more distinctly forth from, out from -- from being virtually the governing preposition, and the word the adverb. See From off, under Off, adv., and From afar, under Afar, adv. 1913 Webster]
Sudden partings such as press from out young hearts.Byron.
{ From"ward(?), From"wards(?), }prep.[AS. framweard about to depart. Cf. Froward]A way from; -- the contrary of toward. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Towards or fromwards the zenith.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
Frond(fr, n.[L. frons, frondis, a leafy branch, foliage.](Bot.)The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree. 1913 Webster]
Fron*da"tion(?), n.[L. frondatio, from frons. See Frond.]The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fronde(?), n.[F.](F. Hist.)A political party in France, during the minority of Louis XIV., who opposed the government, and made war upon the court party. 1913 Webster]
Frond"ed(?), a.Furnished with fronds. \'bdFronded palms.\'b8 Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Fron"dent(?), a.[L. frondens, p. pr. of frondere to put forth leaves. See Frond.]Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fron*desce"(?), v. i.[L. frondescere, inchoative fr. frondere. See Frondent.]To unfold leaves, as plants. 1913 Webster]
Fron*des"cence(?), n.(Bot.)(a)The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves.(b)The act of bursting into leaf.Milne. Martyn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fron"deur`(?), n.[F.](F. Hist.)A member of the Fronde. 1913 Webster]
Fron*dif"er*ous(?), a.[L. frondifer frons a leafy branch + ferre to bear: cf. F. frondifere.]Producing fronds. 1913 Webster]
Frond"let(?), n.(Bot.)A very small frond, or distinct portion of a compound frond. 1913 Webster]
Fron*dose"(?), a.[L. frondosus leafy.](Bot.)(a)Frond bearing; resembling a frond; having a simple expansion not separable into stem and leaves.(b)Leafy.Gray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frons(?), n.[L., front.](Anal.)The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. 1913 Webster]
Front(fr, n.[F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.]1.The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. 1913 Webster]
Bless'd with his father's front, his mother's tongue.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front.Shak. 1913 Webster]
His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front;hence,an attitude and demeanor intended to represent one's feelings, even if not actually felt; as, to put on a good front. 1913 Webster +PJC]
With smiling fronts encountering.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The inhabitants showed a bold front.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army. 1913 Webster]
Had he his hurts before? front.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house. 1913 Webster]
5.The most conspicuous part. 1913 Webster]
The very head and front of my offending.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women. 1913 Webster]
Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
8.(Fort.)All the works along one side of the polygon inclosing the site which is fortified. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9.(Phon.)The middle of the upper part of the tongue, -- the part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. See Guide to Pronunciation, Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10.The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which is often the word \'bdfront,\'b8 used as an exclamation. [Hotel Cant] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bastioned front(Mil.), a curtain connerting two half bastions. --
Front door, the door in the front wall of a building, usually the principal entrance. --
Front of fortification, the works constructed upon any one side of a polygon.Farrow. --
Front of operations, all that part of the field of operations in front of the successive positions occupied by the army as it moves forward.Farrow. --
To come to the front, to attain prominence or leadership. 1913 Webster]
Front, a.Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view. 1913 Webster]
Front, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fronted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fronting.]1.To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner. 1913 Webster]
You four shall front them in the narrow lane.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To appear before; to meet. 1913 Webster]
[Enid] daily fronted him Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street. 1913 Webster]
And then suddenly front the changed reality.J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
4.To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church. 1913 Webster]
5.To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel. 1913 Webster]
Yonder walls, that pertly front your town.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Front, v. t.To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east. 1913 Webster]
Front"age(?), n.The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tal(?), a.[Cf. F. frontal.]Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tal, n.[F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel, frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See Front.]1.Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as: (a)An ornamental band for the hair.(b)(Mil.)The metal face guard of a soldier. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Arch.)A little pediment over a door or window. 1913 Webster]
3.(Eccl.)A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)A medicament or application for the forehead. [Obs.] Quincy. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium. 1913 Webster]
Frontal
hammer , a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a \'bdtongue\'b8 immediately in front of the hammer head.Raymond.
{ Fron"tate(?), Fron'ta*ted(?), }a.Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate. 1913 Webster]
frontbenchn.any of the front seats in the House of Commons of Great Britain that are reserved for ministers or ex-ministers. WordNet 1.5]
frontbenchern.a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister. WordNet 1.5]
Front"ed(?), a.Formed with a front; drawn up in line. \'bdFronted brigades.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tier(?), n.[F. fronti\'8are, LL. frontaria. See Front.]1.That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tier, a.1.Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or relating to a frontier. \'bdFrontier experience.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tier, v. i.To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tiered(?), p. a.Placed on the frontiers. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fron"tiers*man(?), n.; pl.Frontiersmen(.A man living on the frontier.
\'d8Fron`ti*gnac"(?), Fron`ti`gnan"(, n.[So called from Frontignan, a town in Southern France.]1.A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan (Languedoc), France. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A grape of many varieties and colors. 1913 Webster]
Front"ing*ly(?), adv.In a fronting or facing position; opposingly. 1913 Webster]
Fron`tin*iac"(?), n.See Frontignac. 1913 Webster]
Fron"tis*piece(?), n.[F. frontispice, LL. frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons front + spicere, specere, to look at, view: cf. It. frontispizio. See Front and Spy.]The part which first meets the eye; as: (a)(Arch.)The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.] (b)An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself. 1913 Webster]
Front"less(?), a.Without face or front; shameless; not diffident; impudent. [Obs.] \'bdFrontless vice.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdFrontless flattery.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Front"let(?), n.[OF. frontelet brow band, dim. of frontel, frontal. See Frontal, n.]1.A frontal or brow band; a fillet or band worn on the forehead. 1913 Webster]
They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.Deut. vi. 8. 1913 Webster]
2.A frown (likened to a frontlet). [R. & Poetic] 1913 Webster]
What makes that frontlet on? Methinks you are too much of late i' the frown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles. 1913 Webster]
Fron"to-(?). [L. frons, frontis, the forehead.](Anat.)A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone; as, fronto-parietal, relating to the frontal and the parietal bones; fronto-nasal, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fron`ton"(?), n.[F., a pediment. See Front.](Arch.)Same as Frontal, 2.
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front-runnern.a competitor thought to be most likely to win. Syn. -- favorite, favourite. WordNet 1.5]
The parching air frore, and cold performs the effect of fire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Frorn(?), p. a.[AS. froren, p. p. of fre\'a2sun to freeze. See Freeze.]Frozen. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Well nigh frorn I feel.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fro"ry(?), a.[AS. fre\'a2rig. See Frorn.]1.Frozen; stiff with cold. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Covered with a froth like hoarfrost. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The foaming steed with frory bit to steer.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
frosh(?), n.; pl.frosh(.[from freshman by shortening.]a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university; a freshman. [informal] PJC]
Frost(fr, n.[OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fre\'a2san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. \'fb18. See Freeze, v. i.]1.The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids. 1913 Webster]
2.The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather. 1913 Webster]
The third bay comes a frost, a killing frost.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost. 1913 Webster]
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.Ps. cxlvii. 16. 1913 Webster]
4.Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. [R.] 1913 Webster]
It was of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow wreath.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Black frost, cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and cause it to turn black, without the formation of hoarfrost. --
Frost bearer(Physics), a philosophical instrument illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum; a cryophorus. --
Frost grape(Bot.), an American grape, with very small, acid berries. --
Frost lamp, a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights; -- used especially in lighthouses.Knight. --
Frost nail, a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse's shoe to keep him from slipping. --
Frost smoke, an appearance resembling smoke, caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe cold. 1913 Webster]
The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black frost smoke of arctic winters.Kane.
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Frost valve, a valve to drain the portion of a pipe, hydrant, pump, etc., where water would be liable to freeze. --
Jack Frost, a popular personification of frost. 1913 Webster]
Frost(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frosted; p. pr. & vb. n.Frosting.]1.To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass may be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid. 1913 Webster]
While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather. 1913 Webster]
Frost"bird(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The golden plover. 1913 Webster]
Frost"bite(?), n.The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite can lead to the loss of fingers or toes.Kane.
Frost`bite", v. t.To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. 1913 Webster]
My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves.Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Frost`-bit"ten(?), p. a.Nipped, withered, or injured, by frost or freezing. 1913 Webster]
Frost`-blite"(?), n.(Bot.)(a)A plant of the genus Atriplex; orache.Gray.(b)The lamb's-quarters (Chenopodium album).Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Frost"bow`(?), n.A white arc or circle in the sky attending frosty weather and formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air; the parhelic circle whose center is at the zenith. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frost"ed, a.1.Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost; ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a frosted cake; frosted donuts. 1913 Webster]
2.Provided with a surface finish which is matte or with a very fine grain, reminiscent of the surface texture of frost; as, frosted glass. Opposed to polished or burnished. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to burnished work.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Frost`fish"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about the commencement of frost. See Tomcod.(b)The smelt. [Local, U. S.] (c)A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus) valued as a food fish. 1913 Webster]
Frostianprop. a.of or pertaining to Robert Frost (definition 4). WordNet 1.5]
Frost"i*ly(?), adv.In a frosty manner. 1913 Webster]
Frost"i*ness, n.State or quality of being frosty. 1913 Webster]
Frost"ing, n.1.A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish. 1913 Webster]
3.the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair, produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as only part of the object is thus treated, the final color of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing such a two-toned effect. PJC]
Frost"less, a.1.Free from frost; as, a frostless winter. 1913 Webster]
2.same as frost-free. PJC]
Frost"-free, a.not accumulating frost; -- used especially of refrigerators with an automatic defrost cycle such that the freezer compartment remains free of ice without need for a manual defrosting. PJC]
Frost" sig`nal. (Meteor.)A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center, used by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local frost is expected. It is used only in Florida and along the coasts of the Pacific and the Gulf Mexico. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frost"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)An American species of rockrose (Helianthemum Canadense), sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic. 1913 Webster]
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Frost`work"(?), n.The figurework, often fantastic and delicate, which moisture sometimes forms in freezing, as upon a window pane or a flagstone. 1913 Webster]
Frost`wort"(?), n.(Bot.)Same as Frostweed. 1913 Webster]
Frost"y(?), a.[Cf. AS. fyrstig.]1.Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night. 1913 Webster]
2.Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty. 1913 Webster]
3.Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
4.Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white; gray-haired; as, a frosty head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frote(?), v. t.[F. frotter.]To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fro"ter*er(?), n.One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes. [Obs.] Marston. 1913 Webster]
Froth(?), n.[OE. frothe, Icel. fro\'eba; akin to Dan. fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. \'befreo\'eban to froth.] 1913 Webster]
1.The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by disease or nervous excitement. 1913 Webster]
2.Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric without thought.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
It was a long speech, but all froth.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Froth"y(?), a.[Compar.Frothier(?); superl.Frothiest.]1.Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy. 1913 Webster]
2.Not firm or solid; soft; unstable.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a frothy speaker or harangue.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frou"frou`(fr, n.[F., of imitative origin.]1.A rustling, esp. the rustling of a woman's dress. 1913 Webster]
2.showy or frilly ornamentation.MW10 PJC]
Frounce(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Frounced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frouncing(?).][OE. frouncen, fronsen, to told, wrinkle, OF. froncier, F. froncer, perh. fr. an assumed LL. frontiare to wrinkle the forehead, L. frons forehead. See Front, and cf. Flounce part of a dress.]To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress; to form wrinkles in or upon; to curl or frizzle, as the hair. 1913 Webster]
Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Frounce, v. i.To form wrinkles in the forehead; to manifest displeasure; to frown. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The Commons frounced and stormed. Holland. 1913 Webster]
Frounce, n.1.A wrinkle, plait, or curl; a flounce; -- also, a frown. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill.Booth. 1913 Webster]
Frounce"less, a.Without frounces.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Frou"zy(?), a.[Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.]Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy. See Frowzy. \'bdPetticoats in frouzy heaps.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
Frow(?), n.[D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth, fr\'a0uja master, lord, AS. fre\'a0.]1.A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Frow(?), n.[Cf. Frower.]A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower. 1913 Webster]
Frow(?), a.Brittle. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Fro"ward(?), a.[Fro + -ward. See Fro, and cf. Fromward.]Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child. 1913 Webster]
A froward man soweth strife.Prov. xvi. 28. 1913 Webster]
A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation.Bacon.
-- Fro"ward*ly, adv. -- Fro"ward*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Frow"er(?), n.[Cf. frow a frower, and Prov. E, frommard.]A tool. See 2d Frow.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Frow"ey(?), a.[See Frow, a.](Carp.)Working smoothly, or without splitting; -- said of timber. 1913 Webster]
Frown(froun), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Frowned(fround); p. pr. & vb. n.Frowning.][OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]1.To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look. 1913 Webster]
The frowning wrinkle of her brow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness. 1913 Webster]
The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frown, v. t.To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence. 1913 Webster]
Frown, n.1.A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stern look; a scowl. 1913 Webster]
His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Her very frowns are fairer far H. Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune. 1913 Webster]
Frown"ing*ly, adv.In a frowning manner. 1913 Webster]
Fro"zen*ness, n.A state of being frozen. 1913 Webster]
Frub"ish(?), v. t.[See Furbish.]To rub up: to furbish. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Fruc"ted(?), a.[L. fructus fruit. See Fruit.](Her.)Bearing fruit; -- said of a tree or plant so represented upon an escutcheon.Cussans. 1913 Webster]
Fruc*tes"cence(?), n.[L. fructus fruit.](Bot.)The maturing or ripening of fruit. [R.] Martyn. 1913 Webster]
Fruc*tic"u*lose`(?), a.Fruitful; full of fruit. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fruc`ti`dor"(?), n.[F., fr. L. fructus fruit.]The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vend\'82miaire. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fruc*tif"er*uos(?), a.[L. fructifer; fructus fruit + ferre to bear; cf. F. fructif\'8are.]Bearing or producing fruit.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fruc`ti*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. fructificatio: cf. F. fructification.]1.The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. 1913 Webster]
The prevalent fructification of plants.Sir T. Brown. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)(a)The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.(b)The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores. 1913 Webster]
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Fruc"ti*fy(fr, v. i.[F. fructifier, L. fructificare; fructus fruit + -ficare (only in comp.), akin to L. facere to make. See Fruit, and Fact.]To bear fruit. \'bdCauseth the earth to fructify.\'b8 Beveridge. 1913 Webster]
Fruc"ti*fy, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fructified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fructifying.]To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to fructify the earth. 1913 Webster]
-- Fruc"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Fruc"tu*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fruc"ture(?), n.[L. frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy. See Fruit, n.]Use; fruition; enjoyment. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Frue" van"ner(?). [Etymol. uncertain.](Mining)A moving, inclined, endless apron on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle. 1913 Webster]
Fru"gal(?), a.[L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n.]1.Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. 1913 Webster]
I oft admire frugal, could commit Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. \'bdFrugal fare.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fru*gal"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Frugalities(#).[L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalit\'82.]1.The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. 1913 Webster]
Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.
Syn. -- Economy; parsimony. See Economy. 1913 Webster]
Fru"gal*ness, n.Quality of being frugal; frugality. 1913 Webster]
Fru*gif"er*ous(?), a.[L. frugifer; frux, frugis, fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. frugifere.]Producing fruit; fruitful; fructiferous.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fru*giv"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL. See Frugivorous.](Zo\'94l.)The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the bats which live on fruits. See Eruit bat, under Fruit. 1913 Webster]
Fru*giv"o*rous(?), a.[L. frux, frugis, fruit + vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore.]Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
Fruit(?), n.[OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal.]1.Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof.Ex. xxiii. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hort.)The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. 1913 Webster]
fleshy, drupaceous, and dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruits and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and cherries; and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. 1913 Webster]
6.The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. 1913 Webster]
King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. 1913 Webster]
The fruit of rashness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.Burke. 1913 Webster]
They shall eat the fruit of their doings.Is. iii 10. 1913 Webster]
The fruits of this education became visible.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. 1913 Webster]
Fruit bat(Zo\'94l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also fruit-eating bat. --
Fruit bud(Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.
Fruit dot(Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See Sorus. --
Fruit fly(Zo\'94l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging to fruit crops. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach. --
Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. --
Fruit pigeon(Zo\'94l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagid\'91, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. --
Fruit sugar(Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. --
Fruit tree(Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. --
Fruit worm(Zo\'94l.), one of numerous species of insect larv\'91: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. --
Small fruits(Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fruit(?), v. i.To bear fruit.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"age(?), n.[F. fruitage.]1.Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. 1913 Webster]
The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"er(?), a.A ship for carrying fruit. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"er*er(?), n.[Cf. F. fruitier.]One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"er*ess, n.A woman who sells fruit. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"er*y(?), n.; pl.Fruiteries(#).[F. fruiterie place where fruit is kept, in OF. also, fruitage.] 1913 Webster]
1.Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage.J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"ful(?), a.Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- Fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fruit"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.Gen. i. 28. 1913 Webster]
[Nature] By disburdening grows fruitful.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy.Addison.
Fruit"ing, a.Pertaining to, or producing, fruit. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"ing, n.The bearing of fruit. 1913 Webster]
Fru*i"tion(?), n.[OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment, fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See Fruit, n.]Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use. \'bdCapacity of fruition.\'b8 Rogers. \'bdGodlike fruition.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Where I may have fruition of her love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fruit"less(?), a.1.Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. 1913 Webster]
They in mutual accusation spent fruitless hours.Milton.
-- Fruit"less*ly, adv. -- Fruit"lness*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Fruit'y(?), a.Having the odor, taste, or appearance of fruit; also, fruitful.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Fru"men*ta"ceous(?), a.[L. frumentaceus, fr. frumentum corn or grain, from the root of frux fruit: cf. F. frumentac\'82. See Frugal.]Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain. 1913 Webster]
Fru`men*ta"ri*ous(?), a.[L. frumentarius.]Of or pertaining to wheat or grain. [R.] Coles. 1913 Webster]
Fru`men*ta"tion(?), n.[L. frumentatio.](Rom. Antiq.)A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy. 1913 Webster]
Fru"men*ty(?), n.[OF. froment\'82e, fr. L. frumentum. See Frumentaceous.]Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums, etc.[Written also furmenty and furmity.]Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Frump(?), v. t.[Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen.]To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Frump, n.1.A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
2.A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a gossip. [Colloq.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Frush, n.[Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal), G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of horses. See Frog, n., 2.]1.(Far.)The frog of a horse's foot. 1913 Webster]
2.A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; -- also caled thrush. 1913 Webster]
Frus"tra*ble(?), a.[L. frustrabilis: cf. F. frustable.]Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated. 1913 Webster]
Frus"trate(?), a.[L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.]Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. \'bdOur frustrate search.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Frus"trate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Frustrated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frustrating.]1.To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose. 1913 Webster]
Shall the adversary thus obtain frustrate thine ?Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.
Syn. -- To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat. 1913 Webster]
frustratingn.an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts. Syn. -- frustration, thwarting, foiling. WordNet 1.5]
frustratingadj.1.preventing realization or attainment of a desire; causing frustration. Syn. -- frustrative, thwarting. WordNet 1.5]
2.discouraging. Opposite of encouraging. Syn. -- disappointing. WordNet 1.5]
Frus*tra"tion(?), n.[L. frustratio: cf. OF. frustration.]The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs. 1913 Webster]
Frus"tra*tive(?), a.Tending to defeat; fallacious. [Obs.] Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Frus"tra*to*ry(?), a.[L. frustratorius: cf. F. frustratoire.]Making void; rendering null; as, a frustratory appeal. [Obs.] Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Frus"tule(?), n.[L. frustulum, dim. fr. frustum a piece: cf. F. frustule.](Bot.)The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover. 1913 Webster]
Frus"tu*lent(?), a.[L. frustulentus. See Frustule.]Abounding in fragments. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Frus"tum(?), n.; pl. L. Frusta(#), E. Frustums(#).[L. fruslum piece, bit.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Geom.)The part of a solid next the base, formed by cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which may be either parallel or inclined to each other. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)One of the drums of the shaft of a column. 1913 Webster]
Frut"age(?), n.[Cf. Fruitage.]1.A picture of fruit; decoration by representation of fruit. 1913 Webster]
The cornices consist of frutages and festoons.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.A confection of fruit. [Obs.] Nares. 1913 Webster]
Fru*tes"cent(?), a.[L. frutex, fruticis, shrub, bush: cf. F. frutescent, L. fruticescens, p. pr.](Bot.)Somewhat shrubby in character; imperfectly shrubby, as the American species of Wisteria. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fru"tex(?), n.[L.](Bot.)A plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub. 1913 Webster]
Fru"ti*cant(?), a.[L. fruticans, p. pr. of fruticare, to become bushy, fr. frutex, fruticis, shrub.]Full of shoots. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Fru"ti*cose`(?), a.[L. fruticosus, from frutex, fruticis, shrub](Bot.)Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Fru*tic"u*lose`(?), a.[Dim. fr. L. fruticosus bushy: cf. F. fruticuleux.](Bot.)Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Fry(fr, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fried(fr; p. pr. & vb. n.Frying.][OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. bhrajj. Cf. Fritter.]To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts. 1913 Webster]
Fry, v. i.1.To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat. 1913 Webster]
2.To simmer; to boil. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
With crackling flames a caldron fries.Dryden 1913 Webster]
The frothy billows fry.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. 1913 Webster]
To keep the oil from frying in the stomach.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
What kindling motions in their breasts do fry.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Fry, n.1.A dish of anything fried. 1913 Webster]
2.A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fry, n.[OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare tosub (see Friction), but cf. also Icel. fr\'91, frj\'d3, seed, Sw. & Dan. fr\'94, Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Zo\'94l.)The young of any fish. 1913 Webster]
2.A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general. 1913 Webster]
The fry of children young.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry.Milton. 1913 Webster]
We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and twenty small fry.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Fry"er, n.1.Something or someone that fries. 1913 Webster]
2.A young chicken or other food item suitable to be cooked by frying. PJC]
3.A pot equipped with a removable basket, designed to be used for frying objects; -- also called deep fryer. PJC]
Fry"ing, n.The process denoted by the verb fry. 1913 Webster]
Frying pan, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying meat, vegetables, etc. 1913 Webster]
ftp, FTP(, n.[acronym from File Transfer Protocol.](Computers)An acronym for file transfer protocol, a standardized protocol used to allow transmission of files between computers; as, send me the file by ftp. It consists of a set of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and which inform the receiving computer of the nature of a packet of information to be transmitted, and inform the transmitting computer when a packet has been successfully received. [acronym] PJC]
ftp, FTP(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.ftp'dorFTP'd(; p. pr. & vb. n.FTPingorftp'ingorftp-ing(.][acronym from File Transfer Protocol.](Computers)To send from one computer to another by means of the standard file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file yesterday. [acronym] The participle forms have not been standardized, and either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is used before the ed or ing endings. PJC]
Fu(?), n.[Chin.]A department in China comprising several hsein; also, the chief city of a department; -- often forming the last part of a name; as, Paoting-fu. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fu"age(?), n.Same as Fumage. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ar(?), n.Same as Feuar.
Fub(?), Fubs(, n.[Cf. Fob a pocket.]A plump young person or child. [Obs.] Smart. 1913 Webster]
Fub, v. t.[The same word as fob to cheat.]To put off by trickery; to cheat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fabbed off, from this day to that day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fub"ber*y(?), n.Cheating; deception.Marston.
{ Fub"by(?), Fub"sy(?) }a.Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
A fubsy, good-humored, silly . . . old maid.Mme. D'Arblay.
Fucalesn.An order coextensive with the family Fucaceae. Syn. -- order Fucales. WordNet 1.5]
{ Fu"cate(?), Fu"ca*ted(?) }a.[L. fucatus, p. p. of fucare to color, paint, fr. fucus.]Painted; disguised with paint, or with false show. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fuchs(?), n.[G., prop., a fox.](German Univ.)A student of the first year. 1913 Webster]
Fuch"si*a(?), n.; pl. E. Fuchsias(#), L. Fuchsi\'91(#).[NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.]1.(Bot.)A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation. 1913 Webster]
2.A plant belonging to the genus Fuschia. PJC]
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Fuch"sine(?), n.[Named by the French inventor, from Fuchs a fox, the German equivalent of his own name, Renard.](Chem.)Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See Rosaniline. 1913 Webster]
Fu*civ"o*rous(?), a.[Fucus + L. vorare to eat.](Zo\'94l.)Eating fucus or other seaweeds. 1913 Webster]
fuckn.A slang term for sexual intercourse. [vulgar slang] Syn. -- fucking, screw, screwing, ass, piece of ass, roll in the hay, shag. WordNet 1.5]
fuckv. t. & i.to have sexual intercourse (with). [vulgar slang] Syn. -- love, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, jazz, eff, have, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk. WordNet 1.5]
fucked-upadj.snarled or stalled in complete confusion. [Vulgar slang] Syn. -- snafued, fouled up. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fuckingn.the act of sexual intercourse. [vulgar slang] Syn. -- fuck, screw, screwing, ass, piece of ass, roll in the hay, shag. WordNet 1.5]
fuckingadj.unpleasant; annoying; -- also used as an informal intensifier. [Vulgar slang, prenominal] Syn. -- bally(prenominal), blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal), crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
Fu"coid(?), a.[Fucus + -oid.](Bot.)(a)Properly, belonging to an order of alga: (Fucoide\'91) which are blackish in color, and produce o\'94spores which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed (Sargassum) are fucoid in character.(b)In a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature of seaweeds. 1913 Webster]
Fu"coid, n.(Bot.)A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See Fucoid, a. 1913 Webster]
Fu*coid"al(?), a.1.(Bot.)Fucoid. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Containing impressions of fossil fucoids or seaweeds; as, fucoidal sandstone. 1913 Webster]
Fu"cus(?), n.; pl.Fuci(#).[L. rock lichen, orchil, used as a red dye, red or purple color, disguise, deceit.]1.A paint; a dye; also, false show. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed. 1913 Webster]
fuci. 1913 Webster]
Fu"cu*sol(?), n.[Fucus + L. oleum oil.](Chem.)An oily liquid, resembling, and possibly identical with, furfurol, and obtained from fucus, and other seaweeds. 1913 Webster]
Fud(?), n.[Of uncertain origin.]1.The tail of a hare, coney, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Burns. 1913 Webster]
2.Woolen waste, for mixing with mungo and shoddy. 1913 Webster]
Fud"der(?), n.See Fodder, a weight. 1913 Webster]
Fud"dle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fuddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fuddling(?).][Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf. Fuzzle.]To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I am too fuddled to take care to observe your orders.Steele. 1913 Webster]
Fud"dle, v. i.To drink to excess. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Fudge(?), n.[Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of contempt.]A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt. 1913 Webster]
Fudge, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fudged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fudging.]1.To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate. 1913 Webster]
Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness.N. Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
2.To foist; to interpolate. 1913 Webster]
That last \'bdsuppose\'b8 is fudged in.Foote. 1913 Webster]
Fudge, n.A kind of soft candy composed of sugar or maple sugar, milk, and butter, and often chocolate or nuts, boiled and stirred to a proper consistency. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fudge factor, n.a term or factor inserted into a calculation to compensate for anticipated errors, or to arbitrarily make the result conform to some desired conclusion. PJC]
Fudge" wheel"(?). (Shoemaking)A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole. 1913 Webster]
Fu*e"gi*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Terra del Fuego. -- n.A native of Terra del Fuego. 1913 Webster]
Fu"el(?), n.[OF. fouail, fuail, or fouaille, fuaille, LL. focalium, focale, fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus.][Formerly written also fewel.]1.Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. 1913 Webster]
Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks. 1913 Webster]
Fu"el, v. t.1.To feed with fuel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Never, alas I the dreadful name, fuels the infernal flame.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
2.To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Well watered and well fueled.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Fu"el*er(?), n.One who, or that which, supplies fuel. [R.] [Written also fueller.]Donne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu*e"ro(?), n.[Sp., fr. L. forum.](Sp. Law)(a)A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.(b)A custom having the force of law.(c)A declaration by a magistrate.(d)A place where justice is administered.(e)The jurisdiction of a tribunal.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Fuff(?), v. t. & i.[Of imitative origin. Cf. Puff.]To puff. [Prov. Eng. A Local, U. S.] Halliwel. 1913 Webster]
Fu*ga"cious(?), a.[L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf. F. fugace. See Fugitive.]1.Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. 1913 Webster]
Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual. 1913 Webster]
Fu*gac"i*ty(?), a.[L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacit\'82.]1.The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; as, fugacity of spirits.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Fu"gi*tive(?), a.[OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf. Feverfew.]1.Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor. 1913 Webster]
The fugitive Parthians follow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear?Richardson 1913 Webster]
A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
2.Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea. 1913 Webster]
The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of vegatables.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
Fugitive compositions, Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice.
Fu"gi*tive(?), n.1.One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice. 1913 Webster]
2.Something hard to be caught or detained. 1913 Webster]
Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit.Harte. 1913 Webster]
Fugitive from justice(Law), one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment. 1913 Webster]
Fu"gi*tive*ly, adv.In a fugitive manner. 1913 Webster]
Fu"gi*tive*ness, n.The quality or condition of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility; fugacity; instability. 1913 Webster]
Fu"gle(?), v. i.To maneuver; to move hither and thither. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Wooden arms with elbow joints jerking and fugling in the Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Fu"gle*man(?), n.; pl.Fuglemen(#).[G. fl\'81gelmann file leader; fl\'81gel wing (akin to E. fly) + mann man. Cf. Flugrelman.]1.(Mil.)A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide for the others in their exercises; a file leader. He originally stood in front of the right wing.[Written also flugelman.] 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose] 1913 Webster]
Fugue(?), n.[F., fr. It. fuga, fr. L. fuga a fleeing, flight, akin to fugere to fiee. See Fugitive.](Mus.)A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears. 1913 Webster]
All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the parts of a fugue.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Fu"guist(?), n.(Mus.)A musician who composes or performs fugues.Busby. 1913 Webster]
Fu"lahs`, Foo"lahs`, Fu"la*ni(, n. pl.; sing. Fulah, Foolah(. (Ethnol.)A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze. They are Mohammedans. Called also Fellatahs, Foulahs, and Fellani. Fulah and Fulani are also used adjectively; as, Fulah or Fulani empire, tribes, language. 1913 Webster]
Fu"la*nin.The language of the Fulani people, a member of the Niger-Congo family of languages.RHUD PJC]
Ful"be(f, n.(Ethnol.)Same as Fulahs. 1913 Webster]
Ful"ci*ble(f, a.[L. fulcire to prop.]Capable of being propped up. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Ful"ci*ment(f, n.[L. fulcimentum, fr. fulcire to prop.]A prop; a fulcrum. [Obs.] Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
Ful"crum(?), n.; pl. L. Fulcra(#), E. Fulcrums(#).[L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.] 1913 Webster]
1.A prop or support. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.] Gray. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.(b)One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye. 1913 Webster]
Ful*fill"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fulfilled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fulfilling.][OE. fulfillen, fulfullen, AS. fulfyllan; ful full + fyllan to fill. See Full, a., and Fill, v. t.][Written also fulfil.]1.To fill up; to make full or complete. [>Obs.] \'bdFulfill her week\'b8 Gen. xxix. 27. 1913 Webster]
Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first, for it is not good to take the bread of children and give to hounds.Wyclif (Mark vii. 27). 1913 Webster]
2.To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention, promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement, etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design; to effectuate. 1913 Webster]
He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him.Ps. cxlv. 199. 1913 Webster]
Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Servants must their masters' minds fulfill.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ful*fill"er(?), n.One who fulfills.South. 1913 Webster]
Ful*fill"ment(?), n.[Written also fulfilment.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of fulfilling; accomplishment; completion; as, the fulfillment of prophecy. 1913 Webster]
2.Execution; performance; as, the fulfillment of a promise. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gent(?), a.[L. fulgens, -entis, p. pr. of fulgere to flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. Phlox, Flagrant.]Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent. 1913 Webster]
Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore.Glower. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gor(?), n.[L. fulgor, fr. fulgere to shine.]Dazzling brightness; splendor. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gu*rant(?)a.[L. fulgurans, p. pr. of fulgurare.]Lightening. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ful"gu*ra"ta(?), n.[NL.](Electricity)A spectro-electric tube in which the decomposition of a liquid by the passage of an electric spark is observed.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gu*rate(?), v. i.[L. fulguratus, p. p. of fulgurare to flash, fr. fulgur lightning, fr. fulgere to shine. See Fulgent.]To flash as lightning. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ful"gu*ra`ting(?), a.(Med.)Resembling lightning; -- used to describe intense lancinating pains accompanying locomotor ataxy. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gu*ra`tion(?), n.[L. fulguratio: cf. F. fulguration.]1.The act of lightening. [R.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Assaying)The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called blick. 1913 Webster]
A phenomenon called, by the old chemists, fulguration.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Ful"gu*rite(?), n.[L. fulguritus, p. p. of fulgurire to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F. fulgurite.]A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge. 1913 Webster]
Ful"ham(?), n.[So named because supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, in Middlesex, Eng.]A false die. [Cant] [Written also fullam.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fu*lig"i*nos"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. fuliginosit\'82.]The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fu*lig"i*nous(?), a.[L. fuliginosus, from fuligo soot: cf. F. fuligineux. See Fume.]1.Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke. 1913 Webster]
Fu*lig"i*nous*ly, adv.In a smoky manner. 1913 Webster]
Fu"li*mart(?), n.Same as Foumart. 1913 Webster]
Full(f, a.[Compar.Fuller(f; superl. Fullest.][OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p full, pr to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.]1.Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. 1913 Webster]
Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. 1913 Webster]
3.Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. 1913 Webster]
It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh Gen. xii. 1. 1913 Webster]
The man commands full soldier.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I can not fuller satisfaction Ford. 1913 Webster]
4.Sated; surfeited. 1913 Webster]
I am full of the burnt offerings of rams.Is. i. 11. 1913 Webster]
5.Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. 1913 Webster]
Reading maketh a full man.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
6.Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. 1913 Webster]
Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.Locke. 1913 Webster]
7.Filled with emotions. 1913 Webster]
The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
8.Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
At full, when full or complete.Shak. --
Full age(Law)the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years.Abbott. --
Full and by(Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. --
Full band(Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. --
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. --
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. --
Full
brother , a brother or sister having the same parents as another. --
Full cry(Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. --
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. --
Full hand(Poker), three of a kind and a pair. --
Full moon. (a)The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun.(b)The time when the moon is full. --
Full organ(Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. --
Full score(Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. --
Full sea, high water. --
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; \'bdLeaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.\'b8 South (Colloq.) --
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. --
In full blast. See under Blast. 1913 Webster]
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Full(?), n.Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. 1913 Webster]
The swan's-down feather, full of tide.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Full of the moon, the time of full moon. 1913 Webster]
Full, adv.Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. 1913 Webster]
The pawn I proffer shall be full as good.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The diapason closing full in man.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Full in the center of the sacred wood.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Milton. \'bdMaster of a full poor cell.\'b8 Shak. \'bdFull many a gem of purest ray serene.\'b8 T. Gray.
Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining. 1913 Webster]
Full, v. i.To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight. 1913 Webster]
Full, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fulled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fulling.][OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to frustrate, Fuller. n. ]To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill. 1913 Webster]
Full, v. i.To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well. 1913 Webster]
Full"age(?), n.The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Ful"lam(?), n.A false die. See Fulham. 1913 Webster]
fullbackn.an offensive football player who plays farther behind the line of scrimmage than the half-back. They are used primarily for blocking and line plunges. Syn. -- fullback. WordNet 1.5]
fullbackv.1.(Football)To play the position of fullback on a football team; to be the fullback. WordNet 1.5]
Full"-blood`ed(?), a.1.Having a full supply of blood. 1913 Webster]
2.Of pure blood; thoroughbred; as, a full-blooded horse. 1913 Webster]
Full"-bloomed`(?), a.Like a perfect blossom. \'bdFull-bloomed lips.\'b8 Crashaw. 1913 Webster]
Full"-blown`(?), a.1.Fully expanded, as a blossom; completely developed; as, a full-blown rose.Denham. 1913 Webster]
2.Fully distended with wind, as a sail.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:Of full intensity; as, the recession developed into full-blown depression; a full-blown international crisis. PJC]
full-bosomedadj.having a pronounced womanly shape, with well-developed breasts. [informal] Syn. -- bosomy, buxom, curvaceous, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Full"-bot"tomed(?), a.1.Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Of great capacity below the water line. 1913 Webster]
Full"-butt"(?), adv.With direct and violent opposition; with sudden collision. [Colloq.] L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
full-dressn.full evening dress for men. Syn. -- dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails. WordNet 1.5]
full-dressadj.1.suitable for formal occasions; as, a full-dress uniform. Syn. -- dress. WordNet 1.5]
2.requiring formal clothes; -- of a social event; as, a full-dress ceremony. Syn. -- dress. WordNet 1.5]
3.complete in every respect, including formalities; as, a full-dress debate; a full-dress investigation. WordNet 1.5]
Full`-drive"(?), adv.With full speed. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Full"er(?), n.[AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See Full, v. t.]One whose occupation is to full cloth. 1913 Webster]
Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. --
Fuller's herb(Bot.), the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. --
Fuller's thistle (Bot.), the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel. 1913 Webster]
Full"er, n.[From Full, a.](Blacksmith's Work)A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. 1913 Webster]
Full"er, v. t.To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet. 1913 Webster]
Full"er*y(?), n.; pl.Fulleries(.The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on. 1913 Webster]
full-fashionedadj.knitted to fit the shape of the body; as, full-fashioned hosiery. Syn. -- fully fashioned. WordNet 1.5]
full-fledgedadj.1.having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly; -- of a bird.fledgling Syn. -- fully fledged. WordNet 1.5]
2.having gained full status; -- of persons in respect to human roles; as, a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist. Syn. -- fully fledged. WordNet 1.5]
Full"-formed`(?), a.Full in form or shape; rounded out with flesh. 1913 Webster]
The full-formed maids of Afric.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
full-grownadj.1. .
Full"-grown`(?), a.Having reached the limits of growth; mature; fully developed; -- used mostly of living organisms; as, A full-grown lion can easily kill an unarmed man.. \'bdFull-grown wings.\'b8 Lowell. Syn. -- adult, big, fully grown, grown, grownup.[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Full"-heart`ed(?), a.Full of courage or confidence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Full"-hot`(?), a.Very fiery.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Full house. (Poker)A hand containing three of a kind and a pair, as three kings and two tens. It ranks above a flush and below four of a kind. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Full"ing, n.The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure. 1913 Webster]
Fulling mill, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials. 1913 Webster]
full-lengthadj.1.accommodating the full height of the human figure; as, a full-length mirror. WordNet 1.5]
2.representing the full height of the human figure; as, a full-length portrait. WordNet 1.5]
3.unabridged; as, the full-length play. Opposite of abridged. Syn. -- complete, uncut. WordNet 1.5]
Full"-manned`(?), a.Completely furnished wiith men, as a ship. 1913 Webster]
Full"ness, n.The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance; completeness.[Written also fulness.] 1913 Webster]
\'bdIn thy presence is fullness of joy.\'b8Ps. xvi. 11. 1913 Webster]
full-of-the-moonn.the time when the moon is fully illuminated. Syn. -- full moon, full-of-the-moon. WordNet 1.5]
Ful*lon"i*cal(?), a.[L. fullonicus, from fullo a cloth fuller.]Pertaining to a fuller of cloth. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Full"-orbed`(, a.Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon. 1913 Webster]
full-pageadj.1.occupying an entire page in a book or paper; as, a full-page ad. WordNet 1.5]
Full"-sailed`(?), a.Having all its sails set,; hence, without restriction or reservation.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
full-scaleadj.using all available resources; -- of actions; as, a full-scale effort to find the perpetrator. Syn. -- all-out. WordNet 1.5]
full-sizeadj.being of the same size as an original. Syn. -- life-size, life-sized. WordNet 1.5]
full-strengthadj.undiluted; -- of liquids. Opposite of diluted. Syn. -- neat, straight. WordNet 1.5]
full-termadj.gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; as, a healthy full-term baby; -- of new-born infants. Opposite of premature.Also See-> mature WordNet 1.5]
full-timeadj.spending or requiring all of the time normally given to an activity; as, full-time students; a full-time job. Opposite of part-time. WordNet 1.5]
Full"-winged`(?), a.1.Having large and strong or complete wings.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Ready for flight; eager. [Archaic] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Ful"ly(?), adv.In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. 1913 Webster]
Fully committed(Law), committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination.
Ful"mar(f, n.[Icel. f. See foul, and Man a gull.](Zo\'94l.)One of several species of sea birds, of the family Procellariid\'91, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea). 1913 Webster]
Fulmarusn.A genus of birds including many of the fulmars. Syn. -- genus Fulmarus. WordNet 1.5]
Ful"mi*nant(?), a.[L. fulminans, p. pr. of fulminare to lighten: cf. F. fulminant.]Thundering; fulminating. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*nate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fulminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fulminating.][L. fulminatus, p. p. of fulminare to lighten, strike with lightning, fr. fulmen thunderbolt, fr. fulgere to shine. See Fulgent, and cf. Fulmine.]1.To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report. 1913 Webster]
2.To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*nate, v. t.1.To cause to explode.Sprat. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter or send out with denunciations or censures; -- said especially of menaces or censures uttered by ecclesiastical authority. 1913 Webster]
They fulminated the most hostile of all decrees.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*nate(?), n.[Cf. P. fulminate. See Fulminate, v. i.](Chem.)(a)A salt of fulminic acid. See under Fulminic.(b)A fulminating powder. 1913 Webster]
Fulminate of gold, an explosive compound of gold; -- called also fulminating gold, and aurum fulminans. 1913 Webster]
ful"mi*nate of mer"cu*ry(?), n.(Chem.)The mercury salt of fulminic acid (Hg(CNO)2), called also mercury fulminate. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. PJC]
Ful"mi*na"ting(?), a.1.Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner. 1913 Webster]
2.Hurling denunciations, menaces, or censures. 1913 Webster]
Fulminating oil, nitroglycerin. --
Fulminating powder(Chem.)any violently explosive powder, but especially one of the fulminates, as mercuric fulminate. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*na`tion(?), n.[L. fulminatio a darting of lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]1.The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure. 1913 Webster]
The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*na*to*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. fulminatoire.]Thundering; striking terror.Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mine(?), v. i.[F. fulminer. See Fulminate, v.]To thunder. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mine, v. t.To shoot; to dart like lightning; to fulminate; to utter with authority or vehemence. 1913 Webster]
She fulmined out her scorn of laws Salique.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Ful*min"e*ous(?), a.[L. fulmen thunder.]Of, or concerning thunder. 1913 Webster]
Ful*mia"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. fulminique.]Pertaining to fulmination; detonating; specifically (Chem.), pertaining to, derived from, or denoting, an acid, so called; as, fulminic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fulminic acid(Chem.), a complex acid, H2C2N2O2, isomeric with cyanic and cyanuric acids, and not known in the free state, but forming a large class of highly explosive salts, the fulminates. Of these, mercuric fulminate, the most common, is used, mixed with niter, to fill percussion caps, charge cartridges, etc. Fulminic acid is made by the action of nitric acid on alcohol. 1913 Webster]
Ful"mi*nu"ric(?), a.[Fulminic + cyanuric.](Chem.)Pertaining to fulminic and cyanuric acids, and designating an acid so called. 1913 Webster]
Fulminuric acid(Chem.), a white, crystalline, explosive substance, H3C3N3O3, forming well known salts, and obtained from the fulminates. It is isomeric with cyanuric acid, and hence is also called isocyanuric acid. 1913 Webster]
Ful"some(?), a.[Full, a. + -some.]1.Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh.Golding. 1913 Webster]
2.Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery. 1913 Webster]
And lest the fulsome artifice should fail Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Ful"vid(?), a.[LL. fulvidus, fr. L. fulvus.]Fulvous. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Ful"vous(?), a.[L. fulvus.]Tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown.Lindley. 1913 Webster]
Fum(?), v. i.To play upon a fiddle. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Follow me, and fum as you go.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Fu*ma"cious(?), a.[From Fume.]Smoky; hence, fond of smoking; addicted to smoking tobacco. 1913 Webster]
Fu*made"(?), Fu*ma"do(, n.; pl.Fumades(#), Fumadoes(#).[Sp. fumodo smoked, p. p. of fumar to smoke, fr. L. fumare. See Fume, v. i.]A salted and smoked fish, as the pilchard. 1913 Webster]
Fumage, or fuage, vulgarly called smoke farthings.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ma*rate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of fumaric acid. 1913 Webster]
Fu*mar"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory (Fumaria officinalis). 1913 Webster]
Fumaric acid(Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid, extracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance, C2H2(CO2H)2, and produced artificially in many ways, as by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also called lichenic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ma*rine(?), n.[L. fumus smoke, fume.](Chem.)An alkaloid extracted from fumitory, as a white crystalline substance. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ma*role(?), n.[It. fumaruola, fr. fumo smoke, L. fumus: cf. F. fumerolle, fumarolle.]A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region, from which fumes issue. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu`ma*to"ri*um(?), n.; L. pl.-ria(#). [NL., fr. L. fumare, fumatum, to smoke.]An air-tight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy germs or insects; esp., the apparatus used to destroy San Jos\'82 scale on nursery stock, with hydrocyanic acid vapor. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fu"ma*to*ry(?), a.[See Fumatorium.]Pert. to, or concerned with, smoking. -- n.; pl.-ries(. A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapor. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fum"ble(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fumbled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fumbling(?).][Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw. fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See Feel, and cf. Fanble, Palm.]1.To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or find something. 1913 Webster]
Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.Fielding. 1913 Webster]
2.To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. 1913 Webster]
I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fum"ble, v. t.To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fum"bler(?), n.One who fumbles. 1913 Webster]
Fum"bling*ly(?), adv.In the manner of one who fumbles. 1913 Webster]
Fume(f, n.[L. fumus; akin to Skr. dh smoke, dh to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr. qy`ein to sacrifice, storm, rage, qy`mon, qy`mos, thyme, and perh. to E. dust: cf. OF. fum smoke, F. fum\'82e. Cf. Dust, n., Femerell, Thyme.]1.Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco. 1913 Webster]
The fumes of new shorn hay.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
The fumes of undigested wine.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion.South. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination. 1913 Webster]
A show of fumes and fancies.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.The incense of praise; inordinate flattery. 1913 Webster]
To smother him with fumes and eulogies.Burton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Metal.)Solid material deposited by condensation of fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead sulphate). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In a fume, in ill temper, esp. from impatience. 1913 Webster]
Fume, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fumed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fuming.][Cf. F. fumer, L. fumare to smoke. See Fume, n.]1.To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor. 1913 Webster]
Where the golden altar fumed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Silenus lay, fuming to his brain.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
2.To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied. 1913 Webster]
Keep his brain fuming.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To pass off in fumes or vapors. 1913 Webster]
Their parts are kept from fuming away by their fixity.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
4.To be in a rage; to be hot with anger. 1913 Webster]
He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
While her mother did fret, and her father did fume.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
To fume away, to give way to excitement and displeasure; to storm; also, to pass off in fumes. 1913 Webster]
Fume, v. t.1.To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room. 1913 Webster]
She fumed the temple with an odorous flame.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To praise inordinately; to flatter. 1913 Webster]
They demi-deify and fume him so.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
3.To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. 1913 Webster]
The heat will fume away most of the scent.Montimer. 1913 Webster]
How vicious hearts fume frenzy to the brain!Young. 1913 Webster]
Fumed oak(?). (Cabinetwork)Oak given a weathered appearance by exposure in an air-tight compartment to fumes of ammonia from uncorked cans, being first given a coat of filler. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fume"less, a.Free from fumes. 1913 Webster]
Fum"er(?), n.1.One that fumes. 1913 Webster]
2.One who makes or uses perfumes. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fu"met(f, n.[Cf. F. fumier dung, OF. femier, fr. L. fimus dung.]The dung of deer.B. Jonson.[Sometimes spelled fewmet.]
{ Fu"met(?)\'d8Fu*mette"(?), }n.[F. fumet odor, fume of wine or meat, fr. L. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.]The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long.Swift. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu`met"(?), n.[F.]A high-flavored substance, such as extract of game, for flavoring dishes of food; less properly, a ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fu"me*tere"(?), n.Fumitory. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fu"mid(?), a.[L. fumidus, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume.]Smoky; vaporous.Sir T. Broune.
{ Fu*mid"i*ty(?), Fu"mid*ness(?) }n.The state of being fumid; smokiness. 1913 Webster]
Fu*mif"u*gist(?), n.[L. fumus smoke + fugare to put to flight, fugere to flee.]One who, or that which, drives away smoke or fumes. 1913 Webster]
Fu"mi*fy(?), v. t.[Fume + -fy.]To subject to the action of smoke. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fu"mi*gant(?), a.[L. fumigans, p. pr. of fumigare. See Fumigate.]Fuming. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fu"mi*gate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fumigated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fumigating(?).][L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.]1.To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors. 1913 Webster]
2.To smoke; to perfume.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Fum`iga"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. fumigation.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection. 1913 Webster]
2.Vapor raised in the process of fumigating. 1913 Webster]
Fu"mi*ga`tor(?), n.One who, or that which, fumigates; an apparattus for fumigating. 1913 Webster]
Fu"mi*ga*to*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. fumigatoire.]Having the quality of purifying by smoke. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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Fum"i*ly(?), adv.Smokily; with fume. 1913 Webster]
Fum"ing, a.Producing fumes, or vapors. 1913 Webster]
Cadet's fuming liquid(Chem.), alkarsin. --
Fuming liquor of Libavius(Old Chem.), stannic chloride; the chloride of tin, SnCl4, forming a colorless, mobile liquid which fumes in the air. Mixed with water it solidifies to the so-called butter of tin. --
Fu"mi*to*ry(?), n.[OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop., smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See Fume, and Terrace.](Bot.)The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria, annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. F. officinalis is a common species, and was formerly used as an antiscorbutic. 1913 Webster]
Climbing fumitory(Bot.), the Alleghany vine (Adlumia cirrhosa); a biennial climbing plant with elegant feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nam"bu*la`to*ry(?), a.1.Performing like a ropedancer.Chambers. 1913 Webster]
2.Narrow, like the walk of a ropedancer. 1913 Webster]
This funambulatory track.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nam"bu*list(?), n.A ropewalker or ropedancer.
{ \'d8Fu*nam"bu*lo(?), \'d8Fu*nam"bu*lus(?) }n.[Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See Amble, and cf. Funambulist.]A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Func"tion(?), n.[L. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F. fonction. Cf. Defunct.]1.The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance. \'bdIn the function of his public calling.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body. 1913 Webster]
3.The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind. 1913 Webster]
As the mind opens, and its functions spread.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession. 1913 Webster]
Tradesmen . . . going about their functions.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The malady which made him incapable of performing his functions.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.(Math.)A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x. 1913 Webster]
6.(Eccl.)A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate.
Every solemn function' performed with the requirements of the liturgy.Card. Wiseman. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.
This function, which is our chief social event.W. D. Howells. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Algebraic function, a quantity whose connection with the variable is expressed by an equation that involves only the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental function. --
Arbitrary function. See under Arbitrary. --
Calculus of functions. See under Calculus. --
Carnot's function(Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion. --
Circular functions. See Inverse trigonometrical functions (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the variable changes between any specified limits. --
Discontinuous function. See under Discontinuous. --
Elliptic functions, a large and important class of functions, so called because one of the forms expresses the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight lines connected therewith. --
Explicit function, a quantity directly expressed in terms of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the equations y = 6x2, y = 10 -x3, the quantity y is an explicit function of x. --
Implicit function, a quantity whose relation to the variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y in the equation x2 + y2 = 100 is an implicit function of x. --
Inverse trigonometrical functions, Circular function, the lengths of arcs relative to the sines, tangents, etc. Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and (if the length of BD is x) is written sin -1x, and so of the other lines. See Trigonometrical function (below). Other transcendental functions are the exponential functions, the elliptic functions, the gamma functions, the theta functions, etc. --
One-valued function, a quantity that has one, and only one, value for each value of the variable. --
Transcendental functions, a quantity whose connection with the variable cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in the equation y = 10x is a transcendental function of x. See Algebraic function (above). --
Trigonometrical function, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB, and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.
{ Func"tion(?), Func"tion*ate(?), }v. i.To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business. 1913 Webster]
Func"tion*al(?), a.1.Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pathology, Physiol.)Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; as, functional deafness; a functional disease. See functional disease, below.[wns=2] 1913 Webster]
3.Designed for or capable of a particular function or use; as, a style of writing in which every word is functional; functional architecture.[wns=1] WordNet 1.6]
4.Fit or ready for use or service; useable; in working order; as, the toaster was still functional even after being dropped; the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still functional. Antonym of out of order and nonfunctional.[wns=4 & 6] Syn. -- usable, useable, in working order(predicate), operable, operational, running(prenominal), operative. WordNet 1.6]
5.Designed to emphasize practical utility rather than artistic or aesthetic purposes; as, functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical; functional architecture; an amateurish device, crude but functional. WordNet 1.6]
Functional disease(Med.), a disease of which the symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected. 1913 Webster]
functionalismn.1.a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment. WordNet 1.5]
2.any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose. WordNet 1.5]
functionalistn.an adherent of functionalism. WordNet 1.5]
Func"tion*al*ize(?), v. t.To assign to some function or office. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Func"tion*al*ly, adv.In a functional manner; as regards normal or appropriate activity. 1913 Webster]
The organ is said to be functionally disordered.Lawrence. 1913 Webster]
Func"tion*a*ry(?), n.; pl.Functionaries(#).[Cf. F. fonctionnaire.]One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries. 1913 Webster]
Func"tion*less, a.Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Fund(?), n.[OF. font, fond, nom. fonz, bottom, ground, F. fond bottom, foundation, fonds fund, fr. L. fundus bottom, ground, foundation, piece of land. See Found to establish.]1.An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence. 1913 Webster]
2.A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; -- called also public funds. 1913 Webster]
4.An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object. 1913 Webster]
5.A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense. 1913 Webster]
An inexhaustible fund of stories.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Sinking fund, the aggregate of sums of money set apart and invested, usually at fixed intervals, for the extinguishment of the debt of a government, or of a corporation, by the accumulation of interest. 1913 Webster]
Fund, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Funded; p. pr. & vb. n.Funding.]1.To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes. 1913 Webster]
2.To place in a fund, as money. 1913 Webster]
3.To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt. 1913 Webster]
Fund"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being funded, or converted into a fund; convertible into bonds. 1913 Webster]
Fun"da*ment(?), n.[OE. fundament, fundement, fondement, OF. fundement, fondement, F. fondement, fr. L. fundamentum foundation, fr. fundare to lay the bottom, to found, fr. fundus bottom. See Fund.]1.Foundation. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks; specifically (Anat.), the anus.Hume. 1913 Webster]
Fun`da*men"tal(?), a.[Cf. F. fondamental.]Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation.Hence:Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom. 1913 Webster]
The fundamental reasons of this war.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Some fundamental antithesis in nature.Whewell. 1913 Webster]
Fundamental bass(Mus.), the root note of a chord; a bass formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords. --
Fundamental chord(Mus.), a chord, the lowest tone of which is its root. --
Fundamental colors, red, green, and violet-blue. See Primary colors, under Color. 1913 Webster]
Fun"da*men`tal, n.A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith. 1913 Webster]
fundamentalismn.1.A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants. WordNet 1.5]
2.The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as, Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the Christian right. PJC]
fundamentalistfundamentalisticadj.1.of or pertaining to fundamentalists or fundamentalism. WordNet 1.5]
2.characteristic of a fundamentalist; -- especially, resembling the behavior of a fundamentalist; as, a fundamentalist dislike of new ideas. PJC]
fundamentalistn.a supporter of fundamentalism. WordNet 1.5]
Fun`da*men"tal*ly, adv.Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the foundation; in origin or constituents. \'bdFundamentally defective.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fund"ed(?), a.1.Existing in the form of bonds bearing regular interest; as, funded debt. 1913 Webster]
2.Invested in public funds; as, funded money. 1913 Webster]
Fund"hold"er(?), a.One who has money invested in the public funds.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Fund"ing, a.1.Providing a fund for the payment of the interest or principal of a debt. 1913 Webster]
2.Investing in the public funds. 1913 Webster]
Funding system, a system or scheme of finance or revenue by which provision is made for paying the interest or principal of a public debt. 1913 Webster]
Fund"less, a.Destitute of funds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fun"dus(f, n.[L., bottom.](Anat.)The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the eye; the fundus of the uterus. 1913 Webster]
Fu*ne"bri*al(f, a.[L. funebris belonging to a funeral, fr. funus funeral.]Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funeral; funereal. [Obs.] [Written also funebral.]Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ner*al(f, n.[LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris, funeral: cf. F. fun\'82railles.]1.The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster.Euller. 1913 Webster]
2.The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. \'bdThe long funerals.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals.South. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ner*al, a.[LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.]Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Funeral pileor
Funeral pyre, a structure of combustible material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre.
-- Fu"ner*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
fu"ner*al home`, n.An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also funeral parlor, mortuary, funeral chapel and informally, undertaker's. The body may or may not be preserved by embalming before viewing or burial, and in some cases the body is not exposed for viewing, though present in a casket. Often, some form of memorial service is held for the deceased at the funeral home, where friends and relatives may come to pay their respects to the dead, and express condolence to the family. The work of preparation of the body and many other arrangements related to the funeral and burial are carried out by an undertaker or mortician who manages the funeral home. PJC]
fu"ner*al par"lor, n.Same as funeral home. PJC]
fu"ner*ar`y(f, adj.of or pertaining to a funeral or to burial of human remains; as, funerary urn. WordNet 1.5]
Fu"ner*ate(?), v. t.[L. funeratus, p. p. of funerare to funerate, fr. funus. See Funeral.]To bury with funeral rites. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Fu`ner*a"tion(?), n.[L. funeratio.]The act of burying with funeral rites. [Obs.] Knatchbull. 1913 Webster]
Fu*ne"re*al(?), a.[L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn; as, at a funereal pace.Hence:Dark; dismal; mournful.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps.Longfellow.
-- Fu*ne"re*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nest"(?), a.[L. funestus, fr. funus a funeral, destruction: cf. F. funeste.]Lamentable; doleful. [R.] \'bdFunest and direful deaths.\'b8 Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
A forerunner of something very funest.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gal(?), a.Of or pertaining to fungi. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gate(?), n.[Cf. F. fongate.](Chem.)A salt of fungic acid.[Formerly written also fungiate.] 1913 Webster]
Funge(?), n.[L. fungus mushroom, dolt.]A blockhead; a dolt; a fool. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gi(f, n. pl.; sing.fungus.(Biol.)A group of thallophytic plant-like organisms of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur in certain Phycomycetes, or so-called algal fungi. They include the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. In the two-kingdom classification system they were classed with the plants, but in the modern five-kingdom classification, they are not classed as plants, but are classed in their own separate kingdom fungi, which includes the phyla Zygomycota (including simple fungi such as bread molds), Ascomycota (including the yeasts), Basidiomycota (including the mushrooms, smuts, and rusts), and Deuteromycota (the fungi imperfecti). Some of the forms, such as the yeasts, appear as single-celled microorganisms, but all of the fungi are are eukaryotic, thus distinguishing them from the prokaryotic microorganisms of the kingdon Monera. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration from various alg\'91, losing their chlorophyll on assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. In an earlier classification they were divided into the subclasses Phycomycetes, the lower or algal fungi; the Mesomycetes, or intermediate fungi; and the Mycomycetes, or the higher fungi; by others into the Phycomycetes; the Ascomycetes, or sac-spore fungi; and the Basidiomycetes, or basidial-spore fungi. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Fun"gi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. fongie.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of simple, stony corals; -- so called because they are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in diameter. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gi*an(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Fungid\'91, a family of stony corals. -- n.One of the Fungid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gi*bles(?), n. pl.[LL. (res) fungibiles, probably fr. L. fungi to discharge. \'bdA barbarous term, supposed to have originated in the use of the words functionem recipere in the Digeste.\'b8 Bouvier. \'bdCalled fungibiles, quia una alterius vice fungitur.\'b8 John Taylor (1755). Cf. Function.]1.(Civ. Law)Things which may be furnished or restored in kind, as distinguished from specific things; -- called also fungible things.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
2.(Scots Law)Movable goods which may be valued by weight or measure, in contradistinction from those which must be judged of individually.Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gic(?), a.[L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. fungique, fongique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms; as, fungic acid. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gi*cide`(?), n.[Fungi + -cide, fr. L. caedere to kill.]Anything that kills fungi. -- Fun`gi*ci"dal(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gi*form(?), a.[Eungus + -form: cf. F. fongiforme.]Shaped like a fungus or mushroom. 1913 Webster]
Fungiform papill\'91(Anat.), numerous small, rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fun"gi Im`per*fec"ti(?), pl.[L. imperfecti imperfect.](Bot.)A heterogenous phylum of fungi which lack a sexual phase, or of which the sexual phase is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. It is not considered a natural phylum, and is also called the Deuteromycota. The group is divided into the orders Sph\'91ropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales. It includes the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus, which reproduce asexually by means of conidia. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Fun*gil"li*form(?), a.Shaped like a small fungus. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gin(?), n.[L. fungus mushroom: cf. F, fongine, fungine.](Chem.)A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms. 1913 Webster]
Fun*giv"o*rous(?), a.[L. fungus + vorare to eat greedily: cf. F. fongivore.](Zo\'94l.)Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails. 1913 Webster]
Fun"goid(?), a.[Fungus + -oil: cf. F. fongo\'8bde.]Like a fungus; fungous; spongy. Syn. -- funguslike. 1913 Webster]
Fun*gos"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. fungosit\'82, fongosit\'82.]The quality of that which is fungous; fungous excrescence.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gous(?), a.[L. fungosus: cf. F. fungueux.]1.Of the nature of fungi; spongy. 1913 Webster]
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2.Growing suddenly, but not substantial or durable. 1913 Webster]
Fun"gus(?), n.; pl. L. Fungi(#), E. Funguses(#).[L., a mushroom; perh. akin to a doubtful Gr. sponge.]1.(Bot.)Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. See fungi. 1913 Webster]
Fungi, in the Supplement. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds.Hoblyn. 1913 Webster]
fun"gus*like`adj.resembling a fungus or fungi. Syn. -- fungoid. WordNet 1.5]
Fu"nic(?), a.(Anat.)Funicular. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ni*cle(?), n.[L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: cf. F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf. Funambulo.](Bot.)1.A small cord, ligature, or fiber. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nic"u*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. funiculaire.] 1913 Webster]
1.Consisting of a small cord or fiber. 1913 Webster]
2.Dependent on the tension of a cord. 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. 1913 Webster]
Funicular action(Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. --
Funicular curve. Same as Catenary. --
Funicular machine(Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. --
Funicular polygon(Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nic"u*late(?), a.Forming a narrow ridge. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu*nic"u*lus(?), n.; pl.Funiculi(#).[L., a little cord. See Funicle.]1.(Anat.)A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion.(b)In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema. 1913 Webster]
Fu*nil"i*form(?), a.[L. funis rope + -form.](Bot.)Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots of some endogenous trees. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu"nis(?), n.[L., a rope. ]A cord; specifically, the umbilical cord or navel string. 1913 Webster]
Funk(f, n.[OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f fire.]1.An offensive smell; a stench. [Low] 1913 Webster]
2.One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.a state of fear. PJC]
4.a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase blue funk. PJC]
Funk(f, n.an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel. PJC]
Funk, v. t.1.To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King. 1913 Webster]
2.To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Funk, v. i.1.To emit an offensive smell; to stink. 1913 Webster]
2.To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
To funk right out o' political strife.Lowell (Biglow Papers).
{ Funk, Funk"ing, }n.A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] \'bdThe horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Funkan.A genus of robust East Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in the family Hostaceae. Syn. -- Hosta, genus Hosta, genus Funka. WordNet 1.5]
Funkaceaen.one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hosta. Syn. -- Hostaceae, family Hostaceae, family Funkaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Funk"y(f, a.Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear. [Colloq. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Funk"y(f, n.having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling;in(Music), earthy and seemingly unsophisticated, having elements of black American blues and gospel. See 2nd funk, n. PJC]
Fun"nel(?), n.[OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v. t.]1.A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids or pourable solids into a vessel with a narrow opening; a tunnel. 1913 Webster]
2.A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. 1913 Webster]
Funnel box(Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water.Knight. --
Funnel stay(Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel. 1913 Webster]
Fun"nel*form`(?), a.(Bot.)Having the form of a funnel, or tunnel; that is, expanding gradually from the bottom upward, as the corolla of some flowers; infundibuliform. 1913 Webster]
fun"nies(f, n. pl.The section of a newspaper containing comic strips; called also funny papers and comics. Rarely encountered in the singular. PJC]
funninessn.a comic incident or series of incidents. Syn. -- drollery, clowning, comedy. WordNet 1.5]
Fur(f, n.[OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G. futter; akin to Icel. f lining, Goth. f, scabbard; cf. Skr. p vessel, dish. The German and Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was probably a different word originally. Cf. Fodder food, Fother, v. t., Forel, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. 1913 Webster]
2.The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs. 1913 Webster]
3.Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). 1913 Webster]
Wrapped up in my furs.Lady M. W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
5.Any coating considered as resembling fur; as: (a)A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.(b)The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.(c)The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water. 1913 Webster]
6.(Her.)One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.See Tincture. 1913 Webster]
Fur(?), a.Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade. 1913 Webster]
Fur seal(Zo\'94l.)one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called also sea bear. 1913 Webster]
Fur, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furred(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furring.]1.To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. \'bdYou fur your gloves with reason.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp.Gwill. 1913 Webster]
Fu*ra"cious(?), a.[L. furax, -racis thievish, from fur thief.]Given to theft; thievish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fu*rac"i*ty(?), n.[L. furacitas.]Addictedness to theft; thievishness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fur"be*low(?), n.[Prov. F. farbala, equiv. to F. falbala, It. falbal\'85.]A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment. 1913 Webster]
Fur"be*low, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furbelowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furbelowing.]To put a furbelow on; to ornament. 1913 Webster]
Fur"bish(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furbished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furbishing.][OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.]To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fur"bish*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being furbished. 1913 Webster]
Fur"bish*er(?), n.[Cf. F. fourbisseur.]One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
{ Fur"cate(?), Fur"ca*ted(?), }a.[L. furca fork. See Fork.]Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs. 1913 Webster]
Fur*ca"tion(?), n.A branching like a fork. 1913 Webster]
Fur*cif"er*ous(?), a.[L. furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.]Rascally; scandalous. [R.] \'bdFurciferous knaves.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fur"cu*la(?), n.[L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.](Anat.)A forked process; the wishbone or furculum. 1913 Webster]
Fur"cu*lar(?), a.Shaped like a fork; furcate. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fur"cu*lum(?), n.[NL., dim. of L. furca a fork.](Anat.)The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles. 1913 Webster]
Fur"dle(?), v. t.[See Fardel, and cf. Furl.]To draw up into a bundle; to roll up. [Ods.] 1913 Webster]
Fur"fu*ra"ceous(?), a.[L. furfuraceus.]Made of bran; like bran; scurfy. 1913 Webster]
Fur"fu*ran(?), n.[L. furfur bran.](Chem.)A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also tetraphenol.<-- = furan --> 1913 Webster]
Fur"fu*ra"tion(?), n.[L. furfur bran, scurf.]Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation. 1913 Webster]
Fur"fu*rol(?), n.[L. furfur bran + oleum oil.](Chem.)A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural. 1913 Webster]
Fur"fu*rous(?), a.Made of bran; furfuraceous. [R.] \'bdFurfurous bread.\'b8 Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
Fu`ri*bun"dal(?), a.[L. furibundus, fr. furere to rage.]Full of rage. [Obs.] G. Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ries(?), n. pl.See Fury, 3. 1913 Webster]
Fu"rile(?), n.[Furfurol + benzile.](Chem.)A yellow, crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin.[Written also furil.] 1913 Webster]
Fu*ril"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu"ri*o"so(?), a. & adv.[It.](Mus.)With great force or vigor; vehemently. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ri*ous(?), a.[L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See Fury.]1.Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal. 1913 Webster]
2.Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.
-- Fu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Fu"ri*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
fu"ri*ous*nessn.The quality of being furious. Syn. -- ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness, strength. WordNet 1.5]
Furl(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furled(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Furling.][Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, and cf. Farl.]To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line.Totten. 1913 Webster]
furled(f, adj.[p. p. of furl.]rolled up and secured; as, furled sails bound securely to the spar; a furled flag. Syn. -- rolled. WordNet 1.5]
Fur"long(?), n.[OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.]A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards. 1913 Webster]
Fur"lough(?), n.[Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. f\'94rlof, G. verlaub permission. See Life, a.](Mil.)Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence. 1913 Webster]
Fur"lough, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furloughed(; p. pr. & vb. n.Furloughing.](Mil.)To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.
{ Fur"mon*ty(?), Fur"mi*ty(?) }n.Same as Frumenty. 1913 Webster]
Fur"nace(?), n.[OE. fornais, forneis, OF. fornaise, F. fournaise, from L. fornax; akin to furnus oven, and prob. to E. forceps.]1.An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron furnace; a hot-air furnace; a glass furnace; a boiler furnace, etc. 1913 Webster]
wind or air. furnaces when the fire is urged only by the natural draught; as blast furnaces, when the fire is urged by the injection artificially of a forcible current of air; and as reverberatory furnaces, when the flame, in passing to the chimney, is thrown down by a low arched roof upon the materials operated upon. 1913 Webster]
2.A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.Deut. iv. 20. 1913 Webster]
Bustamente furnace, a shaft furnace for roasting quicksilver ores. --
Furnace bridge, Same as Bridge wall. See Bridge, n., 5. --
Furnace
cadmiam , the oxide of zinc which accumulates in the chimneys of furnaces smelting zinciferous ores.Raymond. --
Furnace hoist(Iron Manuf.), a lift for raising ore, coal, etc., to the mouth of a blast furnace. 1913 Webster]
Fur"nace, n.1.To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace. [Obs. or R.] 1913 Webster]
He furnaces Shak. 1913 Webster]
Furnariidaen.A natural family including ovenbirds. Syn. -- family Furnariidae. WordNet 1.5]
Furnariusn.The type genus of the Furnariidae, comprising the South American ovenbirds. Syn. -- genus Furnarius. WordNet 1.5]
Fur"ni*ment(?), n.[Cf. F. fourniment. See Furnish.]Furniture. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Fur"nish(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furnished(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furnishing.][OF. furnir, fornir, to furnish, finish, F. fournir; akin to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. frumjan to further, execute, do, akin to E. frame. See Frame, v. t., and -ish.]1.To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house. 1913 Webster]
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished 2 Tim. iii. 17, 1913 Webster]
2.To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense. 1913 Webster]
Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering unto that number.Is. lxv. 11. 1913 Webster]
His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Fur"nish, n.That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. [Obs.] Greene. 1913 Webster]
furnishedadj.provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of rented apartments having furniture included in the rental price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of unfurnished. [Narrower terms: stocked, stocked with ; appointed; well-appointed, well-found ; fitted out, outfitted ] Syn. -- equipped. WordNet 1.5]
Fur"nish*er(?), n.One who supplies or fits out. 1913 Webster]
fur"nish*ingsn.1.the furniture and appliances and other movable accessories (including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other building) livable. WordNet 1.5]
Fur"nish*ment(?), n.The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture. [Obs.] Daniel. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ni*ture(?), n.[F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.]1.That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment. 1913 Webster]
The form and all the furniture of the earth.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
2.Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc.(a)(Naut.)The masts and rigging of a ship.(b)(Mil.)The mountings of a gun.(c)Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings.(d)(Print)Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture. 1913 Webster]
furredadj.covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs. Syn. -- furry. WordNet 1.5]
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Fur"ri*er(?), n.[Cf. F. fourreur.]A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ri*er*y(?), n.1.Furs, in general.Tooke. 1913 Webster]
2.The business of a furrier; trade in furs. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ring(?), n.1.(Carp.)(a)The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur, v. t., 3.(b)The strips thus laid on. 1913 Webster]
2.(Shipbuilding)Double planking of a ship's side. 1913 Webster]
3.A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. 1913 Webster]
Fur"row(?), n.[OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. f, Icel. for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.]1.A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow. 1913 Webster]
2.Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age. 1913 Webster]
Farrow weeda weed which grows on plowed land.Shak. --
To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Fur"row, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furrowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furrowing.][From Furrow, n.; cf. AS. fyrian.]1.To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To mark with channels or with wrinkles. 1913 Webster]
Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ry(?), a.[From Fur.]1.Covered with fur; dressed in fur. \'bdFurry nations.\'b8 Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Resembling fur. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther(?), adv.[A comparative of forth; OE. further, forther, AS. fur, far; akin to G. f\'81rder. See Forth, adv.]To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther. 1913 Webster]
Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar company.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further.Jowett (Thucyd. ). 1913 Webster]
Further off, not so near; apart by a greater distance. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther, a. compar.[Positive wanting; superl.Furthest.]1.More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther. 1913 Webster]
2.Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest. 1913 Webster]
further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Furthered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furthering.][OE. furthren, forthren, AS. fyr, fyr. See Further, adv.]To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. 1913 Webster]
This binds thee, then, to further my design.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
I should nothing further the weal public.Robynsom (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther*ance(?), n.The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress. 1913 Webster]
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furthersnce and joy of faith.Phil. i. 25. 1913 Webster]
Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds, but of doing.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther*er(?), n.One who furthers. or helps to advance; a promoter.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther*more"(?), adv.or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said. 1913 Webster]
Fur"ther*some(?), a.Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous. [R.] 1913 Webster]
You will not find it furthersome.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Fur"thest(?), a.superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See Further, a. 1913 Webster]
Fur"thest, adv.At the greatest distance; farthest. 1913 Webster]
Fur"tive(?), a.[L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See Fertile.]Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look.Prior. 1913 Webster]
A hasty and furtive ceremony.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Fur"tive*ly, adv.Stealthily by theft.Lover. 1913 Webster]
Fu"run*cle(?), n.[L. furunculus a petty thief, a boil, dim. of fur thief: cf. F. furoncle.](Med.)A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central core; a boil. 1913 Webster]
Fu*run"cu*lar(?), a.Of or pertaining to a furuncle; marked by the presence of furuncles. 1913 Webster]
Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies.J. Fleteher. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ry, n.; pl.Furies(#).[L. furia, fr. furere to rage: cf. F. furie. Cf. Furor.]1.Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm. 1913 Webster]
Her wit began to be with a divine fury inspired.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
2.Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; -- sometimes applied to inanimate things, as the wind or storms; impetuosity; violence. \'bdFury of the wind.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
I do oppose my patience to his fury.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Meg\'91ra; the Erinyes or Eumenides. 1913 Webster]
The Furies, they said, are attendants on justice, and if the sun in heaven should transgress his path would punish him.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
4.One of the Parc\'91, or Fates, esp. Atropos. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.A stormy, turbulent violent woman; a hag; a vixen; a virago; a termagant.
Furze(?), n.[OE. firs, As. fyrs.](Bot.)A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europ\'91us), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. 1913 Webster]
Furze"chat"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The whinchat; -- called also furzechuck. 1913 Webster]
Furze"ling(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An English warbler (Melizophilus provincialis); -- called also furze wren, and Dartford warbler. 1913 Webster]
Furz"y(?), a.Abounding in, or overgrown with, furze; characterized by furze.Gay. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Fu"sain"(?), n.[F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made from it.](Fine Arts)(a)Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement.(b)A drawing made with it. See Charcoal, n. 2, and Charcoal drawing, under Charcoal. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sa*role(?), n.[F. fusarolle, fr. It. fusaruolo, fr. fuso spindle, shaft of a column. See Fusee a conical wheel.](Arch.)A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture. 1913 Webster]
Fus*ca"tion(?), n.[L. fuscare, fuscatum, to make dark, fr. fuscus dark.]A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. [R.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Fus"cin(?), n.[L. fuscus dark-colored, tawny.](Physiol. Chem.)A brown, nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin. 1913 Webster]
Fus"cous(?), a.[L. fuscus.]Brown or grayish black; darkish. 1913 Webster]
Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep purple Burke. 1913 Webster]
Fuse(f, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fused(f; p. pr. & vb. n.Fusing.][L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast. See Foundo to cast, and cf. Futile.]1.To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt. 1913 Webster]
2.To unite or blend, as if melted together. 1913 Webster]
Whose fancy fuses old and new.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Fuse, v. i.1.To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. 1913 Webster]
2.To be blended, as if melted together. 1913 Webster]
Fusing point, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of fusion; the melting point. 1913 Webster]
Fuse, n.[For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.](Gunnery, Mining, etc.)1.A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze. 1913 Webster]
Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact, which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as antiaircraft or antimissile missiles. PJC]
{ Fuse, Fuze }, n.(Elec.)A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. It serves the same function as a circuit breaker. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
fusedadj.joined together into a whole. Syn. -- amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated. WordNet 1.5]
Fu*see"(?), n.[See 2d Fusil, and cf. Fuse, n.]1.A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A fuse. See Fuse, n. 1913 Webster]
3.(a)A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.(b)A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube filled with a composition which burns with a bright colored light for a definite time. It is used principally for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a flare or railroad flare. PJC]
Fu*see", n.[Etymol. uncertain.]The track of a buck.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Fu*see", n.[F. fus\'82e a spindleful, fusee, LL. fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.](a)The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring.(b)A similar wheel used in other machinery.
Fu"sel(?), n., Fu"sel oil. [G. fusel bad liquor.](Chem.)A hot, acrid, oily liquid, accompanying many alcoholic liquors (as potato whisky, corn whisky, etc.), as an undesirable ingredient, and consisting of several of the higher alcohols and compound ethers, but mostly of amyl alcohol;hence,amyl alcohol or a mixture of amyl alcohols. 1913 Webster +PJC]
fu"se*lagen.[F. fusel spindle-shaped + -age; fr. L. fusus spindle.](A\'89ronautics)The central, approximately cylindrical portion of an airplane which carries the passengers, crew, and cargo. It usually forms the main structural portion of an airplane, and to it are typically attached the wings, tail, and sometimes the engines. In single-propeller airplanes, the propeller is typically fixed at the front of the fuselage, although variants have been produced with the propeller at the rear. Some airplanes have no fuselage, properly so called. Syn. -- body. PJC]
{ Fuse plug, orFuze plug }. 1.(Ordnance)A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fu"si*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. fusibilit\'82.]The quality of being fusible. 1913 Webster]
Fu"si*ble(?), a.[F. fusible. See Fuse, v. t.]CapabIe of being melted or liquefied. 1913 Webster]
Fusible metal, any alloy of different metals capable of being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a temperature below that of boiling water.Ure. --
Fusible plug(Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt and blow off the steam in case of low water. 1913 Webster]
Fu"si*form(?), a.[L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.]Shaped like a spindle; shaped like a cylinder that tapers at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell. Syn. -- cigar-shaped.
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Fu"sil(?), a.[L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.]1.Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.] \'bdA kind of fusil marble\'b8 Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] \'bdA fusil sea.\'b8 J. Philips. 1913 Webster]
3.Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sil(?), n.[F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL. fire. See Focus, and cf. Fusee a firelock.]A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sil, n.[See 3d Fusee.](Her.)A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. 1913 Webster]
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Fu"sile(?), a.Same as Fusil, a.
{ Fu"sil*eer", Fu"sil*ier" }(?), n.[F. fusilier, fr. fusil.](Mil.)(a)Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:(b)A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, \'bdThe Royal Fusiliers,\'b8 etc. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sil*lade"(?), n.[F. fusillade, cf. It. fucilata. See Fusil a firelock.](Mil.)A simultaneous discharge of firearms. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sil*lade"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fusillader; p. pr. & vb. n.Fusillading.]To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sion(?), n.[L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. F. fusion. See Fuse, v. t., aud cf, Foison.]1.The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion. 1913 Webster]
3.The union or blending together of things, as, melted together. 1913 Webster]
The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs . . . fusion of creeds.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Watery fusion(Chem.)the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallization. 1913 Webster]
4.(Biol.)The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues. 1913 Webster]
Fu"some(?), a.[AS. f to hasten, fr. f ready, prompt, quick; akin to OS. f, OHG. funs, Icel. fuss willing; prob. from the root of E. find.]Handy; reat; handsome; notable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Fuss(f, n.[Cf. Fusome.]1.A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noiseCarlyle. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I am a fuss and I don't deny it.W. D. Howell. 1913 Webster]
Fuss, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Fussed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fussing.]To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
fuss"budg*etn.a person who thinks excessively about unfortunate things that might happen; one who is excessively concerned about matters of trifling importance. Syn. -- worrier, fusspot, worrywart. WordNet 1.5]
fussbudgetyadj.Like a fussbudget; fussy; grouchy. PJC]
fusspotn.same as fussbudget. Syn. -- worrier, fussbudget, worrywart. WordNet 1.5]
Fuss"i*ly(?), adv.In a fussy manner.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Fuss"i*ness, n.The quality of being fussy. 1913 Webster]
Fuss"y(?), a.[Compar.Fussier(?); superl.Fussiest.]Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. 1913 Webster]
Not at all fussy about his personal appearance.R. G. White. 1913 Webster]
Fust(f, n.[OF. fust, F. f, fr. L. fustis stick staff.](Arch.)The shaft of a column, or trunk of a pilaster.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Fust, n.[OF. fust cask, F. f cask, taste or smell of the cask, fustiness, cf. sentir le f to taste of the cask. See 1st Fust.]A strong, musty smell; mustiness. 1913 Webster]
Fust, v. i.To become moldy; to smell ill. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Fus"ter*ic(?), n.The coloring matter of fustet.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fus"tet(?), n.[F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL. fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See 1st Fust, and cf. Fustic.]The wood of the Rhus Cotinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not durable without a mordant.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Fus"tian(?), n.[OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F. futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr. fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fust\'bet, i. e., Cairo, where it was made.]1.A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used, above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast. 1913 Webster]
Claudius . . . has run his description into the most wretched fustian.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Fus"tian*ist, n.A writer of fustian. [R.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Fus"tic(?), n.[F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. Fustet.]The wood of the Maclura tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also old fustic.[Written also fustoc.] 1913 Webster]
fustic; as that of species of Xanthoxylum, and especially the Rhus Cotinus, which is sometimes called young fustic to distinguish it from the Maclura. See Fustet. 1913 Webster]
Fus"ti*gate(?), v. t.[L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick. See 1st Fust.]To cudgel. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Fus"ti*ga"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. fustigation.]A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling. 1913 Webster]
This satire, composed of actual fustigation.Motley. 1913 Webster]
Fus"ti*la"ri*an(?), n.[From Fusty.]A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel. [Obs.] Shak.
{ Fus"ti*lug`(, Fus"ti*lugs`(?) }, n.[Fusty + lug something heavy, to be drawn or carried.]A gross, fat, unwieldy person. [Obs.] F. Junius. 1913 Webster]
Fust"i*ness(?), n.A fusty state or quality; moldiness; mustiness; an ill smell from moldiness. 1913 Webster]
Fu"sure(?), n.[L. fusura, fr. fundere, fusum. See Fuse, v. t.]Act of fusing; fusion. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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Futch"el(?), n.The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.Knight. 1913 Webster]
futharcfuthorcn.1.[From the sounds of the first five letters.]the name for the runic alphabet. See rune.[Also spelled futhork or futhark]
a in the earlier versions used in Scandinavian countries, and the earlier alphabet is therefore referred to as the futharc or futhark. The fifth rune had a sound like that of k, and in the Danish futhark the fifth character is that transliterated as k. Thus the runic alphabet is also called the futhork or futhark. The third rune had a sound and form resembling that of the Anglo-Saxon thorn, which represented the th sound at the beginning of the word thorn. The origins of the runic alphabet are obscure, but the earliest forms may have been invented around the second century A.D. in eastern Europe. The forms of some of the letters show a relation to the Latin or Greek alphabets, and the futhorc was presumably in part an adaptation of those alphabets to the sound of the Germanic tongues. An inscription of the futhark itself, an ordered list of the runes, was found on an object dated as early as the fifth century A.D. The Scandinavian futharc had 16 runes, but the futhorc used in Anglo-Saxon England had 31. The futhark was mostly used for writing on wood, for which reason the runes were comprised of only vertical and diagonal strokes. The degree of widespread use of the futharc is not known but it was probably used mostly for short messages or inscriptions on objects. Fewer than 10,000 runic inscriptions, both on wood and stone, have been found. The number and forms of some of the runes varied over time and locality.R. I. Page, \'bdRunes\'b8. PJC]
{ Fu"thorcFu"thork }(?), n.[Written also futharc, futhark.]The Runic alphabet; -- so called from the first six letters f, u, (th), o (or a), r, c (=k). See futharc.[Also spelled futharc and futhorc.]
The letters are called Runes and the alphabet bears the name Futhorc from the first six letters.I. Taylor.
futharc represents most accurately the original values of these six Runic letters. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fu"tile(?; 277), a.[L. futilis that easily pours out, that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See Fuse, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
Fu"ttock(?), n.[Prob. corrupted fr. foothook.](Naut.)One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. 1913 Webster]
Futtock plates(Naut.), plates of iron to which the dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are secured. --
Futtock shrouds, short iron shrouds leading from the upper part of the lower mast or of the main shrouds to the edge of the top, or through it, and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Fu"tur*a*ble(?; 135), a.Capable of being future; possible to occur. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Not only to things future, but futurable.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ture(?; 135), a.[F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present. 1913 Webster]
Future tense(Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ture(?), n.[Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. \'bdLay the future open.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him. 1913 Webster]
3.(Gram.)A future tense. 1913 Webster]
To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant] 1913 Webster]
Fu"ture*less, a.Without prospect of betterment in the future.W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
Fu"ture*ly, adv.In time to come. [Obs.] Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Fu"tur*ism(?), n.(Painting)1.A movement or phase of post-impressionism (which see, below). PJC]
2.A point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present. The philosophy of a futurist.MW10 PJC]
Fu"tur*ist, n.1.One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future. 1913 Webster]
Fu`tu*ri"tial(?; 135), a.Relating to what is to come; pertaining to futurity; future. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fu`tu*ri"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. futurition.]The state of being future; futurity. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Nothing . . . can have this imagined futurition, but as it is decreed.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Fu*tu"ri*ty(?), n.; pl.Futurities(. 1913 Webster]
1.State of being that is yet to come; future state. 1913 Webster]
2.Future time; time to come; the future. 1913 Webster]
3.Event to come; a future event. 1913 Webster]
All futurities are naked before the All-seeing Eye.South. 1913 Webster]
fu`tur*ol"o*gy(?), n.Studies projecting or predicting the future based on current trends. -- fu`tur*o*log"i*cal, a. -- fu`tur*ol"o*gist, n. PJC]
futzv. i.To fool around; to act without plan or purpose; -- usually used with around; as, don't futz around with a device without understanding its operation. [Slang.] PJC]
Fuze(?), n.A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. 1913 Webster]
Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion. --
Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile. --
Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current. --
Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction. See fuzee{1}. --
Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound. --
Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion. 1913 Webster]
fuzeen.1.a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind. Syn. -- fusee. WordNet 1.5]
2.any device by which an explosive charge is ignited. Syn. -- fuse, fuze, fusee, primer. WordNet 1.5]
Fuzz(f, v. t.To make drunk. [Obs.] Wood. 1913 Webster]
Fuzz, n.[Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.]Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. 1913 Webster]
Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball. 1913 Webster]
Fuzz, v. i.To fly off in minute particles. 1913 Webster]
Fuz"zle(?), v. t.[Cf. LG. fuseln to drink common liquor, fr. fusel bad liquor.]To make drunk; to intoxicate; to fuddle. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
Fuzz"y(?), a.[See Fuzz, n.]1.Not firmly woven; that ravels.[Written also fozy.] [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach. 1913 Webster]
-fy(?). [Through French verbs in -fier, L. -ficare, akin to facere to do, make. See Fact.]A suffix signifying to make, to form into, etc.; as, acetify, amplify, dandify, Frenchify, etc. 1913 Webster]
Fy(?), interj.[See Fie, interj.]A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt. See Fie. 1913 Webster]
Fyke(?), n.[D. fuik a bow net.]A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also fyke net.Cozzens. 1913 Webster]
Fyl"lot(?), n.[Prov. fr. AS. fy, fierf, fe\'a2werf. See Four, and Foot, n.]A rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a common ornament. It is also called gammadion, and swastika.
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Fyrd(?), Fyr"dung(, n.[AS.; akin to E. fare, v. i.](Old. Eng. Hist.)The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms. 1913 Webster]
The national fyrd or militia.J. R. Green. 1913 Webster]