icate; effeminate. Fen' cer, n. one who prac- tion; tumult Fe ro' cious, a savage; fierce. Fe ro" ci ty, n. fierceness; Fer til' i ty, n. fruitful ness. Fer til ize, v. to make productive or fruitful. Fer' ven cy, n. ardour; eagerness; zeal. Fer vent, a. hot; vehement; ardent; zealous ; fervid. Fer' u la, n. an instrument lars are beaten on the Fer' vour, n. heat of mind; Fes toon', n. an ornament of twisted flowers. Fet' id, a. stinking; rancid; having an offensive smell. Fet' ters", n. chains for the feet. Fief, n. a fee; a manor ; a possession held by some tenour of a superior. Fe ver, n. a disease in which the body is heated and the pulse quickened. Few' el, n. combustible matter, as firewood and coal. Fi bre, n. a small thread or string. Fic' kle, a. changeable ; inconstant; unfixed. Fic' tion, n. a story invent ed; a falsehood. Fic ti" tious, a. imagina ry; false; counterfeit. Fi del' i ty, n. honesty ; veracity; faithfulness. Fiend, n. an enemy; sa tan; an infernal being. Fierce, a. savage; outrageous; vehement. with which young sche-Fierce' ly, ad. violently; furiously; vehemently. | Fi`nite, a. limited ; boundFig' u ra tive, a. meta- ed. phorical; not literal; typical. ex Figure, n. shape; ternal form; eminence ; an image. Figur ed, a. represented; adorned. Fil' a ment, n. a slender thread; a fibre. Filch, v. to steal; to pilfer. File, n. a smith's tool; a wire for papers; a line of soldiers. Fil' ial, a pertaining to a son; befitting a son. Fil' let, n. a bandage, Film, n. a thin skin or pellicle. to Fil' ter, v. to strain ; percolate; to filtrate. Fi' nal, a. ultimate; conclusive. Fi nance', n. revenue; income; profit, Fi nan cier, n. one who collects the public reve Fir' kin, n. a vessel con taining nine gallons. Fir ma ment, n. the sky; the heavens. Firm' ly, ad. strongly ; impenetrably; immoveably. Fish' mon 3ger, n. a dealer in fish. a Fis' sure, n. a cleft; small chasm; an open ing. Fis' tu lar, a. hollow like a pipe. Fixt' ure, n. a piece of furniture fixed to a house. Fla" ge let, n. a small flute. Fla" gel la' tion, n. the use of the scourge. Flag 3gy, a. weak; lax; limber; insipid. Fla gi" tious, a wicked; villanous; atrocious. Flag' on, n. a vessel of drink with a narrow mouth. praises; to praise falsely; to give false hopes. Flaunt, v. to make a futtering show in apparel. Flavour, n. power of pleasing the taste; relish; a sweet smell. Flay, v. to strip off the skin. Flēam, n. an instrument used to bleed cattle. Fledge, v. to furnish with wings; to supply with feathers Fleece, v. to strip; to plunder. Fleer, v. to mock; to jest with contempt. Fleet, a. swift of pace; nimble. n. company of ships. Fieet ing, a. passing a way continually. Flesh' ly, a. corporeal; human. } a. pliant Flex' i ble, Flex' ile, manageable. Flex' ure, n. the part bent; the joint. Flip' pant, a. nimble ; pert; talkative. Flitch, n. the side of a hog salted and cured. Flor id, a. flushed with red; blooming; rosy. Flor ist, n. one who cultivates flowers. Flour ish, v. to thrive ; to adorn. Fluc' tu ate, v. to be irresolute or uncertain. Fluc tu a' tion, n. uncer tainty; indetermination. Flu' en cỹ, n. volubility; copiousness of speech. Flu' ent, a. eloquent; flowing liquid. Fluid, n. a liquid. a. running as water. Flush,v. to colour; to elate. Flux, n, the flowing or tide of the sea; dysentery. Focus, n. the place where rays meet. Foi ble, n. a weakness; a failing. Foil, v. to defeat. n. a defeat. Fold, n. a pen for sheep; a double or plait. v. to double up; to enclose ; to shut. Fo' li age, n. the leaves, or tufts of trees. Fo`li o, n. a book in which a sheet makes two leaves. Fo ment', v. to cherish with heat; to bathe with lotions; to en courage. Fool' ish, a. weak of in tellect; imprudent. Fop' pish, a. affected foolish; idle ; vain. For' age, n. provisions in general. v. to wander in search of provisions. For as much', con. whereas; because; since. For bear, v. to pause; to abstain; to intermit. For ci ble, a. strong; im petuous; powerful. Ford a ble, a. passable without swimming. Fore bode', v. to foretel; to prognosticate. Forecast, n. contrivance; antecedent policy. v. to scheme. Fore' cas tle, n. that part of a ship where the foremast stands. Fore close, v. to shut up; to preclude. Fore go, v. to resign; to go before. Fore' head, n. the upper part of the face. Fo" reign, a. alien; ex traneous. Fo" reign er, n. one of a nother country. Fore knowl' edge, n. prescience; knowledge of what is to come Fore' man, n. the first or chief person. | tioned before. Fore run' ner, n. a harbin ger, one sent before ; sage. Fore see', v. to see be foreband; to foreknow. Foresight, n. provident care of futurity; foreknowledge. For' est, n. a woody, un. tilled tract of ground. Fore stâl'. v. to buy up things before they come to market in order to advance the price. Fore' taste, n. anticipation of. Fore tel', v. to predict; to prophesy. Fore thought, n. provi dent care anticipation. For feit, n. a penalty; a fine for an offence. v. to lose by some offence. For ge ry, n. the crime of falsification. For get' ful ness, n. loss of memory. For give ness, n. pardon; the act of forgiving. Fore' noon, n the time be- For lorn', a. deserted: fore mid-day Fo ren' sic, a. belonging to courts of judicature. Fore or dain', v. to pre destinate; to predeter. mine; to preordain. Fore re cited, a. men desperate; helpless; lost. For' mal, a. ceremonious; affected; methodical. For mal' i ty, n. ceremo ny; preciseness. For mi da ble, a. terri ble; dreadful; terrific. For mu la, n. a prescrib ed rule or pattern. For mu la ry, n. a book of stated forms. For sake, v. to leave; to desert. Forth with', ad. immedi ately. For ti fy, v. to strength en; to encourage. For ti tude, n. courage; bravery; strength; force. Fort' night, n. two weeks. For tress, n. a fortified place. For tu' it ous, a. accidental. For tu nate ly, ad. happi ly; prosperously. Fort' une, n. chance; es tate; portion. For ward, a. eager; bold; confident; early ripe. For ward ness, n. eagerness; immodesty. Fos' sil, n. a mineral. what is dug up. Fos' ter, v. to nourish; to cherish. a. sin of springing water. Frac' tion, n. a broken part of an integral. Frac' tious, a. cross; peevish; quarrelsome. Fracture, n. a breach. v to break a bone. Fra" gile, a. brittle; easily broken; frangible. Frag' ment, n. a part broken off. Fragrance, n. sweetness of smell. Fra grant, a. odorous; sweet of smell. Frail tỷ, n. weakness ; instability of mind. Fran' chise, v. to make free. Frank' ness, n. openheart edness; liberality. Fran' tic, a. mad; dis tracted; transported. Fra ter nal, a. brotherly. Fra ter ni ty, n. a corpo ration; a society. Frat' ri cide, n. the mur der of a brother. Fraud' u lent, a. full of artifice; deceitful; trickish; subtle. Freak' ish, a. capricious; humorsome. Free hold, n. land held in perpetual right. Free think' er, n. a con temner of religion. Fre quent', v. to visit of ten; to resort to. |