phorical; not literal; typical.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ;
a prognostic;
a pre-

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.

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.

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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.