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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Fē'ver, n.p. 508(Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom…
  2. Fē'ver, v. t.p. 508To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. Henceforth the white hand of a lady fever thee. Shak.
  3. Fē'ver-et, n.p. 508A slight fever. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
  4. Fē'ver-few, n.p. 508(Bot.) A plant allied to chamomile;—so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities; Pyrethrum Parthenium.
  5. Fē'ver-ish, a.p. 508Affected by, pertaining to, indicating, or resembling, a fever. 2. Hot; sultry. “The feverish north.” Dryden. 3. Variable through excitement; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. Strive to keep up a frail…
  6. Fē'ver-ish-ly, adv.p. 508In a feverish manner.
  7. Fē'ver-ish-ness, n.p. 508The state of being feverish; a slight febrile affection; hence, heated or anxious excitement. “The feverishness of his apprehensions.” W. Scott.
  8. Fē'ver-ly, a.p. 508Like a fever. [Rare.]
  9. Fē'ver-ous, a.p. 508Affected with fever or ague; feverish. “His heart, love's feverous citadel.” Keats. 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever. “All feverous kinds.” Milton. 3. Having the tendency to produce…
  10. Fē'ver-oüs-ly, adv.p. 508In a feverous manner; feverishly. [Obs.] Donne.
  11. Fē'ver-rōot, n.p. 508(Bot.) A plant of the genus Triosteum (T. perfoliatum); fever-wort.
  12. Fē'ver-sōre, n.p. 508(Med.) A carious ulcer or necrosis. Miner.
  13. Fē'ver-weed, n.p. 508(Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.
  14. Fē'ver-wort, n.p. 508See FEVER ROOT.
  15. Fē'ver-y, a.p. 508Affected with fever; feverish. [Obs.] “And all thy body fevery.” B. Jonson.
  16. Few (fū), a.p. 508Not 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; small number of mankind.…
  17. Few'el, n.p. 508Combustible matter; fuel. [Obs.]
  18. Few'met, n.p. 508The dung of a deer; fumet.
  19. Few'ness, n.p. 508The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity; brevity. Shak.
  20. Fey, v. t.p. 508To cleanse a ditch from mud. [Obs.] Tusser.
  21. Fēz, n.p. 508A red cap without a brim, worn by Turks, &c. B. Taylor.
  22. Fiacre, n.p. 508A kind of French hackney coach.
  23. Fĭ'ance, v. t.p. 508To betroth; to affiance. [Obs.] Harmar.
  24. Fi'ar, n.p. 508The same as FEUAR, q. v. 2. (pl.) The price of grains, as fixed, in the counties of Scotland, by the respective sheriffs and a jury. Jamieson.
  25. Fī-ās'co, n.p. 508(Mus.) A failure in a musical performance. 2. A failure of any kind.
  26. Fī'at, n.p. 508A command to do something; a decisive or effective command; a decree. His fiat laid the corner stone. And heaved its pillars one by one. Willis.
  27. Fī'ant, n.p. 508Commission; fiat. [Obs.] Spenser.
  28. Fib, n.p. 508A lie or falsehood. [Colloq.]
  29. Fib, v. i.p. 508To lie; to speak falsely. [Colloq.]
  30. Fĭb, v. t.p. 508To tell a fib to. [Rare.] “To fib a man.” De Quincey.
  31. Fīb'ber, n.p. 508One who tells lies or fibs.
  32. Fī'ber or Fī'bre, n.p. 508One of the delicate, thread-like or string-like portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted, as the fiber of flax or of muscle. 2. Sinew; strength. [Obs. and rare.]…
  33. Fī'bered or Fī'bred, a.p. 508Having fibers; made up of fibers.
  34. Fī'ber-less or Fī'bre-less, a.p. 508Having no fibers; destitute of fibers.
  35. Fī’bril, n.p. 508A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread. Cheyne.
  36. Fī-bril'la-ted, a.p. 508Furnished with fibrils; fringed. Carpenter.
  37. Fī'bril-lā'tion, n.p. 508The state of being reduced to fibers. Carpenter.
  38. Fī-brĭl'lōse or Fīb'ril-lōse', a.p. 508Covered with hair-like appendages, as the under surface of some lichens.
  39. Fi-brĭl'loŭs or Fīb'ril-loŭs, a.p. 508Pertaining to fibers; formed of small fibers, as the cap of a mushroom.
  40. Fī'brīne, n.p. 508(Chem.) A peculiar organic compound found in animals and vegetables, and also contained in the clot of coagulated blood. Pure fibrine is of a whitish color, inodorous, and insoluble in cold water…
  41. Fīb'ri-noŭs, a.p. 508Having, or partaking of, fibrine.
  42. Fī'bro-cār'ti-lāge, n.p. 508(Anat.) A kind of cartilage, of which the intercellular substance consists of fibrous tissue, as in the cartilage of the ear.
  43. Fī'bro-cār'ti-lāḡ'i-noŭs, a.p. 508(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, fibro-cartilage.
  44. Fī'broŭs, a.p. 508Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoa-nut; the fibrous root of the onion.
  45. Fī'broŭs-ness, n.p. 508The quality of being fibrous.
  46. Fīb'ster, n.p. 508One who tells fibs. [Rare.] Thackeray.
  47. Fĭb'ū-lā or Fĭb'ū-LÆ, n.p. 508A clasp or buckle. “Mere fibulæ, without a robe to clasp.” Wordsworth. 2. (Anat.) The outer and smaller bone of the leg. 3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
  48. Fi-çel'li-er, n.p. 508A reel or roller on which string is wound.
  49. Fīch'ed, a.p. 508See FITCHER.
  50. Fīch'tel-ite, n.p. 508(Min.) A mineral resin, white and crystallizable, found in the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria.
  51. Fick'le (fĭk'l), a.p. 508Not fixed or firm; liable to change or vicissitude; inconstant; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose. “Fortune’s furious, fickle wheel.” Shak. They know how fickle common…
  52. Fĭck'le-ness, n.p. 508The state of being fickle; instability; inconstancy; as, the fickleness of lovers. “To exclaim at fortune's fickleness.” Shak.
  53. Fĭck'ly, adv.p. 508Without firmness or steadiness. Away goes Alice ... after having given her mistress warning fickly. Pepys.
  54. Fī'co, n.p. 508A fig; an act of contempt, by placing the thumb between two of the fingers, expressing, A fig for you. Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase. Shak.
  55. Fiet, a.p. 508Fictitious. [Obs. and rare.] Harvey.
  56. Fĭc'tile, a.p. 508Molded into form by art; manufactured by the potter; suitable for the potter. Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon.
  57. Fĭc'tion, n.p. 508The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by the mere fiction of the mind. Stillingfleet. 2. That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned story, whether oral or…
  58. Fĭc'tion-ĭst, n.p. 509A writer of fiction. West. Rev.
  59. Fic'tious, a.p. 509Fictitious. [Obs. and rare.] Daniel.
  60. Fic-tĭt'ious, a.p. 509Feigned; imaginary; not real; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame. Dryden. The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. Pope.