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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Field'-work, n. p. 509(Mil.) A temporary work thrown up by any troops in the field, as in besieging a fortress, or by besiegers in defending a place.Fiëld'y, a. p. 509Open, like a field. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Fiĕnd, n. p. 509An implacable or malicious foe; the devil; an infernal being. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.Fiënd'-frāy'ing, a. p. 509Terrifying fiends. Sir T. More.Fiënd'ful, a. p. 509Full of evil, malignant, or fiendish practices. Marlowe.Fiĕnd'ful-ly, adv. p. 509In a fiendful manner.Fiënd'ish, a. p. 509Like a fiend; malignant.Fiënd'ish-ly, adv. p. 509In a fiendish manner.Fiĕnd'ish-ness, n. p. 509The state of being fiendish; maliciousness.Fiërçe, a. p. 509Furious; wild; violent; unrestrained; impetuous, as wild beasts, storm-winds, &c. Chaucer. His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. Milton. 2. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent; vehement in anger…Fiërçe'ly, adv. p. 509In a fierce manner, or with a fierce expression or aspect; as, to look fiercely.Fiërçe'-mänd'ed, a. p. 509Of a furious temper; vehement; violent. Bp. Wilson.Fiërçe'ness, n. p. 509The state or quality of being fierce, furious, or angry; fury; violence; excessive ardor. Syn.—Ferocity; savageness; vehemence; impetuosity.Fī'e-rī-fā'ci-as, n. p. 509(Law.) A judicial writ that lies for him 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…Fĭ'er-i-ly, adv. p. 509In a hot or fiery manner.Fĭer'-i-ness, n. p. 509The quality of being fiery; heat; acrimony; irritability; as, a fieriness of temper. Addison.Fī'er-y, a. p. 509Consisting of, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance. And fiery billows roll below. Watts. 2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous; as, a fiery spirit. “A fiery…Fĭ'er-y-fōot'ed, a. p. 509Eager or swift in motion. “Fiery-footed steeds.” Shak.Fīfe, n. p. 510(Mus.) A small pipe used as a wind-instrument, chiefly to accompany the drum in a military band.Fīfe, v. i. p. 510To play on a fife.Fīfe, v. t. p. 510To play on a fife, as a tune.Fīfe'-mā'jor, n. p. 510(Mil.) The chief or superintendent of the fifers of a regiment. Booth.Fif'er, n. p. 510One who plays on a fife.Fīfe'-rāil, n. p. 510(Naut.) A rail around the mast of a ship.Fĭf'teen, a. p. 510Five and ten; one more than fourteen.Fĭf'teen, n. p. 510The sum of five and ten; fourteen units and one more. 2. A symbol representing this number, as 15, or XV.Fĭf'teenth, a. p. 510Next in order after the fourteenth; the fifth after the tenth. 2. Being one of fifteen equal parts into which a whole is divided.Fif'teenth, n. p. 510One of fifteen equal parts of a unit or whole; the quotient of a unit divided by fifteen. 2. A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs, &c., in England, being one…Fifth, a. p. 510Next in order after the fourth; as, the fifth day of the month. 2. Being one of five equal parts into which a whole is divided.Fifth, n. p. 510The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts. 2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale.Fifth'ly, adv. p. 510In the fifth place.Fifth-mōn'arch-y Men p. 510A fanatical sect in England, who considered Cromwell as commencing the fifth great monarchy of the world, during which Christ should reign on earth a thousand years. Brande.Fif'ti-eth, a. p. 510Next in order after the forty-ninth. 2. Being one of fifty equal parts into which a whole is divided.Fĭf'ti-eth, n. p. 510One of fifty equal parts; the quotient of a unit divided by fifty.Fĭf'ty, a. p. 510Five times ten; as, fifty men.Fĭf'ty, n. p. 510Five tens; the sum of forty-nine units and one more. 2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or L.Fig, n. p. 510(Bot.) A fruit-tree of the genus Ficus, growing in warm climates, of which the Ficus carica is the principal species. 2. The fruit of the fig tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and of various…Fig, v. t. p. 510To insult with ficos, or contemptuous motions of the fingers. See Fico. [Obs.] And fig me Like the bragging Spaniard. Shak. 2. To put into the head of, as something useless or worthless. [Obs.]…Fig'-ăp'ple, n. p. 510A species of apple. Johnson.Fig'a-ry, n. p. 510A frolic; a vagary; a whim. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Fig'ent, a. p. 510Unsteady; fidgety; restless. [Obs.] He was somewhat figent with me. Beau. & Fl.Fig'-gnăt, n. p. 510An insect of the fly kind.Fig'gum, n. p. 510A juggler's trick; conjuring. [Obs.] O. no, he plays at figgum; The devil is the author of wicked figgum. B. Jonson.Fight, v. i. p. 510To strive or contend for victory, in battle 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. You…Fīght, v. t. p. 510To 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. He had to fight his way through the world. Macaulay. I have fought a good…Fīght, n. p. 510A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies. A duel is called a single fight, or combat. Who now defies thee…Fīght'er, n. p. 510One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.Fight'ing, p. a. p. 510Qualified for war; fit for battle. “An host of fighting men.” 2 Chron. xxvi. 11. 2. Occupied in war; being the scene of war; as, a fighting field. Pope.Fight'ing-ly, adv. p. 510Pugnaciously.Fight'wite, n. p. 510(O. Eng. Law.) A mulet or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace.Fig'-leaf, n. p. 510The leaf of a fig-tree; hence, a thin covering, in allusion to the first covering of Adam and Eve.Fig-mär'i-gōld, n. p. 510(Bot.) A plant of several species, of the genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.Fig'ment, n. p. 510An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined. “Social figments, feints, and formalisms.” E. B. Browning. Especially when the figments presented to them involve the fearful and the terrible.…Fig'-pēck'er, n. p. 510(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Sylvia (S. hortensis); the fig-eater, or beccafico.Fig'-shĕll, n. p. 510(Conch.) A univalve shell having a form somewhat like that of a fig.Fig'-tree, n. p. 510(Bot.) A tree of several species of the genus Ficus, especially F. carica, which produces the fig of commerce.Fig′ū-late or Fig′ū-lā′ted, a. p. 510Made of potter’s clay; molded; shaped. [Rare.]Fig'ū-ra-bil'i-ty, n. p. 510The quality of being figurable.Fig'ū-ra-ble, a. p. 510Capable of being brought to, or of retaining, a certain fixed form or shape; as, lead is figurable, but water is not.Fĭg'ū-ral, a. p. 510Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural resemblances; figural ornaments. Browne. 2. (Mus.) Figurate. See FIGURATE. Figural numbers. See FIGURATE NUMBERS.