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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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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.Fĭg'ū-ränt' or Fĭg'ū-ränte', n. m. p. 510Fĭg'ū-ränte', n. f. [Fr., properly p. pr. of figurer, to figure, to represent, to make a figure, to appear, to dance in figures.] One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an…Fĭg'ū-rate, a. p. 510Of a certain determinate form or figure. Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon. 2. Figurative. [Obs.] 3. (Mus.) Relating to discords; discordant; figurative.…Fĭg'ū-rā'ted, a. p. 510Having a determinate form. Potter.Fĭg'ū-rate-ly, adv. p. 510In a figurate manner.Fĭg'ū-rā'tion, n. p. 510The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form. Bacon. 2. (Mus.) Mixture of concords and discords.Fig'ū-ra-tive, a. p. 510Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. 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…Fig'ū-ra-tive-ly, adv. p. 510In a figurative manner; by a figure; in a metaphorical sense.Fig'ū-ra-tive-ness, n. p. 510State of being figurative.Fig'ūre, n. p. 510The form of any thing; shape; fashion; outline; structure; appearance; hence, an imaginary phantom. Enjoy the heavy honey-dew of slumber; Thou hast no figures, nor no fantasies. Shak. 2. The…Fig'ū're, v. t. p. 510To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, by drawing or modeling. 2. To embellish with designs; to mark upon. “My figured goblet.” Shak. The vaulty top of heaven Figured…Fig'ûre, v. i. p. 511To make a figure; to be distinguished; as, the envoy figured at the court of St. Cloud.Fig'ûre-cāst'er, n. p. 511A pretender to astrology. [Obs.]Fig'ûred, p. a. p. 511Adorned with figures; marked with figures. 2. (Mus.) (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. (b.) Indicated or noted by figures. Figured bass (Mus.), an accompaniment indicated by figures over…Fig'ûre-fling'er, n. p. 511An astrologer; a figure-caster. [Obs.] Rowlands.Fig'ûre-fling'ing, n. p. 511The practice of the tricks of astrology. [Obs.] I shall spoil your figure-flinging. Beau. & Fl.Fig’ure-hĕad, n. p. 511(Naut.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the projecting part of the head of a ship. Brande.Fig'ūre-stōne, n. p. 511(Min.) The agalmatolite, or bildstein. See AGALMATOLITE.Fi-gū'ri-al, a. p. 511Represented by figure or delineation.Fig'ū-rīst, n. p. 511One who uses or interprets figures. Waterland.Fig'wort, n. p. 511(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Scrophularia, especially S. nodosa.Fike, n. p. 511See FYKE.Fi-lā'ceoûs, a. p. 511Composed or consisting of threads. Bacon.