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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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File, n. p. 511An orderly succession; a line; a row; as, (a.) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged behind one another; a number constituting the depth of a body of troops; as, in rank and file. (b.) An orderly…File, v. t. p. 511To set in order; to arrange, especially as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reference; to place on file; to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers. I would have my…File, v. i. p. 511(Mil.) To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; — generally with off. To file with, to follow closely, as one soldier after another in file. My endeavors Have ever…File, n. p. 511A steel instrument, having the surface covered with sharp-edged furrows or teeth, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, &c. ☞ A file differs from a rasp in having the…File, v. t. p. 511To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file, or as with a file; to polish; as, to file a saw, a tooth, &c. 2. To smooth; to polish; to improve. File your tongue to a little more courtesy. W. Scott.File, v. t. p. 511To make foul; to defile. [Obs.] All his hairy breast with blood was filed. Spencer. For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind. Shak.File'-cŭt'ter, n. p. 511A maker of files.File'-fish, n. p. 511(Ichth.) One of a class of fishes having their skin granulated like a file. They are intermediate between the bony and cartilaginous fishes, and constitute the genus Balistes. Partington.File'-lead'er, n. p. 511(Mil.) The soldier placed in the front of a file.Fil'e-môt, n. p. 511A yellowish-brown color; the color of a faded leaf. Swift.Fil'er, n. p. 511One who uses a file in smoothing and polishing.Fĭl'ial, a. p. 511Pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience is such as the child owes to his parents. 2. Bearing the relation of a child. Sprigs of like leaf…Fil'ial-ly, adv. p. 511In a filial manner.Fĭl'ĭ-āte, v. t. p. 511To adopt as son or daughter; to establish a filiation between. Ogilvie.Fĭl/i-ā'tion, n. p. 511The relation of a son or child to a father. The relation of paternity and filiation between the first affiliate and second person. Hale. 2. The fixing of a bastard child on some one as its father…Fĭl'i-būs'ter, n. p. 511A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; a pirate;—applied especially to the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851.Fĭl'ĭ-bŭs'ter, v. i. p. 511To act as a filibuster.Fil'i-būs'ter-ism, n. p. 511The character or conduct of a filibuster.Fĭl'i-eal, n. p. 511Belonging to the Filices, or ferns.Fi-lĭc'i-fōrm, a. p. 511Shaped like a fern; filicoid. Smart.Fil'i-coid, a. p. 511(Bot.) Having the form of ferns; fern-like; filiciform.Fīl'i-coid, n. p. 511(Bot.) A fern-like plant. Lindley.Fi-lif'er-ous, a. p. 511Producing threads. Carpenter.Fĭl'i-fōrm, a. p. 511Having the form of a thread or filament; long, slender, round, and of equal thickness throughout; as, a filiform style or peduncle. Gray.Fil'i-grāin or Fil'i-grāne, n. p. 511The same as FILIGREE.Fil'i-grāned, a. p. 511Filigreed.Fil'i-gree, n. p. 511Granular net-work, or net-work containing beads; hence, ornamental work, executed in fine gold or silver wire, plaited and formed into delicate arabesques and flowers. Fairholt.Fĭl'i-gree, a. p. 511Relating to, or composed of, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket.Fĭl'i-greed, a. p. 511Ornamented with filigree. Tatler.Fīl'ing, n. p. 511A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as, filings of iron.Fĭl'i-pĕnd'ū-loŭs, a. p. 511(Bot.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread;—said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, thread-like rootlets.Fill, v. t. p. 511To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of. The rain also filleth the pools. Ps. lxxxiv. 6.…Fill, v. i. p. 511To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind. 2. To fill a cup or glass for…Fill, n. p. 511A full supply; as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. “Where I may weep my fill.” Shak. The land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill. Lev. xxv. 19. 2. A…Fĭl'la-gree, n. & a. p. 511See FILIGREE.Fill'er, n. p. 511One who, or that which, fills. They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work. Mortimer.Fĭl'let, n. p. 511A little band or twist, especially one intended to tie about the hair of the head. A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. Pope. 2. A muscle, or a piece of meat made up of muscles, especially the…Fil'let, v. t. p. 512To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet, or little band.Fil'let-ing, n. p. 512The material of which fillets are made. 2. Fillets taken collectively.Fi'li-bēg, n. p. 512A little plaid; a kilt or dress reaching nearly to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland. [Written also phili-beg.]Fi'li-bŭs'ter, n. p. 512See FILIBUSTER.Fil'ling, n. p. 512That which fills or fills up, as the woof in weaving.Fil'lip, v. t. p. 512To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. “You fillip me o’ the head.” Shak.Fĭl'lip, n. p. 512A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a fico. 2. A sudden start or excitement; something serving to rouse.Fil'li-peen', n. p. 512Same as PHILOPENA, q. v.Fil'ly, n. p. 512A young horse; especially, a young mare; a female colt. Neighing in likeness of a filly foal. Shak. 2. A lively, roistering, or wanton girl. Addison.Film, n. p. 512A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. He from thick film shall purge the visual ray. Pope. 2. A slender thread, as one of those composing a cobweb. Her whip of…Film, v. t. p. 512To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak.Film'i-ness, n. p. 512State of being filmy.Fĭlm'y, a. p. 512Composed of film; membranous; cob-web like. Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly. Dryden.Fĭlōse, a. p. 512Ending in a thread-like process. Brande.Fĭl'ter, n. p. 512A piece of woolen cloth, paper, or other substance, through which liquors are passed for defecation; a strainer.Fĭl'ter, v. t. p. 512To purify or defecate, as liquor, by causing it to pass through a filter, or a porous substance that retains feculent matter.Fĭl'ter, v. i. p. 512To pass through a filter; to percolate.Fĭl'ter, n. p. 512Same as PHILTER, q. v.Fil'ter-ing-pā'per, n. p. 512A porous unsized paper, free from impurities, used for filtering.Filth, n. p. 512Foul matter; any thing that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness. 2. Any thing that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual…Filth'i-ly, adv. p. 512In a filthy manner; foully; grossly.Filth'i-ness, n. p. 512The state of being filthy, or polluted. Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 2 Cor. vii. 1. 2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption…Fĭlth’y, a. p. 512Defiled with filth; nasty; impure; licentious. “In the filthy-mantled pool.” Shak. He which is filthy, let him be filthy still. Rev. xxii. 11. Syn. — Nasty; foul; dirty; muddy; miry; sloughy…