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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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Flȳ'-flāp'per, n. p. 526One who flaps away flies; one who uses a fly-flap. Landor.Flȳ'-hōn'ey-sŭck'le, n. p. 526(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lonicera (L. xylosteum).Flȳ'ing-ar-til'le-ry, n. p. 526(Mil.) Artillery trained to very rapid evolutions. In passing from one part of the field to another, the men spring upon their horses in horse-artillery, or on the ammunition chests in fort-artillery.Flȳ'ing-bridge, n. p. 526(Mil.) A contrivance used by armies for crossing rivers in rapid movements, being sometimes a bridge supported by light boats, and sometimes a ferry-boat anchored up stream, and made to cross by the…Flȳ'ing-būt'tress, n. p. 526(Arch.) A contrivance for strengthening a part of a building which rises considerably above the rest, consisting of a curved brace or half arch between it and the opposite face of some lower part, as…Flȳ'ing-cămp, n. p. 526(Mil.) A camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another.Flȳ'ing-fish, n. p. 526(Ichth.) A fish which has the power of sustaining itself in the air for a certain length of time, by means of its long, pectoral fins; the Exocætus.Flȳ'ing-jib, n. p. 526(Naut.) A sail extended outside of the standing-jib, on the flying-jib-boom.Flȳ'ing-pär'ty, n. p. 526(Mil.) A detachment of men employed to hover about an enemy.Flȳ'ing-pīn'ion, n. p. 526The fly of a clock.Flȳ'ing-shōt, n. p. 526A shot fired at something in motion, as a bird on the wing; one who fires thus.Fly'ing-squir'rel, n. p. 526(Zoöl.) A squirrel (the Pteromys volucella) having an expansive skin on each side, reaching from the fore to the hind legs, by which it is borne up in leaping. ☞ The flying-squirrel of New South…Flȳ'-lēaf, n. p. 526A blank leaf at the beginning or end of a book.Fly'man, n. p. 527The driver of a fly, or light public carriage. Melville.Fly'-pow'der, n. p. 527An imperfect oxide of arsenic, which, mixed with sugar and water, is used to kill flies. Brande.Flȳ'-rāil, n. p. 527That part of a table which turns out to support the leaf.Fly'-slōw, a. p. 527Moving as slowly as a fly sometimes does. [Obs.] Shak.Fly'-speck, n. p. 527The excrementitious stain of an insect, especially of the common fly.Fly'-trap, n. p. 527(Bot.) A plant (the Dionæa muscipula), called also Venus's fly-trap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus…Flȳ'-wheel, n. p. 527A wheel in machinery that equalizes its movements, or accumulates power for a variable or intermitting resistance, as in a steam-engine or a coining-press. See FLY.Fō, n. p. 527The Chinese name of Buddha.Fōal, n. p. 527The young of the equine genus of quadrupeds, and of either sex; a colt or filly.Fōal, v. t. p. 527To bring forth, as a colt or filly; — said of a mare or a she-ass.Fōal, v. t. p. 527To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.Fōal'-fōot, n. p. 527(Bot.) A certain plant; the colt's-foot. See COLT'S-FOOT.Fōam, n. p. 527The aggregation of bubbles which is formed on the surface of liquors by fermentation or violent agitation; froth; spume.Fōam, v. i. p. 527To froth; to gather foam; as, the billows foam. “He foams at mouth.” Shak. He foameth and gnasheth with his teeth. Mark ix. 18. 2. To form foam, or become filled with foam; — said of a steam-boiler…Fōam, v. t. p. 527To throw out with rage or violence, as foam; — with out. “Foaming out their own shame.” Jude 13. 2. To cause to foam; to fill with something that foams; as, to foam the goblet. Pope.Fōam'-cock, n. p. 527(Steam-boilers.) A cock at the water-level to blow off impurities.Fōam'ing-ly, adv. p. 527With foam; frothily.Fōam'less, a. p. 527Having no foam.Fōam'y, a. p. 527Covered with foam; frothy; spumy. Behold how high the foamy billows ride. Dryden.Fōb, n. p. 527A little pocket for a watch. 2. A tap or slight blow. [Obs.] Shak.Fŏb, v. t. p. 527To beat; to maul. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick. A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and…Fō'eal, a. p. 527Belonging to, or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point. Focal distance of a lens or mirror (Opt.), the distance of the focus from the center. — Focal distance of an ellipse, distance from the focus…Fō'cal-īze, v. t. p. 527To bring to a focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey.Fō'cīle, n. p. 527(Anat.) A bone of the fore-arm, the greater focile being the ulna, the lesser the radius; also, a bone of the fore-leg.Fŏç'il-lāte, v. t. p. 527To nourish; to warm. [Obs.] Blount.Fŏç'il-lā'tion, n. p. 527Comfort; support. [Obs.]Fo-çĭm'e-ter, n. p. 527An instrument for bringing to a focus. R. Hunt.Fō'cus, n. p. 527(Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refracted; as, the focus of a lens or mirror. 2. (Geom.) A point on the principal axis of a conic section, such that the…Fō'cus, v. t. p. 527To bring to a focus; as, to focus a camera. [Recent.] R. Hunt.Fōd'der, n. p. 527That which is fed out to cattle, horses, and sheep, as hay, straw, and various vegetables. 2. A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19½ to 24 cwt.…Fōd'der, v. t. p. 527To feed, as cattle, with dry food, or cut grass, &c.; to furnish with hay, straw, oats.Fōd'der-er, n. p. 527One who fodders cattle.Fō'di-ent, a. p. 527Fitted for, or pertaining to, digging. [Obs.] Blount.Fōe (fō), n. p. 527One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. x. 36. Our destroyer, foe to God and man. Milton. 2.…Fōe, v. t. p. 527To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōe'-hōōd, n. p. 527Enmity. [Obs.] Bedell.Fōe'man, n. p. 527An enemy in war. Foemen's marks upon his battered shield. Shak.Fœ'tal, a. p. 527The same as FETAL.Fœt'i-cīde, n. p. 527The same as FETICIDE.Fœ'tor, n. p. 527The same as FETOR.Fœ'tus, n. p. 527The same as FETUS.Fōg, n. p. 527Watery vapor precipitated in the lower part of the atmosphere, and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground. Yon fen-sucked fogs, drawn by the powerful sun.…Fōg, n. p. 527(Agric.) (a.) A second growth of grass; after-grass. (b.) Long grass that remains in pastures till winter; — sometimes called, in New England, old tore.Fōg, v. t. p. 527To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken.Fōg, v. t. p. 527(Agr.) To pasture cattle on the fog, or after-grass, of; to eat off the fog from.Fōg, v. i. p. 527To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog; to practice low arts. [Obs.] Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee? Dryden.Fōg'-bānk, n. p. 527An appearance, at sea, in hazy weather, sometimes resembling land at a distance, but which vanishes as it is approached.