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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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Fōōl'-bĕgged, a. p. 529Idiotical; absurd. [Obs.] Shak.Fōōl'-bôrn, a. p. 529Born of, or produced by, a fool. Shak.Fōōl'er-y, n. p. 529The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. Shak. 2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish…Fōōl'-hāp'py, a. p. 529Lucky without judgment or contrivance. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōōl'-härd'i-hōōd, n. p. 529The same as FOOL-HARDINESS.Fōōl'-härd'i-ly, adv. p. 529With fool-hardiness.Fōōl'-härd'i-ness, n. p. 529Courage without sense or judgment; mad rashness. Dryden.Fōōl'-härd'ise, n. p. 529Fool-hardiness. [Obs.] Spenser. Fairfax.Fŏol'-härd'y, a. p. 529Daring without judgment; madly rash and adventurous; foolishly bold. Howell. Syn.—Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; headlong; incautious. See RASH.Fōol'-hāst'y, a. p. 529Foolishly hasty. [Obs.] Holland.Fool'i-fy, v. t. p. 529To make a fool of; to fool, or befool. [Obs.] Holland.Fōol'ish, a. p. 529Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. I am a very foolish, fond old man. Shak. 2. Such as a fool would do…Fŏol'ish-ly, adv. p. 529In a foolish manner; weakly; without understanding or judgment; unwisely; indiscreetly.Fŏol'ish-ness, n. p. 529The quality or condition of being foolish; folly; want of understanding. 2. A foolish practice; an absurdity. The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. I Cor. i. 18.Fōol's'cāp, n. p. 529A long folio writing paper, about 13½ by 16½ inches. Simmonds.Fŏol's'-pärs'ley, n. p. 529(Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant, resembling parsley, but having a disagreeable, nauseous smell; the Æthusa cynapium. Loudon.Fōol'stōnes, n. p. 529(Bot.) A certain plant, a species of orchis.Fŏot, n. p. 529The extremity below the ankle; that part of the body which treads the ground in standing or walking. 2. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table, or of a…Fŏot, v. i. p. 529To tread to measure or music; to dance; to skip. Dryden. 2. To walk;—opposed to ride or fly; commonly followed by it. If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest.…Fŏot, v. t. p. 529To strike with the foot; to kick; to spurn. Shak. 2. To set on foot; to organize. [Obs.] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak. 3. To tread; as, to foot the…Fōōt'-ball, n. p. 530An inflated ball, usually made of bladder cased in leather, or of india-rubber, and kicked about in sport. Waller. 2. The sport of kicking the foot-ball. Arbuthnot.Fōōt'-bänd, n. p. 530(Mil.) A band of infantry.Fōōt'-bāth, n. p. 530A bathing of the feet; a vessel for this purpose.Fōōt'-bōard, n. p. 530A support for the foot; a board at the foot of a bed. 2. (Locomotives.) The platform on which the driver and fireman of a locomotive stand; the foot-plate.Fōōt'-boy, n. p. 530A menial; an attendant in livery; a footman. Swift.Fōōt'-bridge, n. p. 530A narrow bridge for foot passengers. Sidney.Fōōt'-clŏth, n. p. 530A sumpter cloth, or housings of a horse, which covered his body and reached down to his heels. [Obs.] Shak.Fōōt'ed, a. p. 530Provided with a foot; having a foot. “Footed like a goat.” Grew. 2. Having a foothold; established. Our king is footed in this land already. Shak.Fōōt′fall, n. p. 530A footstep. 2. A trip or stumble; a misstep. Shak.Fōōt'-fight, n. p. 530A conflict by persons on foot; — in opposition to a fight on horseback. Sidney.Fōōt'-glōve, n. p. 530A kind of stocking. [Obs.] The buskins and foot-gloves we wore. Defoe.Fōōt'-guärds, n. pl. p. 530Guards of infantry.Fōōt'-halt, n. p. 530A disease incident to sheep, and said to proceed from a worm which enters between the claws.Fōot'-hill, n. p. 530A hill lying at the foot of a range of mountains, as in Piedmont.Fōōt'-hōld, n. p. 530A holding with the feet; that which sustains the feet firmly, and prevents them from slipping or moving; that on which one may tread or rest securely. J'Estrange.Fōōt'-hŏt, adv. p. 530Immediately; — a word borrowed from hunting. Gower.Fōōt'ing, n. p. 530Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder. 2. Firm position; established place; basis…Fōōt'less, a. p. 530Having no feet.Fōōt'-lick'er, n. p. 530A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner; a lick-spittle. Shak.Fōōt'-light, n. p. 530One of a row of lights in front of the stage in a theater, &c., and on a level therewith.Fōōt’man, n. p. 530A soldier who marches and fights on foot. 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, &c.; a runner.Fōōt'man-shĭp, n. p. 530The art or faculty of a foot-man.Fōōt'-măn/tle, n. p. 530A long garment to keep the gown clean in riding.Fōōt'-märk, n. p. 530A mark of a foot; a foot-print; a track or vestige. Coleridge.Fōōt'-mūff, n. p. 530A receptacle for the feet, lined with fur, &c., for keeping them warm in winter.Fōōt'-nōte, n. p. 530A note of reference at the foot of a page.Fōōt'-pāçe, n. p. 530A slow pace or step, as in walking. Johnson. 2. A stair broader than the rest of a flight. Gwilt. 3. A dais, or elevated platform.Fōōt'-pād, n. p. 530A highwayman, or robber on foot.Fōōt'-pāge, n. p. 530An errand boy; a common attendant. W. Scott.Fōōt'-plāte, n. p. 530(Locomotives.) See FOOT-BOARD.Fōōt'-plow or Fōōt'-plough, n. p. 530A kind of swing-plow.Fōōt'-pōst, n. p. 530A post or messenger that travels on foot. Carew.Fōōt'-pound, n. p. 530(Mech.) The unit of energy or of work done; viz., one pound avoirdupois raised, or acting through, the distance of one foot.Foot'-print, n. p. 530The impression of the foot; a trace or foot-mark. W. Irving. 2. (Geol.) An impression of the foot of an animal on sandstone, made when it was in a soft state.Fōōt'-rāce, n. p. 530A race by men on foot.Fōōt'-rōpe, n. p. 530(Naut.) (a.) The rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling;—formerly called a horse. (b.) That part of the bolt-rope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Dana.Fōōt'-rōt, n. p. 530An ulcer in the feet of sheep.Fōōt'-rūle, n. p. 530A rule or measure twelve inches long.Fōōts, n. pl. p. 530The settlings of oil, molasses, &c., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead. Simmonds.Fōōt'-sōl'dier, n. p. 530(Mil.) A soldier that serves on foot.