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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Fōōt'less, a.p. 530Having no feet.
  2. Fōōt'-lick'er, n.p. 530A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner; a lick-spittle. Shak.
  3. Fōōt'-light, n.p. 530One of a row of lights in front of the stage in a theater, &c., and on a level therewith.
  4. 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.
  5. Fōōt'man-shĭp, n.p. 530The art or faculty of a foot-man.
  6. Fōōt'-măn/tle, n.p. 530A long garment to keep the gown clean in riding.
  7. Fōōt'-märk, n.p. 530A mark of a foot; a foot-print; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
  8. Fōōt'-mūff, n.p. 530A receptacle for the feet, lined with fur, &c., for keeping them warm in winter.
  9. Fōōt'-nōte, n.p. 530A note of reference at the foot of a page.
  10. 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.
  11. Fōōt'-pād, n.p. 530A highwayman, or robber on foot.
  12. Fōōt'-pāge, n.p. 530An errand boy; a common attendant. W. Scott.
  13. Fōōt'-plāte, n.p. 530(Locomotives.) See FOOT-BOARD.
  14. Fōōt'-plow or Fōōt'-plough, n.p. 530A kind of swing-plow.
  15. Fōōt'-pōst, n.p. 530A post or messenger that travels on foot. Carew.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Fōōt'-rāce, n.p. 530A race by men on foot.
  19. 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.
  20. Fōōt'-rōt, n.p. 530An ulcer in the feet of sheep.
  21. Fōōt'-rūle, n.p. 530A rule or measure twelve inches long.
  22. Fōōts, n. pl.p. 530The settlings of oil, molasses, &c., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead. Simmonds.
  23. Fōōt'-sōl'dier, n.p. 530(Mil.) A soldier that serves on foot.
  24. Fōōt'-sōre, a.p. 530Having tender or sore feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.
  25. Fōōt'stalk, n.p. 530(Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of a flower; a petiole, pedicel, or peduncle. London.
  26. Fōōt'stall, n.p. 530A woman's stirrup. Johnson.
  27. Fōōt'stēp, n.p. 530The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. Bryant.…
  28. Fōōt'stōōl, n.p. 530A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one when sitting.
  29. Fōōt'-stōve, n.p. 530A contrivance intended to keep the feet warm; a foot-warmer.
  30. Fōōt'-vălve, n.p. 530(Steam-eng.) The valve that opens to the air-pump from the condenser.
  31. Fōōt'-wāl'ing, n.p. 530(Naut.) The inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor-timbers. Totten.
  32. Fōōt'-warm'er, n.p. 530A contrivance for warming the feet; a foot-stove.
  33. Fōōt'wāy, n.p. 530A foot-path; a passage for pedestrians only.
  34. Fōōt'-wōrn, a.p. 530Worn by, or wearied in, the feet; as, a foot-worn path or traveler.
  35. Fōōt'y, a.p. 530Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, &c. [Eng.]
  36. Fōp, n.p. 530(Cf. to fob, and Ger. foppen, to make a fool of one, jeer.) One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress and pertness; a gay, trifling fellow; a coxcomb; a dandy.
  37. Fōp'-dōo'dle, n.p. 530An insignificant fellow. [Obs. and low.] Hudibras.
  38. Fōp'ling, n.p. 530A petty fop. “As a vulgar fopling or a party-colored buffoon.” Landor.
  39. Fōp'per-y, n.p. 530The behavior, manners, dress, or the like, of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show or importance; showy folly. 2. Folly; impertinence; foolery. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter / My sober…
  40. Fŏp'pish, a.p. 530Fop-like; vain of dress; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; dressing in the extreme of fashion; affected in manners. Syn.—Finical; spruce; dandyish. See FINICAL.
  41. Fōp'pĭsh-ly, adv.p. 530In a foppish manner.
  42. Fōp'pĭsh-ness, n.p. 530The condition or quality of being foppish.
  43. Fōr, prep.p. 530In the place of; instead of; because of; by reason of; with respect to; concerning; in the direction of; toward; during; as being, &c.;—in the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of…
  44. Fôr, conj.p. 530Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of any thing. And for of long that way had walked none, The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar. Fairfax. And Heaven…
  45. Fôr'age, n.p. 530The act of providing food; search for provisions. The lion from forage will incline to play. Shak. A hand select from forage drives A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton. Mawhood…
  46. Fōr'age, v. i.p. 530To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food for horses and cattle by wandering about and feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. Stood smiling to behold his lion's…
  47. Fōr'age, v. t.p. 530To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds. Pope.
  48. Fôr'a-ger, n.p. 530One who forages.
  49. Fō-rā'men, n.p. 530A little opening; a perforation.
  50. Fo-răm'i-nā'ted, a.p. 531Having little holes or perforations. Buckland.
  51. Fôr'a-mîn'i-fer, n.p. 531(Zool.) A minute protozoan, or compound group of protozoans, of the tribe Rhizopod, characterized by having a calcareous shell perforated by pores, or foramina. See PROTOZOON. Dana.
  52. Fō-răm'i-nĭf'e-ră, n. pl.p. 531(Zoöl.) See FORAMINIFER.
  53. Fo-răm'i-nif'er-oūs, a.p. 531Pertaining to, or resembling, the foraminifers.
  54. Fo-râm'i-noûs, a.p. 531Full of holes; perforated in many places; porous. [Obs.] Bacon.
  55. Fôr'as-mŭch', conj.p. 531In consideration of; because that. See FOR.
  56. Fo-rāy' or Fŏr'āy, n.p. 531A sudden or irregular incursion in a border war; hence, any irregular incursion for war or robbery.
  57. Fo-rāy'er, n.p. 531One who makes a foray; one who joins in an incursion for war or plunder. They might not choose the lowland road For the Merse forayers were abroad. W. Scott.
  58. For-băde', imp.p. 531of forbid.
  59. For-bāthe′, v. t.p. 531To bathe. [Obs.] Sackville.
  60. For-bear', v. i.p. 531To refrain from proceeding; to keep one's self in check; to control one's self when provoked; to pause; to delay. 2. To refuse; to decline. Whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. Ezek.…