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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…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.Fōp'pĭsh-ly, adv. p. 530In a foppish manner.Fōp'pĭsh-ness, n. p. 530The condition or quality of being foppish.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…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…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…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…Fōr'age, v. t. p. 530To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds. Pope.Fôr'a-ger, n. p. 530One who forages.Fō-rā'men, n. p. 530A little opening; a perforation.Fo-răm'i-nā'ted, a. p. 531Having little holes or perforations. Buckland.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.Fō-răm'i-nĭf'e-ră, n. pl. p. 531(Zoöl.) See FORAMINIFER.Fo-răm'i-nif'er-oūs, a. p. 531Pertaining to, or resembling, the foraminifers.Fo-râm'i-noûs, a. p. 531Full of holes; perforated in many places; porous. [Obs.] Bacon.Fôr'as-mŭch', conj. p. 531In consideration of; because that. See FOR.Fo-rāy' or Fŏr'āy, n. p. 531A sudden or irregular incursion in a border war; hence, any irregular incursion for war or robbery.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.For-băde', imp. p. 531of forbid.For-bāthe′, v. t. p. 531To bathe. [Obs.] Sackville.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.…For-bear', v. t. p. 531To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. But let me that plunder forbear. Shenstone. The king In open battle or the tilting…For-bear'ance, n. p. 531The act of forbearing; the exercise of patience. He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton. 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies…For-bear'ant, a. p. 531Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; forbearing. [Rare.]For-bêar'er, n. p. 531One who forbears. Tusser.For-bêar'ing, p. a. p. 531Patient; long-suffering.For-beâr'ing-ly, adv. p. 531In a forbearing manner.For-bĭd′, v. t. p. 531To command to forbear, or not to do; to prohibit; to interdict. More than I have said The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell on. Shak. 2. To forbid from entering or approaching; to…For-bĭd', v. i. p. 531To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.For-bid'dance, n. p. 531The act of forbidding, or the condition of being forbidden; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.] How hast thou yielded to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton.For-bĭd’den, p. a. p. 531Prohibited; hindered; interdiction; as, the forbidden fruit.For-bid'den-fruit, n. p. 531(Bot.) A small variety of shaddock; the Citrus decumana.For-bid'den-ly, adv. p. 531In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.For-bĭd'den-ness, n. p. 531A state of being prohibited. [Obs.] Boyle.For-bĭd'der, n. p. 531One who, or that which, forbids.For-bĭd'ding, p. a. p. 531Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn. — Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing…For-bĭd'ding-ly, adv. p. 531In a forbidding manner.For-bōre', imp. p. 531of forbear.For-bōrne', p. p. p. 531of forbear.Fōrce, n. p. 531Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to…Fōrce, v. t. p. 531To constrain to do, or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, men are forced to submit to conquerors; masters force…Fōrçe, v. t. p. 531To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor. 2. To make a difficult matter of any thing; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard. Your oath once broke…Fōrçe, v. t. p. 531To stuff; to lard; to farce. Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.Fōr'çed-ly, adv. p. 531In a forced manner; violently; constrainedly; unnaturally. [Rare.]Fōr'çed-ness, n. p. 531The state of being forced; distortion.Fōrce'ful, a. p. 531Full of force or might; driven with force; acting with power; mighty. Against the steed he threw His forceful spear. Dryden.Fōrçe'ful-ly, adv. p. 531Violently; impetuously.Fōrçe'less, a. p. 531Having little or no force; feeble; impotent. These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me. Shak.Fōrçe'-mēat, n. p. 531(Cookery.) Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.Fōrçe'ment, n. p. 531The act of forcing; violence committed. [Obs.] It was imposed upon us by constraint: And will you count such force-ment treachery? J. Webster.Fōr'ceps, n. p. 531A pair of pincers or tongs; an instrument for holding bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of…Fōrçe'-pŭmp, n. p. 531See FORCING-PUMP.Fōr'çer, n. p. 531One who, or that which, forces or drives; specifically, the solid piston of a pump; the instrument by which water is driven up a pump.Fōr'çi-ble, a. p. 531Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive. How forcible are right words! Job vi. 25. Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when…Fōr'çi-ble-fee'ble, a. p. 531Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid. He [Prof. Aytoun] would purge his book of much offensive matter, if he struck out epithets which are in the bad taste of the forcible-feeble school. N.…Fōr'çi-ble-ness, n. p. 531The quality of being forcible.Fōr'çi-bly, adv. p. 531In a forcible manner; strongly; powerfully; by violence; by constraint. To enforce these rights so forcibly withheld. Shak. The gospel offers such considerations as are fit to work very forcibly on…Fōr'çing, n. p. 531(Gardening.) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits, at an earlier season than the natural one, by artificial heat.Fōr'çing-house, n. p. 531A hot-house for fruits, &c.