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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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Fōr'rill, n. p. 536A kind of parchment; forel. Simmonds.For-sāke', v. t. p. 536To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. Forsake the foolish, and live. Prov. ix. 6. 2. To abandon…For-sāk'en-ness, n. p. 536State of being forsaken.For-sāk'er, n. p. 536One who forsakes or deserts.For-sāy', v. t. p. 536To forbid; to renounce. [Obs.]For-shāpe’, v. t. p. 536To render misshapen. [Obs.]For-slăck', v. t. p. 536To foreslack, q. v. [Obs.] Spenser.For-slōw', v. t. p. 536To foreslow, q. v. [Obs.] Spenser.For-sōoth', adv. p. 536In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; — often used ironically. A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm! Hayward. Forsooth appears to have been formerly a term used much with and by women, in a…For-spēak’, v. t. p. 536To forbid; to prohibit. Shak. 2. To injure by undue praise. 3. To forespeak, q. v.For-spĕnt', a. p. 536Forespent, q. v. [Obs.] Shak.For-stall', v. t. p. 536To forestall, q. v. Spenser.Fôr'ster, n. p. 536A forester. [Obs.] Chaucer.For-swat', a. p. 536Foreswat. See FORESWAT. Spenser.For-swêar', v. t. p. 536To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. “I . . . do forswear her?” Shak. 2. To deny upon oath. Like innocence, and as serenely bold As…For-sweâr', v. i. p. 536To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.For-sweâr'er, n. p. 536One who rejects or denies upon oath; one who swears a false oath.For-swōnk', a. p. 536Overlabored. [Obs.]For-swōre', imp. p. 536of forswear.For-swōrn’, p. p. p. 536of forswear. Renounced on oath; perjured.For-swōrn'ness, n. p. 536The state of being forsworn.Fôrt, n. p. 536(Mil.) A fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a…Fōrt'al-īçe, n. p. 536(Mil.) A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; — called also fortelace. W. Scott.Fōrte, n. p. 537The strong point; that in which one excels. The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers. Jeffrey.Fōr'te, adv. p. 537(Mus.) Loud; strong; powerfully.For-tēach’, v. t. p. 537To unteach; to contradict. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōrt'ed, a. p. 537Furnished with forts; guarded by forts; strengthened or defended, as by forts. A forted residence 'gainst the tooth of Time. Shak.Fōrth, adv. p. 537Forward; onward in time or in place; in advance from a given point; as, from that day forth; from that time forth; one, two, three, and so forth. Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the…Fōrth, prep. p. 537Forth from. [Obs.] Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.Förth, n. p. 537A way. [Obs.] Todd.Fōrth'-cōm'ing, a. p. 537Ready to appear; making appearance; as, the prisoner is forth-coming.Fōrth'-gō'ing, n. p. 537A going forth, or utterance; a proceeding out. Chalmers.Fōrth'-gō'ing, a. p. 537Going forth.For-thĭnk', v. t. p. 537To repent; to regret; to be sorry for. [Obs.] “Let it forthink you.” Tyndale. That me forthinketh, quad this January. Chaucer.Fōrth-rīght′, adv. p. 537Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Obs.] Sidney.Fōrth-rīght’, n. p. 537A straight path. [Obs.] Shak.Fōrth’ward, adv. p. 537Forward. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.Fōrth-wĭth', adv. p. 537Immediately; without delay; directly. Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18. 2. (Law.) As soon as the thing required may be done by…Fōr’thy, adv. p. 537Therefore. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōr'ti-eth, a. p. 537Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine. 2. Constituting one of forty parts into which any thing is divided.Fōr'ti-eth, n. p. 537One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty.Fôr'ti-fī'a-ble, a. p. 537Capable of being fortified.Fōr'/ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 537The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to defend them against an enemy. 2. That which fortifies or strengthens; especially, the works erected to defend a place against attack…Fōr'ti-fi'er, n. p. 537One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, and upholds.Fôr'ti-fy, v. t. p. 537To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. He's fortified against any denial. Shak. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of…Fōr'ti-fy, v. i. p. 537To raise strong places. Milton.Fōr'ti-lāge, n. p. 537A little fort; a blockhouse. [Obs.] Spenser.Fōrt'in, n. p. 537A little fort; a field fort; a sconce; a fortlet. [Obs.] Shak.For-tis'si-mo, adv. p. 537(Mus.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.For-tĭ'tion, n. p. 537Casual choice; fortuitous selection. No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good. Burke.Fōr'ti-tūde, n. p. 537Power to resist attack; strength. [Obs.] The fortitude of the place is best known to you. Shak. 2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and…Fôr'ti-tū'di-nôus, a. p. 537Having fortitude; courageous. Gibbon.Fōrt'let, n. p. 537A little fort.Fôrt'night, n. p. 537The space of fourteen days; two weeks.Fôrt'night-ly, adv. p. 537Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.Fôr'tress, n. p. 537A fortified place; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security; usually, a city or town well fortified. Syn.—FORTRESS, FORTIFICATION, CASTLE, CITADEL. A fortress is constructed for…Fôr'tress, v. t. p. 537To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.For-tū'i-tōus, a. p. 537Happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause. It was from causes seemingly fortuitous ... that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. Robertson. So as…For-tū'i-tōūs-ly, adv. p. 537In a fortuitous manner; accidentally; casually; by chance.For-tū'i-tō'ū-ness, n. p. 537The quality of being fortuitous; accident; chance.