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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. Fōur, a.p. 539As many as the fingers of one hand without the thumb; one more than three, or one less than five; twice two.
  2. Fōur, n.p. 539The sum of four units; the sum of two and two. 2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or IV.
  3. Fourbe, n.p. 539A tricking fellow; a cheat. [Obs.] Evelyn. Denham.
  4. Fourchée, a.p. 539(Her.) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off;—said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
  5. Fourchette, n.p. 539A table-fork. 2. (Anat.) The united clavicles, or wishing-bone, of birds. Cross fourchée. 3. (Surg.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenum.
  6. Fōur'fold, a.p. 539Four double; quadruple; four times told; as, a fourfold division. He shall restore the lamb fourfold. 2 Sam. xii. 6.
  7. Fōur'fōld, n.p. 539Four times as much.
  8. Four′fold, v. t.p. 539To assess in a fourfold ratio; to quadruple.
  9. Four'foot'ed, a.p. 539Having four feet; quadruped.
  10. Fōu'ri-er-ism, n.p. 539The system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommends the re-organization of society into small communities, living in common.
  11. Fou'ri-er-ite, n.p. 539One who favors Fourierism.
  12. Fōurm, n.p. 539See FORM. B. Jonson.
  13. Fourneau, n.p. 539(Mil.) The chamber or part of a mine in which the powder is placed.
  14. Four'rĭer, n.p. 539A harbinger. [Obs.] Sir G. Buck.
  15. **Fōur'scōre**, a.p. 539Four times twenty; eighty.
  16. Fōur'scōre, n.p. 539Eighty units; twenty taken four times.
  17. Fōur'squāre, a.p. 539Having four sides and four equal angles; quadrangular. Raleigh.
  18. Four'teen, n.p. 539The sum of ten and four. 2. A symbol representing this number, as 14 or xiv.
  19. Fōur-tēēn’, a.p. 539Four and ten more; twice seven.
  20. Fōur'teenth, a.p. 539Succeeding the thirteenth and preceding the fifteenth; coming fourth after the tenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month. 2. Making or constituting one of fourteen parts into which any thing is…
  21. Fōur'teenth, n.p. 539One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen. 2. (Mus.) The octave of the seventh.
  22. Fourth, a.p. 539Next following the third and preceding the fifth; coming after three predecessors. 2. Forming one of four parts into which any thing is divided.
  23. Fōurth, n.p. 539One of four equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four. 2. (Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale.
  24. Fōurth'ly, adv.p. 539In the fourth place.
  25. Fōur'-wāy, a.p. 539Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve. Francis.
  26. Fou’ter, n.p. 539A despicable fellow. Brockett.
  27. Fou'tra, n.p. 539A scoff. [Obs.] Shak.
  28. Fou'ty, n.p. 539Despicable. [Obs.]
  29. Fō've-ate or Fō've-o-late or Fo-vē'o-late, a.p. 539(Bot.) Marked with deep pits; Fō've-o-late, or Fo-vē'o-late, with small pits or depressions.
  30. Fō've-o-lā'ted, a.p. 539Having small depressions or pits. Smith.
  31. Fo-vīl'la, n.p. 539(Bot.) One of the fine granules contained in the pollen-grain of flowers. Henslow.
  32. Fowl, n.p. 539[A-S. fugol, fugel, O. Sax. fugal, Goth. fugls, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, O. H. Ger. fogal, N. H. Ger. & D. vogel, allied to A-S. fleógan, to fly, O. H. Ger. flioğan, Ger. fliegen, imp. flog, so…
  33. Fowl, v. i.p. 539To catch or kill wild fowls for game or food, as by shooting, or by means of bird-lime, decoys, nets, snares, or hawks.
  34. Fowl'er, n.p. 539A sportsman who pursues wild fowls, or takes or kills them for food.
  35. Fowl'ing-pièce, n.p. 539A light gun for shooting fowls or birds.
  36. Fōx, n.p. 539(Zool.) An animal of the genus Vulpes. It burrows in the earth, is remarkable for its cunning, and preys on lambs, geese, hens, or other small animals. The common fox of Europe is the Vulpes…
  37. Fōx, v. t.p. 539To intoxicate; to stupefy. [Obs.] I drank . . . so much wine that I was even almost foxed. Pepps. 2. To cover the feet of boots with new front upper leather.
  38. Fōx, v. i.p. 539To turn sour; — said of beer, &c., when it sours in fermenting.
  39. Fōx'-eāse, n.p. 539The skin of a fox. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
  40. Fōx'-chāse, n.p. 539The pursuit of a fox with hounds.
  41. Fōx'-ēarth, n.p. 539A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself. W. Scott.
  42. Fōxed, a.p. 539Discolored or stained; — said of timber, and also of the paper in printed books.
  43. Fōx'er-y, n.p. 539Behavior like that of a fox. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  44. Fōx'-ē'vil, n.p. 539A kind of disease in which the hair falls off.
  45. Fōx'-glōve, n.p. 539(Bot.) A handsome biennial plant (Digitalis purpurea), whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic; — probably so called from the fancied resemblance of the flowers…
  46. Fōx'-grāpe, n.p. 539(Bot.) A certain American grape; the Vitis labrusca. Beck.
  47. Fōx'-hound, n.p. 539A superior variety of hound for chasing foxes.
  48. Fōx'-hŭnt, n.p. 539The chase or hunting of a fox.
  49. Fōx'-hūnt'er, n.p. 539One who hunts or pursues foxes with hounds.
  50. Fōx'-hūnt'ing, n.p. 539The amusement of hunting foxes.
  51. Fōx'-hŭnt'ing, a.p. 539Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes. Hill.
  52. Fōx'ish or Fōx'-like or Fōx'ly, a.p. 539Resembling a fox in qualities; cunning; artful; foxy. [Obs. or rare.] Worldly policy, foxly craft, and lion-like cruelty. Latimer.
  53. Fōx'shīp, n.p. 539The character or qualities of a fox; artfulness; cunning Shak.
  54. Fōx'tāil, n.p. 539(Bot.) A species of grass; the Alopecurus pratensis.
  55. Fōx'-trāp, n.p. 539A trap, or a gin or snare, to catch foxes.
  56. Fōx'y, a.p. 539Pertaining to foxes; fox-like in disposition; wily. 2. Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish-brown color; — applied sometimes to paintings, the shadows and lower tones of which are of…
  57. Foy, n.p. 539Faith; allegiance; fealty. [Obs.] Spenser.
  58. Foy, n.p. 539A feast given by one who is about to leave a place. [Obs.] He did at the Dog give me, and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day. Pepps.
  59. Foy'son, n.p. 539See FOISON.
  60. Frā'cas, n.p. 539An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance.