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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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Fur-cā'tion, n. p. 551A forking; a branching like the tines of a fork. Browne.Fur-çif'er-oŭs, a. p. 551Rascally; scandalous. [Rare.] “Furciferous knaves.” De Quincey.Fūr'en-lā, n. p. 551A forked process or projection; a forked bone in the breast of a fowl; a merry-thought.Fûr'cu-lar, a. p. 551Shaped like a fork; furcate.Fâr'dle, v. t. p. 551To draw up into a bundle; to contract. [Obs.] Browne.Fū'fur, n. p. 551Scurf; dandruff.Fūr'fur-rā'ceoŭs, a. p. 551Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.Fûr'fu-rā'tion, n. p. 551The falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.Fûr'fu-roŭs, a. p. 551Furfuraceous. [Rare.] “Furfurous bread.” Sydney Smith.Fū'ri-bŭn'dal, a. p. 551Abounding in, or full of rage. “The furibundal champion of fame.” Harvey.Fū'ri-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 551The state of being furious; raving madness. [Rare.]Fū'ri-ō'so, adv. p. 551(Mus.) With great force or vigor; vehemently.Fū'ri-oŭs, a. p. 551Transported with passion; raging; violent; as, a furious animal. 2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm. Syn.—Impetuous; vehement…Fū'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 551In a furious manner; with impetuous motion or agitation; violently; vehemently; as, to run furiously; to attack one furiously.Fū'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 551The state of being furious; violent agitation; impetuous motion; madness; frenzy; rage.Fûrl, v. t. p. 551To draw up; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.Fûr'long, n. p. 551A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods, poles, or perches.Fûr'lōugh, n. p. 551(Mil.) Leave of absence; especially leave or license given by a commanding officer to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time.Fûr'lōugh, v. t. p. 551(Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence, as to an officer or soldier.Fûr'men-ty, n. p. 551Same as FRUMENTY, q. v.Fûr'naçe, n. p. 551An inclosed place where a hot fire is maintained, as for melting ores or metals, for warming a house, for baking bread or pottery, or for other useful purposes; as an iron furnace; a hot-air furnace…Fûr'naçe, v. t. p. 551To throw out, like sparks from a furnace. [Obs. and rare.] He furnaces The thick sighs from him. Shak.Fûr'ni-ment, n. p. 551Furniture. [Obs.] Spenser.Fûr'nish, n. p. 551That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample. [Obs.] Greene.Fûr'nish, v. t. p. 551To supply with any thing necessary or useful; to provide; to equip; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a table; to furnish the mind with ideas…Fûr'nish-er, n. p. 551One who supplies or fits out.Fûr'nish-ment, n. p. 551The act of supplying furniture; also, the furniture supplied. [Obs.]Fûr'ni-tūre, n. p. 551That which furnishes, or with which any thing is furnished or supplied; fitting out; supply of necessary, convenient, or ornamental articles for any business or residence; also, a supply of…Fū'ror, n. p. 551Fury; rage.Fûr'ri-er, n. p. 551A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells muffs, tippets, &c.Fûr'ri-er-y, n. p. 551Furs in general. Tooke. 2. The business of a furrier; trade in furs.Fûr'ring, n. p. 551(Carp.) (a.) The nailing on of thin strips of board in order to level or raise a surface for lathing, boarding, &c. (b.) The strips thus laid on.Fŭr'rōw, n. p. 551A trench in the earth made by a plow. 2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.Fŭr'rōw, v. t. p. 551To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. Shak. 2. To cut, trench, channel, or groove upon; to mark with channels or with wrinkles. Thou canst help time to…Fŭr'rōw-weed, n. p. 551A weed growing on plowed land. Shak.Fŭr'rōw-y, a. p. 551Full of, or abounding in, furrows; furrowed. [Rare.] A double hill ran up his furrowy forks Beyond the thick-leaved platans of the vale. Tennyson.Fûr'ry, a. p. 551Covered with fur; dressed in fur. 2. Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils. Dryden.Fûr'ther, a. compar. p. 551More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. 2. Additional; as, there is a further reason for this opinion; we have nothing further to suggest.Fûr'ther, adv. p. 551To a greater distance; in addition; moreover.Fûr'ther, v. t. p. 551To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. Dryden.Fûr'ther-ançe, n. p. 551The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement. I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith. Phil. i. 25.Fûr'ther-er, n. p. 551One who furthers, or helps to advance; a promoter. Shak.Fûr'ther-mōre, adv. or conj. p. 551Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said.Fûr'ther-mōst, a. p. 551Most remote; furthest.Fûr'ther-sōme, a. p. 551Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful. “You will not find it furthersome.” Carlyle.Fûr'thest, a. superl. p. 551Most remote; farthest. See FURTHER, a.Fûr'thest, adv. p. 551At the greatest distance.Fûr'tive, a. p. 551Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy. Prior.Fûr'tive-ly, adv. p. 551Stealthily; by theft. Lover.Fū'run-cle, n. p. 551(Med.) A superficial, inflammatory tumor, deep red, hard, circumscribed, acutely tender to the touch, suppurating with a central core; a boil.Fū'ry, n. p. 551Violent passion; extreme excitement; over-mastering agitation or enthusiasm. “Such noble fury in so poor a thing.” Shak. 2. Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; — sometimes applied to inanimate…Fŭrze, n. p. 552(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ulex (U. Europæus); a thorny evergreen shrub with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; — called also gorse, and whin. London.Fŭrze'-chāt, n. p. 552(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Saxicola (S. rubetra); the whin-chat.Fûrz'en or Fûrz'y, a. p. 552Overgrown with, or full of, furze or gorse; gorsy. Gay.Fū'sa-rōle', n. p. 552(Arch.) A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter-round of columns in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.Fus-cā'tion, n. p. 552A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. Blount.Füs'cine, n. p. 552(Chem.) A brownish or dark-colored substance obtained from empyreumatic animal oil.Fūs'cite, n. p. 552(Min.) A mineral of a grayish or greenish-black color, found in Norway. Philips.Fūs'coūs, a. p. 552Of a dark color; brown or grayish-black. Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep purple and the like. Burke.Fūse, v. t. p. 552To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt.