Frangible, fran′ji-bl,adj.easily broken.—n.Frangibil′ity. [SeeFraction.]
Frangipane, fran′ji-pān,n.a kind of pastry-cake, filled with cream, almonds, and sugar: a perfume from the flower of the red jasmine, or in imitation of it.—AlsoFran′gipani. [Fr., from a personal name.]
Franion, fran′yun,n.(Spens.) a paramour: a boon-companion. [Origin uncertain.]
Frank, frangk,adj.free, open: (obs.) liberal: open or candid in expression: (Spens.) unrestrained.—v.t.to send free of expense, as a letter.—n.the signature of a person who had the right to frank a letter.—n.Frank′-fee, a species of tenure in fee-simple, the opposite of copyhold.—adv.Frank′ly, candidly: (obs.) gratuitously.—ns.Frank′ness;Frank′-pledge, a system of mutual suretyship by which the members of a tithing were made responsible for one another;Frank′-ten′ement, freehold. [O. Fr.franc—Low L.francus—Old High Ger.Franko, one of the tribe called Franks, a free man.]
Frank, frangk,n.one of the German tribes fromFranconiawho conquered Gaul in the 5th century, and founded France: the name given in the East to a native of Western Europe.—adj.Frank′ish.
Frank, frangk,n.(Shak.) a pig-sty.—v.t.(Shak.) to shut up in a sty, to cram, to fatten. [O. Fr.franc.]
Frankalmoign, frangk′al-moin,n.(Eng. law) a form of land-tenure in which no obligations were enforced except religious ones, as praying, &c. [O. Fr.franc, free,almoigne, alms.]
Frankenstein, frangk′en-stīn,n.any creation which brings anxiety or disaster to its author—from theFrankensteinin Mrs Shelley's romance so named, who by his skill forms an animate creature like a man, only to his own torment.
Frankincense, frangk′in-sens,n.a sweet-smelling vegetable resin from Arabia, used in sacrifices. [O. Fr.franc encens, pure incense.]
Franklin, frangk′lin,n.an old English freeholder, free from feudal servitude to a subject-superior. [Low L.francus, frank.]
Frantic, fran′tik,adj.mad, furious: wild.—advs.Fran′tically,Fran′ticly(Shak.).—adj.Fran′tic-mad, raving mad.—n.Fran′ticness, the state of being frantic. [O. Fr.frenetique—L.phreneticus—Gr.phrenētikos, mad,phrenītis, inflammation of the brain—phrēn, the mind; seeFrenzy.]
Franzy, fran′zi,adj.(prov.) cross: particular.
Frap, frap,v.t.to strike: (naut.) to secure by many turns of a lashing. [Fr.frapper, to strike.]
Frappé, fra-pā,adj.iced, cooled. [Fr.]
Fratch, frach,n.(prov.) a quarrel or brawl.—adjs.Fratch′ety,Fratch′y;Fratch′ing. [Imit.]
Frater, frā′ter,n.the refectory of a monastery. [O. Fr.fraiturforrefreitor.—Low L.refectōrium.]
Fraternal, fra-tėr′nal,adj.belonging to a brother or brethren: becoming brothers.—ns.Frate(frä′te),a friar:—pl.Frä′ti;Frā′ter, a friar: comrade;Frater′cula, a genus of marine diving-birds, the puffins or masked auks.—adv.Frater′nally.—n.Fraternisā′tion, the associating as brethren.—v.i.Frat′ernise, to associate as brothers: to seek brotherly fellowship.—ns.Frat′erniser;Frater′nity, the state of being brethren: a society formed on a principle of brotherhood;Frat′ry, the common-room of a monastic establishment, the chapter-house—alsoFrat′ery: a fraternity: a convent of friars. [Fr.,—Low L.fraternalis—frater, a brother, Eng.brother, Gr.phratēr, a clansman, Sans.bhrāta.]
Fratricide, frat′ri-sīd,n.one who kills his brother: the murder of a brother.—adj.Frat′ricidal. [Fr.,—L.frater,fratris,cædĕre, to kill.]
Frau, frow,n.a married woman, a wife.—n.Fräu′lein, a young lady, miss—often in England for a German governess. [Ger.]
Fraud, frawd,n.deceit: imposture: (Milt.) a snare: a deceptive trick: (coll.) a cheat: a fraudulent production.—adj.Fraud′ful, deceptive.—adv.Fraud′fully.—ns.Fraud′ulence,Fraud′ulency.—adj.Fraud′ulent, using fraud: dishonest.—adv.Fraud′ulently.—Fraudulent bankruptcy, a bankruptcy in which the insolvent is accessory, by concealment or otherwise, to the diminution of the funds divisible among his creditors.—Pious fraud, a deception practised with a good end in view: (coll.) a religious humbug. [O. Fr.,—L.fraus,fraudis, fraud.]
Fraught, frawt,n.a load, cargo: the freight of a ship.—v.t.to fill, store.—v.i.(Shak.) to form the freight of a vessel.—p.adj.freighted, laden: filled.—n.Fraught′age(Shak.), loading, cargo. [Prob. Old Dut.vracht. Cf.Freight.]
Fraxinella, frak-si-nel′a,n.a common name for cultivated species of dittany.—n.Frax′inus, the genus ofOleaceæcontaining the common ash.
Fray, frā,n.an affray, a brawl.—v.t.(B.) to frighten. [Abbrev. ofaffray.]
Fray, frā,v.t.to wear off by rubbing: to ravel out the edge of a stuff.—v.i.to become frayed.—n.Fray′ing, the action of the verb fray: ravellings. [Fr.frayer—L.fricāre, to rub.]
Frazil, fräz′il,n.anchor-ice. [Canadian Fr.; prob. Fr.fraisil, cinders.]
Frazzle, fraz′l,v.t.(U.S.) to fray, wear out.—n.state of being worn out.
Freak, frēk,n.a sudden caprice or fancy: sport: an abnormal production of nature, a monstrosity.—ns.Freak′iness,Freak′ishness.—adjs.Freak′ish,Freak′ful, apt to change the mind suddenly: capricious.—adv.Freak′ishly. [A late word; cf. A.S.frícian, to dance.]
Freak, frēk,v.t.to spot or streak: to variegate.—n.a streak of colour.
Freck, frek,adj.(Scot.) prompt, eager.—AlsoFrack.
Freckle, frek′l,v.t.to spot: to colour with spots.—n.a yellowish or brownish-yellow spot on the skin, esp. of fair-haired persons: any small spot.—n.Freck′ling, a little spot.—adjs.Freck′ly,Freck′led, full of freckles. [Ice.freknur(pl.), Dan.fregne.]
Free, frē,adj.not bound: at liberty: not under arbitrary government: unimpeded: set at liberty: guiltless: frank: lavish: not attached: exempt (withfrom): having a franchise (withof): gratuitous: bold, indecent: idiomatic, as a translation.—v.t.to set at liberty: to deliver from what confines: to rid (withfrom, of):—pr.p.free′ing;pa.p.freed.—ns.Free′-ag′ency, state or power of acting freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will;Free′-ag′ent;Free′-and-eas′y, a kind of public-house club where good fellows gather to smoke and sing;Free′-bench, a widow's right to dower out of her husband's lands, so long as unmarried and chaste;Free′-board, the space between a vessel's line of flotation and the upper side of the deck;Free′booter(Dut.vrijbuiter), one who roves about freely in search of booty: a plunderer;Free′bootery.—adj.Free′booting, acting the part of a freebooter: robbing.—n.the practice of a freebooter: robbery, pillage.—n.Free′booty.—adj.Free′born, born of free parents.—ns.Free′-cit′y, a city having independent government;Free′-cost, freedom from charges;Freed′man, a man who has been a slave, and has been freed or set free;Free′dom, liberty: frankness: separation: privileges connected with a city: improper familiarity: license;Free′-fish′er, one who has a right to take fish in certain waters.—adjs.Free-foot′ed(Shak.) not restrained in movement;Free′-hand, applied to drawing by the unguided hand;Free′-hand′ed, open-handed: liberal;Free′-heart′ed, open-hearted: liberal.—ns.Free′-heart′edness, liberality: frankness;Free′hold, a property held free of duty except to the king;Free′holder, one who possesses a freehold;Free′-lā′bour, voluntary, not slave, labour;Free′-lance, one of certain roving companies of knights and men-at-arms, who after the Crusades wandered about Europe, selling their services to any one;Free′-liv′er, one who freely indulges his appetite for eating and drinking: a glutton;Free′-love, the claim to freedom in sexual relations, unshackled by marriage or obligation to aliment.—adv.Free′ly.—ns.Free′man, a man who is free or enjoys liberty: one who holds a particular franchise or privilege:—pl.Free′men;Free′māson, one of a secret society of so-called speculative masons, united in lodges for social enjoyment and mutual assistance, and laying dubious claim to a connection with the medieval organisations of free operative masons.—adj.Freemason′ic.—n.Freemā′sonry, the institutions, practices, &c. of Freemasons.—adj.Free′-mind′ed, with a mind free or unperplexed: without a load of care.—ns.Free′ness;Free′-port, a port where no duties are levied on articles of commerce;Free′-school, a school where no tuition fees are exacted;Free′-shot(Ger.Freischütz), the name given to a legendary hunter and marksman who gets a number of bullets (Freikugeln) from the devil, six of which always hit the mark, while the seventh is at the disposal of the devil himself.—adjs.Free′-soil, in favour of free territory, opposed to slavery;Free′-spōk′en, accustomed to speak without reserve.—ns.Free′-spōk′enness;Free′stone, an easily quarried stone composed of sand or grit.—adj.having a stone from which the pulp easily separates, as a peach—opp. toClingstone.—adj.Free′-swim′ming, swimming freely, as an aquatic animal.—ns.Free′thinker, one who professes to be free from conventional authority in religion: a rationalist;Free′thinking,Free′-thought, the habit of mind of a freethinker.—adj.Free′-tongued, free-spoken.—ns.Free′-trade, free or unrestricted trade: free interchange of commodities without protective duties;Free′-trad′er, one who practises or advocates this;Free′-will, freedom of the will from restraint: liberty of choice: power of self-determination.—adj.spontaneous.—Free-cell formation, the formation of several cells from and in the protoplasm of the mother-cell;Free Church, that branch of the Presbyterians in Scotland which left the Established Church in the Disruption of 1843, finding spiritual independence impossible within it: a church whose sittings are open to all: (pl.) a term often applied to the Nonconformist churches generally;Free list, the list of persons admitted without payment to a theatre, &c., or of those to whom a book, &c., is sent;Free on board(F.O.B.), a phrase meaning that goods are to be delivered on the vessel or other conveyance without charge.—Free States, in America, before the Civil War of 1861-65, those of the United States in which slavery did not exist, as opposed toSlave States.—Make free with, to take undue liberties with. [A.S.freo; Ger.frei, Ice.frí.]
Freemartin, frē′mar-tin,n.a cow-calf born as a twin with a bull-calf, usually barren.
Freeze, frēz,v.i.to become ice or like a solid body.—v.t.to harden into ice: to cause to shiver, as with terror:—pr.p.freez′ing;pa.t.frōze;pa.p.froz′en.—adj.Freez′able.—ns.Freez′ing-mix′ture, a mixture, as of pounded ice and salt, producing cold sufficient to freeze a liquid by the rapid absorption of heat;Freez′ing-point, the temperature at which water freezes, marked 32° on the Fahrenheit thermometer, and 0° on the centigrade. [A.S.fréosan, pa.p.froren; Dut.vreizen, Ger.frieren, to freeze.]
Freight, frāt,n.the lading or cargo, esp. of a ship; the charge for transporting goods by water.—v.t.to load a ship.—ns.Freight′age, money paid for freight;Freight′er, one who freights a vessel. [Prob. Old Dut.vrecht, a form ofvracht.]
Freischütz. SeeFree-shot.
Freit, frēt,n.(Scot.) any superstitious belief in things as good or bad omens—alsoFreet.—adj.Freit′y,Freet′y, superstitious. [Scand.; Ice.frétt, news.]
Fremd, fremd,adj.andn.(Scot.) strange, a stranger—Spenser hasFrenne, a stranger.—The fremd, the world of strangers. [M. E.fremd,fremed—A.S.fremde; cf. Dut.vreemd, Ger.fremd.]
Fremescent, frem-es′ent,adj.raging, riotous.—n.Fremes′cence. [L.fremĕre, to roar.]
Fremitus, frem′i-tus,n.a palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest. [L.]
French, frensh,adj.belonging toFranceor its people.—n.the people or language of France.—ns.French′-bean, the common kidney bean, eaten, pods and all, as a table vegetable;French′-berr′y, a small berry, the fruit of certain species of buckthorn, used in dyeing yellow;French′-chalk, an indurated clay, extremely dense, and of a smooth glossy surface and white colour;French′ery, French fashions collectively;French′-horn, a musical wind-instrument somewhat resembling a bugle;Frenchificā′tion.—v.t.French′ify, to make French or Frenchlike: to infect with the manner of the French.—ns.French′iness;French′man, a native or naturalised inhabitant of France:—fem.French′woman;French′-pol′ish, a varnish for furniture, consisting chiefly of shellac dissolved in some spirit;French′-pol′isher;French′-pol′ishing, the method of coating furniture with French-polish.—adj.French′y, with an exaggerated French manner.—French merino, a fine twilled cloth of merino wool;French pox(obs.), syphilis;French roof, a modified mansard-roof—really American;French white, finely pulverised talc;French window, a long window opening like a folding-door, and serving for exit and entrance.—Take French leave, to depart without notice or permission, to disappear suspiciously.
Frenetic,-al, fre-net′ik, -al,adj.frenzied: mad: distracted.—AlsoPhrenet′ic,-al. [SeeFrantic.]
Frenum, frē′num,n.a ligament restraining the motion of a part.—AlsoFræ′num. [L., a bridle.]
Frenzy, fren′zi,n.a violent excitement: mania.—v.t.to render frenzied.—adjs.Fren′zied,Fren′zical, partaking of frenzy. [Through O. Fr. and L.,—from Late Gr.phrenēsis=Gr.phrenitis, inflammation of the brain—phrēn, the mind.]
Frequent, frē′kwent,adj.coming or occurring often.—ns.Frē′quence(Milt.), a crowd, an assembly;Frē′quency, repeated occurrence of anything.—v.t.Frequent′, to visit often.—ns.Frē′quentage, habit of frequenting;Frequentā′tion, the act of visiting often.—adj.Frequent′ative(gram.), denoting the frequent repetition of an action.—n.(gram.) a verb expressing this repetition.—n.Frequent′er.—adv.Frē′quently.—n.Frē′quentness. [L.frequens,frequentis; cog. withfarcīre, to stuff.]
Frescade, fres-kād′,n.a cool walk. [Fr.,—It.frescata.]
Fresco, fres′kō,n.a painting executed with colours, consisting chiefly of natural earths, upon walls covered with damp freshly-laid plaster.—v.t.to paint in fresco:—pr.p.fres′cōing;pa.p.fres′cōed.—adj.Fres′coed.—ns.Fres′coer;Fres′coing;Fres′coist. [It.fresco, fresh.]
Fresh, fresh,adj.in a state of activity and health: new and strong, not stale or faded: recently produced or obtained: untried: having renewed vigour: healthy, refreshing, invigorating: brisk: (slang) tipsy: not salt.—n.(Shak.) a small stream of fresh water: (Scot.) a thaw, open weather.—adj.Fresh′-blown, newly blown, as a flower.—v.t.Fresh′en, to make fresh: to take the saltness from.—v.i.to grow fresh: to grow brisk or strong.—ns.Fresh′ener;Fresh′et, a pool or stream of fresh water: the sudden overflow of a river from rain or melted snow.—adj.Fresh′ish.—adv.Fresh′ly.—ns.Fresh′man, one in the rudiments of knowledge, esp. a university student in his first year—alsoFresh′er;Fresh′manship,Fresh′erdom.—adj.Fresh′-new(Shak.), unpractised, wholly unacquainted;Fresh′wa′ter, of or pertaining to water not salt: accustomed to sail only on fresh water—hence unskilled, raw. [A.S.fersc; cf. Dut.versch, Ger.frisch.]
Fret, fret,v.t.to wear away by rubbing, to rub, chafe, ripple, disturb: to eat into: to vex, to irritate.—v.i.to wear away: to vex one's self: to be peevish:—pr.p.fret′ting;pa.p.fret′ted,(B.) fret.—n.agitation of the surface of a liquid: irritation: the worn side of the banks of a river.—adj.Fret′ful, peevish.—adv.Fret′fully.—n.Fret′fulness.—p.adj.Fret′ting, vexing.—n.peevishness. [A.S.fretan, to gnaw—pfx.for-, inten., andetan, to eat; Ger.fressen.]
Fret, fret,v.t.to ornament with raised work: to variegate:—pr.p.fret′ting;pa.p.fret′ted.[O. Fr.freter.]
Fret, fret,n.a piece of interlaced ornamental work: (archit.) an ornament consisting of small fillets intersecting each other at right angles: (her.) bars crossed and interlaced.—ns.Fret′-saw, a saw with a narrow blade and fine teeth, used for fret-work, scroll-work, &c.;Frette, a hoop for strengthening a cannon shrunk on its breach.—adjs.Fret′ted,Fret′ty, ornamented with frets.—n.Fret′-work, ornamental work consisting of a combination of frets, perforated work. [O. Fr.frete, trellis-work.]
Fret, fret,n.a short wire on the finger-board of a guitar or other instrument.—v.t.to furnish with frets. [Prob. same as the above.]
Friable, frī′a-bl,adj.apt to crumble: easily reduced to powder.—ns.Frī′ableness,Friabil′ity. [Fr.,—L.friabilis—friāre,friātum, to crumble.]
Friar, frī′ar,n.a member of one of the mendicant monastic orders in the R.C. Church—the Franciscans (Friars MinororGray Friars), Dominicans (Friars Major,Friars Preachers, orBlack Friars), Carmelites (White Friars), and Augustinians (Austin Friars).—adj.Frī′arly, like a friar.—n.Frī′ary, a monastery.—Friars' balsam(seeBenzoin);Friar's cap, the wolf's-bane;Friar's cowl, the wake-robin;Friar's lantern, the ignis-fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. [O. Fr.frere—L.frater, a brother.]
Fribble, frib′l,v.i.to trifle.—n.a trifler.—ns.Fribb′ledom;Fribb′leism;Fribb′ler.—adj.Fribb′lish, trifling. [Onomatopœic; prob. influenced byfrivol.]
Fricandeau, frik-an-dō′,n.a thick slice of veal, &c., larded. [Fr., perh. fromfriand, dainty, nice, and perh. ult. conn. withfricassee.]
Fricassee, frik-as-sē′,n.a dish made of fowl, rabbit, &c. cut into pieces and cooked in sauce.—v.t.to dress as a fricassee:—pr.p.fricassee′ing;pa.p.fricasseed′.[Fr.fricassée; origin unknown.]
Friction, frik′shun,n.the act of rubbing: (statics) a force acting in the tangent plane of two bodies, when one slides or rolls upon another, and always in a direction opposite to that in which the moving body tends: difficulty, unpleasantness.—adjs.Fric′ative, produced by friction, used of those consonants which are produced by the breath being forced through a narrow opening;Fric′tional, relating to, moved by, or produced by friction.—n.Fric′tion-gear′ing, a method of imparting the motion of one wheel or pulley to another by mere contact.—adj.Fric′tionless, having no friction.—n.pl.Fric′tion-wheels, wheels that lessen friction. [Fr.,—L.frictionem—fricāre,frictum, to rub.]
Friday, frī′dā,n.the sixth day of the week.—Black Friday, Good Friday, from the black vestments of the clergy and altar in the Western Church: any Friday marked by a great calamity;Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, kept in commemoration of the Crucifixion;Holy Friday, Friday in an ember-week—alsoGolden Friday, sometimes put for Good Friday itself. [A.S.Frígedæg, day of (the goddess)Fríg—LatinisedFrigga—wife of Odin.]
Fridge, frij,v.t.(Sterne) to rub or fray.
Fried, frīd,pa.t.andpa.p.offry.
Friend, frend,n.one loving or attached to another: an intimateacquaintance: a favourer: one of a society so called: (Scot.) a relative.—v.t.(obs.) to befriend.—adj.Friend′ed, supplied with friends.—n.Friend′ing(Shak.), friendliness.—adj.Friend′less, without friends: destitute.—n.Friend′lessness.—adv.Friend′lily.—n.Friend′liness.—adj.Friend′ly, like a friend: having the disposition of a friend: favourable: pertaining to the Friends or Quakers.—n.Friend′ship, attachment from mutual esteem: friendly assistance.—Friendly societies, orBenefit societies, associations, chiefly among mechanics, &c., for relief during sickness, old age, widowhood, by provident insurance.—Be friends with, to be on intimate or friendly relations with;Have a friend at court, to have a friend in a position where his influence is likely to prove useful;Society of Friends, the designation proper of a sect of Christians better known as Quakers. [A.S.fréond, pr.p. offréon, to love; Ger.freund.]
Frier, frī′ėr,n.(Milt.) a friar.
Frieze, frēz,n.a coarse woollen cloth with a nap on one side.—adj.Friezed, napped. [Fr.frise.]
Frieze, frēz,n.(archit.) the part of the entablature between the architrave and cornice, often ornamented with figures.—v.t.to put a frieze on. [O. Fr.frize; It.fregio; perh. L.Phrygium, Phrygian.]
Frigate, frig′āt,n.in the Royal Navy, formerly a vessel in the class next to ships of the line, carrying 28 to 60 guns on the maindeck and a raised quarter-deck and forecastle—not now denoting a distinct class of vessels.—ns.Frig′ate-bird, a large tropical sea-bird, with very long wings;Frigatoon′, a small Venetian vessel with square stern and two masts. [O. Fr.fregate—It.fregata; ety. dub.]
Fright, frīt,n.sudden fear: terror: anything inspiring terror or alarm, a figure of grotesque or ridiculous appearance.—vs.t.Fright,Fright′en, to make afraid: to alarm.—adjs.Fright′able,Fright′enable, timid;Fright′ful, terrible: shocking.—adv.Fright′fully.—n.Fright′fulness.—adj.Fright′some, frightful: feeling fright. [A.S.fyrhto; cf. Ger.furcht, fear.]
Frigid, frij′id,adj.frozen or stiffened with cold: cold: without spirit or feeling: unanimated.—n.Frigid′ity, coldness: coldness of affection: want of animation.—adv.Frig′idly.—n.Frig′idness.—adj.Frigorif′ic, causing cold.—Frigid zones, the parts of the earth's surface within the circle drawn with the poles as centre, and a radius of 23½ degrees. [L.frigidus—frigēre, to be cold—frigus, cold.]
Frigot, frig′ot,n.(Spens.). Same asFrigate.
Frijole, frē-hōl′,n.the common Mexican bean. [Sp.]
Frill, fril,v.i.to ruffle, as a hawk its feathers, when shivering.—v.t.to furnish with a frill.—n.a ruffle: a ruffled or crimped edging of linen.—ns.Frilled′-liz′ard, a lizard with an extraordinary frilled membrane attached to the hinder part of the head, neck, and chest, and covering its shoulders;Frill′ing, frilled edging. [Usually conn. with O. Fr.friller, to shiver; but prob. related tofurl.]
Frimaire, frē-mār′,n.the third month of the French revolutionary calendar, Nov. 21-Dec. 20. [Fr.frimas, frost.]
Fringe, frinj,n.loose threads forming an ornamental border: anything like a fringe, even a girl's hair cut in front and falling over the brow: the extremity.—v.t.to adorn with fringe: to border.—adjs.Fringed;Fringe′less;Fring′ent, fringing.—n.Fringe′-tree, in the United States, a large shrub with very numerous snow-white flowers in panicled racemes.—adj.Fring′y, ornamented with fringes. [O. Fr.frenge—L.fimbria, threads, fibres, akin tofibra, a fibre.]
Fringillaceous, frin-ji-lā′shi-us,adj.pertaining to the finches orFringillidæ.—AlsoFringil′liform,Fringil′line. [L.fringilla.]
Frippery, frip′ėr-i,n.worn-out clothes: the place where old clothes are sold: useless trifles.—adj.useless: trifling.—n.Fripp′er, one who deals in old clothes. [O. Fr.freperie,frepe, a rag.]
Frisette. SeeFrizzle.
Friseur, fris-ėr′,n.a hair-dresser.—n.Fris′ure, mode of curling the hair. [Fr.friser, to curl.]
Frisian, friz′i-an,adj.andn.pertaining to the people ofFriesland, or to their language.—AlsoFries′ian,Fries′ic,Fries′ish.
Frisk, frisk,v.i.to gambol: to leap playfully.—n.a frolic.—n.Frisk′er.—adj.Frisk′ful, brisk, lively.—adv.Frisk′ily.—n.Frisk′iness.—adj.Frisk′ing.—adv.Frisk′ingly.—adj.Frisk′y, lively: jumping with gaiety: frolicsome. [O. Fr.frisque; acc. to Skeat, from Ice.frískr, Sw. and Dan.frisk.]
Frisket, frisk′ėt,n.(print.) the light frame between the tympan and the form, to hold in place the sheet to be printed. [Fr.frisquette.]
Frit, frit,n.the mixed materials of which glass is made, after being heated until they fuse partially without melting.—v.t.to fuse partially without melting:—pr.p.frit′ting;pa.p.frit′ted.[Fr.fritte—It.fritta.—L.frigĕre,frictum, to roast.]
Frit, frit,n.a small fly destructive to wheat.
Frith, frith,Firth, fėrth,n.a narrow inlet of the sea, esp. at a river-mouth. [Ice.fiörðr; Norw.fiord.]
Frith, frith,n.peace.—ns.Frith′borg(A.S. law), one of the tithings or groups of ten men into which the hundred was divided, the members of each being accountable for a fellow-member's misdeeds;Frith′gild, a union of neighbours pledged to one another for the preservation of peace;Frith′soken, the jurisdiction to punish for breaches of the peace;Frith′stool, a chair of sanctuary, placed near the altar in a church—as at Hexham and Beverley. [A.S.frith, peace; Ger.friede.]
Frith, frith,n.forest. [A.S.(ge)fyrhðe.]
Fritillary, frit′il-lar-i,n.a genus of plants of the orderLiliaceæ, with drooping purple flowers: a species of butterfly. [L.fritillus, a dice-box.]
Fritter, frit′ėr,n.a piece of meat fried: a kind of pancake, a slice of some fruit sweetened, fried, and served hot: a fragment.—v.t.to break into fragments.—n.Fritt′erer, one who wastes time. [O. Fr.friture—L.frigĕre,frictum, to fry.]
Frivolous, friv′ol-us,adj.trifling: silly.—n.Frivol′ity, act or habit of trifling: levity.—adv.Friv′olously.—n.Friv′olousness. [Fr.frivole—L.frivolus.]
Frizz,Friz, friz,v.t.to curl: to render rough and tangled.—n.a curl, a wig.—adjs.Frizzed, having the hair curled or crisped into frizzes;Frizz′y. [O. Fr.friser, to curl; perh. conn. withfrieze, cloth.]
Frizzle, friz′l,v.t.to form in small short curls.—v.i.to go into curls.—n.a curl.—ns.Frizette′,Frisette′, a cluster of small curls worn over the forehead.—adj.Frizz′ly. [Related tofrizzandfrieze.]
Fro, frō,adv.from: back or backward.—prep.(obs.) from. [A shortened form offrom; but perh. directly derived from Ice.frá, from.]
Frock, frok,n.a wide-sleeved garment worn by monks: a loose upper garment worn by men: a sailor's jersey: a gown worn by females: an undress regimental coat.—v.t.to furnish with a frock: to invest with priestly office.—n.Frock′-coat, a double-breasted full-skirted coat for men.—adj.Frocked, clothed in a frock.—n.Frock′ing, cloth suitable for frocks, coarse jean.—adj.Frock′less, wanting a frock. [O. Fr.froc, a monk's frock—Low L.frocus—L.floccus, a flock of wool; or more prob. (acc. to Brachet and Littré) from Low L.hrocus—Old High Ger.hroch(Ger.rock), a coat.]
Frog, frog,n.a genus of tailless amphibians, with webbed feet, remarkable for its rapid swimming and leaping: a soft, horny substance in the middle of the sole of a horse's foot, forking towards the heel: a section of a rail or rails at a point where two lines cross, or of a switch from one line to another.—ns.Frog′-bit, a small aquatic plant, allied to the water-soldier, but with floating leaves;Frog′-eat′er, one who eats frogs, a Frenchman;Frog′-fish, a name for various fishes, esp. the angler;Frog′gery, frogs collectively: a place where frogs abound.—adj.Frog′gy, having or abounding in frogs.—ns.Frog′-hop′per,Frog′-spit(seeFroth-fly);Frog′ling, a little frog.—Frog march, a method of carrying a refractory or drunken prisoner face downwards between four men, each holding a limb. [A.S.frogga,frox; cog. with Ice.froskr; Ger.frosch.]
Frog, frog,n.an ornamental fastening or tasselled button for a frock or cloak.—adj.Frogged, in uniforms, of ornamental stripes or workings of braid or lace, mostly on the breast of a coat.
Froise, froiz,n.a kind of pancake or omelette, often with slices of bacon.—AlsoFraise. [Fr.]
Frolic, frol′ik,adj.merry: pranky.—n.gaiety: a wild prank: a merry-making.—v.i.to play wild pranks or merry tricks: to gambol:—pr.p.frol′icking;pa.p.frol′icked.—adj.Frol′icsome, gay: sportive.—adv.Frol′icsomely.—n.Frol′icsomeness. [Dut.vrolijk, merry; cf. Ger.fröhlich, joyful, gay.]
From, from,prep.forth: out of, as from a source: away: at a distance: springing out of: by reason of. [A.S.fram,from; akin to Goth.fram, Ice.frá.]
Frond, frond,n.(bot.) a leaf-like expansion in many cryptogamous plants, organs in which the functions of stem and leaf are combined.—adjs.Frond′ed, having fronds;Frond′ent, leafy.—n.Frondes′cence, act of putting forth leaves: the season for putting forth leaves.—adjs.Frondes′cent, springing into leaf;Frondif′erous, bearing or producing fronds;Frondose′, covered with fronds. [L.frons,frondis, a leaf.]
Fronde, frond,n.the name given to certain factions in France during the minority of Louis XIV., hostile to the court and the minister Mazarin.—n.Frond′eur, a member of the Fronde: an irreconcilable. [Fr., a sling—L.funda.]
Front, frunt,n.the forehead: the whole face: the forepart of anything: a kind of wig worn by ladies: the most conspicuous part: boldness: impudence.—adj.of, relating to, or in the front.—v.t.to stand in front of or opposite: to oppose face to face.—v.i.to stand in front or foremost: to turn the front or face in any direction.—n.Front′age, the front part of a building.—adj.Front′al, of or belonging to the front or forehead.—n.a front-piece: something worn on the forehead or face: (archit.) a pediment over a door or window: a hanging of silk, satin, &c., embroidered for an altar—now usually covering only the top, thesuperfrontal—formerly covering the whole of the front, corresponding to theantependium.—adjs.Front′ate,-d(bot.), growing broader and broader: (zool.) having a prominent frons or forehead;Front′ed, formed with a front;Front′less, void of shame or modesty.—adv.Front′lessly.—n.Front′let, a band worn on the forehead.—advs.Front′ward,-s, towards the front.—Come to the front, to become conspicuous: to attain an important position;In front of, before. [O. Fr.,—L.frons,frontis, the forehead.]
Frontier, front′ēr,n.the boundary of a territory: (Shak.) an outwork.—adj.lying on the frontier: bordering.—v.t.(Spens.) to place on the frontier.—n.Front′iersman, one settled on the borders of a country. [O. Fr.frontier—L.frons.]
Frontispiece, front′i-spēs,n.(archit.) the principal face of a building: a figure or engraving in front of a book.—v.t.to put as a frontispiece, to furnish with such. [Fr.,—Low L.frontispicium—frons, forehead,specĕre, to see; not conn. withpiece.]
Fronton, fron′ton,n.(archit.) a pediment.—AlsoFron′toon. [Fr.]
Frore, frōr,Froren,frō′ren,adj.frozen, frosty.—adj.Frō′ry(Spens.), frozen. [A.S.froren, pa.p. offréosan, to freeze.]
Frost, frost,n.the state of the atmosphere in which water freezes: state of being frozen: frozen dew, also calledhoar-frost: (slang) a disappointment, a cheat.—v.t.to cover with hoar-frost or with anything resembling hoar-frost: to sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) that it may not slip on ice.—n.Frost′-bite, the freezing or depression of vitality in a part of the body by exposure to cold.—v.t.to affect with frost.—adjs.Frost′-bit′ten, bitten or affected by frost;Frost′-bound, bound or confined by frost;Frost′ed, covered by frost or any fine powder: injured by frost.—adv.Frost′ily.—ns.Frost′iness;Frost′ing, the composition, resembling hoar-frost, used to cover cake, &c.—adj.Frost′less, free from frost.—n.Frost′-nail, a projecting nail in a horse-shoe serving as an ice-calk.—v.t.to put in such nails.—ns.Frost′-smoke, vapour frozen in the atmosphere, and having a smoke-like appearance;Frost′-work, work resembling hoar-frost on shrubs, &c.—adj.Frost′y, producing or containing frost: chill in affection: frost-like. [A.S.frost,forst—fréosan; cf. Ger.frost.]
Froth, froth,n.the foam on liquids caused by boiling, or any agitation: (fig.) an empty show in speech: any light matter.—v.t.to cause froth on.—v.i.to throw up froth.—ns.Froth′ery, mere froth;Froth′-fly, alsoFroth′-hop′per,Frog′-hop′per,Frog′-spit, common names for numerous insects parasitic on plants, on which the larvæ and pupæ are found surrounded by a frothy spittle.—adv.Froth′ily.—n.Froth′iness.—adjs.Froth′less, free from froth;Froth′y, full of froth or foam: empty: unsubstantial. [Scand., as in Ice.froða, Dan.fraade.]
Frounce, frowns,v.t.to plait: to curl: to wrinkle up: to frown.—n.a plait or curl.—v.i.(obs.) to frown or wrinkle the brow. [O. Fr.froncier. SeeFlounce(2), of which it is an older form.]
Frow, frow,n.a Dutchwoman. [Dut.vrouw.]
Froward, frō′ward,adj.(Spens.) turned from: self-willed: perverse: unreasonable—opp. toToward.—adv.Frō′wardly.—n.Frō′wardness. [A.S.fra, away, with affix-ward.]
Frown, frown,v.i.to wrinkle the brow as in anger: to look angry.—v.t.to repel by a frown.—n.a wrinkling or contraction of the brow in displeasure, &c.: a stern look.—adj.Frown′ing, gloomy.—adv.Frown′ingly. [From O. Fr.froignier(mod.refrogner), to knit the brow; origin unknown.]
Frowy, frow′i,adj.(Spens.) musty, rancid.
Frowzy, frow′zi,adj.rough and tangled.—AlsoFrow′sy. [Perh. conn. withfrounce.]
Frozen, frōz′n,pa.p.offreeze.
Fructidor, fruk-ti-dōr′,n.the twelfth month in the French revolutionary calendar, Aug. 18-Sept. 16. [Fr.,—L.fructus, fruit; Gr.dōron, a gift.]
Fructify, fruk′ti-fī,v.t.to make fruitful: to fertilise.—v.i.to bear fruit.—adj.Fruct′ed(her.), bearing fruit.—n.Fructes′cence, the time for the ripening of fruit.—adj.Fructif′erous, bearing fruit.—ns.Fructificā′tion, act of fructifying, or producing fruit: (bot.) a term denoting sometimes the whole reproductive system, sometimes the 'fruit' itself;Fruc′tose, fruit sugar or levulose;Fruc′tuary, one enjoying the fruits of anything.—adj.Fruc′tuous, full of fruit. [Fr.,—L.,—fructus, fruit.]
Frugal, frōō′gal,adj.economical in the use of means: thrifty.—ns.Fru′galist, one who is frugal;Frugal′ity, economy: thrift.—adv.Fru′gally. [L.frugalis—frugi, fit for food—frux,frugis, fruit.]
Frugiferous, frōō-jif′ėr-us,adj.fruit-bearing.—adj.Frugiv′orous, feeding on fruits or seeds. [L.frux,frugis—ferre, to carry,vorāre, to eat.]
Fruit, frōōt,n.the produce of the earth, which supplies the wants of men and animals: the part of a plant which contains the seed: the offspring of animals: product, consequence, effect, advantage—(Spens.)Fruict.—v.i.to produce fruit.—ns.Fruit′age, fruit collectively: fruits;Fruit′-bud, a bud that produces fruit;Fruit′-cake, a cake containing raisins, &c.;Fruit′erer, one who deals in fruit:—fem.Fruit′eress;Fruit′ery, a place for storing fruit: fruitage.—adj.Fruit′ful, producing fruit abundantly: productive.—adv.Fruit′fully.—ns.Fruit′fulness;Fruit′ing, process of bearing fruit;Fruit′-knife, a knife with a blade of silver, &c., for cutting fruit.—adj.Fruit′less, barren: without profit: useless.—adv.Fruit′lessly.—ns.Fruit′lessness;Fruit′-tree, a tree yielding edible fruit.—adj.Fruit′y, like, or tasting like, fruit.—Small fruits, strawberries, currants, &c. [O. Fr.fruit,fruict—L.fructus—frui,fructus, to enjoy.]
Fruition, frōō-ish′un,n.enjoyment: use or possession of anything, esp. accompanied with pleasure.—adj.Fru′itive, of or pertaining to fruition. [O. Fr.fruition—L.frui, to enjoy.]
Frumentation, frōō-men-tā′shun,n.a largess of grain bestowed on the starving or turbulent people in ancient Rome.—adjs.Frumentā′ceous, made of or resembling wheat or other grain;Frumentā′rious, pertaining to corn. [L.frumentation-em—frumentāri, to provide with corn—frumentum, corn.]
Frumenty, frōō′men-ti,n.food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk.—AlsoFur′mety. [O. Fr.frumentee, wheat boiled—frument—L.frumentum.]
Frump, frump,n.a dowdy and cross-grained woman: (obs.) a flout or snub.—v.t.(obs.) to snub.—adjs.Frump′ish,Frump′y, sour-tempered: ill-dressed.
Frumple, frum′pl,v.t.(prov.) to wrinkle.
Frush, frush,v.t.(Shak.) to break, bruise, or crush.—adj.broken or crushed: brittle.—n.an onset, attack. [O. Fr.froissier, to bruise—L.frustum, fragment.]
Frush, frush,n.(prov.) the frog of a horse's foot: a disease in that part of a horse's foot.
Frustrate, frus′trāt,v.t.to make vain or of no effect: to bring to nothing: to defeat.—p.adj.vain, ineffectual, defeated.—adj.Frus′trable, capable of being frustrated.—n.Frustrā′tion, disappointment: defeat.—adjs.Frus′trative, tending to frustrate;Frus′tratory, disappointing. [L.frustrāri,frustrātus—frustra, in vain.]
Frustule, frus′tūl,n.the siliceous two-valved shell of a diatom, with its contents.
Frustum, frus′tum,n.a slice of a solid body: the part of a cone which remains when the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base. [L.frustum, a bit.]
Frutescent, frōō-tes′ent,adj.becoming shrubby;Fru′tex, a shrub.—adjs.Fru′ticose,Fru′ticous, shrub-like: shrubby;Frutic′ulose, like a small shrub. [L.frutescĕre—frutex,fruticis, a shrub.]
Frutify, frōō′ti-fī,v.t.andv.i.(Shak.)=Fructify.
Fry, frī,v.t.to dress food with oil or fat in a pan over the fire: to vex.—v.i.to undergo the action of heat in a frying-pan: to simmer: (Spens.) to boil:—pr.p.fry′ing;pa.p.fried.—n.a dish of anything fried.—n.Fry′ing-pan, a flat iron vessel or pan for frying with.—Out of the frying-pan into the fire, out of one evil or danger merely to fall into a greater. [Fr.frire—L.frigĕre; cf. Gr.phrygein.]
Fry, frī,n.a swarm of fishes just spawned: a number of small things.—Small fry, small things collectively, persons or things of little importance. [M. E.fri—Ice.frió; Dan. and Sw.frö.]
Fuar. Same asFeuar.
Fub, fub,v.t.(Shak.) to put off, to cheat: to steal.—n.Fub′bery(obs.), deception.—Fub off, to put off or evade by a trick or a lie. [SeeFob.]
Fubby, fub′i,Fubsy,fub′zi,adj.chubby. [Ety. dub.]
Fuchsia, fū′shi-a, a plant with long pendulous flowers, native to South America. [Named after LeonardFuchs, a German botanist, 1501-66.]
Fucus, fū′kus,n.a genus of seaweed containing the wrack and other species: a dye: a disguise.—adj.Fuciv′orous, eating seaweed.—n.Fū′coid, fossil seaweed.—adj.containing fucoids.—adj.Fū′cused, painted. [L.fucus, seaweed.]
Fud, fud,n.(Scot.) a hare's tail: the buttocks.
Fuddle, fud′l,v.t.to stupefy with drink.—v.i.to drink to excess or habitually:—pr.p.fudd′ling;pa.p.fudd′led.—n.intoxicating drink.—ns.Fudd′le-cap, a hard drinker;Fudd′ler, a drunkard.—adj.Fudd′ling, tippling. [Cf. Dut.vod, soft, Ger. prov.fuddeln, to swindle.]
Fudge, fuj,n.stuff: nonsense: an exclamation of contempt.—v.i.andv.t.to botch or bungle anything.—adj.Fud′gy, irritable: awkward.
Fuel, fū′el,n.anything that feeds a fire, supplies energy, &c.—v.t.(arch.) to furnish with fuel.—adj.Fū′elled, furnished with fuel.—n.Fū′eller, one who, or that which, supplies fuel for fires. [O. Fr.fowaille—L.focale—L.focus, a fireplace.]
Fuero, fwā′rō,n.the constitution of certain practically autonomous states and communities in northern Spain and south-western France—the Basque provinces, Navarre, Bearn, &c.: modes and tenures of property, &c., nearly equivalent to the French customary law. [Sp.,—L.forum.]
Fuff, fuf,n.(Scot.) a puff: the spitting of a cat: a burst of anger.—v.t.andv.i.to puff.—adj.Fuff′y, light and soft.
Fugacious, fū-gā′shus,adj.apt to flee away: fleeting.—ns.Fugā′ciousness,Fugac′ity. [L.fugax,fugacis, fromfugĕre, to flee.]
Fugitive, fūj′i-tiv,adj.apt to flee away: uncertain: volatile: perishable: temporary: occasional, written for some passing occasion.—n.one who flees or has fled from his station or country: one hard to be caught.—ns.Fū′gie(Scot.), a cock that will not fight, a runaway;Fū′gie-warr′ant, a warrant to apprehend a debtor about to abscond, prob. from the phrasein meditatione fugæ;Fugitā′tion(Scots law), absconding from justice: outlawry.—adv.Fug′itively.—n.Fug′itiveness. [Fr.,—L.fugitivus,fugĕre, to flee.]
Fugleman, fū′gl-man,n.a soldier who stands before a company at drill as an example: a ringleader, mouthpiece of others.—v.i.Fū′gle(Carlyle), to act like a fugleman. [Ger.flügelmann, the leader of a file—flügel, a wing,mann, man.]
Fugue, fūg,n.(mus.) a form of composition in which the subject is given out by one part and immediately taken up by a second, itsanswer, during which the first part supplies an accompaniment or counter-subject, and so on.—n.Fug′uist, one who writes or plays fugues. [Fr.,—It.fuga—L.fuga, flight.]
Fulcrum, ful′krum,n.(mech.) the prop or fixed point on which a lever moves: a prop:—pl.Ful′crums,Ful′cra.—adj.Ful′crate, supported with fulcrums. [L.fulcrum, a prop,fulcīre, to prop.]
Fulfil, fool-fil′,v.t.to complete: to accomplish: to carry into effect:—pr.p.fulfil′ling;pa.p.fulfilled′.—ns.Fulfil′ler;Fulfil′ling,Fulfil′ment, full performance: completion: accomplishment. [A.S.fullfyllan—full, full,fyllan, to fill.]
Fulgent, ful′jent,adj.shining: bright.—n.Ful′gency.—adv.Ful′gently.—adj.Ful′gid, flashing.—ns.Ful′gor,Ful′gour, splendour.—adj.Ful′gorous, flashing. [L.fulgent, pr.p. offulgēre, to shine.]
Fulgurate, ful′gū-rāt,v.i.to flash as lightning.—adjs.Ful′gural, pertaining to lightning;Ful′gurant, flashing like lightning.—ns.Fulgurā′tion, in assaying, the sudden and final brightening of the fused globule;Ful′gurīte, a tube of vitrified sand frequent in loose sandhills—prob. due to lightning—adj.Ful′gurous, resembling lightning.
Fulham, ful′am,n.a die loaded at the corner.—AlsoFull′am,Full′an. [Prob. the place-nameFulham.]
Fuliginous, fū-lij′i-nus,adj.sooty: smoky.—n.Fuliginos′ity.—adv.Fulig′inously. [L.,fuligo, soot.]
Full, fool,adj.having all it can contain: having no empty space: abundantly supplied or furnished: abounding: containing the whole matter: complete: perfect: strong: clear: (coll.) drunk: at poker, consisting of three of a kind and a pair.—n.completest extent, as of the moon: highest degree: the whole: time of full-moon.—v.t.to draw up or pucker the cloth on one side more than on the other.—adv.quite: to the same degree: with the whole effect: completely.—adjs.Full′-ā′corned(Shak.), full-fed with acorns;Full′-aged, having reached one's majority.—n.Full′-blood, an individual of pure blood.—adjs.Full′-blood′ed;Full′-bloomed, in perfect bloom;Full′-blown, blown or fully expanded, as a flower;Full′-bott′omed, having a full or large bottom, as a wig.—n.Full′-dress, the dress worn on occasions of state or ceremony.—adjs.Full′-eyed, with large prominent eyes;Full′-faced, having a full or broad face;Full′-fed, fed to plumpness;Full′-fraught(Shak.), full-stored;Full′-grown, grown to maturity;Full′-hand′ed, bearing something valuable, as a gift;Full′-heart′ed, full of heart or courage: elated;Full′-hot(Shak.), heated to the utmost;Full′-length, extending the whole length (n.a portrait showing such);Full-manned(Shak.), having a full crew.—ns.Full′-moon, the moon with its whole disc illuminated, when opposite the sun;Full′ness,Ful′ness, the state of being filled so as to have no part vacant: the state of abounding in anything: completeness: satiety: largeness: force and volume, as of sound: (Shak.) plenty, wealth.—adjs.Full′-orbed, having the orb or disc fully illuminated, as the full-moon: round;Full′-sailed, unbounded, absolute: moving onwards under full sail;Full-split(slang), with all one's might or speed;Full′-summed, complete in all its parts.—n.Full′-swing, the full extent or utmost limit.—adj.Full′-winged(Shak.), having perfect or strong wings.—adv.Full′y, completely: entirely.—Full back(football), seeBack.—At the full, at the height, as of one's good fortune, &c.;In full, without reduction;In the fullness of time, at the proper or destined time.—To the full, in full measure, completely. [A.S.full; Goth.fulls, Ice.fullr, Ger.voll.]
Full, fool,v.t.to press or pound cloth in a mill: to scour and thicken in a mill.—ns.Full′age, the charge for fulling cloth;Full′er, a bleacher or cleanser of cloth;Fuller's-earth, a soft earth or clay, capable of absorbing grease, used in fulling or bleaching cloth;Fuller's-thistle,-weed, the teasel;Full′ery, the place or works where fulling of cloth is carried on;Full′ing-mill, a mill in which woollen cloth is fulled. [O. Fr.fuler—Low L.fullāre—L.fullo, a cloth-fuller.]
Fuller, fool′er,n.a half-round set-hammer.
Fulmar, ful′mar,n.a species of petrel inhabiting the Shetland Isles, &c., valuable for its down, feathers, and oil. [Perh. Norsefúll, foul.]
Fulminate, ful′min-āt,v.i.to thunder or make a loud noise: to issue decrees with violence, or with menaces of grave censure.—v.t.to cause to explode: to send forth, as a denunciation—(Milt.)Ful′mine.—n.a compound of fulminic acid with mercury, &c.—adj.Ful′minant, fulminating: (path.) developing suddenly.—n.a thunderbolt, explosive.—adj.Ful′minating, crackling, exploding, detonating.—n.Fulminā′tion, act of fulminating, thundering, or issuing forth: a chemical explosion: a denunciation.—adjs.Ful′minatory;Fulmin′eous,Ful′minous, pertaining to thunder and lightning;Fulmin′ic, pertaining to an acid used in preparing explosive compounds. [L.fulmināre,-ātum—fulmen(forfulgimen), lightning—fulgēre, to shine.]
Fulsome, fool′sum,adj.cloying or causing surfeit: nauseous: offensive: gross: disgustingly fawning.—adj.Ful′somely.—n.Ful′someness. [A.S.full, full, and affix-some.]
Fulvous, ful′vus,adj.deep or dull yellow: tawny.—AlsoFul′vid. [L.fulvus, tawny.]
Fum, fum,n.a fabulous Chinese bird, one of the symbols of imperial dignity.—AlsoFung.
Fumacious, fū-mā′shi-us,adj.smoky: fond of smoking.
Fumado, fū-mā′do,n.a smoked fish, esp. a pilchard. [Sp.,—L.fumāre, to smoke.]
Fumage, fūm′āj,n.hearth-money.
Fumarole, fūm′a-rōl,n.a smoke-hole in a volcano or sulphur-mine. [Fr.fumerole—L.fumus, smoke.]
Fumble, fum′bl,v.i.to grope about awkwardly: to handle awkwardly: to stammer in speech: to find by groping.—v.t.to manage awkwardly.—n.Fum′bler.—adv.Fum′blingly. [Dut.fommelen, to fumble; cf. Dan.famle, Ice.fâlma, to grope about.]
Fume, fūm,n.smoke or vapour: any volatile matter: heat of mind, rage, a passionate person: anything unsubstantial, vain conceit.—v.i.to smoke: to throw off vapour: to be in a rage: to offer incense to.—n.Fum′atory, a place for smoking or fumigation.—adjs.Fū′mid, smoky;Fumif′erous, producing fumes.—n.Fumos′ity, quality of being fumous: (pl.) the fumes arising from over eating or drinking.—adjs.Fum′ous,Fumose′,Fum′y, producing fumes. [O. Fr.fum—L.fumus, smoke.]
Fumet, fū′met,n.the dung of deer, hares, &c. [O. Fr.fumets,fumer—L.fimāre, to dung.]
Fumette, fū-met′,n.the scent of game when high.—AlsoFumet′. [Fr.]
Fumigate, fūm′i-gāt,v.t.to expose to smoke or gas, to expose to fumes, as of sulphur, for purposes of disinfecting: to perfume.—ns.Fumigā′tion, act of fumigating or of applying purifying smoke, &c., to;Fum′igator, a brazier for burning disinfectants, &c.—adj.Fum′igatory. [L.fumigāre,-ātum.]
Fumitory, fūm′i-to-ri,n.a plant of a disagreeable smell.—n.Fum′iter(Shak.). [O. Fr.fume-terre, earth-smoke—L.fumus, smoke,terra, earth.]
Fummel. Same asFunnel.
Fun, fun,n.merriment: sport.—Be great fun, to be very amusing;In fun, in joke, not seriously;Like fun(coll.), in a rapid manner;Not to see the fun of, not to take as a joke. [Prob. a form of obs.fon, to befool. Skeat refers to Ir.fonn, delight.]
Funambulate, fū-nam′bū-lāt,v.i.to walk on a rope.—ns.Funambulā′tion;Funam′bulator,Funam′bulus,Funam′bulist, a rope-walker.—adj.Funam′bulatory. [L.funis, a rope,ambulāre, to walk.]
Function, fungk′shun,n.the doing of a thing: duty peculiar to any office: faculty, exercise of faculty: the peculiar office of any part of the body or mind: power: a solemn service: (math.) a quantity so connected with another that any change in the one produces a corresponding change in the other: the technical term in physiology for the vital activity of organ, tissue, or cell.—adj.Func′tional, pertaining to or performed by functions—opp. toOrganicorStructural.—vs.t.Func′tionalise,Func′tionate.—adv.Func′tionally.—n.Func′tionary, one who discharges any duty: one who holds an office.—adj.Func′tionless, having no function. [O. Fr.,—L.function-em—fungi,functus, to perform.]
Fund, fund,n.a sum of money on which some enterprise is founded or expense supported: a supply or source of money: a store laid up: supply: (pl.) permanent debts due by a government and paying interest.—v.t.to form a debt into a stock charged with interest: to place money in a fund.—adj.Fund′able, capable of being converted into a fund or into bonds.—p.adj.Fund′ed, invested in public funds: existing in the form of bonds.—n.Fund′hold′er, one who has money in the public funds.—adj.Fund′less, destitute of supplies or money. [Fr.fond—L.fundus, the bottom.]