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Fair-minded \Fair"-mind`ed\, a. Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. -- {Fair"*mind`ed*ness}, n. | |
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Fair-minded \Fair"-mind`ed\, a. Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. -- {Fair"*mind`ed*ness}, n. | |
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Farming \Farm"ing\, a. Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community. | |
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Farming \Farm"ing\, n. The business of cultivating land. | |
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Farm \Farm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Farmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Farming}.] 1. To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds. We are enforced to farm our royal realm. --Shak. 2. To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes. To farm their subjects and their duties toward these. --Burke. 3. To take at a certain rent or rate. 4. To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm. {To farm let}, {To let to farm}, to lease on rent. | |
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Ferine \Fe"rine\, a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See {Fierce}.] Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. --Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- {Fe"rine*ly}, adv. -- {Fe"rine*ness}, n. | |
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Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fermented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fermenting}.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See {Ferment}, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope. | |
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Ferment \Fer"ment\, n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st {Barm}, {Fervent}.] 1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer. Note: Ferments are of two kinds: ({a}) Formed or organized ferments. ({b}) Unorganized or structureless ferments. The latter are also called {soluble [or] chemical ferments}, and {enzymes}. Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development; as, the {acetic ferment}, the {butyric ferment}, etc. See {Fermentation}. Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are chemical substances, as a rule soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In action they are catalytic and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease of malt. | |
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Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. i. 1. To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent oarticles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce. 2. To be agitated or excited by violent emotions. But finding no redress, ferment an rage. --Milton. The intellect of the age was a fermenting intellect. --De Quincey. | |
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3. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. [R.] Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran. --Thomson. {ferment oils}, volatile oils produced by the fermentation of plants, and not originally contained in them. These were the quintessences of the alchenists. --Ure. | |
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Fermentability \Fer*ment`a*bil"i*ty\, n. Capability of fermentation. | |
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Fermentable \Fer*ment"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. fermentable.] Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable. | |
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Fermental \Fer*ment"al\, a. Fermentative. [Obs.] | |
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Fermentation \Fer`men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it. | |
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. --Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. --C. Kingsley. {Acetous, [or] Acetic}, {fermentation}, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment ({Mycoderma aceti}). The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2 Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid. {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torul[91] develop. {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3 Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate. Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic fermentation}. {Fermentation by an} {unorganized ferment [or] enzyme}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}. {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O = 4C3H6O3 Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid. Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) = C4H8O2 (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas). {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}. | |
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Fermentation \Fer`men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it. | |
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. --Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. --C. Kingsley. {Acetous, [or] Acetic}, {fermentation}, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment ({Mycoderma aceti}). The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2 Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid. {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torul[91] develop. {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3 Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate. Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic fermentation}. {Fermentation by an} {unorganized ferment [or] enzyme}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}. {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O = 4C3H6O3 Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid. Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) = C4H8O2 (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas). {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}. | |
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. --Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. --C. Kingsley. {Acetous, [or] Acetic}, {fermentation}, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment ({Mycoderma aceti}). The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2 Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid. {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torul[91] develop. {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3 Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate. Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic fermentation}. {Fermentation by an} {unorganized ferment [or] enzyme}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}. {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O = 4C3H6O3 Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid. Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) = C4H8O2 (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas). {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}. | |
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Fermentation theory \Fer`men*ta"tion the"o*ry\ (Med.) The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory (which see). | |
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. --Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. --C. Kingsley. {Acetous, [or] Acetic}, {fermentation}, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus or ferment ({Mycoderma aceti}). The process involves two distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is essential. An intermediate product, aldehyde, is formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O = H2O + C2H4O Note: Alcohol. Water. Aldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O = C2H4O2 Note: Aldehyde. Acetic acid. {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of action being dependent on the rapidity with which the Torul[91] develop. {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3 Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate. Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels for several days it undergoes this alkaline fermentation. {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic fermentation}. {Fermentation by an} {unorganized ferment [or] enzyme}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical reactions, in which the ferment acts as a simple catalytic agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones and other like products by the action of pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the ferment of the pancreatic juice. {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are caused by the introduction into the organism of the living germs of ferments, or ferments already developed (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}. {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid, butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are mainly formed. {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O = 4C3H6O3 Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid. Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) = C4H8O2 (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen gas). {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}. | |
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Fermentative \Fer*ment"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.] Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Fermentative \Fer*ment"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.] Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Fermentative \Fer*ment"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.] Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fermented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fermenting}.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See {Ferment}, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope. | |
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Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fermented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fermenting}.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See {Ferment}, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope. | |
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Ferruminate \Fer*ru"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. ferruminatus, p. p. of ferruminare to cement, solder, fr. ferrumen cement, fr. ferrum iron.] To solder or unite, as metals. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Ferrumination \Fer*ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ferruminatio: cf. F. ferrumination.] The soldering ir uniting of me[?] als. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Ferryman \Fer"ry*man\, n.; pl. {Ferrymen}. One who maintains or attends a ferry. | |
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Ferryman \Fer"ry*man\, n.; pl. {Ferrymen}. One who maintains or attends a ferry. | |
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. (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite at a regulated height. --Simmonds. {Fire bar}, a grate bar. {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight. {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary. {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear as if burnt by fire. {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for the fire. {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and used for lining fire boxes, etc. {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished fires. {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}. {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac. [U.S.] {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}. {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in extinguishing fires. {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton. {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}. {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary. {Fire drill}. (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for practice. (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; -- used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by many savage peoples. {Fire eater}. (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire. (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur. [Colloq.] {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels, for throwing water to extinguish fire. {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from burning buildings. {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off afterward by heat. {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire gilding. {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire; also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium or small percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an owner of property from loss by fire during a specified period. {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs, poker, and shovel. {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out fire. {Fire master} (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the composition of fireworks. {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against fire. {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections. {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon red-hot irons. --Abbot. {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially the receptacle for the priming of a gun. {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing fires. {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the contract of insurance against loss by fire. {Fire pot}. (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles, formerly used as a missile in war. (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a furnace. (c) A crucible. (d) A solderer's furnace. {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting fire to an enemy's ships. {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to their quarters in case of fire. {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond. {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting fire to an enemy's ships. {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire. {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites, caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen. --Raymond. {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of combustion; heating surface. {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc. --Farrow. {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine. {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American Indians. {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India. {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}. {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager; zealous. {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of troops. {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn. {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}. {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle. {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion. | |
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Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. {Firemen} (-men). 1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. 2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. | |
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Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. {Firemen} (-men). 1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. 2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. | |
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Firmament \Fir"ma*ment\, n. [L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make firm: cf. F. firmament. See {Firm}, v. & a.] 1. Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.] Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. --Jer. Taylor. 2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. --Gen. i. 6. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament. --Gen. i. 14. Note: In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen. 3. (Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres. | |
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Firmamental \Fir`ma*men"tal\, a. Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions. --Dryden. | |
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Firman \Fir"man\ (? [or] ?), n.; pl. {Firmans}or. [Pers. ferm[be]n.] In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. [Written also {firmaun}.] | |
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Firman \Fir"man\ (? [or] ?), n.; pl. {Firmans}or. [Pers. ferm[be]n.] In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. [Written also {firmaun}.] | |
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Firman \Fir"man\ (? [or] ?), n.; pl. {Firmans}or. [Pers. ferm[be]n.] In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. [Written also {firmaun}.] | |
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d8Foramen \[d8]Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. {Foramina}, E. {Foramines}. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. {Foramen of Monro} (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. {Foramen of Winslow} (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. | |
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d8Foramen \[d8]Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. {Foramina}, E. {Foramines}. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. {Foramen of Monro} (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. {Foramen of Winslow} (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. | |
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d8Foramen \[d8]Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. {Foramina}, E. {Foramines}. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. {Foramen of Monro} (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. {Foramen of Winslow} (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. | |
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Foraminated \Fo*ram"i*na`ted\, a. [L. foraminatus.] Having small opening, or foramina. | |
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d8Foramen \[d8]Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. {Foramina}, E. {Foramines}. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. {Foramen of Monro} (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. {Foramen of Winslow} (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. | |
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Foraminifer \For`a*min"i*fer\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the foraminifera. | |
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Foraminiferous \Fo*ram`i*nif"er*ous\, a. 1. Having small openings, or foramina. 2. Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera; as, foraminiferous mud. | |
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Foraminous \Fo*ram"i*nous\, a. [L. foraminosus.] Having foramina; full of holes; porous. --Bacon. | |
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Foreman \Fore"man\, n.; pl. {Foremen}. The first or chief man; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer. | |
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Foremeant \Fore*meant"\, a. Intended beforehand; premeditated. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Foreman \Fore"man\, n.; pl. {Foremen}. The first or chief man; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer. | |
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Forementioned \Fore"men`tioned\, a. Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. --Addison. | |
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Forename \Fore"name`\, n. A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. --Selden. | |
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Forename \Fore"name`\, v. t. To name or mention before. --Shak. | |
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Forenamed \Fore"named`\, a. Named before; aforenamed. | |
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Forenenst \Fore*nenst"\, prep. [See {Fore}, and {Anent}.] Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic] The land forenenst the Greekish shore. --Fairfax. | |
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Forenoon \Fore"noon"\, n. The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon. | |
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Forewoman \Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}. A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. --Tatler. --W. Besant. | |
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Forewoman \Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}. A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. --Tatler. --W. Besant. | |
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Forming \Form"ing\, n. The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers. | |
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Form \Form\ (f[ocir]rm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formed} (f[ocir]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forming}.] [F. former, L. formare, fr. forma. See {Form}, n.] 1. To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion. God formed man of the dust of the ground. --Gen. ii. 7. The thought that labors in my forming brain. --Rowe. 2. To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust; also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by influence, etc.; to train. 'T is education forms the common mind. --Pope. Thus formed for speed, he challenges the wind. --Dryden. 3. To go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to make the shape of; -- said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted, in whole or in part. The diplomatic politicians . . . who formed by far the majority. --Burke. 4. To provide with a form, as a hare. See {Form}, n., 9. The melancholy hare is formed in brakes and briers. --Drayton. 5. (Gram.) To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes. | |
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Four-in-hand \Four"-in-hand\, a. Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach. -- n. A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team. As quaint a four-in-hand As you shall see. --Tennyson. | |
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Fr91num \Fr[91]"num\, [or] Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Fr[91]nums}, L. {Fr[91]na}. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fr[91]num of the tongue. | |
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Fr91num \Fr[91]"num\, [or] Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Fr[91]nums}, L. {Fr[91]na}. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fr[91]num of the tongue. | |
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Frame \Frame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Framed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Framing}.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm worthy, excellent, pious. See {Foremost}, {From}, and cf. {Furnish}.] 1. (Arch. & Engin.) To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See {Dovetail}, {Halve}, v. t., {Miter}, {Tenon}, {Tooth}, {Tusk}, {Scarf}, and {Splice}. 2. To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false. How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years. --I. Watts. 3. To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform. And frame my face to all occasions. --Shak. We may in some measure frame our minds for the reception of happiness. --Landor. The human mind is framed to be influenced. --I. Taylor. 4. To cause; to bring about; to produce. [Obs.] Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds. --Shak. 5. To support. [Obs. & R.] That on a staff his feeble steps did frame. --Spenser. 6. To provide with a frame, as a picture. | |
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Framing \Fram"ing\, n. 1. The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames. 2. (Arch. & Engin.) A framework, or a sy[?] of frames. {Framing chisel} (Carp.), a heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises. | |
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Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See {Sock} a covering for the foot.] 1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth. His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden. 2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden. {Socket bolt} (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt. {Socket chisel}. Same as {Framing chisel}. See under {Framing}. {Socket pipe}, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe. {Socket pole}, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] {Socket wrench}, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess. | |
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Framing \Fram"ing\, n. 1. The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames. 2. (Arch. & Engin.) A framework, or a sy[?] of frames. {Framing chisel} (Carp.), a heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises. | |
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Franion \Fran"ion\, n. [Perh. from F. fain[82]ant an idler.] A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Freeman \Free"man\, n.; pl. {Freemen}. [AS. fre[a2]man; fre[a2]free + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal. 2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See {Liveryman}. --Burrill. Both having been made freemen on the same day. --Addison. | |
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Freeman \Free"man\, n.; pl. {Freemen}. [AS. fre[a2]man; fre[a2]free + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal. 2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See {Liveryman}. --Burrill. Both having been made freemen on the same day. --Addison. | |
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Free-minded \Free"-mind`ed\, a. Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. --Bacon. | |
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Slippery \Slip"per*y\, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. 2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. The slippery tops of human state. --Cowley. 3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slippery god will try to loose his hold. --Dryden. 4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. --Shak. 5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. [bd]The slippery state of kings.[b8] --Denham. 6. Uncertain in effect. --L'Estrange. 7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. --Shak. {Slippery elm}. (Bot.) (a) An American tree ({Ulmus fulva}) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. (b) A malvaceous shrub ({Fremontia Californica}); -- so called on the Pacific coast. | |
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Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Frenums}, L. {Frena}. [L., a bridle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A cheek stripe of color. 2. (Anat.) Same as {Fr[91]num}. | |
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Fr91num \Fr[91]"num\, [or] Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Fr[91]nums}, L. {Fr[91]na}. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fr[91]num of the tongue. | |
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Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Frenums}, L. {Frena}. [L., a bridle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A cheek stripe of color. 2. (Anat.) Same as {Fr[91]num}. | |
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frown \Frown\, v. i. [imp. &, p. p. {Frowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled, frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,] 1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look. The frowning wrinkle of her brow. --Shak. 2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness. The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frowningly \Frown"ing*ly\, adv. In a frowning manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frumentaceous \Fru"men*ta"ceous\, a. [L. frumentaceus, fr. frumentum corn or grain, from the root of frux fruit: cf. F. frumentac[82]. See {Frugal}.] Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frumentarious \Fru`men*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. frumentarius.] Of or pertaining to wheat or grain. [R.] --Coles. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frumentation \Fru`men*ta"tion\, n. [L. frumentatio.] (Rom. Antiq.) A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frumenty \Fru"men*ty\, n. [OF. froment[82]e, fr. L. frumentum. See {Frumentaceous}.] Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums, etc. [Written also {furmenty} and {furmity}.] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frumenty \Fru"men*ty\, n. [OF. froment[82]e, fr. L. frumentum. See {Frumentaceous}.] Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums, etc. [Written also {furmenty} and {furmity}.] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Furmonty \Fur"mon*ty\, Furmity \Fur"mi*ty\n. Same as {Frumenty}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Furniment \Fur"ni*ment\, n. [Cf. F. fourniment. See {Furnish}.] Furniture. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fairmont, IL (CDP, FIPS 24920) Location: 41.56185 N, 88.05985 W Population (1990): 2894 (957 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fairmont, MN (city, FIPS 20330) Location: 43.64239 N, 94.45777 W Population (1990): 11265 (4989 housing units) Area: 37.3 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56031 Fairmont, NC (town, FIPS 22360) Location: 34.49513 N, 79.11538 W Population (1990): 2489 (1097 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fairmont, NE (village, FIPS 16550) Location: 40.63551 N, 97.58424 W Population (1990): 708 (319 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68354 Fairmont, OK (town, FIPS 24950) Location: 36.35490 N, 97.70327 W Population (1990): 129 (64 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73736 Fairmont, WV (city, FIPS 26452) Location: 39.48080 N, 80.14609 W Population (1990): 20210 (9958 housing units) Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fairmont City, IL (village, FIPS 24933) Location: 38.65100 N, 90.10150 W Population (1990): 2140 (947 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fairmount, GA (city, FIPS 28492) Location: 34.44078 N, 84.70134 W Population (1990): 657 (298 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30139 Fairmount, IL (village, FIPS 24985) Location: 40.04610 N, 87.82858 W Population (1990): 678 (276 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61841 Fairmount, IN (town, FIPS 22432) Location: 40.41691 N, 85.64785 W Population (1990): 3130 (1262 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46928 Fairmount, ND (city, FIPS 25300) Location: 46.05447 N, 96.60271 W Population (1990): 427 (204 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58030 Fairmount, NY (CDP, FIPS 25043) Location: 43.04055 N, 76.24723 W Population (1990): 12266 (4784 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fairmount, TN (CDP, FIPS 25090) Location: 35.17708 N, 85.33539 W Population (1990): 1578 (605 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fairmount City, PA Zip code(s): 16224 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fairmount Heights, MD (town, FIPS 27400) Location: 38.90165 N, 76.91481 W Population (1990): 1238 (536 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farmingdale, IL Zip code(s): 62677 Farmingdale, ME (CDP, FIPS 24635) Location: 44.25142 N, 69.78545 W Population (1990): 2070 (910 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04344 Farmingdale, NJ (borough, FIPS 22950) Location: 40.19850 N, 74.17142 W Population (1990): 1462 (600 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07727 Farmingdale, NY (village, FIPS 25384) Location: 40.73310 N, 73.44764 W Population (1990): 8022 (3314 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farmington, AR (city, FIPS 23170) Location: 36.04234 N, 94.24197 W Population (1990): 1322 (537 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72730 Farmington, CA Zip code(s): 95230 Farmington, CT Zip code(s): 06032 Farmington, DE (town, FIPS 25840) Location: 38.87073 N, 75.57956 W Population (1990): 122 (47 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Farmington, IA (city, FIPS 26895) Location: 40.63881 N, 91.73884 W Population (1990): 655 (330 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52626 Farmington, IL (city, FIPS 25531) Location: 40.69758 N, 90.00669 W Population (1990): 2535 (1108 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Farmington, KY Zip code(s): 42040 Farmington, ME (CDP, FIPS 24740) Location: 44.66849 N, 70.14588 W Population (1990): 4197 (1644 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04938 Farmington, MI (city, FIPS 27380) Location: 42.46320 N, 83.37727 W Population (1990): 10132 (4898 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Farmington, MN (city, FIPS 20618) Location: 44.65715 N, 93.17834 W Population (1990): 5940 (2124 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55024 Farmington, MO (city, FIPS 23752) Location: 37.78000 N, 90.42586 W Population (1990): 11598 (4128 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63640 Farmington, NH (CDP, FIPS 25940) Location: 43.40186 N, 71.07190 W Population (1990): 3567 (1443 housing units) Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 03835 Farmington, NM (city, FIPS 25800) Location: 36.75466 N, 108.18556 W Population (1990): 33997 (13119 housing units) Area: 60.9 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87401, 87402 Farmington, PA Zip code(s): 15437 Farmington, UT (city, FIPS 24740) Location: 40.98870 N, 111.89489 W Population (1990): 9028 (2243 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84025 Farmington, WA (town, FIPS 23340) Location: 47.08895 N, 117.04509 W Population (1990): 126 (71 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99128 Farmington, WV (town, FIPS 26932) Location: 39.51150 N, 80.25253 W Population (1990): 414 (190 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26571 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farmington Hills, MI (city, FIPS 27440) Location: 42.48609 N, 83.37558 W Population (1990): 74652 (31171 housing units) Area: 86.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48331, 48334, 48335, 48336 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farmingville, NY (CDP, FIPS 25417) Location: 40.84250 N, 73.04419 W Population (1990): 14842 (4560 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11738 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farnam, NE (village, FIPS 16725) Location: 40.70629 N, 100.21500 W Population (1990): 188 (114 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69029 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farnham, NY (village, FIPS 25428) Location: 42.59694 N, 79.07886 W Population (1990): 427 (162 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Farnham, VA Zip code(s): 22460 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Farnhamville, IA (city, FIPS 26940) Location: 42.27746 N, 94.40801 W Population (1990): 414 (214 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50538 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fernan Lake Village, ID (city, FIPS 27550) Location: 47.67329 N, 116.74697 W Population (1990): 170 (78 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fernandina Beach, FL (city, FIPS 22175) Location: 30.65766 N, 81.44916 W Population (1990): 8765 (4477 housing units) Area: 27.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Foreman, AR (city, FIPS 24250) Location: 33.71733 N, 94.39755 W Population (1990): 1267 (573 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71836 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Forman, ND (city, FIPS 27260) Location: 46.10520 N, 97.63685 W Population (1990): 586 (263 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58032 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Framingham, MA (CDP, FIPS 24960) Location: 42.30590 N, 71.43792 W Population (1990): 64994 (26404 housing units) Area: 65.1 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01701 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Freeman, MO (city, FIPS 25894) Location: 38.61863 N, 94.50576 W Population (1990): 480 (179 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64746 Freeman, SD (city, FIPS 23020) Location: 43.35088 N, 97.43236 W Population (1990): 1293 (625 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57029 Freeman, VA Zip code(s): 23856 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Freeman Spur, IL (village, FIPS 27858) Location: 37.85992 N, 88.99981 W Population (1990): 290 (135 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Freemansburg, PA (borough, FIPS 27760) Location: 40.62725 N, 75.34020 W Population (1990): 1946 (930 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fremont, CA (city, FIPS 26000) Location: 37.52851 N, 121.99712 W Population (1990): 173339 (62400 housing units) Area: 199.5 sq km (land), 27.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94536, 94538, 94539, 94555 Fremont, IA (city, FIPS 29190) Location: 41.21209 N, 92.43492 W Population (1990): 701 (316 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52561 Fremont, IN (town, FIPS 25882) Location: 41.73113 N, 84.93374 W Population (1990): 1407 (545 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46737 Fremont, MI (city, FIPS 30700) Location: 43.46149 N, 85.95217 W Population (1990): 3875 (1752 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49412 Fremont, MO Zip code(s): 63941 Fremont, NC (town, FIPS 24900) Location: 35.54325 N, 77.97603 W Population (1990): 1710 (725 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fremont, NE (city, FIPS 17670) Location: 41.44082 N, 96.49206 W Population (1990): 23680 (9850 housing units) Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68025 Fremont, NH Zip code(s): 03044 Fremont, OH (city, FIPS 28826) Location: 41.35031 N, 83.11305 W Population (1990): 17648 (7001 housing units) Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43420 Fremont, UT Zip code(s): 84747 Fremont, WI (village, FIPS 27800) Location: 44.25968 N, 88.87073 W Population (1990): 632 (341 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54940 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fremont Center, NY Zip code(s): 12736 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fremont County, CO (county, FIPS 43) Location: 38.47622 N, 105.43797 W Population (1990): 32273 (13683 housing units) Area: 3970.6 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) Fremont County, IA (county, FIPS 71) Location: 40.74313 N, 95.59994 W Population (1990): 8226 (3607 housing units) Area: 1324.3 sq km (land), 14.2 sq km (water) Fremont County, ID (county, FIPS 43) Location: 44.21725 N, 111.48447 W Population (1990): 10937 (5961 housing units) Area: 4835.1 sq km (land), 74.7 sq km (water) Fremont County, WY (county, FIPS 13) Location: 43.02843 N, 108.62899 W Population (1990): 33662 (14437 housing units) Area: 23783.1 sq km (land), 216.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Fremont Hills, MO (city, FIPS 25957) Location: 37.06577 N, 93.25263 W Population (1990): 201 (79 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Furman, SC (town, FIPS 27835) Location: 32.68141 N, 81.18802 W Population (1990): 260 (106 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
farming n. [Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the magnetic media. Associated with a {crash}. Typically used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again." No longer common; modern drives automatically park their heads in a safe zone on power-down, so it takes a real mechanical problem to induce this. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
farming {heads} of a {disk drive} are said to do when they plow little furrows in the magnetic media during a {head crash}. Typically used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again." [{Jargon File}] (2001-03-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
FrameMaker {Frame Technology Corporation} who were taken over by {Adobe Systems, Inc.} in 1995/6. FrameMaker is available for a wide variety of {workstations} and is designed for technical and scientific documents. It uses a powerful system of templates and paragraph styles to control {WYSIWYG} formatting. It supports graphics, tables, and contents pages among other things. Version: FrameMaker 6, due April 2000. See also {Maker Interchange Format}. (2000-04-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
framing specification A specification of the "{protocol} bits" that surround the "data bits" on a communications channel to allow the data to be "framed" into chunks, like start and {stop bit}s in {EIA-232}. It allows a receiver to synchronize at points along the data stream. (1995-01-13) | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
fermium Symbol: Fm Atomic number: 100 Atomic weight: (253) Radioactive metallic transuranic element, belongs to the actinoids. Ten known isotopes, most stable is Fm-257 with a half-life of 10 days. First identified by Albert Ghiorso and associates in the debris of the first hydrogen-bomb explosion in 1952. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Firmament from the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation of the Hebrew _raki'a_. This word means simply "expansion." It denotes the space or expanse like an arch appearing immediately above us. They who rendered _raki'a_ by firmamentum regarded it as a solid body. The language of Scripture is not scientific but popular, and hence we read of the sun rising and setting, and also here the use of this particular word. It is plain that it was used to denote solidity as well as expansion. It formed a division between the waters above and the waters below (Gen. 1:7). The _raki'a_ supported the upper reservoir (Ps. 148:4). It was the support also of the heavenly bodies (Gen. 1:14), and is spoken of as having "windows" and "doors" (Gen. 7:11; Isa. 24:18; Mal. 3:10) through which the rain and snow might descend. |