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   Falco rusticolus
         n 1: large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color
               phases [syn: {gyrfalcon}, {gerfalcon}, {Falco rusticolus}]

English Dictionary: Flugerfahren by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fall short
v
  1. fail to meet (expectations or standards) [syn: {fall short}, come short]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fall short of
v
  1. fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example [ant: fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
false hair
n
  1. a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
    Synonym(s): hairpiece, false hair, postiche
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
false ragweed
n
  1. tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
    Synonym(s): burweed marsh elder, false ragweed, Iva xanthifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
false return
n
  1. an incorrect income tax return
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
false rue
n
  1. slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
    Synonym(s): false rue anemone, false rue, Isopyrum biternatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
false rue anemone
n
  1. slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
    Synonym(s): false rue anemone, false rue, Isopyrum biternatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Felis serval
n
  1. slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
    Synonym(s): serval, Felis serval
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filaggrin
n
  1. the main protein of the keratohyalin granules; "the specific target of the immune response in rheumatoid arthritis is filaggrin"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filagree
n
  1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
    Synonym(s): filigree, filagree, fillagree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
file server
n
  1. (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filigree
n
  1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
    Synonym(s): filigree, filagree, fillagree
v
  1. make filigree, as with a precious metal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fillagree
n
  1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
    Synonym(s): filigree, filagree, fillagree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Flacourtia
n
  1. often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
    Synonym(s): Flacourtia, genus Flacourtia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flacourtia family
n
  1. chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: Flacourtiaceae, family Flacourtiaceae, flacourtia family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Flacourtia indica
n
  1. small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
    Synonym(s): governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Flacourtiaceae
n
  1. chiefly tropical trees and shrubs [syn: Flacourtiaceae, family Flacourtiaceae, flacourtia family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flag rank
n
  1. the rank of a flag officer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flagrant
adj
  1. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
    Synonym(s): crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flagrantly
adv
  1. in a flagrant manner; "he is flagrantly disregarding the law"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flagroot
n
  1. perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
    Synonym(s): sweet flag, calamus, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flasher
n
  1. someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
    Synonym(s): exhibitionist, flasher
  2. an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)
  3. a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
    Synonym(s): blinker, flasher
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flax rust
n
  1. fungus causing flax rust [syn: flax rust, {flax rust fungus}, Melampsora lini]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flax rust fungus
n
  1. fungus causing flax rust [syn: flax rust, {flax rust fungus}, Melampsora lini]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Flexeril
n
  1. muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
    Synonym(s): cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flexor
n
  1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn: flexor muscle, flexor]
    Antonym(s): extensor, extensor muscle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flexor muscle
n
  1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn: flexor muscle, flexor]
    Antonym(s): extensor, extensor muscle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flexure
n
  1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection, flexion]
  2. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
    Synonym(s): fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
  3. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
    Synonym(s): flexion, flexure
    Antonym(s): extension
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flicker
n
  1. a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint]
  2. North American woodpecker
  3. the act of moving back and forth
    Synonym(s): waver, flutter, flicker
v
  1. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
    Synonym(s): flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
  2. shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
    Synonym(s): flicker, flick
  3. flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
    Synonym(s): flicker, flick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flickering
adj
  1. shining unsteadily
    Synonym(s): flickering, aflicker(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flickertail
n
  1. of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
    Synonym(s): flickertail, Richardson ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flogger
n
  1. a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
    Synonym(s): flogger, scourger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flow chart
n
  1. a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    Synonym(s): flow chart, flowchart, flow diagram, flow sheet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flowchart
n
  1. a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    Synonym(s): flow chart, flowchart, flow diagram, flow sheet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
floxuridine
n
  1. antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fly agaric
n
  1. poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
    Synonym(s): fly agaric, Amanita muscaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folk art
n
  1. genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folk writer
n
  1. a writer of folktales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fool's errand
n
  1. a fruitless mission
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fulcrum
n
  1. the pivot about which a lever turns
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fulgoridae
n
  1. plant hoppers: lantern flies [syn: Fulgoridae, {family Fulgoridae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fulgurant
adj
  1. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones
    Synonym(s): dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fulgurating
adj
  1. sharp and piercing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fulgurous
adj
  1. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones
    Synonym(s): dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full service bank
n
  1. a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
    Synonym(s): commercial bank, full service bank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full skirt
n
  1. a long skirt gathered at the waist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full-grown
adj
  1. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
    Synonym(s): adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fully grown
adj
  1. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
    Synonym(s): adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from
      L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
      fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)
      A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}),
      having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in
      gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
  
               Smell of sweetest fennel.                        --Milton.
  
               A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
               bottle of the tender sex.                        --S. G.
                                                                              Goodrich.
  
      {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It
            is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and
            is used as a pot herb.
  
      {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European
            weed; -- called also {mayweed}.
  
      {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup
            family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
            fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa}
            furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in
            India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in
            Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
  
      {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
            is stimulant and carminative.
  
      {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,
            which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
            Prometheus.
  
      {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})
            looking something like fennel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Francolin \Fran"co*lin\, n. [F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp.
      francolin.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A spurred partidge of the genus {Francolinus} and allied
      genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species ({F.
      vulgaris}) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now
      nearly restricted to Asia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Falcer \Fal"cer\, n. [From L. falx, falcis, a sickle.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the mandibles of a spider.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL.
      gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and
      named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See
      {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
      esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F.
      Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
      gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}.
      [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fallow \Fal"low\, n. [So called from the fallow, or somewhat
      yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n.,
      cf. MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.]
      1. Plowed land. [Obs.]
  
                     Who . . . pricketh his blind horse over the fallows.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      2. Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded;
            land plowed without being sowed for the season.
  
                     The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land.
                                                                              --Mortimer.
  
      3. The plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a
            season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever
            been found a sure method of destroying weeds.
  
                     Be a complete summer fallow, land is rendered tender
                     and mellow. The fallow gives it a better tilth than
                     can be given by a fallow crop.            --Sinclair.
  
      {Fallow crop}, the crop taken from a green fallow. [Eng.]
  
      {Green fallow}, fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and
            clean from weeds, by cultivating some green crop, as
            turnips, potatoes, etc. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Falsary \Fal"sa*ry\, n. [L. falsarius, fr. falsus. See {False},
      a.]
      A falsifier of evidence. [Obs.] --Sheldon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

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   False-heart \False"-heart`\, a.
      False-hearted. --Shak.

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   False-hearted \False"-heart`ed\, a.
      Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful;
      perfidious. --Bacon. -- {False"*heart`ed*ness}, n. --Bp.
      Stillingfleet.

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   False-hearted \False"-heart`ed\, a.
      Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful;
      perfidious. --Bacon. -- {False"*heart`ed*ness}, n. --Bp.
      Stillingfleet.

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   False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.
      falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.
      faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]
      1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;
            dishnest; as, a false witness.
  
      2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,
            vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false
            friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
  
                     I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.
  
      3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or
            likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
  
      4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;
            counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;
            false colors; false jewelry.
  
                     False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,
            a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in
            grammar.
  
                     Whose false foundation waves have swept away.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which
            are temporary or supplemental.
  
      7. (Mus.) Not in tune.
  
      {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an
            arch, though not of arch construction.
  
      {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main
            cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or
            inclosing rooms.
  
      {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a
            vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has
            a false bearing.
  
      {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
  
      {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a
            mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a
            properly organized fetus.
  
      {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx
            attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but
            unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.
  
      {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a
            door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or
            windows or to give symmetry.
  
      {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,
            chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the
            purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for
            decoying a vessel to destruction.
  
      {False galena}. See {Blende}.
  
      {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a
            person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or
            the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.
  
      {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to
            serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's
            lateral resistance.
  
      {False key}, a picklock.
  
      {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.
  
      {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in
            croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an
            animal membrane.
  
      {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving
            false representations respecting her cargo, destination,
            ect., for the purpose of deceiving.
  
      {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off
            from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced
            usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.
  
      {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption
            of the name and personality of another.
  
      {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning
            past or present facts and events, for the purpose of
            defrauding another.
  
      {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of
            the head rail to strengthen it.
  
      {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a
            certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed
            by a flat or sharp.
  
      {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by
            the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.
  
      {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are
            five pairs in man.
  
      {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and
            the roof. --Oxford Gloss.
  
      {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for
            fraudulent purposes.
  
      {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus
            {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.
  
      {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling
            away again on the same tack.
  
      {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South
            America, formerly erroneously supposed to have
            blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost
            vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the
            genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
  
      {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.
  
      {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},
            under {Bastard}.
  
      {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to
            facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,
            bridge centering, etc.

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   Falser \Fals"er\, n.
      A deceiver. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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   Bay \Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnutcolored; --
      used only of horses.]
      Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
      color of horses.
  
      {Bay cat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East
            Indies ({Felis aurata}).
  
      {Bay lynx} (Zo[94]l.), the common American lynx ({Felis, or
            Lynx, rufa}).

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   d8Eyra \[d8]Ey"ra\, n. [Native South American name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A wild cat ({Felis eyra}) ranging from southern Brazil to
      Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the
      domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.

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   Ounce \Ounce\, n. [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for
      lonce, taken as l'once, fr. L. lynx, Gr. [?], or an (assumed)
      fem. adj. lyncea, from lynx. Cf. {Lynx}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A feline quadruped ({Felis irbis, [or] uncia}) resembling the
      leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and
      thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce
      is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck
      and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty
      mountain ranges of Asia. Called also {once}.

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   Caracal \Car"a*cal\, n. [F. caracal, fr. Turk garahgootag; garah
      black + goofag ear.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A lynx ({Felis, or Lynx, caracal.)} It is a native of Africa
      and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped with long
      black hairs.

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   Bay \Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnutcolored; --
      used only of horses.]
      Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
      color of horses.
  
      {Bay cat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East
            Indies ({Felis aurata}).
  
      {Bay lynx} (Zo[94]l.), the common American lynx ({Felis, or
            Lynx, rufa}).

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   Serval \Ser"val\, n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An African wild cat ({Felis serval}) of moderate size. It has
      rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is
      tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the
      tail.

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   Fellow-creature \Fel"low-crea"ture\ (?; 135), n.
      One of the same race or kind; one made by the same Creator.
  
               Reason, by which we are raised above our
               fellow-creatures, the brutes.                  --I. Watts.

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   Filacer \Fil"a*cer\, n. [OE. filace a file, or thread, on which
      the records of the courts of justice were strung, F. filasse
      tow of flax or hemp, fr. L. filum thread.] (Eng. Law)
      A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas; -- so
      called because he filed the writs on which he made out
      process. [Obs.] --Burrill.

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   Filcher \Filch"er\ (f[icr]lch"[etil]r), n.
      One who filches; a thief.

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   Filigrain \Fil"i*grain\, Filigrane \Fil"i*grane\, n. [Sp.
      filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma
      thread + granum grain. See {File} a row, and {Grain}, and cf.
      {Filigree}.]
      Filigree. [Archaic]
  
               With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane.
                                                                              --Longfellow.

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   Filigrain \Fil"i*grain\, Filigrane \Fil"i*grane\, n. [Sp.
      filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma
      thread + granum grain. See {File} a row, and {Grain}, and cf.
      {Filigree}.]
      Filigree. [Archaic]
  
               With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane.
                                                                              --Longfellow.

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   Filigraned \Fil"i*graned\, a.
      See {Filigreed}. [Archaic]

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   Filigree \Fil"i*gree\, n. [Corrupted fr. filigrane.]
      Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now
      composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and
      silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in
      designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque
      pattern.

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   Filigree \Fil"i*gree\, a.
      Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree;
      as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely
      decorative.
  
               You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.
                                                                              --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.

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   Filigreed \Fil"i*greed\, a.
      Adorned with filigree. --Tatler.

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   Flacker \Flack"er\, v. i. [OE. flakeren, fr. flacken to move
      quickly to and fro; cf. icel. flakka to rove about, AS.
      flacor fluttering, flying, G. flackern to flare, flicker.]
      To flutter, as a bird. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.

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   Flag \Flag\, n. [From {Flag} to hang loose, to bend down.]
      (Bot.)
      An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to
      either of the genera {Iris} and {Acorus}.
  
      {Cooper's flag}, the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia}), the long
            leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels
            to make the latter water-tight.
  
      {Corn flag}. See under 2d {Corn}.
  
      {Flag broom}, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or
            rushes.
  
      {Flag root}, the root of the sweet flag.
  
      {Sweet flag}. See {Calamus}, n., 2.

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   Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.
      vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.]
      1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
  
      2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
            indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask
            information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved
            by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;
            as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of
                  certain hawks, owls, etc.
            (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
            (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
  
      {Black flag}. See under {Black}.
  
      {Flag captain}, {Flag leutenant}, etc., special officers
            attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.
  
      {Flag officer}, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an
            admiral, or commodore.
  
      {Flag of truse}, a white flag carried or displayed to an
            enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose
            of making some communication not hostile.
  
      {Flag share}, the flag officer's share of prize money.
  
      {Flag station} (Railroad), a station at which trains do not
            stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or
            waved.
  
      {National flag}, a flag of a particular country, on which
            some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.
  
      {Red flag}, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of
            danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.
  
      {To dip, the flag}, to mlower it and quickly restore it to
            its place; -- done as a mark of respect.
  
      {To hang out the white flag}, to ask truce or quarter, or, in
            some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a
            white flag.
  
      {To hang the flag} {half-mast high [or] half-staff}, to raise
            it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign
            of mourning.
  
      {To} {strike, [or] lower}, {the flag}, to haul it down, in
            token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
            surrender.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag of all nations; also
            carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
            disease is on board.

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   Flagrance \Fla"grance\, n.
      Flagrancy. --Bp. Hall.

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   Flagrancy \Fla"gran*cy\, n.; pl. {Flagrancies}. [L. flagrantia a
      burning. See {Flagrant}.]
      1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.]
  
                     Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. --Bacon.
  
      2. The condition or quality of being flagrant; atrocity;
            heiniousness; enormity; excess. --Steele.

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   Flagrancy \Fla"gran*cy\, n.; pl. {Flagrancies}. [L. flagrantia a
      burning. See {Flagrant}.]
      1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.]
  
                     Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. --Bacon.
  
      2. The condition or quality of being flagrant; atrocity;
            heiniousness; enormity; excess. --Steele.

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   Flagrant \Fla"grant\, a. [L. flagrans, -antis, p. pr. of
      flagrate to burn, akin to Gr. [?]: cf. F. flagrant. Cf.
      {Flame}, {Phlox}.]
      1. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
  
                     The beadle's lash still flagrant on their back.
                                                                              --Prior.
  
                     A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the
                     executioner or the beadle.                  --De Quincey.
  
                     Flagrant desires and affections.         --Hooker.
  
      2. Actually in preparation, execution, or performance;
            carried on hotly; raging.
  
                     A war the most powerful of the native tribes was
                     flagrant.                                          --Palfrey.
  
      3. Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous;
            glaringly wicked.
  
      Syn: Atrocious; flagitious; glaring. See {Atrocious}.

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   Flagrantly \Fla"grant*ly\, adv.
      In a flagrant manner.

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   Flagrate \Fla"grate\, v. t. [L. flagrare, flagratum, v.i. & t.,
      to burn.]
      To burn. [Obs.] --Greenhill.

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   Flagration \Fla*gra"tion\, n.
      A conflagration. [Obs.]

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   Flagworm \Flag"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.

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   Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer
      parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
      middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
      gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
      anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
      It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
      of fancy work. Called also, locally, {black perch},
      {grouper}, and {flasher}.

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   Flasher \Flash"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, flashes.
  
      2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.

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   Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer
      parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
      middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
      gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
      anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
      It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
      of fancy work. Called also, locally, {black perch},
      {grouper}, and {flasher}.

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   Flasher \Flash"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, flashes.
  
      2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.

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   Flecker \Fleck"er\, v. t.
      To fleck. --Johnson.

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   Fleecer \Flee"cer\, n.
      One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or
      fraund. --Prynne.

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   , but contains in adition a large number of crystalline bodies,
   such as creatin, xanthin, hypoxanthin, carnin, etc. It is also
   rich in phosphate of potash.
  
      2. Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat;
            especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as
            distinguished from fish.
  
                     With roasted flesh, or milk, and wastel bread.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      3. The human body, as distinguished from the soul; the
            corporeal person.
  
                     As if this flesh, which walls about our life, Were
                     brass impregnable.                              --Shak.
  
      4. The human eace; mankind; humanity.
  
                     All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
                                                                              --Gen. vi. 12.
  
      5. Human nature:
            (a) In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness.
  
                           There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.
                                                                              --Cowper.
            (b) In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical
                  pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality.
            (c) (Theol.) The character under the influence of animal
                  propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by
                  spiritual influences.
  
      6. Kindred; stock; race.
  
                     He is our brother and our flesh.         --Gen. xxxvii.
                                                                              27.
  
      7. The soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a
            root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten.
  
      Note: Flesh is often used adjectively or self-explaining
               compounds; as, flesh broth or flesh-broth; flesh brush
               or fleshbrush; flesh tint or flesh-tint; flesh wound.
  
      {After the flesh}, after the manner of man; in a gross or
            earthly manner. [bd]Ye judge after the flesh.[b8] --John
            viii. 15.
  
      {An arm of flesh}, human strength or aid.
  
      {Flesh and blood}. See under {Blood}.
  
      {Flesh broth}, broth made by boiling flesh in water.
  
      {Flesh fly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of flies whose
            larv[91] or maggots feed upon flesh, as the bluebottle
            fly; -- called also {meat fly}, {carrion fly}, and
            {blowfly}. See {Blowly}.
  
      {Flesh meat}, animal food. --Swift.
  
      {Flesh side}, the side of a skin or hide which was next to
            the flesh; -- opposed to grain side.
  
      {Flesh tint} (Painting), a color used in painting to imitate
            the hue of the living body.
  
      {Flesh worm} (Zo[94]l.), any insect larva of a flesh fly. See
            {Flesh fly} (above).
  
      {Proud flesh}. See under {Proud}.
  
      {To be one flesh}, to be closely united as in marriage; to
            become as one person. --Gen. ii. 24.

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   Flesher \Flesh"er\, n.
      1. A butcher.
  
                     A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping
            hides; a fleshing knife.

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   Fleshy \Flesh"y\, a. [Compar. {Fleshier}; superl. {Fleshiest}.]
      1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat;
            gross.
  
                     The sole of his foot is fleshy.         --Ray.
  
      2. Human. [Obs.] [bd]Fleshy tabernacle.[b8] --Milton.
  
      3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the
            houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.

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   Flexor \Flex"or\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
      A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of
      the arm or the hand; -- opposed to {extensor}.

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   Flexural \Flex"u*ral\, a. [From {Flexure}.]
      Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature
      of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity.

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   Flexure \Flex"ure\ (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.]
      1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving;
            flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
  
                     Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
  
                     Varying with the flexures of the valley through
                     which it meandered.                           --British
                                                                              Quart. Rev.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
  
      4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical
            instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount
            to be added or substracted from the observed readings of
            the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
  
      {The flexure of a curve} (Math.), the bending of a curve
            towards or from a straight line.

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   Flicker \Flick"er\ (-[etil]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered}
      (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren,
      flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D.
      flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.]
      1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
  
                     And flickering on her nest made short essays to
                     sing.                                                --Dryden.
  
      2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
            when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
  
                     The shadows flicker to fro.               --Tennyson.

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   Flicker \Flick"er\, n.
      1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden
            and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of
            the dying flame.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes
            aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also
            {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and
            {yucca}.
  
                     The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
                                                                              --Thoureau.

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   Flicker \Flick"er\ (-[etil]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered}
      (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren,
      flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D.
      flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.]
      1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
  
                     And flickering on her nest made short essays to
                     sing.                                                --Dryden.
  
      2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
            when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
  
                     The shadows flicker to fro.               --Tennyson.

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   Flicker \Flick"er\ (-[etil]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered}
      (-[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren,
      flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D.
      flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.]
      1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
  
                     And flickering on her nest made short essays to
                     sing.                                                --Dryden.
  
      2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
            when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
  
                     The shadows flicker to fro.               --Tennyson.

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   Flickeringly \Flick"ering*ly\, adv.
      In a flickering manner.

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   Flickermouse \Flick"er*mouse`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Flittermouse}.

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   Flittermouse \Flit"ter*mouse`\, n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf.
      G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm[umac]s. Cf. {Flickermouse},
      {Flindermouse}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bat; -- called also {flickermouse}, {flindermouse}, and
      {flintymouse}.

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   Flickermouse \Flick"er*mouse`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Flittermouse}.

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   Flittermouse \Flit"ter*mouse`\, n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf.
      G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm[umac]s. Cf. {Flickermouse},
      {Flindermouse}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bat; -- called also {flickermouse}, {flindermouse}, and
      {flintymouse}.

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   Flogger \Flog"ger\, n.
      1. One who flogs.
  
      2. A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to
            start the bung. --Knight.

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   Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
      fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.]
      1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
            maize; also called {silk}.
  
      2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
  
      {Floss silk}, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
            its loose and downy character. It is much used in
            embroidery. Called also {floxed silk}.
  
      {Floss thread}, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
            for embroidery; -- called also {linen floss}, and {floss
            yarn}. --McElrath.

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   Flue \Flue\, n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr.
      L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.]
      An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a
      current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.:
      (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying
            flame and smoke to the outer air.
      (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or
            heated air from one place to another.
      (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and
            hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; --
            distinguished from a tube which holds water and is
            surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or
            simply tubes.
  
      {Flue boiler}. See under {Boiler}.
  
      {Flue bridge}, the separating low wall between the flues and
            the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace.
  
      {Flue plate} (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the
            flues are fastened; -- called also {flue sheet}, {tube
            sheet}, and {tube plate}.
  
      {Flue surface} (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues
            exposed to flame or the hot gases.

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   Flukeworm \Fluke"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as 1st {Fluke}, 2.

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   Fluocerine \Flu`o*ce"rine\, Fluocerite \Flu`o*ce"rite\, n.
      [Fluo- + cerium.] (Min.)
      A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden.
      Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.

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   Fluocerine \Flu`o*ce"rine\, Fluocerite \Flu`o*ce"rite\, n.
      [Fluo- + cerium.] (Min.)
      A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden.
      Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.

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      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
                  tropical seas ({Lobotes Surinamensis}).
            (b) The European red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); --
                  called also {flusher}.

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   Flusher \Flush"er\, n.
      1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them
            with water.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The red-backed shrike. See {Flasher}.

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      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
                  tropical seas ({Lobotes Surinamensis}).
            (b) The European red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); --
                  called also {flusher}.

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   Flusher \Flush"er\, n.
      1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them
            with water.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The red-backed shrike. See {Flasher}.

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   Fluxure \Flux"ure\ (?; 138), n. [L. fluxura a flowing.]
      1. The quality of being fluid. [Obs.] --Fielding.
  
      2. Fluid matter. [Obs.] --Drayton.

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   Fly amanita \Fly amanita\, Fly fungus \Fly fungus\ . (Bot.)
      A poisonous mushroom ({Amanita muscaria}, syn. {Agaricus
      muscarius}), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap
      covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva
      at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white
      spores. Called also {fly agaric}, {deadly amanita}.

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      3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]
  
                     A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.
                                                                              Jonson.
  
      4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.
  
      5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for
            hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]
  
      6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,
            the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end.
  
      7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the
            wind blows.
  
      8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are
            marked; the compass card. --Totten.
  
      9. (Mech.)
            (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a
                  fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of
                  machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the
                  striking part of a clock.
            (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends
                  on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the
                  motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the
                  power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,
                  is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining
                  press. See {Fly wheel} (below).
  
      10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which
            holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is
            penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.
  
      11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a
            spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
  
      12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or
            jerk. --Knight.
  
      13.
            (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from
                  the press.
            (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power
                  to a power printing press for doing the same work.
  
      14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn
            over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof
            of the tent at no other place.
  
      15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
  
      16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,
            overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.
  
      17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable
            distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a
            ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.
  
      {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under
            {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom
            ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in
            sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}
            (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the
            working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used
            in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing
            Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by
            the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for
            anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,
            formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a
            reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the
            driving power being applied by the hand through a cord
            winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it
            rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the
            act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial
            flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing
            flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the
            speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes
            revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant
            of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem
            and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.
            Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an
            artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the
            beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --
      {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.
  
      {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.
  
      {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger
            nut.
  
      {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose
            flowers resemble flies.
  
      {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that
            feed upon or are entangled by it.
  
      {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.
  
      {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,
            operated by hand and having a heavy fly.
  
      {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged
            leaf of a table.
  
      {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.
  
      {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.
  
      {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla
            nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male
            is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.
  
      {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to
            equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by
            its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to
            accumulate or give out energy for a variable or
            intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.
  
      {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a
            batted ball caught before touching the ground.

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   Fly amanita \Fly amanita\, Fly fungus \Fly fungus\ . (Bot.)
      A poisonous mushroom ({Amanita muscaria}, syn. {Agaricus
      muscarius}), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap
      covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva
      at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white
      spores. Called also {fly agaric}, {deadly amanita}.

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      3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]
  
                     A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.
                                                                              Jonson.
  
      4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.
  
      5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for
            hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]
  
      6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,
            the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end.
  
      7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the
            wind blows.
  
      8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are
            marked; the compass card. --Totten.
  
      9. (Mech.)
            (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a
                  fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of
                  machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the
                  striking part of a clock.
            (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends
                  on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the
                  motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the
                  power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,
                  is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining
                  press. See {Fly wheel} (below).
  
      10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which
            holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is
            penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.
  
      11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a
            spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
  
      12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or
            jerk. --Knight.
  
      13.
            (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from
                  the press.
            (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power
                  to a power printing press for doing the same work.
  
      14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn
            over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof
            of the tent at no other place.
  
      15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
  
      16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,
            overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.
  
      17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable
            distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a
            ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.
  
      {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under
            {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom
            ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in
            sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}
            (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the
            working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used
            in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing
            Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by
            the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for
            anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,
            formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a
            reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the
            driving power being applied by the hand through a cord
            winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it
            rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the
            act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial
            flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing
            flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the
            speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes
            revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant
            of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem
            and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.
            Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an
            artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the
            beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --
      {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.
  
      {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.
  
      {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger
            nut.
  
      {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose
            flowers resemble flies.
  
      {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that
            feed upon or are entangled by it.
  
      {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.
  
      {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,
            operated by hand and having a heavy fly.
  
      {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged
            leaf of a table.
  
      {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.
  
      {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.
  
      {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla
            nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male
            is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.
  
      {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to
            equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by
            its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to
            accumulate or give out energy for a variable or
            intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.
  
      {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a
            batted ball caught before touching the ground.

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   Flyaway grass \Flyaway grass\ (Bot.)
      The hair grass ({Agrostis scabra}). So called from its light
      panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind.

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   Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad;
      a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated
      ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.]
      1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of
            understanding; an idiot; a natural.
  
      2. A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or
            pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one
            without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
  
                     Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --Milton.
  
                     Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
                     in no other.                                       --Franklin.
  
      3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious
            wisdom; a wicked person.
  
                     The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
                                                                              --Ps. xiv. 1.
  
      4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or
            buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed
            fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
  
                     Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      {April fool}, {Court fool}, etc. See under {April}, {Court},
            etc.
  
      {Fool's cap}, a cap or hood to which bells were usually
            attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.
  
      {Fool's errand}, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure
            or undertaking.
  
      {Fool's gold}, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in
            color.
  
      {Fool's paradise}, a name applied to a limbo (see under
            {Limbo}) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and
            nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain
            self-satistaction.
  
      {Fool's parsley} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({[92]thusa Cynapium}) resembling parsley, but nauseous
            and poisonous.
  
      {To make a fool of}, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to
            shame. [Colloq.]
  
      {To play the fool}, to act the buffoon; to act a foolish
            part. [bd]I have played the fool, and have erred
            exceedingly.[b8] --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulcra \Ful"cra\, n. pl.
      See {Fulcrum}.

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   Fulcrum \Ful"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Fulcra}, E. {Fulcrums}. [L.,
      bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]
      1. A prop or support.
  
      2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which
            it turns in lifting or moving a body.
  
      3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule,
            spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain
                  insects.
            (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front
                  edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid
                  fishes.
  
      5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of
            the retina of the eye.

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   Fulcrate \Ful"crate\, a. [See {Fulcrum}.]
      1. (Bot.) Propped; supported by accessory organs. [R.]
            --Gray.
  
      2. Furnished with fulcrums.

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   Fulcrum \Ful"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Fulcra}, E. {Fulcrums}. [L.,
      bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]
      1. A prop or support.
  
      2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which
            it turns in lifting or moving a body.
  
      3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule,
            spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain
                  insects.
            (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front
                  edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid
                  fishes.
  
      5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of
            the retina of the eye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulcrum \Ful"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Fulcra}, E. {Fulcrums}. [L.,
      bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]
      1. A prop or support.
  
      2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which
            it turns in lifting or moving a body.
  
      3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule,
            spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain
                  insects.
            (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front
                  edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid
                  fishes.
  
      5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of
            the retina of the eye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgor \Ful"gor\, n. [L. fulgor, fr. fulgere to shine.]
      Dazzling brightness; splendor. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
      in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
      to Gr. [?]. Cf. {Winkle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The
      common European species ({Littorina littorea}), in Europe
      extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
      abundantly on the American coast. See {Littorina}.
  
      Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
               univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {F. canaliculata}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgurant \Ful"gu*rant\a. [L. fulgurans, p. pr. of fulgurare.]
      Lightening. [R.] --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgurate \Ful"gu*rate\, v. i. [L. fulguratus, p. p. of
      fulgurare to flash, fr. fulgur lightning, fr. fulgere to
      shine. See {Fulgent}.]
      To flash as lightning. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgurating \Ful"gu*ra`ting\, a. (Med.)
      Resembling lightning; -- used to describe intense lancinating
      pains accompanying locomotor ataxy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulguration \Ful"gu*ra`tion\, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F.
      fulguration.]
      1. The act of lightening. [R.] --Donne.
  
      2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of
            gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or
            copper leaves its surface; -- also called {blick}.
  
                     A phenomenon called, by the old chemists,
                     fulguration.                                       --Ure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgurite \Ful"gu*rite\, n. [L. fulguritus, p. p. of fulgurire
      to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F.
      fulgurite.]
      A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning
      on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface
      fused by a lightning discharge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fulgury \Ful"gu*ry\, n. [L. fulgur.]
      Lightning. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Full \Full\, a. [Compar. {Fuller}; superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. &
      AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel.
      fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. [?],
      Skr. p[?]rna full, pr[?] to fill, also to Gr. [?] much, E.
      poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete},
      {Fill}, {Plenary}, {Plenty}.]
      1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
            contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
            of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
            full of water; a house full of people.
  
                     Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
                     have been regular.                              --Blackstone.
  
      2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity,
            quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
            as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
            compensation; a house full of furniture.
  
      3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire;
            perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
            age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
  
                     It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
                     Pharaoh dreamed.                                 --Gen. xii. 1.
  
                     The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak.
  
                     I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you
                     have freely granted.                           --Ford.
  
      4. Sated; surfeited.
  
                     I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
                                                                              11.
  
      5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
            stored with information.
  
                     Reading maketh a full man.                  --Bacon.
  
      6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
            matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
            to be full of some project.
  
                     Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
                     on decayed and weak constitutions.      --Locke.
  
      7. Filled with emotions.
  
                     The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                                              --Lowell.
  
      8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
  
                     Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.
  
      {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak.
  
      {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
            rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
            age of 21 years. --Abbott.
  
      {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
            sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
  
      {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
            employed.
  
      {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of
            leather, as distinguished from half binding.
  
      {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
  
      {Full} {brother [or] sister}, a brother or sister having the
            same parents as another.
  
      {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
            have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
  
      {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by
            etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
  
      {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
  
      {Full moon}.
            (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
                  opposite to the sun.
            (b) The time when the moon is full.
  
      {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
            out.
  
      {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
            voices and instruments are given.
  
      {Full sea}, high water.
  
      {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; [bd]Leaving
            corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
            own extravagant actings.[b8] South (Colloq.)
  
      {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
            in words, and not indicated by figures.
  
      {In full blast}. See under {Blast}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Full \Full\, a. [Compar. {Fuller}; superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. &
      AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel.
      fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. [?],
      Skr. p[?]rna full, pr[?] to fill, also to Gr. [?] much, E.
      poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete},
      {Fill}, {Plenary}, {Plenty}.]
      1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
            contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
            of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
            full of water; a house full of people.
  
                     Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
                     have been regular.                              --Blackstone.
  
      2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity,
            quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
            as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
            compensation; a house full of furniture.
  
      3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire;
            perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
            age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
  
                     It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
                     Pharaoh dreamed.                                 --Gen. xii. 1.
  
                     The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak.
  
                     I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you
                     have freely granted.                           --Ford.
  
      4. Sated; surfeited.
  
                     I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
                                                                              11.
  
      5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
            stored with information.
  
                     Reading maketh a full man.                  --Bacon.
  
      6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
            matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
            to be full of some project.
  
                     Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
                     on decayed and weak constitutions.      --Locke.
  
      7. Filled with emotions.
  
                     The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
                                                                              --Lowell.
  
      8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
  
                     Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.
  
      {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak.
  
      {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
            rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
            age of 21 years. --Abbott.
  
      {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
            sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
  
      {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
            employed.
  
      {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of
            leather, as distinguished from half binding.
  
      {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
  
      {Full} {brother [or] sister}, a brother or sister having the
            same parents as another.
  
      {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
            have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
  
      {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by
            etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
  
      {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
  
      {Full moon}.
            (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
                  opposite to the sun.
            (b) The time when the moon is full.
  
      {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
            out.
  
      {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
            voices and instruments are given.
  
      {Full sea}, high water.
  
      {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; [bd]Leaving
            corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
            own extravagant actings.[b8] South (Colloq.)
  
      {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
            in words, and not indicated by figures.
  
      {In full blast}. See under {Blast}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Full-grown \Full"-grown`\, a.
      Having reached the limits of growth; mature. [bd]Full-grown
      wings.[b8] --Lowell.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fall Creek, OR
      Zip code(s): 97438
   Fall Creek, WI (village, FIPS 25125)
      Location: 44.76210 N, 91.27401 W
      Population (1990): 1034 (415 housing units)
      Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54742

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Falls Church, VA (city, FIPS 610)
      Location: 38.88505 N, 77.17456 W
      Population (1990): 9578 (4668 housing units)
      Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Falls Church, VA (city, FIPS 27200)
      Location: 38.88505 N, 77.17456 W
      Population (1990): 9578 (4668 housing units)
      Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22046

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Falls Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 25136)
      Location: 41.14212 N, 78.80723 W
      Population (1990): 1087 (456 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15840

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Flasher, ND (city, FIPS 26660)
      Location: 46.45208 N, 101.23202 W
      Population (1990): 317 (170 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fluker, LA
      Zip code(s): 70436

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fly Creek, NY
      Zip code(s): 13337

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Folcroft, PA (borough, FIPS 26408)
      Location: 39.88857 N, 75.27659 W
      Population (1990): 7506 (2623 housing units)
      Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 19032

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fulks Run, VA
      Zip code(s): 22830

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fulshear, TX (city, FIPS 27876)
      Location: 29.69113 N, 95.88422 W
      Population (1990): 557 (235 housing units)
      Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 77441

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   flowchart n.   [techspeak] An archaic form of visual
   control-flow specification employing arrows and `speech balloons' of
   various shapes.   Hackers never use flowcharts, consider them
   extremely silly, and associate them with {COBOL} programmers, {card
   walloper}s, and other lower forms of life.   This attitude follows
   from the observations that flowcharts (at least from a hacker's
   point of view) are no easier to read than code, are less precise,
   and tend to fall out of sync with the code (so that they either
   obfuscate it rather than explaining it, or require extra maintenance
   effort that doesn't improve the code).   See also {PDL}, sense 1.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   file server
  
      Hardware and software that together provide file-handling and
      storage functions for multiple users on a {local area
      network}.   The most common choices for file server software
      are {Sun Microsystems}' {Network File System} for {Unix} and
      {Novell Netware} for {IBM PC} compatibles.   There is also a
      version of NFS for PCs called {PC-NFS}.   Storing files on a
      file server saves having multiple copies stored on individual
      computers, thus economising on disk space and also makes
      administrating and updating the files easier.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   File Service Protocol
  
      (FSP) A {protocol}, similar to {FTP}, for copying
      {files} between computers.   It's designed for {anonymous
      archives}, and has protection against {server} and {network}
      overloading.   It doesn't use connections so it can survive
      interruptions in service.
  
      Until 1993-08-12, FSP didn't stand for anything.   Wen-King
      was responsible for the initials and Michael Grubb
      for their eventual expansion.   Other
      suggestions were "File Slurping Protocol", "Flaky Stream
      Protocol" and "FTP's Sexier Partner".
  
      {FAQ
      (ftp://ftp.germany.eu.net/pub/networking/inet/fsp/fsp-faq/)}.
  
      [fsp-faq, 1993-08-12].
  
      (1997-12-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  
      (FEPROM, "flash memory") A kind of {non-volatile
      storage} device similar to {EEPROM}, but where erasing can
      only be done in blocks or the entire chip.
  
      In 1995 this relatively new technology started to replace
      {EPROM}s because reprogramming could be done with the chip
      installed.   At that time FEPROMs could be rewritten about 1000
      times.
  
      Like {EAPROM} and ferro-magnetic material, FEPROMs rely on {FN
      tunnelling}.   Some flash memory supports block erase.
  
      (1995-04-22)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Flash ROM
  
      {Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   flow chart
  
      An archaic form of visual control-flow
      specification employing arrows and "speech balloons" of
      various shapes.
  
      Hackers never use flow charts, consider them extremely silly,
      and associate them with {COBOL} programmers, {card walloper}s,
      and other lower forms of life.   This attitude follows from the
      observations that flow charts (at least from a hacker's point
      of view) are no easier to read than code, are less precise,
      and tend to fall out of sync with the code (so that they
      either obfuscate it rather than explaining it, or require
      extra maintenance effort that doesn't improve the code).
  
      See also {Program Design Language}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-01)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Fallow-ground
      The expression, "Break up your fallow ground" (Hos. 10:12; Jer.
      4:3) means, "Do not sow your seed among thorns", i.e., break off
      all your evil habits; clear your hearts of weeds, in order that
      they may be prepared for the seed of righteousness. Land was
      allowed to lie fallow that it might become more fruitful; but
      when in this condition, it soon became overgrown with thorns and
      weeds. The cultivator of the soil was careful to "break up" his
      fallow ground, i.e., to clear the field of weeds, before sowing
      seed in it. So says the prophet, "Break off your evil ways,
      repent of your sins, cease to do evil, and then the good seed of
      the word will have room to grow and bear fruit."
     
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