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   fag end
         n 1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of
               this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn:
               {fag end}, {tail}, {tail end}]
         2: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

English Dictionary: fascinated	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascinate v cause to be interested or curious [syn: intrigue, fascinate] to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" Synonym(s): fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascinated adj having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascinating adj capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" Synonym(s): absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" Synonym(s): bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascinatingly adv in a fascinating manner; "her face became fascinatingly distorted"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascination n the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) Synonym(s): fascination, captivation a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual Synonym(s): captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fashion designer n someone who designs clothing [syn: couturier, {fashion designer}, clothes designer, designer]
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fashion model n a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" Synonym(s): mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fashioned adj planned and made or fashioned artistically; "beautifully fashioned dresses"
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FBI agent n a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Synonym(s): G-man, FBI agent, government man
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fecund adj capable of producing offspring or vegetation intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" Synonym(s): fecund, fertile, prolific
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecundate v make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" Synonym(s): fertilize, fecundate, fertilise introduce semen into (a female) Synonym(s): inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecundation n creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant Synonym(s): fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Synonym(s): fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecundity n the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination Synonym(s): fecundity, fruitfulness the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring Synonym(s): fertility, fecundity Antonym(s): infertility, sterility the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth Synonym(s): fruitfulness, fecundity Antonym(s): aridity, barrenness, fruitlessness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feigned adj not genuine; "feigned sympathy"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fig moth n a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin Synonym(s): almond moth, fig moth, Cadra cautella
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fish and chips n fried fish and french-fried potatoes
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fishnet n a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in [syn: fishnet, fishing net]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox hunter n a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox hunting n mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox [syn: fox hunting, foxhunt]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foxhound n medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foxhunt n mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox [syn: fox hunting, foxhunt] v hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier ({F. Canadensis}); the bay lynx of America ({F. rufa}), and its western spotted variety ({var. maculata}); and the pardine lynx ({F. pardina}) of Southern Europe. 2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
--McElrath. Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face plan or face-plan; face hammer. {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic douloureux}. {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented; the king, queen, or jack. {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse. {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc. {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face. {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other structure. {Face mite} (Zo[94]ll.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the face. {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters, ect., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, ect. {Face plate}. (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached. (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock. (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight. {Face wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A crown wheel. (b) A Wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing; a lap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Operand \Op"er*and\, n. [From neuter of L. operandus, gerundive of operari. See {Operate}.] (Math.) The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical operation is performed; -- called also {faciend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faciend \Fa"ci*end\, n. [From neut. of L. faciendus, gerundive of facere to do.] (Mach.) The multiplicand. See {Facient}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Operand \Op"er*and\, n. [From neuter of L. operandus, gerundive of operari. See {Operate}.] (Math.) The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical operation is performed; -- called also {faciend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faciend \Fa"ci*end\, n. [From neut. of L. faciendus, gerundive of facere to do.] (Mach.) The multiplicand. See {Facient}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Operator \Op"er*a`tor\, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect. 2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments. 3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant] 4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also {facient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facient \Fa"cient\, n. [L. faciens, -- entis, p. pr. of facere to make, do. See {Fact}.] 1. One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket. 2. (Mach.) (a) One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient. (b) The multiplier. Note: The terms facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation. See {Multiplication}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Operator \Op"er*a`tor\, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect. 2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments. 3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant] 4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also {facient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facient \Fa"cient\, n. [L. faciens, -- entis, p. pr. of facere to make, do. See {Fact}.] 1. One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket. 2. (Mach.) (a) One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient. (b) The multiplier. Note: The terms facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation. See {Multiplication}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facound \Fac"ound\, n. [F. faconde, L. facundia. See {Facund}.] Speech; eloquence. [Obs.] Her facound eke full womanly and plain. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facund \Fac"und\, a. [L. facundus, fr. fari to speak.] Eloquent. [Archaic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facundious \Facun"dious\, a. [L. facundiosus.] Eloquement; full of words. [Archaic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facundity \Facun"dity\, n. [L. facunditas.] Eloquence; readiness of speech. [Archaic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fagend \Fag"*end"\, n. 1. An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a rope, ect. 2. The refuse or meaner part of anything. The fag-end of business. --Collier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fascination \Fas`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.] 1. The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence. The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them against fascination. --Waller. 2. The state or condition of being fascinated. 3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell. There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fashioned \Fash"ioned\, a. Having a certain style or fashion; as old-fashioned; new-fashioned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fashion \Fash"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fashioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fashioning}.] [Cf. F. faconner.] 1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay. Ingenious art . . . Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper. 2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. --Spenser. 3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. --Locke. 4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak. {Fashioning needle} (Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecund \Fec"und\, a. [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. f[82]cond. see {Fetus}.] Fruitful in children; prolific. --Graunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundate \Fec"un*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See {Fecund}.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundate \Fec"un*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See {Fecund}.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundate \Fec"un*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See {Fecund}.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundation \Fec`un*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. f[82]condation.] (Biol.) The act by which, either in animals or plants, material prepared by the generative organs the female organism is brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male, so that a new organism results; impregnation; fertilization.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundify \Fecun"dify\, v. t. [Fecund + -fy.] To make fruitful; to fecundate. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fecundity \Fecun"dity\, n. [L. fecunditas: cf. F. f[82]condit[82]. See {Fecund}.] 1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers. 2. The power of germinating; as in seeds. 3. The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power. --Bentley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feign \Feign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feigning}.] [OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr. L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See {Dough}, and cf. {Figure}, {Faint}, {Effigy}, {Fiction}.] 1. To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true. There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. --Neh. vi. 8. The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. --Shak. 2. To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness. --Shak. 3. To dissemble; to conceal. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feigned \Feigned\, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. [bd]A feigned friend.[b8] --Shak. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. --Ps. xvii. 1. -- {Feign"edly}, adv. -- {Feign"edness}, n. Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly. --Jer. iii. 10. {Feigned issue} (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. --Burill. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feigned \Feigned\, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. [bd]A feigned friend.[b8] --Shak. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. --Ps. xvii. 1. -- {Feign"edly}, adv. -- {Feign"edness}, n. Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly. --Jer. iii. 10. {Feigned issue} (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. --Burill. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feigned \Feigned\, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. [bd]A feigned friend.[b8] --Shak. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. --Ps. xvii. 1. -- {Feign"edly}, adv. -- {Feign"edness}, n. Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly. --Jer. iii. 10. {Feigned issue} (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. --Burill. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feigned \Feigned\, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. [bd]A feigned friend.[b8] --Shak. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. --Ps. xvii. 1. -- {Feign"edly}, adv. -- {Feign"edness}, n. Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly. --Jer. iii. 10. {Feigned issue} (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. --Burill. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fig \Fig\, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.] 1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands. 2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors. Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity. Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See {Caprification}. 3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.] 4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt. [bd]A fig for Peter.[b8] --Shak. {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}. {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds. {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters supposed to live on figs. [bd]Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns.[b8] --Jer. i. 39. (Douay version). {Fig gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to figs. {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty. {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers. {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Figent \Fig"ent\, a. Fidgety; restless. [Obs.] Such a little figent thing. --Beau. & Fl.
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Focimeter \Focim"eter\, n. [Focus + -meter.] (Photog.) An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also {Outagamies}. {Fox and geese}. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}. {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox. {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord}, {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the {Catawba}. {Fox hunter}. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase. {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Thrasher}. {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep. {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color. {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is more common. {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also {Outagamies}. {Fox and geese}. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}. {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox. {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord}, {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the {Catawba}. {Fox hunter}. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase. {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Thrasher}. {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep. {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color. {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is more common. {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foxhound \Fox"hound`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox-hunting \Fox"-hunt`ing\, a. Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fyke \Fyke\, n. [D. fuik a bow net.] A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also {fyke net}. --Cozzens.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fessenden, ND (city, FIPS 26180) Location: 47.64967 N, 99.62574 W Population (1990): 655 (345 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58438