falderol
         n 1: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: {folderal},
               {falderol}, {frill}, {gimcrackery}, {gimcrack}, {nonsense},
               {trumpery}]

English Dictionary: flitter	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fall through v fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, fall flat, founder, flop]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fallow deer n small Eurasian deer Synonym(s): fallow deer, Dama dama
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falter n the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" Synonym(s): hesitation, waver, falter, faltering v be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: falter, waver] move hesitatingly, as if about to give way Synonym(s): falter, waver walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" Synonym(s): stumble, falter, bumble speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" Synonym(s): bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faltering adj unsteady in speech or action n the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" Synonym(s): hesitation, waver, falter, faltering
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falteringly adv in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" Synonym(s): unsteadily, falteringly, uncertainly Antonym(s): steadily, steady
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fellow traveler n a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) Synonym(s): fellow traveler, fellow traveller a traveler who accompanies you Synonym(s): companion, fellow traveler, fellow traveller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fellow traveller n a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) Synonym(s): fellow traveler, fellow traveller a traveler who accompanies you Synonym(s): companion, fellow traveler, fellow traveller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
field artillery n movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) Synonym(s): field artillery, field gun
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field horsetail n of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common horsetail}, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense]
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field ration n rations issued for United States troops in the field
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field theory n (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
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field trial n a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used Synonym(s): field trial, field test a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving
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field trip n a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
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field work n an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters
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field wormwood n European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties Synonym(s): field wormwood, Artemisia campestris
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fielder n a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting Synonym(s): fielder, fieldsman
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fielder's choice n a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
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fieldwork n a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
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fieldworker n a researcher who works in the field
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filature n a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
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file transfer protocol n protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network Synonym(s): file transfer protocol, FTP
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filter n device that removes something from whatever passes through it an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it v remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Synonym(s): filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Synonym(s): percolate, sink in, permeate, filter run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" Synonym(s): trickle, dribble, filter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filter bed n filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water
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filter out v remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Synonym(s): filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out
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filter paper n a porous unsized paper used for filtering
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filter tip n an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke
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filter-tipped adj of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke; "filter-tipped cigarettes"
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filter-tipped cigarette n a cigarette with a filter tip
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filtrate n the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter v remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Synonym(s): filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filtration n the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
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filtration surgery n eye surgery that opens a passage allowing excess aqueous humor to drain into surrounding tissues; a treatment for glaucoma
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flat arch n an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados Synonym(s): flat arch, straight arch
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flat tire n a deflated pneumatic tire Synonym(s): flat, flat tire
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flatiron n an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
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flatter v praise somewhat dishonestly Synonym(s): flatter, blandish Antonym(s): belittle, disparage, pick at
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flatterer n a person who uses flattery Synonym(s): flatterer, adulator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flattering adj showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color" Antonym(s): uncomplimentary, unflattering
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flattery n excessive or insincere praise
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flatware n tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece silverware eating utensils Synonym(s): flatware, silver
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flatwork n ironing that can be done mechanically [syn: flatwork, flat wash]
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flatworm n parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body Synonym(s): flatworm, platyhelminth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flitter v move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Synonym(s): flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
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flittering scotoma n a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine Synonym(s): scintillating scotoma, flittering scotoma
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floater n spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision" Synonym(s): musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support Synonym(s): vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election a swimmer who floats in the water an object that floats or is capable of floating an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location Synonym(s): floater, floating policy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flouter n someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision Synonym(s): scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer
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fluid drachm n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fluid dram n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fluid drive n an automotive power coupling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fluidram n a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Synonym(s): fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flutter n the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker] abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" Synonym(s): disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle the motion made by flapping up and down Synonym(s): flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering v move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" Synonym(s): flit, flutter, fleet, dart move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Synonym(s): flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" Synonym(s): palpitate, flutter wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" Synonym(s): bat, flutter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flutter kick n a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fluttering n the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering]
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flytrap n a trap for catching flies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folder n a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet] covering that is folded over to protect the contents
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folderal n ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folderol n nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop]
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follow through v carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" Synonym(s): follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
follow-through n carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise" the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow- through"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foul-weather gear n protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather
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full dress n formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men [syn: dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full term n the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" Synonym(s): term, full term
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full treatment n everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" Synonym(s): whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle, whole kit and boodle, kit and boodle, whole kit, whole caboodle, whole works, works, full treatment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full-dress adj suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full- dress uniform"; "dress shoes" Synonym(s): full-dress, dress (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" Synonym(s): dress, full-dress complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full- dress investigation"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full-dress uniform n the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
full-term adj gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby" Antonym(s): premature
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[ecr]s"k[usl]), n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F.       f[82]tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]       1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out             letters to children when learning to read. [bd]Pedantic             fescue.[b8] --Sterne.                         To come under the fescue of an imprimatur. --Milton.          2. An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. [Obs.]             --Chapman.          3. The style of a dial. [Obs.]          4. (Bot.) A grass of the genus {Festuca}.          {Fescue grass} (Bot.), a genus of grasses ({Festuca})             containing several species of importance in agriculture.             {Festuca ovina} is {sheep's fescue}; {F. elatior} is             {meadow fescue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fallow deer \Fal"low deer`\ [So called from its fallow or pale       yellow color.] (Zo[94]l.)       A European species of deer ({Cervus dama}), much smaller than       the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It       is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the       parks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.       To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak       manner.                   And here he faltered forth his last farewell. --Byron.                   Mde me most happy, faltering [bd]I am thine.[b8]                                                                               --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, n. [See {Falter}, v. i.]       Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken       sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.                   The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe.   --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.       To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.       [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault.       See {Fault}, v. & n.]       1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as,             his tongue falters.                         With faltering speech and visage incomposed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. [bd]He found his             legs falter.[b8] --Wiseman.          3. To hesitate in purpose or action.                         Ere her native king Shall falter under foul                      rebellion's arms.                              --Shak.          4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said             of the mind or of thought.                         Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space                      and distance falters.                        --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault.       See {Fault}, v. & n.]       1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as,             his tongue falters.                         With faltering speech and visage incomposed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. [bd]He found his             legs falter.[b8] --Wiseman.          3. To hesitate in purpose or action.                         Ere her native king Shall falter under foul                      rebellion's arms.                              --Shak.          4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said             of the mind or of thought.                         Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space                      and distance falters.                        --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faltering \Fal"ter*ing\, a.       Hesitating; trembling. [bd]With faltering speech.[b8]       --Milton. -- n. Falter; halting; hesitation. --       {Fal"ter*ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault.       See {Fault}, v. & n.]       1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as,             his tongue falters.                         With faltering speech and visage incomposed.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. [bd]He found his             legs falter.[b8] --Wiseman.          3. To hesitate in purpose or action.                         Ere her native king Shall falter under foul                      rebellion's arms.                              --Shak.          4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said             of the mind or of thought.                         Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space                      and distance falters.                        --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faltering \Fal"ter*ing\, a.       Hesitating; trembling. [bd]With faltering speech.[b8]       --Milton. -- n. Falter; halting; hesitation. --       {Fal"ter*ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faulter \Fault"er\, n.       One who commits a fault. [Obs.]                   Behold the faulter here in sight.            --Fairfax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Felltare \Fell"tare`\, n. [Cf. AS. fealafor, and E. fieldfare.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The fieldfare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Felter \Felt"er\, v. t.       To clot or mat together like felt.                   His feltered locks that on his bosom fell. --Fairfax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feltry \Fel"try\, n. [OF. feltre.]       See {Felt}, n. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Field \Field\, n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G.       feld, Sw. f[84]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS.       folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]       1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture;             cultivated ground; the open country.          2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece             inclosed for tillage or pasture.                         Fields which promise corn and wine.   --Byron.          3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.                         In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak.                         What though the field be lost?            --Milton.          4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.:             (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn                   or projected.             (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one                   view.                               Without covering, save yon field of stars.                                                                               --Shak.                               Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope.          5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much             of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon             it. See Illust. of {Fess}, where the field is represented             as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).          6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action,             operation, or achievement; province; room.                         Afforded a clear field for moral experiments.                                                                               --Macaulay.          7. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor             contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the             betting.          8. (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved for the             players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also             {outfield}.          Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of                belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with                reference to the operations and equipments of an army                during a campaign away from permanent camps and                fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is                sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field                fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field                geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes                investigations or collections out of doors. A survey                uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e.,                measurment, observations, etc., made in field work                (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field                hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick.                Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc.          {Coal field} (Geol.) See under {Coal}.          {Field artillery}, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the             use of a marching army.          {Field basil} (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha             Acinos}); -- called also {basil thyme}.          {Field colors} (Mil.), small flags for marking out the             positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors.          {Field cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a large European cricket             ({Gryllus campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes.          {Field day}.             (a) A day in the fields.             (b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for                   instruction in evolutions. --Farrow.             (c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day.          {Field driver}, in New England, an officer charged with the             driving of stray cattle to the pound.          {Field duck} (Zo[94]l.), the little bustard ({Otis tetrax}),             found in Southern Europe.          {Field glass}. (Optics)             (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a                   race glass.             (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches                   long, and having 3 to 6 draws.             (c) See {Field lens}.          {Field lark}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The skylark.             (b) The tree pipit.          {Field lens} (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the             eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound             microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called             also {field glass}.          {Field madder} (Bot.), a plant ({Sherardia arvensis}) used in             dyeing.          {Field marshal} (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred             in the British and other European armies.          {Field mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a mouse inhabiting fields, as the             campagnol and the deer mouse. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer             mouse}.          {Field officer} (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain             and below that of general.          {Field officer's court} (U.S.Army), a court-martial             consisting of one field officer empowered to try all             cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison             and regimental courts. --Farrow.          {Field plover} (Zo[94]l.), the black-bellied plover             ({Charadrius squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the             Bartramian sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}).          {Field spaniel} (Zo[94]l.), a small spaniel used in hunting             small game.          {Field sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small American sparrow ({Spizella pusilla}).             (b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.]          {Field staff}> (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to             hold a lighted match for discharging a gun.          {Field vole} (Zo[94]l.), the European meadow mouse.          {Field of ice}, a large body of floating ice; a pack.          {Field}, [or] {Field of view}, in a telescope or microscope,             the entire space within which objects are seen.          {Field magnet}. see under {Magnet}.          {Magnetic field}. See {Magnetic}.          {To back the field}, [or] {To bet on the field}. See under             {Back}, v. t. -- {To keep the field}.             (a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign.             (b) To maintain one's ground against all comers.          {To} {lay, [or] back}, {against the field}, to bet on (a             horse, etc.) against all comers.          {To take the field} (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Field \Field\, n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G.       feld, Sw. f[84]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS.       folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]       1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture;             cultivated ground; the open country.          2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece             inclosed for tillage or pasture.                         Fields which promise corn and wine.   --Byron.          3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.                         In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak.                         What though the field be lost?            --Milton.          4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.:             (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn                   or projected.             (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one                   view.                               Without covering, save yon field of stars.                                                                               --Shak.                               Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope.          5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much             of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon             it. See Illust. of {Fess}, where the field is represented             as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).          6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action,             operation, or achievement; province; room.                         Afforded a clear field for moral experiments.                                                                               --Macaulay.          7. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor             contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the             betting.          8. (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved for the             players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also             {outfield}.          Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of                belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with                reference to the operations and equipments of an army                during a campaign away from permanent camps and                fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is                sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field                fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field                geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes                investigations or collections out of doors. A survey                uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e.,                measurment, observations, etc., made in field work                (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field                hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick.                Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc.          {Coal field} (Geol.) See under {Coal}.          {Field artillery}, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the             use of a marching army.          {Field basil} (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha             Acinos}); -- called also {basil thyme}.          {Field colors} (Mil.), small flags for marking out the             positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors.          {Field cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a large European cricket             ({Gryllus campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes.          {Field day}.             (a) A day in the fields.             (b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for                   instruction in evolutions. --Farrow.             (c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day.          {Field driver}, in New England, an officer charged with the             driving of stray cattle to the pound.          {Field duck} (Zo[94]l.), the little bustard ({Otis tetrax}),             found in Southern Europe.          {Field glass}. (Optics)             (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a                   race glass.             (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches                   long, and having 3 to 6 draws.             (c) See {Field lens}.          {Field lark}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The skylark.             (b) The tree pipit.          {Field lens} (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the             eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound             microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called             also {field glass}.          {Field madder} (Bot.), a plant ({Sherardia arvensis}) used in             dyeing.          {Field marshal} (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred             in the British and other European armies.          {Field mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a mouse inhabiting fields, as the             campagnol and the deer mouse. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer             mouse}.          {Field officer} (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain             and below that of general.          {Field officer's court} (U.S.Army), a court-martial             consisting of one field officer empowered to try all             cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison             and regimental courts. --Farrow.          {Field plover} (Zo[94]l.), the black-bellied plover             ({Charadrius squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the             Bartramian sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}).          {Field spaniel} (Zo[94]l.), a small spaniel used in hunting             small game.          {Field sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small American sparrow ({Spizella pusilla}).             (b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.]          {Field staff}> (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to             hold a lighted match for discharging a gun.          {Field vole} (Zo[94]l.), the European meadow mouse.          {Field of ice}, a large body of floating ice; a pack.          {Field}, [or] {Field of view}, in a telescope or microscope,             the entire space within which objects are seen.          {Field magnet}. see under {Magnet}.          {Magnetic field}. See {Magnetic}.          {To back the field}, [or] {To bet on the field}. See under             {Back}, v. t. -- {To keep the field}.             (a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign.             (b) To maintain one's ground against all comers.          {To} {lay, [or] back}, {against the field}, to bet on (a             horse, etc.) against all comers.          {To take the field} (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign.
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Fielder \Field"er\, n. (Ball Playing)       A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop       balls.
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Fieldwork \Field"work`\, n. (Mil.)       Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the       field; -- commonly in the plural.                   All works which do not come under the head of permanent                fortification are called fieldworks.      --Wilhelm.
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Filatory \Fil"a*to*ry\, n. [LL. filatorium place for spinning,       fr. filare to spin, fr. L. filum a thread.]       A machine for forming threads. [Obs.] --W. Tooke.
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Filature \Fil"a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [LL. filatura, fr. filare to       spin: cf. F. filature. See {Filatory}.]       1. A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk             from cocoons. --Ure.          2. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an             establishment for reeling silk.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. i.       To pass through a filter; to percolate.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, n.       Same as {Philter}.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, n. [F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt,       LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for       straining liquors. See {Feuter}.]       Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal,       through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it       from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber       or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a       similar device for purifying air.          {Filter bed}, a pond, the bottom of which is a filter             composed of sand gravel.          {Filter gallery}, an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside             of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the             intervening sand and gravel; -- called also {infiltration             gallery}.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.       {Filtrate}.]       To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing       it to pass through a filter.          {Filtering paper}, [or] {Filter paper}, a porous unsized             paper, for filtering.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, n. [F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt,       LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for       straining liquors. See {Feuter}.]       Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal,       through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it       from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber       or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a       similar device for purifying air.          {Filter bed}, a pond, the bottom of which is a filter             composed of sand gravel.          {Filter gallery}, an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside             of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the             intervening sand and gravel; -- called also {infiltration             gallery}.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, n. [F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt,       LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for       straining liquors. See {Feuter}.]       Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal,       through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it       from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber       or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a       similar device for purifying air.          {Filter bed}, a pond, the bottom of which is a filter             composed of sand gravel.          {Filter gallery}, an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside             of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the             intervening sand and gravel; -- called also {infiltration             gallery}.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.       {Filtrate}.]       To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing       it to pass through a filter.          {Filtering paper}, [or] {Filter paper}, a porous unsized             paper, for filtering.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.       {Filtrate}.]       To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing       it to pass through a filter.          {Filtering paper}, [or] {Filter paper}, a porous unsized             paper, for filtering.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.       {Filtrate}.]       To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing       it to pass through a filter.          {Filtering paper}, [or] {Filter paper}, a porous unsized             paper, for filtering.
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Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.       {Filtrate}.]       To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing       it to pass through a filter.          {Filtering paper}, [or] {Filter paper}, a porous unsized             paper, for filtering.
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Filthy \Filth"y\, a. [Compar. {Filthier}; superl. {Filthiest}.]       Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty;       polluted; foul; impure; obscene. [bd]In the filthy-mantled       pool.[b8] --Shak.                   He which is filthy let him be filthy still. --Rev.                                                                               xxii. 11.          Syn: Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross;                vulgar; licentious. See {Nasty}.
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Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.]       To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or       percolation. --Arbuthnot.
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Filtrate \Fil"trate\, n.       That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed       through the filter in the process of filtration.
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Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.]       To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or       percolation. --Arbuthnot.
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Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.]       To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or       percolation. --Arbuthnot.
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Filtration \Fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. filtration.]       The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of       a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
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Flat \Flat\, a. [Compar. {Flatter}; superl. {Flattest}.] [Akin       to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet       floor, G. fl[94]tz stratum, layer.]       1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,             without prominences or depressions; level without             inclination; plane.                         Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;             level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat             on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.                         What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.                         I feel . . . my hopes all flat.         --Milton.          3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without             points of prominence and striking interest.                         A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink             flat to the taste.          5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;             monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.                         How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me                      all the uses of this world.               --Shak.          6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;             depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.          7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;             downright.                         Flat burglary as ever was committed.   --Shak.                         A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.                                                                               --Marston.          8. (Mus.)             (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,                   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A                   flat.             (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.          9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the             sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a             nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.          {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).          {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.          {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of             ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots             and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.          {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.          {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of             rectangular section. See {File}.          {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a             flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.          {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.          {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar             spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.          {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,             for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.             --Raymond.          {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;             gasket; sennit.          Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are                made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a                wide, flat band. --Knight.          {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.          {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat       tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.                      {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the             intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.                         Of all who fell by saber or by shot, Not one fell                      half so flat as Walter Scott.            --Lord                                                                               Erskine.
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Flat \Flat\, a. [Compar. {Flatter}; superl. {Flattest}.] [Akin       to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet       floor, G. fl[94]tz stratum, layer.]       1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,             without prominences or depressions; level without             inclination; plane.                         Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;             level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat             on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.                         What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.                         I feel . . . my hopes all flat.         --Milton.          3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without             points of prominence and striking interest.                         A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink             flat to the taste.          5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;             monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.                         How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me                      all the uses of this world.               --Shak.          6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;             depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.          7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;             downright.                         Flat burglary as ever was committed.   --Shak.                         A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.                                                                               --Marston.          8. (Mus.)             (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,                   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A                   flat.             (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.          9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the             sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a             nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.          {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).          {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.          {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of             ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots             and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.          {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.          {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of             rectangular section. See {File}.          {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a             flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.          {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.          {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar             spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.          {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,             for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.             --Raymond.          {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;             gasket; sennit.          Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are                made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a                wide, flat band. --Knight.          {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.          {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat       tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.                      {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the             intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.                         Of all who fell by saber or by shot, Not one fell                      half so flat as Walter Scott.            --Lord                                                                               Erskine.
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Flat \Flat\, a. [Compar. {Flatter}; superl. {Flattest}.] [Akin       to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet       floor, G. fl[94]tz stratum, layer.]       1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,             without prominences or depressions; level without             inclination; plane.                         Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;             level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat             on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.                         What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.                         I feel . . . my hopes all flat.         --Milton.          3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without             points of prominence and striking interest.                         A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink             flat to the taste.          5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;             monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.                         How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me                      all the uses of this world.               --Shak.          6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;             depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.          7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;             downright.                         Flat burglary as ever was committed.   --Shak.                         A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.                                                                               --Marston.          8. (Mus.)             (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,                   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A                   flat.             (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.          9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the             sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a             nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.          {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).          {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.          {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of             ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots             and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.          {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.          {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of             rectangular section. See {File}.          {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a             flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.          {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.          {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar             spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.          {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,             for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.             --Raymond.          {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;             gasket; sennit.          Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are                made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a                wide, flat band. --Knight.          {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.          {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat       tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.                      {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the             intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.                         Of all who fell by saber or by shot, Not one fell                      half so flat as Walter Scott.            --Lord                                                                               Erskine.
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Roof \Roof\, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr[?]f top, roof; akin to D. roef       cabin, Icel. hr[?]f a shed under which ships are built or       kept; cf. OS. hr[?]st roof, Goth. hr[?]t. Cf. {Roost}.]       1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing             (see {Roofing}) and all the materials and construction             necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or             other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted             ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the             vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It             is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling             only, in cases where it has farther covering.          2. That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or             the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof             of the mouth.                         The flowery roof Showered roses, which the morn                      repaired.                                          --Milton.          3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying             a bed of coal or a flat vein.          {Bell roof}, {French roof}, etc. (Arch.) See under {Bell},             {French}, etc.          {Flat roof}. (Arch.)             (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some                   Oriental buildings.             (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material                   as allows the water to run off freely from a very                   slight inclination.          {Roof plate}. (Arch.) See {Plate}, n., 10.
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Flat \Flat\, a. [Compar. {Flatter}; superl. {Flattest}.] [Akin       to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet       floor, G. fl[94]tz stratum, layer.]       1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,             without prominences or depressions; level without             inclination; plane.                         Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;             level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat             on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.                         What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.                         I feel . . . my hopes all flat.         --Milton.          3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without             points of prominence and striking interest.                         A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink             flat to the taste.          5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;             monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.                         How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me                      all the uses of this world.               --Shak.          6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;             depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.          7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;             downright.                         Flat burglary as ever was committed.   --Shak.                         A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.                                                                               --Marston.          8. (Mus.)             (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,                   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A                   flat.             (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.          9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the             sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a             nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.          {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).          {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.          {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of             ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots             and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.          {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.          {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of             rectangular section. See {File}.          {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a             flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.          {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.          {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar             spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.          {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,             for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.             --Raymond.          {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;             gasket; sennit.          Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are                made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a                wide, flat band. --Knight.          {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.          {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat       tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.                      {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the             intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.                         Of all who fell by saber or by shot, Not one fell                      half so flat as Walter Scott.            --Lord                                                                               Erskine.
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Flatiron \Flat"i`ron\, n.       An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes.
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Flatour \Fla*tour"\, n. [OF.]       A flatterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Flat \Flat\, a. [Compar. {Flatter}; superl. {Flattest}.] [Akin       to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet       floor, G. fl[94]tz stratum, layer.]       1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,             without prominences or depressions; level without             inclination; plane.                         Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;             level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat             on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.                         What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.                         I feel . . . my hopes all flat.         --Milton.          3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without             points of prominence and striking interest.                         A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.                                                                               --Coleridge.          4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink             flat to the taste.          5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;             monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.                         How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me                      all the uses of this world.               --Shak.          6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;             depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.          7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;             downright.                         Flat burglary as ever was committed.   --Shak.                         A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.                                                                               --Marston.          8. (Mus.)             (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,                   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A                   flat.             (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.          9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the             sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a             nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.          {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).          {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.          {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of             ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots             and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.          {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.          {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of             rectangular section. See {File}.          {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a             flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.          {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.          {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar             spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.          {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,             for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.             --Raymond.          {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;             gasket; sennit.          Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are                made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a                wide, flat band. --Knight.          {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.          {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat       tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.                      {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the             intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.                         Of all who fell by saber or by shot, Not one fell                      half so flat as Walter Scott.            --Lord                                                                               Erskine.
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Flatter \Flat"ter\, n.       1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.          2. (Metal Working)             (a) A flat-faced fulling hammer.             (b) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for                   drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
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Flatter \Flat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin       to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[?]ra to fawn, flatter:       cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.]       1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or             attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by             artful and interested commendation or attentions; to             blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.                         When I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he                      does, being then most flattered.         --Shak.                         A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net                      for his feet.                                    --Prov. xxix.                                                                               5.                         Others he flattered by asking their advice.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but             sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.          3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of;             as, his portrait flatters him.
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Flatter \Flat"ter\, v. i.       To use flattery or insincere praise.                   If it may stand him more in stead to lie, Say and                unsay, feign, flatter, or adjure.            --Milton.
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Flatter \Flat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin       to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[?]ra to fawn, flatter:       cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.]       1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or             attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by             artful and interested commendation or attentions; to             blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.                         When I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he                      does, being then most flattered.         --Shak.                         A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net                      for his feet.                                    --Prov. xxix.                                                                               5.                         Others he flattered by asking their advice.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but             sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.          3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of;             as, his portrait flatters him.
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Flatterer \Flat"ter*er\, n.       One who flatters.                   The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest                tyrants.                                                --Addison.
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Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.       flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of       uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]       The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by       artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,       insincere, or excessive praise.                   Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.                                                                               --Rambler.                   Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.                                                                               --Burke.          Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
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Flatter \Flat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin       to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[?]ra to fawn, flatter:       cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.]       1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or             attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by             artful and interested commendation or attentions; to             blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.                         When I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he                      does, being then most flattered.         --Shak.                         A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net                      for his feet.                                    --Prov. xxix.                                                                               5.                         Others he flattered by asking their advice.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but             sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.          3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of;             as, his portrait flatters him.
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Flattering \Flat"ter*ing\, a.       That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a       flattering speech.                   Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. --Shak.                   A flattering painter, who made it his care, To draw men                as they ought be, not as they are.         --Goldsmith.
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Flatteringly \Flat"ter*ing*ly\, adv.       With flattery.
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Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.       flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of       uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]       The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by       artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,       insincere, or excessive praise.                   Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.                                                                               --Rambler.                   Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.                                                                               --Burke.          Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
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Flatware \Flat"ware`\, n.       Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more       or less flat, as distinguished from {hollow ware}.
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Flatware \Flat"ware`\, n.       Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more       or less flat, as distinguished from {hollow ware}. [Webster       1913 Suppl.]
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Flatworm \Flat"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes       applied to the planarians.
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d8Platyelminthes \[d8]Plat`y*el*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Platy-}, and {Helminthes}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms,       the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also       {flatworms}.
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Flawter \Flaw"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Flay}.]       To scrape o[?] pare, as a skin. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Fleet \Fleet\, a. [Compar. {Fleeter}; superl. {Fleetest}.] [Cf.       Icel. flj[?]tr quick. See {Fleet}, v. i.]       1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in             going from place to place; nimble.                         In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.             [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.
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Flitter \Flit"ter\, n. [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern       to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. {Flitter}, v. i.]       A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
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Flitter \Flit"ter\, v. i.       To flutter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Flitter \Flit"ter\, v. t.       To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.]       --Lowell.
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Pipistrel \Pi*pis"trel\, Pipistrelle \Pip`i*strelle"\, n. [F.       pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small European bat ({Vesperugo pipistrellus}); -- called       also {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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Pipistrel \Pi*pis"trel\, Pipistrelle \Pip`i*strelle"\, n. [F.       pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small European bat ({Vesperugo pipistrellus}); -- called       also {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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Flittern \Flit"tern\, a.       A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees.       --McElrath.
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Float \Float\ (fl[omac]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS.       flota ship, fr. fle[a2]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet,       G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta.       [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},       {Plover}.]       1. Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid,             as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the             surface, or mark the place of, something. Specifically:             (a) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and                   conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.             (b) The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet,                   which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.             (c) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait                   line, and indicate the bite of a fish.             (d) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink;                   an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to                   swim; a life preserver.                               This reform bill . . . had been used as a float                            by the conservative ministry.      --J. P.                                                                               Peters.          2. A float board. See {Float board} (below).          3. (Tempering) A contrivance for affording a copious stream             of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk,             as an anvil or die. --Knight.          4. The act of flowing; flux; flow. [Obs.] --Bacon.          5. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot             deep. [Obs.] --Mortimer.          6. (Plastering) The trowel or tool with which the floated             coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.          7. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.             --Knight.          8. A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers             for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.          9. A coal cart. [Eng.] --Simmonds.          10. The sea; a wave. See {Flote}, n.          {Float board}, one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of             an undershot water wheel or of a steamer's paddle wheel;             -- a vane.          {Float case} (Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship.          {Float} {copper [or] gold} (Mining), fine particles of             metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus             liable to be lost.          {Float ore}, water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein             material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.             --Raymond.          {Float stone} (Arch.), a siliceous stone used to rub             stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface.          {Float valve}, a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See             {Float}, 1             (b) .
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Floater \Float"er\ (Politics)       (a) A voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose             vote is purchasable. [U. S.]       (b) A person, as a delegate to a convention or a member of a             legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, as             one formed by a union of the voters of two counties             neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a             (or an extra) representative of its own. [U. S.]       (c) A person who votes illegally in various polling places or             election districts, either under false registration made             by himself or under the name of some properly registered             person who has not already voted. [U. S.]
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Floater \Float"er\, n.       1. One who floats or swims.          2. A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface.
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Floatiersman \Floa"tiers*man\, n.; pl. {Frontiersmen}.       A man living on the frontier.
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Flooder \Flood"er\, n.       One who floods anything.
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Flotery \Flot"er*y\, a.       Wavy; flowing. [Obs.]                   With flotery beard.                                 --Chaucer.
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Flouter \Flout"er\, n.       One who flouts; a mocker.
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Dram \Dram\, n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm,       drachma, fr. Gr. [?], prop., a handful, fr. [?] to grasp. Cf.       {Drachm}, {Drachma}.]       1. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an             ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one             sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.          2. A minute quantity; a mite.                         Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be                      preferred before many times as mush the forcible                      hindrance of evildoing.                     --Milton.          3. As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as,             a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram             of poison. --Shak.          4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. --Ezra ii. 69.          {Fluid dram}, [or] {Fluid drachm}. See under {Fluid}.
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Fluid \Flu"id\, n.       A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among       themselves.          Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as                species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy,                the term is sometimes applied to electricity and                magnetism, as in phrases electric fluid, magnetic                fluid, though not strictly appropriate.          {Fluid dram}, [or] {Fluid drachm}, a measure of capacity             equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce.          {Fluid ounce}.       (a) In the United States, a measure of capacity, in             apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of             a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is             about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.       (b) In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth             part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight             of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains.          {Fluids of the body}. (Physiol.) The circulating blood and             lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal             juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle             serum are the more important fluids of the body. The             tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined             water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo             with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per             cent of water.          {Burning fluid}, {Elastic fluid}, {Electric fluid}, {Magnetic       fluid}, etc. See under {Burning}, {Elastic}, etc.
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Dram \Dram\, n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma, drachm,       drachma, fr. Gr. [?], prop., a handful, fr. [?] to grasp. Cf.       {Drachm}, {Drachma}.]       1. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an             ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one             sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.          2. A minute quantity; a mite.                         Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be                      preferred before many times as mush the forcible                      hindrance of evildoing.                     --Milton.          3. As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as,             a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram             of poison. --Shak.          4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. --Ezra ii. 69.          {Fluid dram}, [or] {Fluid drachm}. See under {Fluid}.
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Fluid \Flu"id\, n.       A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among       themselves.          Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as                species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy,                the term is sometimes applied to electricity and                magnetism, as in phrases electric fluid, magnetic                fluid, though not strictly appropriate.          {Fluid dram}, [or] {Fluid drachm}, a measure of capacity             equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce.          {Fluid ounce}.       (a) In the United States, a measure of capacity, in             apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of             a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is             about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.       (b) In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth             part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight             of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains.          {Fluids of the body}. (Physiol.) The circulating blood and             lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal             juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle             serum are the more important fluids of the body. The             tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined             water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo             with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per             cent of water.          {Burning fluid}, {Elastic fluid}, {Electric fluid}, {Magnetic       fluid}, etc. See under {Burning}, {Elastic}, etc.
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Fluidrachm \Flu"i*drachm`\, n.       See {Fluid dram}, under {Fluid}. --Pharm. of the U. S.
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Fluohydric \Flu`o*hy"dric\, a. [Fluo- + hydrogen.] (Chem.)       See {Hydrofluoric}.
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Fluter \Flut"er\, n.       1. One who plays on the flute; a flutist or flautist.          2. One who makes grooves or flutings.
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Flutter \Flut"ter\, v. t.       1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.          2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.                         Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your                      Volscians in Corioli.                        --Shak.
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Flutter \Flut"ter\, n.       1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion;             vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.                         The chirp and flutter of some single bird --Milnes.                                                                               .          2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.             --Pope.          {Flutter wheel}, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a             chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the             floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the             fluttering noise it makes.
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Flutter \Flut"ter\, n.       1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion;             vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.                         The chirp and flutter of some single bird --Milnes.                                                                               .          2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.             --Pope.          {Flutter wheel}, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a             chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the             floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the             fluttering noise it makes.
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Flutterer \Flut"ter*er\, n.       One who, or that which, flutters.
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Flutteringly \Flut"ter*ing*ly\, adv.       In a fluttering manner.
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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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flytrap \Fly"trap\, n.       1. A trap for catching flies.          2. (Bot.) A plant {(Dion[91]a muscipula)}, called also             Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with             stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on             their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that             light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards             digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the             leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]       1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.                         Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.                                                                               --Milton.          2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church;             as, Christ's fold.                         There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x.                                                                               16.                         The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson.          3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] --Creech.          {Fold yard}, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Folder \Fold"er\, n.       One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike       instrument used for folding paper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Folderol \Fol"de*rol`\, n.       Nonsense. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foliature \Fo"li*a*ture\, n. [L. foliatura foliage.]       1. Foliage; leafage. [Obs.] --Shuckford.          2. The state of being beaten into foil. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foulder \Foul"der\, v. i. [OE. fouldre lightning, fr. F. foudre,       OF. also fouldre, fr. L. fulgur. See {Fulgor}.]       To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.       [Obs.] [bd]Flames of fouldering heat.[b8] --Spenser.
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-drive \Full`-drive"\, adv.       With full speed. [Colloq.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flat River, MO (city, FIPS 24490)       Location: 37.85350 N, 90.51666 W       Population (1990): 4823 (2086 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Flat Rock, AL       Zip code(s): 35966    Flat Rock, IL (village, FIPS 26350)       Location: 38.90440 N, 87.67250 W       Population (1990): 421 (180 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62427    Flat Rock, IN       Zip code(s): 47234    Flat Rock, MI (city, FIPS 28360)       Location: 42.10180 N, 83.27293 W       Population (1990): 7290 (2829 housing units)       Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48134    Flat Rock, NC (CDP, FIPS 23640)       Location: 36.50696 N, 80.58321 W       Population (1990): 1812 (795 housing units)       Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28731
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
fall through v.   (n. `fallthrough', var.   `fall-through') 1. To    exit a loop by exhaustion, i.e., by having fulfilled its exit    condition rather than via a break or exception condition that exits    from the middle of it.   This usage appears to be _really_ old,    dating from the 1940s and 1950s.   2. To fail a test that would have    passed control to a subroutine or some other distant portion of    code.   3. In C, `fall-through' occurs when the flow of execution in    a switch statement reaches a `case' label other than by jumping    there from the switch header, passing a point where one would    normally expect to find a `break'.   A trivial example:          switch (color)       {       case GREEN:          do_green();          break;       case PINK:          do_pink();          /* FALL THROUGH */       case RED:          do_red();          break;       default:          do_blue();          break;       }       The variant spelling `/* FALL THRU */' is also common.          The effect of the above code is to `do_green()' when color is    `GREEN', `do_red()' when color is `RED', `do_blue()' on any other    color other than `PINK', and (and this is the important part)    `do_pink()' _and then_ `do_red()' when color is `PINK'.    Fall-through is {considered harmful} by some, though there are    contexts (such as the coding of state machines) in which it is    natural; it is generally considered good practice to include a    comment highlighting the fall-through where one would normally    expect a break.   See also {Duff's device}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
filter n.   [very common; orig. {{Unix}}, now also in    {{MS-DOS}}] A program that processes an input data stream into an    output data stream in some well-defined way, and does no I/O to    anywhere else except possibly on error conditions; one designed to    be used as a stage in a `pipeline' (see {plumbing}).   Compare    {sponge}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
flytrap n.   [rare] See {firewall machine}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fall through          (The American misspelling "fall thru" is       also common)          1. To exit a loop by exhaustion, i.e. by having fulfilled its       exit condition rather than via a break or exception condition       that exits from the middle of it.   This usage appears to be       *really* old, dating from the 1940s and 1950s.          2. To fail a test that would have passed control to a       subroutine or some other distant portion of code.          3. In C, "fall-through" occurs when the flow of execution in a       {switch statement} reaches a "case" label other than by       jumping there from the switch header, passing a point where       one would normally expect to find a "break".   A trivial       example:          switch (colour)       {       case GREEN:          do_green();          break;       case PINK:          do_pink();          /* FALL THROUGH */       case RED:          do_red();          break;       default:          do_blue();          break;       }          The effect of the above code is to "do_green()" when colour is       "GREEN", "do_red()" when colour is "RED", "do_blue()" on any       other colour other than "PINK", and (and this is the important       part) "do_pink()" *and then* "do_red()" when colour is "PINK".       Fall-through is {considered harmful} by some, though there are       contexts (such as the coding of state machines) in which it is       natural; it is generally considered good practice to include a       comment highlighting the fall-through where one would normally       expect a break.   See also {Duff's Device}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fall thru          It's spelled "{fall through}".          (1996-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fault tree analysis          A form of safety analysis that assesses hardware       safety to provide failure statistics and sensitivity analyses       that indicate the possible effect of critical failures.          (1996-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
file transfer          Copying a {file} from one computer to another       over a computer {network}.          See also {File Transfer Protocol}, {Kermit}, {Network File       System}, {rcp}, {uucp}, {XMODEM}, {ZMODEM}.          (1997-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
File Transfer Protocol          (FTP) A {client-server} protocol which allows a user on one       computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a       {TCP/IP} network.   Also the client program the user executes       to transfer files.   It is defined in {STD 9}, {RFC 959}.          See also {anonymous FTP}, {FSP}, {TFTP}.          {Unix manual page}: ftp(1).          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
filter          1. (Originally {Unix}, now also {MS-DOS}) A program that       processes an input data stream into an output data stream in       some well-defined way, and does no I/O to anywhere else except       possibly on error conditions; one designed to be used as a       stage in a {pipeline} (see {plumbing}).   Compare {sponge}.          2. ({functional programming}) A {higher-order function} which       takes a {predicate} and a list and returns those elements of       the list for which the predicate is true.   In {Haskell}:          filter p []      = []       filter p (x:xs) = if p x then x : rest else rest          where          rest = filter p xs          See also {filter promotion}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
filter promotion          In a generate and test algorithm, combining part of the filter       with the generator in order to reduce the number of potential       solutions generated.   A trivial example:          filter (< 100) [1..1000]   ==>   [1..99]          where [1..n] generates the list of integers from 1 to n.   Here       the filter has been combined completely with the generator.       This is an example of {fusion}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
flytrap          {firewall machine}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
folder          A {directory} in the sense of a collection       of computer {files}.   The term is more common in systems such       as the {Macintosh} or {Windows 95} which have a {graphical       user interface} and provide a graphical {file browser} in       which directories are traditionally depicted as folders (like       small briefcases).          (1997-03-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
full outer join          {outer join}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fallow-deer       Deut. 14:5 (R.V., "Wild goat"); 1 Kings 4:23 (R.V., "roebucks").       This animal, called in Hebrew _yahmur_, from a word meaning "to       be red," is regarded by some as the common fallow-deer, the       Cervus dama, which is said to be found very generally over       Western and Southern Asia. It is called "fallow" from its       pale-red or yellow colour. Some interpreters, however, regard       the name as designating the bubale, Antelope bubale, the "wild       cow" of North Africa, which is about the size of a stag, like       the hartebeest of South Africa. A species of deer has been found       at Mount Carmel which is called _yahmur_ by the Arabs. It is       said to be similar to the European roebuck.