fair to middling
         adj 1: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a
                  secretary" [syn: {adequate}, {passable}, {fair to
                  middling}, {tolerable}]

English Dictionary: fourteen	by the DICT Development Group
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farthing n a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
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farthingale n a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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farting n a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind]
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Ferdinand n the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516) Synonym(s): Ferdinand, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic
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Ferdinand and Isabella n joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I
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Ferdinand de Lesseps n French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894) Synonym(s): Lesseps, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps
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Ferdinand de Saussure n Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913) Synonym(s): de Saussure, Ferdinand de Saussure, Saussure
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Ferdinand I n Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564) king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) Synonym(s): Ferdinand I, Ferdinand the Great
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Ferdinand II n Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)
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Ferdinand III n Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657)
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Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton n United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) Synonym(s): Morton, Jelly Roll Morton, Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
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Ferdinand Julius Cohn n German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants Synonym(s): Cohn, Ferdinand Julius Cohn
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Ferdinand Magellan n Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) Synonym(s): Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes
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Ferdinand of Aragon n the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516) Synonym(s): Ferdinand, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic
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Ferdinand the Catholic n the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516) Synonym(s): Ferdinand, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic
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Ferdinand the Great n king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) Synonym(s): Ferdinand I, Ferdinand the Great
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Ferdinand V n the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516) Synonym(s): Ferdinand, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic
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Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix n French romantic painter (1798-1863) [syn: Delacroix, Eugene Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix]
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ferritin n a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
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fire tongs n tongs for taking hold of burning coals [syn: fire tongs, coal tongs]
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firedamp n a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
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for the moment adv temporarily; "we'll stop for the time being" [syn: {for the moment}, for the time being]
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for the most part adv in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" Synonym(s): largely, mostly, for the most part
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Ford Madox Ford n English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: Ford, {Ford Madox Ford}, Ford Hermann Hueffer]
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fording n the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse Synonym(s): ford, fording
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foredoom v doom beforehand
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Fort Meade n a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency Synonym(s): Fort Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort George G. Meade
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Fort Myers n a town in southwest Florida
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Fort Wayne n a city in northeastern Indiana
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fortemente adj chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong
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fortnight n a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" Synonym(s): fortnight, two weeks
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fortnightly adv every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" Synonym(s): fortnightly, biweekly adj occurring every two weeks [syn: fortnightly, biweekly]
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Fortuna n (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
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fortunate adj having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" Antonym(s): unfortunate supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" Synonym(s): fortunate, golden presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" Synonym(s): fortunate, rosy
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fortunately adv by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it] Antonym(s): alas, regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily
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fortune n an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" Synonym(s): luck, fortune, chance, hazard a large amount of wealth or prosperity an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" Synonym(s): luck, fortune your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" Synonym(s): fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
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fortune cookie n thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper
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fortune hunter n a person who seeks wealth through marriage
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fortune teller n a person who foretells your personal future [syn: fortuneteller, fortune teller]
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fortune telling n the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Synonym(s): divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
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Fortunella n small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats Synonym(s): Fortunella, genus Fortunella
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Fortunella japonica n shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat, Fortunella japonica]
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Fortunella margarita n shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats [syn: nagami, {nagami kumquat}, oval kumquat, Fortunella margarita]
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fortuneteller n a person who foretells your personal future [syn: fortuneteller, fortune teller]
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fortunetelling n the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
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forty winks n sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Synonym(s): nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze
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forty-nine adj being nine more than forty [syn: forty-nine, 49, il]
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forty-niner n a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
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forty-ninth adj the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order [syn: forty-ninth, 49th]
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forty-one adj being one more than forty Synonym(s): forty-one, 41, xli
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four times adv by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" Synonym(s): fourfold, four times
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four-dimensional adj involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time Synonym(s): four-dimensional, 4-dimensional
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fourteen adj being one more than thirteen [syn: fourteen, 14, xiv] n the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one Synonym(s): fourteen, 14, XIV
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fourteenth adj coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn: fourteenth, 14th] n position 14 in a countable series of things
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Fourteenth Amendment n an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
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fraud in fact n actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another Synonym(s): fraud in fact, positive fraud
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fraud in law n fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
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fraud in the factum n fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
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fraud in the inducement n fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts
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Freddie Mac n a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages Synonym(s): Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac, FHLMC
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free time n time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy Synonym(s): spare time, free time time that is free from duties or responsibilities Synonym(s): free time, spare time
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free-thinking adj unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) Synonym(s): free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical
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freedman n a person who has been freed from slavery [syn: freedman, freedwoman]
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freedom n the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints immunity from an obligation or duty Synonym(s): exemption, freedom
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freedom fighter n a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) Synonym(s): insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
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freedom from cruel and unusual punishment n a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from discrimination n immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States
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freedom from double jeopardy n a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from involuntary servitude n a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from search and seizure n a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from self-incrimination n the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself Synonym(s): freedom from self-incrimination, privilege against self incrimination
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freedom of assembly n the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom of religion n a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom of speech n a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom of the press n a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom of the seas n the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters
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freedom of thought n the right to hold unpopular ideas
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Freedom Party n the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state Synonym(s): Hizb ut-Tahrir, Freedom Party
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freedom rider n one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation
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freedom to bear arms n a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution
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freedwoman n a person who has been freed from slavery [syn: freedman, freedwoman]
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freethinker n a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it Synonym(s): deist, freethinker
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freethinking n the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct Synonym(s): rationalism, freethinking
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Freetown n port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone Synonym(s): Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone
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Freudian adj of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas; "Freudian theories" n a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
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Freudian psychology n the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud
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Freudian slip n a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
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Friedan n United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) Synonym(s): Friedan, Betty Friedan, Betty Naomi Friedan, Betty Naomi Goldstein Friedan
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Friedman n United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912) Synonym(s): Friedman, Milton Friedman
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Friedman test n pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant Synonym(s): Friedman test, rabbit test
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frothiness n the property of giving off bubbles [syn: bubbliness, effervescence, frothiness]
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frothing adj producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" Synonym(s): foaming, foamy, frothing
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fruit machine n a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player
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fruiting adj capable of bearing fruit
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fruiting body n an organ specialized for producing spores
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fruition n the condition of bearing fruit enjoyment derived from use or possession something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" Synonym(s): realization, realisation, fruition
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furry tongue n a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue Synonym(s): hairy tongue, furry tongue, black tongue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx                ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier                ({F. Canadensis}); the bay lynx of America ({F. rufa}),                and its western spotted variety ({var. maculata}); and                the pardine lynx ({F. pardina}) of Southern Europe.          2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manna \Man"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], Heb. m[be]n; cf. Ar. mann,       properly, gift (of heaven).]       1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their             journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely             supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15.          2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus {Lecanora},             sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and             Africa, and gathered and used as food.          3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale             yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and             shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the             secretion of {Fraxinus Ornus}, and {F. rotundifolia}, the             manna ashes of Southern Europe.          Note: {Persian manna} is the secretion of the camel's thorn                (see {Camel's thorn}, under {Camel}); {Tamarisk manna},                that of the {Tamarisk mannifera}, a shrub of Western                Asia; {Australian, manna}, that of certain species of                eucalyptus; {Brian[87]on manna}, that of the European                larch.          {Manna grass} (Bot.), a name of several tall slender grasses             of the genus {Glyceria}. they have long loose panicles,             and grow in moist places. {Nerved manna grass} is             {Glyceria nervata}, and {Floating manna grass} is {G.             flu}.          {Manna insect} (Zo[94]l), a scale insect ({Gossyparia             mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the             Tamarisk tree in Arabia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fardingdeal \Far"ding*deal\, n. [See {Farthing}, and {Deal} a       part.]       The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also       {farding dale}, {fardingale}, etc.]
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Fardingdeal \Far"ding*deal\, n. [See {Farthing}, and {Deal} a       part.]       The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also       {farding dale}, {fardingale}, etc.]
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Farding-bag \Far"ding-bag`\, n. [Of uncertain origin; cf.       {Fardel}.]       The upper stomach of a cow, or other ruminant animal; the       rumen.
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Fardingdale \Far"ding*dale\, n.       A farthingale. [Obs.]
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Fardingdeal \Far"ding*deal\, n. [See {Farthing}, and {Deal} a       part.]       The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also       {farding dale}, {fardingale}, etc.]
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Farreation \Far`re*a"tion\, n. [L. farreatio.]       Same as {Confarreation}.
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Farthing \Far"thing\, n. [OE. furthing, AS. fe[a2]r[edh]ung, fr.       fe[a2]r[edh]a fourth, fe[a2]r, fe[a2]wer, four. See {Four}.]       1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great             Britain, being a cent in United States currency.          2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]                         In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.                                                                               --Chaucer.          3. A division of land. [Obs.]                         Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a                      Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.                                                                               --R. Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Farthingale \Far"thin*gale\, n. [OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr.       OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp.       verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young       shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See       {Verdant}.]       A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic       material, used to extend the petticoat.                   We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . . With ruffs                and cuffs, and farthingales and things.   --Shak.
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Ferding \Fer"ding\, n. [See {Farthing}.]       A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed       to have consisted of a few acres only. [Obs.]
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Ferdness \Ferd"ness\, n. [OE. ferd fear. See {Fear}.]       Fearfulness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Feriation \Fe`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. feriari to keep holiday, fr.       ferie holidays.]       The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work. [Obs.] --Sir       T. Browne.
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Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.]       To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the       cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --       often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.                   Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.                                                                               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.       fleuret. Cf. {Floret}.]       A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of       cotton or silk; -- called also {ferreting}.
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Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.]       To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the       cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --       often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.                   Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.                                                                               --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.       fleuret. Cf. {Floret}.]       A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of       cotton or silk; -- called also {ferreting}.
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.             (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite                   at a regulated height. --Simmonds.          {Fire bar}, a grate bar.          {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.          {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear             as if burnt by fire.          {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for             the fire.          {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining             intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or             of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and             used for lining fire boxes, etc.          {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished             fires.          {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.          {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through             mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.             [U.S.]          {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.          {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in             extinguishing fires.          {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.          {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.          {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.          {Fire drill}.             (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for                   practice.             (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by                   rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --                   used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by                   many savage peoples.          {Fire eater}.             (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.             (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.                   [Colloq.]          {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,             for throwing water to extinguish fire.          {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from             burning buildings.          {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam             of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off             afterward by heat.          {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire             gilding.          {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;             also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,             in consideration of the payment of a premium or small             percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an             owner of property from loss by fire during a specified             period.          {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,             poker, and shovel.          {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out             fire.          {Fire master}             (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the                      composition of fireworks.          {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against             fire.          {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.                      {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test             was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon             red-hot irons. --Abbot.          {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially             the receptacle for the priming of a gun.          {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the             main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing             fires.          {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the             contract of insurance against loss by fire.          {Fire pot}.             (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,                   formerly used as a missile in war.             (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a                   furnace.             (c) A crucible.             (d) A solderer's furnace.          {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to             their quarters in case of fire.          {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking             the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by             exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally             superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.          {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.          {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,             caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.             --Raymond.          {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are             exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of             combustion; heating surface.          {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun             in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.             --Farrow.          {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.          {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American             Indians.          {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly             in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called             Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.          {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.          {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;             zealous.          {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession             by a line of troops.          {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which             St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.          {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.          {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.          {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for             gas.          {Gas fitting}.             (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.             (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas                   into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.          {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or             combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,             consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn             metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are             adjusted.          {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:             (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by                   heat;             (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of                   liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;             (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for                   a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.          {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.          {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as             illuminating gas.          {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas             consumed in a given time, at a particular place.          {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other             materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the             manufacture of gas.          {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by             gas.          {Gas tar}, coal tar.          {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.          {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from             the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream             of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.             --Knight.          {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for             purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal             water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,             carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.          {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is             discharged. --Raymond.          {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and             appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting             cities.          {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.          {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous             hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry             distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as             a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,             whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary             illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin             series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire             damp}.          {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in             Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for             fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from             the Coal Measures.          {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.          {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over             glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen             and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating             power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which             is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,             as gasoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damp \Damp\ (d[acr]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,       steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.       dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]       1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.                         Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps                      and dreadful gloom.                           --Milton.          2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.                         Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,                      A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.                                                                               --Addison.                         It must have thrown a damp over your autumn                      excursion.                                          --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.          3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old             wells, pints, etc.          {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid             gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal             life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air             currents and prevent accumulation of gas.          {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted             hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when             mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with             flame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
.             (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite                   at a regulated height. --Simmonds.          {Fire bar}, a grate bar.          {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.          {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear             as if burnt by fire.          {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for             the fire.          {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining             intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or             of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and             used for lining fire boxes, etc.          {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished             fires.          {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.          {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through             mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.             [U.S.]          {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.          {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in             extinguishing fires.          {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.          {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.          {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.          {Fire drill}.             (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for                   practice.             (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by                   rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --                   used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by                   many savage peoples.          {Fire eater}.             (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.             (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.                   [Colloq.]          {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,             for throwing water to extinguish fire.          {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from             burning buildings.          {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam             of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off             afterward by heat.          {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire             gilding.          {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;             also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,             in consideration of the payment of a premium or small             percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an             owner of property from loss by fire during a specified             period.          {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,             poker, and shovel.          {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out             fire.          {Fire master}             (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the                      composition of fireworks.          {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against             fire.          {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.                      {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test             was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon             red-hot irons. --Abbot.          {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially             the receptacle for the priming of a gun.          {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the             main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing             fires.          {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the             contract of insurance against loss by fire.          {Fire pot}.             (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,                   formerly used as a missile in war.             (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a                   furnace.             (c) A crucible.             (d) A solderer's furnace.          {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to             their quarters in case of fire.          {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking             the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by             exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally             superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.          {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.          {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,             caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.             --Raymond.          {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are             exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of             combustion; heating surface.          {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun             in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.             --Farrow.          {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.          {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American             Indians.          {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly             in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called             Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.          {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.          {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;             zealous.          {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession             by a line of troops.          {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which             St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.          {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.          {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.          {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for             gas.          {Gas fitting}.             (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.             (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas                   into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.          {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or             combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,             consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn             metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are             adjusted.          {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:             (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by                   heat;             (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of                   liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;             (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for                   a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.          {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.          {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as             illuminating gas.          {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas             consumed in a given time, at a particular place.          {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other             materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the             manufacture of gas.          {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by             gas.          {Gas tar}, coal tar.          {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.          {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from             the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream             of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.             --Knight.          {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for             purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal             water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,             carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.          {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is             discharged. --Raymond.          {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and             appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting             cities.          {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.          {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous             hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry             distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as             a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,             whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary             illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin             series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire             damp}.          {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in             Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for             fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from             the Coal Measures.          {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.          {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over             glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen             and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating             power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which             is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,             as gasoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damp \Damp\ (d[acr]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,       steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.       dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]       1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.                         Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps                      and dreadful gloom.                           --Milton.          2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.                         Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,                      A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.                                                                               --Addison.                         It must have thrown a damp over your autumn                      excursion.                                          --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.          3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old             wells, pints, etc.          {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid             gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal             life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air             currents and prevent accumulation of gas.          {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted             hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when             mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with             flame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
.             (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite                   at a regulated height. --Simmonds.          {Fire bar}, a grate bar.          {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.          {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear             as if burnt by fire.          {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for             the fire.          {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining             intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or             of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and             used for lining fire boxes, etc.          {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished             fires.          {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.          {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through             mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.             [U.S.]          {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.          {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in             extinguishing fires.          {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.          {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.          {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.          {Fire drill}.             (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for                   practice.             (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by                   rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --                   used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by                   many savage peoples.          {Fire eater}.             (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.             (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.                   [Colloq.]          {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,             for throwing water to extinguish fire.          {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from             burning buildings.          {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam             of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off             afterward by heat.          {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire             gilding.          {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;             also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,             in consideration of the payment of a premium or small             percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an             owner of property from loss by fire during a specified             period.          {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,             poker, and shovel.          {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out             fire.          {Fire master}             (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the                      composition of fireworks.          {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against             fire.          {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.                      {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test             was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon             red-hot irons. --Abbot.          {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially             the receptacle for the priming of a gun.          {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the             main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing             fires.          {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the             contract of insurance against loss by fire.          {Fire pot}.             (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,                   formerly used as a missile in war.             (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a                   furnace.             (c) A crucible.             (d) A solderer's furnace.          {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to             their quarters in case of fire.          {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking             the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by             exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally             superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.          {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.          {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,             caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.             --Raymond.          {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are             exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of             combustion; heating surface.          {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun             in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.             --Farrow.          {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.          {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American             Indians.          {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly             in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called             Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.          {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.          {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;             zealous.          {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession             by a line of troops.          {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which             St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.          {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.          {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.          {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for             gas.          {Gas fitting}.             (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.             (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas                   into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.          {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or             combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,             consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn             metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are             adjusted.          {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:             (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by                   heat;             (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of                   liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;             (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for                   a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.          {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.          {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as             illuminating gas.          {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas             consumed in a given time, at a particular place.          {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other             materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the             manufacture of gas.          {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by             gas.          {Gas tar}, coal tar.          {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.          {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from             the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream             of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.             --Knight.          {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for             purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal             water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,             carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.          {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is             discharged. --Raymond.          {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and             appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting             cities.          {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.          {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous             hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry             distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as             a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,             whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary             illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin             series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire             damp}.          {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in             Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for             fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from             the Coal Measures.          {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.          {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over             glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen             and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating             power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which             is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,             as gasoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damp \Damp\ (d[acr]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,       steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.       dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]       1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.                         Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps                      and dreadful gloom.                           --Milton.          2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.                         Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,                      A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.                                                                               --Addison.                         It must have thrown a damp over your autumn                      excursion.                                          --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.          3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old             wells, pints, etc.          {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid             gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal             life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air             currents and prevent accumulation of gas.          {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted             hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when             mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with             flame.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Main \Main\, n. [AS. m[91]gen strength, power, force; akin to       OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [?]. See {May},       v.]       1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in             certain phrases.]                         There were in this battle of most might and main.                                                                               --R. of Gl.                         He 'gan advance, With huge force, and with                      importable main.                                 --Spenser.          2. The chief or principal part; the main or most important             thing. [Obs., except in special uses.]                         Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the                      main, and to use the other two . . . but as                      supporters.                                       --Bacon.          3. Specifically:             (a) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay,                   etc.; the high sea; the ocean. [bd]Struggling in the                   main.[b8] --Dryden.             (b) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the                   mainland. [bd]Invaded the main of Spain.[b8] --Bacon.             (c) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser                   ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or                   from a reservoir; as, a fire main.          {Forcing main}, the delivery pipe of a pump.          {For the main}, [or] {In the main}, for the most part; in the             greatest part.          {With might and main}, [or] {With all one's might and main},             with all one's strength; with violent effort.                         With might and main they chased the murderous fox.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Most \Most\, a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast, mest, AS.       m[?]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[c7]st, G. meist, Icel. mestr,       Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E. more. [fb]103.       See {More}, a.]       1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in             number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. [bd]Most             men will proclaim every one his own goodness.[b8] --Prov.             xx. 6.                         The cities wherein most of his mighty works were                      done.                                                --Matt. xi.                                                                               20.          2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. [bd]In             the moste pride.[b8] --Chaucer.          3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion,                quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following                meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part;                preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The                utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result;                especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the                most, at most.                            A quarter of a year or some months at the most.                                                                               --Bacon.                            A covetous man makes the most of what he has.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          {For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a             thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or             things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part,             are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was             pleasing.          {Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n.             [Obs.] [bd]She sleeps most an end.[b8] --Massinger.
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Part \Part\, n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to       bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel},       {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.]       1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything             is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a             whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as             going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity,             mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a             fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent.                         And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a                      certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet.                                                                               --Acts v. 2.                         Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not                      contain a secret relation of the parts ? --Locke.                         I am a part of all that I have met.   --Tennyson.          2. Hence, specifically:             (a) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many                   like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is                   divided, or of which it is composed; proportional                   division or ingredient.                               An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. --Ex.                                                                               xvi. 36.                               A thought which, quartered, hath but one part                            wisdom, And ever three parts coward. --Shak.             (b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole;                   a member; an organ; an essential element.                               All the parts were formed . . . into one                            harmonious body.                           --Locke.                               The pulse, the glow of every part. --Keble.             (c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality;                   faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a                   collective sense. [bd]Men of considerable parts.[b8]                   --Burke. [bd]Great quickness of parts.[b8] --Macaulay.                               Which maintained so politic a state of evil,                            that they will not admit any good part to                            intermingle with them.                  --Shak.             (d) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.                   [bd]The uttermost part of the heaven.[b8] --Neh. i. 9.                               All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and                            fears.                                          --Dryden.             (e) (Math.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a                   certain number of times, will exactly make that                   quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of                   multiple. Also, a line or other element of a                   geometrical figure.          3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or             which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share;             portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.                         We have no part in David.                  --2 Sam. xx.                                                                               1.                         Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou                      but thine.                                          --Milton.                         Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. Hence, specifically:             (a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or                   a controversy; a faction.                               For he that is not against us is on our part.                                                                               --Mark ix. 40.                               Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part.                                                                               --Waller.             (b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an                   assumed personification; also, the language, actions,                   and influence of a character or an actor in a play;                   or, figuratively, in real life. See {To act a part},                   under {Act}.                               That part Was aptly fitted and naturally                            performed.                                    --Shak.                               It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a                            calf.                                          --Shak.                               Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well                            your part, there all the honor lies. --Pope.             (c) (Mus.) One of the different melodies of a concerted                   composition, which heard in union compose its harmony;                   also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the                   treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.          {For my part}, so far as concerns me; for my share.          {For the most part}. See under {Most}, a.          {In good part}, as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a             friendly manner. --Hooker.          {In ill part}, unfavorably; with displeasure.          {In part}, in some degree; partly.          {Part and parcel}, an essential or constituent portion; -- a             reduplicative phrase. Cf. {might and main}, {kith and             kin}, etc. [bd]She was . . . part and parcel of the race             and place.[b8] --Howitt.          {Part of speech} (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a             particular character; thus, the noun is a part of speech             denoting the name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech             which asserts something of the subject of a sentence.          {Part owner} (Law), one of several owners or tenants in             common. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}.          {Part singing}, singing in which two or more of the harmonic             parts are taken.          {Part song}, a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct             vocal parts. [bd]A part song differs from a madrigal in             its exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in             its being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to             each part.[b8] --Stainer & Barrett.          Syn: Portion; section; division; fraction; fragment; piece;                share; constituent. See {Portion}, and {Section}.
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Ford \Ford\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fording}.]       To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to       wade through.                   His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to                be forted.                                             --Milton.
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Fordone \For*done"\, a. [See {Fordo}.]       Undone; ruined. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Fordwine \For*dwine"\, v. i.       To dwindle away; to disappear. [Obs.] --Rom of R.
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Foreadmonish \Fore`ad*mon"ish\, v. t.       To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event. --Bp.       Hall.
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Foredeem \Fore*deem"\, v. t.       To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode. [Obs.]       --Udall.                   Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you An idle                meteor.                                                   --J. Webster.
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Foredeem \Fore*deem"\, v. i. [Cf. {Foredoom}.]       To know or discover beforehand; to foretell. [Obs.]                   Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past,                present, and to come.                              --Genevan                                                                               Test.
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Foredoom \Fore*doom"\, v. t. [Cf. {Foredeem}.]       To doom beforehand; to predestinate.                   Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. --Dryden.
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Foredoom \Fore"doom`\, n.       Doom or sentence decreed in advance. [bd]A dread foredoom       ringing in the ears of the guilty adult.[b8] --Southey.
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Forethink \Fore*think"\, v. i.       To contrive beforehand. [Obs.]
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Forethink \Fore*think"\, v. t.       1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to             prognosticate. [Obs.]                         The soul of every man Prophetically doth forethink                      thy fall.                                          --Shak.          2. To contrive (something) beforehend. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Foretime \Fore"time`\, n.       The past; the time before the present. [bd]A very dim       foretime.[b8] --J. C. Shairp.
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Forewite \Fore*wite"\, v. t. [pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers.       {Forewot}, 2d person {Forewost}, pl. {Forewiten}; imp. sing.       {Forewiste}, pl. {Forewisten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forewiting}.]       [AS. forewitan. See {Wit} to know.]       To foreknow. [Obs.] [Written also {forwete}.] --Chaucer.
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Forewite \Fore*wite"\, v. t. [pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers.       {Forewot}, 2d person {Forewost}, pl. {Forewiten}; imp. sing.       {Forewiste}, pl. {Forewisten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forewiting}.]       [AS. forewitan. See {Wit} to know.]       To foreknow. [Obs.] [Written also {forwete}.] --Chaucer.
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Forthink \For*think"\, v. t.       To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.       [Obs.] [bd]Let it forthink you.[b8] --Tyndale.                   That me forthinketh, quod this January.   --Chaucer.
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Fortin \Fort"in\, n. [F. See {Fort}, n.]       A little fort; a fortlet. [Obs.]
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Fortnight \Fort"night`\ (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr.       fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights       and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.]       The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
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Fortnightly \Fort"night`ly\, a.       Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly       meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other       publication. -- adv. Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a       fortnight.
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Fortunate \For"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of       fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See       {Fortune}, n.]       1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some             good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness;             auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence             of circumstances; a fortunate investment.          2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good             which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts;             favored with good forune; lucky.          Syn: Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored;                happy.          Usage: {Fortunate}, {Successful}, {Prosperous}. A man is                   fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has                   unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he                   gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in                   those things which men commonly desire. One may be                   fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful;                   he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in                   the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that                   reason fail to be prosperous.
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Fortunately \For"tu*nate*ly\, adv.       In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
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Fortunateness \For"tu*nate*ness\, n.       The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck;       success; happiness.
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Fortune \For"tune\ (f[ocir]r"t[usl]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.       fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to       bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]       1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;             chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or             deified power regarded as determining human success,             apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing             arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.                         'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.                         O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or             event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to             tell one's fortune.                         You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.                                                                               --Cowley.          3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a             course of action; good or ill success; especially,             favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as             reached partly by chance and partly by effort.                         Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.                         There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken                      at the flood, leads on to fortune.      --Shak.                         His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a             gentleman of fortune.          Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.          {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to             those who consult it. --Crashaw.          {Fortune hunter}, one who seeks to acquire wealth by             marriage.          {Fortune teller}, one who professes to tell future events in             the life of another.          {Fortune telling}, the practice or art of professing to             reveal future events in the life of another.
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Fortune \For"tune\, v. t. [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See       {Fortune}, n.]       1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to.             [Obs.] --Chaucer.          2. To provide with a fortune. --Richardson.          3. To presage; to tell the fortune of. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Fortune \For"tune\, v. i.       To fall out; to happen.                   It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a                Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning.                                                                               --Knolles.
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Fortune \For"tune\ (f[ocir]r"t[usl]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.       fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to       bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]       1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;             chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or             deified power regarded as determining human success,             apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing             arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.                         'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.                         O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or             event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to             tell one's fortune.                         You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.                                                                               --Cowley.          3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a             course of action; good or ill success; especially,             favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as             reached partly by chance and partly by effort.                         Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.                         There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken                      at the flood, leads on to fortune.      --Shak.                         His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a             gentleman of fortune.          Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.          {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to             those who consult it. --Crashaw.          {Fortune hunter}, one who seeks to acquire wealth by             marriage.          {Fortune teller}, one who professes to tell future events in             the life of another.          {Fortune telling}, the practice or art of professing to             reveal future events in the life of another.
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Fortune \For"tune\ (f[ocir]r"t[usl]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.       fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to       bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]       1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;             chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or             deified power regarded as determining human success,             apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing             arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.                         'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.                         O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or             event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to             tell one's fortune.                         You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.                                                                               --Cowley.          3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a             course of action; good or ill success; especially,             favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as             reached partly by chance and partly by effort.                         Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.                         There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken                      at the flood, leads on to fortune.      --Shak.                         His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a             gentleman of fortune.          Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.          {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to             those who consult it. --Crashaw.          {Fortune hunter}, one who seeks to acquire wealth by             marriage.          {Fortune teller}, one who professes to tell future events in             the life of another.          {Fortune telling}, the practice or art of professing to             reveal future events in the life of another.
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Fortune \For"tune\ (f[ocir]r"t[usl]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.       fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to       bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]       1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;             chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or             deified power regarded as determining human success,             apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing             arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.                         'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.                         O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or             event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to             tell one's fortune.                         You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.                                                                               --Cowley.          3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a             course of action; good or ill success; especially,             favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as             reached partly by chance and partly by effort.                         Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.                         There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken                      at the flood, leads on to fortune.      --Shak.                         His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a             gentleman of fortune.          Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.          {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to             those who consult it. --Crashaw.          {Fortune hunter}, one who seeks to acquire wealth by             marriage.          {Fortune teller}, one who professes to tell future events in             the life of another.          {Fortune telling}, the practice or art of professing to             reveal future events in the life of another.
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Fortune \For"tune\ (f[ocir]r"t[usl]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.       fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to       bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]       1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;             chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or             deified power regarded as determining human success,             apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing             arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.                         'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.                         O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.                                                                               --Shak.          2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or             event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to             tell one's fortune.                         You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.                                                                               --Cowley.          3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a             course of action; good or ill success; especially,             favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as             reached partly by chance and partly by effort.                         Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.                         There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken                      at the flood, leads on to fortune.      --Shak.                         His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.                                                                               --Swift.          4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a             gentleman of fortune.          Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.          {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to             those who consult it. --Crashaw.          {Fortune hunter}, one who seeks to acquire wealth by             marriage.          {Fortune teller}, one who professes to tell future events in             the life of another.          {Fortune telling}, the practice or art of professing to             reveal future events in the life of another.
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Fortuneless \For"tune*less\, a.       Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion. --Spenser.
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Fortunize \For"tun*ize\, v. t.       To regulate the fortune of; to make happy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Forty-niner \For`ty-nin"er\, n.       One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in       1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]
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Foryetten \For*yet"ten\, obs.       p. p. of {Foryete}. --Chaucer.
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Fourteen \Four"teen`\, a. [OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS.       fe[a2]wert[ymac]ne, fe[a2]wert[emac]ne. See {Four}, and       {Ten}, and cf. {Forty}.]       Four and ten more; twice seven.
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Fourteen \Four"teen`\, n.       1. The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.          2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
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Fourteenth \Four"teenth`\, n.       1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be             divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one             next after the thirteenth.          2. (Mus.) The octave of the seventh.
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Fourteenth \Four"teenth`\, a. [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS.       fe[a2]werteo[edh]a.]       1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day             of the month.          2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into             which anything may be derived.
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Tontine insurance \Ton*tine" in*su"rance\ (Life Insurance)       Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are       distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or          {full tontine}, plan, all benefits were forfeited on lapsed             policies, on the policies of those who died within the             tontine period only the face of the policy was paid             without any share of the surplus, and the survivor at the             end of the tontine period received the entire surplus.             This plan of tontine insurance has been replaced in the             United States by the          {semitontine} plan, in which the surplus is divided among the             holders of policies in force at the termination of the             tontine period, but the reverse for the paid-up value is             paid on lapsed policies, and on the policies of those that             have died the face is paid. Other modified forms are             called {free tontine}, {deferred dividend}, etc.,             according to the nature of the tontine arrangement.
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Free \Free\ (fr[emac]), a. [Compar. {Freer} (-[etil]r); superl.       {Freest} (-[ecr]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[a2], fr[c6];       akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[c6], G. frei, Icel. fr[c6],       Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved,       dear, fr. pr[c6] to love, Goth. frij[omac]n. Cf. {Affray},       {Belfry}, {Friday}, {Friend}, {Frith} inclosure.]       1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under             restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's             own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's             own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.                         That which has the power, or not the power, to                      operate, is that alone which is or is not free.                                                                               --Locke.          2. Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject             only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and             defended by them from encroachments upon natural or             acquired rights; enjoying political liberty.          3. Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control             of parents, guardian, or master.          4. Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest;             liberated; at liberty to go.                         Set an unhappy prisoner free.            --Prior.          5. Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable             of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said             of the will.                         Not free, what proof could they have given sincere                      Of true allegiance, constant faith, or love.                                                                               --Milton.          6. Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent.                         My hands are guilty, but my heart is free. --Dryden.          7. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved;             ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.                         He was free only with a few.               --Milward.          8. Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a             bad sense.                         The critics have been very free in their censures.                                                                               --Felton.                         A man may live a free life as to wine or women.                                                                               --Shelley.          9. Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish;             as, free with his money.          10. Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or             troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; --             followed by from, or, rarely, by of.                         Princes declaring themselves free from the                      obligations of their treaties.         --Bp. Burnet.          11. Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming;             easy.          12. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping;             spirited; as, a free horse.          13. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying             certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special             rights; -- followed by of.                         He therefore makes all birds, of every sect, Free                      of his farm.                                    --Dryden.          14. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed             without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed,             engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to             be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school.                         Why, sir, I pray, are not the streets as free For                      me as for you?                                 --Shak.          15. Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous;             spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.          16. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending             individual rights against encroachment by any person or             class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a             government, institutions, etc.          17. (O. Eng. Law) Certain or honorable; the opposite of base;             as, free service; free socage. --Burrill.          18. (Law) Privileged or individual; the opposite of common;             as, a free fishery; a free warren. --Burrill.          19. Not united or combined with anything else; separated;             dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free             carbonic acid gas; free cells.          {Free agency}, the capacity or power of choosing or acting             freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will.                      {Free bench} (Eng. Law), a widow's right in the copyhold             lands of her husband, corresponding to dower in freeholds.                      {Free board} (Naut.), a vessel's side between water line and             gunwale.          {Free bond} (Chem.), an unsaturated or unemployed unit, or             bond, of affinity or valence, of an atom or radical.          {Free-borough men} (O.Eng. Law). See {Friborg}.          {Free chapel} (Eccles.), a chapel not subject to the             jurisdiction of the ordinary, having been founded by the             king or by a subject specially authorized. [Eng.]             --Bouvier.          {Free charge} (Elec.), a charge of electricity in the free or             statical condition; free electricity.          {Free church}.             (a) A church whose sittings are for all and without                   charge.             (b) An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of                   Scotland, in 1843, to be free from control by the                   government in spiritual matters.          {Free city}, [or] {Free town}, a city or town independent in             its government and franchises, as formerly those of the             Hanseatic league.          {Free cost}, freedom from charges or expenses. --South.          {Free and easy}, unconventional; unrestrained; regardless of             formalities. [Colloq.] [bd]Sal and her free and easy             ways.[b8] --W. Black.          {Free goods}, goods admitted into a country free of duty.          {Free labor}, the labor of freemen, as distinguished from             that of slaves.          {Free port}. (Com.)             (a) A port where goods may be received and shipped free                   of custom duty.             (b) A port where goods of all kinds are received from                   ships of all nations at equal rates of duty.          {Free public house}, in England, a tavern not belonging to a             brewer, so that the landlord is free to brew his own beer             or purchase where he chooses. --Simmonds.          {Free school}.             (a) A school to which pupils are admitted without                   discrimination and on an equal footing.             (b) A school supported by general taxation, by                   endowmants, etc., where pupils pay nothing for                   tuition; a public school.          {Free services} (O.Eng. Law), such feudal services as were             not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to             perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum             of money, etc. --Burrill.          {Free ships}, ships of neutral nations, which in time of war             are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods.                      {Free socage} (O.Eng. Law), a feudal tenure held by certain             services which, though honorable, were not military.             --Abbott.          {Free States}, those of the United States before the Civil             War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never             existed.          {Free stuff} (Carp.), timber free from knots; clear stuff.          {Free thought}, that which is thought independently of the             authority of others.          {Free trade}, commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff             regulations.          {Free trader}, one who believes in free trade.          {To make free with}, to take liberties with; to help one's             self to. [Colloq.]          {To sail free} (Naut.), to sail with the yards not braced in             as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the             wind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Free-denizen \Free"-den`i*zen\, v. t.       To make free. [R.]
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Freedman \Freed"man\, n.; pl. {Freedmen}.       A man who has been a slave, and has been set free.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Freedman \Freed"man\, n.; pl. {Freedmen}.       A man who has been a slave, and has been set free.
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Freedom \Free"dom\ (fr[emac]"d[ucr]m), n. [AS. fre[a2]d[omac]m;       fre[a2]free + -dom. See {Free}, and {-dom}.]       1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and             control of another; liberty; independence.                         Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton.          2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.                         Your charter and your caty's freedom. --Shak.          3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the             freedom of the will.          4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.          5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.                         I emboldened spake and freedom used.   --Milton.          6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum;             license.          7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Freedom fine}, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of             trades.          {Freedom of the city}, the possession of the rights and             privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and             now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a             mark of honorary distinction for public services.          Syn: See {Liberty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Freedom \Free"dom\ (fr[emac]"d[ucr]m), n. [AS. fre[a2]d[omac]m;       fre[a2]free + -dom. See {Free}, and {-dom}.]       1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and             control of another; liberty; independence.                         Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton.          2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.                         Your charter and your caty's freedom. --Shak.          3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the             freedom of the will.          4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.          5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.                         I emboldened spake and freedom used.   --Milton.          6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum;             license.          7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Freedom fine}, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of             trades.          {Freedom of the city}, the possession of the rights and             privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and             now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a             mark of honorary distinction for public services.          Syn: See {Liberty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Freedom \Free"dom\ (fr[emac]"d[ucr]m), n. [AS. fre[a2]d[omac]m;       fre[a2]free + -dom. See {Free}, and {-dom}.]       1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and             control of another; liberty; independence.                         Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton.          2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.                         Your charter and your caty's freedom. --Shak.          3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the             freedom of the will.          4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.          5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.                         I emboldened spake and freedom used.   --Milton.          6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum;             license.          7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Freedom fine}, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of             trades.          {Freedom of the city}, the possession of the rights and             privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and             now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a             mark of honorary distinction for public services.          Syn: See {Liberty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Freethinker \Free"think`er\, n.       One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the       authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who       forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation       or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists       and skeptics in the eighteenth century.                   Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker,                child.                                                   --Addison.          Syn: Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See {Infidel}.
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Freethinking \Free"think`ing\, n.       Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. --Berkeley. -- a.       Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.
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Free-tongued \Free"-tongued`\, a.       Speaking without reserve. --Bp. Hall.
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Fretten \Fret"ten\, a. [The old p. p. of fret to rub.]       Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox.       [Obs.] --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fret \Fret\ (fr[ecr]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fretted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Fretting}.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan,       for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten,       OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr[84]ta, Goth. fra-itan. See       {For}, and {Eat}, v. t.]       1. To devour. [Obs.]                         The sow frete the child right in the cradle.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall;             hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a             piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a             ship.                         With many a curve my banks I fret.      --Tennyson.          3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.                         By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and                      fear.                                                --Shak.          4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple;             as, to fret the surface of water.          5. To tease; to irritate; to vex.                         Fret not thyself because of evil doers. --Ps.                                                                               xxxvii. 1.
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Friation \Fri*a"tion\, n. [See {Friable}.]       The act of breaking up or pulverizing.
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Fritinancy \Frit"i*nan*cy\, n. [L. fritinnire to twitter.]       A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket. [Obs.] --Sir T.       Browne.
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Frit \Frit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fritted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fritting}.]       To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse       partially. --Ure.
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Fritting \Frit"ting\, n. [See {Frit} to expose to heat.]       The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient       fusion.
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Froth \Froth\, n. [OE. frothe, Icel. fro[eb]a; akin to Dan.       fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. [be]freo[eb]an to froth.]       1. The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or             agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by             disease or nervous excitement.          2. Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric             without thought. --Johnson.                         It was a long speech, but all froth.   --L'Estrange.          3. Light, unsubstantial matter. --Tusser.          {Froth insect} (Zo[94]l.), the cuckoo spit or frog hopper; --             called also {froth spit}, {froth worm}, and {froth fly}.                      {Froth spit}. See {Cuckoo spit}, under Cuckoo.
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Frothiness \Froth"i*ness\, n.       State or quality of being frothy.
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Froth \Froth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frothed}; p. pr. & vb. n..       {Frothing}.]       1. To cause to foam.          2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.                         He . . . froths treason at his mouth. --Dryden.                         Is your spleen frothed out, or have ye more?                                                                               --Tennyson.          3. To cover with froth; as, a horse froths his chain.
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Frothing \Froth"ing\, n.       Exaggerated declamation; rant.
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Fruiting \Fruit"ing\, a.       Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.
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Fruiting \Fruit"ing\, n.       The bearing of fruit.
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Fruition \Fru*i"tion\, n. [OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment,       fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See {Fruit}, n.]       Use or possession of anything, especially such as is       accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived       from possession or use. [bd]Capacity of fruition.[b8]       --Rogers. [bd]Godlike fruition.[b8] --Milton.                   Where I may have fruition of her love.   --Shak.
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Fyrd \Fyrd\, Fyrdung \Fyr"dung\, n. [AS.; akin to E. fare, v.       i.] (Old. Eng. Hist.)       The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men       able to bear arms.                   The national fyrd or militia.                  --J. R. Green.
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Fairton, NJ (CDP, FIPS 22530)       Location: 39.37790 N, 75.21494 W       Population (1990): 1359 (572 housing units)       Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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Ferdinand, ID (city, FIPS 27460)       Location: 46.15282 N, 116.38946 W       Population (1990): 135 (59 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83526    Ferdinand, IN (town, FIPS 22990)       Location: 38.22825 N, 86.86212 W       Population (1990): 2318 (774 housing units)       Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47532
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Fort Ann, NY (village, FIPS 26704)       Location: 43.41495 N, 73.49062 W       Population (1990): 419 (166 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12827
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Fort Hancock, NJ       Zip code(s): 07732    Fort Hancock, TX       Zip code(s): 79839
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Fort Hunt, VA (CDP, FIPS 29136)       Location: 38.73270 N, 77.05837 W       Population (1990): 12989 (4942 housing units)       Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
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Fort Madison, IA (city, FIPS 28605)       Location: 40.61974 N, 91.35218 W       Population (1990): 11618 (5209 housing units)       Area: 24.0 sq km (land), 9.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52627
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Fort Mc Clellan, AL       Zip code(s): 36205
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Fort Mc Kavett, TX       Zip code(s): 76841
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Fort McClellan, AL (CDP, FIPS 27544)       Location: 33.71883 N, 85.79072 W       Population (1990): 4128 (576 housing units)       Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Mcdowell, AZ       Zip code(s): 85264
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Fort McKinley, OH (CDP, FIPS 27846)       Location: 39.80600 N, 84.25665 W       Population (1990): 9740 (3552 housing units)       Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Meade, FL (city, FIPS 24100)       Location: 27.75229 N, 81.79561 W       Population (1990): 4976 (2114 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33841    Fort Meade, MD (CDP, FIPS 29400)       Location: 39.10810 N, 76.74197 W       Population (1990): 12509 (3030 housing units)       Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Fort Meade, SD       Zip code(s): 57741
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Fort Mill, SC (town, FIPS 26890)       Location: 35.00614 N, 80.94346 W       Population (1990): 4930 (1989 housing units)       Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Mitchell, KY (city, FIPS 28558)       Location: 39.04515 N, 84.55554 W       Population (1990): 7438 (3354 housing units)       Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Monmouth, NJ       Zip code(s): 07703
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Fort Montgomery, NY (CDP, FIPS 26902)       Location: 41.33758 N, 73.98774 W       Population (1990): 1450 (624 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Fort Morgan, AL       Zip code(s): 36542    Fort Morgan, CO (city, FIPS 27810)       Location: 40.26518 N, 103.79457 W       Population (1990): 9068 (3761 housing units)       Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 80701
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Fort Motte, SC       Zip code(s): 29135
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Fort Myers, FL (city, FIPS 24125)       Location: 26.63065 N, 81.85057 W       Population (1990): 45206 (21388 housing units)       Area: 56.9 sq km (land), 22.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33901, 33903, 33907, 33908, 33912, 33913, 33916, 33917
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Fort Myers Beach, FL (CDP, FIPS 24150)       Location: 26.44997 N, 81.93296 W       Population (1990): 9284 (9977 housing units)       Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 4.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33931
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Fort Myers Shores, FL (CDP, FIPS 24175)       Location: 26.71351 N, 81.73870 W       Population (1990): 5460 (2194 housing units)       Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
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Fort Necessity, LA       Zip code(s): 71243
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Fort Thomas, KY (city, FIPS 28594)       Location: 39.08240 N, 84.45032 W       Population (1990): 16032 (6544 housing units)       Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 41075
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Fort Thompson, SD (CDP, FIPS 22340)       Location: 44.04977 N, 99.41198 W       Population (1990): 1088 (275 housing units)       Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 5.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57339
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Fort Wainwright, AK       Zip code(s): 99703
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Fort Wayne, IN (city, FIPS 25000)       Location: 41.07375 N, 85.13902 W       Population (1990): 173072 (77166 housing units)       Area: 162.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46802, 46803, 46804, 46805, 46806, 46807, 46808, 46809, 46815, 46816, 46818, 46819, 46825, 46835, 46845
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Fortuna, CA (city, FIPS 25296)       Location: 40.58581 N, 124.13967 W       Population (1990): 8788 (3711 housing units)       Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95540    Fortuna, MO       Zip code(s): 65034    Fortuna, ND (city, FIPS 27820)       Location: 48.91106 N, 103.77690 W       Population (1990): 53 (46 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fortuna Foothills, AZ (CDP, FIPS 25030)       Location: 32.65767 N, 114.41103 W       Population (1990): 7737 (6957 housing units)       Area: 122.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fredon Township, NJ       Zip code(s): 07860
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Fredonia, AZ (town, FIPS 25720)       Location: 36.96476 N, 112.51885 W       Population (1990): 1207 (464 housing units)       Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 86022    Fredonia, IA (city, FIPS 29055)       Location: 41.28470 N, 91.33895 W       Population (1990): 201 (86 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Fredonia, KS (city, FIPS 24575)       Location: 37.53291 N, 95.82403 W       Population (1990): 2599 (1354 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Fredonia, KY (city, FIPS 29080)       Location: 37.20906 N, 88.05883 W       Population (1990): 490 (217 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 42411    Fredonia, ND (city, FIPS 28380)       Location: 46.32859 N, 99.09487 W       Population (1990): 66 (37 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58440    Fredonia, NY (village, FIPS 27419)       Location: 42.44045 N, 79.33179 W       Population (1990): 10436 (3548 housing units)       Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14063    Fredonia, PA (borough, FIPS 27688)       Location: 41.32222 N, 80.25882 W       Population (1990): 683 (269 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16124    Fredonia, TX       Zip code(s): 76842    Fredonia, WI (village, FIPS 27550)       Location: 43.46847 N, 87.95174 W       Population (1990): 1558 (512 housing units)       Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fredonia (Biscoe), AR (town, FIPS 25060)       Location: 34.81858 N, 91.40908 W       Population (1990): 484 (190 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Freedom, CA (CDP, FIPS 25576)       Location: 36.94003 N, 121.78932 W       Population (1990): 8361 (2374 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95019    Freedom, IN       Zip code(s): 47431    Freedom, ME       Zip code(s): 04941    Freedom, NH       Zip code(s): 03836    Freedom, NY       Zip code(s): 14065    Freedom, OK (town, FIPS 27850)       Location: 36.76652 N, 99.11256 W       Population (1990): 264 (147 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73842    Freedom, PA (borough, FIPS 27712)       Location: 40.68465 N, 80.25336 W       Population (1990): 1897 (774 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15042    Freedom, WY       Zip code(s): 83120
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Freetown, IN       Zip code(s): 47235
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Friedens, PA (CDP, FIPS 27928)       Location: 40.04259 N, 79.00527 W       Population (1990): 1576 (569 housing units)       Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15541
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Friedheim, MO       Zip code(s): 63747
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
fortune cookie n.   [WAITS, via Unix; common] A random quote,    item of trivia, joke, or maxim printed to the user's tty at login    time or (less commonly) at logout time.   Items from this lexicon    have often been used as fortune cookies.   See {cookie file}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
frednet /fred'net/ n.   Used to refer to some {random} and    uncommon protocol encountered on a network.   "We're implementing    bridging in our router to solve the frednet problem."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Forth Modification Lab          (FORML) A {Forth} conference held every November on       the West coast of the USA ().          (1997-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fortune cookie          ({WAITS}, via the {Unix} "fortune" program) A quotation, item       of trivia, joke, or maxim selected at random from a collection       (the "{cookie file}") and printed to the user's tty at login       time or (less commonly) at logout time.          There was a fortune program on {TOPS-20}.          [First program?]          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fourth normal form          {database normalisation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
frednet          /fred'net/ Used to refer to some {random} and uncommon       {protocol} encountered on a {network}.   "We're implementing       bridging in our {router} to solve the frednet problem."          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Farthing       (1.) Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:6. Greek assarion, i.e., a small _as_,       which was a Roman coin equal to a tenth of a denarius or       drachma, nearly equal to a halfpenny of our money.                (2.) Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 (Gr. kodrantes), the quadrant, the       fourth of an _as_, equal to two lepta, mites. The lepton (mite)       was the very smallest copper coin.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fortunatus       fortunate, a disciple of Corinth who visited Paul at Ephesus,       and returned with Stephanas and Achaicus, the bearers of the       apostle's first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 16:17).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Freedom       The law of Moses pointed out the cases in which the servants of       the Hebrews were to receive their freedom (Ex. 21:2-4, 7, 8;       Lev. 25:39-42, 47-55; Deut. 15:12-18). Under the Roman law the       "freeman" (ingenuus) was one born free; the "freedman"       (libertinus) was a manumitted slave, and had not equal rights       with the freeman (Acts 22:28; comp. Acts 16:37-39; 21:39; 22:25;       25:11, 12).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Fortunatus, lucky, fortunate