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   farrier
         n 1: a person who shoes horses [syn: {farrier}, {horseshoer}]

English Dictionary: furor by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ferrara
n
  1. a city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fourier
n
  1. French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
    Synonym(s): Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
  2. French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
    Synonym(s): Fourier, Charles Fourier, Francois Marie Charles Fourier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
freeware
n
  1. software that is provided without charge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Freyr
n
  1. (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
    Synonym(s): Frey, Freyr
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
friar
n
  1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
    Synonym(s): friar, mendicant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
friary
n
  1. a monastery of friars
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frier
n
  1. flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
    Synonym(s): fryer, frier, pullet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frore
adj
  1. very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fryer
n
  1. flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
    Synonym(s): fryer, frier, pullet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furor
n
  1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
    Synonym(s): fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
  2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)
    Synonym(s): furor, furore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furore
n
  1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
    Synonym(s): fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
  2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)
    Synonym(s): furor, furore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furrier
n
  1. someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments
    Synonym(s): cloakmaker, furrier
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fair \Fair\, a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE.
      fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[91]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar,
      Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to
      E. fay, G. f[81]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and
      prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. {Fang}, {Fain}, {Fay}
      to fit.]
      1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection;
            unblemished; clean; pure.
  
                     A fair white linen cloth.                  --Book of
                                                                              Common Prayer.
  
      2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
  
                     Who can not see many a fair French city, for one
                     fair French made.                              --Shak.
  
      3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
  
                     The northern people large and fair-complexioned.
                                                                              --Sir M. Hale.
  
      4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious;
            favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as,
            a fair sky; a fair day.
  
                     You wish fair winds may waft him over. --Prior.
  
      5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed;
            unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage,
            etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
  
                     The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a
                     fair way to have enlarged.                  --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.
  
      6. (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or
            curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a
            vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
  
      7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or
            candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias;
            equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or
            conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.
            [bd]I would call it fair play.[b8] --Shak.
  
      8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; --
            said of words, promises, etc.
  
                     When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on
                     us, we must be frighted into our duty. --L'
                                                                              Estrange.
  
      9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
  
      10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling;
            as, a fair specimen.
  
                     The news is very fair and good, my lord. --Shak.
  
      {Fair ball}. (Baseball)
            (a) A ball passing over the home base at the height
                  called for by the batsman, and delivered by the
                  pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position
                  and facing the batsman.
            (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; --
                  called also a {fair hit}.
  
      {Fair maid}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The European pilchard ({Clupea pilchardus}) when
                  dried.
            (b) The southern scup ({Stenotomus Gardeni}). [Virginia]
                 
  
      {Fair one}, a handsome woman; a beauty,
  
      {Fair play}, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or
            equal chance; justice.
  
      {From fair to middling}, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.]
  
      {The fair sex}, the female sex.
  
      Syn: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest;
               equitable; impartial; reasonable. See {Candid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Farrier \Far"ri*er\, n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor,
      ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to
      shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf.
      {Ferreous}.]
      1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Farrier \Far"ri*er\, v. i.
      To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
      [Obs.] --Mortimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Farriery \Far"ri*er*y\, n.
      1. The art of shoeing horses.
  
      2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of
            horses and cattle; the veterinary art.
  
      3. The place where a smith shoes horses.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fearer \Fear"er\, n.
      One who fars. --Sir P. Sidney.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ferier \Fe"ri*er\, a.,
      compar. of {Fere}, fierce. [Obs.]
  
               Rhenus ferier than the cataract.            --Marston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ferrara \Fer*ra"ra\, n.
      A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of
      Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and
      Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ferrary \Fer"ra*ry\, n. [L. ferraria iron works. See
      {Ferreous}.]
      The art of working in iron. [Obs.] --Chapman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ferre \Fer"re\, Ferrer \Fer"rer\, a. & adv.Obs.
      compar. of {Fer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ferrier \Fer"ri*er\, n.
      A ferryman. --Calthrop.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Firer \Fir"er\, n.
      One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary. [R.]
      --R. Carew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forayer \For"ay*er\ (? [or] ?), n.
      One who makes or joins in a foray.
  
               They might not choose the lowand road, For the Merse
               forayers were abroad.                              --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forehear \Fore*hear"\, v. i. & t.
      To hear beforehand.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forwweary \For*wwea"ry\, v. t.
      To weary extremely; to dispirit. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fourrier \Four"rier\ (?; F. [?]), n. [F., fr. OF. forre. See
      {Forage}, n.]
      A harbinger. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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]:
   Freer \Fre"er\, n.
      One who frees, or sets free.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
      {Atherinid[91]}, having a silvery stripe along each side of
      the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia
      notata}) is very abundant. Called also {silverside}, {sand
      smelt}, {friar}, {tailor}, and {tinker}.
  
      {Brook silversides} (Zo[94]l.), a small fresh-water North
            American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the
            marine silversides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr.
      L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
      1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
            but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
            {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)
            Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White
            Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
  
      2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
      {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
            corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
            called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor
            soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to
            several other species of the same genus.
  
      {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
            and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
            styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
            benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
      {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
      {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})
            with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
      {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
            --Milton.
  
      {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
            skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate},
            {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
      {Atherinid[91]}, having a silvery stripe along each side of
      the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia
      notata}) is very abundant. Called also {silverside}, {sand
      smelt}, {friar}, {tailor}, and {tinker}.
  
      {Brook silversides} (Zo[94]l.), a small fresh-water North
            American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the
            marine silversides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[8a]re brother, friar, fr.
      L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
      1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
            but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
            {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)
            Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White
            Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
  
      2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) An American fish; the silversides.
  
      {Friar bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
            corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
            called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor
            soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to
            several other species of the same genus.
  
      {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
            and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
            styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
            benzoin. --Brande & C.
  
      {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.
  
      {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})
            with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
  
      {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
            --Milton.
  
      {Friar skate} (Zo[94]l.), the European white or sharpnosed
            skate ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate},
            {border ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Friary \Fri"ar*y\, a. [From {Friar}, n.]
      Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.]
      --Camden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Friary \Fri"ar*y\, n. [OF. frerie, frairie, fr. fr[8a]re. See
      {Friar}.]
      1. A monastery; a convent of friars. --Drugdale.
  
      2. The institution or praactices of friars. --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frier \Fri"er\, n.
      One who fries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frore \Frore\, adv. [See {Frorn}.]
      Frostily. [Obs.]
  
               The parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the
               effect of fire.                                       --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frory \Fro"ry\, a. [AS. fre[a2]rig. See {Frorn}.]
      1. Frozen; stiff with cold. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      2. Covered with a froth like hoarfrost. [Archaic]
  
                     The foaming steed with frory bit to steer.
                                                                              --Fairfax.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Frower \Frow"er\, n. [Cf. frow a frower, and Prov. E, frommard.]
      A tool. See 2d {Frow}. --Tusser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Furore \Fu*ro"re\, n. [It.]
      Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Furrier \Fur"ri*er\, n. [Cf. F. fourreur.]
      A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Furriery \Fur"ri*er*y\, n.
      1. Furs, in general. --Tooke.
  
      2. The business of a furrier; trade in furs.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Freer, TX (city, FIPS 27432)
      Location: 27.88142 N, 98.61822 W
      Population (1990): 3271 (1308 housing units)
      Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78357

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   freeware n.   [common] Free software, often written by
   enthusiasts and distributed by users' groups, or via electronic
   mail, local bulletin boards, {Usenet}, or other electronic media.
   At one time, `freeware' was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman, the
   author of the well-known MS-DOS comm program PC-TALK III.   It wasn't
   enforced after his mysterious disappearance and presumed death in
   1984.   See {shareware}, {FRS}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   FireWire
  
      {High Performance Serial Bus}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   freeware
  
      {Software}, often written by enthusiasts and
      distributed at no charge by users' groups, or via the
      {World-Wide Web}, {electronic mail}, {bulletin boards},
      {Usenet}, or other electronic media.
  
      At one time, "freeware" was a trademark of {Andrew
      Fluegelman}.   It wasn't enforced after his death.
  
      "Freeware" should not be confused with "{free software}"
      (roughly, software with unrestricted redistribution) or
      "{shareware}" (software distributed without charge for which
      users can pay voluntarily).
  
      {Jim Knopf's story (http://www.freewarehof.org/sstory.html)}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (2003-07-26)
  
  
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