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   fat farm
         n 1: a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight

English Dictionary: fat person by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fat person
n
  1. a rotund individual [syn: fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball]
    Antonym(s): scrag, skin and bones, thin person
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fat-free
adj
  1. without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
    Synonym(s): nonfat, fat-free, fatless
    Antonym(s): fat, fatty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feetfirst
adv
  1. with the feet foremost; "he jumped into the pool feetfirst"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fetoprotein
n
  1. any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
    Synonym(s): fetoprotein, foetoprotein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foetoprotein
n
  1. any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer
    Synonym(s): fetoprotein, foetoprotein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
food for thought
n
  1. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn: food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
food processor
n
  1. a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
food product
n
  1. a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    Synonym(s): foodstuff, food product
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
food pyramid
n
  1. (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top; each level preys on the level below
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foot brake
n
  1. hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footboard
n
  1. a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
  2. a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footbridge
n
  1. a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footprint
n
  1. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
    Synonym(s): footprint, footmark, step
  2. a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"
  3. the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footprint evidence
n
  1. evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fat-brained \Fat"-brained`\, a.
      Dull of apprehension.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fatiferous \Fa*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. fatifer; fatum fate + ferre
      to bear, bring.]
      Fate-bringing; deadly; mortal; destructive. [R.] --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fetiferous \Fe*tif"er*ous\, a. [Fetus + -ferous.]
      Producing young, as animals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,
      foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.
      voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,
      Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet
      step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
      [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}
      to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
      {Pedal}.]
      1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
            esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
            animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
            {Manus}, and {Pes}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It
            is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
            often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
            Illust. of {Buccinum}.
  
      3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
            the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
  
      4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
            of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or
            series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
            inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
            procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
  
                     And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their
                     feet.                                                --Milton.
  
      5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
            singular.
  
                     Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                                              --Berkeley.
  
      6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
            singular. [R.]
  
                     As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
  
      7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
            of a yard. See {Yard}.
  
      Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
               a man's foot. It differs in length in different
               countries. In the United States and in England it is
               304.8 millimeters.
  
      8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
            usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
            cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.
  
      9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
            element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
            distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
            poetry by the accent.
  
      10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
  
      Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
               pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
               lower part. It is also much used as the first of
               compounds.
  
      {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
            (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
            (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
      {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
      {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
      {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
      {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
      {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
            boots.
  
      {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
            treadle.
  
      {Foot iron}.
            (a) The step of a carriage.
            (b) A fetter.
  
      {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
      {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
      {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
            proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
            a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
            bridge.
  
      {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
            a trottoir.
  
      {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
      {Foot post}.
            (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
            (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
      {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}
            and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
            press, moved by a treadle.
  
      {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
      {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
            lower side.
  
      {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
      {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
      {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
            serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
            uneven place.
  
      {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
      {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
      {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
            against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
           
  
      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
            coals for warming the feet.
  
      {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.
  
      {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
            pump from the condenser.
  
      {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
            a treadle.
  
      {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
            vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
      {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
  
      {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream
            on foot.
  
      {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
      {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
            epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
            characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
            the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
      {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
            acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
            land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
            also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
      {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
      {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
            execution.
  
      {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep
            thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.
            v. 1.
  
      {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
            determined. [Colloq.]
  
      {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
            to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
      {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
            on foot a subscription.
  
      {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a
            position to go on; to assist to start.
  
      {Under foot}.
            (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
                  under foot. --Gibbon.
            (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .
                  . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,
      foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.
      voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,
      Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet
      step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
      [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}
      to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
      {Pedal}.]
      1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
            esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
            animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
            {Manus}, and {Pes}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It
            is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
            often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
            Illust. of {Buccinum}.
  
      3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
            the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
  
      4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
            of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or
            series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
            inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
            procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
  
                     And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their
                     feet.                                                --Milton.
  
      5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
            singular.
  
                     Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                                              --Berkeley.
  
      6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
            singular. [R.]
  
                     As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
  
      7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
            of a yard. See {Yard}.
  
      Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
               a man's foot. It differs in length in different
               countries. In the United States and in England it is
               304.8 millimeters.
  
      8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
            usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
            cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.
  
      9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
            element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
            distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
            poetry by the accent.
  
      10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
  
      Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
               pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
               lower part. It is also much used as the first of
               compounds.
  
      {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
            (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
            (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
      {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
      {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
      {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
      {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
      {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
            boots.
  
      {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
            treadle.
  
      {Foot iron}.
            (a) The step of a carriage.
            (b) A fetter.
  
      {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
      {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
      {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
            proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
            a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
            bridge.
  
      {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
            a trottoir.
  
      {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
      {Foot post}.
            (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
            (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
      {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}
            and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
            press, moved by a treadle.
  
      {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
      {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
            lower side.
  
      {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
      {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
      {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
            serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
            uneven place.
  
      {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
      {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
      {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
            against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
           
  
      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
            coals for warming the feet.
  
      {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.
  
      {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
            pump from the condenser.
  
      {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
            a treadle.
  
      {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
            vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
      {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
  
      {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream
            on foot.
  
      {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
      {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
            epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
            characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
            the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
      {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
            acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
            land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
            also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
      {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
      {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
            execution.
  
      {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep
            thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.
            v. 1.
  
      {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
            determined. [Colloq.]
  
      {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
            to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
      {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
            on foot a subscription.
  
      {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a
            position to go on; to assist to start.
  
      {Under foot}.
            (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
                  under foot. --Gibbon.
            (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .
                  . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Parapodium \[d8]Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Parapodia}. [NL.,
      fr. Gr. [?] beside + [?], dim. of [?] foot.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also
      {foot tubercle}.
  
      Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and
               sensation, and often contain spines or set[91]. When
               well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a
               ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,
      foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.
      voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,
      Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet
      step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
      [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}
      to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
      {Pedal}.]
      1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
            esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
            animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
            {Manus}, and {Pes}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It
            is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
            often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
            Illust. of {Buccinum}.
  
      3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
            the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
  
      4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
            of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or
            series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
            inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
            procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
  
                     And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their
                     feet.                                                --Milton.
  
      5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
            singular.
  
                     Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                                              --Berkeley.
  
      6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
            singular. [R.]
  
                     As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
  
      7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
            of a yard. See {Yard}.
  
      Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
               a man's foot. It differs in length in different
               countries. In the United States and in England it is
               304.8 millimeters.
  
      8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
            usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
            cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.
  
      9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
            element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
            distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
            poetry by the accent.
  
      10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
  
      Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
               pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
               lower part. It is also much used as the first of
               compounds.
  
      {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
            (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
            (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
      {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
      {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
      {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
      {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
      {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
            boots.
  
      {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
            treadle.
  
      {Foot iron}.
            (a) The step of a carriage.
            (b) A fetter.
  
      {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
      {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
      {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
            proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
            a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
            bridge.
  
      {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
            a trottoir.
  
      {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
      {Foot post}.
            (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
            (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
      {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}
            and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
            press, moved by a treadle.
  
      {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
      {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
            lower side.
  
      {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
      {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
      {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
            serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
            uneven place.
  
      {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
      {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
      {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
            against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
           
  
      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
            coals for warming the feet.
  
      {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.
  
      {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
            pump from the condenser.
  
      {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
            a treadle.
  
      {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
            vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
      {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
  
      {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream
            on foot.
  
      {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
      {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
            epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
            characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
            the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
      {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
            acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
            land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
            also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
      {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
      {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
            execution.
  
      {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep
            thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.
            v. 1.
  
      {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
            determined. [Colloq.]
  
      {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
            to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
      {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
            on foot a subscription.
  
      {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a
            position to go on; to assist to start.
  
      {Under foot}.
            (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
                  under foot. --Gibbon.
            (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .
                  . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Parapodium \[d8]Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Parapodia}. [NL.,
      fr. Gr. [?] beside + [?], dim. of [?] foot.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also
      {foot tubercle}.
  
      Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and
               sensation, and often contain spines or set[91]. When
               well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a
               ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,
      foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.
      voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,
      Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet
      step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
      [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}
      to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,
      {Pedal}.]
      1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
            esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
            animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
            {Manus}, and {Pes}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It
            is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
            often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
            Illust. of {Buccinum}.
  
      3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
            the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
  
      4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
            of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or
            series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
            inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
            procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.
  
                     And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their
                     feet.                                                --Milton.
  
      5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
            singular.
  
                     Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
                                                                              --Berkeley.
  
      6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
            singular. [R.]
  
                     As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
  
      7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
            of a yard. See {Yard}.
  
      Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
               a man's foot. It differs in length in different
               countries. In the United States and in England it is
               304.8 millimeters.
  
      8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
            usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
            cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.
  
      9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
            element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
            distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
            poetry by the accent.
  
      10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
  
      Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
               pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
               lower part. It is also much used as the first of
               compounds.
  
      {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)
            (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
            (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
  
      {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
  
      {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
  
      {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
  
      {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
  
      {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
            boots.
  
      {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
            treadle.
  
      {Foot iron}.
            (a) The step of a carriage.
            (b) A fetter.
  
      {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.
  
      {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.
  
      {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
            proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
            a riding skirt. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
  
      {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
            bridge.
  
      {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
            a trottoir.
  
      {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
  
      {Foot post}.
            (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
            (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
  
      {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}
            and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
            press, moved by a treadle.
  
      {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
  
      {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
            lower side.
  
      {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
  
      {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
  
      {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
            serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
            uneven place.
  
      {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.
  
      {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.
  
      {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
            against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
           
  
      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
            coals for warming the feet.
  
      {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.
  
      {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
            pump from the condenser.
  
      {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
            a treadle.
  
      {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
            vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
  
      {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
  
      {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream
            on foot.
  
      {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.
  
      {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema
            epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
            characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
            the mouth and about the hoofs.
  
      {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an
            acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
            land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;
            also {Chirograph}. (b).
  
      {Square foot}. See under {Square}.
  
      {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of
            execution.
  
      {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep
            thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.
            v. 1.
  
      {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be
            determined. [Colloq.]
  
      {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;
            to do one's best. [Colloq.]
  
      {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
            on foot a subscription.
  
      {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a
            position to go on; to assist to start.
  
      {Under foot}.
            (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
                  under foot. --Gibbon.
            (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .
                  . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footboard \Foot"board`\, n.
      1. A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or
            brace his feet; as:
            (a) The platform for the engineer and fireman of a
                  locomotive.
            (b) The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
  
      2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead.
  
      3. A treadle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footbreadth \Foot"breadth`\, n.
      The breadth of a foot; -- used as a measure. --Longfellow.
  
               Not so much as a footbreadth.                  --Deut. ii. 5.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footbridge \Foot"bridge`\, n.
      A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footprint \Foot"print`\, n.
      The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as,
      [bd]Footprints of the Creator.[b8]

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   footprint n.   1. The floor or desk area taken up by a piece of
   hardware.   2. [IBM] The audit trail (if any) left by a crashed
   program (often in plural, `footprints').   See also {toeprint}.   3.
   "RAM footprint": The minimum amount of RAM which an OS or other
   program takes; this figure gives one an idea of how much will be
   left for other applications.   How actively this RAM is used is
   another matter entirely.   Recent tendencies to featuritis and
   software bloat can expand the RAM footprint of an OS to the point of
   making it nearly unusable in practice.   [This problem is,
   thankfully, limited to operating systems so stupid that they don't
   do virtual memory - ESR]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   feed-forward
  
      A {multi-layer perceptron} network in which the outputs from
      all neurons (see {McCulloch-Pitts}) go to following but not
      preceding layers, so there are no feedback loops.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   footprint
  
      1. The floor or desk area taken up by a
      piece of hardware.
  
      2. The amount of {disk} or {RAM} taken up by
      a program or file.
  
      3. ({IBM}) The {audit trail} left by a crashed program (often
      "footprints").
  
      See also {toeprint}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-04-25)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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