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   faintly
         adv 1: to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and
                  the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars
                  shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his
                  distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren't even
                  faintly true"

English Dictionary: Fundulus heteroclitus by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fantail
n
  1. an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fauntleroy
n
  1. an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn: Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finitely
adv
  1. with a finite limit; "there are finitely many solutions to this problem"
    Antonym(s): endlessly, infinitely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fondle
v
  1. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
    Synonym(s): caress, fondle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fondler
n
  1. a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters"
    Synonym(s): petter, fondler
  2. a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim; "the woman charged that her jailer was a fondler"; "not all fondlers are sexual perverts"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fondling
n
  1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
    Synonym(s): caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fondly
adv
  1. with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly"
    Synonym(s): fondly, lovingly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundling
n
  1. a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    Synonym(s): foundling, abandoned infant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundling hospital
n
  1. a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
    Synonym(s): creche, foundling hospital
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fundulus
n
  1. killifish
    Synonym(s): Fundulus, genus Fundulus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fundulus heteroclitus
n
  1. silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    Synonym(s): mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fundulus majalis
n
  1. black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States
    Synonym(s): striped killifish, mayfish, may fish, Fundulus majalis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faintling \Faint"ling\, a.
      Timorous; feeble-minded. [Obs.] [bd]A fainting, silly
      creature.[b8] --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faintly \Faint"ly\, adv.
      In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fantail \Fan"tail`\ (f[acr]n"t[amac]l`), n. (Zool.)
      (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the
            shape of the tail.
      (b) Any bird of the Australian genus {Rhipidura}, in which
            the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight.
            They belong to the family of flycatchers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fan-tailed \Fan"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed
      pigeon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS.
      d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw.
      dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E.
      dive.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various
            related genera. The species are numerous.
  
      Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
               {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was
               derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of
               Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated
               for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or
               {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of
               European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina
               dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the
               {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle
               alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock
               pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,
               and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the
               typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fendliche \Fend"liche\, a.
      Fiendlike. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fiendlike \Fiend"like`\, a.
      Fiendish; diabolical. --Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fiendly \Fiend"ly\, a. [AS. fe[a2]ndlic.]
      Fiendlike; monstrous; devilish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finiteless \Fi"nite*less\, a.
      Infinite. [Obs.] --Sir T. browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finitely \Fi"nite*ly\, adv.
      In a finite manner or degree.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondle \Fon"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fondled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Fondling}.] [From {Fond}, v.]
      To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to
      caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
  
      Syn: Syn.- See {Caress}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondle \Fon"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fondled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Fondling}.] [From {Fond}, v.]
      To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to
      caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
  
      Syn: Syn.- See {Caress}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondler \Fon"dler\, n.
      One who fondles. --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondle \Fon"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fondled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Fondling}.] [From {Fond}, v.]
      To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to
      caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
  
      Syn: Syn.- See {Caress}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondling \Fon"dling\, n. [From {Fondle}.]
      The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
  
               Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling To fan her pride,
               or melt her guardless heart.                  --Mickle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondling \Fond"ling\, n. [Fond + -ling.]
      1. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with
            foolish or doting affection.
  
                     Fondlings are in danger to be made fools.
                                                                              --L'Estrange.
  
      2. A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. [Obs.] --Chapman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fondly \Fond"ly\, adv.
      1. Foolishly. [Archaic] --Verstegan (1673).
  
                     Make him speak fondly like a frantic man. --Shak.
  
      2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
  
                     My heart, untraveled, fondly turns to thee.
                                                                              --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fontal \Font"al\, a.
      Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original;
      primitive. [R.]
  
               From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw
               intellectual power.                                 --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foundling \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
      find + -ling; cf. f[81]ndling, findling. See {Find}, v. t.,
      and {-ling}.]
      A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
      or owner.
  
      {Foundling hospital}, a hospital for foundlings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foundling \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
      find + -ling; cf. f[81]ndling, findling. See {Find}, v. t.,
      and {-ling}.]
      A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
      or owner.
  
      {Foundling hospital}, a hospital for foundlings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fundholder \Fund"hold"er\, a.
      One who has money invested in the public funds. --J. S. Mill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mayfish \May"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A common American minnow ({Fundulus majalis}). See {Minnow}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Findlay, IL (village, FIPS 26116)
      Location: 39.52108 N, 88.75429 W
      Population (1990): 787 (344 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Findlay, OH (city, FIPS 27048)
      Location: 41.04301 N, 83.64218 W
      Population (1990): 35703 (15003 housing units)
      Area: 35.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45840

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Findley Lake, NY
      Zip code(s): 14736

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fond du Lac, WI (city, FIPS 26275)
      Location: 43.77330 N, 88.44551 W
      Population (1990): 37757 (15176 housing units)
      Area: 33.1 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fond du Lac County, WI (county, FIPS 39)
      Location: 43.75536 N, 88.49080 W
      Population (1990): 90083 (34548 housing units)
      Area: 1872.5 sq km (land), 111.1 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   fontology n.   [XEROX PARC] The body of knowledge dealing with
   the construction and use of new fonts (e.g., for window systems and
   typesetting software).   It has been said that fontology
   recapitulates file-ogeny.
  
      [Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that
   "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke.   On the
   Macintosh, for example, System 7 has to go through contortions to
   compensate for an earlier design error that created a whole
   different set of abstractions for fonts parallel to `files' and
   `folders' --ESR]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   fontology
  
      ({XEROX PARC}) The body of knowledge dealing with the
      construction and use of new {font}s (e.g. for window systems
      and typesetting software).   It has been said that fontology
      recapitulates file-ogeny.
  
      Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum
      that "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke.
      On the Macintosh, for example, System 7 has to go through
      contortions to compensate for an earlier design error that
      created a whole different set of abstractions for fonts
      parallel to "files" and "folders" - ESR
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-01)
  
  
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