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Fabliau
One of the metrical tales of the Trouvres, or early poets of the north of France.
face-lift
to perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.
Facultative
Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or the like hence, optional; -- opposed to and , and sometimes used with .
Falcon
One of a family () of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
Faldistory
The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
Familist
One of a fanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the , who held that religion consists wholly in love.
Familistery
A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
Far
A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
Fardage
See .
Farther
To help onward. See .
fascism
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; -- opposed to and .
Feigning
That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.
Fellable
Fit to be felled.
Felly
The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes.
Fescue
To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.
Fete
Feet.
Fetter
To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.
Fiants
The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.
Fibroma
A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same modification of such tissue.
Fibu-lar
Pertaining to the fibula.
Fieldwork
Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural.
Figment
An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.
Figurable
Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
finalize
to put the last touches on; put into final form.
Finback
Any whale of the genera , , and allied genera, of the family , characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are and .
Finedraw
To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter.
fingerroot
tall leafy European biennial or perennial () having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; -- its leaves yield the drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock.
Finpike
The bichir. See .
First-order
decaying at an exponential rate; -- a mathematical concept applied to various types of decay, such as radioactivity and chemical reactions.
first-year
Being in the first year of an experience especially in a U. S. high school or college; -- of a person.
fishfly
a fly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly.
Five-finger
See .
Flag
An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera and .
Flam
To deceive with a falsehood.
Flamboyer
A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of .
flavoured
same as ; -- of foods.
Fleur-de-lis
The iris. See .
Flindermouse
A bat; a flittermouse.
Flockly
In flocks; in crowds.
floorcover
a covering for the floor of an automobile.
Florida bean
The large, roundish, flattened seed of . See under .
Flossy
Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy.
Flotant
Represented as flying or streaming in the air; .
Flow
A stream of water or other fluid; a current;
Flowerful
Abounding with flowers.
Flowk
See 1st .
Flyman
The driver of a fly, or light public carriage.
fog signal
a loud low warning sound that can be heard by fog-bound ships; a foghorn.
Fond
Foolish; silly; simple; weak.
Forcible
Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.
Forecaster
One who forecast.
Foregut
The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the intestine, or to the entrance of the bile duct.
Foreshadow
To shadow or typiy beforehand; to prefigure.
Foresleeve
The sleeve below the elbow.
Forespent
See .
Forgetfulness
The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
Forward
To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten;
Fossick
To search for gold by picking at stone or earth or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned workings, etc.; hence, to steal gold or auriferous matter from another's claim.
Foundationer
One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
four-hitter
A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team four hits; .
fourth-year
of or pertaining to the fourth and final year in a U. S. high school or college.
Foxy
Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning.
Fracas
An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.
Free-milling
Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment.
french-fry
to cook by immersing in hot fat.
Fresnel lens
See under .
fress
to eat copiously and without restraint; to snack frequently.
Froe
An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
Frow
A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman.
Frowzy
Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy.
Fugacity
The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; .
Fusil
Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible.