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Foretoken, fore-to'kn. v. a. to foreshow, Formerly, för'inur-lé. ad. in times past to prognosticate [prognostick Formidable, for'me-da-bl. a. terrible, dreadForetoken, fore-to'kn. s. prevenient sign,

ful

[manner Foretor, fore'top. s. the front of a peruke, &c. Formidably, fer'mé-di-ble. ad. in a terrible Forewarn, fore-wårn' v. a. to admonish be- Formless, form'lés. a. shapeless forehand; to caution [hand Formula, for'mu-là. s. a prescribed form Forewish, fore-wish'. v. a. to desire before-Formulary, for'mů-lár-é. s. a book containing Forfeit, for'fit. s. something lost by the commission of a crime, a fine Forfeit, for'fit. v. a. to lose by some offence or breach of condition

Forfeit, for'fit. a. liable to penal seizure, alienated [conditions

Forfeitable, for'fit-a-bl. a. possessed on Forfeiture, for'fit-yure. s. the act of forfeiting; the thing forfeited

Forge, forje. s. the place where iron is beaten into form

Forge, forje, v. a. to form by the hammer;

to counterfeit, to falsify

Forger, fore'jur. s. one who makes or forms; one who counterfeits

Forgery fore'jur-é. s. the crime of falsification; smith's work

Forget, for-get'. v. a. pret. forgot; part. forgotten or forgot. to lose memory of Forgetful, for-get'ful. a. oblivious, negligent Forgetfulness, for-get'ful-nés. s. oblivion, loss of memory

Forgive, for-giv'. v. a. pret. forgave; part. pass. foregiven. to pardon; to remit Forgiveness, for-giv'nés. s. the act of forgiving, pardon Forgot, for-got'. Forgotten, for-got'tn.

part. pass. of for

get, not remembered Fork, fork. s. an instrument divided at the end into two or more points or prongs Fork, fork. v. n. to shoot into blades Forked, for'ked. Forky, for'ke. Forlorn, for-lorn'. a. deserted, forsaken Forlornness, for-lörn'nés. s. misery, solitude Form, form. s. shape; beauty; ceremony; external appearance; stated method; a long seat; a class, the bed of a hare Form, form. v, a. to make; to model; to plan Formal, for'mål. a. ceremonious; regular, external [pearance to reality

a. opening into two parts

prescribed models

[lewdness Fornicate, for'nå-káte. v. n. to commit Fornication, fer-né-ka'shun. s. concubinage or commerce with an unmarried woman Fornicator, för'ně-kå-tur. s. one that has commerce with unmarried women Fornicatress, for'ne-ká-três. s. a woman who, without marriage, cohabits with a man Forsake, for-sake'. v. a. pret. forsook; part, pass. forsook or forsaken, to leave; to desert, to fail

Forsaker, for-så'kår. s. a deserter, one that forsakes

Forsooth, for-s83th'. ad. in truth, certainly Forswear, for-sware'. v. a. pret. forswore; part. forsworn. to renounce upon oath; te be perjured [to commit perjury Forswear, for-sware'. v. n. to swear falsely, Fort, fort. s. fortified house, a castle Forth, forth. ad. forward; abroad; on to the

end

Forth, forth. prep. out of Forthcoming, forth-kim'ing. a. ready to appear, not absconding

Forthright, forth-rite'. ad. straight forward Forthwith, forth-with'. ad. immediately Fortieth, for'tè-êth. a. the fourth tenth Fortification, for-tè-fè-ka'shun. s. a place built for strength

Fortify, för'té-fl. v. a. to strengthen against attacks, to confirm City Fortitude, for'té-tude. s. courage, magnanim Fortnight, fort'nite. s. the space of two weeks

Fortress, for'três. s. a strong hold Fortuitous, for-tu'è-tus. a. accidentai, casual Fortunate, or'tshu-nåte. a. lucky, successful Fortunately, for'tshu-nàte-lè. ad. happily, successfully

Fortune, for'tshåne. . chance; means of living; event; estate; the portion of a

man or woman

Formalist, for'mål-ist. s, one who prefers ap-Fortune, for'tshune. v. n. to befall, to happen
Formality, for-mål'è-té. s. ceremony
Fortunehunter, for'tshun-hin-tur. s. a man
Formalize, for'mâ-lize. v. a. to model; to who seeks for a woman with a fortune
affect formality
Fortuneteller, for'tshin-têl-lir. s. one whe
pretends to the knowledge of futurity
Forty, for'tè. a. four times ten

Formally, for mål-lè. ad. according to established rules; ceremoniously

Formation, for-ma'shun. s. the act of form-Forum, fo'rum. s. a market; any publick

ing; the manner in which a thing is formed

Formative, for'må-tiv. a. having the power of giving form, plastick [past ormer for'mår. a. before another in time

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Forwarder, for'wår-dúr. s. he who promotes Fowlingpiece, foul'ing-pèèse. s. a gun for any thing birds Forwardly, for wård-lè. ad. eagerly, hastily Fox, foks. s. a wild animal of the chase, a Forwardness, for'ward-nés. s. quickness, Foxcase, foks'kåse. . a fox's skin

fox with hounds

Foxhunter, foks'hunt-ur. .. one fond of hunting foxes

earliness; confidence [progressively Foxchase, foks'tshise. s. the pursuit of the Forwards, for'wårdz. ad. straight before, Fosse, fos. s. a ditch, a moat Fossil, fos'sil. a. dug out of the earth Fossil, fossil. s. that which is dug out of the bowels of the earth [to cherish Foster, fos'tur. v. a. to nurse; to encourage, Fosterage, fos'tur-idje. s. the charge of nursing

Fosterchild, fos'tur-tshild. s. a child nursed
by a woman not the mother
Fought, fawt. pret. and part. of fight
Foul, fol. a. not clean, filthy;
gross; stormy

Foul, foul. v. a. to daub, to bemire

wicked;

Foxtrap, foks'tråp. s. a snare to catch foxes
Fract, fråkt. v. a. to break, to violate
Fraction, fråk'shun s. the act of breaking
the state of being broken; a broken par
of an integral
[broken number
Fractional, frâk'shin-ål. a. belonging to a
Fracture, fråk'tshire. s. tne breaking of a
bone

Fracture, fråk'tshåre v. a. to break a bone
Fragile, frådj'il. a. brittle, easily snapped
Fragility, fra-jil'è-tè. s. brittleness,

frailty

Foulfaced, foil'faste. a. having an ugly or Fragment, fråg'ment. s. an imperfect piece

hateful visage

Foully, foil'è. ad. filthily, nastily
Foulmouthed, foul'mouthd. a. habituated
the use of opprobrious terms
Foulness, foul' nés. s. filthiness; pollution
Found, found. pret. and part. pass. of find
Found, found. v. a. to lay the basis of any
building; to establish

Fragmentary, frag'mên-târ-é. a. composed of fragments

8. sweetness of

[duction

to Fragrance, fråʼgrânse.
Fragrancy, fra'gran-se.
smell, pleasing scent
Fragrant, fra'grant. a. odorous
Frail, fråle. a. weak; liable to error or se-
Frailty, fråle'tè. s. weakness of resolution,
instability of mind

Found, found. v. a. to form by melting and pouring into moulds

Fraise, fraze. s. a pancake with bacon in it Foundation, foun-da-shûn. s. the basis or low-Frame, frame. v. a. to form; to make; to

er part of an edifice; original; establishment Founder, foun'dur. s. a builder; one from whom any thing has its original; a caster Founder, foun'důr. v. a. to make lame Founder, foon'dir. v. n. to sink; to fail

regulate; to plan; to invent

Frame, frame. s. any thing made so as to enclose or admit something else; order, re gularity; scheme [ver, schemer Framer, frame'3r. s. maker, former, contriFoundlings, found'ling. s. a child found with-Franchise, från'tshîz. s. exemption from any

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a spout of water; original Four, fore. a. twice two

Fourbe, fôôrb. s. a cheat, a tricking fellow
Fourfold, fore'fold. a four times told

Fourfooted, fore'sôt-¿d. a. quadruped
Fourscore, fore'skôre. a. eighty

Foursquare, fore'skwåre. a. quadrangular
Fourteen, fore'tèèn. a. four and ten
Fourteenth, fore'tèènth, a. the ordinal

fourteen

Fourth, forth, a. the ordinal of four
Fourthly, forth'lè. ad. in the fourth place
Fourwheeled, fore'whèèld, a. running upon
four wheels

onerous duty; immunity

Franchise, från'tshiz. v. a. to make free
Frangible, från'jè-bl. a. fragile, brittle
Frank, frangk. a. liberal; open

Frank, frångk. s. a letter which pays no
postage; a French coin

Frank, frangk. v. a. to fatten; to exempt letters from postage

Frankincense, frångk'in-sense. s. an odoriferous kind of resin

Frankly, frånkg'lé. ad, liberally, freely Frankness, frångk'nês. s. plainness, openness liberality

Frantick, från'tik. a. mad; distracted Frantickly, från'tfk-lé. ad. madly, out rageously [of passion Frantickness, från't?k-nês. s. madness, fury Fraternal, frå-têr'nål. a. brotherly Fraternity, frá-têr'ne-tè. a. body of men united, society [a brother Fowl, foul. s. a winged animal, a bird Fratricide, frat're-side. s. the murder of Fowl, foil. v n. to birds for food or Fraud, fråwd. s. deceit, cheat, trick [birds Fraudful, fråwd'fül a. treacherous, artful, Fowler, fhil'ar. s. a sportsman who pursuer triok ish

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ness, trickishness Fraudulent, fråw'dů-lênt. a. trickish, deceitful! Fraudulently, fråw'dù-lent-lé. ad. by fraud, deceitfully

Fraught, frawt. part. pass. laden; filled
Fray, frá. s. a broil, a battle

[rubbing

Fray, fra. v. a. to rub, to wear away by
Freak, freke. s. a sudden fancy, a whim
Freakish, freke'ish. a. capricious
Freakishness, freke'ish-nés. s. capriciousness
Freckle, frek'kl. s. a spot raised in the skin
by the sun

Freckled, frek'kld. a. spotted
Freckly, frek'le. a full of freckles

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Frequent, frè-kwént.' v. a. to visit often Frequentable, fré-kwent'a-bl. a. conversable, [frequenting

accessible

Frequentation, frẻ-kwên-tà'shin. s. habit of
Frequenter, fré-kwent'ûr. s. one who often
resorts to any place

Frequently, fre'kwent-le. ad. often, commonly
Fresco, frés'kò. s. coolness, shade; a picture
drawn in dusk
[sweet

Fresh, fresh. a. cool; not salt; new; florid
Freshen, fresh'shn. v. a. to make fresh
Freshen, fresh'shn. v. n. to grow fresh
Freshet, fresh'èt. s. a pool of fresh water
Freshly, fresh'lé. ad. coolly; newly; ruddily
ex-Freshness, fresh'nés. s. the state of being

Free, free. a. at liberty; liberal; frank; empt; invested with franchises Free, free. v. a. to set at liberty; to clear from; to exempt [derer Freebooter, free-boo'tur. s. a robber, a plunFreeborn, free born. a. inheriting liberty Freecost, frèè'kost. s. without expense Freedman, fiéed man. s. a slave manumitted Freedom, free'dům. s. liberty; privilege ease or facility

Freehearted, fréé-hår'têd. a. liberal Freehold, free hold. s. land held in perpetual right [freehold Freeholder, fréé'hỏl-dúr. s. one who has a Freely, frée'lé. ad. at liberty; without restraint; liberally Freeman, frèè'man. s. not a vassal; one partaking of rights, or immunities Freemason, free-ma'sn. s. one of a numerous society who profess having a secret to keep Freeminded, fréè-mind'êd. a. unconstrained Freeness, free'nés. s. openness, liberality Freeschool, frèé'skỏôl. s. a school in which learning is given without pay Freespoken, free-spo'kn. a. accustomed to speak without reserve [in building Freestone, free'stone. s. stone commonly used Freethinker, free-think'år. s. a contemner of religion [our own actions Freewill, free-will'. s. the power of directing Freeze, freeze. v. a. pret. froze; part. frozen or froze. to congeal with cold; to kill by cold; to chill by the loss of power or motion Freight, fråte. v. a. pret. freighted; part. fraught, freighted. to load a ship with goods for transportation; to load with a burden

Freight, fråte. s. the loading of a ship Frenzy, frén'zè. s. madness, distraction of mind Cassembly Frequence, frekwense. s. crowd, concourse, Frequency, frekwen-se. s. common occurrence, the condition of being often seen, or often recurring

fresh

Fret, frêt. s. a frith or strait of the sea; any agitation of liquors; stop of a musical instrument; work rising in protuberance; passion

Fret, frêt. v. a. to wear away by rubbing, to form into raised work; to vex

Fret, frêt. v. n. to be in commotion; to he worn away; to be angry

Fretful, frêt'ful. a. angry, peevish
Fretfulness, fret'ful-nes. s. peevishness
Friability, fri-a-bil'è-tè. s. capacity of being
reduced to powder

Friable, fri'å-bl. a. easily crumbled
Friar, fri'ur. s. a religious, a brother of some
regular order
[friars
Friary, frl'ir-é. s. a monastery or convent of
Fribbler, frib'bl-år. s. a trifler
Fricassee, frîk-á-sèè'. s. a dish made by cut-
ting chickens or other small things in
pieces, and dressing them with strong
[bodies together
Friction, frik'shin. s. the act of rubbing two
Friday, frl'de. s. the sixth day of the week
Friend, frend. s. a companion; one propitious
Friendless, frend'les. a. wanting friends
Friendliness, frend'le-nes. s. a disposition to
friendship

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kindness; assistance, help Frieze, freeze. s. a coarse warm cloth Frieze, frèèze. s. in architecture, a large flat member which separates the architrave from the cornice

Frigate, frig'åt. s. a small snip of war
Fright, frite. v. a. to terrify
Fright, frite. s. a sudden terror
Frighten, frl'tn. v. a. to terrify
Frightful, frite'fil. a. dreadful, full of terror
Frightfully, frite'fül-e. ad. dreadfully, horribly
Frightfulness, frite'fia-nés. s. the power of
Impressing terror

Frigid, frid'jid. a. cold; impotent Frigidity, fré-jid'é-té. s. coldness Frigidly, fridjid-lé. ad. coldly, dully

Frosted, fros'ted. a. laid on in inequalities like those of the hoar frost upon plants Frostily, fros'te-lé. ad. with excessive cold

Frigidness, frid'jid-nes. s. coldness, want of Frostiness, fros'té-nés. s. freezing cold

affection

Frigorifick, frl-go-rif'ik. a. causing cold
Fringe, frinje. 8. an ornamental appendage
added to dress or furniture
Frinje, frinje. v. a. to adorn with fringes
Frippery, frip'er-è. s. the place where old
clothes are sold; old clothes
Frizeur, fré-zure'. s. a hair-dresser
Frisk, frisk. v. n. to leap, to skip
Frisk, frisk. s. a frolick

Friskiness, frisk'é-nés. s. gayety, liveliness
Frisky, frisk è. a. gay, airy

Frit, frit. s. among chymists, ashes of salt
Frith, frith. s. a strait of the sea a kind of net
Fritter, frit'tur. 8. a small piece to be fried

a cheesecake

Fritter, frit'tår. v. a. to cut meat into small pieces to be fried; to break into small particles

Frivolity, fré-vol'è-tè. s. insignificancy
Frivolous, friv'd-lus. a. slight, trifling
Frivolously, friv'd-lus-lé. ad. triflingly
Frizle, fri'zl. v. a. to curl in short curls
Fro, fro. ad. backward, regressively
Frock, fruk. . a dress for children; an out-
ward garment

Frog, frog. s. a small amphibious animal;
the hollow part of a horse's hoof
Frolick, frolik. a. full of levity

Frosty, fros'té. a. excessively cold; resembling frest

Froth, froth. s. spume, foam [spume Froth, froth. v. n. to foam, to throw out Frothily, froth'è-lè. ad. with foam; in an empty trifling manner

Frothy, froth'é. a. full of froth; vain Frouzy, frou zè. a. dim, fetid, musty Froward, fro'ward. a. peevish Frowardly, fro'wård-lé. ad. peevishly, per versely [perverseness Frowardness, frè'wård-nês. s. peevishness, Frown, froin. v. a. to express displeasure by contracting the face to wrinkles Frown, froin. s. a look of displeasure Fructiferous, frik-dif'fér-us. a. bearing fruit Fructification, frûk-té-fé-ka'shůn. s. the act of causing or bearing fruit, fertility Fructify, frik'tè-fl. v. a. to make fruitful, to

fertilize

Fructify, frik'te-fl. v. n. to bear fruit Fructuous, fruk'tshů-us. a. fruitful, fertile Frugal, frugal. a. thrifty, parsimonious Frugality, fru-gâl'è-tè. s. thrift, parsimony Frugally, frugal-é. ad. parsimoniously Frugiferous, fru-jîf'fèr-us. a. bearing fruit Fruit, froot. s. the product of a tree or plant production; the offspring of the womb Fruitage, froot'idje. s. fruit collectively

Frolick, frůl'îk. s. a wild prank, a flight of Fruitbearing, frost'bar-ing. a. having the

whim

Frolick, frol'k. v. n. to play wild pranks Frolicksome, frolik-sum. a. full of wild gayety Frolicksomeness, frôl'ik-sům-nes. s. wildness of gayety, pranks

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From, from. prep. away, noting privation;Fruitfully, froôt'fil-è. ad. plenteously; abunout of; because of; at a distance; contrary to

Frondiferous, fron-dif'fè-rus. a. bearing leaves Front, frunt. s. the face; the van of an army;

the forepart of any thing; impudence Front, frunt. v. a. to oppose directly, or face to face

Fruitfulness, froot'ful-nes. s. fertility; the quality of being prolifick Fruition, fru-ish'un. s. enjoyment, possession Fruitive, frue-tiv. a. enjoying, possessing Fruitless, froot'lês. a. barren; vain, unprofit [fitably

able

Fruitlessly, fr38t'lês-lè. ad. vainly, unproFruit-tree, fro3t'trèé. s. a tree that produces fruit [grain ut-Frumentacious, fru-men-ta'shus. a. made of Frumenty, fro'mên-té. s. food made of wheat

Front, frunt. v. n. to stand foremost Fronted, frunt'êd. a. formed with a front Frontier, fron'tsheer. s. the marches, the most verge of any territory Frontier, fron'tsheer. a. bordering Frontispiece, fron'tis-pèèse. s. that part of any building or other body that directly meets the eye

Frontless, frunt'lês. a. without shame

boiled in milk

Frump, frump. v. a. to mock, to browbeat Frush, frush. v. a. to break, bruise Frustraneous, frus-tra'né-us. a. vain, unproft.

able

Frontlet, front lét. s. a bandage worn upon Frustrate, frus'tråte. v. a. to defeat, to balk the forehead Frost, frust. s. the last effect of cold, the

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Frustrate, frus'trate. part. a. vain, ineffectual,
unprofitable, void
[defeat
Frustration, fris'trå-shun. s. disappoint:nent,

Frostbitten, frost bit-tu. a. uipped by the frost Frustrative, frus'trâ-tiv a. disappointing

awkwardly

Frustum, fris'am. s. a piece cut off from a||Fumble, fúm'bl. v. n. to attempt any thing regular figure Fry, frl. s. the swarm of little fishes just pro-Fumbler, fåm'bl-år. s. one who acts awk

duced from the spawn

Fry, fri. v. a. to dress food in a pan

Fry, fri. s. a dish of things fried

[manner

wardly Fumblingly, fum'bling-lè. ad. in an awkward Fume, fume. s. smoke, vapour

Fryingpan, frl'ing-pån. s. the vessel in which Fume, fume. v. n. to smoke; to be in a rage

meat is roasted on the fire

Fub, fub. v. a. to put off

Fume, fume. v. a. to dry in the smoke; to
disperse in vapours

Fucus, fü'kis. s. paint for the face
Fuddle, fid'dl. v. a. to make drunk
Fiddle, fud'dl. v. n. to drink to excess
Fiel, full. s. the aliment of fire
Figacious, fi-ga'shus. a. volatile, fleeting
Fugacity, fu-gas'è-tè. s. volatility, instability
Fugitive, fuje-tiv. a. unsteady; volatile, fly-
ing
[station or duty
Fugitive, fu'je-tiv. s. one who runs from his
Fugitiveness, fo'jè-tiv-nês. s. volatility, in-Fund, fånd. s. stock, capital
Fugue, fewg. s. fying musick

Fumid, fo'mid. a. smoky, vaporous [to smoke
Fumidity, fo-mid'è-té. s. smokiness, tendency
Fumigate, fu'me-gåte. v. n. to smoke, to per-
fume by smoke or vapour
[by fire
Fumigation, fil-me-ga'shun. s. scents raised
Fumingly, fo'ming-le. ad. angrily, in a rage
Fun, fun. s. sport, high merriment
Function, fång'shin. s. discharge, perform-
ance; office; power

[stability

Fulciment, ful'sé-ment. s. that on which a
'body rests

Fulfil, ful-fil' v. a. to perform, accomplish
Fulfilment, fil-ffl'mênt. s. accomplishment
Fulfraught, föl-fråwt'. a. full-stored

Fulgency, fol'jên-se. s. splendour

Fulgent, fil'jent.

Fulgid, ful'jid.

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Fulgidity, fil-jfd'è-tè. s. splendour Fulgour, fulgur. s. splendour, brightness

dazzling

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most extent

built

Fundament, fůn'då-mênt. s. the aperture from
which the excrements are ejected
Fundamental, fůn-dâ-mẻn'tål. a. serving for
the foundation, essential
Fundamental, fån-då-mên'tâ!. s. leading pro-
position; that part on which the rest is
[ally, originally
Fundamentally, fun-da-mên'tál-è. ad. essenti-
Funeral, fo'nér-ål. s. the solemnization of a
burial; obsequies; interment
Funeral, fu'nêr-ál. a. used at the ceremony
of interring the dead [dark, dismal
Funereal, fu-né'ré-ål. a. suiting a funeral,
Fungous, fung'gis. a. excrescent, spongy
Fungus, fung'gus. s. a mushroom; an excres-
[small cord or fibre
Funicular, fů-nik'd-lár. a. consisting of a
Funnel, fűn′nêl. s. an inverted hollow cone
with a pipe descending from it through
which liquors are poured into vessels
Fur, fur. s. soft hair of beasts found in cold
countries ; a substance sticking to the sides
of vessels

cence

Full-spread, fål-spred'. a. spread to the ut-Fur, får. v. a. to line or cover with fur Furbelow, für'bê-lo. s. an ornament of dress Furbelow, für'bè-lo. v. a. to adorn with or namental appendages

[cloth Fulier, ful'lår. s. one whose trade is to cleanse Fullers Earth, fil'lårz-êrth'. s. a kind of marl or clay used in fulling

Fullingmill, ful'ling mh. s. a mill where
hammers beat the cloth till t be cleansed

Fully, fille. ad. without varity; completely
Fulminant, ful'mé-nánt. a. azadering
Fulminate, ful'me-nåte. n. to thunder; to
issue out ecclesiastical censures
Fulmination, fil-me-ra'shôn. s. the act of
thundering; denur nation of censures
Tulminatory, ful'm a-tur-è. a. thundering,
striking horror

Fulness, fal'nês. copiousness, plenty; satiety
Fulsome, fål'sim. a. nauseous, offensive

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Furbish, fur'bish. v. a. to polish, to rub up
Furcation, får-ka'shun. s. forkiness
Furious, fare-us. a. mad, phrenetick; raging
Furiously, fore-is-le. ad. madly. vehemently
Furiousness, furé-is-nés. s. madness, trans-
port of passion

Furl, fårl. v. a. to draw up, to contract
Furlong, für'lông. 8. the eighth part of a ruile
Furlough, für'ld. s. leave of absence to a sol-
dier for a limited time

Furmenty, fur'mên-tè. s. food made by boiling

wheat in milk

Furnace, für'nis. s. an enclosed fireplace

Fulsomeness, l'sum-nés. s. nauseousness; ob-Furnish, furʼnish. v. a. to supply; to fit up; to

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