Part 20

FORECASTLE, f[=o]r'kas-l, FO'C'SLE, f[=o]k'sl, _n._ a short raised deck at the fore-end of a vessel: the forepart of the ship under the maindeck, the quarters of the crew.

FORECHOSEN, f[=o]r-ch[=o]z'n, _p.adj._ chosen beforehand.

FORE-CITED, f[=o]r-s[=i]t'ed, _p.adj._ quoted before or above.

FORECLOSE, f[=o]r-kl[=o]z', _v.t._ to preclude: to prevent: to stop.--_n._ FORECLOS'URE, a foreclosing: (_law_) the process by which a mortgager, failing to repay the money lent on the security of an estate, is compelled to forfeit his right to redeem the estate. [O. Fr. _forclos_, pa.p. of _forclore_, to exclude--L. _foris_, outside, and _claud[)e]re_, _clausum_, to shut.]

FOREDAMNED, f[=o]r-damd', _p.adj._ (_Spens._) utterly damned.

FOREDATE, f[=o]r-d[=a]t', _v.t._ to date before the true time.

FOREDAY, f[=o]r'd[=a], _n._ (_Scot._) forenoon.

FOREDECK, f[=o]r'dek, _n._ the forepart of a deck or ship.

FOREDOOM, f[=o]r-d[=oo]m', _v.t._ to doom beforehand.

FORE-END, f[=o]r'-end, _n._ the early or fore part of anything.

FOREFATHER, f[=o]r'f[:a]-th[.e]r, _n._ an ancestor.

FOREFEEL, f[=o]r-f[=e]l', _v.t._ to feel beforehand.--_adv._ FOREFEEL'INGLY.--_adj._ FOREFELT'.

FOREFINGER, f[=o]r'fing-g[.e]r, _n._ the finger next the thumb.

FOREFOOT, f[=o]r'foot, _n._ one of the anterior feet of a quadruped.

FOREFRONT, f[=o]r'frunt, _n._ the front or foremost part.

FOREGLEAM, f[=o]r'gl[=e]m, _n._ a glimpse into the future.

FOREGO, f[=o]r-g[=o]', _v.t._ to go before, precede: chiefly used in its _pr.p._ foreg[=o]'ing and _pa.p._ foregone'.--_ns._ FOREG[=O]'ER; FOREG[=O]'ING.--_p.adj_. FOREGONE'.--_n._ FOREGONE'NESS.--FOREGONE CONCLUSION, a conclusion come to before examination of the evidence.

FOREGO, f[=o]r-g[=o]', _v.t._ to give up: to forbear the use of.--Better FORG[=O]'.

FOREGROUND, f[=o]r'grownd, _n._ the part of a picture nearest the observer's eye, as opposed to the _background_ or _distance_.

FOREHAMMER, f[=o]r'h[:a]m-[.e]r, _n._ a sledge-hammer.

FOREHAND, f[=o]r'hand, _n._ the part of a horse which is in front of its rider.--_adj._ done beforehand.--_adj._ FORE'HANDED, forehand, as of payment for goods before delivery, or for services before rendered: seasonable: (_U.S._) well off: formed in the foreparts.

FOREHEAD, f[=o]r'hed, _n._ the forepart of the head above the eyes, the brow: confidence, audacity.

FORE-HORSE, f[=o]r'-hors, _n._ the foremost horse of a team.

FOREIGN, for'in, _adj._ belonging to another country: from abroad: alien: not belonging to, unconnected: not appropriate.--_adj._ FOR'EIGN-BUILT, built in a foreign country.--_ns._ FOR'EIGNER, a native of another country; FOR'EIGNNESS, the quality of being foreign: want of relation to something: remoteness. [O. Fr. _forain_--Low L. _foraneus_--L. _foras_, out of doors.]

FOREJUDGE, f[=o]r-juj', _v.t._ to judge before hearing the facts and proof.--_n._ FOREJUDG'MENT.

FOREKING, f[=o]r'king, _n._ (_Tenn._) a preceding king.

FOREKNOW, f[=o]r-n[=o]', _v.t._ to know beforehand: to foresee.--_adj._ FOREKNOW'ING.--_adv._ FOREKNOW'INGLY.--_n._ FOREKNOWL'EDGE, knowledge of a thing before it happens.--_adj._ FOREKNOWN'.

FOREL, for'el, _n._ a kind of parchment for covering books. [O. Fr. _forrel_, a sheath, _forre_, _fuerre_.]

FORELAND, f[=o]r'land, _n._ a point of land running forward into the sea, a headland.

FORELAY, f[=o]r-l[=a]', _v.t._ to contrive antecedently: to lay wait for in ambush.

FORELEG, f[=o]r'leg, _n._ one of the front legs of a quadruped, chair, &c.

FORELIE, f[=o]r-l[=i], _v.t._ (_Spens._) to lie before.

FORELIFT, f[=o]r-lift', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to raise any anterior part.

FORELOCK, f[=o]r'lok, _n._ the lock of hair on the forehead.--TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK, to seize the occasion promptly, so as to anticipate opposition.

FOREMAN, f[=o]r'man, _n._ the first or chief man, one appointed to preside over, or act as spokesman for, others: an overseer:--_pl._ FORE'MEN.

FOREMAST, f[=o]r'mast, _n._ the mast that is forward, or next the bow of a ship.--_n._ FORE'MASTMAN, any sailor below the rank of petty officer.

FOREMEAN, f[=o]r-m[=e]n', _v.t._ to intend beforehand.--_pa.p._ FORE'MEANT.

FORE-MENTIONED, f[=o]r-men'shund, _adj._ mentioned before in a writing or discourse.

FOREMOST, f[=o]r'm[=o]st, _adj._ first in place: most advanced: first in rank or dignity. [A.S. _forma_, first, superl. of _fore_, and superl. suffix _-st_. It is therefore a double superl.; the old and correct form was _formest_, which was wrongly divided _for-mest_ instead of _form-est_, and the final _-mest_ was mistaken for _-most_.]

FORENAME, f[=o]r'n[=a]m, _n._ the first or Christian name.

FORE-NAMED, f[=o]r'-n[=a]md, _adj._ mentioned before.

FORENENST, f[=o]r-nenst', _prep._ (_Scot._) opposite.

FORENIGHT, f[=o]r'n[=i]t, _n._ (_Scot._) the early part of the night before bedtime, the evening.

FORENOON, f[=o]r'n[=oo]n, _n._ the part of the day before noon or midday.--_adj._ pertaining to this part of the day.

FORENOTICE, f[=o]r-n[=o]'tis, _n._ notice of anything before it happens.

FORENSIC, fo-ren'sik, _adj._ belonging to courts of law, held by the Romans in the forum: used in law pleading: appropriate to, or adapted to, argument.--FORENSIC MEDICINE, medical jurisprudence, the application of medical knowledge to the elucidation of doubtful questions in a court of justice. [L. _forensis_--_forum_, market-place, akin to _fores_.]

FORE-ORDAIN, f[=o]r-or-d[=a]n', _v.t._ to arrange beforehand: to predestinate.--_n._ FORE-ORDIN[=A]'TION.

FOREPART, f[=o]r'p[:a]rt, _n._ the part before the rest: the front: the beginning: (_B._) the bow of a ship.

FOREPAST, f[=o]r'past, _p.adj._ (_Shak._) former.

FOREPAYMENT, f[=o]r'p[=a]-ment, _n._ payment beforehand.

FOREPEAK, f[=o]r'p[=e]k, _n._ the contracted part of a ship's hold, close to the bow.

FOREPLAN, f[=o]r'plan, _v.t._ to plan beforehand.

FOREPOINT, f[=o]r'point, _v.t._ to foreshadow.

FORE-QUOTED, f[=o]r-kw[=o]t'ed, _p.adj._ quoted or cited before in the same writing.

FORERAN, f[=o]r-ran', _pa.t._ of _forerun_.

FORE-RANK, f[=o]r'-rangk, _n._ the rank which is before all the others: the front.

FOREREACH, f[=o]r'r[=e]ch, _v.i._ (_naut._) to glide ahead, esp. when going in stays (with _on_).--_v.t._ to sail beyond.

FORE-READ, f[=o]r'-r[=e]d, _v.t._ (_Spens._) to signify by tokens: to foretell:--_pa.p._ fore-read'.--_n._ FORE'-READ'ING.

FORE-RECITED, f[=o]r'-re-s[=i]t'ed, _p.adj._ (_Shak._) recited or named before.

FORE-RENT, f[=o]r'-rent, _n._ (_Scot._) rent due before the first crop is reaped.

FORERUN, f[=o]r-run', _v.t._ to run or come before: to precede.--_n._ FORERUN'NER, a runner or messenger sent before: a sign that something is to follow.

FORESAID, f[=o]r'sed, _adj._ described or spoken of before.

FORESAIL, f[=o]r's[=a]l, _n._ a sail attached to the foreyard on the foremast. See SHIP.

FORE-SAY, f[=o]r-s[=a]', _v.t._ to predict or foretell: (_Shak._) to prognosticate.

FORESEE, f[=o]r-s[=e]', _v.t._ or _v.i._ to see or know beforehand.--_p.adj._ FORESEE'ING.--_adv._ FORESEE'INGLY.

FORESHADOW, f[=o]r-shad'[=o], _v.t._ to shadow or typify beforehand.--_n._ FORESHAD'OWING.

FORESHIP, f[=o]r'ship, _n._ (_B._) the forepart of a ship.

FORESHORE, f[=o]r'sh[=o]r, _n._ the part immediately before the shore: the sloping part of a shore included between the high and low water marks.

FORESHORTENING, f[=o]r-short'n-ing, _n._ a term in drawing signifying that a figure or portion of a figure projecting towards the spectator is so represented as to truly give the idea of such projection.--_v.t._ FORESHORT'EN.

FORESHOW, f[=o]r-sh[=o]', _v.t._ to show or represent beforehand: to predict.--Also FORESHEW'.

FORESIDE, f[=o]r's[=i]d, _n._ the front side.

FORESIGHT, f[=o]r's[=i]t, _n._ act of foreseeing: wise forethought, prudence: the sight on the muzzle of a gun: a forward reading of a levelling staff.--_adjs._ FORE'SIGHTED, FORE'SIGHTFUL; FORE'SIGHTLESS.

FORESIGNIFY, f[=o]r-sig'ni-f[=i], _v.t._ to betoken beforehand: to foreshow: to typify.

FORESKIN, f[=o]r'skin, _n._ the skin that covers the glans penis: the prepuce.

FORESKIRT, f[=o]r'sk[.e]rt, _n._ (_Shak._) the loose part of a coat before.

FORESLACK. See FORSLACK.

FORESLOW, f[=o]r-sl[=o]', _v.i._ (_Shak._) to delay.--_v.t._ (_Spens._) to hinder.--Better FORSLOW'.

FORESPEAK, f[=o]r-sp[=e]k', _v.t._ to predict: (_Shak._) to gainsay: (_Scot._) to engage beforehand.

FORESPEND. Same as FORSPEND.

FORESPURRER, f[=o]r-spur'[.e]r, _n._ (_Shak._) one who rides before.

FOREST, for'est, _n._ a large uncultivated tract of land covered with trees and underwood: woody ground and rude pasture: a preserve for large game, as a deer forest: a royal preserve for hunting, governed by a special code called the FOREST LAW.--_adj._ pertaining to a forest: silvan: rustic.--_v.t._ to cover with trees.--_n._ FOR'ESTAGE, an ancient service paid by foresters to the king: the right of foresters.--_adjs._ FOR'ESTAL; FOR'EST-BORN (_Shak._), born in a wild.--_ns._ FOR'ESTER, one who has charge of a forest: an inhabitant of a forest; FOR'EST-FLY, a dipterous insect sometimes called _Horse-fly_, from the annoyance it causes horses.--_adj._ FOR'ESTINE.--_ns._ FOR'EST-MAR'BLE, a fissile limestone belonging to the middle division of the Jurassic System, so called because the typical beds are found in Wychwood _Forest_, Oxfordshire; FOR'EST-OAK, the timber of the Australian beefwood trees; FOR'ESTRY, the art of cultivating forests; FOR'EST-TREE, a timber-tree. [O. Fr. _forest_ (Fr. _for[^e]t_)--Low L. _forestis_ (_silva_), the outside wood, as opposed to the _parcus_ (park) or walled-in wood--L. _foris_, out of doors.]

FORESTALL, f[=o]r-stawl', _v.t._ to buy up the whole stock of goods before they are brought to market, so as to sell again at higher prices: to anticipate.--_ns._ FORESTALL'ER, one who forestalls; FORESTALL'ING, the act of buying provisions before they come to the market, in order to raise the price: anticipation: prevention.

FORESTAY, f[=o]r'st[=a], _n._ a rope reaching from the foremast-head to the bowsprit end to support the mast.

FORETASTE, f[=o]r-t[=a]st', _v.t._ to taste before possession: to anticipate: to taste before another.--_n._ FORE'TASTE, a taste beforehand: anticipation.

FORETEACH, f[=o]r-t[=e]ch', _v.t._ to teach beforehand.

FORETELL, f[=o]r-tel', _v.t._ to tell before: to prophesy.--_v.i._ to utter prophecy.--_n._ FORETELL'ER.

FORETHINK, f[=o]r-thingk', _v.t._ to anticipate in the mind: to have prescience of.--_n._ FORE'THOUGHT, thought or care for the future: provident care.

FORETOKEN, f[=o]r't[=o]-kn, _n._ a token or sign beforehand.--_v.t._ FORET[=O]'KEN, to signify beforehand.

FORETOOTH, f[=o]r't[=oo]th, _n._ a tooth in the forepart of the mouth:--_pl._ FORE'TEETH.

FORETOP, f[=o]r'top, _n._ (_naut._) the platform at the head of the foremast: a lock of natural hair or in a wig, lying on the forehead, or brushed up straight.--_n._ FORETOP'MAST, in a ship, the mast erected at the head of the foremast, at the top of which is the FORE'TOP-GALL'ANT-MAST.

FOREVER, for-ev'[.e]r, _adv._ for ever, for all time to come: to eternity.--_adv._ FOREV'ERMORE, for ever hereafter.

FOREVOUCHED, f[=o]r-vowcht', _p.adj._ (_Shak._) affirmed or told before.

FOREWARD, f[=o]r'wawrd, _n._ advance-guard: (_Shak._) the front.

FOREWARN, f[=o]r-wawrn', _v.t._ to warn beforehand: to give previous notice.--_n._ FOREWARN'ING, warning beforehand.

FOREWEIGH, f[=o]r-w[=a]', _v.t._ to estimate beforehand.

FOREWIND, f[=o]r'wind, _n._ (_Shak._) a favourable wind.

FOREWOMAN, f[=o]r'woom-an, _n._ a woman who oversees the employees in any shop or factory, a head-woman:--_pl._ FORE'WOMEN.

FOREWORD, f[=o]r'wurd, _n._ a preface.

FORFAIRN, f[=o]r-f[=a]rn', _adj._ (_Scot._) worn out: exhausted.

FORFEIT, for'fit, _v.t._ to lose the right to by some fault or crime:--_pr.p._ for'feiting; _pa.p._ for'feited.--_n._ that which is forfeited: a penalty for a crime, or breach of some condition: a fine: something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine or penalty, esp. in _pl._, a game of this kind.--_adj._ forfeited.--_adj._ FOR'FEITABLE.--_ns._ FOR'FEITER (_Shak._), one who incurs punishment by forfeiting his bond; FOR'FEITURE, act of forfeiting: state of being forfeited: the thing forfeited. [O. Fr. _forfait_--Low L. _forisfactum_--L. _forisfac[)e]re_, to transgress.]

FORFEND, for-fend', _v.t._ (_arch._) to ward off, avert.

FORFEX, f[=o]r'feks, _n._ a pair of scissors.

FORFOUGHTEN, for'f[:a]h-ten, _adj._ (_Scot._) exhausted, as by fighting.

FORGAT, for-gat', old _pa.t._ of _forget_.

FORGATHER, for-ga_th_'er, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to meet, to take up company with.

FORGAVE, for-g[=a]v', _pa.t._ of _forgive_.

FORGE, f[=o]rj, _n._ the workshop of a workman in iron, &c.: a furnace, esp. one in which iron is heated: a smithy: a place where anything is shaped or made.--_v.t._ to form by heating and hammering: to form: to make falsely: to fabricate: to counterfeit or imitate for purposes of fraud.--_v.i._ to commit forgery.--_ns._ FORGE'MAN; FORG'ER, one who forges or makes one guilty of forgery; FORG'ERY, fraudulently making or altering any writing: that which is forged or counterfeited.--_adj._ FORG'ETIVE (_Shak._), that may forge or produce.--_n._ FORG'ING, a piece of metal shaped by hammering: act of one who forges: a form of overreaching in which the horse strikes the fore shoe with the toe of the hind one, clicking. [O. Fr. _forge_--L. _fabrica_--_faber_, a workman.]

FORGE, f[=o]rj, _v.t._ to move steadily on (with _ahead_).

FORGET, for-get', _v.t._ to lose or put away from the memory: to neglect:--_pr.p._ forget'ting; _pa.t._ forgot'; _pa.p._ forgot', forgot'ten.--_adjs._ FORGET'ABLE, FORGET'TABLE; FORGET'FUL, apt to forget: inattentive.--_adv._ FORGET'FULLY.--_ns._ FORGET'FULNESS; FORGET'-ME-NOT, a small herb (_Myosotis palustris_) with beautiful blue flowers, regarded as the emblem of friendship: a keepsake [a word adapted by Coleridge from the German _Vergissmeinnicht_]; FORGET'TER, one who fails to bear in mind: a heedless person.--_adv._ FORGET'TINGLY.--FORGET ONE'S SELF, to lose one's self-control or dignity, to descend to words and deeds unworthy of one's self. [A.S. _forgietan_--pfx. _for-_, away, _gitan_, to get.]

FORGIVE, for-giv', _v.t._ to pardon: to overlook an offence or debt: (_Spens._) to give up.--_v.i._ to be merciful or forgiving.--_adj._ FORGIV'ABLE, capable of being forgiven.--_n._ FORGIVE'NESS, pardon: remission: disposition to pardon.--_adj._ FORGIV'ING, ready to pardon: merciful: compassionate. [A.S. _forgiefan_--pfx. _for-_, away, _giefan_, to give; cf. Ger. _ver-geben_.]

FORGO. See FOREGO.

FORGOT, FORGOTTEN. See FORGET.

FORHAIL, for-h[=a]l', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to overtake.

FORHENT, for-hent', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to overtake.

FORHOW, for-how', _v.t._ (_Scot._) to desert or abandon. [A.S. _forhogian_, pfx. _for-_, away, _hogian_, to care.]

FORISFAMILIATE, f[=o]-ris-fa-mil'i-[=a]t, _v.t._ to put a son in possession of land which he accepts as his whole portion of his father's property, said of a father.--_v.i._ to renounce one's title to a further share of the paternal estate, said of a son:--_pr.p._ f[=o]risfamil'i[=a]ting; _pa.p._ f[=o]risfamil'i[=a]ted.--_n._ F[=O]RISFAMILI[=A]'TION. [Low L. _forisfamili[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--L. _foris_, out of doors, _familia_, a family.]

FORJESKIT, for-jes'kit, _adj._ (_Scot._) tired out.

FORK, fork, _n._ an instrument with two or more prongs at the end: one of the points or divisions of anything fork-like: the bottom of a sump into which the water of a mine drains--also FORCQUE: (_pl._) the branches into which a road or river divides, also the point of separation.--_v.i._ to divide into two branches: to shoot into blades, as corn.--_v.t._ to form as a fork: to pitch with a fork: to bale a shaft dry.--_n._ FORK'-CHUCK, a forked lathe-centre used in wood-turning.--_adjs._ FORKED, FORK'Y, shaped like a fork.--_adv._ FORK'EDLY.--_ns._ FORK'EDNESS, FORK'INESS; FORK'ER; FORK'HEAD, the forked end of a rod in a knuckle-joint or the like; FORK'-TAIL, a fish with forked tail: the kite.--FORK OUT, OVER (_slang_), to hand or pay over. [A.S. _forca_--L. _furca_.]

FORLORN, for-lorn', _adj._ quite lost: forsaken; wretched.--_v.t._ FORLORE' (_Spens._).--_adv._ FORLORN'LY.--_n._ FORLORN'NESS. [A.S. _forloren_, pa.p. of _forl['e][`o]san_, to lose--pfx. _for-_, away, and _l['e][`o]san_, to lose; Ger. _verloren_, pa.p. of _verlieren_, to lose.]

FORLORN-HOPE, for-lorn'-h[=o]p, _n._ a body of soldiers selected for some service of uncommon danger. [From the Dut. _verloren hoop_, the lost troop.]

FORM, form, _n._ shape of a body: the boundary-line of an object: a model: a mould: mode of being: mode of arrangement: order: regularity: system, as of government: beauty or elegance: established practice: ceremony: fitness or efficiency for any undertaking: a blank schedule to be filled in with details: a specimen document to be copied or imitated: (_phil._) the inherent nature of an object, that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing, that in which the essence of a thing consists: (_print._) the type from which an impression is to be taken arranged and secured in a chase--often FORME:--(_in the fol. senses pron._ f[=o]rm), a long seat, a bench: the pupils on a form, a class: the bed of a hare, which takes its shape from the animal's body.--_v.t._ to give form or shape to: to make: to contrive: to settle, as an opinion: to combine: to go to make up: to establish: (_gram._) to make by derivation.--_v.i._ to assume a form.--_adj._ FORM'AL, according to form or established mode: ceremonious, punctilious, methodical: having the form only: (_Shak._) embodied in a form: having the power of making a thing what it is: essential: proper.--_v.t._ and _v.i._ FORM'ALISE.--_ns._ FORM'ALISM, excessive observance of form or conventional usage, esp. in religion: stiffness of manner; FORM'ALIST, one having exaggerated regard to rules or established usages; FORMAL'ITY, the precise observance of forms or ceremonies: established order: sacrifice of substance to form.--_adv._ FORM'ALLY.--_n._ FORM[=A]'TION, a making or producing: structure: (_geol._) a group of strata of one period.--_adj._ FORM'ATIVE, giving form, determining, moulding: (_gram._) inflectional, serving to form, not radical.--_n._ a derivative.--_p.adj._ FORMED, trained, mature.--_n._ FORM'ER.--_adj._ FORM'LESS, shapeless.--FORMAL LOGIC (see LOGIC).--GOOD, or BAD, FORM, according to good social usage, or the opposite; TAKE FORM, to assume a definite appearance. [O. Fr. _forme_--L. _forma_, shape.]

FORMALIN, for'ma-lin, _n._ a formic aldehyde used as an antiseptic, germicide, or preservative in foods.

FORMAT, for'ma, _n._ of books, &c., the size, form, shape in which they are issued. [Fr.]

FORMATE, form'[=a]t, _n._ a salt composed of formic acid and a base.--Also FOR'MIATE.

FORMER, form'[.e]r, _adj._ (_comp._ of _fore_) before in time or order: past: first mentioned.--_adv._ FORM'ERLY, in former times: heretofore. [Formed late on analogy of M. E. _formest_ by adding comp. suff. _-er_ to base of A.S. _forma_, first, itself a superlative form.]

FORMIC, for'mik, _adj._ pertaining to ants, as formic acid, originally obtained from ants.--_adj._ FOR'MICANT, crawling like an ant: very small and unequal, of a pulse.--_n._ FOR'MICARY, an ant-hill.--_adj._ FOR'MICATE, resembling an ant.--_n._ FORMIC[=A]'TION, a sensation like that of ants creeping on the skin. [L. _formic[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to creep like an ant--_formica_.]

FORMIDABLE, for'mi-da-bl, _adj._ causing fear: adapted to excite fear.--_ns._ FORMIDABIL'ITY; FOR'MIDABLENESS.--_adv._ FOR'MIDABLY. [Fr.,--L. _formidabilis_--_formido_, fear.]

FORMULA, form'[=u]-la, _n._ a prescribed form: a formal statement of doctrines: (_math._) a general expression for solving problems: (_chem._) a set of symbols expressing the components of a body:--_pl._ FORMULAE (form'[=u]-l[=e]), FORM'ULAS.--_adjs._ FORM'ULAR, FORMULARIS'TIC.--_ns._ FORMULARIS[=A]'TION, FORMUL[=A]'TION; FORM'ULARY, a formula: a book of formulae or precedents.--_adj._ prescribed: ritual.--_vs.t._ FORM'UL[=A]TE, FORM'ULISE, to reduce to or express in a formula: to state or express in a clear or definite form. [L., dim. of _forma_.]

FORNENT, for-nent', _adv._ and _prep._ (_Scot._) right opposite to.

FORNICATE, for'ni-k[=a]t, _adj._ arched: (_bot._) arching over.--_n._ FORNIC[=A]'TION. [L. _fornicatus_--_fornix_, an arch.]

FORNICATE, for'ni-k[=a]t, _v.i._ to commit lewdness: to have unlawful sexual intercourse.--_ns._ FORNIC[=A]'TION, sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons, or an unmarried and married person: (_B._) adultery, and applied frequently by a figure to idolatry; FOR'NICATOR, an unmarried person guilty of lewdness:--_fem._ FOR'NICATRESS. [L. _fornix_, an arch, brothel.]

FORNIX, for'niks, _n._ something resembling an arch: an arched formation of the brain. [L.]

FORPINE, for-p[=i]n', _v.i._ (_Spens._) to waste away.

FORPIT, for'pit, _n._ (_Scot._) the fourth part of some other measure, now of a peck.--Also FOR'PET.

FORRIT, for'it, _adv._ (_Scot._) forward.

FORSAKE, for-s[=a]k', _v.t._ to desert: to abandon:--_pr.p._ fors[=a]k'ing; _pa.t._ forsook'; _pa.p._ fors[=a]k'en.--_adj._ FORS[=A]K'EN.--_adv._ FORS[=A]K'ENLY.--_ns._ FORS[=A]K'ENNESS; FORS[=A]K'ING, abandonment. [A.S. _forsacan_--_for-_, away, _sacan_, to strive.]

FORSAY, for-s[=a]', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to forbid, to renounce. [A.S. _forsecgan_--_for_, against, _secgan_, to say.]

FORSLACK, for-slak', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to relax, delay.

FORSLOW, for-sl[=o]', _v.t._ See FORESLOW.

FORSOOTH, for-s[=oo]th', _adv._ in truth: certainly.

FORSPEAK, for-sp[=e]k', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to forbid, to prohibit: (_Scot._) to bewitch.

FORSPEND, for-spend', _v.t._ to spend completely:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ forspent'.

FORSTALL, for-stawl', _v.t._ Same as FORESTALL.

FORSWAT, for-swat', _adj._ (_Spens._) exhausted with heat. [Pfx. _for-_, inten., and _swat_, old _pa.t._ of sweat.]

FORSWEAR, for-sw[=a]r', _v.t._ to deny upon oath:--_pa.t._ forswore'; _pa.p._ forsworn'.--_n._ FORSWORN'NESS.--FORSWEAR ONE'S SELF, to swear falsely.

FORSWINK, for-swingk', _v.t._ to exhaust by labour.--_p.adj._ FORSWONK' (_Spens._), over-laboured. [Pfx. _for-_, inten., and obs. _swink_, labour.]

FORT, f[=o]rt, _n._ a small fortress: an outlying trading-station, as in British North America.--_adj._ FORT'ED (_Shak._), guarded by forts. [Fr.,--L. _fortis_, strong.]

FORTALICE, fort'al-is, _n._ a small outwork of a fortification. [Low L. _fortalitia_--L. _fortis_.]

FORTE, f[=o]rt, _n._ that in which one excels.

FORTE, f[=o]r'te, _adj._ (_mus._) strongly, loud:--_superl._ FORTIS'SIMO.--_n._ a loud passage in music. [It.]

FORTH, f[=o]rth, _adv._ before or forward in place or order: in advance: onward in time: (_Shak._) completely, outright: abroad: (_B._) out.--_prep._ (_Shak._) out of, forth from.--_v.i._ FORTH'COME, to come forth.--_adj._ FORTH'COMING, just coming forth: about to appear.--_ns._ FORTH'GOING, a going forth: a proceeding out; FORTH'-ISS'UING, coming forth; FORTH'-PUT'TING, action of putting forth: (_U.S._) forwardness.--_adj._ forward.--_adv._ FORTH'RIGHT, straightforward.--_n._ (_Shak._) a straight path.--_adj._ straightforward: honest.--_adv._ FORTHWITH', immediately.--AND SO FORTH, and so on, and more besides. [A.S. _forth_--_fore_, before; Dut. _voort_, Ger. _fort_.]

FORTHINK, for-thingk', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to be sorry for.

FORTHY, for'thi, _adv._ (_Spens._) therefore. [A.S. _forth['y]_--_for_, and _th['y]_, instrumental case of _thaet_, that.]

FORTIETH. See FORTY.

FORTIFY, for'ti-f[=i], _v.t._ to strengthen against attack with forts, &c.: to invigorate: to confirm:--_pa.p._ for'tif[=i]ed.--_adj._ FORTIF[=I]'ABLE.--_ns._ FORTIFIC[=A]'TION, the art of strengthening a military position by means of defensive works: the work so constructed: that which fortifies; FOR'TIFIER. [Fr. _fortifier_--Low L. _fortific[=a]re_--_fortis_, strong, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]

FORTILAGE, f[=o]r'ti-l[=a]j, _n._ (_Spens._) a fort. [_Fortalice_.]

FORTISSIMO. See FORTE.

FORTITION, for-tish'un, _n._ principle of trusting to chance. [L. _fors_, chance.]

FORTITUDE, for'ti-t[=u]d, _n._ mental power of endurance: firmness in meeting danger: (_obs._) strength, power of resistance or attack.--_adj._ FORTIT[=U]'DINOUS. [L. _fortitudo_--_fortis_.]

FORTLET, f[=o]rt'let, _n._ a little fort.

FORTNIGHT, fort'n[=i]t, _n._ two weeks or fourteen days.--_adj._ and _adv._ FORT'NIGHTLY, once a fortnight. [Contr. of _A.S._ _f['e]owert['y]ne niht_, fourteen nights.]

FORTRESS, for'tres, _n._ a fortified place: a defence.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to guard. [O. Fr. _forteresse_, another form of _fortelesce_ (q.v. under FORTALICE).]

FORTUITOUS, for-t[=u]'i-tus, _adj._ happening by chance.--_ns._ FORT[=U]'ITISM; FORT[=U]'ITIST.--_adv._ FORT[=U]'ITOUSLY.--_ns._ FORT[=U]'ITOUSNESS, FORT[=U]'ITY. [L. _fortuitus_.]

FORTUNE, for't[=u]n, _n._ whatever comes by lot or chance: luck: the arbitrary ordering of events: the lot that falls to one in life: success: wealth.--_v.i._ to befall.--_v.t._ to determine.--_adj._ FOR'TUN[=A]TE, happening by good fortune: lucky: auspicious: felicitous.--_adv._ FOR'TUN[=A]TELY.--_ns._ FOR'TUN[=A]TENESS; FOR'TUNE-BOOK, a book helpful in telling fortunes.--_adj._ FOR'TUNED, supplied by fortune.--_n._ FOR'TUNE-HUNT'ER, a man who hunts for marriage with a woman of fortune.--_adj._ FOR'TUNELESS, without a fortune: luckless.--_v.i._ FOR'TUNE-TELL, to reveal futurity: to tell one his fortune.--_ns._ FOR'TUNE-TELL'ER, one who pretends to foretell one's fortune; FOR'TUNE-TELL'ING.--_v.t._ FOR'TUN[=I]SE (_Spens._), to make fortunate or happy. [Fr.,--L. _fortuna_.]

FORTY, for'ti, _adj._ and _n._ four times ten.--_adj._ FOR'TIETH.--_n._ a fortieth part.--FORTY WINKS, a short nap, esp. after dinner.--THE FORTY, the French Academy. [A.S. _f['e]owertig_--_feower_, four, _tig_, ten.]

FORUM, f[=o]'rum, _n._ a market-place, esp. the market-place in Rome, where public business was transacted and justice dispensed: the courts of law as opposed to the Parliament. [L., akin to _foras_, out of doors.]

FORWANDER, for-won'd[.e]r, _v.i._ and _v.t._ (_Spens._) to wander till wearied, to weary with wandering.

FORWARD, for'ward, _adj._ near or at the forepart: in advance of something else: ready: too ready: presumptuous: officious: earnest: early ripe.--_v.t._ to help on, to quicken: to send on.--_advs._ FOR'WARD, FOR'WARDS, towards what is before or in front: onward: progressively.--_ns._ FOR'WARDER; FOR'WARDING, the act of sending forward merchandise, &c., for others.--_adv._ FOR'WARDLY.--_n._ FOR'WARDNESS. [A.S. _foreweard_--_fore_, and _-weard_, sig. direction. _Forwards_--M. E. _forwardes_--was orig. the gen. form (cf. Ger. _vorw[:a]rts_).]

FORWASTE, for-w[=a]st', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to lay waste utterly.

FORWEARY, for-w[=e]'ri, _v.t._ (_Spens._) to weary out.

FORWENT, for-went' (_Spens._), _pa.t_ of _forego_.

FORWORN, for-w[=o]rn', _adj._ (_Spens._) much worn.

FORZANDO. Same as SFORZANDO (q.v.).

FOSS, FOSSE, fos, _n._ (_fort._) a ditch or moat, either with or without water, the excavation of which has contributed material for the walls of the fort it protects: an abyss.--_adj._ FOSSED.--_n._ FOSS'WAY, an ancient Roman road having a ditch on either side. [Fr. _fosse_--L. _fossa_--_fod[)e]re_, _fossum_, to dig.]

FOSSA, fos'a, _n._ (_anat._) a pit or depression in a body, esp. that in an animal integument forming a point of attachment for an organ.--_n._ FOSSETTE', a dimple or small depression. [L., a ditch.]

FOSSET-SELLER, fos'et-sel'[.e]r, _n._ (_Shak._) one who sells faucets. [_Fosset_, obs. form of _faucet_.]

FOSSICK, fos'ik, _v.i._ to be troublesome: to undermine another's diggings, or work over waste-heaps for gold: to search about for any kind of profit.--_ns._ FOSS'ICKER, a mining gleaner who works over old diggings, and scratches about in the beds of creeks; FOSS'ICKING. [Ety. dub.]

FOSSIL, fos'il, _n._ the petrified remains of an animal or vegetable found embedded in the strata of the earth's crust: anything antiquated.--_adj._ dug out of the earth: in the condition of a fossil: antiquated.--_adj._ FOSSILIF'EROUS, bearing or containing fossils.--_n._ FOSSILIFIC[=A]'TION, the act of becoming fossil.--_vs.t._ FOSSIL'IFY, FOSS'IL[=I]SE, to convert into a fossil.--_v.i._ to be changed into a stony or fossil state.--_ns._ FOSSILIS[=A]'TION, a changing into a fossil; FOSS'ILISM, the science of fossils; FOSS'ILIST, one skilled in fossils; FOSSILOL'OGY, FOSSIL'OGY, paleontology. [Fr. _fossile_--L. _fossilis_--_fod[)e]re_, to dig.]

FOSSORIAL, fo-s[=o]'ri-al, _adj._ digging, burrowing.--_n._ FOSS'OR, a grave-digger. [L. _fossor_--_fod[)e]re_, to dig.]

FOSSULATE, fos'[=u]-l[=a]t, _adj._ (_anat._) having one or more long narrow grooves or depressions.

FOSTER, fos't[.e]r, _v.t._ to bring up or nurse: to encourage.--_ns._ FOS'TER[=A]GE, the act of fostering or nursing; FOS'TER-BROTH'ER, a male child, fostered or brought up with another of different parents; FOS'TER-CHILD, a child nursed or brought up by one who is not its parent; FOS'TER-DAUGH'TER; FOS'TERER; FOS'TER-FA'THER, one who brings up a child in place of its father; FOS'TERLING, a foster-child; FOS'TER-MOTH'ER, one who suckles a child not her own; FOS'TER-NURSE (_Shak._), a nurse; FOS'TER-PAR'ENT, one who rears a child in the place of its parent; FOS'TER-SIS'TER, one brought up as a sister by the same parents, but not a sister by birth; FOS'TER-SON, one brought up as a son, though not a son by birth. [A.S. _f['o]strian_, to nourish, _f['o]stor_, food.]

FOSTER, fos't[.e]r, _n._ (_Spens._) a forester.