Webster's Dictionary 1913

2809

Foray (2)

For″ay, v. t. To pillage; to ravage.He might foray our lands. Sir W. Scott.

2810

Forayer

For″ay‐er (? or?), n. One who makes or joins in a foray.They might not choose the lowland road,For the Merse forayers were abroad. Sir W. Scott.

2811

Forbade

For‐bade″ (?), imp. of Forbid.

2812

Forbathe

For‐bathe″, v. t. To bathe.

2813

Forbear

For‐bear″ (fŏr‐bâr″), n. [See Fore, and Bear to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; — usually in the plural. “Your forbears of old.” Sir W. Scott.

2814

Forbear (2)

For‐bear″ (fŏr‐bâr″), v. i. [imp.Forbore (?) (Forbare (�),); p. p.Forborne (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forbearing.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to ...

2815

Forbear (3)

For‐bear″, v. t. 1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.But let me that plunder forbear. Shenstone.T...

2816

Forbearance

For‐bear″ance (?), n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton.2. The quality of being forbear...

2817

Forbearant

For‐bear″ant (?), a. Forbearing. Carlyle.

2818

Forbearer

For‐bear″er (?), n. One who forbears. Tusser.

2819

Forbearing

For‐bear″ing, a. Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. — For‐bear″ing‐ly, adv.

2820

Forbid

For‐bid″ (fŏr‐bĭd″), v. t. [imp.Forbade (–băd″); p. p.Forbidden (–bĭd″d'n) (Forbid,); p. pr. & vb. n.Forbidding (?).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbeódan; pref. for- + beódan to bid; a...

2821

Forbid (2)

For‐bid″ (?), v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. “I did not or forbid.” Milton.

2822

Forbiddance

For‐bid″dance (?), n. The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing.How hast thou yield to transgressThe strict forbiddance. Milton.

2823

Forbidden

For‐bid″den (?), a. Prohibited; interdicted.I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton.Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, — so called with reference to the...

2824

Forbiddenly

For‐bid″den‐ly, adv. In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.

2825

Forbidder

For‐bid″der (?), n. One who forbids. Milton.

2826

Forbidding

For‐bid″ding (?), a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding fo...

2827

Forblack

For‐black″ (?), a. Very black.As any raven's feathers it shone forblack. Chaucer.

2828

Forboden

For‐bo″den (?), obs.p. p. of Forbid. Chaucer.

2829

Forbore

For‐bore″ (?), imp. of Forbear.

2830

Forborne

For‐borne″ (?), p. p. of Forbear.

2831

Forbruise

For‐bruise″ (?), v. t. To bruise sorely or exceedingly.All forbrosed, both back and side. Chaucer.

2832

Forby

For‐by″ (?), adv. & prep. [See Foreby.] Near; hard by; along; past.To tell her if her child went ought forby. Chaucer.To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides...

2833

Forcarve

For‐carve″ (?), v. t. To cut completely; to cut off. Chaucer.

2834

Force

Force (?), v. t. [See Farce to stuff.] To stuff; to lard; to farce.Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.

2835

Force (2)

Force, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan. fos.] A waterfall; a cascade.To see the falls for force of the river Kent. T. Gray.