Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Forisfamiliate (2)

Fo′ris‐fa‐mil″i‐ate, v. i.(Law) To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance.

3134

Forisfamiliation

Fo′ris‐fa‐mil′i‐a″tion (?), n.(Law) The act of forisfamiliating.

3135

Fork

Fork (fôrk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf. Fourché, Furcate.] 1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usuall...

3136

Fork (2)

Fork, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Forked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Forking.] 1. To shoot into blades, as corn.The corn beginneth to fork. Mortimer.2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a...

3137

Fork (3)

Fork, v. t. To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil.Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. Prof. Wilson.To forkover or out, to ...

3138

Fork-tailed

Fork″–tailed′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; — said of many birds.Fork-tailed flycatcher(Zoöl.), a tropical American ...

3139

Forkbeard

Fork″beard′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; — also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard. (b) The European forked hake or...

3140

Forked

Forked (?), a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.A serpent seen...

3141

Forkerve

For‐kerve (?), v. t. See Forcarve, v. t.

3142

Forkiness

Fork″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.

3143

Forkless

Fork″less, a. Having no fork.

3144

Forktail

Fork″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forked. (b) A salmon in its fo...

3145

Forky

Fork″y (?), a. Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated. “Forky tongues.” Pope.

3146

Forlaft

For‐laft″ (?), obs.p. p. of Forleave. Chaucer.

3147

Forlay

For‐lay″ (?), v. t. [Pref. for- + lay.] To lie in wait for; to ambush.An ambushed thief forlays a traveler. Dryden.

3148

Forleave

For‐leave″ (?), v. t. [OE. forleven; pref. for- + leven to leave.] To leave off wholly. Chaucer.

3149

Forlend

For‐lend″ (?), v. t. To give up wholly.

3150

Forlese

For‐lese″ (?), v. t. [p. p.Forlore (?), Forlorn (�).] [OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.] To lose utterly. haucer.

3151

Forlet

For‐let″, v. t. [OE. forleten, AS. forlǣtan; pref. for- + lǣtan to allow; akin to G. verlassen to leave. See Let to allow.] To give up; to leave; to abandon. “To forlet sin.” Ch...

3152

Forlie

For‐lie″ (?), v. i. See Forelie.

3153

Forlore

For‐lore″ (?), imp. pl. & p. p. of Forlese.The beasts their caves, the birds their nests forlore. Fairfax.

3154

Forlorn

For‐lorn″ (?), a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forleósan (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + leósan (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. fö...

3155

Forlorn (2)

For‐lorn″, n. 1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. Shak.2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard.Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the ...

3156

Forlornly

For‐lorn″ly, adv. In a forlorn manner. Pollok.

3157

Forlornness

For‐lorn″ness, n. State of being forlorn. Boyle.

3158

Forlye

For‐lye″ (?), v. i. Same as Forlie.

3159

Form

Form (fōrm; in senses 8 & 9, often fōrm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. Firm.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished fro...