Webster's Dictionary 1913

3349

Fossilize (2)

Fos″sil‐ize, v. i. 1. To become fossil.2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.

3350

Fossilized

Fos″sil‐ized (?), a. Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions.A fossilized sample of confused provincialism. Earle.

3351

Fossores

‖Fos‐so″res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fossor� digger, fr. fodere to dig.] (Zoöl.) A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where t...

3352

Fossoria

‖Fos‐so″ri‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) See Fossores.

3353

Fossorial

Fos‐so″ri‐al (?), a. [L. fossor a digger.] Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.

3354

Fossorious

Fos‐so″ri‐ous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Adapted for digging; — said of the legs of certain insects.

3355

Fossulate

Fos″su‐late (?), a. [L. fossula little ditch, dim. of fossa. See Fosse.] Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows.

3356

Foster

Fos″ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fostered (?), p. pr. & vb. n.Fostering.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. fōster, fōstor, food, nourishment, fr. fōda food. √75. See Food.] 1. To feed; to n...

3357

Foster (2)

Fos″ter, v. i. To be nourished or trained up together. Spenser.

3358

Foster (3)

Fos″ter, a. [AS. fōster, fōstor, nourishment. See Foster, v. t.] Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; — applied to father, mother, c...

3359

Foster (4)

Fos″ter, n. A forester. Spenser.

3360

Fosterage

Fos″ter‐age (?; 48), n. The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. Sir W. Raleigh.

3361

Fosterer

Fos″ter‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, fosters.

3362

Fosterling

Fos″ter‐ling, n. [AS. fōstorling.] A foster child.

3363

Fosterment

Fos″ter‐ment (?), n. Food; nourishment.

3364

Fostress

Fos″tress (?), n. [For fosteress.] A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse. B. Jonson.

3365

Fother

Foth″er (?), n. [OE. fother, foder, AS. fō�er a cartload; akin to G. fuder a cartload, a unit of measure, OHG. fuodar, D. voeder, and perh. to E. fathom, or cf. Skr. pātrā vesse...

3366

Fother (2)

Foth″er, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fothered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fothering.] [Cf. Fodder food, and G. füttern, futtern, to cover within or without, to line. √75.] To stop (a leak in a s...

3367

Fotive

Fo″tive (?), a. [L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to cherish.] Nourishing. T. Carew (1633).

3368

Fotmal

Fot″mal (?), n.(Com.) Seventy pounds of lead.

3369

Foucault current

Fou′cault″ cur′rent (?). [After J. B. L. Foucault (1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.) An eddy current.

3370

Fougade

{ ‖Fou′gade″ (?), ‖Fou′gasse″ (?) }, n.(Mil.) A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is made in a po...

3371

Fought

Fought (?), imp. & p. p. of Fight.

3372

Foughten

Fought″en (?), p. p. of Fight.

3373

Foul

Foul (foul), n. [See Fowl.] A bird. Chaucer.

3374

Foul (2)

Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler (–ẽr); superl.Foulest.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. fūl; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. fūl, Icel. fūl foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth....

3375

Foul (3)

Foul (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fouled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fouling.] 1. To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.2. (Mil.) To ...