Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Furfurol

Fur″fu‐rol (?), n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded ...

4376

Furfurous

Fur″fu‐rous (?), a. Made of bran; furfuraceous. “Furfurous bread.” Sydney Smith.

4377

Furial

Fu″ri‐al (?), a. [L. furialis: cf. OF. furial.] Furious; raging; tormenting. Chaucer.

4378

Furibundal

Fu′ri‐bun″dal (?), a. [L. furibundus, fr. furere to rage.] Full of rage. G. Harvey.

4379

Furies

Fu″ries (?), n. pl. See Fury, 3.

4380

Furile

Fu″rile (?), n. [Furfurol + benzile.] (Chem.) A yellow, crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin. [Written also furil.]

4381

Furilic

Fu‐ril″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid.

4382

Furioso

‖Fu″ri‐o″so (?), a. & adv.(Mus.) With great force or vigor; vehemently.

4383

Furious

Fu″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf. F. furieux. See Fury.] 1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.2. Rushing with impet...

4384

Furl

Furl (fûrl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furled (fûrl); p. pr. & vb. n.Furling.] [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, a...

4385

Furlong

Fur″long (?), n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.] A measure of length; the eighth p...

4386

Furlough

Fur″lough (?), n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. förlof, G. verlaub permission. See Life, a.] (Mil.) Leave...

4387

Furlough (2)

Fur″lough, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furloughed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Furloughing.] (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.

4388

Furmonty

{ Fur″mon‐ty (?), Fur″mi‐ty (?) } n. Same as Frumenty.

4389

Furnace

Fur″nace (?), n. [OE. fornais, forneis, OF. fornaise, F. fournaise, from L. fornax; akin to furnus oven, and prob. to E. forceps.] 1. An inclosed place in which heat is produced...

4390

Furnace (2)

Fur″nace, n. 1. To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace.He furnacesThe thick sighs from him. Shak.

4391

Furniment

Fur″ni‐ment (?), n. [Cf. F. fourniment. See Furnish.] Furniture. Spenser.

4392

Furnish

Fur″nish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furnishing.] [OF. furnir, fornir, to furnish, finish, F. fournir; akin to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplis...

4393

Furnish (2)

Fur″nish, n. That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. Greene.

4394

Furnisher

Fur″nish‐er (?), n. One who supplies or fits out.

4395

Furnishment

Fur″nish‐ment (?), n. The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture. Daniel.

4396

Furniture

Fur″ni‐ture (?), n. [F. fourniture. See Furnish, v. t.] 1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.The form and all the furniture of the e...

4397

Furoin

Fu″ro‐in (?), n. [See Furfurol.] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol.

4398

Furore

Fu‐ro″re (?), n. Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.

4399

Furrier

Fur″ri‐er (?), n. [Cf. F. fourreur.] A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods.

4400

Furriery

Fur″ri‐er‐y (?), n. 1. Furs, in general. Tooke.2. The business of a furrier; trade in furs.

4401

Furring

Fur″ring (?), n. 1. (Carp.) (a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur, v. t., 3. (b) The strips t...