Webster's Dictionary 1913

1378

Filibeg

Fil″i‐beg (?), n. [Gael. feileadhbeag, i.e., little kilt; feileadh kilt + beag little, small; cf. filleadh a plait, fold.] Same as Kilt. [Written also philibeg.]

1379

Filibuster

Fil″i‐bus′ter (?), n. [Sp. flibuster, flibustero, corrupted fr. E. freebooter. See Freebooter.] A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; ...

1380

Filibuster (2)

Fil″i‐bus‐ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fillibustered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filibustering.] 1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter. Bartlett.2. To delay legislation, by dilat...

1381

Filibusterism

Fil″i‐bus′ter‐ism (?), n. The characteristics or practices of a filibuster. Bartlett.

1382

Filical

Fil″i‐cal (?), a. Belonging to the Filices, r ferns.

1383

Filicic

Fi‐lic″ic (?), a. [L. filix, -icis, a fern.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ferns; as, filicic acid.

1384

Filicide

Fil″i‐cide (?), n. [L. filius son, filia daughter + caedere to kill.] The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who commits such a murder.

1385

Filiciform

Fi‐lic″i‐form (?), a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -form: cf. F. filiciforme] Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf. Smart.

1386

Filicoid

Fil″i‐coid (?), a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -oid: cf. F. filicoiïde.] (Bot.) Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.

1387

Filicoid (2)

Fil″i‐coid, n.(Bot.) A fernlike plant. Lindley.

1388

Filiety

Fi‐li″e‐ty (?), n. [L. filietas.] The relation of a son to a father; sonship; — the correlative of paternity. J. S. Mill.

1389

Filiferous

Fi‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. filum a thread + -ferous.] Producing threads. Carpenter.

1390

Filiform

Fil″i‐form (?), a. [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.] Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillæ of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. S...

1391

Filigrain

{ Fil″i‐grain, Fil″i‐grane } (?), n. [Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row, and Grain, and cf. Filigree.] Filigre...

1392

Filigraned

Fil″i‐graned (?), a. See Filigreed.

1393

Filigree

Fil″i‐gree (?), n. [Corrupted fr. filigrane.] Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to wh...

1394

Filigree (2)

Fil″i‐gree, a. Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative.You ask for reality, not ficti...

1395

Filigreed

Fil″i‐greed (?), a. Adorned with filigree. Tatler.

1396

Filing

Fil″ing (?), n. A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as, iron filings.

1397

Filioque

‖Fil′i‐o″que (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) The Latin for, “and from the Son,” equivalent to et filio, inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the clause qui ex Patre proce...

1398

Filipendulous

Fil′i‐pen″du‐lous (?; 135), a. [L. filum a thread + pendulus hanging, fr. pend�re to hang.] (Bot.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; — said of tuberous swellings in the mi...

1399

Filipino

Fil′i‐pi″no (?), n.; pl. Filipinos (#). A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.Then there are Filipinos, — “children of the country...

1400

Fill

Fill (?), n. [See Thill.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. Mortimer.Fill horse, a thill horse. Shak.

1401

Fill (2)

Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Filled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filling.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. füllen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, G...

1402

Fill (3)

Fill (?), v. i. 1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the...

1403

Fill (4)

Fill, n. [AS. fyllo. See Fill, v. t.] A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. “Ye shall eat your fill.” Lev. xxv. 19.I'll bear thee henc...

1404

Fill (5)

Fill, n. That which fills; filling; specif., an embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.