Webster's Dictionary 1913

1729

Fitt

Fitt (?), n. See 2d Fit.

1730

Fittable

Fit″ta‐ble (?), a. Suitable; fit. Sherwood.

1731

Fittedness

Fit″ted‐ness (?), n. The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation. Dr. H. More.

1732

Fitter

Fit″ter (?), n. 1. One who fits or makes to fit; esp.: (a) One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress. (b) One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each...

1733

Fitter (2)

Fit″ter, n. A little piece; a flitter; a flinder.Where's the Frenchman? Alas, he's all fitters. Beau. & Fl.

1734

Fitting

Fit″ting (?), n. Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.

1735

Fitting (2)

Fit″ting, a. Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. — Fit″ting‐ly, adv. — Fit″ting‐ness, n.Jer. Taylor.

1736

Fitweed

Fit″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A plant (Eryngium fœtidum) supposed to be a remedy for fits.

1737

Fitz

Fitz (?), n. [OF. fils, filz, fiz, son, F. fils, L. filius. See Filial.] A son; — used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princ...

1738

Five

Five (?), a. [OE. fif, five, AS. fīf, fīfe; akin to D. vijf, OS. fīf, OHG. finf, funf, G. fünf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. cóic, L. q...

1739

Five (2)

Five (fīv), n. 1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects.Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matt. xxv. 2.2. A symbol representin...

1740

Five-finger

Five″–fin′ger (?), n. 1. (Bot.) See Cinquefoil.2. (Zoöl.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens.

1741

Five-leaf

Five″–leaf′ (?), n. Cinquefoil; five-finger.

1742

Five-leafed

{ Five″–leafed′ (?), Five″–leaved′ (?) }, a.(Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.

1743

Five-twenties

Five′–twen″ties (?), n. pl. Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years.

1744

Fivefold

Five″fold′ (?), a. & adv. In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.

1745

Fiveling

Five″ling (?), n.(Min.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals.

1746

Fives

Fives (fīvz), n. pl. A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; — so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. Smart.Fives court, a plac...

1747

Fives (2)

Fives, n. [See Vives.] A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. Shak.

1748

Fix

Fix (fĭks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to fix; cf. F. fixe.] Fixed; solidified. Chaucer.

1749

Fix (2)

Fix, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fixed (fĭkst); p. pr. & vb. n.Fixing.] [Cf. F. fixer.] 1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; ...

1750

Fix (3)

Fix, v. i. 1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.Your kindness banishes your fear,Resolved to fix forever here. Waller.2. To beco...

1751

Fix (4)

Fix, n. 1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No, nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can not...

1752

Fixable

Fix″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being fixed.

1753

Fixation

Fix‐a″tion (fĭks‐ā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. fixation.] 1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.An unalterable fixation of resolution. Killingbeck.To light, created in the fir...

1754

Fixative

Fix″a‐tive (?), n. That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a mordant.

1755

Fixed

Fixed (fĭkst), a. 1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.Fixed air(Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon...