Webster's Dictionary 1828

1621

FOOLHARDY

FOOLH'ARDY, adjective [fool and hardy.] Daring without judgment; madly rash and adventurous; foolishly bold.

1622

FOOLING

FOOL'ING, participle present tense Defeating; disappointing; deceiving.

1623

FOOLISH

FOOL'ISH, adjective1. Void of understanding or sound judgment; weak in intellect; applied to general character.2. Unwise; imprudent; acting without judgment or discretion in par...

1624

FOOLISHLY

FOOL'ISHLY, adverb1. Weakly; without understanding or judgment; unwisely; indiscreetly.2. Wickedly; sinfully.I have done very foolishly 2 Samuel 24:10.

1625

FOOLISHNESS

FOOL'ISHNESS, noun1. Folly; want of understanding.2. Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good judgment.3. In a scriptural sense, absurdity; folly.The preaching of the cross is t...

1626

FOOLS-PARSLEY

FOOL'S-P'ARSLEY, noun A plant, of the genus Aethusa.

1627

FOOLSCAP

FOOLS'CAP, noun [Latin scapus, or folio and shape.] A kind of paper of small size.

1628

FOOLSTONES

FOOL'STONES, noun A plant, the Orchis.

1629

FOOLTRAP

FOOL'TRAP, noun A trap to catch fools; as a fly trap.

1630

FOOT

FOOT, nounplural feet. [Latin pes, pedis. Probably this word is allied to the Gr. to walk, to tread. Eng. verb, to tread.]1. In animal bodies, the lower extremity of the leg; th...

1631

FOOTBALL

FOOT'BALL, noun1. A ball consisting of an inflated bladder, cased in leather, to be driven by the foot.2. The sport or practice of kicking the football

1632

FOOTBAND

FOOT'BAND, noun A band of infantry.

1633

FOOTBOY

FOOT'BOY, noun A menial; an attendant in livery.

1634

FOOTBREADTH

FOOT'BREADTH, noun The breadth of the foot. Deuteronomy 2:1.

1635

FOOTBRIDGE

FOOT'BRIDGE, noun A narrow bridge for foot passengers.

1636

FOOTCLOTH

FOOT'CLOTH, noun A sumpter cloth.

1637

FOOTED

FOOT'ED, participle passive Kicked; trod; summed up; furnished with a foot, as a stocking.FOOT'ED, adjective Shaped in the foot; as footed like a goat.

1638

FOOTFALL

FOOT'FALL, noun A trip or stumble.

1639

FOOTFIGHT

FOOT'FIGHT, noun A conflict by persons on foot, in opposition to a fight on horseback.

1640

FOOTGUARDS

FOOT'GU'ARDS, nounplural Guards of infantry.

1641

FOOTHALT

FOOT'HALT, noun A disease incident to sheep, and said to proceed from a worm, which enters between the claws.

1642

FOOTHOLD

FOOT'HOLD, noun That which sustains the feet firmly and prevents them from slipping of moving; that on which one may tread or rest securely.

1643

FOOTHOT

FOOT'HOT, adverb Immediately; a word borrowed from hunting.

1644

FOOTING

FOOT'ING, participle present tense Dancing; treading; settling; adding a new foot.FOOT'ING, noun1. Ground for the foot; that which sustains; firm foundation to stand onIn ascent...

1645

FOOTLICKER

FOOT'LICKER, noun A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner.

1646

FOOTMAN

FOOT'MAN, noun1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot.2. A menial servant; a runner; a servant in livery.

1647

FOOTMANSHIP

FOOT'MANSHIP, noun The art or faculty of a runner.