Webster's Dictionary 1913

2728

Foolhardise

Fool″har′dise (?), n. [Fool, F. fol, fou + F. hardiesse boldness.] Foolhardiness. Spenser.

2729

Foolhardy

Fool″har′dy (?), a. [OF. folhardi. See Fool idiot, and Hardy.] Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. Howell.Syn. — Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; ...

2730

Foolify

Fool″i‐fy (?), v. t. [Fool + -fy.] To make a fool of; to befool. Holland.

2731

Foolish

Fool″ish, a. 1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.I am a very foolish fond old man. Shak...

2732

Foolishly

Fool″ish‐ly, adv. In a foolish manner.

2733

Foolishness

Fool″ish‐ness, n. 1. The quality of being foolish.2. A foolish practice; an absurdity.The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. 1 Cor. i. 18.

2734

Foolscap

Fools″cap′ (?), n. [So called from the watermark of a fool's cap and bells used by old paper makers. See Fool's cap, under Fool.] A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x...

2735

Foot

Foot (fo͝ot), n.; pl.Feet (fēt). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. fōt, pl. fēt; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. fōtr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. fōtus, L. pes, Gr. πο...

2736

Foot (2)

Foot (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Footed; p. pr. & vb. n.Footing.] 1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip. Dryden.2. To walk; — opposed to ride or fly. Shak.

2737

Foot (3)

Foot, v. t. 1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. Shak.2. To set on foot; to establish; to land.What confederacy have you with the traitorsLate footed in the kingdom? Shak.3. To t...

2738

Foot candle

Foot candle. (Photom.) The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot.

2739

Foot Guards

Foot″ Guards′ (?), pl. Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.

2740

Foot pound

Foot″ pound′ (?). (Mech.) A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot.

2741

Foot poundal

Foot″ pound′al (?). (Mech.) A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal.

2742

Foot ton

Foot ton. (Mech.) A unit of energy or work, being equal to the work done in raising one ton against the force of gravity through the height of one foot.

2743

Foot valve

Foot valve. (Mech.) A suction valve or check valve at the lower end of a pipe; esp., such a valve in a steam-engine condenser opening to the air pump.

2744

Foot-sore

Foot″–sore′ (?), a. Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.

2745

Football

Foot″ball′ (?), n. An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather. Waller.2. The game of kicking the football by opposing ...

2746

Footband

Foot″band′ (?), n. A band of foot soldiers.

2747

Footbath

Foot″bath′ (?), n. A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.

2748

Footboard

Foot″board′ (?), n. 1. A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet; as: (a) The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive. (b) The foot-res...

2749

Footboy

Foot″boy′ (?), n. A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey. Shak.

2750

Footbreadth

Foot″breadth′ (?), n. The breadth of a foot; — used as a measure. Longfellow.Not so much as a footbreadth. Deut. ii. 5.

2751

Footbridge

Foot″bridge′ (?), n. A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

2752

Footcloth

Foot″cloth′ (?), n. Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse. Sir W. Scott.

2753

Footed

Foot″ed, a. 1. Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot. “Footed like a goat.” Grew.☞ Footed is often used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) feet; as, fou...

2754

Footfall

Foot″fall′ (?), n. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. Shak.Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. Poe.