Webster's Dictionary 1913

3484

Foyer

‖Foy′er″ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See Focus, n.] 1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal. Knight.

3485

Foyson

Foy″son (?), n. See Foison.

3486

Foziness

Fo″zi‐ness (?), n. The state of being fozy; spiritlessness; dullness.foziness can no longer be concealed. Blackwood's.

3487

Fozy

Fo″zy (?), a. Spongy; soft; fat and puffy.

3488

Fra

Fra (frȧ), adv. & prep. Fro.

3489

Fra (2)

Fra (frȧ), n. [It., for frate. See Friar.] Brother; — a title of a monk or friar; as, Fra Angelo. Longfellow.

3490

Frab

Frab (?), v. i. & t. To scold; to nag.

3491

Frabbit

Frab″bit (?), a. Crabbed; peevish.

3492

Fracas

Fra″cas (frā″kas; F. frȧ′kä″; 277), n. [F., crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashi...

3493

Frache

Frache (frāsh), n. A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed.

3494

Fracid

Frac″id (?), a. [L. fracidus mellow, soft.] Rotten from being too ripe; overripe. Blount.

3495

Fract

Fract (frăkt), v. t. [L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.] To break; to violate. Shak.

3496

Fracted

Frac″ted, a.(Her.) Having a part displaced, as if broken; — said of an ordinary. Macaulay.

3497

Fraction

Frac″tion (?), n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.Neit...

3498

Fraction (2)

Frac″tion, v. t.(Chem.) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; — frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a ...

3499

Fractional

Frac″tion‐al (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fr...

3500

Fractionally

Frac″tion‐al‐ly, adv. By fractions or separate portions; as, to distill a liquid fractionally, that is, so as to separate different portions.

3501

Fractionary

Frac″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Fractional.

3502

Fractionate

Frac″tion‐ate (?), v. t. To separate into different portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids.

3503

Fractious

Frac″tious (?), a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish...

3504

Fractural

Frac″tur‐al (?; 135), a. Pertaining to, or consequent on, a fracture.

3505

Fracture

Frac″ture (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.2. (Surg.) The ...

3506

Fracture (2)

Frac″ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fractured (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.] [Cf. F. fracturer.] To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to ...

3507

Frænulum

‖Fræn″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Frænula (#). [NL., dim. of L. fraenum a bridle.] (Anat.) A frænum.

3508

Frænum

{ Fræ″num (?), orFre″num }, n.; pl. E. Frænums (#), L. Fræna (#). (Anat.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the frænum of the tongue.

3509

Fragile

Frag″ile (?), a. [L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a.] Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.The state o...

3510

Fragility

Fra‐gil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilité. Cf. Frailty.] 1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon.2. Weakness; feebleness.An ap...