Webster's Dictionary 1913

1594

Fireman

Fire″man (?), n.; pl.Firemen (–men). 1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company.2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a st...

1595

Fireplace

Fire″place′ (?), n. The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; — usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.

1596

Fireproof

Fire″proof′ (?), a. Proof against fire; incombustible.

1597

Fireproofing

Fire″proof′ing (?), n. The act or process of rendering anything incombustible; also, the materials used in the process.

1598

Firer

Fir″er (?), n. One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary. R. Carew.

1599

Fireroom

Fire″room′, n. Same as Stokehold, below.

1600

Fireside

Fire″side′ (?), n. A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.

1601

Firestone

Fire″stone′ (?; 110), n. [AS. fȳrstān flint; fȳr fire + stān stone.] 1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint.2. A stone which will bear the heat of a fur...

1602

Firetail

Fire″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European redstart; — called also fireflirt.

1603

Firewarden

Fire″ward′en (?), n. An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; — called also fireward.

1604

Fireweed

Fire″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).

1605

Firewood

Fire″wood′ (?), n. Wood for fuel.

1606

Firework

Fire″work′ (?), n. 1. A device for producing a striking display of light, or a figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of materials that burn in some pecul...

1607

Fireworm

Fire″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; — called also cranberry worm.

1608

Firing

Fir″ing, n. 1. The act of discharging firearms.2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight.3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison.4. ...

1609

Firing pin

Fir″ing pin′. In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it.

1610

Firk

Firk (?), v. t. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to chastise.I'll fer him, and firk him...

1611

Firk (2)

Firk, v. i. To fly out; to turn out; to go off.A wench is a rare bait, with which a manNo sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.

1612

Firk (3)

Firk, n. A freak; trick; quirk. Ford.

1613

Firkin

Fir″kin (?), n. [From AS. feówer four (or an allied word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. See Four.] 1. A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; ...

1614

Firlot

Fir″lot (?), n. [Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain, from a word equiv. to E. four + lot part, portion. See Firkin.] A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth p...

1615

Firm

Firm (?), a. [Compar.Firmer (?); superl.Firmest.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh� to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne.] 1. Fixed;...

1616

Firm (2)

Firm, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See Firm, a....

1617

Firm (3)

Firm, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See Firm, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.And Jove has firmed it with an awful n...

1618

Firmament

Fir″ma‐ment (?), n. [L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make firm: cf. F. firmament. See Firm, v. & a.] 1. Fixed foundation; established basis.Custom is the... firmament of the law....

1619

Firmamental

Fir′ma‐men″tal (?), a. Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions. Dryden.

1620

Firman

Fir″man (? or?), n.; pl.Firmans (#) or (#). [Pers. fermān.] In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; — g...