Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Funky

Funk″y (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

4349

Funnel

Fun″nel (?), n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffy...

4350

Funnelform

Fun″nel‐form′ (?), a.(Bot.) Having the form of a funnel, or tunnel; that is, expanding gradually from the bottom upward, as the corolla of some flowers; infundibuliform.

4351

Funny

Fun″ny (?), a. [Compar.Funnier (?); superl.Funniest.] [From Fun.] Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.

4352

Funny (2)

Fun″ny, n.; pl.Funnies (�). A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.

4353

Fur

Fur (fûr), n. [OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G. futter; akin to Icel. fōðr lining, Goth. fōdr, scabbard; cf. Skr. p...

4354

Fur (2)

Fur (?), a. Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.Fur seal(Zoöl.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocep...

4355

Fur (3)

Fur, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furring.] 1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. “You fur your gloves with reason.” Shak.2. To cover with morb...

4356

Furacious

Fu‐ra″cious (?), a. [L. furax, -racis thievish, from fur thief.] Given to theft; thievish.

4357

Furacity

Fu‐rac″i‐ty (?), n. Addictedness to theft; thievishness.

4358

Furbelow

Fur″be‐low (?), n. [Prov. F. farbala, equiv. to F. falbala, It. falbalà.] A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.

4359

Furbelow (2)

Fur″be‐low, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furbelowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furbelowing.] To put a furbelow on; to ornament.

4360

Furbish

Fur″bish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Furbished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Furbishing.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir, fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See -ish.] To rub...

4361

Furbishable

Fur″bish‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being furbished.

4362

Furbisher

Fur″bish‐er (?), n. [Cf. F. fourbisseur.] One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.

4363

Furcate

{ Fur″cate (?), Fur″ca‐ted (?), } a. [L. furca fork. See Fork.] Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.

4364

Furcation

Fur‐ca″tion (?), n. A branching like a fork.

4365

Furciferous

Fur‐cif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.] Rascally; scandalous. “Furciferous knaves.” ...

4366

Furcula

‖Fur″cu‐la (?), n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.] (Anat.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

4367

Furcular

Fur″cu‐lar (?), a. Shaped like a fork; furcate.

4368

Furculum

‖Fur″cu‐lum (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. furca a fork.] (Anat.) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles.

4369

Furdle

Fur″dle (?), v. t. [See Fardel, and cf. Furl.] To draw up into a bundle; to roll up.

4370

Furfur

‖Fur″fur (?), n. Scurf; dandruff.

4371

Furfuraceous

Fur″fu‐ra″ceous (?), a. [L. furfuraceus.] Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.

4372

Furfuran

Fur″fu‐ran (?), n. [L. furfur bran.] (Chem.) A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; ...

4373

Furfuration

Fur″fu‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. furfur bran, scurf.] Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.

4374

Furfurine

Fur″fu‐rine (?), n.(Chem.) A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.