Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Fibular

Fib″u‐lar (–lẽr), a. Pertaining to the fibula.

1217

Fibulare

‖Fib′u‐la″re (?), n.; pl.Fibularia (#). [NL. See Fibula.] (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man...

1218

Fice

Fice (?), n. A small dog; — written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc.

1219

Fiché

Fi‐ché (?), a.(Her.) See FitchÉ.

1220

Fichtelite

Fich″tel‐ite (?), n.(Min.) A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria.

1221

Fichu

Fich″u (?), n. A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.

1222

Fickle

Fic″kle (?), a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. fācen deceit, OS. f�kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. Fidget.] Not fi...

1223

Fickleness

Fic″kle‐ness (?), n. The quality of being fickle; instability; inconsonancy. Shak.

1224

Fickly

Fic″kly (?), adv. In a fickle manner. Pepys.

1225

Fico

‖Fi″co (?), n.; pl.Ficoes (#). [It., a fig, fr. L. ficus. See Fig.] A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers,...

1226

Fictile

Fic″tile (?), a. [L. fictilis. See Fiction.] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.Fictile earth is more f...

1227

Fiction

Fic″tion (?), n. [F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign.] 1. The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of...

1228

Fictional

Fic″tion‐al (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic.“Fictional rather than historical.” Latham.

1229

Fictionist

Fic″tion‐ist, n. A writer of fiction. Lamb.

1230

Fictious

Fic″tious (?), a. Fictitious. Prior.

1231

Fictitious

Fic‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. fictitius. See Fiction.] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.The human persons are as fictitiou...

1232

Fictive

Fic″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. fictif.] Feigned; counterfeit. “The fount of fictive tears.” Tennyson.

1233

Fictor

Fic″tor (?), n. An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material. Elmes.

1234

Ficus

‖Fi″cus (?), n. A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.☞ Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the pee...

1235

Fid

Fid (?), n. [Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump.] 1. (Naut.) A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and res...

1236

Fidalgo

Fi‐dal″go (?), n. [Pg. See Hidalgo.] The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to that of Hidalgo in Spain.

1237

Fiddle

Fid″dle (fĭd″d'l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fiðele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fiðla, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. Viol.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument o...

1238

Fiddle (2)

Fid″dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fiddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fiddling (?).] 1. To play on a fiddle.Themistocles... said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great ci...

1239

Fiddle (3)

Fid″dle (?), v. t. To play (a tune) on a fiddle.

1240

Fiddle-faddle

Fid″dle–fad′dle (?), n. A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense. Spectator.

1241

Fiddle-faddle (2)

Fid″dle–fad′dle, v. i. To talk nonsense. Ford.

1242

Fiddle-shaped

Fid″dle–shaped′ (?), a.(Bot.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray.