Webster's Dictionary 1913

1432

Filter (3)

Fil″ter, v. i. To pass through a filter; to percolate.

1433

Filter (4)

Fil″ter, n. Same as Philter.

1434

Filth

Filth (?), n. [OE. filthe, fulðe, AS. f�lð, fr. fūl foul; akin to OHG. fūlida. See Foul, and cf. File.] 1. Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.2. Anythi...

1435

Filthily

Filth″i‐ly (?), adv. In a filthy manner; foully.

1436

Filthiness

Filth″i‐ness, n. 1. The state of being filthy.Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 2 Cor. vii. 1.2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; fouln...

1437

Filthy

Filth″y (?), a. [Compar.Filthier (?); superl.Filthiest.] Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. “In the filthy-mantled poo...

1438

Filtrate

Fil″trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Filtrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Filtrating. (�)] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter.] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. ...

1439

Filtrate (2)

Fil″trate (?), n. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration.

1440

Filtration

Fil‐tra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. filtration.] The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

1441

Fimble

{ Fim″ble, n., orFim″ble hemp′ (fĭm″b'l hĕmp′). } [Corrupted from female hemp.] Light summer hemp, that bears no seed.

1442

Fimbria

‖Fim″bri‐a (?), n.; pl.Fimbriæ (#). [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.) (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. — ...

1443

Fimbriate

Fim‐bri‐ate (?), a. [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.] Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; frin...

1444

Fimbriate (2)

Fim″bri‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n.Fimbriating.] To hem; to fringe. Fuller.

1445

Fimbriated

Fim″bri‐a′ted (?), a. 1. Having a fringed border; fimbriate.2. (Her.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; — said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.

1446

Fimbricate

Fim″bri‐cate (?), a. 1. Fringed; jagged; fimbriate.2. (Zoöl.) fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, as the antennæ of certain insects.

1447

Fin

Fin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Finned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Finning.] [Cf. Fin of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub.

1448

Fin (2)

Fin, n. [See Fine, n.] End; conclusion; object. “She knew eke the fin of his intent.” Chaucer.

1449

Fin (3)

Fin, n. [OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. pen a feather.] 1. (Zoöl.) An organ of a fish, consisting of ...

1450

Fin (4)

Fin, n.(Aëronautics) A fixed stabilizing surface, usually vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship.

1451

Fin de siècle

‖Fin′ de siè″cle (?). Lit., end of the century; — mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the close of the 19th century; modern; “up-t...

1452

Fin keel

Fin keel. (Naut.) A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped bulb of lead at the bottom, and general...

1453

Fin-footed

Fin″–foot′ed, a.(Zoöl.) (a) Having palmate feet. (b) Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe.

1454

Fin-toed

Fin″–toed′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate.

1455

Finable

Fin″a‐ble (?), a. [From Fine.] Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense. Bacon.

1456

Final

Fi″nal (fī″nal), a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary, limit, end. See Finish.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a...

1457

Finale

‖Fi‐na″le (fē̍‐nä″lā̍), n. [It. See Final.] Close; termination; as: (a) (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition. (b) The last c...

1458

Finalist

Fi″nal‐ist (?), n.(Sports) Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.