Chapter 613

Fol"i*ly (?) , a. Foolishly. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Folio <Xpage=578>

Fol"io (?) , n. ; pl. Folios (#) . [Ablative of L. folium leaf. See 4th Foil .] 1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.

2. A sheet of paper once folded.

3. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper .

4. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.

5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

6. (Law) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words .

Folio post , a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.

Fol'io <Xpage=578>

Fol'io , v. t. To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.

Fol'io <Xpage=578>

Fol'io , a. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume . See Folio , n. , 3.

Fo'liolate <Xpage=578>

Fo"'li*o*late (?) , a. Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as, bi- foliolate .

Gray.

Foliole <Xpage=578>

Fo"li*ole (?) , n. [Dim. of L. folium leaf: cf. F. foliole .] (Bot.) One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.

Foliomort <Xpage=578>

Fo`li*o*mort" (?) , a. See Feuillemort .

Foliose <Xpage=578>

Fo`li*ose" (?) , a. [L. foliosus , fr. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having many leaves; leafy.

Foliosity <Xpage=578>

Fo`li*os"i*ty (?) , n. The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness. [R.]

De Quincey.

Folious <Xpage=578>

Fo"li*ous (<?/) , a. [See Foliose .] 1. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial . [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

2. (Bot.) Foliose. [R.]

Folium <Xpage=578>

Fo"li*um (?) , n. ; pl. E. Foliums (#) , L. Folia (#) . [L., a leaf.] 1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.

2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x 3 + y 3 = axy .

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Folk, Folks <Xpage=579>

Folk (?) , Folks (?) , n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc ; akin to D. volk , OS. & OHG. folk , G. volk , Icel. f<?/lk , Sw. & Dan. folk , Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow .] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.]

The organization of each folk , as such, sprang mainly from war. J. R. Green.

2. People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks ; poor folks . [Colloq.]

In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire With good old folks , and let them tell thee tales. Shak.

3. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well . [Colloq. New Eng.]

Bartlett.

Folk song , one of a class of songs long popular with the common people. -- Folk speech , the speech of the common people, as distinguished from that of the educated class.

Folkland <Xpage=579>

Folk"land` (?) , n. [AS. folcland .] (O.Eng. Law) Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk , or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to book land or charter land, which was held by deed.

Mozley & W.

Folklore, n., &or; Folk lore <Xpage=579>

Folk"lore` (?) , n. , &or; Folk" lore` . Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people.

Trench.

Folkmote <Xpage=579>

Folk"mote` (?) , n. [AS. folcm<?/t folk meeting.] An assembly of the people ; esp. (Sax. Law) , a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court. [Hist.]

To which folkmote they all with one consent Agreed to travel. Spenser.

Folkmoter <Xpage=579>

Folk"mot`er (?) , n. One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court. [Obs.]

Milton.

Follicle <Xpage=579>

Fol"li*cle (?) , n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows : cf. F. follicule . Cf. 2d Fool .] 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.

2. (Anat.) (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle . (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle .

Follicular <Xpage=579>

Fol*lic"u*lar (?) , a. 1. Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles.

2. (Med.) Affecting the follicles; as, follicular pharyngitis .

Folliculated <Xpage=579>

Fol*lic"u*la`ted (?) , a. Having follicles.

Folliculous <Xpage=579>

Fol*lic"u*lous (?) , a. [L. folliculosus full of husks: cf. F. folliculeux .] Having or producing follicles.

Folliful <Xpage=579>

Fol"li*ful (?) , a. Full of folly. [Obs.]

Follow <Xpage=579>

Fol"low (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Followed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Following .] [OE. foluwen , folwen , folgen , AS. folgian , fylgean , fylgan ; akin to D. volgen , OHG. folg<?/n , G. folgen , Icel. fylgja , Sw. f\'94lja , Dan. f\'94lge , and perh. to E. folk .] 1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. Shak.

2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.

I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. Ex. xiv. 17.

3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice .

Approve the best, and follow what I approve. Milton.

Follow peace with all men. Heb. xii. 14.

It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. J. Edwards.

4. To copy after; to take as an example.

We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. Hooker.

5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.

6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.

7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.

He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. Dryden.

8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

O, had I but followed the arts! Shak.

O Antony! I have followed thee to this. Shak.

Follow board (Founding) , a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. Knight. -- To follow the hounds , to hunt with dogs. -- To follow suit (Card Playing) , to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set. -- To follow up , to pursue indefatigably.

Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain. - To Follow , Pursue . To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as, a hound pursues the deer . So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison.

Follow <Xpage=579>

Fol"low , v. i. To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.

Syn.- To Follow , Succeed , Ensue . To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a crowd followed . To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day, and night to night . To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence. As wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution; and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness.

Follower <Xpage=579>

Fol"low*er (?) , n. [OE. folwere , AS. folgere .] 1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

2. A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.]

A. Trollope.

3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust . of Piston . (b) A gland. See Illust . of Stuffing box .

4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver .

5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.

Syn. -- Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant.

Following <Xpage=579>

Fol"low*ing (?) , n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.

Macaulay.

2. Vocation; business; profession.

Following <Xpage=579>

Fol"low*ing , a. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day .

2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the erth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following . In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding .

&hand; The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north , south , following , preceding .

Folly <Xpage=579>

Fol"ly (?) , n. ; pl. Follies (#) . [OE. folie , foli , F. folie , fr. fol , fou , foolish, mad. See Fool .] 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.

What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. Shak.

3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.

[Achan] wrought folly in Israel. Josh. vii. 15.

When lovely woman stoops to folly . Goldsmith.

4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.

It is called this man's or that man's " folly ," and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years. Trench.

Folwe <Xpage=579>

Fol"we (?) , v. t. To follow. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Fomalhaut <Xpage=579>

Fo"mal*haut` (?) , n. [A<?/.,prop., mouth of the large fish: cf. F. Fomalhaut .] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis , or Southern Fish.

Foment <Xpage=579>

Fo*ment" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fomented ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting .] [F. fomenter , fr. L. fomentare , fr. fomentum (for fovimentum ) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. <?/ to roast, and E. bake .] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.

2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.]

Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. Milton.

3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors .

Locke.

But quench the choler you foment in vain. Dryden.

Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. Southey.

Fomentation <Xpage=579>

Fo`men*ta"tion (?) , n. [<?/. fomentatio : cf. F. fomentation .] 1. (Med.) (a) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors. (b) The lotion applied to a diseased part.

2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement.

Dishonest fomentation of your pride. Young.

Fomenter <Xpage=579>

Fo*ment"er (?) , n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition .

Fomes <Xpage=579>

Fo"mes (?) , n. ; pl. Fomites (#) . [L. fomes , -itis , touch-wood, tinder.] (Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites .

Fon <Xpage=579>

Fon (?) , n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. f\'beni silly, f\'bena to act silly, Sw. f\'86ne fool. Cf. Fond , a. ] A fool; an idiot. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Fond <Xpage=579>

Fond (?) , obs. imp. of Find . Found.

Chaucer.

Fond <Xpage=579>

Fond , a. [ Compar. Fonder (?) ; superl. Fondest .] [For fonned , p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See Fon .] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]

Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond. Shak.

2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.

3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife .

Addison.

4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on ).

More fond on her than she upon her love. Shak.

You are as fond of grief as of your child. Shak.

A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures. Irving.

5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]

Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. Byron.

6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.]

Shak.

Fond <Xpage=579>

Fond , v. t. To caress; to fondle. [Obs.]

The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. Dryden.

Fond <Xpage=579>

Fond , v. i. To be fond; to dote. [Obs.]

Shak.

Fonde <Xpage=579>

Fond"e (?) , v. t. & i. [AS. fandian to try.] To endeavor; to strive; to try. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Fondle <Xpage=579>

Fon"dle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fondled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling (?) .] [From Fond , v .] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child .

Syn.- See Caress .

Fondler <Xpage=579>

Fon"dler (?) , n. One who fondles.

Johnson.

Fondling <Xpage=579>

Fon"dling (?) , n. [From Fondle .] The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.

Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle.

Fondling <Xpage=579>

Fond"ling (?) , n. [ Fond + -ling .] 1. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.

Fondlings are in danger to be made fools. L'Estrange.

2. A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Fondly <Xpage=579>

Fond"ly (?) , adv. 1. Foolishly. [Archaic]

Verstegan (1673).

Make him speak fondly like a frantic man. Shak.

2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.

My heart, untarveled, fondly turns to thee. Goldsmith.

Fondness <Xpage=579>

Fond"ness , n. 1. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obs.]

Fondness it were for any, being free, To covet fetters, though they golden be. Spenser.

2. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles .

My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee. Addison.

Syn.- Attachment; affection; love; kindness.

Fondon <Xpage=579>

Fon"don (?) , n. [Cf. F. fondant flux.] (Metal.) A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.

Fondus <Xpage=579>

Fon`dus" (?) , n. [F. fondu , prop. p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.] A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other.

Ure.

Fone <Xpage=579>

Fone (?) , n. ; pl. of Foe . [Obs.]

Spenser.

Fonge <Xpage=579>

Fong"e (?) , v. t. [See Fang , v. t. ] To take; to receive. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Fonly <Xpage=579>

Fon"ly (?) , adv. [See Fon .] Foolishly; fondly. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Fonne <Xpage=579>

Fon"ne (?) , n. A fon. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Font <Xpage=579>

Font (?) , n. [F. fonte , fr. fondre to melt or cast. See Found to cast, and cf. Fount a font.] (Print.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount.

Font <Xpage=579>