The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 616
Dryden.
Forage cap . See under Cap . -- Forage master (Mil.) , a person charged with providing forage and the means of transporting it. Farrow.
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For"age , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Foraged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Foraging (?) .] To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil.
His most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp Forage in blood of French nobility. Shak.
Foraging ant (Zo\'94l.) , one of several species of ants of the genus Eciton , very abundant in tropical America, remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food. -- Foraging cap , a forage cap. -- Foraging party , a party sent out after forage.
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For"age (?) , v. t. To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds .
Pope.
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For"a*ger (?) , n. One who forages.
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For"a*lite (?) , n. [L. forare to bore + -lite .] (Geol.) A tubelike marking, occuring in sandstone and other strata.
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Fo*ra"men (?) , n. ; pl. L. Foramina (#) , E. Foramines (#) . [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.
Foramen of Monro (Anat.) , the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. -- Foramen of Winslow (Anat.) , the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum.
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Fo*ram"i*na`ted (?) , a. [L. foraminatus .] Having small opening, or foramina.
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For`a*min"i*fer (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the foraminifera.
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Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen , -aminis , a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda .
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Fo*ram`i*nif"er*ous (?) , a. 1. Having small openings, or foramina.
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera; as, foraminiferous mud .
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Fo*ram"i*nous (?) , a. [L. foraminosus .] Having foramina; full of holes; porous.
Bacon.
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For`as*much" (?) , comj. In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; -- followed by as . See under For , prep .
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For"ay (?; 277) , n. [Another form of forahe . Cf. Forray .] A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
Spenser.
The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray , rolling eyes of prey. Tennyson.
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For"ay , v. t. To pillage; to ravage.
He might foray our lands. Sir W. Scott.
Forayer <Xpage=581>
For"ay*er (? ∨ ?) , n. One who makes or joins in a foray.
They might not choose the lowand road, For the Merse forayers were abroad. Sir W. Scott.
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For*bade" (?) , imp. of Forbid .
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For*bathe" , v. t. To bathe. [Obs.]
Forbear <Xpage=581>
For*bear" (?) , n. [See Fore , and Bear to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] "Your forbears of old."
Sir W. Scott.
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For*bear" (?) , v. i. [ imp. Forbore (?) ( Forbare (<?/) , [Obs.] ); p. p. Forborne (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forbearing .] [OE. forberen , AS. forberan ; pref. for- + beran to bear. See Bear to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear ? 1 Kinds xxii. 6.
2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear . Ezek. ii. 7.
3. To control one's self when provoked.
The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear . Cowper.
Both bear and forbear . Old Proverb.
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For*bear" , v. t. 1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety .
But let me that plunder forbear . Shenstone.
The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage. Tennyson.
2. To treat with consideration or indulgence.
Forbearing one another in love. Eph. iv. 2.
3. To cease from bearing. [Obs.]
Whenas my womb her burden would forbear . Spenser.
Forbearance <Xpage=581>
For*bear"ance (?) , n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton.
2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Have a continent forbearance , till the speed of his rage goe<?/ slower. Shak.
Syn. -- Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.
Forbearant <Xpage=581>
For*bear"ant (?) , a. Forbearing. [R.]
Carlyle.
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For*bear"er (?) , n. One who forbears.
Tusser.
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For*bear"ing , a. Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- For*bear"ing*ly , adv.
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For*bid" , v. t. [ imp. Forbade (?) ; p. p. Forbidden (?) ( Forbid , [Obs.] ); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding (?) .] [OE. forbeden , AS. forbe\'a2dan ; pref. for- + be\'a2dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden , G. verbieten , Icel., fyrirbj&omac;&edh;a , forbo&edh;a , Sw. f\'94rbjuda , Dan. forbyde . See Bid , v. t. ] 1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. Shak.
2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
Have I not forbid her my house? Shak.
3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army .
A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. Dryden.
4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
He shall live a man forbid . Shak.
5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.]
L. Andrews.
Syn. -- To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit .
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For*bid" (?) , v. i. To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or forbid ."
Milton.
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For*bid"dance (?) , n. The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.]
ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance . Milton.
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For*bid"den (?) , a. Prohibited; interdicted.
I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton.
Forbidden fruit . (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock ( Citrus decumana ). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.
Forbiddenly <Xpage=582>
For*bid"den*ly , adv. In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
Shak.
Forbidder <Xpage=582>
For*bid"der (?) , n. One who forbids.
Milton.
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For*bid"ding (?) , a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent.
-- For*bid"ding*ly , adv. -- For*bid"ding*ness , n.
Forblack <Xpage=582>
For*black" (?) , a. Very black. [Obs.]
As any raven's feathers it shone forblack . Chaucer.
Forboden <Xpage=582>
For*bo"den (?) , obs. p. p. of Forbid .
Chaucer.
Forbore <Xpage=582>
For*bore" (?) , imp. of Forbear .
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For*borne" (?) , p. p. of Forbear .
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For*bruise" (?) , v. t. To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [Obs.]
All forbrosed , both back and side. Chaucer.
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For*by" (?) , adv. & prep. [See Foreby .] Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.]
To tell her if her child went ought forby . Chaucer.
To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Forcarve <Xpage=582>
For*carve" (?) , v. t. To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Force <Xpage=582>
Force (?) , v. t. [See Farce to stuff.] To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.]
Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.
Force <Xpage=582>
Force , n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors , foss , Dan. fos .] A waterfall; a cascade. [Prov. Eng.]
To see the falls for force of the river Kent. T. Gray.
Force <Xpage=582>
Force , n. [F. force , LL. forcia , fortia , fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort , n. ] 1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term .
He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. Macaulay.
2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
Which now they hold by force , and not by right. Shak.
3. Strength or power war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation .
Is Lucius general of the forces ? Shak.
4. (Law) (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b) Validity; efficacy.
Burrill.
5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force ; centrifugal force .
Animal force (Physiol.) , muscular force or energy. -- Catabiotic force [Gr. <?/ down (intens.) + <?/ life.] (Biol.) , the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. -- Centrifugal force , Centripetal force , Coercive force , etc. See under Centrifugal , Centripetal , etc. -- Composition of forces , Correlation of forces , etc. See under Composition , Correlation , etc. -- Force and arms [trans. of L. vi et armis ] (Law) , an expression in old indictments, signifying violence . -- In force , ∨ Of force , of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. "A testament is of force after men are dead." Heb. ix. 17. -- Metabolic force (Physiol.) , the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. -- No force , no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force , to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Of force , of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. "Good reasons must, of force , give place to better." Shak. -- Plastic force ( Physiol .), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. -- Vital force (Physiol.) , that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known.
Syn. -- Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. -- Force , Strength . Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength , mental strength , strength of emotion, etc. Force , on the other hand, looks more to the outward ; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength . " Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion."
Nichol.
Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. Heywood.
More huge in strength than wise in works he was. Spenser.
Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. Milton.
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Force (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Forced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forcing (?) .] [OF. forcier , F. forcer , fr. LL. forciare , fortiare . See Force , n. ] 1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor .
2. To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind .
3. To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence to one;s will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to commit rape upon.
To force their monarch and insult the court. Dryden.
I should have forced thee soon wish other arms. Milton.
To force a spotless virgin's chastity. Shak.
4. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
5. To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away , from , into , through , out , etc.
It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay That scarce the victor forced the steel away. Dryden.
To force the tyrant from his seat by war. Sahk.
Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into religion. Fuller.
6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce. [Obs.]
What can the church force more? J. Webster.
7. To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
High on a mounting wave my head I bore, Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore. Dryden.
8. (Whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
9. To provide with forces; to re\'89nforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.]
Shak.
10. To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.]
For me, I force not argument a straw. Shak.
Syn. -- To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce; drive; press; impel.
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Force , v. i. [Obs. in all the senses.] 1. To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor.
Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart. Spenser.
2. To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of , to make much account of; to regard.
Your oath once broke, you force not to forswear. Shak.
I force not of such fooleries. Camden.
3. To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how. Udall.
Forced <Xpage=582>
Forced (?) , a. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
Forced draught . See under Draught . -- Forced march (Mil.) , a march of one or more days made with all possible speed.
-- For"ced*ly (#) , adv. -- For"ced*ness , n.
Forceful <Xpage=582>
Force"ful (?) , a. Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. -- Force"ful*ly , adv.
Against the steed he threw His forceful spear. Dryden.
Forceless <Xpage=582>
Force"less , a. Having little or no force; feeble.
These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me. Shak.
Forcemeat <Xpage=582>
Force"meat` (?) , n. [Corrupt. for farce-meat , fr. F. farce stuffing. See Farce , n. ] (Cookery) Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing. [Written also forced meat .]
Forcement <Xpage=582>
Force"ment (?) , n. The act of forcing; compulsion. [Obs.]
It was imposed upon us by constraint; And will you count such forcement treachery? J. Webster.
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