Chapter 622

For*mal"de*hyde (?) , n. [ Form ic + aldehyde .] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO , resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid.

Formalism <Xpage=587>

Form"al*ism (?) , n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.

Official formalism . Sir H. Rawlinson.

Formalist <Xpage=587>

Form"al*ist , n. [Cf. F. formaliste .] One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion.

As far a formalist from wisdom sits, In judging eyes, as libertines from wits. Young.

Formality <Xpage=587>

For*mal"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Formalities (#) . [Cf. F. formalit\'82 .] 1. The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

2. Form without substance.

Such [books] as are mere pieces of formality , so that if you look on them, you look though them. Fuller.

3. Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.

Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience. Atterbury.

4. An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode.

He was installed with all the usual formalities . C. Middleton.

5. pl. The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [Obs.]

The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. Fuller.

6. That which is formal; the formal part.

It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality . Milton.

7. The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.

The material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. Jer. Taylor.

The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God. Bp. Stillingfleet.

8. (Scholastic. Philos.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities .

Formalize <Xpage=587>

Form"al*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Formalized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Formalizing (?) .] 1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]

2. To render formal.

Formalize <Xpage=587>

Form"al*ize , v. i. To affect formality. [Obs.]

ales.

Formally <Xpage=587>

Form"al*ly , adv. In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.

That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the spring from which it flows. Smalridge.

You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people. Hooker.

Formate <Xpage=587>

For"mate (?) , n. [See Formic .] (Chem.) A salt of formic acid. [Written also formiate .]

Formation <Xpage=587>

For*ma"tion (?) , n. [L. formatio : cf. F. formation .] 1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

Beattie.

2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart .

3. A substance formed or deposited.

4. (Geol.) (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations ; marine formations . (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation .

5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.

Farrow.

Formative <Xpage=587>

Form"a*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. formatif .] 1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts .

The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil. Bentley.

2. (Gram.) Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative .

3. (Biol.) Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter .

Formative <Xpage=587>

Form"a*tive , n. (Gram.) (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word. (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.

Form\'82 <Xpage=587>

For`m\'82" (?) , a. (Her.) Same as Pat\'82 or Patt\'82 .

Forme <Xpage=587>

For"me (?) , a. [OE., fr. AS. forma . See Foremost .] First. [Obs.] "Adam our forme father."

Chaucer.

Formed <Xpage=587>

Formed (?) , a. 1. (Astron.) Arranged, as stars in a constellation; as, formed stars . [R.]

2. (Biol.) Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized; as, the formed or organized ferments . See Ferment , n.

Formed material (Biol.) , a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is physiologically dead, in distinction from the truly germinal or living matter.

Formedon <Xpage=587>

For"me*don (?) , n. [OF., fr. Latin. So called because the plaintiff claimed "by the form of the gift,: L. per formam doni .] (O. Eng. Law) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished.

Formell <Xpage=587>

For"mell (?) , n. [Dim. of F. forme the female of a bird of prey.] (Zo\'94l.) The female of a hawk or falcon.

Former <Xpage=587>

Form"er (?) , n. 1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.

2. (Mech.) (a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed. (b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped. (c) A cutting die.

Former <Xpage=587>

For"mer (?) , a. [A compar. due to OE. formest . See Foremost .] 1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past.

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. Job. viii. 8.

The latter and former rain. Hosea vi. 3.

3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument .

3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned.

A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper. Pope.

Syn. -- Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding; foregoing.

Formeret <Xpage=587>

For`me*ret" (?) , n. [F.] (Arch.) One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.

Formerly <Xpage=587>

For"mer*ly (?) , adv. In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

Formful <Xpage=587>

Form"ful (?) , a. Creative; imaginative. [R.] "The formful brain."

Thomson.

Formic <Xpage=587>

For"mic (?) , a. [L. formica an ant: cf. F. formique .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid ; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether .

Amido formic acid , carbamic acid. -- Formic acid , a colorless, mobile liquid, HCO.OH , of a sharp, acid taste, occurring naturally in ants, nettles, pine needles, etc., and produced artifically in many ways, as by the oxidation of methyl alcohol, by the reduction of carbonic acid or the destructive distillation of oxalic acid. It is the first member of the fatty acids in the paraffin series, and is homologous with acetic acid.

Formica <Xpage=587>

For*mi"ca (?) , n. [L., an ant.] (Zo\'94l.) A Linn\'91an genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant .

Formicaroid <Xpage=587>

For`mi*ca"roid (?) , a. [NL. Formicarius , the typical genus + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the family Formicarid\'91 or ant thrushes.

Formicary <Xpage=587>

For"mi*ca*ry (?) , n. [LL. formicarium , fr. L. formica an ant.] (Zo\'94l.) The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.

Formicate <Xpage=587>

For"mi*cate (?) , a. [L. formica an ant.] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.

Formication <Xpage=587>

For`mi*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. formicatio , fr. formicare to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on one's self, fr. formica ant: cf. F. formication .] (Med.) A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.

Dunglison.

Formicid <Xpage=587>

For"mi*cid (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the ants. -- n. One of the family Formicid\'91 , or ants.

Formidability <Xpage=587>

For`mi*da*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Formidableness.

Walpole.

Formidable <Xpage=587>

For"mi*da*ble (?) , a. [L. formidabilis , fr. formidare to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable .] Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming.

They seemed to fear the formodable sight. Dryden.

I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable , when you see so many pages behind. Drydn.

Syn. -- Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking; horrible; terrific; tremendous.

Formidableness <Xpage=587>

For"mi*da*ble*ness , n. The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.

Boyle.

Formidably <Xpage=587>

For"mi*da*bly , adv. In a formidable manner.

Formidolose <Xpage=587>

For*mid"o*lose (?) , a. [L. formidolosus , fr. formido fear.] Very much afraid. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Forming <Xpage=587>

Form"ing (?) , n. The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers.

Formless <Xpage=587>

Form"less , a. Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape. -- Form"less*ly , adv. -- Form"less*ness , n.

Formula <Xpage=587>

For"mu*la (?) , n. ; pl. E. Formulas (#) , L. Formul\'91 (#) . [L., dim. of forma form, model. See Form , n. ] 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula .

4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.

5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.

&hand; Chemical formul\'91 consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained.

Empirical formula (Chem.) , an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2 . -- Graphic formula , Rational formula (Chem.) , an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH ; -- called also structural formula , constitutional formula , etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus , under Benzene . -- Molecular formula (Chem.) , a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.

Formularistic <Xpage=587>

For`mu*la*ris"tic (?) , a. Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization.

Emerson.

Formularization <Xpage=587>

For`mu*lar*i*za"tion (?) , n. The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.

C. Kingsley.

Formularize <Xpage=587>

For"mu*lar*ize (?) , v. t. To reduce to a forula; to formulate.

Formulary <Xpage=587>

For"mu*la*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. formulaire . See Formula .] Stated; prescribed; ritual.

Formulary <Xpage=587>

For"mu*la*ry , n. ; pl. Formularies (#) . [Cf. F. formulaire .] 1. A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formula\'91, etc.; a book of precedents.

2. Prescribed form or model; formula.

Formulate <Xpage=587>

For"mu*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Formulated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Formulating (?) .] To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

G. P. Marsh.

Formulation <Xpage=587>

For`mu*la"tion (?) , n. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

Formule <Xpage=587>

For"mule (?) , n. [F.] A set or prescribed model; a formula. [Obs.]

Johnson.

Formulization <Xpage=587>

For`mu*li*za"tion (?) , n. The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized.

Formulize <Xpage=587>

For"mu*lize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Formulized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Formulizing (?) .] To reduce to a formula; to formulate.

Emerson.

Formyl <Xpage=587>

For"myl (?) , n. [ Form ic + -yl .] (Chem.) (a) A univalent radical, H.C:O , regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde. (b) Formerly, the radical methyl, CH3 .

Forncast <Xpage=587>

Forn*cast" (?) , p. p. [OE. foren + cast . See Forecast .] Predestined. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Fornical <Xpage=587>

For"ni*cal (?) , a. Relating to a fornix.

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For"ni*cate (?) , For"ni*ca`ted (?) , a. [L. fornicatus , fr. fornix , -icis , an arch, vault.] 1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.

2. (Bot.) Arching over; overarched.

Gray.

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Fornicate <Xpage=588>

For"ni*cate (?) , v. i. [L. fornicatus , p. p. of fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix , -icis , a vault, a brothel in an underground vault.] To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.

Fornication <Xpage=588>

For`ni*ca"tion (?) , n. [F. fornication , L. fornicatio .] 1. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.

&hand; In England, the offense, though cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts, was not at common law subject to secular prosecution. In the United States it is indictable in some States at common law, in others only by statute.

Whartyon.

2. (Script.) (a) Adultery. (b) Incest. (c) Idolatry.

Fornicator <Xpage=588>

For"ni*ca`tor (?) , n. [F. fornicateur , OF. fornicator , from L. fornicator .] An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication.

Fornicatress <Xpage=588>

For"ni*ca`tress (?) , n. [Cf. F. fornicatrice , L. fornicatrix .] A woman guilty of fornication.

Shak.

Fornix <Xpage=588>

For"nix (?) , n. ; pl. Fornices (#) . [L., an arch.] (Anat.) (a) An arch or fold; as, the fornix , or vault, of the cranium; the fornix , or reflection, of the conjuctiva. (b) Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.

Forold <Xpage=588>

For*old" (?) , a. Very old. [Obs.]

A bear's skin, coal-black, forold . Chaucer.

Forpass <Xpage=588>

For*pass" (?) , v. t. & i. To pass by or along; to pass over. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Forpine <Xpage=588>

For*pine" (?) , v. t. To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic] "Pale as a forpined ghost."

Chaucer.

Forray <Xpage=588>

For"ray (? &or; ?) , v. t. [OE. forrayen . See Foray .] To foray; to ravage; to pillage.

For they that morn had forrayed all the land. Fairfax.

Forray <Xpage=588>

For"ray , n. The act of ravaging; a ravaging; a predatory excursion. See Foray .

Forrill <Xpage=588>

For"rill (?) , n. [See Forel .] Lambskin parchment; vellum; forel.

McElrath.

Forsake <Xpage=588>

For*sake" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Forsook (?) ; p. p. Forsaken (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking .] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan . See For- , and Sake .] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity .

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30.

2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.

If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak.

Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon .

Forsaker <Xpage=588>

For*sak"er (?) , n. One who forsakes or deserts.

Forsay <Xpage=588>

For*say" (?) , v. t. [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.] To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Forshape <Xpage=588>

For*shape" (?) , v. t. [Pref. for- + shape , v.t.] To render misshapen. [Obs.]

Gower.