Chapter 637

Fudge" wheel" (?) . (Shoemaking) A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole.

Fuegian <Xpage=601>

Fu*e"gi*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Terra del Fuego. -- n. A native of Terra del Fuego.

Fuel <Xpage=601>

Fu"el (?) , n. [OF. fouail , fuail , or fouaille , fuaille , LL. focalium , focale , fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus .] [Formerly written also fewel. ] 1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.

2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.

Artificial fuel , fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.

Fael <Xpage=601>

Fa"el , v. t. 1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.]

Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame. Cowley.

2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.]

Well watered and well fueled . Sir H. Wotton.

Fueler <Xpage=601>

Fu"el*er (?) , n. One who, or that which, supplies fuel. [R.] [Written also fueller .]

Donne.

Fuero <Xpage=601>

Fu*e"ro (?) , n. [Sp., fr. L. forum .] (Sp. Law) (a) A code; a charter; a grant of privileges. (b) A custom having the force of law. (c) A declaration by a magistrate. (d) A place where justice is administered. (e) The jurisdiction of a tribunal.

Burrill.

Fuff <Xpage=601>

Fuff (?) , v. t. & i. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Puff .] To puff. [Prov. Eng. A Local, U. S.]

Halliwel.

Fuffy <Xpage=601>

Fuff"y , a. Light; puffy. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]

Fuga <Xpage=601>

Fu"ga (?) , n. [It.] (Mus.) A fugue.

Fugacious <Xpage=601>

Fu*ga"cious (?) , a. [L. fugax , fugacis , from fugere : cf. F. fugace . See Fugitive .] 1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.

Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.

Fugaciousness <Xpage=601>

Fu*ga"cious*ness , n. Fugacity. [Obs.]

Fugacity <Xpage=601>

Fu*gac"i*ty (?) , a. [L fugacitas : cf. F. fugacit\'82 .] 1. The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; as, fugacity of spirits .

Boyle.

2. Uncertainty; instability.

Johnson.

Fugacy <Xpage=601>

Fu"ga*cy (?) , n. Banishment. [Obs.]

Milton.

Fugato <Xpage=601>

Fu*ga"to (?) , a. (Mus.) in the gugue style, but not strictly like a fugue. -- n. A composition resembling a fugue.

Fugh <Xpage=601>

Fugh (?) , interj. An exclamation of disgust; foh; faugh.

Dryden.

Fughetta <Xpage=601>

Fu*ghet"ta (?) , n. [It.] (Mus.) a short, condensed fugue.

Grove.

Fugitive <Xpage=601>

Fu"gi*tive (?) , a. [OE. fugitif , F. fugitif , fr. L. fugitivus , fr. fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf. Feverfew .] 1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.

The fugitive Parthians follow. Shak.

Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear? Richardson

A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. Sir H. Wotton.

2. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea.

The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of vegatables. Woodward.

Fugitive compositions , Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice.

Syn. -- Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile; fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.

Fugitive <Xpage=601>

Fu"gi*tive (?) , n. 1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice .

2. Something hard to be caught or detained.

Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. Harte.

Fugitive from justice (Law) , one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment.

Fugitively <Xpage=601>

Fu"gi*tive*ly , adv. In a fugitive manner.

Fugitiveness <Xpage=601>

Fu"gi*tive*ness , n. The quality or condition of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility; fugacity; instability.

Fugle <Xpage=601>

Fu"gle (?) , v. i. To maneuver; to move hither and thither. [Colloq.]

Wooden arms with elbow joints jerking and fugling in the air. Carlyle.

Fugleman <Xpage=601>

Fu"gle*man (?) , n. ; pl. Fuglemen (#) . [G. fl\'81gelmann file leader; fl\'81gel wing (akin to E. fly) + mann man. Cf. Flugrelman .] 1. (Mil.) A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide for the others in their exercises; a file leader. He originally stood in front of the right wing. [Written also flugelman .]

2. Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]

Fugue <Xpage=601>

Fugue (?) , n. [F., fr. It. fuga , fr. L. fuga a fleeing, flight, akin to fugere to fiee. See Fugitive .] (Mus.) A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears.

All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the parts of a fugue . Jer. Taylor.

Fuguist <Xpage=601>

Fu"guist (?) , n. (Mus.) A musician who composes or performs fugues.

Busby.

-ful <Xpage=601>

-ful (?) . [See Full , a. ] A suffix signifying full of , abounding with ; as, boast ful , harm ful , woe ful .

Fulahs , Foolahs <Xpage=601>

Fu"lahs` , Foo"lahs` (<?/) , n. pl. ; sing. Fulah , Foolan (<?/) . (Ethnol.) A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze. They are Mohammedans. Called also Fellatahs , Foulahs , and Fellani . Fulah is also used adjectively; as, Fulah empire, tribes, language .

Fulbe <Xpage=601>

Ful"be (?) , n. (Ethnol.) Same as Fulahs .

Fuldble <Xpage=601>

Ful"d*ble (?) , a. [L. fulcire to prop.] Capable of being propped up. [Obs.]

Cockeram.

Fulciment <Xpage=601>

Ful"ci*ment (?) , n. [L. fulcimentum , fr. fulcire to prop.] A prop; a fulcrum. [Obs.]

Bp. Wilkins.

Fulcra <Xpage=601>

Ful"cra (?) , n. pl. See Fulcrum .

Fulcrate <Xpage=601>

Ful"crate (?) , a. [See Fulcrum .] 1. (Bot.) Propped; supported by accessory organs. [R.]

Gray.

2. Furnished with fulcrums.

Fulcrum <Xpage=601>

Ful"crum (?) , n. ; pl. L. Fulcra (#) , E. Fulcrums (#) . [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]

1. A prop or support.

2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.

3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.]

Gray.

4. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects. (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.

5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.

Fulfill <Xpage=601>

Ful*fill" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fulfilled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fulfilling .] [OE. fulfillen , fulfullen , AS. fulfyllan ; ful full + fyllan to fill. See Full , a. , and Fill , v. t. ] [Written also fulfil. ] 1. To fill up; to make full or complete. [>Obs.] " Fulfill her week"

Gen. xxix. 27.

Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first, for it is not good to take the bread of children and give to hounds. Wyclif (Mark vii. 27).

2. To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention, promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement, etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design; to effectuate.

He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. Ps. cxlv. 199.

Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends. Milton.

Servants must their masters' minds fulfill . Shak.

Fulfiller <Xpage=601>

Ful*fill"er (?) , n. One who fulfills.

South.

Fulfillment <Xpage=601>

Ful*fill"ment (?) , n. [Written also fulfilment .]

1. The act of fulfilling; accomplishment; completion; as, the fulfillment of prophecy .

2. Execution; performance; as, the fulfillment of a promise .

Fulgency <Xpage=601>

Fulgen*cy (?) , n. [See fulgent .] Brightness; splendor; glitter; effulgence.

Bailey.

Fulgent <Xpage=601>

Ful"gent (?) , a. [L. fulgens , -entis , p. pr. of fulgere to flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. <?/ to burn. See Phlox , Flagrant .] Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent.

Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. Glower.

Fulgently <Xpage=601>

Ful"gent*ly , adv. Dazzlingly; glitteringly.

Fulgid <Xpage=601>

Ful"gid (?) , a. [L. fulgidus . See Fulgent .] Shining; glittering; dazzling. [R.]

Pope.

Fulgidity <Xpage=601>

Ful*gid"i*ty (?) , n. Splendor; resplendence; effulgence. [R.]

Bailey.

Fulgor <Xpage=601>

Ful"gor (?) , n. [L. fulgor , fr. fulgere to shine.] Dazzling brightness; splendor. [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

Fulgurant <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*rant (?) a. [L. fulgurans , p. pr. of fulgurare .] Lightening. [R.]

Dr. H. More.

Fulgurata <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*ra"ta (?) , n. [NL.] (Electricity) A spectro-electric tube in which the decomposition of a liquid by the passage of an electric spark is observed.

Knight.

Fulgurate <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*rate (?) , v. i. [L. fulguratus , p. p. of fulgurare to flash, fr. fulgur lightning, fr. fulgere to shine. See Fulgent .] To flash as lightning. [R.]

Fulgurating <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*ra`ting (?) , a. (Med.) Resembling lightning; -- used to describe intense lancinating painsaccompanying locomotor ataxy.

Fulguration <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*ra`tion (?) , n. [L. fulguratio : cf. F. fulguration .] 1. The act of lightening. [R.]

Donne.

2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called blick.

A phenomenon called, by the old chemists, fulguration . Ure.

Fulgurite <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*rite (?) , n. [L. fulguritus , p. p. of fulgurire to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F. fulgurite .] A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge.

Fulgury <Xpage=601>

Ful"gu*ry (?) , n. [L. fulgur .] Lightning. [Obs.]

Fulham <Xpage=601>

Ful"ham (?) , n. [So named because supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, in Middlesex, Eng.) A false die. [Cant] [Written also fullam .]

Shak.

Fuliginosity <Xpage=601>

Fu*lig"i*nos"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. fuliginosit\'82 .] The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [R.]

Fuliginous <Xpage=601>

Fu*lig"i*nous (?) , a. [L. fuliginosus , from fuligo soot: cf. F. fuligineux. See Fume .] 1. Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky.

2. Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke.

Fuliginously <Xpage=601>

Fu*lig"i*nous*ly , adv. In a smoky manner.

Fulimart <Xpage=601>

Fu"li*mart (?) , n. Same as Foumart .

Full <Xpage=601>

Full (?) , a. [ Compar. Fuller (?) ; superl. Fullest .] [OE. & AS. ful ; akin to OS. ful , D. vol , OHG. fol , G. voll , Icel. fullr , Sw. full , Dan. fuld , Goth. fulls , L. plenus , Gr. <?/, Skr. p<?/rna full , pr<?/ to fill, also to Gr. <?/ much, E. poly- , pref., G. viel , AS. fela . &root;80. Cf. Complete , Fill , Plenary , Plenty .] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.

Had the throne been full , their meeting would not have been regular. Blackstone.

2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.

3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.

It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. Gen. xii. 1.

The man commands Like a full soldier. Shak.

I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. Ford.

4. Sated; surfeited.

I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Is. i. 11.

5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

Reading maketh a full man. Bacon.

6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project .

Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. Locke.

7. Filled with emotions.

The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. Lowell.

8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]

Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. Dryden.

At full , when full or complete. Shak . -- Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. Abbott . -- Full and by (Naut.) , sailing closehauled, having all the sails full , and lying as near the wind as poesible. -- Full band (Mus.) , a band in which all the instruments are employed. -- Full binding , the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. -- Full bottom , a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. -- Full brother &or; sister , a brother or sister having the same parents as another. -- Full cry (Hunting) , eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. -- Full dress , the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. -- Full hand (Poker) , three of a kind and a pair. -- Full moon . (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. -- Full organ (Mus.) , the organ when all or most stops are out. -- Full score (Mus.) , a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. -- Full sea , high water. -- Full swing , free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South ( Colloq .) -- In full , at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. -- In full blast . See under Blast .

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Full <Xpage=602>

Full (?) , n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.

The swan's-down feather, That stands upon the swell at full of tide. Shak.

Full of the moon , the time of full moon.

Full <Xpage=602>

Full , adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden.

The diapason closing full in man. Dryden.

Full in the center of the sacred wood. Addison.

&hand; Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. "Full sad." Milton . "Master of a full poor cell." Shak . " Full many a gem of purest ray serene." T. Gray .

Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full -bloomed, full -blown, full -crammed full -grown, full -laden, full -stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining.

Full <Xpage=602>

Full , v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight .

Full <Xpage=602>