Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as, bi-foliolate.

One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.

See Feuillemort.

Having many leaves; leafy.

The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness.

Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial.

A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.

Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as stories, proverbs, riddles and songs.

a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk, especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture.

The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, or Parliament. See Legislature, below.

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 bookland or charter land, which was held by deed.

An assembly of the people a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court.

One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court.

In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.

same as cracker-barrel.

A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.

Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles.

Having follicles.

Having or producing follicles.

Full of folly.

The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.

Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions.

Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the project.

a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit.

One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

To follow.

A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis, or Southern Fish.

Fomentation.

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. The lotion applied to a diseased part.

One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition.

Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.

(Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature.

(Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature.

A fool; an idiot.

Foundation; bottom; groundwork; The ground. The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.

A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded; as, cherry fondant.

To endeavor; to strive; to try.

To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

One who fondles.

A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.

Foolishly.

The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.

A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.

Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.

A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.

Melted.

A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other.

pl. of Foe.

To take; to receive.

Foolishly; fondly.

A fon.

A fountain; a spring; a source.

Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive.

An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.

Same as Fontanel, 2.

A kind of tall headdress formerly worn.

To supply with food.

Full of food; supplying food; fruitful; fertile.

Eatable; fruitful.

To infatuate; to make foolish.

To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool{2}.

To manipulate (a machine or device) without proper knowledge of its operation; to experiment aimlessly with a device; as, don't fool around with the transit.

Begotten by a fool.

Lucky, without judgment or contrivance.

Foolishly hasty.

Foolishly liberal.

Foolish expenditure; waste.

Same as Fulahs.

The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; foolish behavior; absurdity.

The orange filefish--clownfish?-->. See Filefish. The winter flounder. See Flounder.

The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness.

In a foolhardy manner.

Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness.

Foolhardiness.

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

To make a fool of; to befool.

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

In a foolish manner.

The quality of being foolish.

A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.

To kick with the foot; to spurn.

Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.

having no commitments or restrictions.

Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.

the amount of film that has been shot.

An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather.

an athlete who plays football.

A band of foot soldiers.

A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.

A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive. The foot-rest of a coachman's box.

A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey.

The breadth of a foot; -- used as a measure.

A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse.

Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot; as, a footed candlestick.

a person who travels by foot.

A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.

A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight on horseback.

A kind of stocking.

A disease affecting the feet of sheep.

A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.

A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.

See Futtock.

Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfoot.

Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

Having no feet.

A sycophant; a fawner; a toady. Cf. Bootlick.

One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a theater, etc., and on a level therewith.

small and of little importance; as, a footling gesture.

a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a military barracks).

without ties to a particular location; free to roam; wandering.

A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

Art or skill of a footman.

A footprint; a track or vestige.

A note of reference or comment at the foot{4} of a page.

A walking pace or step.

A highwayman or robber on foot.

A narrow path or way for pedestrains only; a footway.