Having or producing follicles.
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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.
Without food; barren.
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.
See Footboard (a).
The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, /Footprints of the Creator./
The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse. That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.
The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.
The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.
The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.
A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting.
A passage for pedestrians only.
Worn by, or weared in, the feet; as, a footworn path; a footworn traveler.
Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc.
A stupid fellow; a fogy.
One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy.
A stupid or insignificant fellow; a fool; a simpleton.
A petty fop.
The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.
Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.
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