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.

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.

One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.

To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds.

One who forages.

A tubelike marking, occuring in sandstone and other strata.

A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.

Having small opening, or foramina.

One of the Foraminifera.

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.

Having small openings, or foramina.

Having foramina; full of holes; porous.

In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; -- followed by as. See under For, prep.