FI’CTION, s. a fanciful invention; a
probable or improbable invention;
a falsehood; a lie
FIDE’LITY, s. honesty; faithful adherence
FI’GURE, s. shape; person; stature; the
form of anything as terminated
by the outline
FI’LIAL, a. pertaining to a son; befitting
a son; becoming the
relation of a son
FI’RMAMENT, s. sky; heavens
FLA’GON, s. a vessel with a narrow mouth
FLA’MBEAU, s. (pronounced flam-bo) a lighted torch
FLA’VOUR, s. power of pleasing the taste; odour
FLEUR-DE-LIS, s. (French
for a lily, pronounced flur-de-lee) a
term applied in architecture
and heraldry
FLE’XIBLE, a. capable of being bent;
pliant; not brittle; complying:
obsequious; ductile; manageable
FLOAT, v.n. to swim on the surface of water;
to move without labour in
a fluid; to pass with a light
irregular course; v.a. to cover with
water
FLO’RIDNESS, s. freshness of colour
FLO’URISH, v.a. and v.n. yield; prosper; wield; adorn
FLU’CTUATE, v.n. roll to and again, as
water in agitation; be in an
uncertain state
FLU’ID, a. anything not solid
FLU’TTER, v.n. move irregularly; take
short flights with great
agitation of the wines
FO’LIAGE, s. leaves; tuft of leaves
FO’LLOWING, a. coming after another
FOME’NT, v.a. cherish with heat; encourage
FO’REFATHER, s. ancestor
FO’REIGN, a. not in this country; not
domestic; remote; not belonging
to
FO’REPART, s. anterior part
FO’REST, s. a wild uncultivated tract of ground, with wood
FO’RMER, a. before another in time; the first of two
FO’RMIDABLE, a. terrible; dreadful; tremendous
FORTIFICA’TION, s. the science of military
architecture; a place built
for strength
FO’RTITUDE, s. courage; bravery; strength
FO’RWARD, v.a. hasten; quicken; advance
FO’RWARD, a. warm; earnest; quick; ready
FO’RWARD, ad. onward; straight before
FO’RWARDNESS, s. eagerness; ardour; quickness; confidence
FOSSE, s. a ditch; a moat
FOUNDA’TION, s. the basis or lower parts
of an edifice; the act of
fixing the basis; original;
rise
FRA’GMENT, s. a part broken from the whole; an imperfect piece
FRA’NTIC, a. mad; deprived of understanding
FREE’STONE, s. stone commonly used in
building, so called because it
can be cut freely in all directions
FREIGHT, s. anything with which a ship is loaded;
the money due for
transportation of goods