FORE-FLOW', v t. To flow before. Dryden. FORE FOOT, n. 1. One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped. 2 A hand, in contempt 3. In a ship, a piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore-end. FORE-FRONT', n. The foremost part

FORE GAME, n. A first game; first plan. Whitlock. FORE-GO, v. t. 1. To forbear to possess or enjoy; voluntarily to avoid the enjoyment of good. 2. To give up; to renounce; to resign. 3. To lose. 4. To go before; to precede; [obs.]

FORE-GO ER, n. 1. An ancestor; a progenitor; [obs.] 2. One who goes before another. 3. One who forbears to enjoy.

FORE-GOING, ppr. 1. Forbearing to have, possess or enjoy. 2 a. Preceding; going before, in time or place; antecedent.

FORE-GONE', pp. 1. Forborne to be possessed or enjoyed. 2. Gone before; past; [obs.]

FORE GROUND, ". The part of the field or expanse of a picture which seems to lie before the figures. FORE-GUESS', v. t. To conjecture. Sherwood

FORE HAND, n. 1. The part of a horse which is before the rider. 2. The chief part.

FORE HAND, a. Done sooner than is regular.

FORE HAND-ED, a. 1. Early; timely; seasonable. Taylor.-2. In America, in good circumstances as to property; free from debt and possessed of property; as, a forehand ed farmer. 3. Formed in the foreparts.

FORE HEAD, (for hed, or rather, for ed) n. 1. The part of the face which extends from the hair on the top of the head to the eyes. 2. Impudence; confidence; assurance; audaciousness.

FORE HEAD-BALD, a. Bald above the forehead.
FORE-HEAR, vi. To be informed before.

FORE-HEND, v. t. To seize. Spenser.

FORE-HEW', v. t. To hew or cut in front. Sackville. FORE-HOLDING, n. Predictions; ominous forbodings; superstitious prognostications.

FORE HOOK, n. In ships, a breast-hook.

FÖRE HORSE, n. The horse in a team which goes fore

most.

FOR EIGN, (for'en) a [Fr. forain.] 1. Belonging to another nation or country; alien; not of the country in which one resides; extraneous. 2. Produced in a distant country or jurisdiction; coming from another country. 3. Remote; not belonging; not connected. 4. Impertinent; not pertaining; not to the purpose. 5. Excluded; not admitted; held at a distance. 6. Extraneous; adventitious; not native or natural.-7. In law, a foreign at tachment is an attachment of the goods of a foreigner, for the satisfaction of a debt due to a citizen; or an attachment of the money or goods of a debtor, in the hands of another person.-Foreign plea, a plea or objection to a judge as incompetent to try the question, on the ground that it is not within is jurisdiction.

FOR EIGN-ER, (for en-er) n. A person born in a foreign country, or without the country or jurisdiction of which one speaks.

FOR EIGN-NESS, (for'en-nes). Remoteness; want of

relation.

FORE-IM-AGINE, v. t. To conceive or fancy before proof, or beforehand.

FORE JUDGE', (fore-juj') v. t. 1. To prejudge; to judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof.-2. In law, to expel from a court, for mal-practice or non-appear

ance.

FORE-JUDGMENT, n. Judgment previously formed. FORE-KNOW', v. t. To have previous knowledge of; to foresee.

FORE-KNOWA-BLE, a. That may be foreknown.
FORE-KNOW ER, n. One that foreknows.

FORE-KNOWLEDGE, n. Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience.

FOR EL, n. A kind of parchment for the cover of books. FORE LAND, n. A promontory or cape; a point of land extending into the sea; a head land.

FORE-LAY', v. t. 1. To lay wait for; to entrap by ambush. 2. To contrive antecedently.

FORE-LEAD 'ER, n. One who leads others.
FORE-LEND', v. t. To lend or give beforehand.
FORE-LIFT, v. t. To raise aloft any anterior part. Spen-

ser.

FÖRI/LOCK, n. 1. The lock or hair that grows from the for part of the head.-2. In sea language, a little flat pointed wedge of iron, used at the end of a bolt, to retain it uirmly in its place.

FORE-LOOK', v. t. To look beforehand or forward. FÖRE MÅŃ, n. 1. The first or chief man; particularly, the chief man of a jury. 2. The chief man in a printing office or other establishment.

FORE MAST, n. The mast of a ship or other vessel which is placed in the forepart or forecastle, and carries the foresail and foretopsail yards.

FORE-MEANT', (fore-ment') a. Intended beforehand.

FORE-MENTIONED, a. Mentioned before; recited of written in a former part of the same discourse. FOREMOST, a. 1. First in place; most advanced. 2 First in dignity.

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FORE MOTH-ER, n. A female ancestor. Prideaux.
FÖRENAMED, a. 1. Named or nominated before
Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse.
FORE NOON, n. The former part of the day, from the
morning to meridian or noon.

FORE-NOTICE, n. Notice or information of an event be fore it happens. Rymer.

FO-REN SIC, a. [L. forensis.] Belonging to courts of judicature; used in courts or legal proceedings.

FORE-OR-DAIN', v. t. To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. FORE-OR-DI-NA'TION, n. Previous ordination or appoint.. ment; predetermination; predestination.

FORE PART, n. 1. The part first in time. 2. The part most advanced in place; the anterior part. 3. The be ginning.

FORE PASSED,) a. Passed before a certain time. [Little FORE PAST, used.]

FORE-POS-SESS/ED, (fore-poz-zest') a. Holding formerly in possession; also, preoccupied; prepossessed; preengaged.

FORE-PRIZE', v. t. To prize or rate beforehand. FORE-PROMISED, a. Promised beforehand; preen gaged.

FORE-QUOTED, a. Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the work.

FORE'RANK, n. The first rank; the front. Shak.

FORE-REACH' upon, v. t. In navigation, to gain or ad vance upon in progression or motion.

FORE-READ, v. t. To signify by tokens. Spenser.
FORE-READING, n. Previous perusal. Hales.
FORE-RE-CITED, a. Named or recited before.
FORE-RE-MEM BERED, a. Called to mind previously
FORE RIGHT, a. Ready; forward; quick. Massinger.
FORE RIGHT, adv. Right forward; onward.

FORE-RUN', v. t. 1. To advance before; to come before
as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a
harbinger. 2. To precede; to have the start of.
FORE-RUNNER, n. 1. A messenger sent before to give
notice of the approach of others; a harbinger. 2. An an-
cestor or predecessor; [obs.] 3. A prognostic; a sigu
foreshowing something to follow.

FORE SAID, (fore'sed) a. Spoken before. See AFORESAID. FORE SAIL, n. A sail extended on the foreyard, which is supported by the foremast.

FORE-SAY', v. t. To predict; to foretell. Shak
FORE SAYING, n. A prediction. Sherwood.

FORE-SEE', v. t. To see beforehand; to see or know an event before it happens; to have prescience of; to foreknow.

FORE SEE ING, ppr. Seeing before the event.
FORE-SEEN', pp. Seen beforehand.

FORE-SEER', n. One who foresees or foreknows.
FORE-SEIZE', v. t. To seize oeforehand.

FORE-SHADOW, v. t. To shadow or typify beforehand
FORE-SHAME', v. t. To shame; to bring reproach on.
FORE-SHEW'. See FORESHOW.

FÖRE'SHIP, n. The forepart of a ship. Acts xxvii. FORE-SHORT EN, v. t. In painting, to shorten figures for the sake of showing those behind.

FORE SHORT'EN-ING, n. In painting, the act of shortening figures for the sake of showing those behind. FORE-SHOW', v. t. 1. To show beforehand; to prognosti cate. 2. To predict; to foretell. 3. To represent before hand.

FORE-SHOWER, n. One who predicts

FORE-SHROUDS', n. The shrouds of a ship attached to the

foremast.

FÖRE SIDE, n. The front side; also, a specious outside. FORE SIGHT, n. 1. Prescience; foreknowledge; prognostication; the act of foreseeing. 2. Provident care of futurity; foreknowledge accompanied with prudence. FORE-SIGHTFUL, a. Prescient; provident. FORE-SIG/NI-FY, v. t. To signify beforehand; to betoken previously; to foreshow; to typify.

FÓRE SKIN, n. The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.

FORÉ SKIRT, n. The loose and pendulous part of a coat before. Shak.

FORE-SLACK', v. t. To neglect by idleness. Spenser. FORE-SLOW, v. t. 1. To delay; to hinder; to impede, to obstruct. 2. To neglect; to omit.

FORE SLOW', v. i. To be dilatory; to loiter. Shak. FORE-SPEAK, v. t. 1. To foresay; to foreshow; to foretell or predict. 2. To forbid; [not used.] 3. To bewitch [not used.]

FORE-SPEAKING, n. A prediction; also, a preface.
FORE-SPEECH', n. A preface. Sherwood.

FORE-SPENT', a. 1. Wasted in strength; tired; exhaust ed. 2. Past; [little used.] Spenser

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FORE-SPUR RER, n. One that rides before. Shak. FOR EST, n. [It. foresta; Fr. forêt; Arm. forest.] 1. An extensive wood, or a large tract of land covered with trees.-In America, the word is usually applied to a wood of native growth. It differs from wood or woods chiefly in extent -2. In law, in Great Britain, a certain territory of woody grounds and pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase and warren, to rest and abide in, under the protection of the king, for his pleasure.— Forest laws, laws for governing and regulating forests, and preserving game. England.

FOR EST, v. t. To cover with trees or wood.
FOR EST, a. Sylvan; rustic. Sir G. Buck.

FORE STAFF, n. An instrument used at sea, for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies.

FORE STAGE, n. An ancient service paid by foresters to the king; also, the right of foresters. FORE-STALL, v. t. 1. To anticipate; to take beforehand. 2. To hinder by preoccupation or prevention.-3. In laro, to buy or bargain for corn, or provisions of any kind, before they arrive at the market or fair, with intent to sell them at higher prices. 4. To deprive by something prior; [not in use.]

FORE STALLED, (fore-stawld') pp. Anticipated; hindered purchased before arrival in market. FORE STALL'ER, n. One who forestalls.

FORE-STALLING, ppr. Anticipating; hindering; buying provisions before they arrive in market, with intent to sell them at higher prices.

FORE-STALLING, n. Anticipation; prevention; the act of buying provisions before they are offered in market, with intent to sell them at higher prices.

FÖRE STAY, n. In a ship's rigging, a large, strong rope reaching from the foremast head towards the bowsprit end, to support the mast.

FOR EST-BORN, Born in a wild. Shak. FOREST-ED, pp. Covered with trees; wooded. FOREST-ER, n. 1. In England, an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. 2. An inhabitant of a forest. 3. A forest tree.

FORE SWART, }

FORE SWAT,

a. Exhausted by heat. Sidney.

FORE TAC-KLE, n. The tackle on the foremast.
FORE TASTE, n. A taste beforehand; anticipation.
FORE-TASTE, v. t. 1. To taste before possession; to have
previous enjoyment or experience of something; to anti-
cipate. 2. To taste before another.

FORE-TASTED, pp. Tasted beforehand. Milton.
FORE-TASTER, n. One that tastes beforehand.
FORE-TASTING, ppr. Tasting before.

FORE-TEACH', v. t. To teach beforehand. Spenser.
FORE-TELL', v. t. 1. To predict; to tell before an event
happens; to prophesy. 2. To foretoken; to foreshow.
Warton.

FORE-TELL, v. i. To utter prediction or prophecy.
FORE-TELLER, n. One who predicts or prophesies; a
foreshower. Boyle.

FORE-TELLING, n. Prediction.

FORE-THINK', v. t. 1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind. 2. To contrive beforehand. FORE-THINK', v. i. To contrive beforehand. FORE-THOUGHT', (fore-thawt') pret. of forethink. FORE THOUGHT, (före/thawt) n. 1. A thinking beforehand; anticipation; prescience; premeditation. 2. Provident care.

FORE-TŌKEN, v. t. To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.

FORE-TOKEN, n. Prognostic; previous sign.

FORE TOOTH, n.; plu. FORETEETH. One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.

FORE TOP, n. 1. The hair on the forepart of the head. 2. That part of a woman's headdress that is forward, or the top of a periwig.-3. In ships, the platform erected at the head of the foremast.

FORE-TOP-MAST, n. The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the foretop-gallant-mast.

FOR-EV ER, adv. [for and ever.] Eternally; to perpetuity; during everlasting continuance. FORE-VOUCHED, (fore-voucht') pp. Affirmed before; formerly told. Shak.

FORE WARD, n. The van; the front.

FORE-WARN, v. t. 1. To admonish beforehand. 2. To inform previously; to give previous notice. 3. To caution beforehand.

FORE WARNED, (fore-wornd') pp. Admonished, cautioned informed beforehand.

FORE-WARNING, ppr. Previously admonishing or inform

ing.

FORE WOM-AN, n. A woman who is chief. Tatler. FORE-WORN', pp. Worn out; wasted or obliterated by time or use. Sidney.

FOR FEIT, (for fit) v. t. [Fr. forfaire, forfait.] To lose, or render confiscable, by some fault, offense or crime; to lose the right to some species of property, or that which belongs to one; to alienate the right to possess by soine neglect or crime.

FOR FEIT, (for fit) n. [Fr. forfait; W. forfed.] 1. That which is forfeited or lost, or the right to which is alienat ed by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulet; a penalty. 2. One whose life is forfeited; [not used.]

FOR FEIT, part. a. used for forfeited. Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure. FOR FEIT-A-BLE, a Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture.

FOR FEIT-ED, pp. Lost or alienated by an offense, crime or breach of condition.

FORFEIT-ER, n. One who incurs punishment by forfeiting his bond. Shak

FORFEIT-ING, ppr Alienating or losing, as a right, by an offense, crime or breach of condition.

FOR FEIT-URE, n. 1. The act of forfeiting. 2. That which is forfeited; an estate forfeited; a fine or mulet. FOR-FEND', v. t. To prevent; to forbid.

FOR FEX, n. [L.] A pair of scissors. Pope. FOR GAVE, pret. of forgive, which see. FORGE, n. [Fr. forge.] 1. A furnace in which iron or other metal is heated and hammered into form. 2. Any place where any thing is made or shaped. 3. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the manufacture of metalline bodies.

FORGE, v. t. 1. To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any particular shape, as a metal. 2. To make by any means. 3. To make falsely; to falsify; to coun terfeit; to make in the likeness of something else. FORGED, pp. Hammered; beaten into shape; made; coun terfeited.

FÖRG'ER, n. 1. One that makes or forms. 2. One who counterfeits; a falsifier.

FORG ER-Y, n. 1. The act of forging or working metal into shape; [obs.] 2. The act of falsifying; the crime of counterfeiting. 3. That which is forged or counterfeited. FOR-GET, v. t.; pret. forgot; [forgat, obs.] pp. forgot, forgotten. [Sax. forgetan, forgitan, forgytan.] 1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. 2. To slight; to neglect.

FOR-GET FIL, a. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion ; oblivi

ous.

FOR-GETFUL-NESS, n. 1. The quality of being apt to let any thing slip from the mind. 2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. 3. Neglect; negligence; careless omission; inattention.

† FORGE-TIVE, a. [from forge.] That may forge or produce. Shak.

FOR-GET'TER, n. One that forgets; a heedless person. FOR-GETTING, ppr. Losing the remembrance of.

FOR GETTING, n. The act of forgetting; forgetfulness; inattention.

FOR-GETTING-LY, adv. By forgetting or forgetfulness. FOR-GIVIA-BLE, a. That may be pardoned.

FOR-GIVE, v. t.; pret. forgave; pp. forgiven. [for and give; Sax. forgifan.] 1. To pardon; to remit, as an of fense or debt; to overlook an offense, and treat the of fender as not guilty. It is to be noted that pardon, like forgive, may be followed by the name or person, and by the offense; but remit can be followed by the offense only. We forgive or pardon the man, but we do not remit him 2. To remit as a debt, fine or penalty. FOR-GIVEN, pp. Pardoned; remitted. FOR-GIVENESS, n. 1. The act of forgiving; the pardon of an offender, by which he is considered and treated as not guilty. 2. The pardon or remission of an offense or crime. 3. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive. 4. Remission of a debt, fine or penalty. FOR-GIVIER, n. One who pardons or remits. FOR-GIVING, ppr. 1. Pardoning; remitting. 2. a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate.

FOR-GOT

FOR-GOTTEN, pp. of forget.

FOR-HAIL', v. t. To draw or distress. Spenser. FO-RIN/SE-CAL, a. [L. forinsecus.] Foreign ; alien. [Little used.] FO-RIS-FA-MILIATE, v. t. [L. foris and familia.] To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance.

FO-RIS-FA-MIL-I-AʼTION, n. When a child has received a portion of his father's estate, and renounces all title to a further share, his act is called forisfamiliation

FORK, n. [Sax. forc.] 1. An instrument consisting of

handle, and a blade of metal, divided into two or more points or prongs. 2. A point. 3. Forks, in the plural, the point where a road parts into two; and the point where a river divides, or rather where two rivers meet and unite in one stream. Each branch is called a fork. FORK, v. i. 1. To shoot into blades, as corn. Mortimer. 2. To divide into two.

FORK, v. t. 1. To raise or pitch with a fork, as hay. 2. To dig and break ground with a fork. 3. To make sharp; to point.

FORKED, pp. 1. Raised, pitched or dug with a fork. 2. a.
Opening into two or more parts, points or shoots. 3. Hav-
ing two or more meanings; [not in use.]
FORK ED-LY, adv. In a forked form.

FORK'ED-NESS, n. The quality of opening into two or more parts.

FORK HEAD, n. The point of an arrow. Spenser.

FORK TAIL, n. A salmon, in his fourth year's growth. [Local.]

FORK Y, a. Forked; furcated; opening into two or more parts, shoots or points. Pope. FOR-LORE', a. Forlorn.

FOR-LORN', a. [Sax. forloren.] 1. Deserted; destitute; stripped or deprived; forsaken. Hence, lost; helpless; wretched; solitary. 2. Taken away; [obs.] 3. Small; despicable; in a ludicrous sense.-Forlorn hope, properly, a desperate case; hence, in military affairs, a detachment of men appointed to lead in an assault, or perform other service attended with uncommon peril. FOR-LORN, n. A lost, forsaken, solitary person. FOR-LORN NESS, n. Destitution; misery; a forsaken or wretched condition. Boyle.

† FOR-LYE', v. i. To lye before. Spenser. FORM, n. [L. forma; F. forme.] 1. The shape or external appearance of a body; the figure, as defined by lines and angles. 2. Manner of arranging particulars; disposition of particular things. 3. Model; draught; pattern. 4. Beauty; elegance; splendor; dignity. 5. Regularity; method; order. 6. External appearance without the essential qualities; empty show. 7. Stated method; established practice; ritual or prescribed mode. 8. Ceremony. 9. Determinate shape. 10. Likeness; image. 11. Manner; system. 12. Manner of arrangement; disposition of component parts. 13. A long seat; a bench without a back.-14. In schools, a class; a rank of students. 15. The seat or bed of a hare. 16. A mold; something to give shape, or on which things are fashioned.-17. In printing, an assemblage of types, composed and arranged in order, disposed into pages or columns, and inclosed and locked in a chase, to receive an impression.-18. Essential form is that mode of existence which constitutes a thing what it is, and without which it could not exist. FORM, v. t. [L. formo.] 1. To make or cause to exist. 2. To shape; to mold or fashion into a particular shape or state. 3. To plan; to scheme; to modify. 4. To arrange; to combine in a particular manner. 5. To adjust; to settle. 6. To contrive; to invent. 7. To make up; to frame; to settle by deductions of reason. 8. To mold; to model by instruction and discipline. 9. To combine; to unite individuals into a collective body. 10. To make; to establish. 11. To compile. 12. To constitute; to make. -13. In grammar, to make by derivation, or by affixes or prefixes. 14. To enact; to make; to ordain. FORM, v. i. To take a form.

FORMAL, a. 1. According to form ; agreeable to established mode; regular; methodical. 2. Strictly ceremonious; precise; exact to affectation. 3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; express; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular. 4. Regular; methodical. 5. Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external. 6. Depending on customary forms. 7. Having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential. 8. Retaining its proper and essential characteristic; regular; proper. FORMAL-ISM, n. Formality. Burke.

FORMAL-IST, n. 1. One who observes forms. 2. One who regards appearances only, or observes the forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion; a hypocrite.

FOR MALI-TY, n. 1. The practice or observance of forms. 2. Ceremony; mere conformity to customary modes. 3. Established order; rule of proceeding; mode; method. 4. Order; decorum to be observed; customary mode of behavior. 5. Customary mode of dress; habit, robe. 6. External appearance. 7. Essence; the quality which constitutes a thing what it is.-8. In the schools, the manner in which a thing is conceived. +FORMAL-IZE, v.t. To model. Hooker. FORMAL-IZE, v. i. To affect formality. [Little used.] FORMAL-LY, adv. 1. According to established form, rule, order, rite or ceremony. 2. Ceremoniously; stiffly; precisely. 3. In open appearance; in a visible and apparent state. 4. Essentially; characteristically. FOR-MATION, n. [Fr. ; L. formatio.] 1. The act of form

FORMED, pp. Made; shaped; molded, planned; arrang ed; combined; enacted; constituted.

FORM'E-DON, n. [L. forma doni.] A writ for the recovery of lands by statute of Westminster. Eng. law. FORMER, n. He that forms; a maker; an author. FOR MER, a. comp. deg. [Sax. form, forma.] 1. Before in time; preceding another or something else in order of time; opposed to latter. 2. Past, and frequently ancient, long past. 3. Near the beginning; preceding. 4. Men. tioned before another.

FOR MER-LY, adv. In time past, either in time immediately preceding, or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

FORM'FUL, a. Ready to form; creative; imaginative. FOR MI-ATE, n. [from L. formica.] A neutral salt, composed of the formic acid and a base.

FOR MIC, a. [L. formica.] Pertaining to ants; as, the formic acid, the acid of ants.

FOR-MI-CA TION, n. [L. formicatio.] A sensation of the body resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.

FORM'I-DA-BLE, a. [L. formidabilis.] Exciting fear or ap
prehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear, and
deter from approach, encounter or undertaking.
FORM'I-DA-BLE-NESS, n. The quality of being formida
ble, or adapted to excite dread.

FORM'I-DA-BLY, adv. In a manner to impress fear.
FOR MILL, v. t. To order. Craven dialect.
FORMLESS, a. Shapeless; without a determinate form
wanting regularity of shape. Shak.

Cockeram.

† FOR-MOSI-TY, n. [L. formesitas.] Beauty; fairness.
FORMU-LA, or FORMULE, n. [L.] 1. A prescribed
form; a rule or model.-2. In medicine, a prescription.—
3. In church affairs, a confession of faith.-4. In mathe-
matics, a general expression for resolving certain cases or
problems.
FORM/U-LA-RY, n. [Fr. formulaire.] 1. A book contain-
ing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations,
prayers and the like; a book of precedents. 2. Prescrib
ed form.

FORM/U-LA-RY, a. Stated; prescribed; ritual.
FORNI-CATE, or FORN'I-CA-TED, a. [L. fornicatus.]
Arched; vaulted like an oven or furnace.

FORN'I-CATE, v. i. [L. fornicor.] To commit lewdness, as an unmarried man or woman, or as a married man with an unmarried woman.

FOR-NI-CATION, n. [L. fornicatio.] 1. The incontinence or lewdness of unmarried persons, male or female; also, the criminal conversation of a married man with an unmarried woman. 2. Adultery. Matt. v. 3. Incest. 4. Idolatry; a forsaking of the true God, and worshiping of idols. 2 Chron. xxi. 5. An arching; the forming a

vault. FORNI-CA-TOR, n. 1. An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal conversation with the other sex; also, a married man who has sexual commerce with an unmarried woman. [See ADULTERY.] 2. A lewd person. 3. An idolater.

FORN'I-CA-TRESS, n. An unmarried female guilty of lewdness.

FOR-PASS', v. i. To go by; to pass unnoticed. Spenser.
FOR-PINE, v. i. To pine or waste away. Spenser.
FOR-RAY', v. t. To ravage. Spenser.
FOR-RAY', n. The act of ravaging.

FOR SAKE, v. t. ; pret. forsook; pp. forsaken. [Sax. for-
sacan, forsæcan.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert;
to abandon; to depart from. 2. To abandon; to re
nounce; to reject. 3. To leave; to withdraw from; to
fail.-4. In Scripture, God forsakes his people, when he
withdraws his aid, or the light of his countenance.
FOR-SAKER, n. One that forsakes or deserts.
FOR-SAK EN, pp. Deserted; left; abandoned.
FOR-SAKING, ppr. Leaving or deserting
FOR-SAKING, n. The act of deserting; dereliction
† FOR-SAY', v. t. To forbid; to renounce. Spenser.
FOR-SLACK', v. t. To delay. Spenser.

FOR-SOOTH', adv. [Sax. forsothe.] In truth; in fact, certainly; very well.

+FORSTER, n. A forester. Chaucer.

FOR-SWEAR', v. t.; pret. forswore; pp. forsworn [Sax forswarian.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath 2 To deny upon oath. Dryden.-To forswear one's self, is to swear falsely; to perjure one's self.

FOR-SWEAR, v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury.

FOR-SWONK', a. [Sax. swincan.] Overlabored. Spenser. FOR-SWORE!, pret. of forswear.

FOR-SWORN, pp. of forswear. Renounced on oath; perjured.

FOR-SWORNINESS, n. The state of being forsworn. FORT, n. [Fr. fort; It., Port. forte.] 1. A fortified place; a place surrounded with means of defense; any building or place fortified; a castle. 2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible.

FOR/TE, adv. [Ita!.] A direction to sing with strength of voice.

FORTED, a. Furnished with forts; guarded by forts. FORTH, adv [Sax. forth; G. fort.1 1. Forward; onward

in time; in advance. 2. Forward in place or order. 3. Out; abroad; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement. 4. Out; away; beyond the boundary of place. 5. Out into public view, or public character. 6. Thoroughly; from beginning to end; [obs.] 7. On to the end; [obs.]

FORTH, prep. Out of. Shak.

FORTH, n. [Su. Goth. fort.] A way.

FORTH-COMING, a Ready to appear; making appear

ance.

FOR-THINK', v. t. To repent of. Spenser.

FORTH-IS SU-ING, a. Issuing; coming out; coming forward as from a covert. Pope.

FORTH-RIGHT', adv. Straight forward; in a straight direction. Sidney.

FORTH-RIGHT', n. A straight path. Shak. FORTH'WARD, adv. Forward. Bp. Fisher. FÖRTH-WITH', adv. Immediately; without delay; directly.

FOR THY, adv. [Sax. forthi.] Therefore. Spenser. FORTI-ETH, a. The fourth tenth; noting the number next after the thirty-ninth.

FOR TI-FI-A-BLE, a. That may be fortified [Little used.] FOR-TI-FI-CATION, n. 1. The act of fortifying. 2. The art or science of fortifying places to defend them against an enemy. 3. The works erected to defend a place against attack. 4. A fortified place; a fort; a castle. 5. Additional strength.

FOR TI-FI-ER, n. 1. One who erects works for defense. 2. One who strengthens, supports and upholds; that which strengthens.

FOR TI-FY, v. t. [Fr. fortifier.] 1. To strengthen and secure by forts, batteries, and other works of art. 2. To strengthen against any attack. 3. To confirm; to add strength and firmness to. 4. To furnish with strength or means of resisting force, violence or assault. FOR TI-FY, v. i. To raise strong places. Milton.

FOR TI-LAGE, n. A little fort; a block-house. FORTIN, n. [Fr.] A little fort; a field fort; a sconce. FOR TI-TUDE, n. [L. fortitude.] That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression or despondency. We sometimes confound the effect with the cause, and use fortitude as synonymous with courage or patience; but courage is an active virtue or vice, and patience is the effect of fortitude.

FORT LET, n. A little fort.

FORT NIGHT, (fort'nit) n. [contracted from fourteen nights.] The space of fourteen days; two weeks. FORTRESS, n. [Fr. forteresse.] 1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; à strong hold; a place of defense or security. 2. Defense; safety; security

FORTRESS, v. t. To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.

FORTRESSED, a. Defended by a fortress. FOR-TOI-TOUS, a. [L. fortuitus.] Accidental; casual; happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause.

FOR-TOI-TOUS-LY, adv. Accidentally; casually. FOR-TOI-TOUS-NESS, n. The quality of being accidental; accident; chance."

FOR-TOI-TY, n. Chance; accident. Forbes.

FOR TU-NATE, a. [L. fortunatus.] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some, unexpected good. 2. Lucky; successful; receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good. 3. Successful; happy; prosperous. FOR TU-NATE-LY, adv. Luckily; successfully; happily; by good fortune, or favorable chance or issue. FOR TU-NATE-NESS, n. Good luck; success; happiness. Sidney.

FORTUNE, n. [Fr.; L. fortuna.] 1. The good or ill that befalls man. 2. Success, good or bad; event. 3. The chance of life; means of living; wealth. 4. Estate; possessions. 5. A large estate; great wealth. 6. The portion of a man or woman; generally of a woman. 7. Futurity; future state or events; destiny.

dispose fortunately or not; also, to presage. Dryden. FORTUNE, v. i. To befall; to fall out; to happen; to come casually to pass. Knolles.

FORTUNE-BOOK, n. A book to be consulted to discover

future events. Crasha..

FORTUNED, a. Supplied by fortune. Shak. FORTUNE-HUNT-ER, n. A man who seeks to marry a woman with a large portion, with a view to enrich himself. Addison.

FOR TUNE-LESS, a. Luckless; also, destitute of a for tune or portion.

FOR TUNE-TELL, v. t. To tell or pretend to tell the future events of one's life; to reveal futurity.

FORTUNE-TELL-ER, n. One who tells or pretends to foretell the events of one's life.

FOR TUNE-TELL-ING, ppr. Telling the future events of one's life.

FOR TUNE-TELL-ING, n. The act or practice of foretelling the future fortune or events of one's life.

† FOR TU-NIZE, v. t. To regulate the fortune of. FORTY, a. [Sax. feowertig.] 1. Four times en. 2. An indefinite number; a colloquial use.

FORUM, n. [L.] 1. In Rone, a public place, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people; also, a market-place. 2. A tribunal; a court; any assembly empowered to hear and decide causes; also, ju risdiction.

FOR-WAN'DER, v. i. To wander away; to rove wildly FOR-WANDERED, a. Lost; bewildered. FORWARD, adv. [Sax. forweard.] Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; progressively.-In a ship, forward denotes toward the forepart.

FOR WARD, a. 1. Near or at the forepart; in advance of something else. 2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined 3. Ardent; eager; earnest; violent. 4. Bold; confident; less reserved or modest than is proper. 5. Advanced be yond the usual degree; advanced for the season. Quick; hasty; too ready. 7. Anterior; fore. 8. Advanced; not behindhand.

6.

FORWARD, v. t. 1. To advance; to help onward; to promote, 2. To accelerate; to quicken; to hasten. 3. To send forward; to send towards the place of destination; to transmit.

FOR WARD-ED, pp. Advanced; promoted; aided in pro gress; quickened; sent onward; transmitted.

FÖR WARD-ER, n. He that promotes, or advances in

progress.

FORWARD-ING, ppr. Advancing; promoting; aiding in progress; accelerating in growth; sending onwards; transmitting.

FOR WARD-LY, adv. Eagerly; hastily; quickly. FORWARD-NESS, n. 1. Cheerful readiness; promptness. 2. Eagerness; ardor. 3. Boldness; confidence; assu rance; want of due reserve or modesty. 4. A state of advance beyond the usual degree.

FOR-WASTE, v. t. To waste; to desolate. Spenser.
FOR-WEARY, v. t. To dispirit. Spenser.
FOR-WEEP, v. i. To weep much. Chaucer.

FOR WORD, n. A promise. Spenser.

FOSSE, n. [Fr. fosse.] 1. A ditch or moat; a word used FOSS, in fortification.-2. In anatomy, a kind of cavity in a bone, with a large aperture. Encyc.

FOS SIL, a. [Fr. fossile.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal. 2. That may be taken from the earth by digging.

FOSSIL, n. A substance dug from the earth, or penetrated with earthy or metallic particles.

FOS SIL-CO-PAL, n. Highgate resin.

FOS SIL-IST, n. One who studies the nature and properties of fossils. Black.

FOS-SIL-I-ZATION, n. The act or process of converting
into a fossil or petrifaction. Journ. of Science.
FOS SIL-IZE, v. t. To convert into a fossil.
FOSSIL-IZE, r. i. To be changed into a fossil.
FOS SIL-IZED, pp. Converted into a fossil.
FOSSIL-I-ZING, ppr. Changing into a fossil.
FOS-SIL/O-GY, n. [fossil, and Gr. λoyos.] A discourse or
treatise on fossils; also, the science of fossils.
FOSS ROAD, or FOSS WAY, n. A Roman military way
in England, leading from Totness to Barton. Encyc.
FOS TER, v. t. [Sax. fostrian.] 1. To feed; to nourish; to
support; to bring up. 2. To cherish; to forward; to
promote growth. 3. To cherish; to encourage; to sustair
and promote.

FOS/TER, v. i. To be nourished or trained up together.
FOSTER, n. A forester. Spenser.

FOSTER-AGE, n. The charge of nursing. Raleigh.
FOS TER-BROTH-ER, n. A male nursed at the same
breast, or fed by the same nurse.

FOS TER-CHILD, n. A child nursed by a woman not the mother, or bred by a man not the father. FOS TER-DAM, n. A nurse; one that performs the office of a mother by giving food to a child.