Let me resume the file of my narration.
Sir H. Wotton.
File firing, the act of firing by file, or each file independently of
others. -- File leader, the soldier at the front of any file, who
covers and leads those in rear of him. -- File marching, the marching
of a line two deep, when faced to the right or left, so that the front
and rear rank march side by side. Brande & C. --Indian file, or Single
file, a line of men marching one behind another; a single row. -- On
file, preserved in an orderly collection. -- Rank and file. (a) The
body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army, including corporals
and privates. Wilhelm. (b) Those who constitute the bulk or working
members of a party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.
File (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Filing.] 1. To
set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical
manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to insert in
its proper place in an arranged body of papers.