It is called this man's or that man's "folly," and name of the
foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years.
Trench.
Fol"we (?), v. t. To follow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fo"mal*haut` (?), n. [Ar., prop., mouth of the large fish: cf. F.
Fomalhaut.] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude, in the
constellation Piscis Australis, or Southern Fish.
Fo*ment" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting.]
[F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm
application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to
Gr. &?; to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe
with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.