FIFTEEN, fif't[=e]n, _adj._ and _n._ five and ten.--_adj._ FIF'TEENTH, the
fifth after the tenth: being one of fifteen equal parts.--_n._ a fifteenth
part.--THE FIFTEEN, the Jacobite rising of 1715. [A.S. _fíftyne_--_fíf_,
five, _týn_, ten.]
FIFTH, fifth, _adj._ next after the fourth.--_n._ one of five equal parts:
(_mus._) a tone five diatonic degrees above or below any given
tone.--_adv._ FIFTH'LY, in the fifth place.--_ns._ FIFTH'-MON'ARCHISM;
FIFTH'-MON'ARCHIST.--FIFTH-MONARCHY MEN, an extreme sect of the time of the
Puritan revolution, who looked for the establishment of a new reign of
Christ on earth, in succession to Daniel's four great monarchies of
Antichrist. [A.S. _fífta_.]
FIFTY, fif'ti, _adj._ and _n._ five tens or five times ten.--_adj._
FIF'TIETH, the ordinal of fifty.--_n._ a fiftieth part. [A.S.
_fíftig_--_fíf_, five, _tig_, ten.]
FIG, fig, _n._ the fig-tree (_Ficus_), or its fruit, growing in warm
climates: a thing of little consequence.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to insult by a
contemptuous motion of the fingers.--_ns._ FIG'-LEAF, the leaf of the
fig-tree: an imitation of such a leaf for veiling the private parts of a
statue or picture: any scanty clothing (from Gen. iii. 7): a makeshift;
FIG'-TREE, the tree which produces figs. [Fr. _figue_--L. _ficus_, a fig.]
FIG, fig, _n._ (_coll._) figure: dress.--_v.t._ to dress, get up.--_n._
FIG'GERY, dressy ornament.
FIGARO, fig'ar-o, _n._ a type of cunning and dexterity from the dramatic
character, first barber and then valet-de-chambre, in the _Barbier de
Seville_ and the _Mariage de Figaro_, by Beaumarchais: the name adopted by
a famous Paris newspaper founded 1854.
FIGHT, f[=i]t, _v.i._ to strive with: to contend in war or in single
combat.--_v.t._ to engage in conflict with: to gain by fight: to cause to
fight:--_pr.p._ fight'ing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ fought (fawt).--_n._ a
struggle: a combat: a battle or engagement.--_n._ FIGHT'ER.--_adj._
FIGHT'ING, engaged in or fit for war.--_n._ the act of fighting or
contending.--_ns._ FIGHT'ING-COCK, a gamecock, a pugnacious fellow;
FIGHT'ING-FISH (_Betta pugnax_), a small Siamese fresh-water fish, kept for
its extraordinary readiness for fighting, bets being laid on the
issue.--FIGHT IT OUT, to struggle on until the end; FIGHT SHY OF, to avoid
from mistrust.--LIVE LIKE FIGHTING-COCKS, to get the best of meat and
drink. [A.S. _feohtan_; Ger. _fechten_.]
FIGMENT, fig'ment, _n._ a fabrication or invention. [L.
_figmentum_--_fing[)e]re_, to form.]
FIGULINE, fig'[=u]-lin, _adj._ such as is made by the potter,
fictile.--_n._ an earthen vessel:--_pl._ pottery.
[L.--_figulinus_--_figulus_, potter.]
FIGURE, fig'[=u]r, _n._ the form of anything in outline: the representation
of anything in drawing, &c.: a drawing: a design: a statue: appearance: a
character denoting a number: value or price: (_rhet._) a deviation from the
ordinary mode of expression, in which words are changed from their literal
signification or usage: (_logic_) the form of a syllogism with respect to
the position of the middle term: steps in a dance: a type or
emblem.--_v.t._ to form or shape: to make an image of: to mark with figures
or designs: to imagine: to symbolise: to foreshow: to note by
figures.--_v.i._ to make figures: to appear as a distinguished
person.--_n._ FIGURABIL'ITY, the quality of being figurable.--_adjs._
FIG'URABLE; FIG'URAL, represented by figure.--_n._ FIG'URANTE, a ballet
dancer, one of those dancers who dance in troops, and form a background for
the solo dancers:--_masc._ FIG'URANT.--_adj._ FIG'URATE, of a certain
determinate form: (_mus._) florid.--_n._ FIGUR[=A]'TION, act of giving
figure or form: (_mus._) mixture of chords and discords.--_adj._
FIG'URATIVE (_rhet._), representing by, containing, or abounding in
figures: metaphorical: flowery: typical.--_adv._ FIG'URATIVELY.--_ns._
FIG'URATIVENESS, state of being figurative; FIG'URE-CAST'ER, an astrologer;
FIG'URE-CAST'ING, the art of preparing casts of animal or other
forms.--_adj._ FIG'URED, marked or adorned with figures.--_ns._
FIG'URE-DANCE, a dance consisting of elaborate figures; FIG'UREHEAD, the
figure or bust under the bowsprit of a ship; FIG'URE-WEAV'ING, the weaving
of figured fancy fabrics; FIG'URINE, a small carved or sculptured figure,
often specially such as are adorned with painting and gilding; FIG'URIST,
one who uses or interprets figures.--FIGURATE NUMBERS, any series of
numbers beginning with unity, and so formed that if each be subtracted from
the following, and the series so formed be treated in the same way, by a
continuation of the process, equal differences will be obtained. [Fr.,--L.
_figura_, _fing[)e]re_, to form.]
FIKE, f[=i]k, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to fidget restlessly.--_n._ restlessness:
any vexatious requirement or detail in work.--_n._ FIK'ERY, fuss.--_adj._
FIK'Y. [Prob. Ice. _fíkja_.]
FILACEOUS, fil-[=a]'shus, _adj._ composed of threads. [L. _filum_, a
thread.]
FILACER, fil'[=a]-ser, _n._ an officer in the Court of Common Pleas who
formerly filed original writs and made out processes on them.--Also
FIL'AZER. [O. Fr. _filacier_--_filace_, a file for papers--L. _filum_.]
FILAMENT, fil'a-ment, _n._ a slender or thread-like object: a fibre:
(_bot._) the stalk of the stamen which supports the pollen-containing
anther.--_adjs._ FILAMENT'ARY, FILAMENT'OSE; FILAMENT'OID, like a filament;
FILAMENT'OUS, thread-like. [Fr.,--L. _filum_, a thread.]
FILANDERS, fil-an'd[.e]rz, _n.pl._ a disease in hawks caused by a small
intestinal worm, the _filander_. [Fr. _filandres_--L. _filum_.]
FILAR, f[=i]'lar, _adj._ pertaining to a thread.
FILATURE, fil'a-t[=u]r, _n._ the reeling of silk, or the place where it is
done.--_n._ FIL'ATORY, a machine for forming or spinning threads. [Fr.,--L.
_filum_, a thread.]
FILBERT, fil'bert, _n._ the nut of the cultivated hazel--(_obs._) FIL'BERD.
[Prob. from St _Philibert_, whose day fell in the nutting season, Aug. 22
(O.S.).]
FILCH, filch, _v.t._ to steal: to pilfer.--_n._ FILCH'ER, a thief.--_adv._
FILCH'INGLY. [Ety. unknown.]
FILE, f[=i]l, _n._ a line or wire on which papers are placed in order: the
papers so placed: a roll or list: a line of soldiers ranged behind one
another: the number of men forming the depth of a battalion.--_v.t._ to put
upon a file: to arrange in an orderly manner: to put among the records of a
court: to bring before a court.--_v.i._ to march in a file.--_n._
FILE'-LEAD'ER.--FILE OFF, to wheel off at right angles to the first
direction; FILE WITH, to rank with, to be equal to.--SINGLE FILE, INDIAN
FILE, of men marching one behind another. [Fr. _file_--L. _filum_, a
thread.]
FILE, f[=i]l, _n._ a steel instrument with sharp-edged furrows for
smoothing or rasping metals, &c.: any means adopted to polish a thing, as a
literary style: a shrewd, cunning person, a deep fellow: a
pickpocket.--_v.t._ to cut or smooth with, or as with, a file: to polish,
improve.--_n._ FILE'-CUT'TER, a maker of files.--_adj._ FILED, polished,
smooth.--_ns._ FILE'-FISH, a fish of genus _Balistes_, the skin granulated
like a file; FIL'ER, one who files; FIL'ING, a particle rubbed off with a
file. [A.S. _feól_; Ger. _feile_; Dut. _vijl_.]
FILE, f[=i]l, _v.t._ (_Shak._) to defile, pollute.
FILEMOT, fil'e-mot, _adj._ of a dead-leaf colour--also _n._ the colour
itself. [Fr. _feuillemorte_, a dead leaf.]
FILIAL, fil'yal, _adj._ pertaining to or becoming a son or daughter:
bearing the relation of a child.--_adv._ FIL'IALLY. [Fr.,--Low L.
_filialis_--L. _filius_, a son.]
FILIATE, FILIATION. Same as AFFILIATE, AFFILIATION.
FILIBUSTER, FILLIBUSTER, fil'i-bus-t[.e]r, _n._ a lawless military or
piratical adventurer, as in the West Indies: a buccaneer.--_v.i._ to
obstruct legislation wantonly by endless speeches, motions, &c.--_n._
FIL'IBUSTERISM, the character or actions of a filibuster. [Sp.
_filibustero_, through Fr. _flibustier_, _fribustier_, from Dut.
_vrijbueter_, _vrijbuiter_ (cf. Eng. _freebooter_, Ger. _freibeuter_), from
_vrij_, free, _buit_, booty.]
FILICES, fil'i-sez, _n.pl._ the ferns.--_adjs._ FIL'ICAL; FILIC'IFORM;
FIL'ICOID.
FILIFORM, fil'i-form, _adj._ having the form of a filament: long and
slender. [L. _filum_, thread, _forma_, form.]
FILIGREE, fil'i-gr[=e], _n._ a kind of ornamental metallic lacework of gold
and silver, twisted into convoluted forms, united and partly consolidated
by soldering--earlier forms, FIL'IGRAIN, FIL'IGRANE.--_adj._ FIL'IGREED,
ornamented with filigree. [Fr. _filigrane_--It. _filigrana_--L. _filum_,
thread, _granum_, a grain.]
FILIOQUE, fil-i-[=o]'kwe, _n._ the clause inserted into the Nicene Creed at
Toledo in 589, which asserts that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, as
well as from the Father--not accepted by the Eastern Church. [L., 'and from
the son.']
FILL, fil, _v.t._ to make full: to put into until all the space is
occupied: to supply abundantly: to satisfy: to glut: to perform the duties
of: to supply a vacant office.--_v.i._ to become full: to become
satiated.--_n._ as much as fills or satisfies: a full supply: a single
charge of anything.--_ns._ FILL'ER, he who, or that which, fills: a vessel
for conveying a liquid into a bottle; FILL'ING, anything used to fill up,
stop a hole, to complete, &c., as the woof, in weaving: supply. [A.S.
_fyllan_, _fullian_--_ful_, full.]
FILL, fil, _n._ (_Shak._) the thill or shaft of a cart or carriage. [See
THILL.]
FILLET, fil'et, _n._ a little string or band, esp. to tie round the head:
meat or fish boned and rolled, roasted or baked: a piece of meat composed
of muscle, esp. the fleshy part of the thigh: (_archit._) a small space or
band used along with mouldings.--_v.t._ to bind or adorn with a
fillet:--_pr.p._ fill'eting; _pa.p._ fill'eted. [Fr. _filet_, dim. of
_fil_, from L. _filum_, a thread.]
FILLIBEG, PHILIBEG, fil'i-beg, _n._ the kilt, the dress or petticoat
reaching nearly to the knees, worn by the Highlanders of Scotland. [Gael.
_feileadhbeag_--_feileadh_, plait, fold, _beag_, little.]
FILLIP, fil'ip, _v.t._ to strike with the nail of the finger, forced from
the ball of the thumb with a sudden jerk: to incite, drive:--_pr.p._
fill'iping; _pa.p._ fill'iped.--_n._ a jerk of the finger from the thumb:
anything which excites. [A form of _flip_.]
FILLISTER, fil'is-ter, _n._ a rabbeting plane used in making window-sashes.