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ing power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] Howell. -- Fa*tid"i*cal*ly, adv.

Restless; uneasy. Lowell.

nfident; undoubting; faithful; firm; as, in a fiduciary capacity. "Fiduciary obedience." Howell.

de of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the sum claimed. Blackstone. Cowell.

or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. The crows flapped over by twos and threes. Lowell.

Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] Howell.

To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.

The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.

erity; vigor. [Archaic] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell.

y; to flucttuate; to be uncertainty. Long we fluttered on the wings of doubtful success. Howell. His thoughts are very fluttering and wandering. I. Watts.

A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part; especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the bloody flux or dysentery. See Bloody flux.

Rich harvest; plenty; abundance. [Archaic] Lowell. That from the seedness the bare fallow brings To teeming foison. Shak.

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. Howell.

e States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process. Kent. Tomlins. Cowell. -- Foreign bill, a bill drawn in one country, and payable in another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is one drawn and payable in the same country. In this latter, as well as in several other points of view, th…

Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic] Lowell. They were Night and Day, and Day and Night, Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson.

-- Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging. -- Fox…

; infirm. That I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. An old bent man, worn and frail. Lowell.

To checker; to diversify. [R. & Poet.] The painted windows, frecking gloom with glow. Lowell.

. "With head all frowzy." Spenser. The frowzy soldiers' wives hanging out clothes. W. D. Howells.

Filled with emotions. The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. Lowell.