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The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish.

. -- Floating bridge. (a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau bridge. See Bateau. (b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops over narrow…

art of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

A picture of flowers. -- Flower stalk (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.

etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly. -- Fly rail, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table. -- Fly rod, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly. -- Fly sheet, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill. -- Fly snapper (Zoöl.), an American bird (Phainopepla nitens), allied to…

Comfort; support. [Obs.]

What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.

The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.

A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting.

Having little or no force; feeble. These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me. Shak.

A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.

The gibbet. [Obs.] Bp. Butler. Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur. -- Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work. -- Fork head. (a) The barbed head of an arrow. (b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint. -- In for…

One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.

g trouble. Extolling patience as the truest fortitude. Milton. Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. Locke.

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. Shak.

To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. Shak. A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. Shak. It fell not, for it w…

That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wea…

One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. [Eng.]

A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains. [Colloq.]

An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum.