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eas or imagination. [R.] A pert or bluff important wight, Whose brain is fanciless, whose blood is white. Armstrong.

alienated. "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." Eph. ii. 13. -- Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike. Pope. -- Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. -- Far and wide, distantly and broadly; compreh…

To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. Dryden.

on; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. Pope.

ing together potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen, as horn, leather, blood, etc., in iron pots.

A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

nsequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever. An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation. Shak. After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. Shak. Brain fever, Continued fever, etc. See under Brain, Continued, etc. -- Fever and ague, a form of fever recu…

A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice.

An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.

An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also paraglobulin.

characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm. Sir T. Browne.

The presence of filariæ in the blood; infection with filariæ.

To make f [Obs.] All his hairy breast with blood was filed.Spenser. For Banquo's issue have I filed mind.Shak.

A native of the Philippine Islands, specif. one of Spanish descent or of mixed blood.

d names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of Clarence.

Bloody; clotted. [Obs. or Prov.] Foamy bubbling of a fleamy brain. Marston.

they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. Shak. The wild dog Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent. Shak.

e upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound.

An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. Dunglison.

To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.