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A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden. Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.

A parasite. [Obs.] Massinger.

One of the eggs or young larvæ deposited by a flesh fly, or blowfly.

A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic] The land forenenst the Greekish shore. Fairfax.

Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits. Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of the day. Goldsmith.

A substance formed or deposited.

Having small pits or depression, as the receptacle in some composite flowers.

A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold. Burrill.

Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage. Burrill.

The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage.

ire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers. America was first visited by Friends in 1656. T. Chase.

to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army. Had he his hurts before Ay, on the front. Shak.

Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent. Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. Glower.

The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [R.]

kind and a pair. -- Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. -- Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. -- Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. -- Full sea, high w…

The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.

ous fever in the Netherlands. Dunglison. -- Gall of the earth (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria.

The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. -- Gammoning hole (Naut.), a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purp…

of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of agamogenesis.