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; to occupy the whole capacity of. The rain also filleth the pools. Ps. lxxxiv. 6. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. John ii. 7.

To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.] A wench is a rare bait, with which a man No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.

transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance. Raymond. -- Flat rope, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting; gasket; sennit.

To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him.

trip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or frand; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions. Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them, the people were finely fleeced. Fuller.

an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. Latimer.

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

A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.

rotates backward and forward. Knight. -- Fly fishing, the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. Walton. -- Fly flap, an implement for killing flies. -- Fly governor, a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuck…

To angle, using flies for bait. Walton.

To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. Heb. i. 12.

To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom Shak.

A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton.

r when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. Milton.

To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow. Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. Pope. Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character. C. Middleton.

To lie in wait for; to ambush. An ambushed thief forlays a traveler. Dryden.

f a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation. A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and rhomboids. W. Irwing. She took off the formal cap that confined her hair. Hawthorne.

A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.

Faith; allegiance; fealty. [Obs.] Spenser.