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An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. He was installed with all the usual formalities. C. Middleton.

he fox. -- Fox bat (Zoöl.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. -- Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. -- Fox bru…

They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit.

A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.

caprice. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. French bean (Bot.), the common kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). -- French berry (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. -- French casement (Arch.) See French window, under Window. -- French ch…

Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.

The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey.

The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort. Chesterfield.

A native or inhabitant of Friesland; also, the language spoken in Friesland. See Friesic, n.

The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.

An American plant (Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits.

eming; as, a bold front; a hardened front. With smiling fronts encountering. Shak. The inhabitants showed a bold front. Macaulay.

nol.) A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze. They are Mohammedans. Called also Fellatahs, Foulahs, and Fellani. Fulah is also used adjectively; as, Fulah empire, tribes, language.…

l (Zoöl.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska;…

A native or inhabitant of Cadiz.

Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor.

A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.

A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.

Pertaining to, or inhabiting, the Ganges; as, the Gangetic shark.