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, to grow irritated or angry. "He . . . fired up, and stood vigorously on his defense." Macaulay.

d for the duty. Burke. The very situation for which he was peculiarly fitted by nature. Macaulay.

-- Fit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fit"ful*ness, n. The victorius trumpet peal Dies fitfully away. Macaulay.

her or stoneware rather than of glass. A trencher of mutton chops, and a flagon of ale. Macaulay.

carried under his coat a small flail, loaded with lead, to brain the Popish assassins. Macaulay.

t in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor. He flamed with indignation. Macaulay.

brothel. "A gang of footpads, reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house." Macaulay.

A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. Macaulay.

r metal, or of rays of light. Sir I. Newton. All the flexibility of a veteran courtier. Macaulay.

t, He had been happy. Byron. His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. Macaulay.

Playing at courtship; coquerty. The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms. Macaulay.

ade was at an end. Floating capital had been withdrawn in great masses from the island. Macaulay. Floating anchor (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail. -- Floating battery (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the bombardment of a place. -- Floating bridge…

readiness of utterance; volubility. The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity. Macaulay.

nd confusion; to confuse; to muddle. His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. Macaulay.

One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay.

he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Macaulay.

an argument, a contract, or a term. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. Macaulay.

to cheat such gulls as you. Hudibras. Forged certificates of his . . . moral character. Macaulay.

them. Mark iv. 12. He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them. Macaulay.

stituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. Macaulay.