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The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.

One who exemplifies by following a pattern.

To show or illustrate by example. He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which he had been brought up. Cowper.

A sporting rifle for use at short ranges, employing a large charge of powder and a light (short) bullet, giving a high initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory. It is usually of moderately large caliber.

Having the form, appearance, or nature, of an extract.

Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.

Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted. Johnson.

The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not. To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications. Bacon.

A falsifier. Bp. Morton.

One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; a liar.

To make false; to represent falsely. The Irish bards use to forge and falsify everything as they list, to please or displease any man. Spenser.

ull of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.

Fate-bringing; deadly; mortal; destructive. [R.] Johnson.

Febrific. Dunglison. -- n.

Causing fever; as, a febriferous locality.

Producing fever. Dunglison.

Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever. Boyle.

Antifebrile.

The anal fork on which the larvæ of certain insects carry their fæces.

To make fruitful; to fecundate. Johnson.