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Horse fly. (b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick. -- Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest. Thomson. -- Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests. -- Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit…

To shoot into blades, as corn. The corn beginneth to fork. Mortimer. 1

bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society. "Ladies of a high form." Bp. Burnet.

The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

ss, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life. 'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. Shak. O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. Shak.

The buildings and works for casting metals. Foundry ladle, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds.

arlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.

A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. Shak.

Freighted; laden; filled; stored; charged. A vessel of our country richly fraught. Shak. A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences oSouth. Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits. I. Taylor.

In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; -- as a title, equivalent to Miss.

That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight.

Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.

me was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits. Fuller.

ght angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art. His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney- piece with . . . carving. Evelyn.

d the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them. [Formerly spelled frigat and friggot.]

A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

e to any business or profession. Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. Shak. The malady which made him incapable of performing his regal functions. Macaulay.

The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the eye.

Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). Wrapped up in my furs. Lady M. W. Montagu.

One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.