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Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants. feral child, not raised by humans

A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only. [Obs.]

h, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.

interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.

Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion. Shak.

h part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard. A piece of steel three fingers thick. Bp. Wilkins.

A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.

The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock. Milton.

as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed. What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! Milton. I feel . . . my hopes all flat. Milton.

Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. "Fleshly wisdom." 2 Cor. i. 12. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms. Milton.

mbellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. The flowery kingdom, China.

t in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt. Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. Milton. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. Franklin.

blish; to land. [Obs.] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom Shak.

ack; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. Bryant.

To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for. It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. L'Estrange.

To doom beforehand; to predestinate. Thou art foredomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden.

An antecedent or premonitory gleam; a dawning light. The foregleams of wisdom. Whittier.

other country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits. "Domestic and foreign writers." Atterbury. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed. Milton.

dent care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.

forecast; provident care. A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. I. Taylor.