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The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.

The act, process, or art of casting metals.

The last cinders obtained in the fining process. Raymond. Foxtail saw, a dovetail saw. -- Foxtail wedging. See Fox wedge, under Fox.

gnificant; as, a fractional part of the population. Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom. -- Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit…

The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.

e who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.

A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish.

The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.

Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. Ex. xxiii. 10.

To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat.

The process denoted by the verb fry. Frying pan, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying meat. vegetables, etc.

The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure. Fulling mill, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.…

Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.

The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. "The long funerals." Pope.

A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.

, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham…

The act of process of galvanizing.

The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.