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Commission; fiat; order; decree. [Obs.] Spenser.

An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges.

especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. Sir W. Raleigh. When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were inv…

Next in order after the fourteenth; -- the ordinal of fifteen.

Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.

In the fifth place; as the fifth in order.

Next in order after the forty-ninth; -- the ordinal of fifty.

hich in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.

To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

An orderly succession; a line; a row; as:

A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.

A fringe, or fringed border.

Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.

Having a fringed border; fimbriate.

An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires; -- called also fireward.

y and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. [Written also firmaun.]

above). -- First sergeant (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer in a company; the orderly sergeant. Farrow. -- First watch (Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at midnight; also, the men on duty during that time. -- First water, the highest quality or purest luster; -- said of gems, especially of diamond a…

First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.

fits tightly. Fit rod (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required. Knight.

To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.