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A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.

A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon. W. Spalding.

ties and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock. Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power.

To entertain. [Obs.]

t form,, to prevent twisting when running out. Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.

One who fakes something, as a thief, a peddler of petty things, a workman who dresses things up, etc. [Slang]

A fiery dragon. Beau. & Fl.

have straw nor fern under them, but lay them either upon some smooth table, boards, or flakes of wands, and they will last the longer. English Husbandman.

A quaking or trembling of the flesh; a quiver. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

t; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30.

One who forsakes or deserts.

Tired out with excessive waking or watching. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A freckle. [Obs.] A few fraknes in his face. Chaucer.

A rich glazed cake, with almonds, pistachios, filberts, or other nuts; also, a rich currant cake with almonds on the top.

One who makes, or manufactures, glass. -- Glass" mak`ing, or Glass"mak`ing, n.

A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World.

A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour.

f marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and co…

See Forkbeard.

Same as Acton. [Obs.]