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To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land.

ombustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. -- False galena. See Blende. -- False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause, or contrary…

To hesitate in purpose or action. Ere her native king Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. Shak.

ating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner. -- Fan cricket (Zoöl.), a mole cricket. -- Fan light (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those windows whi…

s or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination. In the soul Are many lesser faculties, that serve Reason as chief. Among these fancy next Her office holds. Milton.

Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.

The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes.

istering the number of persons passing it. (b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor. Knight.

The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation.

furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- calles also pontee and punty.

; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to rule a factious people. One midnight Fated to the purpose. Shak.

h the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.] Purchas.

Purification; a sacrifice. [Obs.] Spenser.

To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. Barlow.

Feigned issue (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. Burill. Bouvier.

The principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians.

zymes causing production of ethyl alcohol from sugar has been identified and individually purified and studied. See enzyme

ed only by bloodshed. Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and kindreds. Purchas.

Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.

t fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel. Shak. They know how fickle common lovers are. Dryden.