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A little elf.

To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. Shak.

A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.

Finical; unduly particular. [Colloq.]

Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] Smart.

ariety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. [Written also finikin.]

A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. [Eng.]

The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.)

The state of being flaky.

A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce.

A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] Camden. Huloet.

The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.

gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.

A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter.

Freakish. [Obs.] Pepys.

Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley. -- a.

State or quality of being frisky.

A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." De Quincey.

Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.