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A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.

Begotten by a fool. Shak.

Lucky, without judgment or contrivance. [Obs.] Spenser.

Foolishly hasty. [R.]

Foolishly liberal. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Foolish expenditure; waste. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Same as Fulahs.

The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. Shak.

The orange filefish. See Filefish.

The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness.

In a foolhardy manner.

Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness. Dryden.

Foolhardiness. [Obs.] Spenser.

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. Howell.

To make a fool of; to befool. [R.] Holland.

erstanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. I am a very foolish fond old man. Shak.

In a foolish manner.

The quality of being foolish.

A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.

sportive impositions are practiced. The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All Fools' Day. Poor Robin's Almanack (1760).