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{ Folk (fōk), Folks (fōks) }, n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. fōlk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.]
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The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war. J. R. Green.
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2. People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks. [Colloq.]
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In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire
With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales. Shak.
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3. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well. [Colloq. New Eng.] Bartlett.
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Coloq. Folk song , one of a class of songs long popular with the common people. -- Coloq. Folk speech , the speech of the common people, as distinguished from that of the educated class.
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Folkething (?), n. [Dan. See , and .] The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, or Parliament. See , below.
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Folkland (?), n. [AS. folcland.] (O.Eng. Law) Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed. Mozley & W.

{ Folklore (?), n., or Folk lore }. Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as stories, proverbs, riddles and songs. Trench.
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Folkmote (?), n. [AS. folcmōt folk meeting.] An assembly of the people; esp. (Sax. Law), a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court. [Hist.]
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To which folkmote they all with one consent
Agreed to travel. Spenser.
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Folkmoter (?), n. One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court. [Obs.] Milton.
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folksy adj. 1. same as .
Syn. -- cracker-barrel, homespun.
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2. very informal and familiar; as, a folksy radio commentator; a folksy style.
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folktale, folk tale n. a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk, especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture.
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Follicle (?), n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d .] 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
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2. (Anat.) (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.
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Follicular (?), a. 1. Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles.
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2. (Med.) Affecting the follicles; as, follicular pharyngitis.
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Folliculated (?), a. Having follicles.
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Folliculous (?), a. [L. folliculosus full of husks: cf. F. folliculeux.] Having or producing follicles.
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Folliful (?), a. Full of folly. [Obs.]
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Follow (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Followed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Following.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian, fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folgēn, G. folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. följa, Dan. fölge, and perh. to E. folk.] 1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
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It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. Shak.
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2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
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I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. Ex. xiv. 17.
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3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
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Approve the best, and follow what I approve. Milton.
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Follow peace with all men. Heb. xii. 14.
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It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. J. Edwards.
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4. To copy after; to take as an example.
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We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. Hooker.
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5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
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6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
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7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
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He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. Dryden.
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8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
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O, had I but followed the arts! Shak.
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O Antony! I have followed thee to this. Shak.
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Coloq. Follow board (Founding), a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. Knight. -- Coloq. To follow the hounds , to hunt with dogs. -- Coloq. To follow suit (Card Playing), to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set. -- Coloq. To follow up , to pursue indefatigably.

Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain. - To , . To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison.
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Follow, v. i. To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.

Syn. -- To , , . To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day, and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some established connection or principle of sequence. As wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution; and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness.
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Follow (?), n. The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.
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Follower (?), n. [OE. folwere, AS. folgere.] 1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.
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2. A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.
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3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of . (b) A gland. See Illust. of .
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4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See .
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5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.

Syn. -- Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant.
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Following (?), n. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay.
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2. Vocation; business; profession.
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Following, a. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.
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2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
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☞ The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
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Following edge. (Aëronautics) See , above.
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Following surface. (Aëronautics) See , above.
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follow-on n. an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings.
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follow-on a. Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions.
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follow-through n. 1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the project.
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2. (Golf, Baseball, Tennis) The remainder of a stroke with a club, bat, or racket after the ball has been hit.
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follow-up n. 1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit. A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a sale or other request would also be a follow-up.
Syn. -- reexamination, review.
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2. (Journalism) A subsequent story providing information discovered or events happening after a first story was published.
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3. (Journalism) Same as .
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Folly (?), n.; pl. Follies (#). [OE. folie, foli, F. folie, fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See .] 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.
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2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
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What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. Shak.
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3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.
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[Achan] wrought folly in Israel. Josh. vii. 15.
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When lovely woman stoops to folly. Goldsmith.
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4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
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It is called this man's or that man's “folly,” and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years. Trench.
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Folwe (?), v. t. To follow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Fomalhaut (?), n. [Ar., prop., mouth of the large fish: cf. F. Fomalhaut.] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis, or Southern Fish.
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Foment (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. � to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
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2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.]
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Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. Milton.
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3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. Locke.
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But quench the choler you foment in vain. Dryden.
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Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. Southey.
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Foment (?), n. 1. Fomentation.
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2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.

He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up. Julian Ralph.
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Fomentation (?), n. [�. fomentatio: cf. F. fomentation.] 1. (Med.) (a) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors. (b) The lotion applied to a diseased part.
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2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement.
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Dishonest fomentation of your pride. Young.
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Fomenter (?), n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition.
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Fomes (fōmēz), n.; pl. Fomites (fŏmĭtēz). [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.] (Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
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Fomor n. 1. (Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature.
Syn. -- Fomorian.
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Fomorian n. 1. (Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature.
Syn. -- Fomor.
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Fon (fŏn), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fāni silly, fāna to act silly, Sw. fåne fool. Cf. , a.] A fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Fond (?), obs. imp. of . Found. Chaucer.
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Fond, a. [Compar. Fonder (?); superl. Fondest.] [For fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See .] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]
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Grant I may never prove so fond
To trust man on his oath or bond. Shak.
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2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate.
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3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife. Addison.
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4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on).
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More fond on her than she upon her love. Shak.
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You are as fond of grief as of your child. Shak.
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A great traveler, and fond of telling his adventures. Irving.
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5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]
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Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer. Byron.
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6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fond, v. t. To caress; to fondle. [Obs.]
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The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. Dryden.
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Fond, v. i. To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fond (?), n. [F., fr. L. fundus. See .] [Obs., or used as a French word] 1. Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.: (a) (Lace Making) The ground. (b) (Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or fish, usually served as a sauce.
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2. Fund, stock, or store.
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Fondant (fŏnd�nt; Fr. fôNdäN), n. [F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See to cast.] A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded; as, cherry fondant.
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Fonde (fŏnd�), v. t. & i. [AS. fandian to try.] To endeavor; to strive; to try. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Fondle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fondled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling (?).] [From , v.] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

Syn.- See .
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Fondler (?), n. One who fondles. Johnson.
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Fondling (?), n. [From .] The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
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Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling
To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle.
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Fondling (?), n. [Fond + -ling.] 1. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.
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Fondlings are in danger to be made fools. L'Estrange.
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2. A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Fondly (?), adv. 1. Foolishly. [Archaic] Verstegan (1673).
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Make him speak fondly like a frantic man. Shak.
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2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
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My heart, untraveled, fondly turns to thee. Goldsmith.
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Fondness, n. 1. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obs.]
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Fondness it were for any, being free,
To covet fetters, though they golden be. Spenser.
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2. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.
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My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee. Addison.

Syn. -- Attachment; affection; love; kindness.
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Fondon (?), n. [Cf. F. fondant flux.] (Metal.) A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
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Fondu (fŏndụ), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See to cast.] 1. Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.

2. Melted. [Also spelled fondue.]
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Fondue (?), n. [Also erroneously Fondu.] [F. See ; cf. .] 1. (Cookery) A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.
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2. (Cookery) A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked in or dipped into a hot sauce; as, beef fondue.
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fondue (fŏndụ), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See to cast.] Melted. [Also spelled fondu.]
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Fondus (?), n. [F. fondu, prop. p. p. of fondre to melt, blend. See to cast.] A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other. Ure.
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Fone (?), n.; pl. of . [Obs.] Spenser.
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Fonge (?), v. t. [See , v. t.] To take; to receive. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Fonly (?), adv. [See .] Foolishly; fondly. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Fonne (?), n. A fon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Font (?), n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See to cast, and cf. a font.] (Print.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount.
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Font, n. [AS. font, fant, fr. L. fons, fontis, spring, fountain; cf. OF. font, funt, F. fonts, fonts baptismaux, pl. See .] 1. A fountain; a spring; a source.
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Bathing forever in the font of bliss. Young.
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2. A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing.
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That name was given me at the font. Shak.
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Fontal (?), a. Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original; primitive. [R.]
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From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power. Coleridge.
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Fontanel (?), n. [F. fontanelle, prop., a little fountain, fr. fontaine fountain. See .] 1. (Med.) An issue or artificial ulcer for the discharge of humors from the body.[Obs.] Wiseman.
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2. (Anat.) One of the membranous intervals between the incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.
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☞ In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest, and remains open a considerable time after birth.
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Fontanelle (?), n. [F.] (Anat.) Same as , 2.
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Fontange (?), n. [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.] A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.
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Food (?), n. [OE. fode, AS. fōda; akin to Icel. fæða, fæði, Sw. föda, Dan. & LG. föde, OHG. fatunga, Gr. patei^sthai to eat, and perh. to Skr. pā to protect, L. pascere to feed, pasture, pabulum food, E. pasture. √75. Cf. , food, to cherish.] 1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.
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☞ In a physiological sense, true aliment is to be distinguished as that portion of the food which is capable of being digested and absorbed into the blood, thus furnishing nourishment, in distinction from the indigestible matter which passes out through the alimentary canal as fæces.
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☞ Foods are divided into two main groups: nitrogenous, or proteid, foods, i.e., those which contain nitrogen, and nonnitrogenous, i.e., those which do not contain nitrogen. The latter group embraces the fats and carbohydrates, which collectively are sometimes termed heat producers or respiratory foods, since by oxidation in the body they especially subserve the production of heat. The proteids, on the other hand, are known as plastic foods or tissue formers, since no tissue can be formed without them. These latter terms, however, are misleading, since proteid foods may also give rise to heat both directly and indirectly, and the fats and carbohydrates are useful in other ways than in producing heat.
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2. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.
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This may prove food to my displeasure. Shak.
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In this moment there is life and food
For future years. Wordsworth.
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☞ Food is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds, as in food fish or food-fish, food supply.
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Coloq. Food vacuole (Zoöl.), one of the spaces in the interior of a protozoan in which food is contained, during digestion. -- Coloq. Food yolk . (Biol.) See under .

Syn. -- Aliment; sustenance; nutriment; feed; fare; victuals; provisions; meat.
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Food, v. t. To supply with food. [Obs.] Baret.
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