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Fornicate (?), v. i. [L. fornicatus, p. p. of fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel in an underground vault.] To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.
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Fornication (?), n. [F. fornication, L. fornicatio.] 1. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.
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☞ In England, the offense, though cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts, was not at common law subject to secular prosecution. In the United States it is indictable in some States at common law, in others only by statute. Whartyon.
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2. (Script.) (a) Adultery. (b) Incest. (c) Idolatry.
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Fornicator (?), n. [F. fornicateur, OF. fornicator, from L. fornicator.] An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication.
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Fornicatress (?), n. [Cf. F. fornicatrice, L. fornicatrix.] A woman guilty of fornication. Shak.
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Fornix (?), n.; pl. Fornices (#). [L., an arch.] (Anat.) (a) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva. (b) Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.
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Forold (?), a. Very old. [Obs.]
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A bear's skin, coal-black, forold. Chaucer.
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Forpass (?), v. t. & i. To pass by or along; to pass over. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forpine (?), v. t. To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic] “Pale as a forpined ghost.” Chaucer.
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Forray (? or ?), v. t. [OE. forrayen. See .] To foray; to ravage; to pillage.
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For they that morn had forrayed all the land. Fairfax.
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Forray, n. The act of ravaging; a ravaging; a predatory excursion. See .
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Forrill (?), n. [See .] Lambskin parchment; vellum; forel. McElrath.
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Forsake (?), v. t. [imp. Forsook (?); p. p. Forsaken (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See , and .] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.
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If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30.
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2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
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If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak.

Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See .
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Forsaker (?), n. One who forsakes or deserts.
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Forsay (?), v. t. [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.] To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forshape (?), v. t. [Pref. for- + shape, v.t.] To render misshapen. [Obs.] Gower.
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Forslack (?), v. t. [Pref. for- + slack to neglect.] To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forslouthe (?), v. t. [See , and .] To lose by sloth or negligence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Forslow (?), v. t. [Pref. for- + slow.] To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Forslow, v. i. To loiter. [Obs.] [Also spelled foreslow.]Shak.
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Forslugge (?), v. t. [See to be idle.] To lsoe by idleness or slotch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Forsooth (?), adv. [AS. forsōð; for, prep. + sōð sooth, truth. See , prep., and .] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously.
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A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm! Hayward.
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Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam. Guardian.
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Forsooth, v. t. To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]
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The captain of the “Charles” had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him. Pepys.
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Forsooth, n. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [R.]
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You sip so like a forsooth of the city. B. Jonson.
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Forspeak (?), v. t. [Pref. for- + speak.] 1. To forbid; to prohibit. Shak.
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2. To bewitch. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Forspent (?), a. [AS. forspendan to consume; pref. for- + spendan to spend.] Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. [Archaic]
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A gentleman almost forspent with speed. Shak.
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Forstall (?), v. t. To forestall. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forster (?), n. A forester. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Forstraught (?), p. p. & a. [Pref. for- + straught; cf. distraught.] Distracted. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Forswat (?), a. [See .] Spent with heat; covered with sweat. [Obs.] P. Sidney.
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Forswear (?), v. t. [imp. Forswore (?); p. p. Forsworn (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See , and , v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
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I . . . do forswear her. Shak.
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2. To deny upon oath.
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Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! Dryden.
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Coloq. To forswear one's self , to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. “Thou shalt not forswear thyself.” Matt. v. 33.

Syn. -- See .
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Forswear, v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.
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Forswearer (?), n. One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath.
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Forswonk (?), a. [Pref. for- + swonk, p. p. of swinkto labor. See .] Overlabored; exhausted; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forswore (?), imp. of .
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Forsworn (?), p. p. of .
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Forswornness, n. State of being forsworn. [R.]
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Forsythia (?), a. [NL. Named after William Forsyth, who brought in from China.] (Bot.) A shrub of the Olive family, with yellow blossoms.
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Fort (?), n. [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. , , , , .] (Mil.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
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Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. Farrow.
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Fortalice (?), n. [LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce. See .] (Mil.) A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called also fortelace.
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Forte (fōrt), n. [IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See .] 1. The strong point; that in which one excels.
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The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers. Jeffrey.
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2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.
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Forte (fôrt� or fōrt�), adv. [It. forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.] (Mus.) Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
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Forted (?), a. Furnished with, or guarded by, forts; strengthened or defended, as by forts. [R.] Shak.
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Forth (?), v.[AS. forð, fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort √78. See , , and cf. , , adv.] 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.
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Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. Tyndale.
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From this time forth, I never will speak word. Shak.
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I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. Strype.
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2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
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When winter past, and summer scarce begun,
Invites them forth to labor in the sun. Dryden.
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3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
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I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. Shak.
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4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. And so forth , Coloq. Back and forth , Coloq. From forth . See under , , and . -- Coloq. Forth of , Coloq. Forth from , out of. [Obs.] Shak. -- Coloq. To bring forth . See under .
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Forth, prep. Forth from; out of. [Archaic]
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Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.
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Forth, n. [OE., a ford. � 78. See .] A way; a passage or ford. [Obs.] Todd.
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Forthby (?), adv. [Obs.] See .
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forthcoming (fōrthkŭmĭng or fōrthkŭmĭng), a. 1. Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
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2. Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information; cooperative in providing information.
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3. Having an agreeable and sociable personality; friendly.
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4. Available or ready at the time required; as, payment will be forthcoming on receipt of the goods.
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Forthgoing (? or ?), n. A going forth; an utterance. A. Chalmers.
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Forthgoing, a. Going forth.
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Forthink (?), v. t. To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret. [Obs.] “Let it forthink you.” Tyndale.
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That me forthinketh, quod this January. Chaucer.
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Forthputing (? or ?), a. Bold; forward; aggressive.
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Forthright (? or ?), adv. [Forth, adv. + right, adv.] Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] Sir P. Sidney.
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Forthright, a. Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic] Lowell.
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They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson.
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Forthright, n. A straight path. [Archaic]
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Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders! Shak.
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Forthrightness, n. Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic]
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Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne.
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Forthward (?), adv. [Forth, adv. + -ward.] Forward. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
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Forthwith (? or ?; see ), adv. 1. Immediately; without delay; directly.
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Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18.
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2. (Law) As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. Bouvier.
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Forthy (?), adv. [AS. forðȳ; for, prep. + ðȳ, instrumental neut. of se, seó, ðæt, pron. demonstrative and article. See .] Therefore. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Forties (?), n. pl. See .
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Fortieth (?), a. [AS. feówertigo�a. See .] 1. Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.
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2. Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.
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Fortieth, n. One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.
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Fortifiable (?), a. [Cf. OF. fortifiable.] Capable of being fortified. Johnson.
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Fortification (?), n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.] 1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
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2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
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Coloq. Fortification agate , Scotch pebble.

Syn. -- Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See .
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Fortifier (?), n. One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.
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Fortify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fortifying.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See , and .] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
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Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon.
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Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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Fortify, v. i. To raise defensive works. Milton.
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Fortilage (?; 48), n. [Cf. .] A little fort; a blockhouse. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Fortin (?), n. [F. See , n.] A little fort; a fortlet. [Obs.]
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Fortissimo (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of forte, adv. See , adv.] (Mus.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.
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Fortition (?), n. [See .] Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard. [R.]
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No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good. Burke.
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Fortitude (?), n. [L. fortitudo, fr. fortis strong. See .] 1. Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs.]
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The fortitude of the place is best known to you. Shak.
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2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
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Extolling patience as the truest fortitude. Milton.
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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. Locke.

Syn. -- Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery. See , and .
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Fortitudinous (?), a. Having fortitude; courageous. [R.] Gibbon.
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Fortlet (?), n. A little fort. [R.] Bailey.
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Fortnight (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr. fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.] The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
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Fortnightly (?), a. Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication. -- adv. Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight.
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FORTRAN n. (Computers) [Formula Translation.] a higher programming language with an instruction set designed for ease of expression of mathematical functions, much used in programming of scientific and mathematical problems.
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Fortread (?), v. t. To tread down; to trample upon. [Obs.]
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In hell shall they be all fortroden of devils. Chaucer.
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Fortress (?), n.; pl. Fortresses (#). [F. forteresse, OF. forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong. See , and cf. .] A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

Syn. -- , , , . A fortress is constructed for military purposes only, and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a fortress of early times which was ordinarily a palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a fortress or city, etc.
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Fortress, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.
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Fortuitous (?), a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See .] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
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It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. Robertson.
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So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. Hazlitt.
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2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Abbott.

Syn. -- Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See .

-- Fortuitously, adv. -- Fortuitousness, n.
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Fortuity (?), n. [Cf. F. fortuité.] Accident; chance; casualty. D. Forbes (1750).
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Fortuna prop. n. the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche.
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Fortunate (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See , n.] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
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2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.

Syn. -- Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy. -- , , . A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.
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Fortunately, adv. In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
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Fortunateness, n. The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness.
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