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<hw>Fifth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fifte</ets>, <ets>fifthe</ets>, AS. <ets>f\'c6fta</ets>. See <er>Five</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.</def>

<cs><col>Fifth monarchy men</col> <fld>(Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.</cd> -- <col>Fifth wheel</col>, <cd>a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Fifth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.</def><-- a fifth of whiskey = a fifth of a gallon -->

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.</def>

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<hw>Fifth"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the fifth place; as the fifth in order.</def>

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<hw>Fif"ti*eth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>f\'c6ftigo<?/a</ets>. See <er>Fifty</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Next in order after the forty-ninth; -- the ordinal of fifty.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Consisting of one of fifty equal parts or divisions.</def>

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<hw>Fif"ti*eth</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of fifty equal parts; the quotient of a unit divided by fifty.</def>

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<hw>Fif"ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>f\'c6ftig</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>finfzug</ets>, <ets>fimfzug</ets>, G. <ets>f\'81nfzig</ets>, <ets>funfzig</ets>, Goth. <ets>fimftigjus</ets>. See <er>Five</er>, and <er>Ten</er>, and cf. <er>Fifteen</er>.]</ety> <def>Five times ten; <as>as, <ex>fifty</ex> men</as>.</def>

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<hw>Fif"ty</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fifties</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.</def>

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<hw>Fig</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>figue</ets> the fruit of the tree, Pr. <ets>figa</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ficus</ets> fig tree, fig. Cf. <er>Fico</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small fruit tree (<spn>Ficus Carica</spn>) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.</def>

<note>&hand; The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity. Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See <er>Caprification</er>.</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A small piece of tobacco.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt.</def> "A <i>fig</i> for Peter."

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><col>Cochineal fig</col>. <cd>See <er>Conchineal fig</er>.</cd> -- <col>Fig dust</col>, <cd>a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds.</cd> -- <col>Fig faun</col>, <cd>one of a class of rural deities or monsters supposed to live on figs. "Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the <i>fig fauns<i>."</cd> <i>Jer. i. 39. (Douay version).</i> -- <col>Fig gnat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small fly said to be injurious to figs.</cd> -- <col>Fig leaf</col>, <cd>the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty.</cd> -- <col>Fig marigold</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the name of several plants of the genus <spn>Mesembryanthemum</spn>, some of which are prized for the brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.</cd> -- <col>Fig tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any tree of the genus <spn>Ficus</spn>, but especially <spn>F. Carica</spn> which produces the fig of commerce.</cd></cs>

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