Part 4321

<h1>Fioriture</h1> <Xpage=562>

<hw>Fio`ri*tu"re</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[It., pl. of <ets>fioritura</ets> a flowering.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a singer or player.</def> <-- no pos in original. = n. -->

<h1>Fippenny bit</h1> <Xpage=562>

<hw>Fip"pen*ny bit`</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>. <ety>[Corruption of <ets>five penny bit</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<note>&hand; Before the act of Congress, Feb. 21, 1857, caused the adoption of decimal coins and the withdrawal of foreign coinage from circulation, this coin passed currently for 6<frac14/ cents, and was called in New England a <i>fourpence ha'penny</i> or <i>fourpence</i>; in New York a <i>sixpence</i>; in Pennsylvania, Virginia, etc., a <i>fip</i>; and in Louisiana, a <i>picayune</i>.</note>

<h1>Fipple</h1> <Xpage=562>

<hw>Fip"ple</hw> <tt>(f&etil;r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[perh. fr. L. <ets>fibula</ets> a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. <ets>fible</ets> a stick used to stir pottage.]</ety> <def>A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Fir</h1> <Xpage=562>

<hw>Fir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dan. <ets>fyr</ets>, <ets>fyrr</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>furu</ets>, Icel. <ets>fura</ets>, AS. <ets>furh</ets> in <ets>furh</ets>wudu fir wood, G. <ets>f\'94hre</ets>, OHG. <ets>forha</ets> pine, <ets>vereh</ets>eih a sort of oak, L. <ets>quercus</ets> <?/ak.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus (<spn>Abies</spn>) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the <i>balsam fir</i>, the <i>silver fir</i>, the <i>red fir</i>, etc. The <i>Scoth fir</i> is a <spn>Pinus</spn>.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Fir</i> in the Bible means any one of several coniferous trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three species of pine.</note>

<i>J. D. Hooker.</i>

<h1>Fire</h1> <Xpage=562>

<hw>Fire</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fir</ets>, <ets>fyr</ets>, <ets>fur</ets> AS. <ets>f</ets><?/<ets>r</ets>; akin to D. <ets>vuur</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>fiur</ets>, G. <ets>feuer</ets>, Icel. <ets>f<?/ri</ets>, <ets>f<?/rr</ets>, Gr. <?/, and perh. to L. <ets>purus</ets> pure, E. <ets>pure</ets> Cf. <er>Empyrean</er>, <er>Pyre</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.</def>

<note>&hand; The form of <i>fire</i> exhibited in the combustion of gases in an ascending stream or current is called <i>flame</i>. Anciently, <i>fire</i>, air, earth, and water were regarded as the four elements of which all things are composed.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in <?/ stove or a furnace.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Anything which destroys or affects like fire.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consumingviolence of temper.</def>

<blockquote>he had <b>fire</b> in his temper.Atterbury.

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.</def>

<blockquote>And bless their critic with a poet's <b>fire</b>.<b>Pope</b>.

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.</def>

<blockquote>Stars, hide your <b>fires</b>.<b>Shak</b>.

<blockquote>As in a zodiac

<blockquote>representing the heavenly <b>fires</b>.<b>Milton</b>.

<p><b>8.</b> <def>Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.</def>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>The discharge of firearms; firing; <as>as, the troops were exposed to a heavy <ex>fire</ex></as>.</def>