Part 4340

<blockquote>After life's <b>fitful</b> fever, he sleeps well. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Fit"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Fit"ful*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<blockquote>The victorius trumpet peal Dies <b>fitfully away</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fithel, Fithul</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw><hw>Fith"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Fith"ul</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. See <er>Fiddle</er>.]</ety> <def>A fiddle</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Fitly</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; <as>as, a maxim <ex>fitly</ex> applied</as>.</def>

<h1>Fitment</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming; equipment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Fitness</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being fit; <as>as, the <ex>fitness</ex> of measures or laws; a person's <ex>fitness</ex> for office.</as></def>

<h1>Fitt</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fitt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See 2d <er>Fit</er>.</def>

<h1>Fittable</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Suitable; fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Fittedness</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ted*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Fitter</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who fits or makes to fit; esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress. <sd>(b)</sd> One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each other.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<i>Simmonds.</i>

<h1>Fitter</h1> <Xpage=564>

<hw>Fit"ter</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A little piece; a flitter; a flinder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Where's the Frenchman? Alas, he's all <b>fitters</b>. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></blockquote>