Part 4440

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Foggy</h1> <Xpage=577>

<hw>Fog"gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Foggier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Foggiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From 4th <er>Fog</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty; <as>as, a <ex>foggy</ex> atmosphere; a <ex>foggy</ex> morning.</as></def>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Beclouded; dull; obscure; <as>as, <ex>foggy</ex> ideas</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Your coarse, <b>foggy</b>, drowsy conceit. <i>Hayward.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fogie</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"gie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Fogy</er>.</def>

<h1>Fogless</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fog"less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without fog; clear.</def>

<i>Kane.</i>

<h1>Fogy</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fogies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by <i>old</i>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>fogie</asp> and <asp>fogey</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>Notorious old bore; regular old <b>fogy</b>. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; The word is said to be connected with the German <i>vogt</i>, a guard or protector. By others it is regareded as a diminutive of <i>folk</i> (cf. D. <i>volkje</i>). It is defined by Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as "an invalid or garrison soldier," and is applied to the old soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is called the <i>Fogies'</i> Hospital. In the fixed habits of such persons we see the origin of the present use of the term.</note>

<i>Sir F. Head.</i>

<h1>Fogyism</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"gy*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The principles and conduct of a fogy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Foh</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Foh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Faugh</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt; poh; fle.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Fohist</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"hist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A Buddhist priest. See <er>Fo</er>.</def>

<h1>Foible</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Foi"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>foible</ets>. See <er>Feeble</er>.]</ety> <def>Weak; feeble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Lord Herbert.</i>

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