Part 4512

<blockquote>For here <b>forlorn</b> and lost I tread. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The condition of the besieged in the mean time was <b>forlorn</b> in the extreme. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>She cherished the <b>forlorn</b> hope that he was still living. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>A forlorn hope</col> <ety>[D. <ets>verloren hoop<ets>, prop., a lost band or troop; <ets>verloren<ets>, p.p. of <ets>verliezen<ets> to lose + <ets>hoop<ets> band; akin to E. <ets>heap<ets>. See <er>For-</er>, and <er>Heap</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a body of men (called in F. <i>enfants perdus<i>, in G. <i>verloren posten<i>) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary; helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched; miserable; pitiable.</syn>

<h1>Forlorn</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>For*lorn"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.</def>

<blockquote>Forced to live in Scotland a <b>forlorn</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A forlorn hope; a vanguard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Our <b>forlorn</b> of horse marched within a mile of the enemy. <i>Oliver Cromvell.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forlornly</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>For*lorn"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a forlorn manner.</def>

<i>Pollok.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forlornness</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>For*lorn"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being forlorn.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Forlye</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>For*lye"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Forlie</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>form</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>form</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>. <ety>[See <er>Form</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>A suffix used to denote <i>in the form &or; shape of</i>, <i>resembling</i>, etc.; <as>as, vali<ex>form</ex>; ovi<ex>form</ex></as></def>.

<h1>Form</h1> <Xpage=586>

<hw>Form</hw> <tt>(f\'d3rm; <i>in senses</i> 8 & 9, <i>often</i> f\'d3rm <i>in England</i>)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. & F. <ets>forme</ets>, fr. L. <ets>forma</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>dhariman</ets>. Cf. <er>Firm</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or arrangement of matter, giving it individuality or distinctive character; configuration; figure; external appearance.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>form</b> of his visage was changed. <i>Dan. iii. 19.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And woven close close, both matter, <b>form</b>, and style. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; <as>as, a republican <ex>form</ex> of government</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; <as>as, a <ex>form</ex> of prayer</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Those whom <b>form</b> of laws Condemned to die. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; <as>as, a matter of mere <ex>form</ex></as>.</def>