Part 4518

<hw>For`mi*ca"roid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>Formicarius</ets>, the typical genus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the family <spn>Formicarid\'91</spn> or ant thrushes.</def>

<h1>Formicary</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*ca*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>formicarium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>formica</ets> an ant.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.</def>

<h1>Formicate</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>formica</ets> an ant.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.</def>

<h1>Formication</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For`mi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>formicatio</ets>, fr. <ets>formicare</ets> to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on one's self, fr. <ets>formica</ets> ant: cf. F. <ets>formication</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Formicid</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*cid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the ants.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the family <spn>Formicid\'91</spn>, or ants.</def></def2>

<h1>Formidability</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For`mi*da*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Formidableness.</def>

<i>Walpole.</i>

<h1>Formidable</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*da*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>formidabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>formidare</ets> to fear, dread: cf. F. <ets>formidable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming.</def>

<blockquote>They seemed to fear the <b>formodable</b> sight. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I swell my preface into a volume, and make it <b>formidable</b>, when you see so many pages behind. <i>Drydn.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking; horrible; terrific; tremendous.</syn>

<h1>Formidableness</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*da*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Formidably</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For"mi*da*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a formidable manner.</def>

<h1>Formidolose</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>For*mid"o*lose</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>formidolosus</ets>, fr. <ets>formido</ets> fear.]</ety> <def>Very much afraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Forming</h1> <Xpage=587>

<hw>Form"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers.</def>