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<hw>For*wrap"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To wrap up; to conceal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>All mote be said and nought excused, nor hid, nor <b>forwrapped</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Foryelde</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>For*yelde"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>forgieldan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To repay; to requite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Foryete</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>For*yete"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To forget.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Foryetten</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>For*yet"ten</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Foryete</er>.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Forzando</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>For*zan"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[It., prop. p.p. of <ets>forzare</ets> to force.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sforzato</er>.</def>

<h1>Fossa</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>Fos"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Foss\'92</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a ditch. See <er>Fosse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; <as>as, the temporal <ex>fossa</ex> on the side of the skull; the nasal <ex>foss\'91</ex> containing the nostrils in most birds.</as></def>

<h1>Fossane</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>Fos"sane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fossane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of civet (<spn>Viverra fossa</spn>) resembling the genet.</def>

<h1>Fosse</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>Fosse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>fossa</ets>, fr. <ets>fodere</ets>, <ets>fossum</ets>, to dig.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A ditch or moat.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Fossa</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Fosse road</col>. <cd>See <er>Fosseway</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fosset</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>Fos"set</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A faucet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Fossette</h1> <Xpage=589>

<hw>Fos`sette"</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>fosse</ets> a fosse.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A little hollow; hence, a dimple.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea.</def>

<h1>Fosseway</h1> <Xpage=589>

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