Part 4544

<h1>Fourfooted</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"foot`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having four feet; quadruped; <as>as, <ex>fourfooted</ex> beasts</as>.</def>

<h1>Fourgon</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four`gon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>An ammunition wagon.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A French baggage wagon.</def>

<h1>Fourhanded</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"hand`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having four hands; quadrumanous.</def>

<i>Goldsmith.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Requiring four "hands" or players; <as>as, a <ex>fourhanded</ex> game at cards</as>.</def>

<h1>Fourierism</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fou"ri*er*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The co\'94perative socialistic system of Charles <ets>Fourier</ets>, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.</def>

<h1>Fourierist, Fourierite</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw><hw>Fou"ri*er*ist</hw>, <hw>Fou"ri*er*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who adopts the views of Fourier.</def>

<h1>Four-in-hand</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"-in-hand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; <as>as, a <ex>four-in-hand</ex> team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; <as>as, a <ex>four-in-hand</ex> coach</as>.</as></def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.</def></def2>

<blockquote>As quaint a <b>four-in-hand</b> As you shall see. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fourling</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"ling</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of four children born at the same time.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.</def>

<h1>Fourneau</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four`neau"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.</def>

<h1>Four-o'clock</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"-o'clock`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Mirabilis</spn>. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common <i>four-o'clock</i> is <spn>M. Jalapa</spn>. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called <altname>marvel of Peru</altname>, and <altname>afternoon lady</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.</def>

<h1>Fourpence</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"pence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.</def>

<h1>Four-poster</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"-post`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>