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<h1>Fourrier</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"rier</hw> <tt>(?; F. <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. OF. <ets>forre</ets>. See <er>Forage</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>A harbinger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Fourscore</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"score`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Four</ets> + <ets>core</ets>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Four times twenty; eighty.</def>

<h1>Fourscore</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"score`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects.</def>

<h1>Foursquare</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"square`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having four sides and four equal angles.</def>

<i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i>

<h1>Fourteen</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"teen`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fourtene</ets>, <ets>feowertene</ets>, AS. <ets>fe\'a2wert<?/ne</ets>, <ets>fe\'a2wert<?/ne</ets>. See <er>Four</er>, and <er>Ten</er>, and cf. <er>Forty</er>.]</ety> <def>Four and ten more; twice seven.</def>

<h1>Fourteen</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"teen`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.</def>

<h1>Fourteenth</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"teenth`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>fourtende</ets>, <ets>fourtethe</ets>, AS. <ets>fe\'a2werteo&edh;a</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Next in order after the thirteenth; <as>as, the <ex>fourteenth</ex> day of the month</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived.</def>

<h1>Fourteenth</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Four"teenth`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The octave of the seventh.</def>

<h1>Fourth</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fourth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fourthe</ets>, <ets>ferthe</ets>, <ets>feorthe</ets>, AS. <ets>fe\'a2r&edh;a</ets>, fr. <ets>fe\'a2wer</ets> four.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.</def>

<h1>Fourth</h1> <Xpage=590>

<hw>Fourth</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key.</def>

<cs><col>The Fourth</col>, <cd>specifically, un the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate <i>the Fourth<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fourthly</h1> <Xpage=590>

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