Part 4546

<hw>Fourth"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the fourth place.</def>

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

<hw>Four"-way`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Allowing passage in either of four directions; <as>as, a <ex>four-way</ex> cock, or valve</as>.</def>

<i>Francis.</i>

<cs><col>Four-way cock</col>, <cd>a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and now for various other purposes. In the illustration, <i>a<i> leads to the upper end of a steam engine cylinder, and <i>b<i> to the lower end; <i>c<i> is the steam pipe, and <i>d<i> the exhaust pipe.</cd></cs>

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<h1>Four-wheeled</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Four"-wheeled`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having four wheels.</def>

<h1>Four-wheeler</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Four"-wheel`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A vehicle having four wheels.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Foussa</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fous"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Natibe name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A viverrine animal of Madagascar (<spn>Cryptoprocta ferox</spn>). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.</def>

<h1>Fouter</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fou"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>foutre</ets> to lecher, L. <ets>futuere</ets>. Cf. <er>Fouty</er>.]</ety> <def>A despicable fellow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Brockett.</i>

<h1>Foutra</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fou"tra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Fouter</er>.]</ety> <def>A fig; -- a word of contempt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A <b>foutra</b> for the world and wordlings base! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fouty</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fou"ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>foutu</ets>, p.p. of <ets>foutre</ets>; OF. <ets>foutu</ets> scoundrel. See <er>Fouter</er>.]</ety> <def>Despicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Fovea</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo"ve*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fove\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a small pit.]</ety> <def>A slight depression or pit; a fossa.</def>

<h1>Foveate</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo"ve*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fovea</ets> a pit.]</ety> <def>Having pits or depressions; pitted.</def>

<h1>Foveola</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo*ve"o*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Foveol\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>fovea</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small depression or pit; a fovea.</def>

<h1>Foveolate</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo"ve*o*late</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having small pits or depression, as the receptacle in some composite flowers.</def>