Part 4547

<h1>Foveolated</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo"ve*o*la`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Foveolate.</def>

<h1>Fovilla</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fo*vil"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Fovill\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Dim. fr. L. <ets>fovere to cherish</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.</def>

<h1>Fowl</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fowl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <plu> <note>Instead of the <it>pl.</it> <plw>Fowls</plw> the singular is often used collectively</note></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>foul</ets>, <ets>fowel</ets>, <ets>foghel</ets>, <ets>fuhel</ets>, <ets>fugel</ets>, AS. <ets>fugol</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>fugal</ets> D. & G. <ets>vogel</ets>, OHG. <ets>fogal</ets>, Icel. & Dan. <ets>fugl</ets>, Sw. <ets>fogel</ets>, <ets>f\'86gel</ets>, Goth. <ets>fugls</ets>; of unknown origin, possibly by loss of <ets>l</ets>, from the root of E. <ets>fly</ets>, or akin to E. <ets>fox</ets>, as being a tailed animal.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.</def>

<blockquote>Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the <b>fowl</b> of the air. <i>Gen. i. 26.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Behold the <b>fowls</b> of the air; for they sow not. <i>Matt. vi. 26.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Like a flight of <b>fowl</b> Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (<spn>Gallus domesticus</spn>).</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Barndoor fowl</col>, &or; <col>Barnyard fowl</col></mcol>, <cd>a fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fowl</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fowl</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Fowled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Fowling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.</def>

<blockquote>Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or <b>fowl</b>. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Fowling piece</col>, <cd>a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fowler</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fowl"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.</def>

<h1>Fowlerite</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fow"ler*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From Dr. Samuel <ets>Fowler</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of rhodonite, from Franklin Furnace, New Jersey, containing some zinc.</def>

<h1>Fowler's solution</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fow"ler's so*lu"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. An <?/quenous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from <i>Fowler</i>, an English physician who first brought it into use.</def>

<h1>Fox</h1> <Xpage=591>

<hw>Fox</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Foxes</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>fox</ets>; akin to D. <ets>vos</ets>, G. <ets>fuchs</ets>, OHG. <ets>fuhs</ets>, <ets>foha</ets>, Goth. <ets>fa\'a3h<?/</ets>, Icel. <ets>f<?/a</ets> fox, <ets>fox</ets> fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. <ets>puccha</ets> tail. Cf. <er>Vixen</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous animal of the genus <spn>Vulpes</spn>, family <spn>Canid\'91</spn>, of many species. The European fox (<spn>V. vulgaris</spn> or <spn>V. vulpes</spn>), the American red fox (<spn>V. fulvus</spn>), the American gray fox (<spn>V. Virginianus</spn>), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (<spn>V. lagopus</spn>) are well-known species.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>black</i> or <i>silver-gray</i> fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the <i>cross-gray</i> and <i>woods-gray</i> foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals.</note>

<blockquote>Subtle as the <b>fox</b> for prey. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European dragonet.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also <altname>sea fox</altname>. See <cref>Thrasher shark</cref>, under <er>Shark</er>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A sly, cunning fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>