Part 4624

<i>Donne.</i>

<h1>Fuero</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu*e"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., fr. L. <ets>forum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Sp. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A custom having the force of law.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A declaration by a magistrate.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A place where justice is administered.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The jurisdiction of a tribunal.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Fuff</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fuff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[Of imitative origin. Cf. <er>Puff</er>.]</ety> <def>To puff.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. A Local, U. S.]</mark>

<i>Halliwel.</i>

<h1>Fuffy</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fuff"y</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Light; puffy.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Fuga</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu"ga</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A fugue.</def>

<h1>Fugacious</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu*ga"cious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>fugax</ets>, <ets>fugacis</ets>, from <ets>fugere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fugace</ets>. See <er>Fugitive</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.</def>

<blockquote>Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.</def>

<h1>Fugaciousness</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu*ga"cious*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Fugacity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Fugacity</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu*gac"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L <ets>fugacitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fugacit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; <as>as, <ex>fugacity</ex> of spirits</as>.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Uncertainty; instability.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Fugacy</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu"ga*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Banishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Fugato</h1> <Xpage=601>

<hw>Fu*ga"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>in the gugue style, but not strictly like a fugue.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A composition resembling a fugue.</def></def2>

<h1>Fugh</h1> <Xpage=601>