Part 4649

<h1>Furacious</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fu*ra"cious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>furax</ets>, <ets>-racis</ets> thievish, from <ets>fur</ets> thief.]</ety> <def>Given to theft; thievish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Furacity</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fu*rac"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. furacitas.]</ety> <def>Addictedness to theft; thievishness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Furbelow</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"be*low</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. F. <ets>farbala</ets>, equiv. to F. <ets>falbala</ets>, It. <ets>falbal\'85</ets>.]</ety> <def>A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.</def>

<h1>Furhelow</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"he*low</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Furbelowed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Furbelowing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To put a furbelow on; to ornament.</def>

<h1>Furbish</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"bish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Furbished</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Furbishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>forbischen</ets>, OF. <ets>forbir</ets>, <ets>furbir</ets>, <ets>fourbir</ets>, F. <ets>fourbir</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>furban</ets> to clean. See <er>-ish</er>.]</ety> <def>To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; <as>as, to furbish a sword or spear</as>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote><b>Furbish</b> new the name of John a Gaunt. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Furbishable</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"bish*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being furbished.</def>

<h1>Furbisher</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"bish*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fourbisseur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.</def>

<h1>Furcate, Furcated</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw><hw>Fur"cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Fur"ca*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>furca</ets> fork. See <er>Fork</er>.]</ety> <def>Forked; branching like a fork; <as>as, furcate twigs</as>.</def>

<h1>Furcation</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A branching like a. fork.</def>

<h1>Furciferous</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur*cif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>furcifer</ets> yoke bearer, scoundrel; <ets>furca</ets> fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Rascally; scandalous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "<i>Furciferous</i> knaves."

<i>De Quincey.</i>

<h1>Furcula</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"cu*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a forked prop, dim. of <ets>furca</ets> a fork.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.</def>

<h1>Furcular</h1> <Xpage=604>

<hw>Fur"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Shaped like a fork; furcate.</def>

<h1>Furculum</h1> <Xpage=604>