Furacity Fu·rac"i·ty noun [ Latin furacitas.] Addictedness to theft; thievishness. [ Obsolete]

Furbelow Fur"be·low noun [ Prov. French farbala , equiv. to French falbala , Italian falbalà .] A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.

Furbelow Fur"be·low transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furbelowed ; present participle & verbal noun Furbelowing .] To put a furbelow on; to ornament.

Furbish Fur"bish transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furbished ; present participle & verbal noun Furbishing .] [ Middle English forbischen , Old French forbir , furbir , fourbir , French fourbir , from Old High German furban to clean. See -ish .] To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. Shak.

Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt.

Shak.

Furbishable Fur"bish·a·ble adjective Capable of being furbished.

Furbisher Fur"bish·er noun [ Confer French fourbisseur .] One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.

Furcate, Furcated Fur"cate, Fur"ca·ted adjective [ Latin furca fork. See Fork .] Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.

Furcation Fur·ca"tion noun A branching like a fork.

Furciferous Fur·cif"er·ous adjective [ Latin furcifer yoke bearer, scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of punishment + ferre to bear.] Rascally; scandalous. [ R.] " Furciferous knaves." De Quincey.

Furcula Fur"cu·la noun [ Latin , a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.] (Anat.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

Furcular Fur"cu·lar adjective Shaped like a fork; furcate.

Furculum Fur"cu·lum noun [ New Latin , dim. of Latin furca a fork.] (Anat.) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles.

Furdle Fur"dle transitive verb [ See Fardel , and confer Furl .] To draw up into a bundle; to roll up. [ Ods.]

Furfur Fur"fur noun [ Latin ] Scurf; dandruff.

Furfuraceous Fur"fu·ra"ceous adjective [ Latin furfuraceus .] Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.

Furfuran Fur"fu·ran noun [ Latin furfur bran.] (Chemistry) A colorless, oily substance, C ₄ H ₄ O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also tetraphenol .

Furfuration Fur"fu·ra"tion noun [ Latin furfur bran, scurf.] Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.

Furfurine Fur"fu·rine noun (Chemistry) A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.

Furfurol Fur"fu·rol noun [ Latin furfur bran + ole um oil.] (Chemistry) A colorless oily liquid, C ₄ H ₃ O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural .

Furfurous Fur"fu·rous adjective Made of bran; furfuraceous. [ R.] " Furfurous bread." Sydney Smith.

Furial Fu"ri·al adjective [ Latin furialis : confer Old French furial .] Furious; raging; tormenting. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Furibundal Fu`ri·bun"dal adjective [ Latin furibundus , from furere to rage.] Full of rage. [ Obsolete] G. Harvey.

Furies Fu"ries noun plural See Fury , 3.

Furile Fu"rile noun [ Fur furol + ben zile .] (Chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance, (C ₄ H ₃ O) ₂ .C ₂ O ₂ , obtained by the oxidation of furoin. [ Written also furil .]

Furilic Fu·ril"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid.

Furioso Fu"ri·o"so adjective & adverb [ Italian ] (Mus.) With great force or vigor; vehemently.

Furious Fu"ri·ous adjective [ Latin furiosus , from furia rage, fury: confer French furieux . See Fury .] 1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.

Syn. -- Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent; tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied.

-- Fu"ri*ous*ly , adverb -- Fu"ri*ous*ness , noun

Furl Furl (fûrl) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furled (fûrl); present participle & verbal noun Furling .] [ Contr. from furdle , from fardel bundle: confer French ferler to furl, Old French fardeler to pack. See Furdle , Fardel , and confer Farl .] To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten .

Furlong Fur"long noun [ Middle English furlong , furlang , Anglo-Saxon furlang , furlung , prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow , and Long , adjective ] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

Furlough Fur"lough noun [ Prob. from Dutch verlof , from a prefix akin to English for + the root of English lief , and akin to Danish forlov , Swedish förlof , German verlaub permission. See Life , adjective ] (Mil.) Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.

Furlough Fur"lough transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furloughed ; present participle & verbal noun Furloughing .] (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.

Furmonty, Furmity Fur"mon·ty, Fur"mi·ty noun Same as Frumenty .

Furnace Fur"nace noun [ Middle English fornais , forneis , Old French fornaise , French fournaise , from Latin fornax ; akin to furnus oven, and probably to English forceps .] 1. An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron furnace ; a hot-air furnace ; a glass furnace ; a boiler furnace , etc.

» Furnaces are classified as wind or air . furnaces when the fire is urged only by the natural draught; as blast furnaces , when the fire is urged by the injection artificially of a forcible current of air; and as reverberatory furnaces , when the flame, in passing to the chimney, is thrown down by a low arched roof upon the materials operated upon.

2. A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline. Deut. iv. 20.

Bustamente furnace , a shaft furnace for roasting quicksilver ores. -- Furnace bridge , Same as Bridge wall . See Bridge , noun , 5. -- Furnace cadmiam or cadmia , the oxide of zinc which accumulates in the chimneys of furnaces smelting zinciferous ores. Raymond. -- Furnace hoist (Iron Manuf.) , a lift for raising ore, coal, etc., to the mouth of a blast furnace.

Furnace Fur"nace noun 1. To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace. [ Obsolete or R.]

He furnaces
The thick sighs from him.

Shak.

Furniment Fur"ni·ment noun [ Confer French fourniment . See Furnish .] Furniture. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Furnish Fur"nish transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furnished ; present participle & verbal noun Furnishing .] [ Old French furnir , fornir , to furnish , finish , French fournir ; akin to Pr. formir , furmir , fromir , to accomplish, satisfy, from Old High German frumjan to further, execute, do, akin to English frame . See Frame , transitive verb , and - ish .] 1. To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house.

That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished
unto all good works.

2 Tim. iii. 17,

2. To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense.

Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

Is. lxv. 11.

His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense.

Macaulay.

Furnish Fur"nish noun That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. [ Obsolete] Greene.

Furnisher Fur"nish·er noun One who supplies or fits out.

Furnishment Fur"nish·ment noun The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture. [ Obsolete] Daniel.

Furniture Fur"ni·ture noun [ French fourniture . See Furnish , transitive verb ] 1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.

The form and all the furniture of the earth.

Tillotson.

The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds.

M. Arnold.

2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc.

3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc. (a) (Nautical) The masts and rigging of a ship. (b) (Mil.) The mountings of a gun. (c) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings. (d) (Print) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase.

4. (Mus.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture .

Furoin Fu"ro·in noun [ See Furfurol .] (Chemistry) A colorless, crystalline substance, C ₁₀ H ₈ O ₄ , from furfurol.

Furore Fu·ro"re noun [ Italian ] Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.

Furrier Fur"ri·er noun [ Confer French fourreur .] A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods.

Furriery Fur"ri·er·y noun 1. Furs, in general. Tooke.

2. The business of a furrier; trade in furs.

Furring Fur"ring noun 1. (Carp.) (a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur , transitive verb , 3. (b) The strips thus laid on.

2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side.

3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.

Furrow Fur"row noun [ Middle English forow , forgh , furgh , Anglo-Saxon furh ; akin to Dutch voor , Old High German furuh , German furche , Danish fure , Swedish f...ra , Icelandic for drain, Latin porca ridge between two furrows.] 1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.

Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. Shak. -- To draw a straight furrow , to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. Lowell.

Furrow Fur"row transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Furrowed ; present participle & verbal noun Furrowing .] [ From Furrow , noun ; confer Anglo-Saxon fyrian .] 1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. Shak.

2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.

Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.

Shak.

Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.

Byron.

Furrowy Fur"row·y adjective Furrowed. [ R.] Tennyson.

Furry Fur"ry adjective [ From Fur .] 1. Covered with fur; dressed in fur. " Furry nations." Thomson.

2. Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils. Dryden.

3. Resembling fur.

Further Fur"ther adverb [ A comparative of forth; Middle English further , forther , Anglo-Saxon fur...or , far...ur ; akin to German fürder . See Forth , adverb ] To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther .

Carries us, I know not how much further , into familiar company.

M. Arnold.

They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further .

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Further off , not so near; apart by a greater distance.

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