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Letter F - page 13



Forshape \For*shape"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + shape, v.t.] To render misshapen. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster] more...
Forslack \For*slack"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + slack to neglect.] To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] more...
Forslouthe \For*slouth"e\, v. t. [See For-, and Slouth.] To lose by sloth or negligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]See also: For- Slouth more...
Forslow \For*slow"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + slow.] To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Forslow \For*slow"\, v. i. To loiter. [Obs.] [Also spelled foreslow.]--Shak. [1913 Webster]See also: foreslow more...
Forslugge \For*slug"ge\, v. t. [See Slug to be idle.] To lsoe by idleness or slotch. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]See also: Slug more...
Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. [1913 Webster] If his children forsake more...
Forsooth \For*sooth"\, n. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [R.] [1913 Webster] You sip so like a forsooth of the city. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Forsooth \For*sooth"\, adv. [AS. fors[=o][eth]; for, prep. + s[=o][eth] sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth.] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. [1913 Webster] more...