Vocabulary : Fireworm to Firman
Fireworm : The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm.
Firing : The act of disharging firearms. ;; The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. ;; The application of fire, or of a cautery. ;; The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln. ;; Fuel; firewood or coal.
Firing pin : In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it.
Firk : To beat; to strike; to chastise. ;; To fly out; to turn out; to go off. ;; A freak; trick; quirk.
Firkin : A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. ;; A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
Firlot : A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.
Firm : Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. ;; Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. ;; Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land. ;; Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance. ;; The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co. ;; To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. ;; To fix or direct with firmness.
Firmament : Fixed foundation; established basis. ;; The region of the air; the sky or heavens. ;; The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres.
Firmamental : Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions.
Firman : In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance.
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