f. farm

fermer, v.a.[L. firmare], to shut, shut up, fasten, close, close up.

fermeté, s.f.[L Jirmitatem], firmness, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, stability.

ferrer, v.a. [L. ferrare], to binu, l:00p, with iron; ferrer un cheval; to shoe a horse; ferré à glace, ::: À for ice: well prepared (slang.)

festin, s.m. [0.F. este], feast, banquet.

fête, s.f. [L. festuin], holiday, festival, celebration, saint'e day, festivity, feast, merry-maling jour de sa fête, one's birth-

ay.

feu, s.m. [L. focus], fire.

feuille, s.f. [L. folium], leaf,

feuilleter, v.a. | feuillet feuille], to turn over (the leaves of a book.)

flançailles, s.f. pl. [fiance—jier —L, fiderel, betrothing, affiancing, engagement.

flancé, s.m. fem. flancée;:i jiance], person affianced, betrothed.

ficelle, s.f. [L. jifum], pack-thread, twine, string.

fichu, s.m. lorigin unknown}, neckerchief, fichu.

fier, fière, adj. [L. ferus], proud, high-spirited, haughty, bold.

fièrement, adv. [fier], proudly, arrogantiy, haughtily.

fierté, s.f.[L./feritatem],pride, haughtiness, arrogance, boldness.

fièvre, s.f. [L. febris], fever, feverishness, D Has inquietude.

figer, v.a. | 1. jigere], to congeal, freeze, satiffen, harden.

figure, s.f. [L. Jivura], figure, form, shape, countenance, face.

fil, ia [L. /Uum], thread [pronounce the L.

filer, v.a. and v.n.!{fñ{}, to spin; to rope, file, be off, to go away in file; il faut filer, we must be off.

fille, s.f. [L. Jilia], girl, daughter.

fillette, s.f. [jille], lass, young girl.

fils. s.m. [L. filius], son.

fin, s.f. [L. gars end, conclusion, ter-

mination, issue; à La f'in,at last, at length, in the end.

fin, 6, adj. [L. finitus], fine, thin, delicate, shrewd, sly.

finir, v.a. and v.n. [L. finire], to ii !

complete, end, terminate.

fiole, s.f. [L. phiala], vial.

fixe, adj. [L. jiæus, fixed, :ettled steady, certain, stationary.

fixement, adv. [fixe], fi edly.

fixer, v.a. [jixe], to fix, fasten, settli determine.

flacon, s.m. [L* flasco], flagon, small bottle, vial.

flambant, e, adj. { flamber], blazing, flaming, bright, brand-new.

flambeau, s.m. [ Jlambe— L. flammula], flambeau, taper, torch.

flamber, v.n.[/Jlambe], to blaze, flame, be inflamed.

flanc, s.m. |L. accus or O.H.G. flancha], flank, side ; en plein flanc, full in the ribs.

flânerie, s.f. [fliner—originunknown], lounging, sauntering, loitering.

flatter, v.a. [0.H.G. Jlaz, ‘ united ’], to flatter.

fléau, s.m.I[L. flagellum), flail, scourge.

flèche, s.f. [M.H.G. jlitsch], arrow.

flétrir, v.a. [L. flaccere], to wither,

dry up, blight, blast, tarnish, blemish, stain, dishonor.

fleur, s.f. [L. Jlorem], flower, bloom, blossom ; a fleur de, even with, level with,

fleuri, e, D rer [fleurir], flowery, in bloom, covered with flowers.

fleurir, v.n. IL. Jlorere]. to flower, blow, bloom, blossom, flourish, prosper.

florissant, e, adj. [doublet of ‘ feurissant ’], prosperous, flourishing.