Forworn
(For*worn") a. Much worn. [Obs.]
A silly man, in simple weeds forworn.
Spenser. Forwot
(For*wot") pres. indic. 1st & 3d pers. sing. of Forwete. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Forwrap
(For*wrap") v. t. To wrap up; to conceal. [Obs.]
All mote be said and nought excused, nor hid, nor forwrapped.
Chaucer. Foryelde
(For*yelde") v. t. [AS. forgieldan.] To repay; to requite. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Foryete
(For*yete") v. t. To forget. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Foryetten
(For*yet"ten) obs. p. p. of Foryete. Chaucer.
Forzando
(||For*zan"do) adv. [It., prop. p. p. of forzare to force.] (Mus.) See Sforzato.
Fossa
(||Fos"sa) n.; pl. FossÆ [L., a ditch. See Fosse.] (Anat.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression,
of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossæ containing the
nostrils in most birds.
Fossane
(Fos"sane`) n. [Cf. F. fossane.] (Zoöl.) A species of civet (Viverra fossa) resembling the genet.
Fosse
(Fosse) n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]
1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat.
2. (Anat.) See Fossa.
Fosse road. See Fosseway.
Fosset
(Fos"set) n. A faucet. [Obs.] Shak.
Fossette
(||Fos`sette") n. [F., dim. of fosse a fosse.]
1. A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
2. (Med.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea.
Fosseway
(Fosse"way`) n. One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in England and
other parts of Europe; — so called from the fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.
Fossil
(Fos"sil) a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently
a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. — Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood,
varieties of amianthus. — Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime. — Fossil ore, fossiliferous red
hematite. Raymond.
Fossil
(Fos"sil), n.
