Definition of f

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F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;

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Subordinate :: Subordinary (n.) One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.
Astyllen :: Astyllen (n.) A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.
Demulce :: Demulce (v. t.) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
Hydragogue :: Hydragogue (a.) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy..
Tarantass :: Tarantass (n.) A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge..
Epigrammatizer :: Epigrammatizer (n.) One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.
Bettering :: Bettering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bette.
Halfen :: Halfen (a.) Wanting half its due qualities.
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course.
Sittine :: Sittine (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches..
Estimation :: Estimation (v. t.) An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities..
Preceptor :: Preceptor (n.) The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
Brazenface :: Brazenface (n.) An impudent or shameless person.
Weather :: Weather (v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship..
Anbury :: Anbury (n.) Alt. of Ambur.
Unlaw :: Unlaw (v. t.) To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw.
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.
Ovicapsule :: Ovicapsule (n.) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
Omphalotomy :: Omphalotomy (n.) The operation of dividing the navel-string.
Black Bass :: Black bass () An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. the small-mouthed kind is M. dolomiei; the large-mouthed is M. salmoides..
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