forgetter

[Eng. forget; -er.] 1. One who forgets. "A strange forgetter of herself." Beaum. & Flet.: The Captain , iv. 3. 2. A heedle , carele , or neglectful person. for-get-ting, *for-yet-yng, *for-yet-ynge, pr. par., a. & 8. [FORGET.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of losing the memory or remembrance of a thing; forgetfulne . "I am not willing to discover the forgettings of reverend men."- Milton : Doctrine of Divorce , bk. ii., ch. xxii. for-get-ting-ly, adv. [Eng. forgetting: -ly.] In a forgetful manner; forgetfully; through forget fulne . for-gië', v. t. [FORGIVE.] *for-gifte, s . (FORGIVE.) Forgivene . forg-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [FORGE, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: I. Literally: 1. The act or proce of forming or shaping by beating and hammering. 2. That which is forged; a piece of forged work. "The largest single forging ever made for such a pur. pose."- London Daily News. II Fig .: The act of counterfeiting or committing forgery. forging-hammer, s . A hammer used by goldbeaters. It weighs three pounds, has a head at one end and a wedge at the other, the face having a square area of 11⁄2 inches on the side. Its handle is six inches long. It is the first hammer in the series, and reduces the ingot of gold to one-sixth of an inch. The anvil is a ma of steel four inches long and three broad. The laminating-machine is often used instead of the forging-hammer.