fitted ness (fitednes)

The state of being fitted; adaptation; fitne . [Rare.] There is not an ampler testimony of Providence than the structure of man's body: the safene of the fabrick of the eyes: their exquisite fitted ne to their use, . Dr. H. More, Antidote against Atheism, ii. 12. fitten, fitt on (fit'en, -on), n. [E. dial., origin uncertain. Doubtfully connected with fiction .] A pretense or feint. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] He doth feed you with fittons, figments, and leasings. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, i. 1. fittent, fittont (fit'en, -on), v. i. [Early mod. E. fitone. See fitten, n.] To tell falsehoods; draw the long bow; invent fictions. Palsgrave. Although in many other places he commonly useth to fitt on and to write devises of his own head. North , tr. of Plutarch, p. 1016, А. fitter1 (fit'er), n. 1. One who fits, in any sense of that word; one who or that which adapts one thing to another, or makes it suitable for the purpose intended. for corn. Keats , Sonnets, xiii. so rendered in the revised version; the latter, the black cumin ( Nigella sativa ), as stated in the margin of the revised version. There are, therefore, two strange and solemn lights history of the Rivo Alto. Ruskin . =Syn. Irregular, variable, unstable. directly In zoöl., same as fitchew. - 2. In furriery, the dre ed fur of the fitchew; the prepared skin of Her letters too, Tho' far between, and coming fitfully Like broken music. Tennyson, Aylmer's Field. But fitfully there the hearth-fire burns. the polecat. It makes a fine, soft, and warm fur, but the natural odor is difficult to remove. fitfulne (fit'ful-nes), n. Whittier, Mogg Megone, i. The state of being fitful; impulsivene ; waywardne ; instabilfithelt, n. A Middle English form of fiddle. properly; with propriety; commodiously; conveniently: as, a maxim fitly applied. fitch3+ (fich), v. t . [ fitchen , ficchen , fichen , fix, fasten, pierce, OF. ficher , fix, fasten, nail, fitly (fit'li), adv . In a fit manner; suitably; pierce, stick, thrust or drive in, F. ficher , drive in, Pr. ficar = OSp. OPg. ficar , Sp. hincar , Pg . fincar = It. ficcare , fix, fasten, nail, drive in (comp. F. afficher , stick up, = Pr. aficar = It. afficcare , fix, fasten, drive), appar., through a ML. form figicare , figere , pp. fix us , fix, fasten, drive or thrust in, transfix, pierce: see fix , v.] 1. To fix; fasten; set up. With Crist I am ficchid [var. fitchid ] to the cro . Wyclif , Gal. ii. 19 (Oxf.). Have mynde certeynly to ficchyn thy house of a myrie site in a low stone. Chaucer, Boethius, p. 45. But the two hynder feet were so depe ficched in the hauberke, that the heed of the catte hanged down-warde. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 668. Which their Indian conquest may make the ensigne of their Order more fitly then their Burgundian inheritance. Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 341. Cats, that can judge as fitly of his worth As I can of those mysteries. Shak ., Cor., iv. 2. I can compare him [the chub] to nothing so fitly as to cherries newly gathered. I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 67. fitment (fit'ment), n. [ fit2 + -ment.] 1. The act of fitting, or that which has been fitted or serves as a fitting; a fitting. The rudder and its fitments . Luce , Seamanship, p. 95. Fitment showing rece for lounge. Art Age , V. 22. fitter2 (fit'er), v. [E. dial. and Sc., appar. freq. of fit4: see fit4.] I. trans. To injure by frequent treading. [Scotch.] II. in trans. 1. To kick as cro children do; make a noise with the feet. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] -2. To be in a pa ion. fitter2+ (fit'er), n. [ fitter2 , v.] [Prov. Eng.] A pa ion; a quarrel.-In fitters, in a pa ion. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] They were in fitters about prosecuting their titles to this city. Fuller , Holy War, p. 225. fitter3+ (fit'ėr), n. [A form of flitter , flinder.] A fragment; a flinder; a rag; a flitter. None of your piec'd companions, your pinn'd gallants, That fly to fitters with every flaw of weather. Fletcher, Pilgrim, i. 1. A paire of racks in the house was all torne to fitters . Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, II. 142. fittie-lan' (fit'i-lan), n . [Sc., as if 'foot the land' (Jamie son). See fit4, v.] The near horse or ox of the hindmost pair in a plow. Thou was a noble fittie -lan' As e'er in tug or tow was drawn. as 5, V, or v.-3. A playing-card bearing five pips or spots on it.-4. pl . Bonds bearing inter- est at five per cent. - Continued fives, five per cent. bonds i ued by the United States government in 1870 and 1871, redeemable in 1881, but continued in 1881 at 31 per cent., subject to redemption at any time. five-boater (fiv'boter), n. A whaling-ve el carrying five boats; a large whaler. See four- boater. fivefinger (fiv'fing"gèr), n. 1. A name given to common species of Potentilla which have digitate leaves with five leaflets, as P. reptans of Europe and P. Can a dens is of the United States. The marsh-fivefinger is P. palustris. Also called cinquefoil or fivefinger - gra . The leaves of the five - finger draw together to shelter the flower when it rains, and open when the sun comes 2. In Jamaica, the Syngonium auritum , an aroid with five-parted leaves.-3. pl . A popular name of some or any starfish; a five-fingered jack.- 4. pl . A name given to the five of trumps in certain games of cards. [Slang.] five-fingered (fiv'finggèrd), a . In zoöl . , having five fingers or parts likened to fingers. - Five-fin- gered jack, a popular name for a starfish. The English gaue a name fitting to this distre ed Citie, calling it Port Famine. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 863. five-finger-tied (fiv'fing"ger-tid), a. Tied by Next to my Father, 'tis fitting you should have Cogni- zance of my Affairs and Fortunes. Howell , Letters, I. iv. 26. Thou art my slave, and not a day shall be But I will find some fitting task for thee. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 261. See list under fit2 , α. fitting-shop (fit'ing-shop), n. In mech ., a shop in which machinery is fitted together, in con- trad is tinct i on to turning -shop, foundry , smithy, etc.; the shop in which the fitters work. fittle (fit'l), n. A dialectal variant of vittle , now spelled victual . fitt on, n. and v. See fitten . fittyl (fit'i), a. all the fingers of the hand-that is, thoroughly or securely tied: only in the pa age cited. And with another knot, five -finger-tied, The fragments, scraps, the bits, and greasy reliques Of her o'er-eaten faith, are bound to Diomed. fivefold (fiv'fold), a. [ fiffold , fiffald , fif- feald , fiffeald (=D. vijfvoud = OHG. finf- falt , G. fünffalt , fünffalt -ig = Dan. femfold = Sw.femfald - ig ), fif , five, + -feald , -fold.] Five times the number or quantity. All the brethren are entertained bountifully, but Benja- min hath a five - fold portion. Bp. Hall , Joseph. five leaf (fiv'lēf), n. Cinquefoil. fiveling (fiv'ling), n. [ five + -ling1.] In crystal., a twin crystal consisting of five ind i- viduals. IMG:content-1399.png:[blocks in formation] five mouths (fiv'mourHz), n . pl . A name of the tonguelets, parasitic organisms of the order Pent as tom idea or Lingatulina . See these words. value of 5 pennies English, or nearly 10 cents: often used of five cents, or the American five- cent piece or half-dime. - Fine as fivepence. See fine2 . IMG:content-1400.png:[blocks in formation] The Nation, V. 296. fix (fiks), v. [ fixer , fix, fasten (resting on fix , fix , a., fixed), G. fixiren = Dan. fixere Sw. fixer a = F. fixer (OF. * fixer not in use, but ficher, fichier , whence the common ME. fitchen , fichen , fix, fasten: see fitch3 ) = Sp. fijar = Pg. fixar = It. fi are , fix one's eyes upon, gaze upon, fixare , fix, fasten, freq. of L. figere , pp. fix us , fix, fasten, drive or thrust in, trans- fix, pierce.] pierce.] I. trans . 1. To fasten; make fast by some material means; attach or confine firm- ly or securely: also used figuratively of imma- terial things. They've fixed his sword within the sheath. Death of Parcy Reed (Child's Ballads, VI. 142). I'll make thy memory loath'd, and fix a scandal Upon thy name for ever. Why are thine eyes fix'd to the sullen earth? Shak., 2 Hen. VI., i. 2. There will I fix my heart: there dwells my love, My Life, my Lord. J. Beaumont, Psyche, ii. 188. Shepherd, fix on me thy wondring Sight, Beware, and view me well, and judge aright. Congreve, Judgment of Paris. Unle a book interests us, we cannot fix our attention to it. J. F. Clarke , Self-Culture, p. 321. 3. To hold firmly; restrain from wandering or wavering; arrest: as, to fix one with the eyes; to fix the attention of an audience; to fix in- constant affections. fivepenny (fiv'pen"i), a. Of the value of five pence. fiver (fi'ver), n. A five-pound or five-dollar in any distre . note. [Slang.] I'll trot him.. against any horse you can bring for a fiver. T. Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, vi. fives1 (fivz), n. pl . [Pl. of five .] 1. A kind of play with a ball, originally called hand - tennis : so named, it is said, because usually played with five on each side, or because three fives or 15 are counted to the game, or because the ball is struck with the hand or five fingers.-2. The five fingers; the hand; the fist. (Sporting slang.] Whereby, altho' as yet they have not took to use their fives, Or, according as the fashion is, to sticking with their knives. Hood, Row at the Oxford Arms. Putting themselves in the most approved style of defense, they bunched their fives and were going in for satisfaction. Leaven worth (Kansas) Daily Times , Nov. 1, 1864. Bunch of fives. See bunch1. fives-court (fivz'kōrt), n. 1. A place where the game of fives is played. five (fiv), a . and n. [ five , earlier fif , fif , rarely with pl. term. fife = OS. OFries. fif = MLG. vif , LG. fif = D. vijf = OHG. finf , fimf, funf, MHG. vunf, vünf, G. fünf = Icel. fimm = Sw. Dan. fem = Goth. fimf = L. quin- que (for * pinque ) (> It. cinque = Sp. Pg. cinco = Pr. cinc = F. cinq ) = Oscan pomtis = W. pump = OIr. cõic , mod. Ir. cùig = Gael. cõig , cùng = Gr. πέντε, dial. πέμπε = Lith. penk i = Lett. peezi = OBulg. pent i = Slov. pet i = Bo- hem. paty = Serv. pet i = Pol. piaty = Ru . five so met (fiv's um), a. [ five + some. See pyat i = Skt. pancha , five (whence ult. E. punch4, q. v.). Hence fifth , fifty , etc.] I. a. One more than four, or two more than three: a cardinal number: as, five men; five loaves. Ten virgins. went forth to meet the bridegroom: five-square (fiv's kwar), a. Having five corners IMG:content-1401.png:[blocks in formation] 4. To establish; give permanence or a perm a- nent character to; make permanent; confirm. Life to the king, and safety fix his throne! Ford , Perkin Warbeck, v. 2. A greater Empre ne'er was known, She fix'd the World in Peace. IMG:content-1402.png:[blocks in formation] You cannot shake him; And the more weight you put on his foundation, Now as he stands, you fix him still the stronger. Fletcher, Pilgrim, ii. 3. The apostles did, presently after the ascension, fix an apostle or a bishop in the chair of Jerusalem. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), II. 166. 6. To make stable in consistence or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more per- manent state; make le volatile or fugitive: as, cold fixes water in the form of ice; to fix colors by a mordant. A gas is fixed by combining it with a solid, and a volatile oil with alcohol. A photo- graphic negative or positive is fixed, or made permanent, by the removal of superfluous salts, especially those of silver, which would otherwise gradually blacken and de- stroy the image. This is usually done by means of hypo- sulphite of soda. IMG:content-1403.png:[blocks in formation] O for the power of the pencil to have fixed them when I awoke! Lamb , Acting of Munden. 8. To establish as a fact or a conclusion; determine or settle definitely; make certain: as, this event fixed his destiny; to fix the meaning of a word. Yet, with submi ion, for fear of blunders in future, I should be glad to fix what has brought us to Bath; in order that we may lie a little consistently. Sheridan, The Rivals, ii. 1. The eclipse of the sun found to have occurred August 31, 1030, fixes the exact date of the battle of Stiklestad, in Norway, wherein St. Olaf fell. N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 14. 9. To limit or confine, as by custom or practice; determine by limitation. When custom hath fixed his eating to certain stated periods, his stomach will expect victuals at the usual hour. Locke , Education, § 15. 10. To regulate; adjust; put in order; arrange in a suitable or desired manner: as, to fix one's affairs; to fix one's room or one's dre ; to fix one's self for going out. Barham, In golds by Legends, II. 156. We were now placed in an uncommonly awkward fix . W. Black , Phaeton, xxv. It is not three years ago he came to me in a worse fix than this man. W. M. Baker , New Timothy, p. 153. fixable (fik'sa-bl), a. [ fix + -able .] Capable of being fixed, in any sense of the verb fix . Since they cannot then stay what is transitory, let them attend to arrest that which is fixable . W. Montague, Devoute E ays, I. ix. § 2. fixate (fik's at), v.; pret. and pp. fixated , ppr. fixating . [ fixatus , pp. of fixare , fix: see fix , v.] I. trans. 1. To fix or render stable; fix or confine in one place, state, or condition. The child naturally flits from one sensation to another; to fixate and hold one sensation is an art that must be Science, X. 293. learned. as a general term for any kind of adjustment, has a wide range of application. Though not uncommon in England, it is often regarded as an American ism.] Why faith, Bra , I think thou art in the right on 't; I must fix my Affairs quickly, or Madam Fortune will be playing some of her tricks with me. Vanbrugh, Confederacy, i. 1. To fix , in the American sense, I find used by the Commi ioners of the United Colonies so early as 1675, "their arms well fixed and fit for service." Lowell , Biglow Papers, Int. Dampier has fix apparently in the New England sense. "We went ashore and dried our cloaths, cleaned our guns, dried our ammunition, and fixt ourselves against our enemies if we should be attacked." G. P. Marsh. 11. To bring into a state favorable to one's purpose; make sure of, as by selection, bargain, or some selfish inducement: as, to fix a legislative committee or a jury. [U.S.]-12+. To transfix; pierce. [Rare.] A bow of steel shall fix his trembling thighs. Sandys. To fix one's flint, to settle or do for one. [Low, U. S.] 64 Take it easy, Sam," says I, "your flint is fixed ; you are wet through." Haliburton , Sam Slick in England, ii. To fix out, to set out; display; adorn; supply; fit out. [Colloq., U. S.] - To fix up. (a) To mend; repair; contrive; arrange. (b) Same as to fix out . [Colloq., U. S.] II. in trans. 1. To rest; settle down or remain permanently; cease from wandering. I am divided, And, like the trembling needle of a dial, My heart's afraid to fix . Shirley, Love in a Maze, i. 2. Your kindne banishes your fear, Resolved to fix for ever here. Waller . IMG:content-1404.png:[blocks in formation] To fix on or upon, to determine on; come to a definite resolve or conclusion in regard to; pitch on; choose: as, the committee has fixed on the leading features of the scheme; to fix on the candidates. That sweet creature is the man whom my father has fixed on for my husband. Sheridan , The Duenna, i. 5. The chief reasons for fixing upon Friday as the Mo hammed an Sabbath, were, it is said, because Adam was created on that day, and died on the same day of the week, and because the general resurrection was prophesied to happen on that day. E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 93. It is hardly to be wondered at that Mount Abu was early fixed upon by the Hindus and Jains as one of their sacred spots. J. Fergu on, Hist. Indian Arch., p. 234. fixt (fiks), a. [ME. fix , a., = Dan. Sw. fix , fixe , F. fixe = Pr. fix = Sp. fijo = Pg. fixo = It. fi o , L. fix us , fixed, pp. of figere : see fix , v.].] 1. Fixed; established; steadfast. Diuerse tables of longitudes & latitudes of starres fize . Chaucer, Astrolabe, p. 3. 2. Solidified. Ne eek our spirites ascencioun, Ne our materes that lyen al fize adoun, Mowe in our werking no thing us auayle. Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, 1. 226.