Four

fōr, adj. and n. two and two, a cardinal number.— adjs. Four′fold , folded four times: multiplied four times; Four′-foot′ed , having four feet; Four′-hand′ed , having four hands: of a game, played by four people; Four′-inched ( Shak. ), four inches broad.— ns. Four′-in-hand , a vehicle drawn by four horses, driven by one person: a team of four horses drawing a carriage—also adj. ; Four′penny , a small silver coin worth fourpence formerly coined in England.— adj. worth fourpence.— n. Four′-post′er , a large bed with four posts on which to hang curtains.— adjs. Four′score , four times a score—80; Four′some , by fours: anything in which four act together—also n. ; Four′square , having four equal sides and angles: square.— adjs. and ns. Four′teen , four and ten; Four′teenth , four or the fourth after the tenth.— adj. Fourth , next after the third.— n. one of four equal parts.— adv. Fourth′ly .— adj. Fourth′-rate , of the fourth cla or order.— n. Four′-wheel′er , a carriage or cab with four wheels.— Go on all fours , to go on hands and knees. [A.S. féower ; Ger. vier , L. quatuor , Gr. te ares .]