Flying buttress

( Arch.) See BUTTRESS. Flying-camp, n. ( Mil. ) A camp or body of troops kept constantly in the field to cover its own garrisons, and annoy the enemy. Fo, the name given by the Chinese to Buddha. Originally, Fœ'ticide, n. Same as FETICIDE, q. v. the name Buddha was expre ed in the Chinese language Fœ'tor, n. Same as FETOR, q. v. with sufficient exactne by the term Fô-thau, pro- Fœ'tus, n. Same as FETUS, q. v. nounced Fou-dah; but, as is usual in China with proper Fog, n. [Icel. fok , fiuk ; Dan. fog , driving snow.] A names, the last syllable was subsequently dropped. According to the Chinese historians, the religion of Buddha was introduced into China in the reign of Ming-ti of the dynasty of the Hans, about the sixty-fourth year of the Christian æra; but there is good reason to believe that the doctrines of the Indian reformer had been carried thither before that period, and that it is only to their official recognition by the government that this latter date refers. In China the same principles are adopted as in all countries where Buddhism is profe ed, with the exception of a few trifling deviations which the various translations of the Buddhist writings from their original Sanskrit have naturally generated. - See BUDDHISM. Foal, n. [A. S. fola ; Ger. füllen ; Fr. poulain ; Lat. pullus ; Gr. polos .] The young of the equine genus of quadrupeds; a colt, or filly. Fly'ing-fish, n. (Zool.) See EXOCETUS. Fly'ing-fox, n. ( Zool .) The Kalong, an animal of the Bat family, of which it is the largest species. It derives its common name of flying-fox from a fancied resemblance of its head to that of a fox. It is found in the islands of the E. Archipelago, where it occurs in great numbers. -v. n. To bring forth young, as a mare and other beasts These animals are vegetarians in their diet, and commit Foal, v . a. To bring forth, spoken of a mare, or she-a . of the equine genus. great ravages in the gardens and plantations in the Foal'ing, n. The act of bringing forth a colt or filly. countries in which they abound. That they may occa- Foal-foot, n. ( Bot .) See TUSSILAGO. sionally live on animal food, is inferred from the fact that, when in confinement, they have been known to devour the flesh of birds with great avidity. Like the rest of the bats, they are nocturnal in their habits, and during the day they remain suspended from the trunks of trees, usually affecting those of the fig genus for this purpose. So quietly do they keep in this clinging att i- tude, that any one not acquainted with the habits of the flying-fox might readily mistake them for part of the Foam'ily, adv . Frothily. tree itself, and only be undeceived when, disturbed by Foam'le , a . Destitute of foam. Foam, n. [A. S. fam ; allied to Lat. spuma , or puma .] The white substance which agitation or fermentation gathers on the top of liquors; froth; spume. -v. n. To froth; to gather foam; as, a foaming horse, the foaming bowl. - To be in a rage; to be violently agitated. "He foameth and gnasheth with his teeth." - Mark ix. 11. -v. a. To cause to froth. - To throw out with rage or violence. his presence, the seemingly long, pendent fruit suddenly Foam'y, a. Covered with froth or spume. a umed animal life, and fluttered in ma es round and round their roost. Fly'ing-le'mur, n. ( Zool .) The Galeopithecus volans , called also Colugo, an animal closely allied to the Bats, which po e es the power of flying or leaping consider- able distances, by means of a membrane connecting its limbs with each other. The F.-L. forms the connecting link between the Quadruman a and the Cheiroptera ; to the latter, indeed, it has a great resemblance, insomuch as many naturalists of eminence have placed it in that order. It differs, however, from the bats in many respects, not the least important deviation of which is the absence of opposable thumbs on all the feet, which are composed of five fingers united by a membrane. Notwithstanding this, it certainly bears in its appearance and habits a remarkable similarity to the flying fox. In its diet, it is both carnivorous and frugivorous: feeding on birds and their eggs, insects, and fruits. It is found in the Indian Archipelago, living in the forests; seeking by night for its food, and remaining in a dormant Fig. 1041. -FLYING-LEMUR. (Galeopithecus volans.) state during the day, as already related of the flying-fox. The natives occasionally eat this animal; but fastidious judges pronounce its flesh as being extremely nauseous. Fly'ing-party, n. A party of scouts. Fly'ing-pin'ion, n . The fly of a clock. Fly'ing-squirrel, n. ( Zool . ) See PTEROMYS. Fly'-leaf, n. An unprinted or blank leaf, at the begin- ning or end of a book.