ferulart (ferolar)

[As if ppr. feruling. [ I shoulde tel tales out of the schoole, and bee ferruled for my faults or hy ed at for a blab, yf I layde al the orders open before your eyes. Go on, Schoole of Abuse, p. 24. See ferrule2 . ferule2, n . fervencet fervence (fèr'vens), n. [ fervence = Pg. fervença, fervencia : see ferrency .] Heat; fer- vency. The sun himself, when he darts rayes lascivious, Such as in gender by too piercing fervence . fervency (fèrven-si), n.; pl. fervencies (-siz). [=It. fervenza , L. as if * fervent i a , ferven (t-) s , ppr. of fervere : see fervent .] 1. The state of being fervent or hot; burning or glowing warmth: as, the fervency of the sun's rays.-2. Warmth of feeling; ardor; fervor; animated zeal. When they meet with such collusion, they cannot be blam'd though they bee transported with the zeale of truth to a well heated fervencie. Milton , On Def. of Humb. Remonst., Pref. The fervencies of a Hebrew prophet. Lowell , Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 273. fervent (fer'vent), a. [ Northwarde of fervent grounde, southward of colde, And enter both of hilly lande thai wolde. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 77. The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Pet. iii. 10. 2. Ardent; warmly earnest; animated; eager; vehement: as, fervent zeal; fervent piety. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Jas. v. 16. A union form'd, as mine with thee, May be as fervent in degree As that of true fraternal love. Cowper, To the Rev. Mr. Unwin. Mr. Moore confe es that his friend was no very fervent Macaulay, Moore's Byron. admirer of Shakspeare. =Syn. 2. Eager, zealous, fervid, impa ioned. fervently (fer'vent-li), adv. 1. Burningly; fervidly. It continued so fervently hot that men roasted eggs in the sand. Hake will , Apology, p. 116. 2. With warmth of feeling; with earnest zeal; ardently; eagerly; vehemently. Epaphras... saluteth you, always labouring ferrently Col. iv. 12. He, praying to the godde fervently , Felt her good help. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 167. ferventne (fer'vent-nes), n. Fervency; ar- dor; zeal; fervor. [Rare.] fervescent (fèr-ves'ent), a . [=Pg. fervescente , fervescen ( t- ) s , ppr. of fervescere , begin to boil or glow, grow hot, inceptive of fervere , boil: see fervent. Cf. effervescent .] Growing hot. fervid (fèr'vid), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. fervido , fervid us , glowing, hot, burning, fiery, vehement, fervere , boil, glow: see fervent.] 1. Burn- ing; glowing; hot: as, fervid heat; the fervid sands. for you in prayers. The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton , P. L., v. 301. IMG:content-1245.png:[blocks in formation] =Syn. Fiery, glowing. fervidity (fèr-vid'i-ti), n. [ fervid +-ity.] Heat; fervency. Johnson. fervidly (fèr'vid-li), adv . Hotly; with glowing warmth. fervidne (fèr'vid-nes), n. Warmth of feeling; fervor; zeal. When his brain once feels The stirring fervour of the wine ascend. B. Jonson, Poetaster, v. 1. The earth then burnt with the violent fervour , never refreshed with rain. Sandys , Travailes, p. 75. Like bright Aurora, whose refulgent ray Foretells the fervour of ensuing day. Waller . 2. Warmth of feeling; ardor; impa ioned earnestne : as, the fervor of enthusiasm. This fervour of holy desire. Cowper , Simple Trust. No artificial fervors of phrase can make the charm work backward, to kindle the mind of writer or reader. Lowell, Study Windows, p. 212. The mnemonic name of fesapo (fe-sā pō), n. a mood of syllogism originally called fapes mo (which see). The name was succe ively changed to fempasmo, fesmapo, and fesapo. See mood2. fesauntt, n. Chaucer. Fescennine (fes'e-nin), a. and n. [L. Fescenni nus, pertaining to Fescennia (pl. Fescennini, Fes cennina, sc. versus, carmina, Fescennine verses), An obsolete form of pheasant . A merry oration in the Fescennine manner, interspersed with secret history, raillery, and sarcasm. Amhurst , Terræ Filius, 1721. Satire, in its origin - I mean in the rude fescennine farce, from which the idea of this poem was taken - was a mere extemporaneous jumble of mirth and ill-nature. Bp. Hurd , On Epistolary Writings. At this hour [evening] the seat was as in a theatre, but the words of the actors were of a nature somewhat too Fes cennine for the public. R. F. Burton , El-Medinah, p. 457. Fescennine verses, gay, licentious, or scurrilous verses of a personal character, extemporized by performers at merry-meetings, to amuse the audience: a style which originated at Fescennia, an Etruscan city, and became popular at Rome. II. n. A song of licentious or scurrilous character, popular in ancient Italy. fescue (fes'kū), n. [Formerly also fescu , fes kue ; a corruption of festue , q. v.] 1. A straw, wire, pin, or slender stick used to point out the letters to children when learning to read. Seo first extract under ferular . IMG:content-1246.png:[blocks in formation] fescue 4. Fescue-gra . See Festuca. The father panting woke, and oft, as dawn Aroused the black republic on his elms, Sweeping the frothfly from the fescue , brush'd Thro' the dim meadow. Tennyson, Aylmer's Field.