fourling (for ling)

[ fourneau (för-no'), n.; pl. fourneaux (-nōz'). [F., a stove, furnace, chamber of a mine, etc., 1. The Austra lian friar-bird or leatherhead, Tropidorhynchus corniculatus: so called from its cry, which is fancied to sound like four o'clock. See cut un der friar - bird.-2. The marvel-of-Peru, Mira bilis jalap a: so called from the fact that its flowers open in the afternoon.-3. Same as fourings. 2. Done or played by four hands, or by four four-part (for'pärt), a. In music, having four persons: as, a four - handed piece for the piano; voices or parts in the harmony. a four - handed game of cards. four-horse (for'hôrs), a. Drawn by four horses: as, a four - horse coach. She [the queen] was particularly fond of joining in four part singing. First Year of a Silken Reign, p. 57.