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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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larse Procels which Forns the ourmard AnklC, em-
bracins the external Side oF rhe Astracalus.
FIOMANT Flant. Sec Flante
FTCTANT Linc os Desence. Sec Fixed Line o)
Defence.
FICOS, are ihe extermal Prommberances oEche
Anus, orlerrise called che Piles. They are also
Cometimes called Mariscae, and Sycoses.
FIDD, an Tron Pin uled at Sea to splice Or Fa-
Aen Ropestogether.  Tis made caperins and Marp
at onc end. There are also Fidds ot Wood, whichare
much larser chan che Tron ones. The Pin allo in
the Feel oF che Topmast, erhich bears ic uxon che
Chels.trces, is called a Fidd. There i5 21(0 a
Fida Pammer, Whose Flandle is a Fidd, or made ca-
Perins into rhaL FOrM.
FIELD. FOrF. SeC Fortin.
FTHRL facias, is a Wric Judiciat chat lieth at all
rimes ichin che YCac and Dar, For him rhac hach
recorered in an Action oF DebE Or Damages, tothe
Sheris; eo command him t0 lery the Debror the
Damases oF his Coods against Wvhom the Recovery
Wras had.
FIETET, a term in Musick, ihe lame wich Dia-
penre; Which sec.
FIGFLS, in a Stip, are the waste Clorhs which
tans round abour her in a Fiphr, ro hinderche
Nentrom beins seen by che Fnemy; and cher call
chose Bulkheads atore or abafe the Strip which are
puc up for Nen costand secure behind and Fire on
the Enemy in case of Boardins, Close Fights.
FIODRAL, Or Ficurace Numbers, are such a5 d0
or may reprelent lome Gcometrical Figure, in re-
lacion ro irhich ther are alvars considered; and
are cither Lincary, Superficial, Or Solid; Whict
ce
ETGDRATE Descant. Sec Descant.
FTGDRATIVE Spceches, are wars oE expresine
our selres, in wrhich re ule an improxer Word
which custom has applicd ro anocher subject.
FIODRE, in Physicks or Nacural Philosophy, id
che Surtace er terminarins Extreams ot any
Body.
FIGDRE, in Concho accordins ro apollonius
is che Rectangle made under che Lacus Rectum anc
Transversum in the FSyperbola and F.llipsis.
FIGDRE, in Geometry, is a Space compassec
round on all Sides, and are cither Rectilineat, Cur-
vilineat Ox Mixt.
FTODRES, in Arichmerick, are the 9 Digits OI
Numerat CMataCLS, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, and 0
FIODKLSI Ocourle, are extraordinary way.
oF Speakins, differene and remore From Cuch as are
Ordinarr and Nacural, and cher are cicher Gram
marical OE Rhetorical
FTODRES Curoilineal, de Such as have the
Exrremicies crooked, 25 Circles, FllipsiSS, eC.
FTOD LES Grammatical, are uled in Constru
ction, when re digrels from che common and Or-
dinary Rules, 25 by omirtins some Word; and
leavins. ic rothole to whom ve speak, t0 supply
FTGDRES MIXE, ArC LUCHAS arC BBMHACA paTE.
ly by rishe Lines, and parely by crooked ones, 25 2
Orily.
Tometimes only ro embellit and adorn our Spccchi,
or roniore ie sullience themore vatherically.
makes LtcrClo. IHete dle tousteen o them il
Boeth out the Distrels infinice uneil Appearance: 1
he be RetuEHCC MMM, MCH ProceIS OF Capios 1HIAI-
Texrure oF The MMHCleS, EOC. OF OtHeF PAFIS OF any
Anustal or Vegerable Body, arc somerimes callec
by CnsLVaI.
FILE, Or Label; in Heral-
der, is of chis Form, tholome.
times OF more and lometimes
Ot terver Points. Tis some
times born aS 2 CMarse in a CoaF ArmOr, oF which
disterence ox marke of Distinction which che lder
Brocher bears in his Coat durins tis Farhet s
Tise.
Some distinguis File and Label; callins che
Filethe upper Lorirontal Line, and the Label che
Point chac issues trom it.
FII. C, in Milicary Languase, is a row Os Mem
Randins one behind ox belou anocher From cHC
Lroncro cheRear
FILET, a licle Member in Archirecture wtict
appears in che Ornamenes and Mouldines, and is
Ottervite called Listet
ETLLEI, in Eleralder, I5 a ath parr oF che Or-
dinarr called a Chies, and is placed in che chiet
Poinr ol the RCcocheOn.
FIL TRATION, is ihe passins a Liquor (in Or-
der ro irs Purificarion) chrough à woollen Clorh,
or ulualls chroush a Cofin oF brovn Pavec; anc
chis che Chymists mean when chey direct you t0
lons piece ot linnen or woollen Cloch, and dixpine
one end ot ic in che Liquor ro be Filrrared, hane
cheocher (Which must beche lonser end) over che
brims of che Vessel, and you vill sec che Liquor
OE thè Lutre; and ic Wst do lo verr pure, and free
ErOm al DrCGS
Mlina IH OUI LALMI Ot WAI CaSeFDIICOUESeS; 2NCt
FILACEK, is an Ossicer in ihe Common-Pleas
(0 calted, becaule he FDes MOIC Wrirs Whereon hC
theii sereral Dirisions and ComMIes. They makie
out all original Process, 25 West RCA do Pertona
ade Mixc; and in Actions merets Pettonat, Where
The DetendANES DC LLCCUTH C A, SAMMLIOHa, There
HIEC, IC FLAIMEIH WI; O alcet ese M Capias
the Plameist may 50ro che Lxsente  the Stire,
Where his Original is Sromucu, and have au Pxi
Sent or Proclamation made.
FIL AMENIS, liccle, chin, Aender RagS like
Threads, Such as somerimes appear in Vrinc: AIIO
the (mall Fibres or Threads which compose che
Cuillim sires mans Instances: Buc ris ulually rhe
Filerate any rhine
Le most exact may ot Filcration, 1S l lakC d
rise up andrun over che brims chrough che Body
The cause oF the alcent oE Liquors in che fultro
is penerally Paid ro be, thar che Liquor Cvellins
those parrs of che filere chac rouch ic, by enerine
into se Lbres ot che Phreads or Wchic is com
polec,  tare cneut ap, makie chemrouch, and
vet chose chacare next aborethem; and chese again
Semicirele, desment of a Citc, el.
FICDKLS FTanc. (Or Plane atsabs) ate Idel 25
the IIEXE Lhreads, and lo on eill vou come rothe
briis ot the Vessel, and TheN MM LGuoE runs Over
and descends in the ocher parr ot che tilere which
LLGDRES Rectilincal, are chole chac have cheii
hanss down, by ies ovn natural GraVIE).
Bur ris cerrain char in very Pender slals libes;
etiose Caviries arc noc much larger rhan FlalIS,
Excremities all righe Lines, 25 Friangles, Ouadrila- in them ro a considerable heighr, a5 Coon a5 ever
terals, ecc. Polysons Regular, Trresular, (9c.
rou dip cheir ends into ic; ane  LeS O LuS
FIODRES Aletorical, Terre lomerimesro exprels et  Laleet Bbes, ne Lsor Will be hishe.
NVater ox any Fluid (but Ouiclesilrer) will alcend
are cerminated and bonsded by riehr Lincs
ihe Commorions and rioene Asications oC che (lemechins) wichin che Tube chan wichour it. Ane