Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) Beheading words fomentation
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP Forficiform - shaped like a pair of scissors.
Forfex
(||For"fex) n. [L.] A pair of shears. Pope.
147 The peer now spreads the glitt'ring forfex wide,
148 T' inclose the lock; now joins it, to divide.
149 Ev'n then, before the fatal engine clos'd,
150 A wretched Sylph too fondly interpos'd;
151 Fate urg'd the shears, and cut the Sylph in twain,
Forficate
(For"fi*cate) a. [L. forfex, forficis, shears.] (Zoöl.) Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds.
Forficula
(||For*fic"u*la) n. [L., small shears, scissors, dim. of forfex shears.] (Zoöl.) A genus of insects including the earwigs. See
Earwig, 1.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted fomentation wwh 01/31/03 05:26 PM Re: Formorian wwh 01/31/03 05:28 PM Re: Formorian WhitmanO'Neill 02/03/03 04:16 AM Re: Formorian wwh 02/03/03 12:24 PM Re: forficiform wwh 01/31/03 05:41 PM Re: fother wwh 01/31/03 06:06 PM Re: francolin wwh 01/31/03 06:20 PM Re: discussing fomentation Wordwind 01/31/03 07:05 PM Re: discussing fomentation wwh 01/31/03 09:17 PM Re: decussate `` wwh 01/31/03 10:21 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,421Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,021 guests, and 4 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 23
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,592tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,922Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org