n. A small dog; -- written also
a. (Her.) See Fitché. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., neckerchief. ] A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. fācen deceit, OS. f&unr_;kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. Fidget. ] Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious;
They know how fickle common lovers are. Dryden.
n. The quality of being fickle; instability; inconsonancy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a fickle manner. [ Obs. ] Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. fictilis. See Fiction. ] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. C. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fictile ware,
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n. [ F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See Feign. ]
The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
When it could no longer be denied that her flight had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented to account for it. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction and moral elevation has been recognized by most if not all great educators. Dict. of Education. [ 1913 Webster ]