Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: fortress – founder
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fortress, n. [OFr forteresse, strength.]
Place fortified against attack.
fortunate, adj. [L.]
Successful; lucky.
fortune (-'s), n. [L.] (webplay: portion).
- Fate; destiny; power supposed to distribute the lots of life.
- Treasure; great wealth.
- Possessions.
forty, n. [OE.]
Four times ten; two score sailors; ten times four people.
forum (-s), n. [L.]
Public place; court; tribunal.
forward, adv. [OE.]
- Toward the future.
- Toward a place.
foul, adj. [OE Webster says Chaldee nabail, to defile.]
Detestable; vile.
found (-s, -ing, -eth, -ed), v. [Fr. < L.] (webplay: build, contract, descend, ground, groundwork, light a candle, race, stands, torrid zone).
- Create; construct.
- Build; construct; establish; [fig.] woven; knit; spun by a spider.
- Display; illuminate; bring to light; cause to appear; enable to see; [word play on “find”] help one to find.
founded, verbal adj. [see found, v.]
Established; set; molded; [fig.] refined; denoting a quality of permanence, especially preceded by a melting or refining process.
founder, n. [see found, v.]
Creator; maker; builder; generator; progenitor; author; poet.