Emily Dickinson Lexicon

foe, n. [OE 'feud, enemy'.] (webplay: enemy in battle).

Enemy; opposition; one who seeks to hinder or harm another.

fog, n. [etymology unknown/problematic.] (webplay: cloud, mist).

1. Obscuring cloud; haze; shadow.
2. Darkness.
3. Amorphous smoke; substance without shape.

fold, n. [see fold, v.]

1. Sheltered group; haven.
2. Same amount added; many repetitions.
3. Bend; crease.

fold (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE.]

1. Wrap; embrace.
2. Bend; lay in creases; end.

foliage, n. [L. folium, leaf.]

1. Cluster of plant life; [fig.] clutter.
2. Offspring.

folk (-s), n. [OE.]

1. Specific people.
2. Tribe; a people.
3. People of a particular class.

follow (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OHG follaziohan, assist, support.]

1. Accompany.
2. Watch with the eye.
3. Imitate.
4. Adopt the principles of; obey.
5. Be guided by.
6. Go behind in the same direction.
7. Pursue; chase.
8. Come after.

fond (-er, -est), adj. [ME.]

1. Doting; indulgent.
2. Silly; comic; playful; light-hearted; not serious.
3. Phrase. “be fond of”: really like; definitely prefer; favor very much.

fond, adv. [see fond, adj.]

1. Delightfully; giddily; with high spirits.
2. Tenderly; lovingly.

fond, n. [see fond, adj.]

Friend; lover; beloved; dear one; family member; [fig.] mourner; grief-stricken person; one who misses the departed person.