imp. of Fall, v. i. Fell.
n.
A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas; -- so called because he filed the writs on which he made out process.
n.
A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
a.
Having the character of, or formed by, a filament.
a.
Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments.
n.
A species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New Guinea.
n. pl.
A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm.
a.
Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer.
n.
A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.
n.
A machine for forming threads.
n.
A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons.
n.
A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.
n.
The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.
v. t.
To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.
n.
One who filches; a thief.
adv.
By pilfering or petty stealing.
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