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Furlong, (ferlong). [Furlang, the A. -S. werd. ] 

 A measure of length=one-eight part of a 

 mile=220 yards. 



Purnace, (fer'nas). A structure in which a 

 fire can be made so as to attain a very high 

 degree of heat: used for smelting, and in 

 manufactures generally. Blo.st P., v. Blast. 

 Cupola F., v. Cupola. Catalan P., in which 

 a blast of air is supplied by the action of 

 falling water. Reverberator)/ P., in which 

 the flames, <fec., pass from the fire-place over 

 the metal, &c., befoi-e reaching the chimney. 



Furze, (ferz). [Pyrs. the A.-S. name.]^=Ulex: 

 a plant with yellow flowers and prickly stern, 

 belonging to Fabaceae, also called gorse and 

 whin. Needle jF.=Genista anglica. 



Fuscite, (fus'sit)=Wernerite, q.v. 



Fuse, (fuz). [L. fundo, I pour out.] To liquefy 

 a solid, usually by means of heat. 



Fusee, (fu-ze). [P. fuseau, spindle.]=Fuse= 

 Fuze. 1. The conical 

 wheel on which in 

 a clock-work train 

 the chain is wound. 

 2. A means of firing 

 a train of gunpow- 

 der or other com- 

 bustible, usually by F. Fusee. 

 a tube filled with powder, &c. 



Fusel oil, (fu'zei). [Ger. j VM i t bad brandy. ]= 

 Fousel oil=Amyl alcohol, q.v. 



Fusibility, scale of: used to determine the 

 degreeof fusibility in minerals, <fec., bronzite, 

 orthoclase, actinolite, almandirie, natrolite, 

 antimonite: these form a series, increasing in 

 ease of fusion. 



Fusible, (fu'zi-bl). [Fuse, q.v.} Capable of 



being melted or fused. F. calculus : a variety 

 of urinary calculus, which is readily fused 

 by the blowpipe. F. metal : an alloy of bis- 

 muth, lead, and tin, which melts at the 

 temperature of boiling water. F. white pre- 

 cipitate ; a compound of corrosive sublimate 

 and ammonia 



Fusiform, ( fu'zi-form ). [ Fuzee, q.v.; and 

 Form.] Thickening from the base to the 

 poi nt. 



Fusing point, (fu'zing). [Fuse, g.v.]=Melting 

 point: that at which a solid becomes a liquid. 



Fusion, (fu'zhun). [Fuse, <?.v.]=Melting: the 

 conversion of the solid to the liquid state. 



Fustian, (fust'yan). [Futaine, the French 

 word.] A coarse thick cotton fabric, of 

 which corduroy and velveteen are varieties. 



Fustic, (fus'tik). A yellow dye obtained from 

 wood of Morus tinc- 

 toria; also from wood 

 of Khus cotinus. v. 

 Yellow dyes. 



Fusus, (fii'sus). [L.fusus, 

 spindle.] Agasteropod, 

 found fossil in Pliocene 

 strata. 



Fusyl, (fu'zil)=C 5 H 9 : a 

 hydrocarbon. 



Futtocks, ( fut'toks ). 

 fCoi-ruption of foot- 

 hooks.] Timbers form- 

 ing the sides of a ship. 

 F. plates .' on tho masts 



for the F. shrouds to pass tock plates; c.' futtock 

 through. F. shrouds: shrouds, 

 connecting the top-mast and lower riggings. 



FuzeFuse, q.v. 



Futtock. 

 id, dead-eyes; bb, fut- 



G. 



Gabbro, (gab'bro). 1. Euphotide: a rock con- 

 sisting chiefly of diallage and felspar. 2. 

 Used more generally for a variety of com- 

 posite rocks containing felspar, serpentine, 

 <fec. 



Gabbronite, (gabT>ro-nit)=Scapolite: a mine- 

 ral, chiefly silicate of aluminum and soda. 



Gabion, (ga'bi-on). [The French, word.] A 

 cylinder of basket-work, 

 which may be filled with 

 earth, &c., used for defence 

 in warfare. 



Gable, (ga'bl). [Giebel, the 

 German word.] The upper 

 termination of the end wall 

 of a building when triangu- 

 lar. 



Gadidae, (gad'i-de), [Gad us, 

 g.v.]=Cod, haddock, whiting, &c. : a family 

 of fishes, belonging to Teleostei: have pointed 

 ventral fins near the throat. 



Gadflies, (gad'fliz). [Gadfly, (?.v.]=Tabanid8o: 

 a family of insects belonging to Diptera. 



Gadfly, (gad'fll). [A.-S. gad, sting; Fly, q.v.} 

 =GEstrus bovis: an insect belonging to 

 Diptera, the larva of which is parasitic in 

 the stomach of the horse. 



Gadoidei, (gad-oi'de). [Gadus, q.v. ; Gk. eidos, 

 form.] Gadus, Merlangus, &c. : Cuvier's 

 name for a family of fishes, of which the 

 cod is the type. 



Gadolinite, (gad'o-lin-it). [Prof. Gadolin.] A 

 mineral, chiefly silicate of yttrium. 



Gadus, (ga'dus). [The Latin name.]=Cod: 

 a fish the type of Gadidas. 



Gadwall, (gad'wawl). [A.-S. gad, to walk 

 about. ] = Chau- 

 liodus strepera : 

 a duck-like bird 

 belonging to Aua- 

 tidss. 



Gsertner's classifi- 

 cation of plants; 

 according to the 

 fruits. 



Gage = Gauge, q.v. 



Gahnite, (ganlt). Gadwall. 



[Herr Gahn.] AloZnOo = Automolite : a 

 mineral, chiefly aluminate of zinc. 



Galactite, (gal'ak-tit). [Gk. galaktikos, of the 

 colour of milk.] 1. A mineral: a variety of 

 Natrolite. 2. A plant, belonging to Astera- 

 ceae, named from its white veins. 



Galactose, ( gal'ak-tos ). [Gk. gala, milk.]= 



