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'~ying
of , hird, in e[cél, is quile , diffmnt Ihi ng FOCUS, in geoOletry ,nd conic feLqions, is applied to
fronl Ihe ro ' ingof a vdrd , Ilirdl do nOI vibrate their
eenain poi nI! io
Ih~
pM,bola, dliplis aod hyperbola,
wiogs [O,"",ls ,he lail, as oars are Ilruek to'''ards Ihe
\Vhe. c tI.e '"ys reReaed from
all
pdllS of thde curves
Pon ll, but lV,fl IhemdownlV"ds; nor do,s Ihe lail of
eooeu r and meel. Se. COM'C SEC TlON S.
the
bird eUI Ihe ,ir at right angles. as Ihe rudder docs Focus, in 01'liel, is the puint IVhtrein rays are eolleéled
the waler; but is difpofed horizontally, and preferves
arter lhe , have undergullc rdlcélion or refr.élion,
the f,me filO.lion ",hat way foever Ihe bird lu. ns.
SeeO'l'Ies
Iu e[eél, as a velJ'd is loroed ahoot
00
ils eenlre of FOENUGREEK, in bOlany, See TRI CONELLA.
gravity roIhe right. by
a
brilk applimion of the oars FOETOR, io menieioe,
Ilinkio~
or frelid e/Huvia, ario
ro rhe left, fu a bird in beatiog the air lVirh its right
fiog from lhe body Jr ,oy parl rhercof.
willg alooe, 10IVards the tail, lVill rorn ilSfore part tO FOETUS, denores the ehild \\·hile it is contained iothe
the lefl. Thus pigeoos ch,or,iog their courfe to the
mother's womb, but parlicolarly after it i, formed, til!
lcft, would labnur it lVith Iheir righl wing, keep.
whieh lime il ·is more properly ealled embryo, See
ing lhe olher almoa al re(l. Birds of a long oeek al·
Mt
DW
I
FE
R
Y.
ter rheir eourfe by lhe inclioarioos of their head aod FOG, or MIST,
l ,
meteor, eonfifiiogof grofs vapou",
oeek, whieh ,lteriog lhe eourf" of gravity, rhe bird
floHing near Ihe furface of rhe eallh.
will proeeed in a new direélion.
FOI L, amoog glafs·grinders,
a
Ihw
of tio, IVith quiek.
The lIIan"er o[
FL
y
I
S
G is rhus:
rhe
bird Gr(l bends his
filver or rhe like, laid on lhe baeklide of a looking.
legs, and fprings IVirh a .iolcnt leap from the ground;
glafs, ro make il
r~fleél.
til,n opens and expands the joinrs of his IViogs, fo as F01 L, among. jeIVellers, a thin leaf of melal plaeed un.
to make a right line perpendicular ro lhe fid es of his
der a preeious flone, in order ro make ir look traof·
body: rhus rhe wings with all rhe feathers ¡herein,
parent, and give ir ao agreeable different eoloor, ei.
eoofliture ooe ,onrinued 'lamina. Being now raifed a
rher deep or pale: thul, if you waOl a flone tO be of
linle above the horizoo, aod ,ibraring the wings IVith
a pale eolom, put a foil of that eolour under it; or
gre1r force and vdoeilyperpendieulaily agaioll
rhe
fub·
if you wou ld have ir deep, laya dark
ooe
under ir.
jeél air, rhat fluid refi(ls lhofe fueeeílions, borh fro.n fOL,IA, among borani(ls, partieularly fignify rhe leave.
ilSnatural inaéliviry 'and él,flieiry, by means of IVhieh
of planu; thofe of Bowers being exprefl'ed by rhe word
the whole body of lhe bird is prolrnded. The re·
peral.
See
BOTANY.
fI(lanee rhe air makes to rhe withdraIViog of the lVings, FOLIACEUM EX'ANSUM, in anatomy, a rerm applied
aod eonfequeotly,the progrefs of lhe bird, will
be
fo
to lhe extreme ' parl of rhe Fallopiao rube, next rhe o·
mueh the grearer, as rhe ",afr or flroke of rhe fan of
.ary,
whieh ¡, expanded like lhe moulh of a trumpet,
the wiog is longer : bUl as rhe force of rhe wiog is
Rnd furrounded IVirh a forl of fringe ••
eonrinually diminilhed by rhis refillanee, when the 111'0 FOLI AG.E, a clu(ler or afl'emblage of flowers, leaves,
forces conrinue ro be in equilibrio, lile bird will
branehes
&c.
remain fufpended in rhe fame place ; for rhe bird FOLtA GE is partieularly ufed for the reprefentations of
ooly
afe~nds
fo loog as rhe areh of air 'lhe wing
d~:
fuch Rowers, leaves , branches, rinds,
6r.
whether
fcribes makes a refiflanee equallO rhe exeefs of the
natural o," artificial, as are ufed for enriehmeoll
00
ca·
fpeeilie gra.i,y of rhe bird above rhe air. If the air,
pirals, friezes, pediments,
Or.
lhertfore,
be
fo
me
as ro give way wirh the fame ve· FOLIO, in merehanrs books, denores a page, or ralher
heiry as it is IIruek \Virhal, rhere will be 00 reG·
bOlh the right aod left haod pages, lhefe beiog expref.
llanee, and eonfequently
rh~
bird ean nel'er mount.
fed by lhe fame figu re, and eorrefpondlOg 10 eaeh o·
Birds nevedly upIVards in a perpendicular lioe, bor al·
lher. See Bo o
K' KH
' 1NG.
ways in a parabola. In a direél afeent, rhe narural FULIO, among prinlers aod booHellers, the large(l form
and arlilicial.endeney would oppofe and neflroy eáeh
of books, IVhen each Oleet is fo prioted, rhal it mar
úrher, fo rhat the progrl'fs would be very flow. lo a
be
bound up in til'O leaves ooly.
direél defcenr rhey lVould aid one another, fo lhat lhe FOLKSTONE, amarkel tOIVOof Kenr,
fix
miles well
fall would be roo preeipirare,
of Dover,
fLVI NG F1 SH , a name given by ,he Englilh writm to FOMAHANT, in a(lronomy, a (lar of rhe firll-magni.
f.!vml fpeeies of filh, whieh, by meanl of their long
tude, io
rbe
eonIlellation aquarius.
fms, hove a merhod of keeping themrd'es out of wa· FOMENTATION, io medicine, the barhiog aoy part
rer
a long time. See Ex oeoETU s.
of the body wirh a eoovenienl ,Iiquor; whienis uf",l·
FL
y
I
S
G ' 1N1011, is parr of
a
clock, havine a fly, or fao,
Iyadeeoélion of herbs, water, ",ine, or mil
k;
and rhe
II'hercby
10
g'ther air, aod fo bridle tht rapidiry of lhe
applying of bags fiufi'ed wirh herbs and other ingredi·
duck's mOlion, ",heo the weight d.:fccnds in rhe llei·
en,s, whieh is commonly ealled nry
fom~OIatioo.
kiogpan,
FONDI, a eityand hilhop's fee of Na"les, io rhe pro-
rOAL. or COLT, rhe young of Ihe horfe kind, T he
vioee of Lavoro, abour rhirty·five miles oOrlh·well
oC
,,"o.d eoll, among cltalm, is underaood of rhe male
Car"a: E, long,
1;° 20',
and
N.la!.
41°
35/'
.
kiorl. See EQY us ano ¡'¡ORSEMAN slI,r.
FONT, among eedelianical wrilers. a Ia. ge hafoo,
10
l'OCll EN, a rolVo
01"
China ,,'piral of ,he provillCC
oC
whieh water is kert for lhe bapliúng of infants, or
,!:'okein: E. loog.
118°,
N. bl.
26° 20'.
olher perfons.
.
FON·