(US, obsolete) A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
chalfont
danforth
faintish
faintish
adj
Somewhat faint.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fasnacht
fichtean
fortranh
franchot
halftone
halftone
noun
(art) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.
(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
verb
To reproduce a photograph or other continuous tone image by the use of dots of various sizes.
hanafite
handfast
handfast
adj
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
verb
(transitive) To pledge; to bind.
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
hanifite
nonshaft
nonshaft
adj
Not of or relating to a shaft.
pathfind
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shaftman
shaftman
noun
A man who sinks a mineshaft.
shiftman
tafinagh
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
thankful
thankful
adj
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.