Chapter Forbiddance to Fordo of F by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Forbiddance to Fordo

Forbiddance
(For*bid"dance) n. The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.]

How hast thou yield to transgress
The strict forbiddance.

Milton.

Forbidden
(For*bid"den) a. Prohibited; interdicted.

I know no spells, use no forbidden arts.

Milton.

Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, — so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.

Forbiddenly
(For*bid"den*ly), adv. In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.

Forbidder
(For*bid"der) n. One who forbids. Milton.

Forbidding
(For*bid"ding) a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.

Syn. — Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent.

— For*bid"ding*ly, adv. — For*bid"ding*ness, n.

Forblack
(For*black") a. Very black. [Obs.]

As any raven's feathers it shone forblack.

Chaucer.

Forboden
(For*bo"den) obs. p. p. of Forbid. Chaucer.

Forbore
(For*bore") imp. of Forbear.

Forborne
(For*borne") p. p. of Forbear.

Forbruise
(For*bruise") v. t. To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [Obs.]

All forbrosed, both back and side.

Chaucer.

Forby
(For*by") adv. & prep. [See Foreby.] Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.]

To tell her if her child went ought forby.

Chaucer.

To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let.

Robynson

Forcarve
(For*carve") v. t. To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Force
(Force) v. t. [See Farce to stuff.] To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.]

Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit.

Shak.

Force
(Force), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan. fos.] A waterfall; a cascade. [Prov. Eng.]

To see the falls for force of the river Kent.

T. Gray.

Force
(Force), n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, n.]