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101fig|u|rant — FIHG yuh rant», noun. 1. a ballet dancer, especially one who dances only as one of a group. 2. Theater. a character who appears in any scene without taking a prominent part; supernumerary. ╂[< French figurant, present participle of figurer to… …
102fig|ur|a|tion — «FIHG yuh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. a form; shape. SYNONYM(S): contour, outline. 2. the action or process of forming; shaping. 3. representation by a likeness or symbol. 4. the act of marking or adorning with figures or designs. 5 …
103fig|ured — «FIHG yuhrd», adjective. 1. decorated with a design or pattern; not plain: »figured silk. 2. shown by a figure, diagram, or picture: »The model figured is one sixth of the full size. 3. = figurative. (Cf. ↑figurative) 4. Music. a) having… …
104fig|ure|head — «FIHG yuhr HEHD», noun. 1. a person who is the head in name only, without real authority: »The old man is just a figurehead; his son really runs the business. 2. a statue or carving placed for ornament on the bow of a ship …
105fig|ur|ette — «FIHG yuh REHT», noun. = figurine. (Cf. ↑figurine) …
106fig|ur|ine — «FIHG yuh REEN», noun. a small ornamental figure made of stone, pottery, metal, or other material; statuette. ╂[< French figurine < Italian figurina (diminutive) < figura figure, learned borrowing from Latin figūra; see etym. under… …
107fig|wort — «FIHG WURT», noun. 1. any one of a genus of tall, coarse herbs with small, greenish purple or yellow, bell shaped flowers, divided into two lips, that have a disagreeable odor. 2. any similar plant …
108Fig Newton — The Fig Newton is a brand of fig bar (in Europe, fig roll), cookie pastry filled with fig jam. A trademarked product of Nabisco, Fig Newtons originated in the United States and have since spread across the world. Their unusual shape is a… …
109Fig wasp — Taxobox name = Fig wasps |220px image caption = Blastophaga psenes regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Chalcidoidea familia = Agaonidae subdivision ranks = Subfamilies… …
110fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety. [1880 85] * * * ▪ insect also called fig insect any of about 900 species of tiny wasps responsible for… …
