Defn: The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.
FIAR
Fi"ar ( or ), n. Etym: [See Feuar.]
1. (Scots Law)
Defn: One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter. I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter. Sir W. Scott.
2. pl.
Defn: The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of
Scotland, for the current year.
FIASCO
Fi*as"co, n.; pl. Fiascoes. Etym: [It.]
Defn: A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
FIAT Fi"at, n. Etym: [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj. pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. Be.]
1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. His fiat laid the corner stone. Willis.