Defn: An adroi
FIGARY
Fig"a*ry, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. vagary.]
Defn: A frolic; a vagary; a whim. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
FIGEATER Fig"eat`er, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders. (b) A bird. See Figpecker.
FIGENT
Fig"ent, a.
Defn: Fidgety; restless. [Obs.]
Such a little figent thing. Beau. & Fl.
FIGGUM
Fig"gum, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A juggler's trick; conjuring. [Obs.]
The devil is the author of wicked figgum. B. Jonson.
FIGHT Fight, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fought; p. pr. & vb. n. Fighting.] Etym: [OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. fäkta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]
1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; — followed by with or against. You do fight against your country's foes. Shak. To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. Milton.