An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

FRISONS, cans or jugs.

FRONTEAU, the breast-work, a moulding ornamented with sculpture, and sometimes a sort of balustrade, reaching athwart the ship from one side to the other, and serving to terminate the quarter-deck and poop at the fore-end, and the fore-castle both afore and abaft.

FRONTON. See Miroir.

FUNER un mât, to fix the standing-rigging on the mast-head.

FUNIN, cordage of a certain size, which is particularly used for the running-ropes, and sometimes for the standing-rigging. See Franc-funin.

FURIN, the offing, the high sea, deep water; as, Mettre un vaisseau en Furin, to carry or conduct a ship out to sea, or over the bar, &c. of a harbour into deep water.

FUSEAUX, or Taquets de cabestan. See Taquets.

FUSÉE dans un brulot, the pipe or channel of the train in a fire-ship.

Fusée d’aviron, a mouse on the middle of an oar, to confine it in the strop or grommet.

Fusée de vindas, ou de cabestan volant, the main-piece or body of the windlass, into which the handspecks are put.