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Almsfolk
Almsfolk Alms"folk`, n.
Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] --Holinshed.
Folk lore
Folklore Folk"lore`, n., or Folk lore Folk" lore` .
Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the
people. --Trench.
FolkethingFolkething Fol"ke*thing`, n. [Dan. See Folk, and Thing.]
The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, or Parliament. See
Legislature, below. Folkland
Folkland Folk"land`, n. [AS. folcland.] (O.Eng. Law)
Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or
people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed
at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in
writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which
was held by deed. --Mozley & W.
Folklore
Folklore Folk"lore`, n., or Folk lore Folk" lore` .
Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the
people. --Trench.
Folkmote
Folkmote Folk"mote`, n. [AS. folcm[=o]t folk meeting.]
An assembly of the people; esp. (Sax. Law), a general
assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the
commonwealth; also, a local court. [Hist.]
To which folkmote they all with one consent Agreed to
travel. --Spenser.
Folkmoter
Folkmoter Folk"mot`er, n.
One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court. [Obs.]
--Milton.
Gentlefolk
Gentlefolk Gen"tle*folk`, Gentlefolks Gen"tle*folks`, n. pl.
Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in
the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
Gentlefolks
Gentlefolk Gen"tle*folk`, Gentlefolks Gen"tle*folks`, n. pl.
Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in
the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
Kinsfolk
Kinsfolk Kins"folk`, n.
Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or
closely or closely related families.
They sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
--Luke ii. 44.
Norfolk dumpling
Norfolk dumpling Norfolk dumpling (Eng.)
(a) A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk.
(b) A native or inhabitant of Norfolk.
Norfolk Island pinePine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the
Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine (P.
resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P.
Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch
pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine
(Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The
nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which
bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces,
firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly
considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other
genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zo["o]l.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola
enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola
pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American
snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered
with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
bull snake. The Western pine snake (P. Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree.
Pine weevil (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees.
Several species are known in both Europe and America,
belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood
wool. Norfolk jacket
Norfolk jacket Norfolk jacket
A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt.
Norfolk plover
Norfolk plover Norfolk plover
The stone curlew.
Norfolk spaniel
Norfolk spaniel Norfolk spaniel
One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but
shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white
color.
Townsfolk
Townsfolk Towns"folk`, n.
The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city,
in distinction from country people; townspeople.
Tradesfolk
Tradesfolk Trades"folk`, n.
People employed in trade; tradesmen. [R.] --Swift.
Workfolk
Workfolk Work"folk`, n.
People that labor.
Meaning of Folk from wikipedia
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folk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Folk or
Folks may
refer to:
Nation People Folklore Folk art
Folk dance Folk hero
Folk horror Folk music Folk...
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Folk music is a
music genre that
includes traditional folk music and the
contemporary genre that
evolved from the
former during the 20th-century
folk...
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customary lore,
taking actions for
folk beliefs, and the
forms and
rituals of
celebrations such as Christmas, weddings,
folk dances, and
initiation rites....
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Folk rock is a
genre of rock
music with
heavy influences from
English folk and
American folk music.
Combining the
elements of
folk and rock music, it arose...
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Folk-pop is a
musical style that may be 1)
contemporary folk songs with large,
sweeping pop arrangements, or 2) pop
songs with intimate, acoustic-based...
- In folkloristics,
folk belief or
folk-belief is a
broad genre of
folklore that is
often expressed in narratives, customs, rituals, foodways, proverbs...
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frequently in
folk songs,
folk tales and
other folklore; and with
modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Although some
folk heroes are historical...
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Psychedelic folk (sometimes acid
folk or
freak folk) is a
loosely defined form of
psychedelia that
originated in the 1960s. It
retains the
largely acoustic...
- In China,
folk Protestantism had its
origins with the
Taiping Rebellion.
Chinese folk religion,
folk Christianity,
folk Hinduism, and
folk Islam are examples...
- A
folk dance is a
dance that
reflects the life of the
people of a
certain country or region. Not all
ethnic dances are
folk dances. For example, ritual...
