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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,
OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h?, Icel. f?a fox, fox fraud; of
unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},
family {Canid[ae]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are
well-known species.

Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.

Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The European dragonet.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
{sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.

4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]

We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.

5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.

6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]

Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.

7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also {Outagamies}.

{Fox and geese}.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.

{Fox bat} (Zo["o]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus
{Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and
the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the
species are more than four feet across the outspread
wings. See {Fruit bat}.

{Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.


{Fox brush} (Zo["o]l.), the tail of a fox.

{Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.


{Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the
origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},
{Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the
{Catawba}.

{Fox hunter}.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.

{Fox shark} (Zo["o]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under {Thrasher}.

{Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.

{Fox sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), a large American sparrow
({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its
reddish color.

{Fox squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), a large North American squirrel
({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is
more common.

{Fox terrier} (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar breed of
terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,
and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.

{Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Concord \Con"cord\, n.
A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost
black) grapes in compact clusters.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Concord \Con*cord"\, v. i. [F. concorder, L. concordare.]
To agree; to act together. [Obs.] --Clarendon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Concord \Con"cord\, n. [F. concorde, L. concordia, fr. concors
of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See
{Heart}, and cf. {Accord}.]
1. A state of agreement; harmony; union.

Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. --Milton.

2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or
league. [Obs.]

The concord made between Henry and Roderick.
--Davies.

3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender,
number, person, or case.

4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of
land in reference to the manner in which it should pass,
being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged
to the complainant. See {Fine}. --Burril.

5. [Prob. influenced by chord.] (Mus.) An agreeable
combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant
chord; consonance; harmony.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Concord
n 1: capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south
central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn: {Concord},
{capital of New Hampshire}]
2: a harmonious state of things and their properties (as of
colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another
and with the whole [syn: {harmony}, {accord}, {concordance}]
3: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of
word relations [syn: {agreement}]
4: town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first
battle of the American Revolution was fought [syn: {Concord}]
5: agreement of opinions [syn: {harmony}, {concordance}]
6: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
[syn: {Lexington}, {Concord}, {Lexington and Concord}]
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {accord},
{fit in}, {agree}]
2: arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for
the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner"
3: arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance;
"The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and
adjectives"
4: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those you say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord
on this point" [syn: {agree}, {hold}, {concur}] [ant: {disagree}]


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