n. 1. One who makes a brief. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A copier of a manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) (a) The act of enfeoffing. (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Ingraftment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A swallowing up as if in a gulf. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum. ] (Law) (a) The grant of a feud or fee. (b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession. Burrill.

(c) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed. [ Obs. in the U.S., Rare in Eng. ]

n. [ Frequency Modulaiton. ] A method of transmitting radio signals by modulating the frequency of the carrier wave; -- opposed to AM (amplitude modulation), in which the signal modulates the amplitude, rather than the frequency of the carrier wave. [ acron. ]
Syn. -- frequency modulation. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

prop. n. the symbol for the element Fermium. [ PJC ]

prop. n. The chemical symbol for Fermium, a transuranic element.
Syn. -- fermium, atomic number 100. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Law) See Enfeoffment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Staffmen A workman employed in silk throwing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Surmen One who serves in a surfboat in the life-saving service. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Turfmen A turfite; a votary of the turf, or race course. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]