Lexicon

Fest·schrift /ˈfes(t)ˌSHrift/

1. a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar.

   “on his sixtieth birthday he received a Festschrift with contributions from over thirty colleagues”

n.

1. something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity. “the halving of the automobile tax would provide a fillip to sales”
2. ARCHAIC a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger. “the Prince, by a fillip, made some of the wine fly in Oglethorpe’s face”

v.

1. ARCHAIC fillip; 3rd person present: fillips; past tense: filliped; past participle: filliped; gerund or present participle: filliping propel (a small object) with a flick of the finger. “our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant”

[The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle — Stuart Turton]

noun

1. (archaic) an abundance, a rich supply of
2. (archaic) rich harvest
3. chiefly Scotland : physical energy or strength

[The Tempest – William Shakespeare]

v.

1. rummage; search
2. search for gold in abandoned workings

[The Absolute Book — Elizabeth Knox]

n.

1. a Eurasian plant of the lily family, with hanging bell-like flowers
2. a butterfly with orange-brown wings that are checkered with black

[Wildwood — Roger Deakin]

adj.

1. of or pertaining to wheat or grain

[The Smith of Smiths: Being the Life, Wit, and Humour of Sydney Smith — Hesketh Pearson]

n. (also fewmet)

1. A high- flavored substance, such as extract of game, for flavoring dishes of food; less properly, a ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine.

2. The dung of deer.

[Toad — Katherine Dunn]