See Also: Fourcault(dictionary)

Rufai (iou) and Fourcault (iou)


Rufai (iou)



Rufai noun. Pl. same, -s. M19.
[Turkish rufai from Arab. rifai from Amad al-Rifai founder of the order d. 1183.]
A dervish belonging to an order practising the repeated calling out of chants to induce trance etc. Also called howling dervish.

Fourcault (iou)



Fourcault noun. E20.
[emile Fourcault (1862-1919), Belgian inventor.]
Used attrib. to designate (apparatus used in) a continuous process for making sheet glass in which glass is drawn vertically upwards through a slot in a floating trough.