The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

The half of the blade nearest to the hilt; the strongest area of the blade.

the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

The stronger and more rigid portion of a fencing blade nearest the bell guard

Loudly; strongly; powerfully.

used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

Dynamic marking indicating that a particular portion of the score is to be played louder than the rest; usually represented by a fancy, lower-case "f" ( image). Found in: Molasses(liner notes only), Pyramid Song.

or – "loudly" – Indicates that a section should be played loudly. The related term fortissimo, ff, directs the musician is to play very loudly. See dynamics.