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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fāint'-heärt/ed, a. p. 491Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected. “Faint-hearted traitors.” Addison. Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. Isa. vii. 4.Fāint'-heärt/ed-ly, adv. p. 491In a faint-hearted manner.Fāint'-heärt'ed-ness, n. p. 491Want of courage and spirit; timorousness; cowardice.Fāint'ish, a. p. 491Slightly faint; somewhat faint. Tucker.Fāint'ish-ness, n. p. 491State of being faintish; a slight degree of faintness. Arbuthnot.Fāint'ling, a. p. 491Timorous; feeble-minded. [Obs.] “A faintling, silly creature.” Arbuthnot.Fāint'ly, adv. p. 491In a faint, weak, or feeble manner; feebly; languidly; timorously.Fāint’ness, n. p. 491The state of being faint; loss of strength, color, self-consciousness, and self-control; feebleness; dejection. 2. Inactivity; want of vigor. Spenser. 3. Feebleness, as of color or light. 4.…Fāints, n. pl. p. 491The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky—the former called the strong, the latter the weak. It is much impregnated with fetid essential oil. Ure.Fāint'y, a. p. 491Weak; feeble; languid. Dryden.Fāir, a. p. 491Free from spots, specks, dirt, imperfection, or hinderance; unblemished; clear; open; spotless; pure. 2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful. Who can not see many a fair French city, for me…Fâir, adv. p. 492Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; agreeably. To bid fair, to be likely, or to have a fair prospect; to promise.—Fair and square, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially.Fâir, n. p. 492A fair woman; a handsome female. 2. Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] Shak. The fair, the female sex.Fâir, n. p. 492A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for the exhibition of wares and the conduct of business. From all parts…Fâir'-hâired, a. p. 492Having fair hair.Fâir'-hānd, a. p. 492Having a fair appearance. Shak.Fâir'hōōd, n. p. 492Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] Foxe.Fâir'i-ly, adv. p. 492In the manner of a fairy. Numerous shadows haunting fairly The brain. Keats. A work divine Made so fairly well. Tennyson.Fâir'ing, n. p. 492A present given or purchased at a fair. Gay.Fāir'-lĕad'er, n. p. 492(Naut.) A block or thimble placed in any position or part of a vessel, to lead ropes through without increasing the purchase. Totten.Fâir'ly, adv. p. 492In a fair manner; clearly; openly; distinctly; frankly; honestly; favorably; pleasantly; as, to deal fairly; to appear fairly; to speak or write fairly; fairly beaten. “I interpret fairly your…Fâir'-nāt'ūred, a. p. 492Endowed with good qualities; well disposed; good-natured. “A fair-natured prince.” Ford.Fâir'ness, n. p. 492The state of being fair, or free from spots or stains, as of the skin; agreeableness, as of form and features; clearness, as of water; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument; distinctness…Fâir'-seem'ing, a. p. 492Appearing fair. Hemans.Fâir'-spōk'en, a. p. 492Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. “A fair-spoken man.” Hooker.Fâir'-wây, n. p. 492The part of a river, bay, &c., through which vessels enter or depart. Totten.Fâir'-wĕath'er, a. p. 492In pleasant weather; in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.Fâir'-world, n. p. 492A good time; state of prosperity. [Obs.] They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.Fâir'y, n. p. 492Enchantment; illusion. The God of her has made an end, And fro this world's fairy Hath taken her into company. Gower. 2. The land of illusions; the abode or country of the Fays. [Obs.] He [Arthur] is…Fāir'y, a. p. 492Pertaining or relating to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. Dryden. Fairy ring, or circle, a bare circular path, or a ring of grass higher, greener, softer, than the surrounding grass; a…Fāir'y-lănd, n. p. 492The imaginary land or abode of fairies.Fâir'y-stōne, n. p. 492The fossil echinite, abundant in chalk-pits.Fāith, n. p. 492Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony. 2. The assent of the mind to the…Faith, interj. p. 492By my faith; in truth; verily. [Colloq.]Faith'-breach, n. p. 492Breach of fidelity; disloyalty; perfidy. Shak.Fāithed, a. p. 492Honest; sincere. [Obs.] “Make thy words faithed.” Shak.Fāith'ful, a. p. 492Full of faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. “You are not faithful, sir.” B. Jonson. 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other…Fāith'ful-ly, adv. p. 492In a faithful manner.Fāith'ful-ness, n. p. 492The quality or character of being faithful; fidelity; truth; loyalty; constancy; as, the faithfulness of God, of a subject, of a wife, of a friend.Fāith'less, a. p. 492Not believing; not giving credit. 2. Not believing in God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion. “A faithless Jew.” Shak. 3. Not observant of promises. 4. Not true to…Fāith'less-ly, adv. p. 492In a faithless manner.Fāith'less-ness, n. p. 492The state of being faithless; as, (a.) Unbelief in God, religion, or Christianity. (b.) Perfidy; treachery; disloyalty, as in subjects. (c.) Violation of promises or covenants; inconstancy, as of a…Făĭ'tour, n. p. 492A doer or actor; hence, an evil-doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] Lo! faitour, there thy need unto thee take. Spenser.Fāke, n. p. 492(Naut.) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. Totten.Fā'kir or Fā-quīr', n. p. 492An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk.Fal-cāde', n. p. 492(Man.) The position of a horse, as when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets. Harris.Fāl'cāte or Fāl'cā-ted, a. p. 492Hooked or bent like a sickle or scythe; — said of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed; (Bot.) said of leaves.Fal-cā'tion, n. p. 492The state of being falcate or crooked; a bending in the form of a sickle. Bronze.Fal'chion, n. p. 492A broad sword, with a slightly curved point, shorter than the ordinary military sword, and less heavy, much used in the middle ages. Fairholt.Fāl'ci-fōrm, a. p. 492In the shape of a sickle; resembling a reaping-hook.Fal'con, n. p. 492(Ornith.) One of a family of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, powerful claws, and great destructive power; especially, one of this family trained to the pursuit of other birds…Fal'con-er, n. p. 492A person who breeds and trains hawks for taking wild fowls; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. Johnson.Făl'co-nēt, n. p. 492(Gun.) A small cannon anciently used, a little exceeding six feet in length, and carrying a ball of two pounds in weight. Tomlinson.Fal’con-gēn’til, n. p. 492(Ornith.) The female and young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius). Eng. Cyc.Fal-cōn’i-dæ, n. pl. p. 493(Ornith.) A family of birds of prey, characterized by a strong and hooked beak, and very sharp and strong talons, which are retractile and much incurved.Fal'con-ry, n. p. 493The art of training hawks to the exercise of hawking. 2. The practice of taking wild fowls or game by means of hawks.Fald'age, n. p. 493(O. Eng. Law.) A privilege of setting up folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; foldage. Spelman.Fald'fee, n. p. 493(Law.) A fee or composition paid anciently by tenants for the privilege of faldage on his own ground. Blount.Fald'ing, n. p. 493A kind of coarse cloth. [Obs.] Chaucer.Fald'is-to-ry, n. p. 493The throne or seat of a bishop. [Obs.]