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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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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.]Făld'stōol, n. p. 493[A-S. fold, feald, fold, and stool. See supra. 1. A folding-stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camp-stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he…Fa-lĕr'ni-an, a. p. 493Pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy.Fall, v. i. p. 493To descend from a higher position to a lower, either suddenly or gradually; to drop down; to sink; to make a descent by the force of gravity alone; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury…Făll, v. t. p. 493To let fall; to drop. [Obs.] For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds. Shak. 2. To sink; to depress; as, to raise or fall the voice. 3. To diminish; to lessen or lower; as, to fall the price of…Fall, n. p. 493The act of dropping or descending from a higher to a lower place by gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of a ship. 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture…Fal-lā'ciŏŭs, a. p. 493Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; fitted to deceive; as, a fallacious argument.Fal-lā'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 493In a fallacious manner. We have seen how fallaciously the author has stated the cause. Addison.Fal-lā'ciōŭs-ness, n. p. 493The state of being fallacious; tendency to deceive or mislead; as, the fallaciousness of an argument.Fāl'la-cy, n. p. 493Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception; mistake. I'll entertain the offered fallacy. Shak. Winning by conquest what the first man lost, By…Făl'lal's, n. pl. p. 493Gay ornaments; frippery. Halliwell.Făl'lax, n. p. 493Cavillation. [Obs.] Abp. Cranmer.Fallen, p. a. p. 493Dropped; descended; degraded; decreased; ruined.Fāl'len-cy, n. p. 493Mistake; error; blunder. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Fāl'ler, n. p. 493One who falls.Făl'li-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 493The state of being fallible; liableness to deceive or to be deceived; as, the fallibility of an argument or of an advisor.Făl'li-ble, a. p. 493Liable to fail or mistake; liable to deceive or be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.Fāl'li-bly, adv. p. 493In a fallible manner.Fāll'ing, n. p. 493An indenting or hollow; — opposed to rising or prominence. [Rare.] Addison.Fāl'ling-sick'ness, n. p. 493(Med.) The epilepsy; a disease in which the patient suddenly loses his senses and falls.Fāl'ling-stār, n. p. 493See SHOOTING-STAR.Fāl'ling-stōne, n. p. 493A stone falling from the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aërolite.Fal-lō'pi-an, a. p. 493(Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; — applied to two ducts or canals floating in the abdomen, and extending from the upper angles of the womb to the pelvis, usually called the…Făl'lōw, a. p. 493Left untilled or unsowed after having been plowed ready for culture; uncultivated; neglected; as, a fallow ground. 2. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound. Shak.Făl'lōw, n. p. 494Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded; land which has been plowed without being sowed. The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land. Mortimer. 2. The plowing or tilling of land…Făt'lōw, v. i. p. 494To fade; to become yellow. [Obs.]Făl'lōw, v. t. p. 494To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is found for the interest of the farmer to fallow cold…Făl'lōw-chăt, n. p. 494See FALLOW-FINCH.Făl'lōw-crōp, n. p. 494The crop taken from a green fallow. See FALLOW.Făl'low Deer p. 494(Zoöl.) A species of deer (Cervus Dama, or Dama vulgaris), smaller than the stag, and most common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.Făl'lōw-finch, n. p. 494(Or-nith.) A small bird of the genus Saxicola (S. œnanthe of some, Motacilla œnanthe of Linnæus); — called also fallow-chat, whe't-ear, and by a variety of local names. Eng. Cyc.Făl'lōw-íst, n. p. 494(Agric.) One who favors the practice of fallowing land. [Rare.] On this subject a controversy has arisen between two sects, the fallowists and the anti-fallowists. Sinclair.Făl'low-ness, n. p. 494(Agric.) A fallow state; barrenness; exemption from bearing fruit. Donne.Fal'sa-ry, n. p. 494A falsifier of evidence. [Obs.] Sheldon.False, a. p. 494Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishonest; as, a false witness; a false historian, and the like. 2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, and the like…False, adv. p. 494Not truly; not honestly; falsely. Shak.