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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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Fär'-strĕtched, a. p. 497Stretched beyond ordinary limits.Fär’ther, a., compar. p. 497of far. [superl. FARTHEST. See FURTHER.] [A-S. furðhōr, furðhur, forðhōr, adv., compar. of forðh, forth, furðhra, furðhre, a., further, greater; D. verder; M. H. Ger. värder; O. H. Ger. furdir…Fär'ther, adv. p. 497At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther. 2. Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the…Fär'ther, v. t. p. 497To help forward; to promote; to advance; to further. [Rare.]Fär'ther-ance, n. p. 497The act of farthering or helping forward; promotion. [Obs.] See FURTHERANCE.Fär'ther-möre, adv. p. 497Besides; moreover; furthermore. [Obs.]Fär'thest, a., superl. p. 497of far. [See FARTHER, and cf. FURTHEST.] Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See FURTHEST.Fär'thest, adv. p. 497At or to the greatest distance. See FURTHEST.Fär’thing, n. p. 497The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being the fourth of a penny in value, equal to half a cent in U. S. currency. 2. A very small amount or value. [Obs.] “No farthing of…Fär’thin-gāle, n. p. 497A hoop petticoat, or a frame consisting of circles of hoops formed of whalebone, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. We’ll revel it as bravely as the best. With ruff and…Fās'çes, n. pl. p. 497(Rom. Antiq.) An ax tied up with a bundle of rods, and borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority. Dryden.Fās'çet, n. p. 497(Glass-making.) An iron rod thrust into the mouths of bottles, and the like, in order to convey them to the annealing furnace;—called also punty-rod and puntil.Fās'ci-ā, n. p. 497A band, sash, or fillet; a belt; a stripe. 2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet. 3. (Astron.) The belt of a planet. 4. (Anat.) A thin, tendinous covering…Fās'ci-al, a. p. 497Belonging to the fasces.Fās'ci-āte, a. p. 497(Bot.) (a.) Banded or compacted together. (b.) Flattened or rendered flat, as some stems, through monstrous growth. Gray.Fās'ci-ā'ted, a. p. 497Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage. 2. (Bot.) Flattened in form by growth.Făs'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 497The act or manner of binding up; bandage. "Fasciations and bands of death." Browne.Fās'ci-cle, n. p. 497A small bundle or collection. [Rare.] 2. (Bot.) A close cluster or cyme, with the flowers much crowded together, as in the sweet-william. Gray.Făs'ci-eled, a. p. 497(Bot.) Growing in a bundle or tuft, as the leaves of the pine or larch, or the roots of the dahlia. Gray.Fas-çĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 497Fascicled; as, a fascicular root. Martyn.Fas-cic'u-lar-ly, adv. p. 498In a fascicular manner. Kirwan.Fas·çie'ū-late or Fas·çie'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 498(Bot.) Growing in bundles or bunches; fascicled. Gray.Fas-ciē'ū-līte, n. p. 498(Min.) A variety ofFas-cĭc'ŭ-lūs or FAS-cĭc'Ū-LĪ, n. p. 498A little bundle; a fascicle. 2. A division of a book. 3. A nosegay; a bouquet.Făs'çi-nāte, v. t. p. 498To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate.…Fās'çi-nā'tion, n. p. 498The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence. The…Fas-cine', n. p. 498(Fort.) A bundle of rods or of small sticks of wood, bound at both ends and at intermediate points, used in raising batteries, in filling ditches, in strengthening ramparts, and making parapets.Fās'çi-noū̆s, a. p. 498Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] “Fascinous diseases.” Harvey.Fās'çi-o-lā'ri-ā, n. p. 498(Zoöl.) A genus of mollusks, the windings of whose shells have a smooth, band-like surface, and which have spiral plaits on the columella. Brande.Fāsh, v. t. p. 498To vex; to tease; to trouble.Fāsh, n. p. 498Vexation; anxiety; care. “Without further fash on my part.” De Quincey.Fāsh'ion, n. p. 498The make or form of any thing; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern; model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, and the like; workmanship…Făsh'ion, v. t. p. 498To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. Gay. 2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; — with to. Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions…Fāsh'ion-a-ble, a. p. 498Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress. 2. Established by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the…Făsh'ion-a-ble, n. p. 498A person of fashion;—used chiefly in the plural; as, he was highly esteemed among the fashionables.Făsh'ion-a-ble-ness, n. p. 498The state of being fashionable; appearance according to the prevailing custom.Făsh'ion-a-bly, adv. p. 498In a manner according to fashion, custom, or prevailing practice; as, to dress fashionably.Fāsh'ion-er, n. p. 498One who forms or gives shape to any thing. The fashioner had accomplished his task, and the dresses were brought home. W. Scott.Fāsh'ion-ist, n. p. 498An obsequious follower of the modes and fashions.Fäsh'ion-less, a. p. 498Having no fashion.Fāsh'ion-mōn'ger, n. p. 498One who studies the fashion; a fop; a dandy. Marston.Făsh'ion-mōn'ger-ing, a. p. 498Behaving like a fashion-monger. Shak.Făsh'ion-pièce, n. p. 498(Naut.) One of the hindmost timbers which terminate the breadth, and form the shape of the stern. Totten.Fās'sa-īte, n. p. 498(Min.) A dingy-green variety of pyroxene, found in the valley of Fassa, in the Tyrol. Dana.Fast, a. p. 498Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; as, to make fast the door; to stick fast in the mud. There is an order that keeps things fast. Burke. 2. Firm against…Fāst, adv. p. 498In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly. “We will bind thee fast.” Judg. xv. 13. 2. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to…Fāst, n. p. 498That which fastens or holds; a rope which fastens a vessel to a wharf.Fāst, v. i. p. 498To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry. Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked. Milton. 2. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to…Fāst, n. p. 498Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. A surfeit is the father of much fast. Shak. 2. Voluntary abstinence from food, as a religious mortification or humiliation, or to express grief and…Făst'-dāy, n. p. 498A day on which fasting is observed.Făst'en, v. t. p. 498To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by lock, bolt, or the like; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window. 2. To hold together; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to…Făst'en, v. i. p. 498To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch. The leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Browne.Fāst'en-er, n. p. 498One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.Fāst'en-ing, n. p. 498Any thing that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, and the like.Fāst'er, n. p. 498One who abstains from food.Făst'-hănd'ed, a. p. 498Close-handed; covetous; avaricious. [Obs.] Bacon.Fäs'tī p. 498The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, &c., corresponding to a modern almanac. 2. Records or registers of important events.Fas-tid'i-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 498Fastidiousness; squeamishness. [Obs.] Swift.Fas-tīd'/i-ōūs, a. p. 498Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite. Proud youth! fastidious of the lower world. Young. Syn.—Squeamish…Fas-tĭd'ĭ-ous-ly, adv. p. 498In a fastidious or squeamish manner; disdainfully.