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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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Fâ'ro, n. p. 497A species of game at cards, in which a person plays against the bank, kept by the proprietor of the table. Hoyle.Fär'o-bänk, n. p. 497A bank or establishment against which persons play at the game of faro. Hoyle.Far-răg'i-nous, a. p. 497Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. [Rare.] Kirwan. A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages. Browne.Far-rä'go, n. p. 497A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley. A book like this is not a collection of pamphlets bound into one volume; or the farrago of a few kindred minds. Westminster Review.Fär'rand, n. p. 497Manner; custom; humor. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also farand.] Grose.Fär're-ā'tion, n. p. 497The same as CONFARREATION.Fär'ri-er, n. p. 497A shoer of horses; a smith who shoes horses. 2. One who professes to cure the diseases of horses; a veterinary surgeon.Fär'ri-er, v. i. p. 497To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. [Obs.] Mortimer.Făr'ri-er-y, n. p. 497The art of shoeing horses. 2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating the diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art.Făr'rōw, n. p. 497A litter of pigs. Shak.Fär'-rōw, v. t. & i. p. 497To bring forth, as pigs; — said only of swine. Tusser.Fār'rōw, a. p. 497Not producing young in a given season or year; — said only of cows. ☞ If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.Fār'ry, n. p. 497A farrow. [Obs.] Perry.Fär'-sight'ed, a. p. 497Seeing to a great distance. 2. Incapable of seeing near objects distinctly.Fär'-sight'ed-ness, n. p. 497The quality or state of being far-sighted.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…