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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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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.Fas-tĭd’ĭ-ōŭs-ness, n. p. 498The state or quality of being fastidious; squeamishness of mind, taste, or appetite.Fas-tĭg'i-ate or Fas-tĭg'i-ā'ted, a. p. 498Narrowed to the top. 2. (Bot.) Close, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed. Gray.Fas-tĭg'ĭ-ŭm, n. p. 498(Arch.) The summit, apex, or ridge of a house; the gable end of a roof; pediment. Elmes.Fāst’ing-dāy, n. p. 498A day of fasting; a fast day; a day of religious mortification and humiliation.Fāst'ly, adv. p. 498Firmly; surely.Fāst'ness, n. p. 498The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. The places of fastness are laid open. Davies. 2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a place fortified; a…Fāst'ū-ous, a. p. 498Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Barrow.Fāst'ū-ous-ness, n. p. 498The quality of being fastuous; pride; disdain. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Făt, a. p. 498Abounding with fat; as, (a.) Fleshy; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man or ox. (b.) Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; — said of a dish, or of food, and the like. 2. Exhibiting the qualities of a…Fāt, n. p. 498An oily, concrete substance, deposited in the cells of the adipose or cellular membrane, under the skin, and in various other parts of animal bodies. It consists of two substances, stearine and…Făt, v. t. p. 499To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep. We fat all creatures else to fat us. Shak.Făt, v. i. p. 499To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one. Mortimer.Făt, n. p. 499A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. The fats shall overflow with wine and oil. Joel ii. 24. 2. A measure of capacity, differing in different commodities. [Obs.] Hebert.Fă'tal, a. p. 499Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [Rare.] These things are fatal and necessary. Tillotson. It was fatal to the king to fight for his money. Bacon. 2. Causing…Fă'tal-ism, n. p. 499The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.Fă'tal-ist, n. p. 499One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity.Fă'tal-ist'ic, a. p. 499Pertaining to, or partaking of, fatalism.Fa-tăl'i-ty, n. p. 499The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. The Stoics held a fatality, and a fixed, unalterable course of…Fă'tal-ly, adv. p. 499In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate. Bentley. 2. In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded.