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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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Fä'ther-li-ness, n. p. 499The qualities of a father; parental kindness, care, and tenderness.Fä’ther-lŏng’-lēgs, n. p. 499(Entom.) An insect of the genus Tipula; a crane-fly; —called also daddy-long-legs. 2. (Zool.) A species of spider of the family Phalangidæ, having a small, roundish or oval body of dark-brown or…Fä'ther-ly, a. p. 499Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful. You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. Shak. 2. Pertaining to a father.Fä'ther-ly, adv. p. 499In the manner of a father. [Rare.] Thus Adam, fatherly displeased. Milton.Fä'ther-ship, n. p. 499The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.Fāth'om, n. p. 499A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; — used chiefly at sea, for measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of the sea, in sounding by a line and lead.…Fäth'om, v. t. p. 499To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.] 2. To measure by a sounding-line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure…Fāth'om-a-ble, a. p. 499Capable of being fathomed.Fäth'om-er, n. p. 499One who fathoms.Făth’om-less, a. p. 499Incapable of being fathomed, grasped with the arms, sounded, or penetrated. “Buckle in a waist most fathomless.” Shak. “The fathomless absurdity.” Milton.Fa-tid'í-cal, a. p. 499Having power to foretell future events; prophetic. Howell.Fa-tid'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 499In a fatidical or prophetic manner.Fa-tif'er-ōus, a. p. 499Fate-bringing; deadly; mortal; destructive. [Rare.]Făt'i-ga-ble, a. p. 499Capable of being wearied; easily tired. [Obs.] Bailey.Făt'i-gāte, v. t. p. 499To weary; to tire; to fatigue. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.Făt'i-gate, a. p. 499Wearied; tired; fatigued. [Obs.] Re-quickened what in flesh was fatigue. Shak.Făt'i-gā'tion, n. p. 499Weariness. [Obs.]Fa-tigue', n. p. 499Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. 2. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. Braithwaite. 3. The cause of…Fa-tigue', v. t. p. 499To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire. Syn.—To jade; tire; weary. See JADE.Fa-tigue'sōme, a. p. 499Wearisome. [Rare.]Fa-tĭl'o-quent, a. p. 499Prophetic; fatidical. [Obs.] Blount.Fa-tĭl'o-quīst, n. p. 499A fortune-teller.Făt'i-mite, n. p. 499(Hist.) A descendant of Fatima, the daughter and only child of Mahomet.Fa-tis'cence, n. p. 499A gaping or opening; a state of being chinky, or having apertures. Kirwan.Făt'ling, n. p. 499A lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; — said of such animals as are used for food. He sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 2 Sam. vi. 13.Făt'-lāte, n. p. 499A mixture of pipe-clay and linseed oil for filling apertures, joints, &c. Simmonds.Făt'ly, adv. p. 500Grossly; greasily.Făt'ner, n. p. 500One who, or that which, fattens; that which gives fatness, or richness and fertility.Făt'ness, n. p. 500The quality of being fat, plump, or full fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh. Their eyes stand out with fatness. Ps. lxxiii. 7. 2. Hence, richness; fertility; fruitfulness. Rich in the fatness of her…Făt'ten, v. t. p. 500To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or plump with fat; to fill full; to fat. 2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. Dryden.Făt'ten, v. i. p. 500To grow fat or corpulent; to grow plump, thick, or fleshy; to be pampered. And villains fatten with the brave man's labor. Otway.Făt'ten-er, n. p. 500One who, or that which, fattens; fatner.Făt'ti-ness, n. p. 500The state of being fatty; grossness; greasiness.Făt'tish, a. p. 500Somewhat fat; inclined to fatness. [Rare.]Făt'ty, a. p. 500Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; as, a fatty substance. Fatty membrane or tissue (Anat.), the areolar tissue beneath the skin, containing the vesicles in which fat is…Fa-tū'i-toŭs, a. p. 500Stupid; foolish; imbecile.Fa-tū'i-ty, n. p. 500Weakness or imbecility of mind; feebleness of intellect; foolishness. “Those many forms of popular fatuity.” I. Taylor.Făt'ū-oŭs, a. p. 500Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous. Glanville. 2. Impotent; without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus. Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth. Denham.Făt'-wĭt/ted, a. p. 500Heavy; dull; stupid. Shak.Faubourg, n. p. 500A suburb in French cities; a district now within the city, but which was formerly without it, when the walls were less extensive.Fau'cal, a. p. 500Pertaining to the fauces, or opening of the throat; especially (Pron.), produced in the fauces, as certain deep guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other languages.Fau'ces, n. pl. p. 500The posterior part of the mouth, terminated by the pharynx and larynx. Brande. 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, &c. Gray. 3. (Conch.) That portion of the first chamber of a shell which can…Fau'cet, n. p. 500A fixture for drawing liquor from a cask or vessel, consisting of a tube stopped with a peg, spigot, or slide. These are also called tap and faucet.Fau'chion, n. p. 500The same as FALCHION. [Obs.]Fau'fel, n. p. 500The fruit of a species of the palm-tree.Fugh, interj. p. 500Exclamation of contempt or abhorrence.Faul'chion, n. p. 500The same as FALCHION.Fau'con, n. p. 500The same as FALCON.Faule, n. p. 500A vandyke; a fall. [Obs.] “These laces, ribbons, and these faules.” Herrick.Fault, n. p. 500Defect; want; absence; lack; default. One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my friend. Shak. 2. Any thing that fails, is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a…Fault, v. t. p. 500To charge with a fault; to accuse. [Obs.] For that I will not fault thee. Old Song. 2. To cause a fault or displacement in; — said of strata or veins.Fault, v. i. p. 500To fail; to lack; to be deficient or wrong; to commit a fault. [Obs.] If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a king, they had not faulted. Latimer.Fault'er, n. p. 500One who commits a fault. [Obs.] Behold the faulter here in sight. Fairfax.Fault'ful, a. p. 500Full of faults or sins. Shak.Fault'i-ly, adv. p. 500In a faulty manner; defectively; improperly; wrongly.Fault'i-ness, n. p. 500The state of being faulty, defective, or erroneous; defect; viciousness; evil disposition; as, the faultiness of a person. “Round, even to faultiness.” Shak.Fault'ing, n. p. 500(Geol.) The state or condition of being faulted. Dana.Fault'less, a. p. 500Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem or picture. And look thyself were faultless, thou wert best.…Fault'less-ly, adv. p. 500In a faultless manner.Fault'less-ness, n. p. 500Freedom from faults or defects.