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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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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.Fault'y, a. p. 500Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; defective; imperfect. Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty since. Milton. 2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure.…Faun, n. p. 500(Rom. Myth.) A god of fields and shepherds, differing little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man. Jupiter or Pan, Satyr or Faun or Sylvan. Milton.Fau'nă, n. p. 500(Zoöl.) The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.Faun'ist, n. p. 500One who attends to rural disquisitions; a naturalist. White.Faun'us, n. p. 500See FAUN.Fau'sen, n. p. 500(Ichth.) A kind of large eel. Chapman.Fausse-braye, n. p. 500(Mil.) A small mound of earth thrown up about a rampart.Fauteuil, n. p. 500An arm-chair, usually highly ornamented; hence, a seat or membership in the French Academy; also, the chair of a presiding officer.Fau'tor, n. p. 500A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support; an abettor. [Obs.] The king and the fautors of his proceedings. Latimer.Fau'tress, n. p. 500A female favorer; a patroness. [Obs.] Chapman.Faux, n. p. 500See FAUCES.Faux pas p. 500A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.Fa-văg'ī-noūs, a. p. 500Resembling a honeycomb. [Obs.] Browne.Fā'vel, n. p. 500Favor. [Obs.] “To curry favel.” Knowles.Fā'vel, a. p. 500Yellow; sallow; dun. [Obs.] Wright.Fa-vē'o-late, a. p. 500Honey-combed; alveolate; cellular. Henslow.Fa-vil'loüs, a. p. 500Consisting of, pertaining to, or resembling, ashes. [Obs.] Browne.Fā'vor, n. p. 500Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness. Hath crawled into the favor of the king. Shak. 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or…Fā'vor, v. t. p. 500To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to befriend; to regard or treat with partiality; to…Fā'vor-a-ble, a. p. 500Full of favor; favoring; manifesting or indicating partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. Lend favorable ear to our requests. Shak. Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1. 2.…Fā'vor-a-ble-ness, n. p. 500The condition or quality of being favorable; kindness; partiality; suitableness. The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty. Burke.Fā'vor-a-bly, adv. p. 500In a favorable manner; kindly; with friendly disposition; partially.Fā'vored, p. a. p. 500Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as in the compounds well-favored, ill-favored, hard-favored, and the like.Fā'vored-ly, adv. p. 500Favorably. [Obs.] Ascham.Fā'vored-ness, n. p. 500Appearance. [Obs.]Fā'vor-er, n. p. 500One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship; a well-wisher; one who assists or promotes success or prosperity. And come to us as favorers, not foes. Shak.