Exterraneous, eks-ter-rā′ne-us,adj.belonging to or coming from abroad, foreign.—adjs.Exterritō′rial,Extraterritō′rial, exempt from territorial jurisdiction. [L.exterraneus—ex, out of,terra, the earth.]
Extersion, eks-ter′shun,n.the act of rubbing out.
Extinct, eks-tingkt′,adj.put out: extinguished: no longer existing: dead.—adj.Extinct′ed, extinguished.—ns.Extincteur(eks-tang′tür,eks-tingk′tür—seeExtinguisher);Extinc′tion, a quenching or destroying: destruction: suppression.—adj.Extinct′ive, tending to extinguish.—n.Extinct′ure(Shak.), extinction.
Extine, eks′tin,n.(bot.) the outer coat of the pollen-grain or of a spore.
Extinguish, eks-ting′gwish,v.t.to quench: to destroy, annihilate: to obscure by superior splendour.—v.i.to die out.—adj.Exting′uishable.—ns.Exting′uisher, one who, or that which, extinguishes: a small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle—also in Fr. formExtincteur;Exting′uishment, the act of extinguishing: (law) putting an end to a right by consolidation or union. [L.extinguĕre,extinctum—ex, out,stinguĕre, to quench.]
Extirpate, eks′tėr-pāt,v.t.to root out: to destroy totally: to exterminate—(obs.)Extirp′.—adj.Extirp′able.—ns.Extirpā′tion, extermination: total destruction;Extirp′ator.—adj.Extirp′atory. [L.exstirpāre,-ātum—ex, out, andstirps, a root.]
Extol, eks-tol′,v.t.to magnify: to praise:—pr.p.extolling;pa.p.extolled′.—n.Extol′ment, the act of extolling: the state of being extolled. [L.extollĕre—ex, up,tollĕre, to lift or raise.]
Extort, eks-tort′,v.t.to gain or draw from by compulsion or violence.—p.adj.wrongfully obtained.—adj.Extors′ive, serving or tending to extort.—adv.Extors′ively.—n.Extor′tion, illegal or oppressive exaction: that which is extorted.—adjs.Extor′tionary, pertaining to or implying extortion;Extor′tionāte, oppressive.—ns.Extor′tioner, one who practises extortion;Extor′tionist.—adj.Extor′tionous. [L.extorquēre,extortum—ex, out,torquēre, to twist.]
Extra, eks′tra,adj.beyond or more than the usual or the necessary: extraordinary: additional.—adv.unusually.—n.what is extra or additional, as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum: something over and above the usual course or charge in a bill, &c.: a special edition of a newspaper containing later news, &c.—adjs.Ex′tra-condensed′(print.), extremely narrow in proportion to the height;Ex′tra-con′stellary, outside of the constellations;Extradō′tal, not forming part of the dowry;Ex′tra-foliā′ceous(bot.), situated outside of or away from the leaves;Ex′tra-forā′neous, outdoor;Ex′tra-judi′cial, out of the proper court, or beyond the usual course of legal proceeding.—adv.Ex′tra-judi′cially.—adjs.Ex′tra-lim′ital, not found within a given faunal area: lying outside a prescribed area—alsoExtralim′itary;Ex′tra-mun′dane, beyond the material world;Ex′tra-mū′ral, without or beyond the walls;Ex′tra-offi′cial, not being within official rights, &c.;Ex′tra-parō′chial, beyond the limits of a parish;Ex′tra-phys′ical, not subject to physical laws;Ex′tra-profes′sional, outside the usual limits of professional duty;Extr′a-pro′vincial, outside the limits of a particular province;Ex′tra-reg′ular, unlimited by rules;Ex′tra-sō′lar, beyond the solar system;Ex′tra-trop′ical, situated outside the tropics;Ex′tra-ū′terine, situated outside the uterus;Extravas′cular, situated outside of the vascular system. [Perh. a contraction forextraordinary.]
Extract, eks-trakt′,v.t.to draw out by force or otherwise: to choose out or select: to find out: to distil.—n.Ex′tract, anything drawn from a substance by heat, distillation, &c., as an essence: a passage taken from a book or writing.—adjs.Extract′able,Extract′ible;Extract′iform.—n.Extrac′tion, act of extracting: derivation from a stock or family: birth: lineage: that which is extracted.—adj.Extract′ive, tending or serving to extract.—n.an extract.—n.Extract′or, he who, or that which, extracts.—Extract the root of a quantity, to find its root by a mathematical process;Extractive matter, the soluble portions of any drug. [L.extrahĕre,extractum—ex, out,trahĕre, to draw.]
Extradition, eks-tra-dish′un,n.a delivering up by one government to another of fugitives from justice.—adj.Extradī′table.—v.t.Ex′tradite, to hand over to justice. [L.ex, from,traditio—tradĕre,traditum, to deliver up.]
Extrados, eks-trā′dos,n.the convex surface of an arch or vault. [Fr.]
Extraneous, eks-trān′yus,adj.external: foreign: not belonging to or dependent on a thing: not essential.—n.Extranē′ity.—adv.Extran′eously. [L.extraneus, external,ex, from,extra, outside.]
Extraordinary, eks-tror′di-nar-i, oreks-trä-or′-,adj.beyond ordinary: not usual or regular: wonderful: special or supernumerary, as 'physician extraordinary' in a royal household, and 'extraordinary professor' in a German university, both being inferior to the ordinary official.—n.pl.Extraor′dinaries, things that exceed the usual order, kind, or method.—adv.Extraor′dinarily.—n.Extraor′dinariness. [L.extra, outside,ordo—inis, order.]
Extraught, eks-trawt′ (Shak.),pa.p.ofExtract.
Extravagant, eks-trav′a-gant,adj.wandering beyond bounds: irregular: unrestrained: excessive: profuse in expenses: wasteful.—ns.Extrav′agance, excess: lavish expenditure: (Milt.) digression;Extrav′agancy(Shak.), vagrancy: extravagance.—adv.Extrav′agantly.—v.i.Extrav′agāte, to wander: to exceed proper bounds. [L.extra, beyond,vagans,-antis, pr.p. ofvagāri, to wander.]
Extravaganza, eks-trav-a-gan′za,n.an extravagant or eccentric piece of music or literary production: extravagant conduct or speech. [It.]
Extravasate, eks-trav′a-sāt,v.t.to let out of the proper vessels.—adj.let out of its proper vessel: extravasated.—n.Extravasā′tion, act of extravasating: the escape of any of the fluids of the living body from their proper vessels through a rupture in their walls. [L.extra, out of,vas, a vessel.]
Extreat, eks-trēt′,n.(Spens.) extraction.
Extreme, eks-trēm′,adj.outermost: most remote: last: highest in degree: greatest: excessive: most violent: most urgent: stringent.—n.the utmost point or verge: end: utmost or highest limit or degree: great necessity.—adv.Extrēme′ly.—ns.Extrē′mism;Extrē′mist.—adj.Extrem′ital.—n.Extrem′ity, the utmost limit: the highest degree: greatest necessity or distress: (pl.) the hands and feet.—Extreme unction(seeUnction).—Go to extremes, to go too far: to use extreme measures.—In extremis(L.), at the point of death;In the extreme, in the last, highest degree: extremely;The last extremity, the utmost pitch of misfortune: death. [O. Fr.extreme—L.extremus, superl. ofexter, on the outside.]
Extricate, eks′tri-kāt,v.t.to free from hinderances or perplexities: to disentangle: to set free.—adj.Ex′tricable.—n.Extricā′tion, disentanglement: act of setting free. [L.extricāre,-ātum—ex, out,tricæ, hinderances.]
Extrinsic,-al, eks-trin′sik, -al,adj.external: not contained in or belonging to a body: foreign: not essential—opp. toIntrinsic.—n.Extrinsical′ity.—adv.Extrin′sically. [Fr.,—L.extrinsecus—exter, outside,secus, beside.]
Extrorse, eks-trors′,adj.turned outward.—AlsoExtror′sal. [L.extra, outside,versus, turned.]
Extrude, eks-trōōd′,v.t.to force or urge out: to expel: to drive off.—n.Extru′sion, act of extruding, thrusting, or throwing out: expulsion.—adjs.Extru′sive,Extru′sory. [L.extrudĕre,extrusum—ex, out,trudĕre, to thrust.]
Exuberant, eks-ū′bėr-ant,adj.plenteous: overflowing: happy: lavish.—ns.Exū′berance,Exū′berancy, quality of being exuberant: an overflowing quantity: superfluousness: outburst.—adv.Exū′berantly.—v.i.Exū′berāte, to be exuberant. [L.exuberans, pr.p. ofexuberāre—ex, inten.,uber, rich.]
Exude, eks-ūd′,v.t.to discharge by sweating: to discharge through pores or incisions, as sweat, moisture, &c.—v.i.to flow out of a body through the pores.—n.Exudā′tion, act of exuding or discharging through pores: that which is exuded. [L.exudāre—ex, out,sudāre, to sweat.]
Exul, eks′ul,n.(Spens.) an exile.
Exulcerate, egz-ul′ser-āt,v.t.to exasperate, afflict.—n.Exulcerā′tion, ulceration: exasperation. [L.exculcerāre,-ātum—ex, out,ulcerāre.]
Exult, egz-ult′,v.i.to rejoice exceedingly: to triumph.—ns.Exult′ance,Exult′ancy, exultation: triumph.—adj.Exult′ant, exulting: triumphant.—n.Exultā′tion, rapturous delight: transport.—adv.Exult′ingly. [L.exsultāre,-ātum, fromexsilīre—ex, out or up,salīre, to leap.]
Exuviæ, eks-ū′vi-ē,n.pl.cast-off skins, shells, or other coverings of animals: (geol.) fossil shells and other remains of animals.—adj.Exū′vial.—v.i.Exū′viāte, to lay aside an old covering or condition for a new one.—n.Exuviā′tion, the act of exuviating. [L., fromexuĕre, to draw off.]
Eyalet, ī′a-let,n.a division of the Turkish Empire—vilayet. [Turk.,—Ar.iyālahāl, to govern.]
Eyas, ī′as,n.an unfledged hawk.—adj.(Spens.) unfledged.—n.Ey′as-mus′ket, an unfledged male hawk: (Shak.) a child. [Eyas, a corr. ofnyas—Fr.niais—L.nidus, nest.]
Eye, ī,n.(obs.) a brood. [Fornye,neye;a neye=an eye. SeeEyas.]
Eye, ī,n.the organ of sight or vision, more correctly the globe or movable part of it: the power of seeing: sight: regard: aim: keenness of perception: anything resembling an eye, as the hole of a needle, loop or ring for a hook, &c.: the seed-bud of a potato: (pl.) the foremost part of a ship's bows, the hawse-holes.—v.t.to look on: to observe narrowly.—v.i.(Shak.) to appear:—pr.p.ey′ingoreye′ing;pa.p.eyed (īd).—ns.Eye′-ball, the ball, globe, or apple of the eye;Eye′-beam, a glance of the eye;Eye′bright, a beautiful little plant of the genusEuphrasia, formerly used as a remedy for diseases of the eye (seeEuphrasy);Eye′brow, the hairy arch above the eye.—v.t.to provide with artificial eyebrows.—adj.Eye′browless, without eyebrows.—p.adj.Eyed, having eyes: spotted as if with eyes.—ns.Eye′-drop(Shak.), a tear;Eye′-flap, a blinder on a horse's bridle;Eye′-glance, a quick look;Eye′glass, a glass to assist the sight, esp. such as stick on the nose by means of a spring: the eye-piece of a telescope and like instrument: (Shak.) the lens of the eye;Eye′lash, the line of hairs that edges the eyelid.—adj.Eye′less, without eyes or sight: deprived of eyes: blind.—ns.Eye′let,Eye′let-hole, a small eye or hole to receive a lace or cord, as in garments, sails, &c.: a small hole for seeing through: a little eye.—v.i.to make eyelets.—ns.Eye′liad, obsolete form ofœillade;Eye′lid, the lid or cover of the eye: the portion of movable skin by means of which the eye is opened or closed at pleasure;Eye′-ō′pener, something that opens the eyes literally or figuratively, a startling story: a drink, esp. in the morning;Eye′-piece, the lens or combination of lenses at the eye-end of a telescope;Eye′-pit, the socket of the eye;Eye′-salve, salve or ointment for the eyes;Eye′-serv′ant, a servant who does his duty only when under the eye of his master;Eye′-serv′ice, service performed only under the eye or inspection of an employer: formal worship;Eye′-shot, the reach or range of sight of the eye: a glance;Eye′sight, power of seeing: view: observation;Eye′sore, anything that is offensive to the eye or otherwise;Eye′-splice, a kind of eye or loop formed by splicing the end of a rope into itself;Eye′-spot, a spot like an eye.—adj.Eye′-spot′ted(Spens.), marked with spots like eyes.—ns.Eye′-stone, a small calcareous body used for removing substances from under the eyelid;Eye′-string, the muscle which raises the eyelid;Eye′-tooth, one of the two canine teeth of the upper jaw, between the incisors and premolars;Eye′-wa′ter, water flowing from the eye: a lotion for the eyes;Eye′-wink(Shak.), a rapid lowering and raising of the eyelid: a glance: the time of a wink;Eye′-wit′ness, one who sees a thing done.—Eye for eye,lex talionis(Ex. xxi. 24);Eye of day, the sun.—All my eye(slang) unreal;Be all eyes, to give all attention;Be a sheet in the wind's eye, to be intoxicated;Clap, Lay, Set, eyes on(coll.), to see;Cry one's eyes out, to weep bitterly;Cut one's eye-tooth, to cease to be a child: to be shrewd;Give an eye to, to attend to;Green eye, jealousy;Have an eye to, to contemplate: to have regard to;In eye, in sight;In one's mind's eye, in contemplation;In the eyes of, in the estimation, opinion, of;In the wind's eye, against the wind;Keep one's eye on, to observe closely: to watch;Make a person open his eyes, to cause him astonishment;Make eyes at, to look at in an amorous way: to ogle;Mind your eye(slang), take care;My eye!a mild asseveration;Naked eye(seeNaked);Open a person's eyes, to make him see: to show him something of which he is ignorant;Pipe, orPut the finger in,the eye, to weep;See eye to eye, from Is. lii. 8, but used in the sense of 'to think alike;'See with half an eye, to see without difficulty;Under the eye of, under the observation of;Up to the eyes, deeply engaged. [A.S.éage; cf. Goth.augo, Ger.auge, Dut.oog, Ice.auga.]
Eyne, īn,n.pl.(arch.) eyes.
Eyot, ī′ot,n.a little island. [A variant ofait.]
Eyre, ār,n.a journey or circuit: a court of itinerant justices.—Justices in eyre, itinerant judges who went on circuit. [O. Fr.eire, journey, from L.iter, a way, a journey—īre,itum, to go.]
Eyry,Eyrie, old spellings ofaerie.
F
the sixth letter in the English and Latin alphabets—its sound called a labio-dental fricative, and formed by bringing the lower lip into contact with the upper teeth: (mus.) the fourth note of the natural diatonic scale of C: as a medieval Roman numeral=40;F=40,000.—The three F's, fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale.
Fa′, fä,v.andn.a Scotch form offall.
Fa′ard, färd,adj.a Scotch form offavoured.
Fabaceous, fā-bā′shi-us,adj.bean-like. [L.faba, a bean.]
Fabian, fā′bi-an,adj.delaying, avoiding battle, cautious, practising the policy of delay.—n.a member of a small group of Socialists in England, called by this name. [From Q.FabiusMaximus, surnamed Cunctator ('delayer'), from the masterly tactics with which he wore out the strength of Hannibal, whom he dared not meet in battle.]
Fable, fā′bl,n.a narrative in which things irrational, and sometimes inanimate, are, for the purpose of moral instruction, feigned to act and speak with human interests and passions: any tale in literary form, not necessarily probable in its incidents, intended to instruct or amuse: the plot or series of events in an epic or dramatic poem: a fiction or myth: a ridiculous story, as in 'old wives' fables,' a falsehood: subject of common talk.—v.i.to tell fictitious tales: (obs.) to tell falsehoods.—v.t.to feign: to invent.—p.adj.Fā′bled, mythical.—n.Fā′bler, a writer or narrator of fictions.—adj.Fab′ular.—v.i.Fab′ulīse, to write fables, or to speak in fables.—ns.Fab′ulist, one who invents fables;Fabulos′ity,Fab′ulousness.—adj.Fab′ulous, feigned, false: related in fable: immense, amazing.—adv.Fab′ulously. [Fr.fable—L.fabula,fāri, to speak.]
Fabliau, fab-li-ō′,n.one of a group of over a hundred metrical tales, usually satirical in quality, produced in France from about the middle of the 12th to the end of the 13th century:—pl.Fab′liaux. [Fr.]
Fabric, fab′rik, or fā′brik,n.workmanship: texture: anything framed by art and labour: building, esp. the construction and maintenance of a church, &c.: manufactured cloth: any system of connected parts.—v.t.(Milt.) to construct.—n.Fab′ricant, a manufacturer. [Fr.fabrique—L.fabrica—faber, a worker in hard materials.]
Fabricate, fab′ri-kāt,v.t.to put together by art and labour: to manufacture: to produce: to devise falsely.—n.Fabricā′tion, construction: manufacture: that which is fabricated or invented: a story: a falsehood.—adj.Fab′ricative.—n.Fab′ricator. [L.fabricāri,-ātus—fabrica, fabric.]
Façade, fa-sād′,n.the exterior front or face of a building. [Fr.,—face, after It.facciata, the front of a building—faccia, the face.]
Face, fās,n.the front part of the head, including forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and chin: the outside make or appearance: front or surface of anything: the edge of a cutting-tool, &c.: the part of a coal-seam actually being mined: cast of features, any special appearance or expression of the countenance: look, configuration: boldness, effrontery; presence: (B.) anger or favour.—v.t.to meet in the face or in front: to stand opposite to: to resist: to put an additional face or surface on; to cover in front.—v.i.to turn the face, as in military tactics—'right face,' &c.—ns.Face′-ache, neuralgia in the nerves of the face;Face′-card, a playing-card bearing a face (king, queen, or knave);Face′-cloth, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.—adj.Faced, having the outer surface dressed, with the front, as of a dress, covered ornamentally with another material.—n.Face′-guard, a kind of mask to guard or protect the face.—adj.Face′less, without a face.—ns.Fac′er, one who puts on a false show: a bold-faced person: (slang) a severe blow on the face, anything that staggers one;Fac′ing, a covering in front for ornament or protection.—Face down, to abash by stern looks;Face out, to carry off by bold looks;Face the music(U.S. slang), to accept the situation at its worst;Face-to-face, in front of, in actual presence of.—Accept one's face, to show him favour or grant his request;Fly in the face of, to set one's self directly against;Have two faces, orBe two-faced, to be disingenuous;On the face of it, on its own showing: palpably plain;Pull a long face, to look dismal and unhappy;Put a good face on, to assume a bold or contented bearing as regards;Right face!Left face!Right about face!words of command, on which the soldiers individually turn to the side specified;Run one's face(U.S. slang), to obtain things on credit by sheer impudence;Set one's face against, to oppose strenuously;Show one's face, to appear, to come in view;Shut the door in his face, to shut the door before him, refusing him admittance;To his face, in his presence, openly. [Fr.face—L. ''facies'', form, face; perh. fromfacĕre, to make.]
Facet, fas′et,n.a small surface, as of a crystal.—v.t.to cut a facet upon, or cover with facets.—adj.Fac′eted, having or formed into facets. [Fr.facette, dim. offace.]
Facetious, fa-sē′shus,adj.witty, humorous, jocose: bawdy—(obs.orarch.)Facete′.—n.pl.Facetiæ(fa-sē′shi-ē),witty or humorous sayings or writings: a bookseller's term for improper books—of all degrees of indecency.—adv.Facē′tiously.—n.Facē′tiousness. [Fr., from L.facētia—facetus, merry, witty.]
Facial, fā′shal,adj.of or relating to the face.—adv.Fā′cially.—Facial angle, in craniometry, the angle formed by lines drawn to show to what extent the jaws are protruding and the forehead receding.
Facies, fā′shi-ēz,n.general aspect of anything: the face, features. [L.]
Facile, fas′il,adj.easily persuaded: affable: yielding: easy of access or accomplishment: courteous: easy.—n.Fac′ileness.—v.t.Facil′itāte, to make easy: to lessen difficulty.—ns.Facilitā′tion;Facil′ity, quality of being facile; dexterity: easiness to be persuaded: pliancy: easiness of access: affability: (Scots law) a condition of mental weakness short of idiocy, but such as makes a person easily persuaded to do deeds to his own prejudice:—pl.Facil′ities, means that render anything easily done. [Fr.,—L.facilis, easy—facĕre, to do.]
Facinorous, fa-sin′o-rus,adj.atrociously wicked.—n.Facin′orousness. [L.facinorosus—facinus, a crime—facĕre, to do.]
Fac-simile, fak-sim′i-lē,n.an exact copy, as of handwriting, a coin, &c.—adj.exactly corresponding.—v.t.to make a fac-simile of, to reproduce.—n.Fac-sim′ilist. [L.fac, imper. offacĕre, to make,simile, neut. ofsimilis, like.]
Fact, fakt,n.a deed or anything done: anything that comes to pass: reality, or a real state of things, as distinguished from a mere statement or belief, a datum of experience: truth: the assertion of a thing done: an evil deed, a sense now surviving only in 'to confess the fact,' 'after' or 'before the fact.'—adj.Fact′ual, pertaining to facts: actual.—ns.Factual′ity;Fact′um, a thing done, a deed.—As a matter of fact, in reality.—The fact of the matter, the plain truth about the subject in question. [L.factum—facĕre, to make.]
Faction, fak′shun,n.a company of persons associated or acting together, mostly used in a bad sense: a contentious party in a state or society: dissension.—adj.Fac′tional.—ns.Fac′tionary, a member of a faction;Fac′tionist.—adj.Fac′tious, turbulent: disloyal.—adv.Fac′tiously.—n.Fac′tiousness. [L.factionem—facĕre, to do.]
Factitious, fak-tish′us,adj.made by art, in opposition to what is natural or spontaneous: conventional.—adv.Facti′tiously.—n.Facti′tiousness.—adjs.Fac′titive, causative;Fac′tive(obs.), making. [L.factitius—facĕre, to make.]
Factor, fak′tor,n.a doer or transactor of business for another: one who buys and sells goods for others, on commission: (Scot.) an agent managing heritable estates for another: (math.) one of two or more parts, which, when multiplied together, result in a given number—e.g. 6 and 4 are factors of 24: an element in the composition of anything, or in bringing about a certain result.—ns.Fac′torage, the fees or commission of a factor.—adj.Factō′rial, of or pertaining to a factor.—v.t.Fac′torise(U.S.), to warn not to pay or give up goods: to attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third person.—ns.Fac′torship;Fac′tory, a manufactory: a trading settlement in a distant country.—Judicial factor, a person appointed by the Court to manage the estate of a person under some incapacity. [L.,—facĕre.]
Factotum, fak-tō′tum,n.a person employed to do all kinds of work for another. [Low L.,—L.fac, imper. offacĕre, to do,totum, all.]
Facture, fak′tūr,n.the act or the result of making, workmanship.
Facula, fak′ū-la,n.a spot brighter than the rest of the surface, sometimes seen on the sun's disc:—pl.Fac′ulæ. [L., 'a torch,' dim. offax, torch.]
Faculty, fak′ul-ti,n.facility or power to act: any particular ability or aptitude: an original power of the mind: any physical capability or function: personal quality or endowment: right, authority, or privilege to act: license: a department of learning at a university, or the professors constituting it: the members of a profession: executive ability.—adj.Fac′ultātive, optional: of or pertaining to a faculty.—Court of Faculties, a court established by Henry VIII., whereby authority is given to the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant dispensations and faculties. [Fr.,—L.facultatem—facilis, easy.]
Facundity, fa-kun′di-ti,n.(obs.) eloquence.
Fad, fad,n.a weak or transient hobby, crotchet, or craze: any unimportant belief or practice intemperately urged.—adjs.Fad′dish, given to fads—alsoFad′dy.—ns.Fad′disnness;Fad′dism;Fad′dist, one who is a slave to some fad. [Ety. dub.]
Fadaise, fa-dāz′,n.a trifling thought or expression. [Fr.]
Faddle, fad′l,v.i.(prov.) to trifle.—n.nonsense, trifling—usually infiddle-faddle.
Fade, fād,v.i.to lose strength, freshness, or colour gradually: to vanish.—adj.insipid: weak.—adv.Fā′dedly.—adj.Fade′less.—adv.Fade′lessly.—n.Fā′ding(Shak.), the burden of a song.—adj.Fā′dy, wearing away. [O. Fr.fader—fade—L.vapidum, acc. to Gaston Paris.]
Fadge, faj,v.i.to agree: to succeed, turn out well. [Ety. dub.; not conn. with A.S.fégan, to join.]
Fæces,Feces, fē′sēz,n.pl.sediment after infusion or distillation: dregs: the solid excrements.—adj.Fæ′cal, of or pertaining to fæces. [L., pl. offæx,fæcis, grounds.]
Faerie,Faery, fā′ėr-i,n.(arch.) the world of fairies, fairyland: (obs.) a fairy. [A variant offairy.]
Fag, fag,v.i.to become weary or tired out: to work hard: to be a fag.—v.t.to weary: to use as a fag:—pr.p.fag′ging;pa.p.fagged.—n.at Eton, Winchester, &c., a schoolboy forced to do menial offices for one older, who in turn protects him: a tiresome piece of work: drudgery.—ns.Fag′gery, drudgery: fagging;Fag′ging, laborious drudgery: a usage in virtue of which senior boys are authorised to exact a variety of services from the junior boys.—To fag out, to field, as a fag, in cricket. [Ety. dub.; perh. a corr. offlag, to droop, which see.]
Fag-end, fag′-end,n.the end of a web of cloth that hangs loose: the untwisted end of a rope: the refuse or meaner part of a thing.
Faggot,Fagot, fag′ut,n.a bundle of sticks for fuel, fascines, &c.: a stick: anything like a faggot: a bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding: a soldier numbered on the muster-roll, but not really existing: a voter who has obtained his vote expressly for party purposes, on a spurious or sham qualification.—adj.got up for a purpose, as in 'Faggot vote.'—v.t.to tie together.—ns.Fagg′oting,Fag′oting, a kind of embroidery in which some of the cross-threads are drawn together in the middle. [Fr.fagot, a bundle of sticks, perh. from L.fax, a torch.]
Fagotto, fag-ot′o,n.a bassoon.—n.Fagott′ist, one who plays on the bassoon. [It.]
Fahlerz, fäl′erts,n.gray copper, or gray copper ore. [Ger.]
Fahrenheit, fä′ren-hīt, orfar′en-īt,n.the name applied to a thermometer, the freezing-point of which is marked at 32, and the boiling-point at 212 degrees (seeThermometerfor the relations between the two scales). [Named from the inventor, Gabriel D.Fahrenheit(1686-1736).]
Faience, fā′yäns,n.a fine kind of pottery, glazed and painted. [Fr.; prob. fromFaenzain Italy.]
Faik, fāk,v.i.andv.t.(Scot.) to abate: to excuse.
Fail, fāl,n.a turf, sod.—n.Fail′-dike(Scot.), a turf-wall. [Perh. from Gael.fàl, a sod.]
Fail, fāl,v.i.to fall short or be wanting (within): to fall away: to decay: to die: to prove deficient under trial, examination, pressure, &c.: to miss: to be disappointed or baffled: to be unable to pay one's debts.—v.t.to be wanting to: not to be sufficient for: to leave undone, omit: to disappoint or desert any one:—pr.p.fail′ing;pa.p.failed.—n.(Shak.) failure.—p.adj.Failed, decayed, worn out: bankrupt.—n.Fail′ing, a fault, weakness: a foible.—prep.in default of.—n.Fail′ure, a falling short, or cessation: omission: decay: bankruptcy.—Fail of, to come short of accomplishing any purpose;Without fail, infallibly. [O. Fr.faillir—L.fallĕre, to deceive; cf. Dut.feilen, Ger.fehlen, Ice.feila.]
Fain, fān,adj.glad or joyful: inclined (withto): content to accept, for want of better: compelled: (Spens.) wont.—v.i.(Spens.) to delight.—adv.gladly.—adv.Fain′ly, gladly.—n.Fain′ness, eagerness. [A.S.fægen, joyful: cf. Ice.feginn, glad.]
Fain, fān,v.i.(Spens.). Same asFeign.
Fainéant, fā-nyang′,adj.andn.do-nothing, applied esp. to the later Merovingian kings of France, mere puppets, under whom the mayors of the Palace really governed the country.—ns.Fai′neance(Kingsley),Fai′neancy,Faineant′ise. [Fr.,faire, to do,néant, nothing.]
Faint, fānt,adj.wanting in strength: fading: lacking distinctness: not bright or forcible: weak in spirit: lacking courage: depressed: done in a feeble way.—v.i.to become feeble or weak: to lose strength, colour, &c.: to swoon: to fade or decay: to vanish: to lose courage or spirit: to become depressed.—v.t.(rare) to render faint.—n.a swoon.—p.adj.Faint′ed(Milt.), exhausted.—adjs.Faint′-heart,Faint′-heart′ed, cowardly: timorous.—adv.Faint′-heart′edly.—ns.Faint′-heart′edness;Faint′ing.—adj.Faint′ish, slightly faint.—n.Faint′ishness.—adv.Faint′ly.—n.Faint′ness, want of strength: feebleness of colour, light, &c.: dejection.—adj.Faint′y, faintish. [O. Fr.feint(Fr.feindre), feigned—L.fingĕre, to feign.]
Fair, fār,adj.bright: clear: free from blemish: pure: pleasing to the eye: beautiful: free from a dark hue: of a light shade: free from clouds or rain: favourable: unobstructed: open: prosperous: frank: impartial: just: pleasing: plausible: hopeful: moderate: pretty good.—n.that which is fair: (arch.) a woman.—v.t.to make fair.—v.i.to clear up, as the weather from rain.—adv.kindly, honestly, clearly: straight: (Shak.) favourably.—adjs.Fair′-and-square, honest—also used adverbially;Fair′-bod′ing(Shak.), auspicious.—n.Fair′-cop′y, the state of a document copied after final correction.—adjs.Fair′-faced, with a light complexion: beautiful: specious;Fair′-haired, having fair or light-coloured hair;Fair′-hand, having a fair appearance;Fair′ish, somewhat fair: pretty well, pretty drunk.—adv.Fair′ly.—adj.Fair′-mind′ed, judging fairly.—ns.Fair′ness;Fair′-play, honest dealing: justice.—adjs.Fair′-seem′ing, appearing fair;Fair′-spok′en, bland and civil in language and address.—ns.Fair′-trade, free-trade: a euphemism for smuggling: a mild form of the protective system, in which the basis of economic policy is supposed to be reciprocity or free-trade only with such nations as grant similar privileges—also used adverbially;Fair′-way, the part of a river, roadstead, &c. by which vessels enter or leave.—adj.Fair′-weath′er, suitable only for fair weather or favourable circumstances.—Be in a fair way to, to be likely to succeed in;Keep fair with, to keep on amiable terms with;Stand fair with, to be in the good graces of.—The fair,The fair sex, the female sex. [A.S.fæger.]
Fair, fār,n.a great periodical market for one kind of merchandise, or for the general sales and purchases of a district: a collection of miscellaneous goods for sale on behoof of charity at a bazaar, &c.—n.Fair′ing, a present given at a fair, any complimentary gift.—A day after the fair, too late;Get one's fairing(Scot.), to get one's deserts. [O. Fr.feire—L.feria, holiday.]
Fairy, fār′i,n.an imaginary being, generally of diminutive and graceful human form, capable of kindly or unkindly acts towards man: fairy-folk collectively: an enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.—adj.like a fairy, fanciful, whimsical, delicate.—adv.Fair′ily.—n.pl.Fair′y-beads, the separate joints of the stems of fossil crinoids found in carboniferous limestone.—ns.Fair′y-butt′er, a name applied in northern England to certain gelatinous fungi;Fair′ydom;Fair′yhood,Fair′yism;Fair′yland, the country of the fairies.—adj.Fair′y-like, like or acting like fairies.—n.Fair′y-mon′ey, money given by fairies, which quickly changes into withered leaves, &c.: money found.—ns.pl.Fair′y-rings,-cir′cles, spots or circles in pastures, either barer than the rest of the field, or greener—due to the outwardly spreading growth of various fungi.—ns.Fair′y-stone, a fossil echinite found abundantly in chalk-pits;Fair′y-tale, a story about fairies: an incredible tale. [O. Fr.faerie, enchantment—fae(mod.fée). SeeFay.]
Faith, fāth,n.trust or confidence in any person: belief in the statement of another: belief in the truth of revealed religion: confidence and trust in God: the living reception by the heart of the truth as it is in Christ: that which is believed: any system of religious belief, esp. the religion one considers true—'the faith;' fidelity to promises: honesty: word or honour pledged.—adjs.Faithed(Shak.), credited;Faith′ful, full of faith, believing: firm in adherence to promises, duty, allegiance, &c.: loyal: conformable to truth: worthy of belief: true.—adv.Faith′fully, sincerely, truthfully, exactly.—ns.Faith′fulness;Faith′-heal′ing, a system of belief based on James, v. 14, that sickness may be treated without any medical advice or appliances, if the prayer of Christians be accompanied in the sufferer by true faith.—adj.Faith′less, without faith or belief: not believing, esp. in God or Christianity: not adhering to promises, allegiance, or duty: delusive.—adv.Faith′lessly.—ns.Faith′lessness;Faith′worthiness, trustworthiness.—adj.Faith′worthy, worthy of faith or belief.—Bad faith, treachery.—Father of the faithful, Abraham: the caliph.—In good faith, with sincerity.—The Faithful, believers. [M. E.feith,feyth—O. Fr.feid—L.fides—fidĕre, to trust.]
Faitor, fā′tor,n.an impostor: an evil-doer, a scoundrel.—OftenFai′tour. [O. Fr.faitor—L.factor.]
Fake, fāk,v.t.to fold, coil.—n.a coil of rope, &c.
Fake, fāk,v.t.to steal: to make up an article so as to hide its defects.—n.Fake′ment, any swindling device. [Prof. Skeat thinks it merely the Mid. Dut.facken, to catch; Mr Bradley suggests the earlierfeak,feague, Ger.fegen, to furbish up.]
Fakir, fa-kēr′, or fā′kėr,n.a member of a religious order of mendicants or penitents in India, &c.—n.Fakir′ism, religious mendicancy. [Ar.faqîr, a poor man,fakr,faqr, poverty.]
Fa-la, fä-lä,n.an old kind of madrigal.
Falbala, fal′ba-la,n.a trimming for women's petticoats: a furbelow. [Ety. dub.; cf.furbelow.]
Falcade, fal′kād′,n.the motion of a horse when he throws himself on his haunches in a very quick curvet. [Fr.,—L.fulcatus, bent.]
Falcate,-d, fal′kāt, -ed,adj.(astron.,bot.) bent like a sickle, as the crescent moon, and certain leaves.—ns.Falcā′tion;Fal′cula, a falcate or falciform claw.—adj.Fal′culate. [L.falx, a sickle.]
Falchion, fawl′shun,n.a short, broad sword, bent somewhat like a sickle.—adj.Fal′ciform, sickle-shaped. [O. Fr.fauchon, through Low L., from L.falx, a sickle.]
Falcon, fol′kon, or faw′kn,n.a bird of prey formerly trained to the pursuit of game: a kind of cannon.—ns.Fal′coner, one who sports with, or who breeds and trains, falcons or hawks for taking wild-fowl;Fal′conet, a small field-gun in use till the 16th century.—adj.Fal′con-eyed, keen-eyed.—ns.Fal′con-gen′til,-gen′tle, the female and young of the goshawk.—adj.Fal′conine.—n.Fal′conry, the art of training or hunting with falcons. [O. Fr.faucon—Low L.falcōn-em—L.falx, a hook or sickle.]
Faldage, fal′dāj,n.the right, often reserved by the lord of a manor, of folding his tenant's sheep in his own fields for the sake of the manure: a fee paid for exemption from the foregoing.
Falderal, fäl′der-al,n.a meaningless refrain in songs: any kind of flimsy trifle—alsoFol′derolandFal de rol.—Falderal it, to sing unmeaning sounds.
Faldetta, fal-det′a,n.a Maltese woman's combined hood and cape. [It.]
Faldstool, fawld′stōōl,n.a folding or camp stool: a kind of stool for the king at his coronation: a bishop's armless seat: a small desk in churches in England, at which the litany should be sung or said.—n.Fald′istory, a bishop's seat within the chancel. [Low L.faldistolium—Old High Ger.faldan(Ger.falten), to fold,stuol(Ger.stuhl), stool.]
Falernian, fa-ler′ni-an,adj.pertaining to a district (Falernus ager) in Campania, famous of old for its wine.—n.Faler′ne, a modern sweet white wine, produced near Naples.
Fall, fawl,v.i.to drop down: to descend by the force of gravity: to become prostrate: (of a river) to discharge itself: to slope down: to sink as if dead: to vanish: to die away: to lose strength, subside: to decline in power, wealth, value, or reputation: to be overthrown: to be compelled to yield: to become downcast: to sink into sin, to yield to temptation: to depart from the faith: to become dejected: to pass gently into any state, as 'to fall in love,' 'to fall asleep:' to befall: to issue, occur: to enter upon with haste or vehemence: to rush: to be dropped in birth: to be required or necessary: to fall away:—pr.p.fall′ing;pa.t.fell;pa.p.fallen(faw′ln).—n.the act of falling, in any of its senses: descent by gravity, a dropping down: that which falls—a trap-door, &c.: as much as comes down at one time, as 'a fall of snow,' &c.: overthrow: death: descent from a better to a worse position: slope or declivity: descent of water: a cascade: length of a fall: outlet of a river: decrease in value: a sinking of the voice: the time when the leaves fall, autumn: a bout at wrestling: the yielding of a city or stronghold to the enemy: that which falls: a lapse into sin, esp. that of Adam and Eve, called 'the Fall:' a kind of collar worn in the 17th century.—adj.Fall′en, in a degraded state, ruined.—ns.Fall′ing, that which falls;Fall′ing-band(seeBand);Fall′ing-sick′ness, epilepsy;Fall′ing-star, a meteor;Fall′ing-stone, a portion of an exploded meteor;Fall′trank, a medicine compounded of certain aromatic and astringent Swiss plants, of repute for accidents;Fall′-trap, a trap which operates by falling.—Fall-a, to begin;Fall across, to meet by chance;Fall among, to come into the midst of;Fall away, to decline gradually, to languish: to grow lean: to revolt or apostatise;Fall back, to retreat, give way;Fall back, fall edge, no matter what may happen;Fall back upon, to have recourse to some expedient or resource in reserve;Fall behind, to slacken, to be outstripped;Fall flat, to fail completely, as a shopman in attracting attention or purchasers, a new book, &c.;Fall foul, to come in collision: to quarrel (withof);Fall in(with), to concur or agree: to comply: to place themselves in order, as soldiers;Fall off, to separate or be broken: to die away, to perish: to revolt or apostatise;Fall on, to begin eagerly: to make an attack: to meet;Fall on one's feet, to come well out of a difficulty, to gain any unexpected good fortune;Fall out, to quarrel: to happen or befall;Fall over(Shak.), to go over to the enemy;Fall short, to be deficient (withof);Fall through, to fail, come to nothing;Fall to, to begin hastily and eagerly: to apply one's self to;Fall upon, to attack: to attempt: to rush against.—Try a fall, to take a bout at wrestling. [A.S.feallan; Ger.fallen; prob. conn. with L.fallĕre, to deceive.]
Fall, fawl,n.the cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned: the chase of a whale.—Loose fall, the losing of a whale. [Prob. from the north-eastern Scotch pronunciation ofwhale.]
Fallacy, fal′a-si,n.something fallacious: deceptive appearance: an apparently genuine but really illogical argument: (obs.) deception.—adj.Fallā′cious, calculated to deceive or mislead: not well founded: causing disappointment: delusive.—adv.Fallā′ciously.—n.Fallā′ciousness. [O. Fr.fallace, deceit—L.fallacia, fromfallax, deceptive—fallĕre, to deceive.]
Fallal, fal′lal′, or fal-lal′,n.a piece of ribbon worn as a streamer, any trifling ornament.—adj.foppish, trifling.—n.Fallal′ery.—adv.Fallal′ishly.
Fallible, fal′i-bl,adj.liable to error or mistake.—n.Fallibil′ity, liability to err.—adv.Fall′ibly. [Fr.,—Low L.fallibilis, fromfallĕre, to deceive.]
Fallopian, fal-lō′pi-an,adj.denoting two tubes or ducts through which the ova pass from the ovary to the uterus in the human subject. [So called because supposed to have been discovered by the Italian anatomistFallopius(1523-62).]
Fallow, fal′ō,adj.left untilled or unsowed for a time.—n.land that has lain a year or more untilled or unsown after having been ploughed.—v.t.to plough land without seeding it.—ns.Fall′owness, state of being fallow or untilled;Greenfall′ow, fallow where land is cleaned by a green crop, as turnips. [Ety. dub.; prob. an assumed A.S.fealgian, that may be confounded with the following word, from the reddish colour of unsown land.]
Fallow, fal′ō,adj.of a brownish-yellow colour.—ns.Fall′ow-chat,Fall′ow-finch, the wheatear or stonechat;Fall′ow-deer, a yellowish-brown deer smaller than the red-deer, with broad flat antlers. [A.S.falu; cf. Ger.fahl, Ice.folr.]
False, fawls,adj.deceptive or deceiving: untruthful: unfaithful to obligations: untrue: not genuine or real, counterfeit: hypocritical: not well founded, or not according to rule: artificial, as opposed to natural, of teeth, &c.—adv.incorrectly: faithlessly.—n.(Shak.) falsehood: untruth.—v.t.(Shak.) to betray.—ns.False conception, a uterine growth consisting of some degenerate mass instead of a fœtus;False′face, a mask.—adjs.False′-faced(Shak.), hypocritical;False′-heart′ed, treacherous, deceitful.—n.False′hood, state or quality of being false: want of truth: want of honesty: deceitfulness: false appearance: an untrue statement: a lie.—adv.False′ly.—ns.False′ness;Fals′er(Spens.), a deceiver, a liar.—adjs.Falsid′ical, deceptive;Fals′ish, somewhat false.—ns.Fals′ism, a self-evident falsity;Fals′ity, quality of being false: a false assertion.—Play one false, to act falsely or treacherously to a person;Put in a false position, to bring any one into a position in which he must be misunderstood. [O. Fr.fals(mod.faux)—L.falsus, pa.p. offallĕre, to deceive.]
Falsetto, fawl-set′o,n.a forced voice of a range or register above the natural, the head voice. [It.falsetto, dim. offalso, false.]
Falsify, fawls′i-fī,v.t.to forge or counterfeit: to prove untrustworthy: to break by falsehood:—pr.p.fals′ifying;pa.p.fals′ified.—adj.Fals′ifīable, capable of being falsified.—ns.Falsificā′tion, the act of making false: the giving to a thing the appearance of something which it is not;Fals′ifier, one who falsifies. [Fr.,—Low L.falsificăre—L.falsus, false,facĕre, to make.]
Falstaffian, fal′staf-i-an,adj.like Shakespeare'sFalstaff—corpulent, jovial, humorous, and dissolute.
Falter, fawl′tėr,v.i.to stumble: to fail or stammer in speech: to tremble or totter: to be feeble or irresolute.—n.any unsteadiness.—n.Fal′tering, feebleness, deficiency.—adv.Fal′teringly, in a faltering or hesitating manner. [Prob. a freq. offalden, fold. The conn. withfault, in which thelis late, is untenable.]
Falx, falks,n.a sickle-shaped part or process, as of the dura mater of the skull: a chelicera: a poison-fang of a snake: a rotula of a sea-urchin:—pl.Falces(fal′sēz).[L., a sickle.]
Famble, fam′bl,n.(slang) the hand—alsoFam.—v.t.to feel or handle. [Der. obscure; perh. from the obs. verbfamble, in its probable original sense, 'to grope, fumble.']
Fame, fām,n.public report or rumour: renown or celebrity, chiefly in good sense.—v.t.to report: to make famous.—n.Fā′ma, report, rumour, fame.—adjs.Famed, renowned;Fame′less, without renown.—Fama clamosa(Scot.), any notorious rumour ascribing immoral conduct to a minister or office-bearer in a church.—House of ill fame, a brothel. [Fr.,—L.fama, fromfāri, to speak; cog. with Gr.phēmē, fromphanai, to say.]
Familiar, fa-mil′yar,adj.well acquainted or intimate: showing the manner of an intimate: free: unceremonious: having a thorough knowledge of: well known or understood: private, domestic: common, plain.—n.one well or long acquainted: a spirit or demon supposed to attend an individual at call: a member of a pope's or bishop's household: the officer of the Inquisition who arrested the suspected.—v.t.Famil′iarise, to make thoroughly acquainted: to accustom: to make easy by practice or study.—n.Familiar′ity, intimate acquaintanceship: freedom from constraint: any unusual or unwarrantable freedom in act or speech toward another, acts of license—usually inpl.—adv.Famil′iarly. [O. Fr.familier—L.familiaris, fromfamilia, a family.]
Family, fam′i-li,n.the household, or all those who live in one house under one head, including parents, children, servants: the children of a person: the descendants of one common progenitor: race: honourable or noble descent: a group of animals, plants, languages, &c. more comprehensive than a genus.—ns.Fam′ilism, the family feeling;Fam′ilist, one of the 16th-cent. mystical sect known as the Family of Love, which based religion upon love independently of faith.—Family Bible, a large Bible for family worship, with a page for recording family events;Family coach, a large carriage able to carry a whole family;Family man, a man with a family: a domesticated man.—Be in the family way, to be pregnant;In a family way, in a domestic manner. [L.familia—famulus, a servant.]
Famine, fam′in,n.general scarcity of food: extreme scarcity of anything, as in 'famine prices,' &c.: hunger: starvation. [Fr., through an unrecorded Low L.famina, from L.fames, hunger.]
Famish, fam′ish,v.t.to starve.—v.i.to die or suffer extreme hunger or thirst.—n.Fam′ishment, starvation. [Obs.fame, to starve—L.fames, hunger.]
Famous, fā′mus,adj.renowned: noted.—v.t.to make famous.—adv.Fā′mously.—n.Fā′mousness. [O. Fr.,—L.famosus—fama.]
Famulus, fam′ū-lus,n.a private secretary or factotum: an attendant, esp. on a magician or scholar.—n.Fam′ulist, a collegian of inferior position (Dr Murray doubts the word). [L.famulus, a servant.]