Webster's Dictionary 1828

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FATTENING

FAT'TENING, participle present tense fat'ning. Making fat; growing fat; making or growing rich and fruitful.

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FATTINESS

FAT'TINESS, noun [from fatty.] The state of being fat; grossness; greasiness.

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FATTISH

FAT'TISH, adjective Somewhat fat.

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FATTY

FAT'TY, adjective Having the qualities of fat; greasy; as a fatty substance.

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FATUITY

FATU'ITY, noun [Latin fatuitas.] Weakness or imbecility of mind; feebleness of intellect; foolishness.

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FATUOUS

FAT'UOUS, adjective [Latin fatuus.]1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish.2. Impotent; without force or fire; illusory; alluding to the ignis fatuus.Thence fatuous fire...

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FATWITTED

FAT'WITTED, adjective [fat and wit.] Heavy; dull; stupid.

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FAUCET

FAU'CET, noun A pipe to be inserted in a cask for drawing liquor, and stopped with a peg or spigot. These are called tap and faucet

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FAUCHION

FAUCHION. [See Falchion.]

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FAUFEL

FAU'FEL, noun [said to be Sanscrit.] The fruit of a species of the palm tree.

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FAULT

FAULT, noun [See Fail.]1. Properly, an erring or missing; a failing; hence, an error or mistake; a blunder; a defect; a blemish; whatever impairs excellence; applied to things.2...

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FAULTED

FAULT'ED, participle passive Charged with a fault; accused.

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FAULTER

FAULT'ER, noun An offender; one who commits a fault.FAULT'-FINDER, noun One who censures or objects.

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FAULTFUL

FAULT'FUL, adjective Full of faults or sins.

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FAULTILY

FAULT'ILY, adverb [from faulty.] Defectively; erroneously; imperfectly; improperly; wrongly.

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FAULTINESS

FAULT'INESS, noun [from faulty.]1. The state of being faulty, defective or erroneous; defect.2. Badness; viciousness; evil disposition; as the faultiness of a person.3. Delinque...

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FAULTING

FAULT'ING, participle present tense Accusing.

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FAULTLESS

FAULT'LESS, adjective1. Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness; perfect; as a faultless poem or picture.2. Free from vice or imper...

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FAULTLESSNESS

FAULT'LESSNESS, noun Freedom from faults or defects.

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FAULTY

FAULT'Y, adjective1. Containing faults, blemishes or defects; defective; imperfect; as a faulty composition or book; a faulty plan or design; a faulty picture.2. Guilty of a fau...

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FAUN

FAUN, noun [Latin faunus.] Among the Romans, a kind of demigod, or rural deity, called also sylvan, and differing little from satyr. The fauns are represented as half goat and h...

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FAUNIST

FAUN'IST, noun One who attends to rural disquisitions; a naturalist.

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FAUSEN

FAU'SEN, noun A large eel.

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FAUTOR

FAU'TOR, noun [Latin See Favor.] A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support. [Little used.]

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FAUTRESS

FAU'TRESS, noun A female favorer; a patroness.

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FAVILLOUS

FAVIL'LOUS, adjective [Latin favilla, ashes.]1. Consisting of or pertaining to ashes.2. Resembling ashes.

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FAVOR

FA'VOR, noun [Latin favor faveo.]1. Kind regard; kindness; countenance; propitious aspect; friendly disposition.His dreadful navy, and his lovely mind,Gave him the fear and favo...