Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Favoring

Fa″vor‐ing, a. That favors. — Fa″vor‐ing‐ly, adv.

623

Favorite

Fa″vor‐ite (?), n. [OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem. favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See Favor.] 1. A person or thing...

624

Favorite (2)

Fa″vor‐ite, a. Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. “His favorite argument.” Macaulay.

625

Favoritism

Fa″vor‐it‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.] The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having eq...

626

Favorless

Fa″vor‐less, a. 1. Unfavored; not regarded with favor; having no countenance or support.2. Unpropitious; unfavorable. “Fortune favorless.” Spenser.

627

Favose

Fa‐vose″ (fȧ‐vōs″), a. [L. favus honeycomb.] 1. (Bot.) Honeycombed. See Faveolate.2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus.

628

Favosite

Fav″o‐site (făv″ō̍‐sīt), a.(Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.

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Favosites

‖Fav′o‐si″tes (făv′ō̍‐sī″tēz), n. [NL. See Favose.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.

630

Favus

‖Fa″vus (fā″vŭs), n. 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in ...

631

Fawe

Fawe (?), a. [See Fain.] Fain; glad; delighted. Chaucer.

632

Fawkner

Fawk″ner (fa̤k″nẽr), n. [See Falconer.] A falconer. Donne.

633

Fawn

Fawn (fa̤n), n. [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F. faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See Fetus.] 1. (Zoöl.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See ...

634

Fawn (2)

Fawn, a. Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

635

Fawn (3)

Fawn, v. i. [Cf. F. faonner.] To bring forth a fawn.

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Fawn (4)

Fawn, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fawned (fa̤nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Fawning.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice, welcome, flatter, AS. fægnian to rejoice; akin to Icel. fagna to rejo...

637

Fawn (5)

Fawn, n. A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. Shak.

638

Fawn-colored

Fawn″–col′ored (–kŭl′ẽrd), a. Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.

639

Fawner

Fawn″er (fa̤n″ẽr), n. One who fawns; a sycophant.

640

Fawningly

Fawn″ing‐ly, adv. In a fawning manner.

641

Faxed

Faxed (făkst), a. [AS. feaxede haired, fr. feax hair. Cf. Paxwax.] Hairy. amden.

642

Fay

Fay (fā), n. [F. fée. See Fate, and cf. Fairy.] A fairy; an elf. “Yellow-skirted fays.” Milton.

643

Fay (2)

Fay, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See Faith.] Faith; as, by my fay. Chaucer.

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Fay (3)

Fay (fā), v. t. [imp. & p. p.fayed (fād); p. pr. & vb. n.Faying.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. fēgan to join, unite; akin to OS. fōgian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. fügen, Sw. foga...

645

Fay (4)

Fay, v. i.(Shipbuilding) To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; — often with in, into, with, or together.Faying surface, that surface of an object which comes with another obj...

646

Fayalite

Fay″al‐ite (fā″al‐īt), n. [So called from the island Fayal.] (Min.) A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.

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Fayence

‖Fa′y‐ence″ (fä′ē̍‐yäNs″), n. See Faïence.

648

Faytour

Fay″tour (fā″to͞or), n. See Faitour. Spenser.