Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Faint (2)

Faint, n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. See Fainting, n.The saint,Who propped the Virgin in her faint. Sir W. Scott.

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Faint (3)

Faint, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Fainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Fainting.] 1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or ...

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Faint (4)

Faint (?), v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.It faints me to think what follows. Shak.

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Faint-hearted

Faint″–heart′ed (?), a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. Is. vii. 4.— Fa...

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Fainting

Faint″ing (?), n. Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's b...

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Faintish

Faint″ish, a. Slightly faint; somewhat faint. — Faint″ish‐ness, n.

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Faintling

Faint″ling (?), a. Timorous; feeble-minded. “A fainting, silly creature.” Arbuthnot.

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Faintly

Faint″ly, adv. In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.

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Faintness

Faint″ness, n. 1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.2. Want of vigor or energy. Spenser.3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack...

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Faints

Faints (?), n. pl. The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; — the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much mo...

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Fainty

Faint″y (?), a. Feeble; languid. Dryden.

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Fair

Fair (fâr), a. [Compar.Fairer (?); superl.Fairest.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. fæger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. ...

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Fair (2)

Fair, adv. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.Fair and square, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. — To bid fair. See under Bi...

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Fair (3)

Fair, n. 1. Fairness, beauty. Shak.2. A fair woman; a sweetheart.I have found out a gift for my fair. Shenstone.3. Good fortune; good luck.Now fair befall thee! Shak.The fair, a...

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Fair (4)

Fair, v. t. 1. To make fair or beautiful.Fairing the foul. Shak.2. (Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.

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Fair (5)

Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See Feast.] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembl...

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Fair catch

Fair catch. (Football) A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed signal that he will not attempt to advance the ball when caught. He must not then be interfered with.

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Fair-haired

Fair″–haired′ (?), a. Having fair or light-colored hair.

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Fair-leader

Fair″–lead′er (?), n.(Naut.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.

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Fair-minded

Fair″–mind′ed (?), a. Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. — Fair″–mind′ed‐ness, n.

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Fair-natured

Fair″–na′tured (?), a. Well-disposed. “A fair-natured prince.” Ford.

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Fair-spoken

Fair″–spo′ken (?), a. Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. “A marvelous fair-spoken man.” Hooker.

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Fair-weather

Fair″–weath′er (?), a. 1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.2. Appearing only whe...

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Fair-world

Fair″–world′ (?) n. State of prosperity.They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.

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Fairhood

Fair″hood (?), n. Fairness; beauty. Foxe.

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Fairily

Fair″i‐ly (?), adv. In the manner of a fairy.Numerous as shadows haunting fairilyThe brain. Keats.

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Fairing

Fair″ing, n. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. Gay.Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah More.