Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Fast (4)

Fast (?), adv. [OE. faste firmly, strongly, quickly, AS. fæste. See Fast, a.] 1. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.We will bind thee fas...

488

Fast (5)

Fast, n. That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; — called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; als...

489

Fast (6)

Fast, a. In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard t...

490

Fast-handed

Fast″–hand′ed (?), a. Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. Bacon.

491

Fasten

Fas″ten (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fastened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fastening (?).] [AS. fæstnian; akin to OHG. festinōn. See Fast, a.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by...

492

Fasten (2)

Fas″ten, v. i. To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Sir T. Browne.

493

Fastener

Fas″ten‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

494

Fastening

Fas″ten‐ing (?), n. Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.

495

Faster

Fast″er (?), n. One who abstains from food.

496

Fasti

‖Fas″ti (?), n. pl. 1. The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac.2. Records or registers of important events.

497

Fastidiosity

Fas‐tid′i‐os″i‐ty (?), n. Fastidiousness; squeamishness. Swift.

498

Fastidious

Fas‐tid″i‐ous (?), a. [L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr. fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance (of uncertain origin) + taedium loathing. Cf. Tedious, Fash.] Diff...

499

Fastigiate

{ Fas‐tig″i‐ate (?), Fas‐tig″i‐a′ted (?), } a. [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.] 1. Narrowing towards the top.2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the bra...

500

Fastish

Fast″ish (?), a. Rather fast; also, somewhat dissipated. Thackeray.

501

Fastly

Fast″ly, adv. Firmly; surely.

502

Fastness

Fast″ness, n. [AS. fæstnes, fr. fæst fast. See Fast, a.] 1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.All... places of fastness laid open. Si...

503

Fastuous

Fas″tu‐ous (?), a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.] Proud; haughty; disdainful. Barrow. — Fas″tu‐ous‐ness, n.Jer. Taylor.

504

Fat

Fat (?), n. [See Vat, n.] 1. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.The fats shall overflow with wine and oil. Joel ii. 24.2. A measure of quantity, differing for different comm...

505

Fat (2)

Fat, a. [Compar.Fatter (?); superl.Fattest (?).] [AS. fǣtt; akin to D. vet, G. fett, feist, Icel. feitr, Sw. fet, Dan. fed, and perh. to Gr. πι̑δαξ spring, fountain, πιδύειν to ...

506

Fat (3)

Fat (?), n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See A...

507

Fat (4)

Fat, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fatted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.atting (?).] [OE. fatten, AS. fǣttian. See Fat, a., and cf. Fatten.] To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abu...

508

Fat (5)

Fat, v. i. To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one. Mortimer.

509

Fat-brained

Fat″–brained′ (?), a. Dull of apprehension.

510

Fat-kidneyed

Fat″–kid′neyed (?), a. Gross; lubberly.Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal! Shak.

511

Fat-witted

Fat″–wit′ted (?), a. Dull; stupid. Shak.

512

Fata Morgana

‖Fa″ta Mor‐ga″na (?). [It.; — so called because this phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata) of the name of Morgána. See Fairy.] A kind of mirage by which d...

513

Fatal

Fa″tal, a. [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.] 1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable.These thing are fatal and necessary. Till...