Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Facsimile (2)

Fac‐sim″i‐le, (�), v. t. To make a facsimile of.

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Fact

Fact (făkt), n. [L. factum, fr. facere to make or do. Cf. Feat, Affair, Benefit, Defect, Fashion, and -fy.] 1. A doing, making, or preparing.A project for the fact and vendingOf...

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Faction

Fac″tion (făk″shŭn), n. [L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.] 1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of char...

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Factionary

Fac″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. factionnaire, L. factionarius the head of a company of charioteers.] Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides.Always factionary on th...

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Factioner

Fac″tion‐er (–?r), n. One of a faction. Abp. Bancroft.

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Factionist

Fac″tion‐ist, n. One who promotes faction.

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Factious

Fac″tious (?). a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.] 1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent...

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Factitious

Fac‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Fetich.] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or a...

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Factitive

Fac″ti‐tive (?). a. [See Fact.] 1. Causing; causative.2. (Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an ...

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Factive

Fac″tive (?), a. Making; having power to make. “You are... factive, not destructive.” Bacon.

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Facto

‖Fac″to (?), adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact.De facto. (Law) See De facto.

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Factor

Fac″tor (?), n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor. See Fact.] 1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent wh...

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Factor (2)

Fac″tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Factored (–t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Factoring.] (Mach.) To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.

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Factorage

Fac″tor‐age (?), n. [Cf. F. factorage.] The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; — called also a commission.

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Factoress

Fac″tor‐ess (?), n. A factor who is a woman.

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Factorial

Fac‐to″ri‐al (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a factory. Buchanan.2. (Math.) Related to factorials.

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Factorial (2)

Fac‐to″ri‐al, n.(Math.) (a) pl. A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a ...

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Factoring

Fac″tor‐ing (?), n.(Math.) The act of resolving into factors.

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Factorize

Fac″tor‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Factorized (–?zd); p. pr. & vb. n.Factorizing (–?″z?ng).] (Law) (a) To give warning to; — said of a person in whose hands the effects of anot...

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Factorship

Fac″tor‐ship, n. The business of a factor.

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Factory

Fac″to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Factories (–r�z). [Cf. F. factorerie.] 1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. “The Comp...

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Factotum

Fac‐to″tum (făk‐tō″tŭm), n.; pl.Factotums (–tŭmz). [L., do everything; facere to do + totus all: cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total.] A person employed to do all kinds of work...

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Factual

Fac″tu‐al (făk‐tū̍″al), a. Relating to, or containing, facts.

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Factum

‖Fac″tum (făk″tŭm), n.; pl.Facta (#). [L. See Fact.] 1. (Law) A man's own act and deed; particularly: (a) (Civil Law) Anything stated and made certain. (b) (Testamentary Law) Th...

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Facture

Fac″ture (?), n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura a making. See Fact.] 1. The act or manner of making or doing anything; — now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial...

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Faculæ

‖Fac″u‐læ (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of facula a little torch.] (Astron.) Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the photos...

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Facular

Fac″u‐lar (?) a.(Astron.) Of or pertaining to the faculæ. R. A. Proctor.