Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Facultative

Fac″ul‐ta‐tive (?), a. [L. facultas, -atis, faculty: cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ.] 1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or...

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Faculty

Fac″ul‐ty (?), n.; pl.Faculties (#). [F. facult�, L. facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to make. See Fact, and cf. Facility.] 1. Ability to act or perform...

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Facund

Fac″und (?), a. [L. facundus, fr. fari to speak.] Eloquent.

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Facundious

Fa‐cun″di‐ous (?), a. [L. facundiosus.] Eloquement; full of words.

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Facundity

Fa‐cun″di‐ty (?), n. [L. facunditas.] Eloquence; readiness of speech.

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Fad

Fad (?), n. [Cf. Faddle.] A hobby; freak; whim. — Fad″dist, n.It is your favorite fad to draw plans. G. Eliot.

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Fadaise

‖Fa′daise″ (?), n. A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.

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Faddle

Fad″dle (?), v. i. [Cf. Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.] To trifle; to toy. — v. t. To fondle; to dandle. Halliwell.

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Fade

Fade (?) a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.] Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. “Passages that are somewhat fade.” Jeffrey.His mascu...

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Fade (2)

Fade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Faded; p. pr. & vb. n.Fading.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov. D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf. Fade, a., Va...

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Fade (3)

Fade, v. t. To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.No winter could his laurels fade. Dryden.

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Faded

Fad″ed (?), a. That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim. “His faded cheek.” Milton.Where the faded moonMade a dim silver twilight. Keats.

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Fadedly

Fad″ed‐ly, adv. In a faded manner.A dull room fadedly furnished. Dickens.

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Fadeless

Fade″less, a. Not liable to fade; unfading.

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Fader

Fa″der (?), n. Father. Chaucer.

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Fadge

Fadge (făj), v. i. [Cf. OE. faden to flatter, and AS. fēgan to join, unite, G. fügen, or AS. āfægian to depict; all perh. form the same root as E. fair. Cf. Fair, a., Fay to fit...

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Fadge (2)

Fadge (?), n. A small flat loaf or thick cake; also, a fagot. Halliwell.

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Fading

Fad″ing (?), a. Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. — n. Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. — Fad″ing‐ly, adv. — Fad″ing‐ness, n.

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Fading (2)

Fad″ing, n. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. “Fading is a fine jig.” Beau. & Fl.

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Fadme

Fad″me (?), n. A fathom. Chaucer.

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Fady

Fad″y (?), a. Faded. Shenstone.

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Fæcal

Fæ″cal (?), a. See Fecal.

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Fæces

‖Fæ″ces (?), n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also feces.]

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Fæcula

‖Fæc″u‐la (?), n. See Fecula.

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Faëry

Fa″ër‐y (?), n. & a. Fairy. Spenser.

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Faffle

Faf″fle (?), v. i. [Cf. Famble, Maffle.] To stammer. Halliwell.

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Fag

Fag (făg) n. A knot or coarse part in cloth.