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Fa*ba"ceous (f, a. [L. fabaceus, fr. faba bean.] Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
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\'d8Fa*bel"la (?), n.; pl. Fabellae (-l. [NL., dim. of L. faba a bean.] (Anat.) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
\'d8Fa*bel"la (?), n.; pl. Fabellae (-l. [NL., dim. of L. faba a bean.] (Anat.) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
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Fa"bi*an (?), a. [L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to Fabius.] Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
fable of the city where we dwelt. Tennyson.Fa"bler (f, n. A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods. Bp. Hall.
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\'d8Fa`bli`au" (?), n.; pl. Fabliaux (-. [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.) One of the metrical tales of the Trouv\'8ares, or early poets of the north of France.
\'d8Fa`bli`au" (?), n.; pl. Fabliaux (-. [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.) One of the metrical tales of the Trouv\'8ares, or early poets of the north of France.
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Fab"ric (f, n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.] 1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.
Milton.

Fac (f, n. [Abbrev. of facsimile.] A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book. Brande & C.
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\'d8Fa`\'87ade" (for f, n. [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See Face.] (Arch.) The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its fa\'87ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
\'d8Fa`\'87ade" (for f, n. [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See Face.] (Arch.) The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its fa\'87ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
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Face (f, n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see Fact); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. Facetious.] 1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.
Dryden.
Fac"et*ed (?), a. Having facets.
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\'d8Fa*ce"ti*\'91 (, n. pl. [L., fr. facetus. See Facete.] Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
\'d8Fa*ce"ti*\'91 (, n. pl. [L., fr. facetus. See Facete.] Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
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face" time` (f, n. Time spent speaking with a person face-to-face; -- contrasted with time spent communicating by electronic media, such as telephone or e-mail, or via written communications; as, the chief of staff has the most face time with the president. [Recent]
Dryden.
facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation. See Multiplication.
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\'d8Fa"ci*es (?), n. [L., from, face. See Face.]
\'d8Fa"ci*es (?), n. [L., from, face. See Face.]
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1. The anterior part of the head; the face.
B. Jonson.
Fac"tive (?), a. Making; having power to make. [Obs.] \'bdYou are . . . factive, not destructive.\'b8 Bacon.
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\'d8Fac"to (?), adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact.
\'d8Fac"to (?), adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law) In fact; by the act or fact.
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De facto. (Law) See De facto.
Marlowe.
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\'d8Fac"tum (f, 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) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
\'d8Fac"tum (f, 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) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
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2. (Mach.) The product. See Facient, 2.
Marlowe.
2. (Com.) An invoice or bill of parcels.
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\'d8Fac"u*l\'91 (?), 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 photosphere. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere. Newcomb.
\'d8Fac"u*l\'91 (?), 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 photosphere. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere. Newcomb.
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Fac"u*lar (?) a. (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the facul\'91. R. A. Proctor.
faculties so meek. Shak.
Fad"dish, a.
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\'d8Fa`daise" (?), n. [F.] A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.
\'d8Fa`daise" (?), n. [F.] A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.
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faddish faddy adj. 1. intensely fashionable for a short time. [wns=1]
Keats.
F\'91"cal (?), a. See Fecal.
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\'d8F\'91"ces (?), n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also feces.]
\'d8F\'91"ces (?), n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also feces.]
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\'d8F\'91c"u*la (?), n. [L.] See Fecula.
\'d8F\'91c"u*la (?), n. [L.] See Fecula.
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Fa"\'89r*y (?), n. & a. Fairy. [Archaic] Spenser.
Keats.
Fag"ot (?) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fagoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fagoting.] To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle; also, to collect promiscuously. Dryden.
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\'d8Fa*got"to (?), n. [It. See Fagot.] (Mus.) The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.
\'d8Fa*got"to (?), n. [It. See Fagot.] (Mus.) The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.
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\'d8Fa"ham (?), n. The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
\'d8Fa"ham (?), n. The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
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\'d8Fahl"band` (?), n. [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a band.] (Mining) A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides. Raymond.

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\'d8Fahl"band` (?), n. [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a band.] (Mining) A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides. Raymond.

{ Fahl"erz (?), Fahl"band (?), } n. [G. fahlerz; fahl dun-colored, fallow + erz ore.] (Min.) Same as Tetrahedrite.
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\'d8Faille (?), n. [F.] A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.
\'d8Faille (?), n. [F.] A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.
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Fail"ure (?), n. [From Fail.] 1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
faithful only he. Milton.Fa"kir (?), n. [Prob. confused with Fakir an oriental ascetic.] See Faker.
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\'d8Fa"la*na"ka (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc.
\'d8Fa"la*na"ka (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc.
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Fal*cade" (f, n. [F., ultimately fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.] (Man.) The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets. Harris.
faithful only he. Milton.2. The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
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\'d8Fal"cu*la (?), n. [L., a small sickle, a billhook.] (Zo\'94l.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
\'d8Fal"cu*la (?), n. [L., a small sickle, a billhook.] (Zo\'94l.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
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Fal"cu*late (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon.
Milton.

Fal*set"to (?), n.; pl. Falsettos (#). [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.] A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.
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\'d8Fal"si*cri"men (?). [L.] (Civ. Law) The crime of falsifying.
\'d8Fal"si*cri"men (?). [L.] (Civ. Law) The crime of falsifying.
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Burrill. Greenleaf.
falter under foul rebellion's arms. Shak.Fal"ter*ing, a. Hesitating; trembling. \'bdWith faltering speech.\'b8 Milton. -- n. Falter; halting; hesitation. -- Fal"ter*ing*ly, adv.
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\'d8Fa`luns" (?), n. [F.] (Geol.) A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.
\'d8Fa`luns" (?), n. [F.] (Geol.) A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.
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Fal"we (?), a. & n. Fallow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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\'d8Falx (?), n. [L., a sickle.] (Anat.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
\'d8Falx (?), n. [L., a sickle.] (Anat.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
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Fam"ble (?), v. i. [OE. falmelen; cf. SW. famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, falter, hesitate, Icel. f\'belma to grope. Cf. Famble.] To stammer. [Obs.] Nares.
Shak.
Fanning machine, or Fanning mill, a machine for separating seed from chaff, etc., by a blast of air; a fanner.
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\'d8Fa`nal" (?), n. [F.] A lighthouse, or the apparatus placed in it for giving light.
\'d8Fa`nal" (?), n. [F.] A lighthouse, or the apparatus placed in it for giving light.
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Fa*nat"ic (?), a. [L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane.] Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions.
fancies your companoins making ? Shak.

Fane, n. [See Vane.] A weathercock. [Obs.]
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\'d8Fa*ne"ga (?), n. [Sp.] A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1 De Colange.
\'d8Fa*ne"ga (?), n. [Sp.] A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1 De Colange.
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Fan"fare` (?), n. [F. Cf. Fanfaron.] A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.; also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.
fancies your companoins making ? Shak.

The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various Christian princes. Sir W. Scott.
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\'d8Fan"fa*ron (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farf\'ber talkative.] A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.] Dryden.
\'d8Fan"fa*ron (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farf\'ber talkative.] A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.] Dryden.
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Fan*far`on*ade" (?), n. [F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp. fanfarronada. See Fanfaron.] A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. Swift.
fantastic roots so high. T. Gray.<

Fan*tas"tic*ness, n. Fantasticalness. [Obs.]
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\'d8Fan*tas"ti*co (?), n. [It.] A fantastic. [Obs.] Shak.
\'d8Fan*tas"ti*co (?), n. [It.] A fantastic. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fan"ta*sy (?), n.; pl. Fantasies (#). [See Fancy.] 1. Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.
Milton.
{ Fan*tigue" (?), Fan*tique" (?) }, n. [Written also fanteague, fanteeg, etc.] [Cf. Fantod.] State of worry or excitment; fidget; ill humor. [Prov. Eng.] Dickens.
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\'d8Fan`toc*ci"ni (?), n. pl. [It., dim. fr. fante child.] Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.
\'d8Fan`toc*ci"ni (?), n. pl. [It., dim. fr. fante child.] Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.
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{ Fan"tod (?), Fan"tad (?), } n. [Cf. Fantigue.] State of worry or excitement; fidget; fuss; also, indisposition; pet; sulks. [Slang]
Milton.
Far"an*dams (?), n. A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. Simmonds.
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\'d8Fa`ran`dole" (?), n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.] A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.

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\'d8Fa`ran`dole" (?), n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.] A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.

I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole. W. D. Howells.
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Fard, v. t. [F. farder to paint one's face.] To paint; -- said esp. of one's face. [Obs.] Shenstone.
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\'d8Far`dage" (?), n. [F. See Fardel.] (Naut.) See Dunnage.
\'d8Far`dage" (?), n. [F. See Fardel.] (Naut.) See Dunnage.
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Far"del (?), n. [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel, fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the two parts of a camel's load. Cf. Furl.] A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] Shak.
fare thee well. Byron.A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages. Sir T. Browne.
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\'d8Far*ra"go (?), n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.
\'d8Far*ra"go (?), n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.
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A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes, and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.
fare thee well. Byron.farthingales and things. Shak.
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\'d8Fas"ces (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
\'d8Fas"ces (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
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Fas"cet (?), n. (Glass Making) A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- called also pontee and punty.
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\'d8Fas"ci*a (?), n.; pl. Fasci\'91 (#). [L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.] 1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
\'d8Fas"ci*a (?), n.; pl. Fasci\'91 (#). [L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess.] 1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
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2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See Illust. of Column.
farthingales and things. Shak.

Fas"ci*cule (?), n. [See Fascicle.] A small bunch or bundle; a fascicle; as, a fascicule of fibers, hairs, or spines.
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\'d8Fas*cic"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Fasciculi (#). [L. See Fascicle.] 1. A little bundle; a fascicle.
\'d8Fas*cic"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Fasciculi (#). [L. See Fascicle.] 1. A little bundle; a fascicle.
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2. A division of a book.
farthingales and things. Shak.

Fas"ci*nous (?), a. [L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to fascinare. See Fascinate.] Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] \'bdFascinous diseases.\'b8 Harvey.
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\'d8Fas*ci"o*la (?), n.;pl. Fasciol\'91 (#). [See Fasciole.] (Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder.
\'d8Fas*ci"o*la (?), n.;pl. Fasciol\'91 (#). [See Fasciole.] (Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder.
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Fas"ci*ole (?), n. [L. fasciola a little bandage. See Fascia.] (Zo\'94l.) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea.
fast by. Milton.
Fast"-hand`ed (?), a. Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. [Obs.] Bacon.
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\'d8Fas"ti (?), n. pl. [L.] 1. The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac.
\'d8Fas"ti (?), n. pl. [L.] 1. The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals, courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac.
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2. Records or registers of important events.
Shak.
Fa"tal*ness, n. Quality of being fatal. Johnson.
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\'d8Fa"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 Morg\'a0na. See Fairy.] A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily.
\'d8Fa"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 Morg\'a0na. See Fairy.] A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily.
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Fat"back` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The menhaden.
Shak.
Fat"-wit`ted (?), a. Dull; stupid. Shak.
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\'d8Fau`bourg" (f, n. [F.] A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.
\'d8Fau`bourg" (f, n. [F.] A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.
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Fau"cal (?), a. [L. fauces throat.] Pertaining to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial; esp., (Phon.) produced in the fauces, as certain deep guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other languages.
Shak.
Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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\'d8Fau"ces (?), n. pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
\'d8Fau"ces (?), n. pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
faulty since. Milton.<

Fau"nist (?), n. One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist. Gilbert White.
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\'d8Fau"nus (?), n.;pl. Fauni (#). [L.] (Myth.) See Faun.
\'d8Fau"nus (?), n.;pl. Fauni (#). [L.] (Myth.) See Faun.
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Fau"sen (?), n. [Cf. W. llysowen eel, ll sounding in Welsh almost like fl.] (Zo\'94l.) A young eel. [Prov. Eng.]
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\'d8Fausse`-braye" (?), n. [F. fausse-braie.] (Mil.) A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main rampart, and considerably below its level.
\'d8Fausse`-braye" (?), n. [F. fausse-braie.] (Mil.) A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main rampart, and considerably below its level.
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Faust (foust). 1. A tragedy by Goethe, commenced in 1772, and published. as \'bdFaust, ein Fragment\'b8 in 1790. Part 1, complete, was published as "Faust, eine TragGoethe.
Germany about the beginning of the 17th century, and, after passing through various developments on the stage, finally became a puppet-play, which is still in existence. Lessing wrote parts of two versions of the story. M, the painter, published two fragments of his dramatized life of Faust in 1778. Goethe's tragedy (which see) was not published till 1808. Klinger published a romance "Faust's Leben, Thaten und HKlingemann published a tragedy on the subject (1815), Heine a ballet "Der Doctor Faust, ein Tanzpoem" (1851), and Lenau an epic "Faust" (1836). W. G. Wills adapted a play from Goethe's "Faust," which Henry Irving produced in 1885. Calderon's play "El Magico Prodigioso " strongly resembles Goethe's and Marlowe's plays, though founded on the legend of St. Cyprian.
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\'d8Fau`teuil" (?), n. [F. See Faldistory.] 1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.
\'d8Fau`teuil" (?), n. [F. See Faldistory.] 1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.
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2. Chair of a presiding officer.
Fau"tress (?), n. [L. fauutrix: cf. F. fautrice.] A patroness. [Obs.] Chapman.
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\'d8Fau`vette" (f, n. [F., dim. fr. fauve fawn-colored.] (Zo\'94l.) A small singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers.
\'d8Fau`vette" (f, n. [F., dim. fr. fauve fawn-colored.] (Zo\'94l.) A small singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers.
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\'d8faux (f, n.; pl. fauces (f. [L.] See Fauces.

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\'d8faux (f, n.; pl. fauces (f. [L.] See Fauces.

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\'d8faux` pas" (f. [F. See False, and Pas.] A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux pas of mentioning John's former wife.
\'d8faux` pas" (f. [F. See False, and Pas.] A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux pas of mentioning John's former wife.
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Fa*vag"i*nous (?), a. [L. favus a honeycomb.] Formed like, or resembling, a honeycomb.
fa"vel, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See Fable.] Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] Skeat.
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\'d8fa*vel"la (?), n. [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.] (Bot.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red alg\'91.
\'d8fa*vel"la (?), n. [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.] (Bot.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red alg\'91.
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fa*ve"o*late (?), a. [L. favus honeycomb.] Honeycomb; having cavities or cells, somewhat resembling those of a honeycomb; alveolate; favose.
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Fav"o*site (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.
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\'d8Fav`o*si"tes (?), n. [NL. See Favose.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.
\'d8Fav`o*si"tes (?), n. [NL. See Favose.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.
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\'d8Fa"vus (?), n. [L., honeycomb.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.
\'d8Fa"vus (?), n. [L., honeycomb.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.
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2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila. Mollett.
fawning parasite, obeyest. Milton.<

Fay"al*ite (f, 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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\'d8Fa`y*ence" (f, n. See Fa.
\'d8Fa`y*ence" (f, n. See Fa.
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Fay"tour (f, n. See Faitour. [Obs.] Spenser.
Shak.
Feeze, n. Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.
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\'d8Feh"ling (?), n. (Chem.) See Fehling's solution, under Solution.
\'d8Feh"ling (?), n. (Chem.) See Fehling's solution, under Solution.
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\'d8Fehm (?), n., \'d8Fehm"ge*richt` (, n. Same as Vehm, Vehmgericht.
feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. S

Feint, v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.
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\'d8Fei`tsui" (?), n. (Min.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.
\'d8Fei`tsui" (?), n. (Min.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.
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Feize (?), v. t. See Feeze, v. t.
Shak.
2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a feline nature; feline manners.
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\'d8Fe"lis (?), n. [L., cat.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.
\'d8Fe"lis (?), n. [L., cat.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.
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Fell (?), imp. of Fall.
Shak.
Fell"a*ble (?), a. Fit to be felled.
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\'d8Fel"lah (?), n.; pl. Ar. Fellahin (#), E. Fellahs (#). [Ar.] A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians, Syrians, etc. W. M. Thomson.
\'d8Fel"lah (?), n.; pl. Ar. Fellahin (#), E. Fellahs (#). [Ar.] A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians, Syrians, etc. W. M. Thomson.
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fel*la"ti*o (f, n. a form of sexual activity between two persons in which the penis of one is stimulated by the other's mouth, especially until orgasm is achieved. It is a form of oral sex. Compare cunnilingus. The act is also called by the slang term blow job.
Spenser.
Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel. Shak.
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\'d8Fe"lo-de-se` (?), n.; pl. Felos-de-se (#). [LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.] (Law) One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide. Burrill.
\'d8Fe"lo-de-se` (?), n.; pl. Felos-de-se (#). [LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.] (Law) One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide. Burrill.
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Fel"on (?), n. [OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian, traitor, whitlow, F. f\'82lon traitor, in OF. also, villain, fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.] 1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony.
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Fe"mal*ize (?), v. t. To make, or to describe as, female or feminine. Shaftesbury.
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\'d8Feme (for f, n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill.
\'d8Feme (for f, n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill.
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Feme covert (Law), a married woman. See Covert, a., 3. -- Feme sole (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose husband is dead. -- Feme sole trader or Feme sole merchant (Eng. Law), a married woman, who, by the custom of London, engages in business on her own account, inpendently of her husband.
feminine. Milton.<

Fem"i*nye (?), n. [OF. femenie, feminie, the female sex, realm of women.] The people called Amazons. [Obs.] \'bd[The reign of] feminye.\'b8 Chaucer.
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\'d8Femme (? , n. [F.] A woman. See Feme, n.
\'d8Femme (? , n. [F.] A woman. See Feme, n.
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Femme de chambre (?). [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.
feminine. Milton.< Syn. -- femur, thighbone.
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\'d8Fe"mur (f, n.; pl. Femora (f. [L. thigh.] (Anat.) (a) The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.
\'d8Fe"mur (f, n.; pl. Femora (f. [L. thigh.] (Anat.) (a) The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.
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Fen (f, n. [AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.] Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.
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Fen`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. faeneratio.] The act of fenerating; interest. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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\'d8Fen`es-tel"la (?), n. [L., dim. of fenestra (Arch.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like.
\'d8Fen`es-tel"la (?), n. [L., dim. of fenestra (Arch.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like.
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\'d8Fe*nes"tra (?), n.; pl. Fenestr\'91 (#). [L., a window.] (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
\'d8Fe*nes"tra (?), n.; pl. Fenestr\'91 (#). [L., a window.] (Anat.) A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
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Fe*nes"tral (?), a. [L. fenestra a window.] 1. (Arch.) Pertaining to a window or to windows.
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Fe*rac"i*ty (?), n. [L. feracitas.] The state of being feracious or fruitful. [Obs.] Beattie.
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\'d8Fe"r\'91 (?), n. pl. [L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.

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\'d8Fe"r\'91 (?), n. pl. [L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.

<-- no pos in original = adv. --> \'d8Fe"r\'91 na*tu"r\'91 (?). [L.] Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.
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Ferde (?), obs. imp. of Fare. Chaucer.
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\'d8Fer`-de-lance" (?), n. [F., the iron of a lance, lance head.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus<-- now Bothrops atrox-->) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle. +

\'d8Fer`-de-lance" (?), n. [F., the iron of a lance, lance head.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus<-- now Bothrops atrox-->) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle. <-- also in Central America. -->
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Fer"gu*son*ite (?), n. (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
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\'d8Fe"ri*a (?), n.; pl. Feri\'91 (. (Eccl.) A week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a fast. Shipley.
\'d8Fe"ri*a (?), n.; pl. Feri\'91 (. (Eccl.) A week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a fast. Shipley.
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Fe"ri*al (?), n. Same as Feria.
Tennyson.
Fe"rine (?), a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See Fierce.] Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- Fe"rine*ly, adv. -- Fe"rine*ness, n.
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\'d8Fer*in"gee (?), n. [Per. Farang\'c6, or Ar. Firanj\'c6, properly, a Frank.] The name given to Europeans by the Hindos. [Written also Feringhee.]
\'d8Fer*in"gee (?), n. [Per. Farang\'c6, or Ar. Firanj\'c6, properly, a Frank.] The name given to Europeans by the Hindos. [Written also Feringhee.]
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Fer"i*ty (?), n. [L. feritas, from ferus wild.] Wildness; savageness; fierceness. [Obs.] Woodward.
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The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief. Macaulay.
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\'d8Fer*o"her (?), n. (Arch\'91ol.) A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc.
\'d8Fer*o"her (?), n. (Arch\'91ol.) A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in Babylon, Nineveh, etc.
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Fe"rous (?), a. [L. ferus. See Fierce.] Wild; savage. [R.] Arthur Wilson.
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2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red.
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\'d8Fer*ru"go (f, n. [L., iron rust, fr. ferrum iron.] A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.
\'d8Fer*ru"go (f, n. [L., iron rust, fr. ferrum iron.] A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.
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Fer"rule (for f, n. [Formerly verrel, F. virole, fr. L. viriola little bracelet, dim. of viriae, pl., bracelets; prob. akin to viere to twist, weave, and E. withe. The spelling with f is due to confusion with L. ferrum iron.] [Sometimes spelled ferule.] 1. A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing.
fertility. Byron.2. That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial substances which make plants grow better, as manure, guano, phosphate of lime, ammonium nitrate, etc.
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\'d8Fer"u*la (?), n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.] 1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
\'d8Fer"u*la (?), n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire