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2. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Prov. xxiv. 10.
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3. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
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Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before the eye. Pope.
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Faint (?), v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.]
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It faints me to think what follows. Shak.
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Faint-hearted (?), a. Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
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Fear not, neither be faint-hearted. Is. vii. 4.

-- Faint-heartedly, adv. -- Faint-heartedness, n.
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Fainting (?), 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 beat weak.
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Coloq. Fainting fit , a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.]
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Faintish, a. Slightly faint; somewhat faint. -- Faintishness, n.
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Faintling (?), a. Timorous; feeble-minded. [Obs.] “A fainting, silly creature.” Arbuthnot.
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Faintly, adv. In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.
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Faintness, n. 1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of consciousness, and self-control.
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2. Want of vigor or energy. Spenser.
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3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness; as, faintness of description.
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4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
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I will send a faintness into their hearts. Lev. xxvi. 36.
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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 more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil. Ure.
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Fainty (?), a. Feeble; languid. [R.] Dryden.
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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. fay, G. fügen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. , , to fit.] 1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
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A fair white linen cloth. Book of Common Prayer.
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2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
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Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made. Shak.
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3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
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The northern people large and fair-complexioned. Sir M. Hale.
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4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
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You wish fair winds may waft him over. Prior.
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5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.
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The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged. Sir W. Raleigh.
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6. (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
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7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement. “I would call it fair play.” Shak.
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8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
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When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty. L' Estrange.
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9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
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10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
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The news is very fair and good, my lord. Shak.
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Coloq. Fair ball . (Baseball) (a) A ball passing over the home base at the height called for by the batsman, and delivered by the pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position and facing the batsman. (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; -- called also a fair hit. -- Coloq. Fair maid . (Zoöl.) (a) The European pilchard (Clupea pilchardus) when dried. (b) The southern scup (Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia] -- Coloq. Fair one , a handsome woman; a beauty, -- Coloq. Fair play , equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice. -- Coloq. From fair to middling , passable; tolerable. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. The fair sex , the female sex.

Syn. -- Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest; equitable; impartial; reasonable. See .
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Fair, adv. Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
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Coloq. Fair and square , justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. To bid fair . See under . -- Coloq. To speak fair , to address with courtesy and frankness. [Archaic]
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Fair, n. 1. Fairness, beauty. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. A fair woman; a sweetheart.
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I have found out a gift for my fair. Shenstone.
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3. Good fortune; good luck.
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Now fair befall thee ! Shak.
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Coloq. The fair , anything beautiful; women, collectively. “For slander's mark was ever yet the fair.” Shak.
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Fair, v. t. 1. To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.]
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Fairing the foul. Shak.
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2. (Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
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Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See .] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.
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2. A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church fair.
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3. A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
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4. an exhibition by a number of organizations, including governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting people with such organizations or their members, not primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's Fair.
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Meet me in St. Louis, Louis
Meet me at the fair
Don't tell me the lights are shining
Anyplace but there. Song (1904: words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Kerry Mills, popularized by Billy Murray. Prominent in the movie Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944)
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Coloq. After the fair , Too late. [Colloq.]
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fair and square adv. justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. Opposite of unfairly. [Colloq.]
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fair-and-square adj. fair and honest; just. Opposite of unfair. [Colloq.]
Syn. -- honest.
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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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fairground, n. an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses. Often used in plural.
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fairgrounds, n. pl. same as .
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Fair-haired (?), a. 1. Having fair or light-colored hair.
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2. favorite; considered especially talented or promising; as, the fair-haired boy of the literary set. [prenominal] [informal]
Syn. -- blue-eyed(prenominal), white-haired(prenominal), white-headed.
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Fairhood (?), n. Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Fairily (?), adv. In the manner of a fairy.
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Numerous as shadows haunting fairily
The brain. Keats.
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Fairing, n. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. Gay.
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Coloq. Fairing box , a box receiving savings or small sums of money. Hannah More.
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Fairish, a. Tolerably fair. [Colloq.] W. D. Howells.
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Fair-leader (?), n. (Naut.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
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Fairly, adv. 1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
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Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had never fairly been revealed to him. Hawthorne.
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2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign trade.
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3. Honestly; properly.
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Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly within their grasp. Hawthorne.
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4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] Milton.
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Fair-minded (?), a. Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. -- Fair-mindedness, n.
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Fair-natured (?), a. Well-disposed. “A fair-natured prince.” Ford.
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Fairness, n. The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.
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Fair-spoken (?), a. Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. “A marvelous fair-spoken man.” Hooker.
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Fairway (?), n. 1. The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels. Totten.

2. (golf) That part of a golf course between the tee and the green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to the rough.
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Fair-weather (?), a. 1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. Pope.
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2. Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
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Coloq. Fair-weather sailor , a make-believe or inexperienced sailor; -- the nautical equivalent of carpet knight.
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Fair-world (?) n. State of prosperity. [Obs.]
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They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.
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Fairy (?), n.; pl. Fairies (#). [OE. fairie, faierie, enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F. féer, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See , and cf. a fairy.] [Written also faëry.] 1. Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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The God of her has made an end,
And fro this worlde's fairy
Hath taken her into company. Gower.
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2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.]
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He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy. Lydgate.
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3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See , and .
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The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy. K. James.
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And now about the caldron sing,
Like elves and fairies in a ring. Shak.
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5. An enchantress. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. Fairy of the mine , an imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See .
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No goblin or swart fairy of the mine
Hath hurtful power over true virginity. Milton.
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Fairy, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies.
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2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. Dryden.
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Coloq. Fairy bird (Zoöl.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern. -- Coloq. Fairy bluebird . (Zoöl.) See under . -- Coloq. Fairy martin (Zoöl.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. -- Coloq. Fairy rings or Coloq. Fairy circles , the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances; also, the mushrooms themselves. Such circles may have diameters larger than three meters. -- Coloq. Fairy shrimp (Zoöl.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. -- Coloq. Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite.
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Fairyland (?) n. The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
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Fairylike (?), a. Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.
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fairy-slipper n. a rare north temperate bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf.
Syn. -- calypso, Calypso bulbosa.
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fairy tale n. 1. a story about magical or mythological creatures, such as fairies, elves, goblins, trolls, orcs, unicorns, wizards, dragons, etc., usually composed for the amusement of children; called also a fairy story.
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2. a false story intended to deceive or mislead, especially one involving unlikely events or situations; called also a fairy story.
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Faith (fāth), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. peiqein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See , , and cf. , , .] 1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
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2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
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Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the finite will and understanding to the reason. Coleridge.
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3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.) (a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith. (b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
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Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]. Heb. xi. 6.
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The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the mind which is called “trust” or “confidence” exercised toward the moral character of God, and particularly of the Savior. Dr. T. Dwight.
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Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence in the testimony of God. J. Hawes.
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4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church.
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Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. Deut. xxvii. 20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. Dryden.
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7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. Mitford.
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Coloq. Act of faith . See . -- Coloq. Breach of faith , Coloq. Confession of faith , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Faith cure , a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God. -- Coloq. In good faith , with perfect sincerity.
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Faith (?), interj. By my faith; in truth; verily.
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Faithed (?), a. Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere. [Obs.] “Make thy words faithed.” Shak.
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Faithful (?), a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.
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You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson.
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2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
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The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him. Deut. vii. 9.
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3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant.
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So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he. Milton.
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4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation.
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It is a faithful saying. 2 Tim. ii. 11.
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Coloq. The Faithful , the adherents of any system of religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed.

Syn. -- Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy.

-- Faithfully, adv. -Faithfulness, n.
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faithfulness n. the trait of being faithful.
Syn. -- fidelity.
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Faithless, a. 1. Not believing; not giving credit.
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Be not faithless, but believing. John xx. 27.
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2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion. Shak.
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3. Not observant of promises or covenants.
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4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife.
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A most unnatural and faithless service. Shak.
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5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying. “Yonder faithless phantom.” Goldsmith.

-- Faithlessly, adv.Faithlessness, n.
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Faitour (?), n. [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See .] A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.]
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Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. Spenser.
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Fake (?), n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS. fæc space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row, and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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Fake, v. t. (Naut.) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.
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Coloq. Faking box , a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
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Fake, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.] 1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
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2. To make; to construct; to do.
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3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.
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Fake, n. A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
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fakeer n. same as .
Syn. -- fakir.
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faker (?), n. [Sometimes erroneously written fakir.] 1. One who fakes something; as (a) a thief. (b), a peddler of petty things. (c) a workman who dresses things up. [Slang]
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2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Syn. -- imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, pseudo, pseud, role player.
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Fakir (?), n. [Ar. faqīr poor.] an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [Written also faquir anf fakeer.]
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Fakir (?), n. [Prob. confused with an oriental ascetic.] See .
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Falanaka (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc.
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Falcade (fălkād), 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.
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