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Far-about (?), n. A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Farad (?), n. [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.] (Elec.) The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt.
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faraday (?), n. [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.] (Elec.) the quantity of electric charge that, passed though an ionic solution, will cause electrolysis of one equivalent of ions; it is equal to about 96,490 coulombs. The number of univalent metal ions (such as silver in a silver nitrate solution) which would be deposited as free metal by such a current is Avogadro's number, 6.023 x 1023.
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Faradic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws.

{ Faradism (?), Faradization (?), } n. (Med.) The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes.
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Faradize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Faradized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Faradizing (?).] (Med.) To stimulate with, or subject to, faradic, or inducted, electric currents. -- Faradizer (#), n.
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Farand (?), n. See , n.
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Farandams (?), n. A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. Simmonds.
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Farandole (?), 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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Farantly (?), a. [See .] Orderly; comely; respectable. [Obs.] Halliwell.
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Farce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Farced (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Farcing (�).] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. �� to fence in, stop up. Cf. to stuff, , , , .] 1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]
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The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets. Bp. Sanderson.
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His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. Chaucer.
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2. To render fat. [Obs.]
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If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. B. Jonson.
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3. To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.]
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Farcing his letter with fustian. Sandys.
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Farce, n. [F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes farctus), p. p. pf farcire. See , v. t.] 1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.
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2. A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions.
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Farce is that in poetry which “grotesque” is in a picture: the persons and action of a farce are all unnatural, and the manners false. Dryden.
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3. Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. “The farce of state.” Pope.
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Farcement (?), n. Stuffing; forcemeat. [Obs.]
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They spoil a good dish with . . . unsavory farcements. Feltham.
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Farcical (?), a. Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal.
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They deny the characters to be farcical, because they are ��tually in in nature. Gay.

-- Farcically, adv. -Farcicalness, n.
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Farcical, a. Of or pertaining to the disease called farcy. See , n.
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Farcilite (?), n. [Farce+-lite.] (Min.) Pudding stone. [Obs.] Kirwan.

{ Farcimen (?), Farcin (?), } n. (Far.) Same as .
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Farcing (?), n. (Cookery) Stuffing; forcemeat.
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Farctate (?), a. [L. farctus, p. p. of farcire. See , v. t.] (Bot.) Stuffed; filled solid; as, a farctate leaf, stem, or pericarp; -- opposed to tubular or hollow. [Obs.]
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Farcy (?), n. [F. farcin; cf. L. farciminum a disease of horses, fr. farcire. See .] (Far.) A contagious disease of horses, associated with painful ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is of the same nature as glanders, and is often fatal. Called also farcin, and farcimen.
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☞ Farcy, although more common in horses, is communicable to other animals and to human beings.
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Coloq. Farcy bud , a hard, prominent swelling occurring upon the cutaneous surface in farcy, due to the obstruction and inflammation of the lymphatic vessels, and followed by ulceration. Youatt.
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Fard (?), n. [F., prob. fr. OHG. gifarit, gifarwit p. p. of farwjan to color, tinge, fr. farawa color, G. farbe.] Paint used on the face. [Obs.] “Painted with French fard.” J. Whitaker.
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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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Fardage (?), n. [F. See .] (Naut.) See .
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Fardel (?), 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. .] A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] Shak.
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A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense. Marryat.
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Fardel, v. t. To make up in fardels. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Farding-bag (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; cf. .] The upper stomach of a cow, or other ruminant animal; the rumen.
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Fardingdale (?), n. A farthingale. [Obs.]
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Fardingdeal (?), n. [See , and a part.] The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also farding dale, fardingale, etc.]
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Fare (fâr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Faring.] [AS. faran to travel, fare; akin to OS., Goth., & OHG. faran to travel, go, D. varen, G. fahren, OFries., Icel., & Sw. fara, Dan. fare, Gr. �� a way through, �� a ferry, strait, �� to convey, �� to go, march, �� beyond, on the other side, �� to pass through, L. peritus experienced, portus port, Skr. par to bring over. √78. Cf. , , , , , , a harbor, , n.] 1. To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.
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So on he fares, and to the border comes
Of Eden. Milton.
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2. To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or ill.
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So fares the stag among the enraged hounds. Denham.
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I bid you most heartily well to fare. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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So fared the knight between two foes. Hudibras.
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3. To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or social comforts; to live.
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There was a certain rich man which . . . fared sumptuously every day. Luke xvi. 19.
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4. To happen well, or ill; -- used impersonally; as, we shall see how it will fare with him.
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So fares it when with truth falsehood contends. Milton.
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5. To behave; to conduct one's self. [Obs.]
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She ferde [fared] as she would die. Chaucer.
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Fare (?), n. [AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See , v.] 1. A journey; a passage. [Obs.]
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That nought might stay his fare. Spenser.
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2. The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway.
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3. Ado; bustle; business. [Obs.]
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The warder chid and made fare. Chaucer.
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4. Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer.
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What fare? what news abroad ? Shak.
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5. Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare. “Philosophic fare.” Dryden.
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6. The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full fare of passengers. A. Drummond.
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7. The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
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Coloq. Bill of fare . See under . -- Coloq. Fare indicator or Coloq. Fare register , a device for recording the number of passengers on a street car, etc. -- Coloq. Fare wicket . (a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges, exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number of persons passing it. (b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor. Knight.
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Faren (?), obs. p. p. of , v. i. Chaucer.
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fare-thee-well n. state of perfection; the utmost degree; as, they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well.
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Farewell (?), interj. [Fare (thou, you) + well.] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
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So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton.
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Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. Byron.
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☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.
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Farewell (?), n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
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2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
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And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak.
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Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison.
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Farewell (?), a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.
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Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell.
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Coloq. Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure.
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Farfet (?), a. [Far + fet, p. p. of .] Farfetched. [Obs.]
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York with his farfet policy. Shak.
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Farfetch (?), v. t. [Far + fetch.] To bring from far; to seek out studiously. [Obs.]
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To farfetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word. Fuller.
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Farfetch, n. Anything brought from far, or brought about with studious care; a deep strategem. [Obs.] “Politic farfetches.” Hudibras.
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Farfetched (?), a. 1. Brought from far, or from a remote place.
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Every remedy contained a multitude of farfetched and heterogeneous ingredients. Hawthorne.
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2. Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or improbable.
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far-flung adj. widely spread or distributed; as, the far-flung corners of the Empire.
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Farina (fȧrīnȧ or fȧrēnȧ), n. [L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley.] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
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2. (Bot.) Pollen. [R.] Craig.
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Farinaceous (?), a. [L. farinaceus.] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet.
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2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds.
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3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance.
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Farinose (?), a. [L. farinosus: cf. F. farineux.] 1. Yielding farina; as, farinose substances.
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2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy.
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Farl (?), v. t. Same as . [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Farlie (?), n. [OE. ferlish wonder, as adj., strange, sudden, fearful, AS. fǣrlīc sudden. See .] An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder. See . [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drayton.
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Farm (?), n. [OE. ferme rent, lease, F. ferme, LL. firma, fr. L. firmus firm, fast, firmare to make firm or fast. See , a. & n.] 1. The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products. [Obs.]
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2. The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold. [Obs.]
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It is great willfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants. Spenser.
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3. The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation.
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4. Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner.
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☞ In English the ideas of a lease, a term, and a rent, continue to be in a great degree inseparable, even from the popular meaning of a farm, as they are entirely so from the legal sense. Burrill.
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5. A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government.
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The province was devided into twelve farms. Burke.
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6. (O. Eng. Law) A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm.
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Whereas G. H. held the farm of sugars upon a rent of 10,000 marks per annum. State Trials (1196).
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Farm (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Farmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Farming.] 1. To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.
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We are enforced to farm our royal realm. Shak.
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2. To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes.
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To farm their subjects and their duties toward these. Burke.
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3. To take at a certain rent or rate.
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4. To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm.
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Coloq. To farm let , Coloq. To let to farm , to lease on rent.
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Farm, v. i. To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.
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Farmable (?), a. Capable of being farmed.
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Farmer (färmẽr), n. [Cf. F. fermier.] One who farms; as: (a) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant. Smart. (b) One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman. (c) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues. (d) (Mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
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Coloq. Farmer-general [F. fermier-general], one to whom the right of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given sum paid down. -- Coloq. Farmers' satin , a light material of cotton and worsted, used for coat linings. McElrath. -- Coloq. The king's farmer (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection of a royal revenue was farmed out. Burrill.
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Farmeress, n. A woman who farms.
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farmerette n. a woman working on a farm; a farmeress.
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Farmership, n. Skill in farming.
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Farmery (?), n. The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead. [Eng.]
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Farmhouse, n. A dwelling house on a farm; a farmer's residence.
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Farming, a. Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community.
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Farming, n. The business of cultivating land.
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farmland n. a rural area where farming is practiced; land actually under cultivation or capable of supporting crops.
Syn. -- farming area.
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Farmost (?), a. Most distant; farthest.
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A spacious cave within its farmost part. Dryden.
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farmplace n. a farm together with its buildings.
Syn. -- farmstead.
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Farmstead (?), n. A farm with the building upon it; a homestead on a farm. Tennyson.
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With its pleasant groves and farmsteads. Carlyle.
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Farmsteading, n. A farmstead. [Scot.] Black.
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Farmyard (?), n. The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space inclosed by the farm buildings.
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Farness (?), n. [From , a.] The state of being far off; distance; remoteness. [R.] Grew.
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Faro (?), n. [Said to be so called because the Egyptian king Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.] A gambling game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack.
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Coloq. Faro bank , the capital which the proprietor of a faro table ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro is played. Hoyle.
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Faroese (?), n. sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or, collectively, inhabitants, of the Faroe islands.
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Far-off (?), a. 1. Remote; as, the far-off distance; troops landing on far-off shores. Cf. Far-off, under , adv.
Syn. -- faraway.
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2. remote in time; as, far-off happier times.
Syn. -- remote, removed.
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far-out adj. strikingly unconventional. [informal]
Syn. -- kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out.
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Farraginous (?), a. [See .] Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. [R.] Kirwan.
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A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages. Sir T. Browne.
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Farrago (?), n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See .] 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.
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Farrand (?), n. [OE. farand beautiful; cf. Gael. farranta neat, stout, stately; or perh. akin to E. fare.] Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also farand.] Grose.
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far-reaching adj. having a wide range or effect; as, far-reaching (or extensive) forests; a far-reaching reform.
Syn. -- extensive.
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Farreation (?), n. [L. farreatio.] Same as .
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Farrier (?), n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor, ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf. .] 1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.
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Farrier, v. i. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. [Obs.] Mortimer.
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Farriery (?), n. 1. The art of shoeing horses.
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2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art.
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3. The place where a smith shoes horses.
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far-right adj. (Politics) extremely conservative politically.
Syn. -- reactionary, reactionist, ultraconservative.
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