Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F - Page 4
Faintness (n.) Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.
I will send a faintness into their hearts. -- Lev. xxvi. 36.
Faintness (n.) A feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon.
Faintness (n.) The property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling".
Faintness (n.) Barely audible.
Faintness (n.) The trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" [syn: faintheartedness, faintness] [ant: stoutheartedness].
Faintness (n.) The quality of being dim or lacking contrast [syn: dimness, faintness].
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.
Fainty (a.) Feeble; languid. [R.] -- Dryden.
Fair (a.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.
A fair white linen cloth. -- Book of Common Prayer.
Fair (a.) Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.
Who can not see many a fair French city, for one fair French made. -- Shak.
Fair (a.) Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.
The northern people large and fair-complexioned. -- Sir M. Hale.
Fair (a.) Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day.
You wish fair winds may waft him over. -- Prior.
Fair (a.) 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.
The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Fair (a.) (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; -- said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
Fair (a.) 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.
Fair (a.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc.
When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty. -- L' Estrange.
Fair (a.) Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.
Fair (a.) Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen.
The news is very fair and good, my lord. -- Shak.
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.
Fair ball. (Baseball) (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; -- called also a fair hit.
Fair maid. (Zool.) (a) The European pilchard ({Clupea pilchardus) when dried.
Fair maid. (Zool.) (b) The southern scup ({Stenotomus Gardeni). [Virginia]
Fair one, A handsome woman; a beauty.
Fair play, Equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or equal chance; justice.
From fair to middling, Passable; tolerable. [Colloq.]
The fair sex, The female sex.
Syn: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest; equitable; impartial; reasonable. See Candid.
Fair (adv.) Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably.
Fair and square, Justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. [Colloq.]
To bid fair. See under Bid.
To speak fair, To address with courtesy and frankness. [Archaic]
Fair (n.) Fairness, beauty. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Fair (n.) A fair woman; a sweetheart.
I have found out a gift for my fair. -- Shenstone.
Fair (n.) Good fortune; good luck.
Now fair befall thee ! -- Shak.
The fair, Anything beautiful; women, collectively. "For slander's mark was ever yet the fair." -- Shak.
Fair (v. t.) To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.]
Fairing the foul. -- Shak.
Fair (v. t.) (Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines.
Fair (n.) 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.
Fair (n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair.
Fair (n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics' fair; an agricultural fair.
Fair (n.) 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.
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)
After the fair, Too late. [Colloq.]
Fair (adv.) In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair, clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly].
Fair (adv.) Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: fairly, fair, evenhandedly].
Fair (a.) Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn: fair, just] [ant: unfair, unjust].
Fair (a.) Not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" [syn: fair, fairish, reasonable].
Fair (a.) Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly].
Fair (a.) (Of a baseball) Hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" [ant: foul].
Fair (a.) Lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling].
Fair (a.) Attractively feminine; "the fair sex".
Fair (a.) (Of a manuscript) Having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: clean, fair].
Fair (a.) Gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair].
Fair (a.) Free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm".
Fair (a.) (Used of hair or skin) Pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; [syn: fair, fairish].
Fair (n.) A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair].
Fair (n.) Gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair".
Fair (n.) A competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair".
Fair (n.) A sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: bazaar, fair].
Fair (v.) Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.
FAIR, () An early system on the IBM 705.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):1959-05-16]. (1996-05-13)
Fair. () A privileged market.
Fair. () In England, fairs are granted by the king's patent.
Fair. () In the United States, fairs are almost unknown. They are recognized in Alabama; Aik. Dig. 409, note; and in North Carolina, where they are regulated by statute. 1 N. C. Rev. St. 282. See Domat, Dr. Public, liv. 1, t. 7, s. 3, n. 1.
Fair-haired (a.) Having fair or light-colored hair.
Fair-haired (a.) 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.
Fair-haired (a.) Favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn: blue-eyed(a), fair-haired(a), white-haired(a)].
Fairhood (n.) Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] -- Foxe.
Fairily (adv.) In the manner of a fairy.
Numerous as shadows haunting fairily The brain. -- Keats.
Fairing (n.) A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. -- Gay.
Fairing box, A box receiving savings or small sums of money. -- Hannah More.
Fairish (a.) Tolerably fair. [Colloq.] -- W. D. Howells.
Fair-leader (n.) (Naut.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
Fairly (adv.) In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had never fairly been revealed to him. -- Hawthorne.
Fairly (adv.) Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly situated for foreign traade.
Fairly (adv.) Honestly; properly.
Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly within their grasp. -- Hawthorne.
Fairly (adv.) Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Fairly (adv.) To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers" [syn: reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably] [ant: immoderately, unreasonably].
Fairly (adv.) Without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: fairly, fair, evenhandedly].
Fairly (adv.) In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair, clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly].
Fair-minded (a.) Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. -- Fair"-mind`ed*ness, n.
Fair-minded (a.) Of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced.
Fair-natured (a.) Well-disposed. "A fair-natured prince." -- Ford.
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.
Fairness (n.) Conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" [syn: fairness, equity] [ant: inequity, unfairness].
Fairness (n.) Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: fairness, fair-mindedness, candor,
candour] [ant: unfairness].
Fairness (n.) The property of having a naturally light complexion [syn: paleness, blondness, fairness].
Fairness (n.) The quality of being good looking and attractive [syn: comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness].
Fairness (n.) [ U ] (Fair treatment) (C1) 公平；公正；合理性 The quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable.
// He had a real sense of fairness and hated injustice.
// The ban on media reporting has made some people question the fairness of the election (= ask whether it was fair).
In (all) fairness 綜合起來公平地講 Considering everything that has an effect on a situation, so that a fair judgment can be made.
// In all fairness, he has been a hard worker.
// In fairness to Diana, she has at least been honest with you.
Fairness (n.) [ U ] (Beauty) (Old use) 美麗 Beauty.
Fair-spoken (a.) Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man." -- Hooker.
Fairway (n.) 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.
Fairway (n.) (Golf) That part of a golf course between the tee and the green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to the rough.
Fair-weather (a.) Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a fair-weather voyage. -- Pope.
Fair-weather (a.) Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous; as, a fair-weather friend.
Fair-weather sailor, A make-believe or inexperienced sailor; -- the nautical equivalent of carpet knight.
Fair-world (n.) State of prosperity. [Obs.]
They think it was never fair-world with them since. -- Milton.
Fairies (n. pl. ) of Fairy.
Fairy (n.) Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
The God of her has made an end, And fro this worlde's fairy Hath taken her into company. -- Gower.
Fairy (n.) The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.]
He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy. -- Lydgate.
Fairy (n.) 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 Elf, and Demon.
The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy. -- K. James.
And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring. -- Shak.
Fairy (n.) An enchantress. [Obs.] -- Shak.
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 Kobold.
No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity. -- Milton.
Fairy (a.) Of or pertaining to fairies.
Fairy (a.) Given by fairies; as, fairy money. -- Dryden.
Fairy bird (Zool.), The Euoropean little tern ({Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern.
Fairy bluebird. (Zool.) See under Bluebird.
Fairy martin (Zool.), A European swallow ({Hirrundo+ariel"> Fairy martin (Zool.), a European swallow ({Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs.
Fairy rings or 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.
Fairy shrimp (Zool.), 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.
Fairy stone (Paleon.), An echinite.
Fairy (n.) A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite].
Fairy (n.) Offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf].
Fairy, (n.) A creature, variously fashioned and endowed, that formerly inhabited the meadows and forests. It was nocturnal in its habits, and somewhat addicted to dancing and the theft of children. The fairies are now believed by naturalist to be extinct, though a clergyman of the Church of England saw three near Colchester as lately as 1855, while passing through a park after dining with the lord of the manor. The sight greatly staggered him, and he was so affected that his account of it was incoherent. In the year 1807 a troop of fairies visited a wood near Aix and carried off the daughter of a peasant, who had been seen to enter it with a bundle of clothing. The son of a wealthy _bourgeois_ disappeared about the same time, but afterward returned. He had seen the abduction been in pursuit of the fairies. Justinian Gaux, a writer of the fourteenth century, avers that so great is the fairies' power of transformation that he saw one change itself into two opposing armies and fight a battle with great slaughter, and that the next day, after it had resumed its original shape and gone away, there were seven hundred bodies of the slain which the villagers had to bury. He does not say if any of the wounded recovered. In the time of Henry III, of England, a law was made which prescribed the death penalty for "Kyllynge, wowndynge, or mamynge" a fairy, and it was universally respected.
Fairyland (n.) The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
Fairyland (n.) Something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) [syn: fantasy world, phantasy world, fairyland].
Fairyland (n.) The enchanted realm of fairies [syn: fairyland, faerie, faery].
Fairylike (a.) Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as, fairylike music.
Faith (n.) 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.
Faith (n.) 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.
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the finite will and understanding to the reason. -- Coleridge.
Faith (n.) (Judeo-Christian Theol.) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.
Faith (n.) (Judeo-Christian Theol.) (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.
Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]. -- Heb. xi. 6.
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.
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence in the testimony of God. -- J. Hawes.
Faith (n.) 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.
Which to believe of her, Must be a faith that reason without miracle Could never plant in me. -- Shak.
Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. -- Gal. i. 23.
Faith (n.) Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty.
Children in whom is no faith. -- Deut. xxvii. 20.
Whose failing, while her faith to me remains, I should conceal. -- Milton.
Faith (n.) Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.
For you alone I broke me faith with injured Palamon. -- Dryden.
Faith (n.) Credibility or truth. [R.]
The faith of the foregoing narrative. -- Mitford.
Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, A method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, With perfect sincerity.
Faith (interj.) By my faith; in truth; verily.
Fecks (n.) A corruption of the word faith. -- Shak. feculae
Faith (n.) A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" [syn: religion, faith, religious belief].
Faith (n.) Complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" [syn: faith, trust].
Faith (n.) An institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" [syn: religion, faith, organized religion].
Faith (n.) Loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors".
Faith, () Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests.
Faith is the result of teaching (Rom. 10:14-17). Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3). Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding. Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.
Historical faith is the apprehension of and assent to certain statements which are regarded as mere facts of history.
Temporary faith is that state of mind which is awakened in men (e.g., Felix) by the exhibition of the truth and by the influence of religious sympathy, or by what is sometimes styled the common operation of the Holy Spirit.
Saving faith is so called because it has eternal life inseparably connected with it. It cannot be better defined than in the words of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism: "Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel."
The object of saving faith is the whole revealed Word of God. Faith accepts and believes it as the very truth most sure. But the special act of faith which unites to Christ has as its object the person and the work of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 7:38; Acts 16:31). This is the specific act of faith by which a sinner is justified before God (Rom. 3:22, 25; Gal. 2:16; Phil. 3:9; John 3:16-36; Acts 10:43; 16:31). In this act of faith the believer appropriates and rests on Christ alone as Mediator in all his offices.
This assent to or belief in the truth received upon the divine testimony has always associated with it a deep sense of sin, a distinct view of Christ, a consenting will, and a loving heart, together with a reliance on, a trusting in, or resting in Christ. It is that state of mind in which a poor sinner, conscious of his sin, flees from his guilty self to Christ his Saviour, and rolls over the burden of all his sins on him. It consists chiefly, not in the assent given to the testimony of God in his Word, but in embracing with fiducial reliance and trust the one and only Saviour whom God reveals. This trust and reliance is of the essence of faith. By faith the believer directly and immediately appropriates Christ as his own. Faith in its direct act makes Christ ours. It is not a work which God graciously accepts instead of perfect obedience, but is only the hand by which we take hold of the person and work of our Redeemer as the only ground of our salvation.
Saving faith is a moral act, as it proceeds from a renewed will, and a renewed will is necessary to believing assent to the truth of God (1 Cor. 2:14; 2 Cor. 4:4). Faith, therefore, has its seat in the moral part of our nature fully as much as in the intellectual. The mind must first be enlightened by divine teaching (John 6:44; Acts 13:48; 2 Cor. 4:6; Eph. 1:17, 18) before it can discern the things of the Spirit.
Faith is necessary to our salvation (Mark 16:16), not because there is any merit in it, but simply because it is the sinner's taking the place assigned him by God, his falling in with what God is doing.
The warrant or ground of faith is the divine testimony, not the reasonableness of what God says, but the simple fact that he says it. Faith rests immediately on, "Thus saith the Lord." But in order to this faith the veracity, sincerity, and truth of God must be owned and appreciated, together with his unchangeableness. God's word encourages and emboldens the sinner personally to transact with Christ as God's gift, to close with him, embrace him, give himself to Christ, and take Christ as his. That word comes with power, for it is the word of God who has revealed himself in his works, and especially in the cross. God is to be believed for his word's sake, but also for his name's sake.
Faith in Christ secures for the believer freedom from condemnation, or justification before God; a participation in the life that is in Christ, the divine life (John 14:19; Rom. 6:4-10; Eph. 4:15,16, etc.); "peace with God" (Rom. 5:1); and sanctification (Acts 26:18; Gal. 5:6; Acts 15:9).
All who thus believe in Christ will certainly be saved (John 6:37, 40; 10:27, 28; Rom. 8:1).
The faith=the gospel (Acts 6:7; Rom. 1:5; Gal. 1:23; 1 Tim. 3:9; Jude 1:3).
FAITH. Probity; Good faith is the very soul of contracts. Faith also signifies confidence, belief; as, full faith and credit ought to be given to the acts of a magistrate while acting within his jurisdiction. Vide Bona fide.
Faith, (n.) Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
Faith, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 695
Housing Units (2000): 308
Land area (2000): 0.978662 sq. miles (2.534722 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.978662 sq. miles (2.534722 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22600
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.586803 N, 80.461162 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Faith, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 489
Housing Units (2000): 274
Land area (2000): 1.198515 sq. miles (3.104139 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.198515 sq. miles (3.104139 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20980
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.021648 N, 102.039502 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57626
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Headwords:
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Faithed (a.) Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere. [Obs.] "Make thy words faithed." -- Shak.
Faithful (a.) Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.
You are not faithful, sir. -- B. Jonson.
Faithful (a.) Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him. -- Deut. vii. 9.
Faithful (a.) True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be 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.
So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless, faithful only he. -- Milton.
Faithful (a.) Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation.
It is a faithful saying. -- 2 Tim. ii. 11.
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; Faith"ful*ly, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness"> trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -- {Faith"ful*ness, n.
Faithful (a.) Steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" [ant: unfaithful].
Faithful (a.) Marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: close, faithful].
Faithful (a.) Not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" [ant: unfaithful].
Faithful (n.) Any loyal and steadfast following.
Faithful (n.) A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold, faithful].
Faithful, () As a designation of Christians, means full of faith, trustful, and not simply trustworthy (Acts 10:45; 16:1; 2 Cor. 6:15; Col. 1:2; 1 Tim. 4:3, 12; 5:16; 6:2; Titus 1:6; Eph. 1:1; 1 Cor. 4:17, etc.).
It is used also of God's word or covenant as true and to be trusted (Ps. 119:86, 138; Isa. 25:1; 1 Tim. 1:15; Rev. 21:5; 22:6, etc.).
Faithless (a.) Not believing; not giving credit.
Be not faithless, but believing. -- John xx. 27.
Faithless (a.) Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion. -- Shak.
Faithless (a.) Not observant of promises or covenants.
Faithless (a.) Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife.
A most unnatural and faithless service. -- Shak.
Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying. "Yonder faithless phantom." --Goldsmith. --
Faith"less*ly, adv.{Faith"less*ness"> Faith"less*ly, adv.{Faith"less*ness, n.
Faithless (a.) Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" [syn: faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous].
Faitour
(n.) A
doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.]
Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. -- Spenser.
Fake (v. t.) 偽造；捏造；冒充；假裝；假裝……的樣子；佯做（動作）；欺騙，迷惑 To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
Fake (v. t.) To make; to construct; to do.
Fake (v. t.) 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.
Fake (n.) A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
Fake (n.) (Naut.) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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.
{Faking box}, A box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
Fake (a.) Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phony}, {phoney}, {bastard}].
Fake (a.) Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {faux}, {imitation}, {simulated}].
Fake (n.) Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be [syn: {fake}, {sham}, {postiche}]
Fake (n.) A person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor}, {pretender}, {fake}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo}, {pseud}, {role player}]
Fake (n.) (Football) A deceptive move made by a football player [syn: {juke}, {fake}]
Fake (v.) Make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" [syn: {forge}, {fake}, {counterfeit}].
Fake (v.) Tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
Fake (v.) (v. i.) 假裝；佯攻；做假動作 Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {talk through one's hat}, {bullshit}, {bull}, {fake}].
Fakir (n.) [Ar. faq[imac]r 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.]
Fakir (n.) [Prob. confused with Fakir an oriental ascetic.] See Faker.
Fakir (n.) A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir].
Falanaka (n.) (Zool.) A viverrine mammal of Madagascar ({Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; -- called also Falanouc.
Falcade (n.) (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. Falcate
Falcate (a.) Alt. of Falcated.
Falcated (a.) Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.
Falcate (a.) Curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped].
Falcation (n.) The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle. -- Sir T. Browne.
Falcer (n.) (Zool.) One of the mandibles of a spider.
Falchion (n.) A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.
Falchion (n.) A name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
Falchion (n.) A short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point.
Falcidian (a.) Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune.
Falcidian law (Civil Law), A law by which a testator was obliged to leave at least a fourth of his estate to the heir. -- Burrill.
Falciform (a.) Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
Falciform (a.) Curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" [syn: falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped].
Falcon (n.) (Zool.) 【動】隼；（打獵用的）獵鷹 [C] One of a family ({Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
Falcon (n.) (Zool.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game.
In the language of falconry, the female peregrine ({Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon. -- Yarrell.
Falcon (n.) (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.
Chanting falcon. (Zool.) See under Chanting.
Falcon (n.) Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.
Falcon (v.) Hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert".
Falcon, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 328
Housing Units (2000): 102
Land area (2000): 1.249997 sq. miles (3.237477 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007164 sq. miles (0.018554 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.257161 sq. miles (3.256031 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22620
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.192521 N, 78.648503 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
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Falcon
Falcon, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 317
Housing Units (2000): 99
Land area (2000): 0.392331 sq. miles (1.016132 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.392331 sq. miles (1.016132 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24180
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.393365 N, 90.255811 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Falcon, MS
Falcon
Falconer (n.) 養獵鷹的人；鷹獵者 [C] A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. -- Johnson.
Falconer (n.) A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: falconer, hawker].
Falconer, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 2540
Housing Units (2000): 1216
Land area (2000): 1.082351 sq. miles (2.803275 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.082351 sq. miles (2.803275 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25164
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.118908 N, 79.200207 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 14733
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Falconer, NY
Falconer
Falconet (n.) One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
Falconet (n.) (Zool.) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax.
Falconet (n.) (Zool.) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice. falcon-gentil
Falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle, (n.) [F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.] (Zool.) Any female falcon; especially.
Falcon-gentil, falcon-gentle, (n.) (Zool.) A female peregrine falcon ({Falco peregrinus).
Syn: falcon-gentil.
Falcon-gentil (n.) (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter gentilis, formerly Astur palumbarius).
Falconidae (n.) A family of birds of the order Falconiformes [syn: Falconidae, family Falconidae].
Falconidae (n.) 隼科The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies: Herpetotherinae, which includes the laughing falcon and forest falcons; Polyborinae, which includes the spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax).
Falconiformes (n.) Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures [syn: Falconiformes, order Falconiformes].
Falconiformes (n.) 隼形目The order Falconiformes is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. Traditionally, the other bird of prey families Cathartidae (New World vultures and condors), Sagittariidae (secretarybird), Pandionidae (ospreys), Accipitridae (hawks) were classified in Falconiformes. A variety of comparative genome analysis published since 2008, however, found that falcons are part of a clade of birds called Australaves, which also includes seriemas, parrots and passerines. [1] [2] [3] Within Australaves falcons are more closely related to the parrot-passerine clade (Psittacopasserae), which together they form the clade Eufalconimorphae. [4] [2] [3] The hawks and vultures occupy a basal branch in the clade Afroaves in their own clade Accipitrimorphae, closer to owls and woodpeckers. [1] [2] [3] [5]
See below cladogram of Telluraves relationships based on Braun & Kimball (2021): [6]
Falconine (a.) (Zool.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconidae.
Falconry (n.) 放鷹打獵；馴鷹術 The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons to hunt and return.
Falcula (n.) (Zool.) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.
Falculate (a.) (Zool.) Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon.
Faldage (n.) (O. Eng. Law) A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; -- often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor. -- Spelman.