Fan

fan, n. An instrument for producing currents of and torn; a venomous tooth, as of a serpent; a long, air, by motion of a broad sur pointed tooth; a claw or talon; any shoot or other face as, an instrument for thing by which hold is taken. [AS. fang an, Ic. and cooling the person. (Mach.) An Sw. fa, to seize, D. vangen, Goth, fah an, G. fahen, instrument for exciting curfangen, to catch; AS., Ic, Sw., G. fang, a catch, also rents of air, in winnowing G.fang, a talon.]— Fanged, fangd, a. Having fangs. grain, blowing a fire, ventil a- Fanon, fan'on, n. An embroidered scarf, worn about tion, etc., or for checking rapid the left arm of a Rom. Cath. priest, in celebrating motion by the resistance of the ma a flag ensign. [OF. JLL. fano, OHG. air; something in the form of a fano, banner.] woman's fan, as a peacock's Fantasia, Fantastic, etc. See under Fancy. tail, a window, etc.: a vane, Fantasm, Fantom. See Phantasm. used to keep the sails of a Faquir. See Fakir. smock windmill in the direc- Far, far, a. [farther and farthest are used as tion of the wind.—v. [fanned Fan-wheel, compar. and superl. offar, in imitation of further (fand), -ning.] To move as with a fan; to cool by and furthest: the ME. forms were ferrer,ferrest.] moving the air; to ventilate, blow Distant in any direction remote contrary to deon; to winnow. [AS. fann, F. van, sign or wishes; at enmity with; more distant of the OHG. wanna, L. vannus, a fan, Skr. two. — adv. To a great extent or distance of space vat a, wind, va, to blow.] — Fan'ner, or of time in great part in a great proportion; n.~ Fan'-blow'er, -wheel, n. A wheel very much; to a certain point, degree, or distance. with revolving— vanes to impel a cur- [ME. fer, AS. feor, D. and OHG. ver, Ic. fjarri, Q. rent of air. -light, n. {Arch.) A fern; Gr. per an, Skr. paras, beyond, para, window shaped like an open fan.— distant, also E.. fare.'] — By far. In a great degree; -palm, n. The talipot-tree of the E. very much. — F. At or to a great distance; at Indies, whose leaves are at first enmity; in a state of ignorance and alienation. — F. folded like a fan, but spread open. other. Very different. — Fromf. From a great dis- -tail, n. A kind of bird, esp. a pigtance; from a remote place. [Far occurs in come on, having a fan-shaped tail; a form pounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, which of gas-burner. need no definition.] — Far'-fetched, -fecht, a. Fanatic, fa-natlk, -ical, a. Pert, to, Fan-palm, Brought from far; not naturally deduced or intro or indicating, fanaticism; exce ively enthusiastic, duced; forced; strained. sight'ed, a. Seeing to esp. on religious subjects. — Fanatic, n. One afa great distance; unable to see near objects distinctfected by exce ive and unreasoning zeal. [F. faly. —Farther, -ther, a. More remote; additional; natique, L. fanatic us, pert, to a temple, inspired tending to a greater distance longer. — adv. At or by a divinity, filled with enthusiasm, fr. fanum, a to a greater distance; beyond; moreover. — Far'- fane, q. v.] — Fanatically, adv. — Fanatlcalne , thest, -thest, a. More distant or remote furthest. -icism, -Y-sizm, n. Exce ive zeal wild notions of — adv. At or to the greatest distance. religion; superstition; frenzy. Farad, far'ad, n. (Elec.) The standard unit of elec- Fancy, fan's!, n. The faculty by which the mind trical capacity. [Fr. Michael Faraday, the Eng. elecforms an image of anything perceived before, power trician.] — Faradlc, a. Pert, to Faraday, — said of combining and modifying such objects into new esp. of induced currents of electricity, prodaced by images, power of creating and recalling such obcertain forms of inductive apparatus. —Far'adism, jects for amusement or embellishment; an image of -izm, -ization, n. (Med.) Remedial treatment with anything formed in the mind; conception; caprice; induced currents of electricity. whim; impre ion; inclination, liking, or the object Farce, fars, n. (Cookery.) Stuffing, like that used in of inclination or liking; that which pleases the taste dre ing a fowl; force-meat. A low style of comedy; or caprice without much use or value. — v. [fan ridiculous or empty show. stuffing, also a play, cied (-sid), -cying.] To figure to one's self, imagfr. farcer, lu.farcire, to stuff, Gr. phra ein, to shut ine. — To form a conception of to have a in.] — Far'cical, -sY-kal, a. Pert, or appropriated to fancy or liking for. — a. Adapted to please the farce ludicrous deceptive. — Far'cically, adv. — fancy or taste. [Abbr. of ME. and OF. fantasie, LL. fantasia, Gr. phantasia, imagination, phantazein, Farcin, far's in,' Far'cy, n. {Far.) A disease of to make visible, phainein, to manifest, shine, Skr. the absorbents, affecting the skin and blood-ve els, bha, to shine.]— Fancy ball. A ball in which per and resembling mange and glanders. [F. fmrcin. sons appear in fancy dre es. — F. goods. Fabrics farcin a, L./arare. See Farce.] of various colors, patterns, etc. F. stocks. Stocks Fare, far, v. [fared (fard), faring.] To go, pa , which afford opportunity for a tock gambling, as travel; to be in any state, good or bad; to be treated having no intrinsic value, but artificial fluctuations with bodily or social comforts to happen well or in their prices. — F. store. One where articles of — n. Price of pa age by land or water; experifancy and ornament are sold. — The fancy. Those, ence; food; provisions for the table. [AS., OHG., collectively, who affect some peculiar taste, as sport and Goth, far an, Ic. and Sw. far a, Dan. fare, D. ing, boxing, etc. — Fan'cier, -sY-er, n. One govvaren, Gr. poreuesthai, to go, Gr. per an, L. expenri, erned by fancy; one who fancies or has a special to pa through, Skr. pri, to bring over; far, interest in; one who keeps for sale. — Fan'ciful, -sYferry, experience, port, peril.'] — Farewell'', interj. ful, a. Full of, or guided by, fancy; whimsical; Go well; good-by adieu.— n. A wish of welfare abounding in wild images; fantastical; visionary. — at parting act of departure. —a. Parting; vale-