fainting fit

Physiol.: A fit characterized by the fainting of the person affected. [FAINTING, C. 2.] *faint-işe, *faynt-ise, *feint-ise, *feynt-ise, *feynt-yse, s. [O. Fr. feintise , faintise .] 1. Deceit. 2. Cowardice, fear, faintheartedne , timidity. faint'-Ish, a. [Eng.faint; -ish.] Rather faint. faint-Ish-ne , s. [Eng. faintish ; -ne .] A slight degree of faintne . *faint-le , a. [English faint ; -le .] Without fainting or giving way; not ceasing. *faint-ling, a. [English faint ; dim. suff.- ling .] Timid, fainthearted, feeble-minded. faint-lý, *faynt-ly, *faynt-lie, *feynt-ly, *feinte-liche, adv . [Eng. faint ; -ly.] *1. With deceit, deceitfully. "A gode acord to make, for so the fulle fayntlie." Robert de Brunne, p. 152. 2. In a feeble, weak manner; without energy. "During one of these lucid intervals faintly expre ed his gratitude to Lewis." -Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xxv. 3. Feebly, languidly. "Love's like a torch, which, if secured from blasts, Walsh: Love and Jealousy. Will faintly burn." *4. With timidity or dejection; without spirit. "[He] faintly now declines the fatal strife, So much his love was dearer than his life." Denham: Cooper's Hill , 285. 5. Not clearly, distinctly, or vividly; without vividne or distinctne . "An obscure and confused idea represents the object so faintly, that it does not appear plain to the mind." Watts . (Johnson.) 6. Indistinctly; not clearly or plainly. "Though faintly , merrily-far and far away, He heard the pealing of his parish bells.' Tennyson: Enoch Arden, 615. faint-ne , *feynt-nes, *feynte-ne e, *feyntne e, s. [Eng. faint ; -ne .] *4. Clear, pure, clean. "Even fair water, falling upon white paper or linen, will immediately alter the color of them."-Boyle: On Colors. 5. Clear, unspotted, pure in heart. "Sylvia is too fair , too pure, too holy." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, iv. 2. 6. Free from clouds; not cloudy or overcast: serene. "In some fair evening on your elbow laid, You dream of triumphs in the rural shade." Pope : Epistle v. 31. 7. Free from obstruction; open, clear, unobstructed; as, a fair view. 8. Favorable, prosperous, auspicious; as, a fair wind. "The wretched man had entered life with the fairest prospects." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xxi. *9. Likely to succeed; in a position of advantage. "Yourself, renowned prince, stood as fair As any comer I have looked on yet." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice , ii. 1. 10. Equal, just, equitable. "The arrogance of the Romans in refusing the fair offers of the Samnites."-Lewis: Cred. Early Roman Hist., ch. xiii. 11. Just, upright; not using any fraudulent or unfair arts or means. "The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise, And even the best by fits what they despise." Pope : E ay on Man , ii. 233. 12. Not effected by any unfair or unlawful means; not foul. 13. Free from any unfair influences or conduct; affording free and honest scope for trial; as, a fair field and no favor; fair play. 14. Civil, obliging, polite; not harsh or rude; kind. 15. Flattering, obsequious. "Believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee."- Jeremiah xii. 6. *16. Liberal; not narrow. *17. Mild; not severe. "To lie obscured, which were a fair dismi ion." Milton: Samson Agonistes, 688. 18. Free from obscurities; legible, plain, clear, distinct; as, a fair hand, fair handwriting. 19. Free from stain or blemish; of good repute; unspotted. "His character, by comparison with the characters of those who surrounded him, was fair ." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xiii. 20. Pa ably good; moderately favorable; rather better than indifferent. "With at least an equally fair prospect of succe ."Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xii. 21. Average; fairly chosen. "He was a fair specimen of his cla ." -Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xxii. *22. Even; neat, in order. "Have you laid fair the bed?" Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II ., iii. 2. *23. Used as an expletive of courtesy; as, fair sir, 1. The quality or state of feeling or being faint; a fair cousin, . lo of strength, energy, or activity; feeblene , weakne . "As she was speaking she fell down for faintne ." - Exodus xv. 15. 2. Languor, feeblene , want of energy. "Unsoundne of counsels, or faintne in following and effecting the same."-Spenser: Present State of Ire land. *3. Timidity, faintheartedne , cowardice. "The palene of this flower Bewrayed the faintne of my master's heart." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. I. , iv. 1. 4. Feeblene or indistinctne , as of sound, color, . faints, s. pl . [FAINT, a. Β. 2.] *faint-, *faynt-ye, a . [Eng. faint ; -y.] Faint, weak, feeble. fäir, *fag-er, *faig-er, *fai-er, *fare, *fayer, *fayre, *feir, *feire, *vair, *veir, a., adv . & 8. [ A.S.fæger ; cogn. with Icel. fagr : Dan. feir ; Sw. fager ; Goth. fagre ; O. H. Ger. fugar . ] A. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Beautiful, elegant of feature, handsome, pleasing to the eye. "In that land ben many fairere wommen than in ony other contree beyonde the see." - Maundeville , p. 207. "Fare you well, fair gentlemen." II. Technically : Shakesp.: As You Like It , i. 2. 1. Naut .: A fair wind, one that favors the ship. Fair is more comprehensive than large , since it includes about sixteen points, whereas large is confined to the beam or quarter, that is, to a wind which cro es the keel at right angles or obliquely from the stern, but never to one right astern. 2. Ship build.: Applied to the evenne or regularity of a curve or line. IMG:content-1361.png:[blocks in formation] "The moon shines fair." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . I. , iii. 1. 3. Favorably, auspiciously, fortunately. "The wind blows fair from land." Shakesp.: Comedy of Errors, iv. 1. 4. Civilly, kindly; not rudely nor harshly. "Speak me fair in death." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, iv. 1. 5. Fairly, honestly, justly, equitably. "My mother played my father fair ." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , iii. 1. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, põt, 6. On good terms; as, to stand fair with the world. *7. In a clear, plain, distinct, or legible hand. "Is it not fair writ?"-Shakesp.: King John, iv. 1. *8. Softly, gently. "Soft and fair , friar."-Shakesp.: Much Ado , v. 4. 9. Reasonably: as, He charged fair for the goods. ( Colloquial .) *C. As substantive: 1. Used elliptically for a fair or beautiful woman. "O happy fair ! Your eyes are lodestars, and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, i. 1. 2. Beauty, fairne . "Where fair is not, praise cannot mend the brow." Shakesp.: Love's Labor's Lost , iv. 1. The fair : The female sex; women collectively. "None but the brave deserve the fair ." Dryden: Alexander's Feast. (1) Fair and square: Honestly, justly; with straightforwardne . (2) Fair fall you, fair fa ' you: Good luck to you. (Scotch.) (3) To be in a fair way or road to : To be proceeding without obstruction toward; to be likely to attain or reach; to stand a fair chance of arriving at. (4) To bid fair : To promise well; to be in a fair way; to present a fair prospect. (5) To lead fair : Naut.: Ropes are said to lead fair when they suffer little friction in a pulley. (1) Crabb thus discriminates between fair and clear: " Fair is used in a positive sense; clear in a negative: there must be some brightne in what is fair ; there must be no spots in what is clear . The weather is said to be fair , which is not only free from what is disagreeable, but somewhat enlivened by the sun; it is clear when it is free from clouds or mists. A fair skin approaches to the white; a clear skin is without spots or irregularities. (2) He thus discriminates between fair , honest, equitable , and reasonable : " Fair is said of persons or things; honest mostly characterizes the person, either as to his conduct or his principle. When fair and honest are both applied to the external conduct, the former expre es more than the latter: a man may be honest without being fair ; he cannot be fair without being honest . A man may be an honest dealer while he looks to no one's advantage but his own: the fair man always acts from a principle of right; the honest man may be so from a motive of fear. When fair is employed as an epithet to qualify things, or to designate their nature, it approaches very near in signification to equitable and reasonable ; they are all opposed to what is unjust: fair and equitable suppose two objects put in collision: reasonable is employed abstractedly; what is fair and equitable is so in relation to all circumstances; what is reasonable is so of itself. An estimate is fair in which profit and lo , merit and demerit, with every collateral circumstance, is duly weighed; a judgment is equitable which decides suitably and advantageously for both parties; a price is reasonable which does not exceed the limits of reason or propriety. A decision may be either fair or equitable ; but the former is said mostly in regard to trifling matters, even in our games and amusements, and the latter in regard to the important rights of mankind." ( Crabb : Eng. Synon.) Obvious compounds: Fair - appearing , fair - com plexioned , fair - haired , fair -shining, & c . *fair-boding, a. Of a good omen; auspicious. (Shakesp.: Richard III., v. 3.) fair-calling, fair-ca'in, a . 1. Smooth-tongued; fair-spoken. 2. Flattering, cajoling. fair-catch, s. Football : A catch made direct from a kick by one of the opponents, or from a punt-out by one of the same side, provided the man while making the catch makes a mark with his heel, and no other player of his side has touched the ball. *fair-conditioned, a. Of good disposition. fair-curve, s. Naut .: A term in delineating ships, applied to winding line, the shape of which is varied accord. ing to the part of the ship which it is intended to describe. This curve is not answerable to any of the figures of conic sections, although it occasionally partakes of them all. IMG:content-1362.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1363.png:[blocks in formation] the sale of various commodities; as, cattle-fairs, horse-fairs, . Fairs took their origin in church festivals, when persons from various parts met, and took the opportunity of buying or selling such commodities as they po e ed or needed. This origin II. Fig.: Double-faced; profe ing great affecis commemorated in the Latin fer iæ, for fer iæ = tion or kindne falsely. fair-farand, a. Fair seeming; having a specious appearance. (Scotch.)