Fart

[Sax. feart.] Emi ion of wind from the bowels through the anus. -v. a. To break wind; to emit wind from behind. Far'ther, a. [A. S. feorth ; C. feorther , from far , of which it is the proper comparative.] More remote; tending to a greater distance; longer. -v. a. To promote, facilitate, or advance. -adv. Beyond; moreover; by way of progre ion. Far'thest, a. [Ger. fürdest , superlative of für .] Most distant; most remote. of which are connected by means of rods interlaced between them. When this has been done, earth and stones are thrown on the top of the F. Sometimes areas of con gular signified a bundle of sticks, a fagot, or large bavin; the F. were a certain number of peeled rods, about three feet long, and all the same length, bound firmly, and in a peculiar manner, together round the long shaft of a battle-axe, so that the blade of the weapon pro- truded some short distance above the top of the fagot, while the lower end, with its ferule of spike, coming through the other end, afforded a handle for the lictor to grasp it by as he carried the cylindrical part on his shoulder. The F. were illustra- tive of the very ancient fable of the old man and the bundle of sticks, and being always borne before the magistracy of the city and empire, were typical of the unity and and of the integrity and construc- tion of the commonwealth, which, though made up of many parts, weak in themselves, was resistle while bound by unity and concord; the axe above was at the same time significant of the power both to defend and punish. The F. were not, however, by any means mere emblematical trophies, or, like the modern English mace and sword, LICTOR WITH FASCES. only insignia of office, but were Fig . 994. actual instruments of punishment; a switch drawn from the bundle was used by the lictor in administering flagellation on the back, thighs, and feet, according to Fash, v . a . [Fr. fächer , from Lat. fastidiare .] To vex, tease, or trouble. -n. Vexation; trouble; care. Fashion, (fash'un,) n. [Fr. façon , from Lat. facio, to make. See FACE.] The make, mould, style, or form of anything; the state of anything with regard to its external appearance; shape; model to be imitated; pat- tern; as, the fashion of a head-dre , the fashion of a house, . each other. IMG:content-0130.png:[blocks in formation] (Bot.) A fascicle.