Fan

fan, n. a bioad, flat instrument use by ladies to ool themselves anything o! this firm, as for winnowing grain, a small sail to keep a windmill tu the wind —vt. to cool with a fan to winnow: to ventilate prf. fann'- ing pa p. Janned. [A.S. farm, Fr. van, both from L vannu\, a fan Fanatic, fa-nat'ih, Fanatical, fa-nat'ik-al, adj. extravagantly or unreasonably zealous, esp in religion exce ively enthusiastic, —adv Fanat'- ically [Fr — L filiations, from Janntu, a temple meant first belonging to a temple then, inspired by a god, enthusiastic, madly enthusiastic See Fane.) Fanatic, fa-nal'ik, n a person frantically or exce ively enthusiastic, esp. on religious subjects