favularIa

[Lat.favus=a honey-comb.] Palæobot.: A genus of fo il plants belonging to the Sigillarioids (q. v.). They are found first in the Devonian period, and attain their maximum in the Carboniferous. They often attained a height of thirty to fifty feet or more. The smaller branches were destitute of ribs, with elliptical, spirally-disposed areoles. The stem branched dichotomously; leaves broad, with numerous parallel veins. fa-vus, s . [Lat.=a honey-comb.] 1. Ord. Lang .: A slab or piece of marble cut into a hexagonal shape, so as to produce a honey-comb pattern. 2. Pathol .: A disease of the skin, characterized by the breaking out of pustules, which are succeeded by cellular crusts bearing some fanciful resemblance to an irregular honey-comb. Their seat is commonly upon the scalp. Infants are often affected by it, adults more rarely. The disease does not hurt the general health. It is caused by the attack of a parasitic fungus, A chorion schænleinii . Cleanline , soap, and hot water, with attention diet, are its appropriate remedies. fawn, (1), *fawnes. [O. Fr.faon , fan , feon ; Fr. faon ; from a supposed Low Lat. fœtonus , a dim. from Lat. fœtus =a birth, progeny.] 1. A young deer of the first year. *2. The young of any animal.