Fasciculinea (fasikulinea)

pl. [NL., neut. pl. of fasciculineus, aggregated into bundles, L. fasciculus, a bundle: see fasciculus.] A group of cyclostomatous polyzoans having the cells aggregated into bundles or fasciculi. fasciculite (fa-sik'ū-līt), n. [L. fasciculus + Gr. λίθος, a stone.) A variety of fibrous hornblende of a fascicular structure. fasciculus (fa-sik'ū-lus), n.; pl. fasciculi (-lī). [L.: see fascicle.] 1. Same as fascicle. I am not prepared to accept from any one a fasciculus of conditional propositions as a substitute for science. Nineteenth Century, XIX. 724. The sixth fasciculus of Dr. Fisher's Manuel de Conchy liologie has appeared. Science, III. 54. Specifically-2. In an at . , a bundle; a set of something, as fibers, banded or bundled together. Specifically-(a) One of the bundles of nervous ti ue composing the spinal cord; one of the pillars of the cord or medulla oblong at a. (b) A bundle of muscular fibers. A small bundle of muscular fibers separated from similar bundles by the endomysium, and when bound together by the perimysium with other fasciculi forming the muscle. Quain, Anat., I. 186. 3. A nosegay. - Arcuate fasciculus. See arcuate. Fasciculi graciles, the slender fascicles lying on either side of the posterior median fi ure of the spinal cord, terminating in the clave of the medulla oblong at a. - Fasciculi teretes, the round fascicles, a pair of bundles of nerve-ti ue in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain, lying parallel with each other alongside the median line, being the upward continuation of the trigonum hypo glo i on either side. Also called funiculi teretes and eminen tiæ teretes.-Fasciculus uncinatus, fasciculus unciform is, the hooked fascicle, a bundle of white fibers in the fi ure of Sylvius, connecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum. - Olivary fasciculus, a bundle of nerve fibers behind the olivary body of the medulla oblong at a and us, pp. of continuous with the lateral column of the spinal cord. fascinate (fas'i-nāt), v.; pret. and pp. fascinat ed, ppr. fascinating. [ It. af - fascinare = Sp. Pg. fascinar = F. fasciner ), enchant, bewitch, bewitch, charm (by the eyes or tongue); cf. fascinum, fascinus, a be IMG:content-1110.png:[blocks in formation] None of the affections... have been noted to fasci nate or bewitch, but love and envy. Bacon, Envy. The richne and vigour of the Mahadeo temple redeem its want of elegance, and fascinate in spite of its somewhat confused outline. J. Fergu on, Hist. Indian Arch., p. 456. fascinating (fas'i-nā-ting), p . a. Bewitching; enchanting; charming; captivating: as, a most fascinating poem. But when his tender strength in time shall rise To dare ill tongues, and fascinating eyes. Dryden , Britannia Rediviva. Monseigneur was at a little supper most nights, with fascinating company. Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, vii. fascinatingly (fas'i-na-ting-li), adv . In a fascinating manner; alluringly; charmingly. fascination (fas-i-na's hon), n. [= F. fascina tion = Sp. fascinacion = Pg. fascinação = It. fasci nazi one , af - fasci nazi one , fascinatio ( n- ), an enchanting, a bewitching, fascinare , enchant, bewitch: see fascinate.] 1. The act of bewitching; enchantment; hence, a subtle, irresistible influence upon the imagination, reason, or will. It was formerly generally believed, and still is believed by uneducated and barbarous people, that certain persons have the power of inflicting various diseases and evils on individuals by using certain words or spells, or by a look, without coming in contact with them or administering anything to them; against this fascination divers medicines, amulets, and ceremonies have been used. (See captation , 2.) The notion of the "evil eye," which still exists, is a vestige of this superstition. (See the evil eye , under evill.) of the lower animals fascination, as a power exerted or as an effect, has been almost universally attributed to venomous, reptiles, its favor upon the face of observed incidents, but as yet without satisfactory scientific determination. as the rattlesnake the cobra, with much evidence IMG:content-1111.png:[blocks in formation] hopele . G. H. Lewes, Probs. of Life and Mind, Int., I. i. § 6. Her face had a wonderful fascination in it. Long fellow , Hyper i on, p. 223. 3. The state of being fascinated or bewitched, or under the sway of a powerful attraction or a commanding and more or le mysterious influence; specifically, a certain hypnotic state. See the extract. As an addition to the investigations of Charcot and Dumont-pallier, Dr. Brémaud, in 1884, made the discovery that there was a fourth hypnotic state, fascination , which preceded the three others, and manifested itself by a tendency to muscular contractions, as well as through sensitivene to hallucination and suggestion, but at the same time left to the subject a full consciousne of his surroundings, and remembrance of what had taken place. Science, IX. 544. H. Swinburne, Travels through Spain, p. 42. 2. A bundle of fagots used in oyster-culture for the spat to attach to; a stool. - Fascine battery. See battery. fascine (fa-sēn'), v. t.; pret. and pp. fascined, ppr. fascining. [ fascines. All new or old levees on the unsettled and uncultivated lands, situated on the river or on the bayous running to and from the same, or other waters connected therewith, shall be constantly fascined or palisaded. Gov. Report on Mi . River, 1866 (rep. 1876), p. 163. fascine-dweller (fa-sen'dwel" er), n . In ar chæol ., one of those people of prehistoric time who constructed and used fascine-dwellings. R. Munroe. fascine-dwelling (fa-sen'dweling), n. In ar chæol., one of a cla of lake-dwellings characterizing a certain prehistoric period in some localities. These dwellings were built upon platforms which rested upon foundations formed of layers of sticks laid horizontally, one over the other, until they projected above the surface of the water. Compare pile - dwelling, palafitte. R. Munroe.