Fault

fawlt, n. a failing: error: blemish: imperfection: a slight offence: ( geol. , min. ) a displacement of strata or veins: ( tennis ) a stroke in which the player fails to serve the ball into the proper place.— adj. Fault′ful ( Shak. ), full of faults or crimes.— adv. Fault′ily .— n. Fault′ine .— adj. Fault′le , without fault or defect.— adv. Fault′le ly .— n. Fault′le ne .— adj. Fault′y , imperfect, defective: guilty of a fault: blamable.— At fault , open to blame: (of dogs) unable to find the scent; Find fault ( with ), to censure for some defect. [O. Fr. faute , falte —L. fallĕre , to deceive.]