Fault

in mining and geology, the sudden — of the continuity of strata till then on the same plane, this being accompanied by a crack or fi ure varying in width from a mere line to several feet generally filled with broken stones, clay, or similar material. In hunting, a check, the losing of the scent. In tennis, an improper service, At fault, at a lo ; in a dife ficulty; puzzled; embarra ed. a ————————————————— Oe eee Faun, in Roman mythology, a Latin rural deity, who presided over woods and wilds, and whose attributes bear a strong analogy to those of the Grecian Pan, with whom he is sometimes identified. He was an object of peculiar adoration of the shepherd and husbandman, and at a Jater period he is said to have peopled the earth with a ‘host of imaginary beings identical with himself. Also one of a kind of dem i-gods or rural deities, bearing a strong resemblance in appearance and character to the satyrs, with whom they are generally identified. They are represented as men with the tail and hind legs of a goat, pointed ears, and projecting horns.