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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Fā-çēte', a. p. 489Facetious. [Rare.] “A facete discourse.” Bp. Taylor. Good manners must have induced them, now and then, “here to interpose” with a small, smart remark, sentiment facete, or unctuous anecdote. Prof.…Fāç'et-ed, a. p. 489Having facets; formed into facets.Fa-çēte'ly, adv. p. 489With good humor; sportively. [Rare.] Burton.Fa-çēte'ness, n. p. 489Wit; pleasant representation. [Obs.] Hales.Fa-cē'ti-æ, n. pl. p. 489Witty or humorous writings or sayings; witticisms.Fa-çē'tioŭs, a. p. 489Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply.Fa-çē'tioŭs-ly, adv. p. 489In a facetious manner; merrily; gayly; wittily; with pleasantry.Fa-çē'tioŭs-ness, n. p. 489The state of being facetious; the manifestation of a facetious spirit; sportive humor; pleasantry.Fa-çĕtte', n. p. 489A small plane surface; a facet. See FACET.Fā'cial or Facial angle, a. p. 489Pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. Facial angle (Anat.), the angle formed, in a profile view of the face, by two straight lines, one of which is drawn from the middle of…Fā'cial-ly, adv. p. 490In a facial manner.Fā'cient, n. p. 490One who does any thing, good or bad; a doer; an agent. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.Fā'ci-ēs, n. p. 490(Nat. Hist.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or its habit for a particular region.Făc'ile, a. p. 490Easy to be done or performed; not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor. Order . . . will render the work facile and delightful. Evelyn. 2. Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily…Fā'cile-ly, adv. p. 490In a facile or easy manner; easily. “So facilely he bore his royal person.” Chapman.Făc'ile-ness, n. p. 490The state of being facile; easiness to be persuaded or overcome.Fa-cĭl'i-tāte, v. t. p. 490To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task. To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which the…Fa-cil'i-tā'tion, n. p. 490The act of facilitating or making easy.Fa-cĭl'i-ty, n. p. 490The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of a work or operation. Though facility and hope of success might invite some other choice. Bacon. 2. Ease in…Fā'çing, n. p. 490A covering in front for ornament or other purposes; as, the facing of a garment; the facing of an earthen slope to increase its steepness. 2. (Mil.) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels…Fā'çing-ly, adv. p. 490In a facing manner or position.Fā'çing-sănd, n. p. 490(Founding.) A compound, usually of molding-sand and pulverized bituminous coal, to make the surfaces of molds.Fa-çĭn'o-roŭs, a. p. 490Atrociously wicked. [Obs.] Shak.Fa-cĭn'o-rōus-ness, n. p. 490Extreme or atrocious wickedness. [Obs.]Făc-sim′i-le, n. p. 490An exact copy or likeness, as of handwriting.Făc-sim′i-le, v. t. p. 490To make an exact counterpart or copy of. [Rare.]Făct, n. p. 490A doing, making, or preparing; hence, an effect produced or achieved; any thing done or that comes to pass; an act; an event. A project for the fact and vending Of a new kind of fucus, paint for…Făc'tion, n. p. 490(Anc. Hist.) One of the troops or bodies of combatants in the games of the circus, especially of the horse races. 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the…Făc'tion-a-ry, n. p. 490A party man; one of a faction; a factionist. [Obs.] “Always factionary on the part of your general.” Shak.Făc'tion·er, n. p. 490One of a faction. [Obs.] The factioners had entered into a conspiracy. Bp. Bancroft.Făc'tion-ist, n. p. 490One who promotes faction.Făc'tious, a. p. 490Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; prone to clamor against public measures or men; — said of persons.…Făc'tiōūs-ly, adv. p. 490In a factious manner; by means of faction.Făc'tiòus-ness, n. p. 490The state of being factious; inclination to form parties in opposition to the government, or to the public interest. “Friendly without factiousness.” Sidney.Fac-tĭ'tious, a. p. 490Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; unnatural; as…Fac-tĭ'tiōus-ly, adv. p. 490In an artificial manner.Fac-tī'tious-ness, n. p. 490The quality of being factitious or artificial.Făc'ti·tive, a. p. 490(Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received by an object, but produces some change in the object; as, he made the water wine.…Făc'tive, a. p. 490Making; having power to make. [Obs.] Bacon.Făc'to, adv. p. 490(Law.) In fact; by the act or fact.Făc'tor, n. p. 490(Com.) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute: especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others on commission; a commission merchant…Făc'tor-age, n. p. 490The allowance given to a factor by his employer, as a compensation for his services; — called also a commission.Făc'tor-ess, n. p. 490A female factor. Your factoress hath been tampering for my misery. Ford.Fac-tō’ri-al, a. p. 490Pertaining to a factory; consisting in a factory. Buchanan.Fâc'tor-ing, n. p. 490(Math.) The act of resolving into factors. Math. Dict.Făc'tor-ize, v. i. p. 490(Law.) (a.) To give warning to; — said of a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, the warning being to the effect that he shall not pay the money nor deliver the property of the…Fâc'tor-ship, n. p. 490A factory, or the business of a factor. Sherwood.Făc'to-ry, n. p. 490A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. “The Company's factory at Madras.” Burke. 2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain…Fac-tō'tum, n. p. 490A person employed to do all kinds of work. B. Jonson.Făct'ū-al, a. p. 490Relating to, consisting of, or containing, facts. [Rare.]Făc'tum, n. p. 490(Law.) A man's own act and deed; particularly, (a.) (Civil Law.) Any thing stated and made certain. (b.) (Testamentary Law.) The due execution of a will, including every thing necessary to its…Fāct′ūre, n. p. 490The act or manner of making. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. (Com.) An invoice. Simmonds.Făc'ŭ-læ, n. pl. p. 490(Astron.) Certain bright spots on the sun’s disk, as distinguished from darker ones, called maculæ.Făc'ul-ty, n. p. 490Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or capacity for the well-known classes of mental activity; psychical…Fă'cund, a. p. 491Eloquent; persuasive; rhetorical. [Obs.] Chaucer.Fa-cūn'di-ōūs, a. p. 491Eloquent; full of words. [Obs.] Bailey.Fa-cūn'di-ty, n. p. 491Eloquence; readiness of speech. [Obs.]Fād'dle, v. i. p. 491To trifle; to toy; to play; to fiddle. [Low.] Halliwell.Fāde, a. p. 491Weak; slight; faint. [Rare.] “Passages somewhat fade.” Jeffrey. His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade and ludicrous. De Quincey.Fāde, v. i. p. 491To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. “We all do fade as a leaf.” Isa. lxiv. 6. “Flowers that never fade.” Milton. 2. To lose…