2. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.

Syn. -- See Fault.

||Faille (?), n. [F.] A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not

||glossy.

Fail"ure (?), n. [From Fail.] 1. Cessation of supply, or total defect;

a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.