Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
Milton.
Fame"less, a. Without fame or renown. -- Fame"less*ly, adv.
Fa*mil`iar (?), a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L.
familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.] 1. Of or pertaining to a
family; domestic. "Familiar feuds." Byron.
2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well
versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend;
not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar
strains." Addison.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
Shak.
4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar
illustration.
That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted
and familiar to us.
Shak.
There is nothing more familiar than this.
Locke.