Fan"-nerved` (?), a. (Bot. & Zoˆl.) Having the nerves or veins arranged
in a radiating manner; -- said of certain leaves, and of the wings of
some insects.
Fan"on (?), n. [F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner cloth, G.
fahne banner. See Vane, and cf. Fanion, Gonfalon.] (Eccl.) A term
applied to various articles, as: (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by
the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops. (b) A maniple. [Written also
fannel, phanon, etc.]
Fan" palm` (?). (Bot.) Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate
leaves; as the ChamÊrops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of
Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the
great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The
leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide,
and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are
used for books and manuscripts.
Fan"tail` (fn"tl`), n. (Zool.) (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so
called from the shape of the tail. (b) Any bird of the Australian genus
Rhipidura, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during
flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.
Fan"-tailed` (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail;
as, the fan-tailed pigeon.
Fan*ta"si*a (?), n. [It. See Fancy.] (Mus.) A continuous composition,
not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary
rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves
unrestricted by set form.
Fan"ta*sied (?), a. [From Fantasy.] Filled with fancies or
imaginations. [Obs.] Shak.
Fan"tasm (?), n. [See Phantasm, Fancy.] Same as Phantasm.
Fan"tast (?), n. One whose manners or ideas are fantastic. [R.]
Coleridge.
Fan*tas"tic (?), a. [F. fantastique, fr. Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; able to represent, fr.
&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to make visible. See Fancy.] 1. Existing
only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.