Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.
Prov. xxxi. 10.
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As. --
Far off. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b) Distant
in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who
some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." Eph. ii.
13. -- Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
unlike. Pope. -- Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region. -- Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively.
"Far and wide his eye commands." Milton. -- From far, from a great
distance; from a remote place.
Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended,
far-reaching, far-spread.
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Far"-a*bout` (?), n. A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Far"ad (?), n. [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.] (Elec.)
The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser
whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to
the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force,
passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with
one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt.
Far*ad"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the
distinguished electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of
electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on
account of Faraday's investigations of their laws.
{ Far"a*dism (?), Far`a*di*za"tion (?), } n. (Med.) The treatment with
faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes.
Far"and (?), n. See Farrand, n.
Far"an*dams (?), n. A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. Simmonds.
Far"ant*ly (?), a. [See Farrand.] Orderly; comely; respectable. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
Farce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Farced (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Farcing
(&?;).] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to
fence in, stop up. Cf. Force to stuff, Diaphragm, Frequent, Farcy,
Farse.] 1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled
ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]
The first principles of religion should not be farced with school
points and private tenets.
Bp. Sanderson.
His tippet was aye farsed full of knives.
Chaucer.