Fau"tor (?), n. [L., contr. fr. favitor, fr. favere to be favorable:
cf. F. fauteur. See Favor.] A favorer; a patron; one who gives
countenance or support; an abettor. [Obs.]
The king and the fautors of his proceedings.
Latimer.
Fau"tress (?), n. [L. fauutrix: cf. F. fautrice.] A patroness. [Obs.]
Chapman.
||Fau`vette" (?), n. [F., dim. fr. fauve fawn-colored.] (Zoˆl.) A small
||singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers.
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||Faux (?), n.; pl. Fauces (#). [L.] See Fauces.
||faux` pas" (?). [F. See False, and Pas.] A false step; a mistake or
||wrong measure.
Fa*vag"i*nous (?), a. [L. favus a honeycomb.] Formed like, or
resembling, a honeycomb.
Fa"vas (?), n. See Favus, n., 2. Fairholt.
Fa"vel (?), a. [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of German oigin.
See Fallow, a.] Yellow; fal&?;ow; dun. [Obs.] Wright.
Fa"vel, n. A horse of a favel or dun color.
To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n.
Fa"vel, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See
Fable.] Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] Skeat.
||Fa*vel"la (?), n. [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.] (Bot.) A
||group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin
||gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algÊ.
Fa*ve"o*late (?), a. [L. favus honeycomb.] Honeycomb; having cavities
or cells, somewhat resembling those of a honeycomb; alveolate; favose.
Fa*vil"lous (?), a. [L. favilla sparkling or glowing ashes.] Of or
pertaining to ashes. [Obs.]
Light and favillous particles.
Sir T. Browne.
Fa*vo"ni*an (?), a. [L. Favonius the west wind.] Pertaining to the west
wind; soft; mild; gentle.
Fa"vor (?), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor,
fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bhvaya to further, foster,
causative of bh to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor,
favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.] 1. Kind regard;
propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good
will.
Hath crawled into the favor of the king.
Shak.
2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or
regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
But found no favor in his lady's eyes.
Dryden.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God
and man.
Luke ii. 52.
3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by
word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or
remuneration.
Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.
Shak.