FAWN, fawn, _n._ a young deer.--_adj._ resembling a fawn in colour.--_v.i._
to bring forth a fawn. [O. Fr. _faon_, through Low L. from L. _foetus_,
offspring.]
FAWN, fawn, _v.i._ to cringe, to flatter in a servile way (with
_upon_).--_n._ (_rare_) a servile cringe or bow: mean flattery.--_ns._
FAWN'ER, one who flatters to gain favour; FAWN'ING, mean flattery:
sycophancy.--_adv._ FAWN'INGLY.--_n._ FAWN'INGNESS. [A variant of _fain_,
to rejoice--A.S. _fægen_, glad.]
FAY, f[=a], _n._ a fairy. [O. Fr. _fee_--L. _fata_, a fairy--L. _fatum_,
fate.]
FAY, f[=a], _n._ (_Shak._) faith.
FAY, f[=a], _v.i._ to fit, unite closely.--_v.t._ to fit together closely.
[A.S. _fégan_; Ger. _fügen_.]
FAY, FEY, f[=a], _v.t._ (_prov._) to clean out, as a ditch.
FEAGUE, f[=e]g, _v.t._ (_obs._) to whip: to perplex. [Cog. with Dut.
_vegen_, Ger. _fegen_.]
FEAL, f[=e]'al, _adj._ (_obs._) loyal, faithful.
FEAL, f[=e]l, _v.t._ (_prov._) to conceal.
FEALTY, f[=e]'al-ti, or f[=e]l'ti, _n._ the vassal's oath of fidelity to
his feudal lord: loyalty. [O. Fr. _fealte_--L. _fidelitat-em_--_fidelis_,
faithful--_fid[)e]re_, to trust.]
FEAR, f[=e]r, _n._ a painful emotion excited by danger: apprehension of
danger or pain: alarm: the object of fear: aptness to cause fear: (_B._)
deep reverence: piety towards God.--_v.t._ to regard with fear: to expect
with alarm: (_B._) to stand in awe of: to venerate: (_obs._) to terrify: to
make afraid.--_v.i._ to be afraid: to be in doubt.--_adj._ FEAR'FUL,
timorous: exciting intense fear: terrible.--_adv._ FEAR'FULLY.--_n._
FEAR'FULNESS.--_adj._ FEAR'LESS, without fear: daring: brave.--_adv._
FEAR'LESSLY.--_ns._ FEAR'LESSNESS; FEAR'NOUGHT (same as
DREADNAUGHT).--_adj._ FEAR'SOME, causing fear, frightful.--_adv._
FEAR'SOMELY. [A.S. _f['æ]r_, fear, _f['æ]ran_, to terrify; cf. Ger.
_gefahr_, Ice. _fár_, harm, mischief.]