n. the capital of Northern Ireland; -- the center of Irish Protestantism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Break + fast. ] 1. The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the first meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sorry breakfast for my lord protector. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A meal after fasting, or food in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wolves will get a breakfast by my death. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. breakfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Breakfasting. ] To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day. [ 1913 Webster ]

First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To furnish with breakfast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. dis- + fashion. See Fashion, and cf. Defeat. ] To disfigure. [ Obs. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. effascinare. ] To charm; to bewitch. [ Obs. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. effascinatio. ] A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle. ], (Rom. Antiq.) A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Glass Making) A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- called also pontee and punty. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Fasciæ [ L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See Fasces, and cf. Fess. ] 1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See Illust. of Column. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to the fasces. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Relating to a fascia.

{ } a. [ L. fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces. ] 1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) Banded or compacted together. (b) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Broadly banded with color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or manner of binding up; bandage; also, the condition of being fasciated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See Fasces. ] 1. A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the divisions of a book published in parts; fasciculus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster; as, the fascicled leaves of the pine or larch; the fascicled roots of the dahlia; fascicled muscle fibers; fascicled tufts of hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a fascicle; fascicled; as, a fascicular root. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fascicled manner. Kirwan.

{ a. Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Fascicle. ] A small bunch or bundle; a fascicle; as, a fascicule of fibers, hairs, or spines. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n.; pl. Fasciculi [ L. See Fascicle. ] 1. A little bundle; a fascicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A division of a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fascinated p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating ] [ L. fascinare; cf. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to slander, bewitch. ] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. [ 1913 Webster ]

It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. Griffith (Cuvier). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. [ 1913 Webster ]

There be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy. Bacon.

Syn. -- To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having the attention fixed by a sense of wonder.
Syn. -- hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. intensely interested in or attracted by; as, I'm very interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. capable of holding the attention; as, a fascinating story.
Syn. -- absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting, spellbinding. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. capturing interest as if by a spell; as, a fascinating woman.
Syn. -- bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination. ] 1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them against fascination. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or condition of being fascinated. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See Fasces. ] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to fascinare. See Fascinate. ] Caused or acting by witchcraft. [ Obs. ] “Fascinous diseases.” Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.;pl. Fasciolæ [ See Fasciole. ] (Anat.) A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fasciola a little bandage. See Fascia. ] (Zool.) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. 1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; -- opposed to democracy and liberalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an authoritarian system of government under absolute control of a single dictator, allowing no political opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism. [ PJC ]

3. Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 to 1943. [ PJC ]

4. broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly authoritarian or dictatorial control of government or other organizations; -- often used pejoratively in this sense. [ PJC ]

n. an adherent of fascism or similar right-wing authoritarian views. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to fascism; resembling fascism; as, fascist propaganda. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fashed p. pr. & vb. n. Fashing. ] [ OF. faschier, F. f&unr_;cher, to anger, vex; cf. Pr. fasticar, fastigar, fr. L. fastidium dilike. See Fastidious. ] To vex; to tease; to trouble. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vexation; anxiety; care. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Without further fash on my part. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See Fact, Feat, and cf. Faction. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.; workmanship; execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fashion of his countenance was altered. Luke ix. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

I do not like the fashion of your garments. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The innocent diversions in fashion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

As now existing, fashion is a form of social regulation analogous to constitutional government as a form of political regulation. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; way. “After his sour fashion.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

After a fashion, to a certain extent; of a sort; sort of. --
Fashion piece (Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate the transom, and define the shape of the stern. --
Fashion plate, a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fashioned p. pr. & vb. n. Fashioning. ] [ Cf. F. faconner. ] 1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ingenious art . . .
Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To forge or counterfeit. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fashioning needle (Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Established or favored by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a fashionable man. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Genteel; well-bred; as, fashionable society. [ 1913 Webster ]

Time is like a fashionable host
That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being fashionable. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fashionable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a certain style or fashion; as, old-fashioned; new-fashioned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who fashions, forms, ar gives shape to anything. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fashioner had accomplished his task, and the dresses were brought home. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An obsequious follower of the modes and fashions. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no fashion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Behaving like a fashion-monger. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A variety of pyroxene, from the valley of Fassa, in the Tyrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Fasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fasting. ] [ AS. fæstan; akin to D. vasten, OHG. fastēn, G. fasten, Icel. & Sw. fasta, Dan. faste, Goth. fastan to keep, observe, fast, and prob. to E. fast firm. ] 1. To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou didst fast and weep for the child. 2 Sam. xii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fasting day, a fast day; a day of fasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. fæsten, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See Fast, v. i. ] 1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Surfeit is the father of much fast. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fast day, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God. --
To break one's fast, to put an end to a period of abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's morning meal; to breakfast. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]