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The imaginary land or abode of fairies.

imp. of Find. Spenser.

A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced.

See Farrand, n.

A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. Simmonds.

A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from room to room. It originated in Provence.

Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also farand.] Grose.

Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. [Obs.] Bacon.

One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or ancestors.

See Filanders.

A stuff made of silk and wool. I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. Pepys.

A species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New Guinea.

A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm. Sir T. Browne.

A native or inhabitant of Finland.

One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. Bacon.

tervention of an agent. One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension of him is first-hand and direct; and that is the sphere of our own mind. J. Martineau.

Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed. Mozley & W.

The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a distance of one foot.

A band of foot soldiers. [Obs.]

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.